Snakes
Everywhere
I just finished a book called "Don't
Sleep, There Are Snakes", written by master of
linguistics Daniel L. Everett. The book relates his
30 years in
the Amazon living among, and learning the language
of, a very primitive tribe of people called the Piraha
(pronounced pah-dee-hah). He had been sent there as
a missionary to translate the Bible into the Piraha
language so as to help bring them the word of God.
The Piraha, however, practiced no religion, worshipped
no gods, and so were never convinced to accept the
story of Christ.
In the end, Everett saw that they had a point and (spoiler
alert) eventually renounced his own faith even though
he knew it would destroy his marriage. Which it did.
The book is most entertaining when describing Everett's
jungle experiences but it tends to get a bit wonky
when he's explaining the "intricacies" of
the Piraha language. Still, many thumbs up."
One final note: I have never read a library book, this
particular copy being available only eight years,
that was so thoroughly decorated with underlines, notes,
asides, and, occasionaly, little hearts. Someone down
the line REALLY liked this book.
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As for today's cartoon, I do could with fewer carcinogens
and radioactive materials forced into the groundwater.
How about you?
=Lefty=
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