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I finally got some scales that are not only stylish looking but very good for older people.
I love them! I step on, no tapping or turning on, and the numbers are large enough for me to see without my glasses.
I recommend them for anybody.
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My high school teacher forced my English class to read this book back in the late 1970’s but somehow I managed to avoid reading it – maybe I was visiting colleges or something at that time. In any case, about 6 years later I found myself alone and stranded in the Australian outback with absolutely nothing to do and nothing to read except a box of books that included most of the works by Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut and this one by Salinger. It was the first time in my life that I had ever delved into literature in any real way and I totally fell in love with Twain and Steinbeck and especially Vonnegut. But when it came to this Salinger thing, I couldn’t believe how boring it was, how irrelevant it seemed, how utterly phony its angsty rebelliousness seemed to be. I had grown up around tough kids who lived difficult lives when I was a kid and in Australia I had been working with roughnecks in the oil business, so this Salinger thing seemed pathetically trivial to me and its fame remained totally baffling to me. So about 8 years after that, I thought maybe I had missed something on the first read, so I read it again. And then I tried to re-read it for a third time about 5 years after that, but the effect was always the same. You call this angst? You’re telling me this is what rebellion feels like? I can only think that my English teacher and all those other teachers who think this is somehow profound really haven’t had much of a life, haven’t really plunged too far into the depths of human experience, haven’t really had to face difficult questions about existence and so forth. I’m sorry, but it’s just a boring book. And if you’re a teenager and your teachers are cramming this down your throat and you don’t get it no matter how hard you try, don’t sweat it: you’re not alone. Maybe this was mind-blowing stuff 60 years ago, but 25 years ago I thought it was just an over-hyped waste of time… and I still do. Maybe there’s a reason Salinger went i
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The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger is a controversial book about the challenges of adolescence. The main character, Holden Caulfield, describes a few days in his life that occurred earlier; he writes from a psychiatric facility. The reader gets to experience, primarily from his youthful point of view, the struggles of his adolescence.
Holden is a sad, lonely, depressed boy growing up in a wealthy New York family during the 1950’s. A younger brother has recently died of leukemia, an 11 year old sister lives at home, and an older brother is in California. Holden has attended—and failed out of—many boarding schools. Holden’s dad is a successful lawyer, but little is shared about his mother.
Holden is an adolescent lost in the chasm between childhood and adulthood. He is frightened of the changes he knows are on the horizon, and puts up an armor of cynicism to guard against being hurt and moving forward. He views most adults and many of his peers as “phonies”. The impact of the death of his brother is also a significant factor in Holden’s life. As the story ends, it is hard to be optimistic about this character’s future.
Catcher in the Rye is often read in high school, but I think the poignancy of the book is lost on the typical teen. The perceptive college student will probably be better able to identify, empathize and laugh at Holden and his escapades. Despite some of its dated references it still holds up today as a terrific read.
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