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AQuietCadenceMarkTreanorLeesBurgLibWebEx2021

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Introduction/Definition/etc

 

Library event online about a paper

hard bound softbound book

available from

the Naval Academy Institute Press ?

and/or

Amazon

AmazonVille2018

but not your public library?

(last check Arlington doesn't have it

even with all it's military running around

well, mostly on federal property,

aka The PentEGone etc)

much less as an eBook?

(says a guy who's BiCycled to

LeesBurg to volunteer

KGMR2018

KGMRAlt2019

but to pick up a hardbound book?

even for free?

like

AnnaPolisSailBoatShow2021

for SailingTubers2021

SVDelos2018

(yeah, may not have been Blue

could have been a bike tourer (sp?)

looking like here, for the record,

so many early am miles and the rain,

people look the same when that tired)

and different off camera)

)

 

 

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I happened to sign up for a library event

a talk by the author on his latest award winning book,

which i haven't read, and likely not easily available to me,

not sure if LeesBurg Library has it,

but likely for PurChase elsewhere,

as mentioned above...

 

I signed up from the eMail list notice of the event,

Cadence caught my eye, a variable in Cycling

for how fast you are pedaling,

which Spin matters

just grinding/ slogging through

and likely cramp and sore,

lactic acid, etc builds up in muscles,

 

and then another registration problem

with WebEx, having just had a bad experience

with something else WebEx,

(following on

ReDesigningTeenGroupSponsorTraining2021

and someone abusively turning on my camera

when i'm not fully dressed?

and don't turn on my own camera/ mic?)

CyberBullying2020

corporate conferencing software

and run on corporate machines,

say in an office, could turn on for security,

and "ownership" seems to extend to

the employees where for personal use,

and home use, getting the residence

and others in the camera could easily

be voyeur and criminal, imnsho)

 

I'm more used to Zoom for many conferences,

but CisCo does Routing and I/O stats,

Jit.Si would be my preference,

as open source, and more peer based,

but after trying a few, people may learn how it works,

in general, then learn another one easier/easily

and geeks prefer something else,

anything else, than Zoom, WebEx, etc...

 

i arrived half an hour early,

hearing the author speak

and prep with the library,

my audio was working

and only allowed interface available was Q&A

down in the ..  (+Advanced?) menus

and eventually went and ate something for lunch,

a can of beef pasta

(more in previous USDA page?

USDAData2021

)

 

Library staff set up,

and do technical support

including likely staff helping the director

with her sound,

we could hear her,

but she could not even hear the author,

so something locally, i kind of predicted that...

 

Some smart arse comments on my end,

will they change the TownName (LeesBurg)

as Lee Highway, though I mentioned LeesBurg Pike)

and monuments,

(turns out named after a different Lee family,

but still sounds a lot like typical Virginia,

and/or Black/WhiteWashing)

 

Much of that was likely off recording,

as hadn't officially started yet?

while others would likely record

everything done while online...)

 

No Musak or other noises for people

to try their sound, know if it was working,

and it's a library sh shhhhh?)

 

and the author talking

without sound from other participants,

and would be assumed to be talking

to you, given no other people were

visible than the author and library staff,

so talking of one's mother,

and district, and other things,

admitted defeat, and some stuff,

likely unrelated to the purpose of the

conference call and not yet recording,

but mentioned in the schedule as

starting 30 minutes prior,

i guess for connectivity, sound,

learning/ updating software,

forcing signup, disclosure of who is

on the call/ video link(s), etc...

 

After a brief background of the author,

reading some passages,

of his fiction work,

(military is difficult to do Non Fiction

even decade(s) after,

as requires government approval

to write anything related to work,

even past service, likely)

 

Conflating

Somehow the author things people

from outside of the military and government

Conflate the soldier with the war,

enlisted and low level officers,

from the inside look a lot like

part of the problem,

not the solution, afaict...

But they don't make policy,

while they carry guns, munitions,

likely raiding villages

burn and rape, and plunder

people killing innocents,

and other things know n to happen

in wars, even such a popular war

like VietNam /SarCasm

 

one passage, (not sure page numbers

were mentioned for future reference)

including the book name

and parts of a lot of combat/ gunfighting,

bullets/tracers inches from his head,

very graphic close combat

 

Author's language objectionable

by modern standards,

derogatory Asian enemy names,

still in use by people of that generation,

perhaps, likely older than i

and at least one female staffer,

though maybe not the library director,

backdrops of the library internals,

and the authors writing perch?

clean office, likely bookshelves

and military award, pictures,

some good staging,

but likely how other people live,

but not i,

i'm camera off,

many times microPhone off,

this time i left the speaker on,

instead of headphones/ headset,

neighbors can overhear my Live stream,

likely lunch time,

before school age kids get back home,

little damage done, afaict,

and net traffic ok,

many other days/ times of day, i'm not getting

connection stability, and only used a smart phone,

 

It took me to about the end of the event/

to find the other app window/ framework,

as there wasn't a Chat 

that the librarian /staff had mentioned ,

and i had pointed that out,

in Q&A, while statements

wouldn't even fit Question format...

everything else a Tech Question/Support

selling their (sp?) library services,

while demeaning the audience...

 

In one Q&A post,

i had asked about a tranScript,

Zoom Enterprise users can ask for a tranScript

(anonymously or not)

to be generated,

and for accessAblity, would be good,

some terms and visual

instead of just auditory long streams of voice,

and i might fall asleep, especially after eating

a can of meaty pasta, (like MRE? 

(Military Meals Ready to Eat

aka dog food)

but without heat pack

(chemical warming set

think hand warmer pouches

as flame may attract enemies)

so ate cold/ room temperature)

 

I can picture people having flashbacks

and what the author describes as dreams

and gHosts returning, now decades after,

 

The author doesn't consider PTS

a DisOrder, which i disagree with,

some people may need help

and pathologizing (sp?) all experiences,

his as an officer,

and sending (young) men

(aka boys) into battle

writing about an enlisted guy/

likely drafted into a war at 19-20

though many may have signed up earlier

and even before age of consent,

if parents approved,

 

In the meat grinder war,

(aren't they all?)

if 50k was at the death/body bag count

politicians and policy wonks

were limiting the conflict to,

(as mentioned?)

and magically we hit that

then declared over,

while the people that helped soldiers over there

were left for torture and

couldn't get out,

the fall of Saigon,

helicopters on embassy images

and those left behind...

 

Paralleling the recent war(s)

leaving translators, and others behind,

the author came back to military service

having had more commitment coming back,

than the required tour of duty for enlisted,

and described supports he had

(still in likely on base)

plus a woman giving him the finger

when in uniform at the airport returning...

 

i'm part PeaceNik, and

Fuck hand Sign Middle Finger

to Peace two finger

(oddly bunny ear similarities

BadBunny2019

BunnyDays2021 )

 

AVeteransSonLaughsAndSpitsAtMe2011

and other anti war and violence postings

up here, while having both sides,

my father served,

but not VietNam, Korea, iirc,

in another Theatre/continent

boxing in Germany,

our late 1970's Opel and later Audi etc...

Then hearing of his conflicts in the UK

about a decade after his death...

 

I can imagine people committing suicide

to hearing some stuff like this,

(perhaps t go when near their kindred/buddies?

at least to know they died too

think Deer Hunter Movie?)

and wish they wouldn't

like statistics of Vets that die per minute

many/ most by suicide,

this library military book talk

using the one way WebEx

we can only listen, and see video of presenters/staff

and type question(s) but not speak / audio,

like a sit down and shut (the F*) up typical of boot camp

a Drill Instructor (DI/DO),

likely this local author

and been drafted/consigned/

enlisted/ volunteered to view this,

 

I can imagine some things the author goes though,

i had suggested after he described his early book attempts

collecting dust/mold in the basement

before getting the nerve to use as firestarting material,

materiel, perhaps,

i suggested releasing them as eBooks,

save the trees, scan and provide early editions,

if one finds the Quiet Cadence

an award winning later novel interesting

people interested may want to read the previous one(s)

even if building up and practicing,

surely even a lawyer can let things out that may look bad,

Early Editions, like the old TV Show?

even as a teaching writing tool,

throw out your first book(s)?

they are likely trash anyways,

one writing prof/coach might say...

Tracers, perhaps, ammo to be tested

and markets to learn...

Will Write For Food: Writer's Group

in action, the author describes

looking for work coming back,

leave off his military experience

for a teaching job

I went through hell in VietNam and

Supposed to leave that experience off my resume?

 

A Q&A about Women in combat

the question seemed to be

how he''s gotten reaction to the book,

and it's use,

may have put off many readers,

a hard liner, the non combat womens'

experience somehow inferior?

to male infantry

somehow he's pissing everyone off?

even the all white presenter

and visible audience

guess even library staff,

reading her own question,

likely having gotten a free copy/

likely getting one for XMas,

marketing and publishing

quid pro quo for doing a book tour junket?

Reminds me of As Time Goes By(e)

the PBS UK drama of My Life in Kenya

as a coffee plantation manager,

with Lady / Dame What'sHerFace

playing Jean? nurse love interest back in the day

secretarial agency head now,

and her unmarried daughters,

and publisher Lie/ Lye,

aptly named how things work

and the action speak, marketing,

spoofing HollyWood pitches, to _

etc... the old fart mistaking a shredder

for a fax machine on his first draft of a pitch

to a young kid sent over

he likes buying British socks,

and asks how the queen is,

like the author and his gf/wife

would have met...

 

While i could not see/ hear the other people

even participants list, like a blind study,

some written in questions, likely keyboard,

and created from readers, possibly staff

and publisher/ friends of the author?

 

Turns out "we" only had 5 viewers/ participants,

and my questions weren't considered

relevant/ well formed and not read,

only thing i got a reply on was

the transcript, recorded and available

after while would have wanted written,

for accessAbility and random access,

 

So yeah, that might piss me off, too...

 

Pimping books,

not sure,

i don't write much polished stuff,

just off the cuff things like this,

after SomePublishedWorks

but who knows how many have to read this,

and may follow up,

likely more will view the recording

maybe even buy an Xmas copy of the book

and like

TakingThe12StepsUpAndDownKilimanjaroByRobertP2018

even buying discounted, may be careful

if i have time/ energy, some money,

and check out after the fact,

say from the library,

or eBook collection,

perhaps find later in a discount bin,

my typical, or FreeLittleLibrary,

my usual book acquisition

techniques...

 

 

 

 

Modified Text

 

What's Missing?

 

others experiencing the war,

VietNam

 

having lost most of our WWII

vets 100 years old i seem to recall

40 + years VietNam,

decade anniversaries

D Day,

VJDay,

etc...

 

What Can Be Found?

 

military propaganda

from a marine turned

lawyer

similar to accessory after the fact,

no?

 

 

What Can Not Be Found?

 

cheap to free copies

eBooks available even at the library

pimping the book for him...

 

the $5k award money

he won for the book

while he's a millionaire many times over,

from his law practice with Wachovia ?

 

How To Analyze?

 

Lenses

 

Noob

Not for the faint of heart,

you were warned,

no?

 

Kid(s)

Might give some information

about how people of that era

though of the war,

and things in general,

but not for really young kids

combat, gunfighting,

and likely deep emotional issues,

unless perhaps lived it,

in a family of Vet(s)

with parental guidance/

so PG13+?

to R?

 

Dis/Diss/Dys/Hiss/Etc

Like Patch Adams , MD not considering

mental health real, despite having

been hospitalized about the VietNam timeframe,

people faking it, and other negativity,

this like a lot of 1% and

RepublicanTerrorists2013

perhaps you may find objectionable,

if PTS and Not D, then

maybe give it a D grade,

writing Ok, perhaps, even the lawyer

part, but can't Dance to it.

sort of...

 

GeneralPublic/Population

In a (Q fits here too, btw)

culture of Civil War

and military memorabilia

that really defines some of Virginia,

and likely many other rural areas too,

this is probably a niche market,

some might enjoy

find helpful,

but beware if triggers/

flashback and other stuff,

it would help to be true believer,

as with tRump, RedState etc

I can do many different worlds

without puking, but others may not be able to...

 

 

Assumptions

 

one persons experience may not be others,

and empathy and other sensitivity may well

be drilled out of people to make them soldiers,

AirMen/Women/etc, SeaMen/Sailors,

and Guards, much less Marines

aka JarHeads

You used the Asian gWord,

consider it fair...

even for lawyers

and one sided presentations,

 

Time Limits

 

about an hour library WebEx

30+ mins early

suggested trying / getting registration first,

and asked for phone number,

address, and company information,

only name and eMail were required

i find out after giving Too Much Information

(TMI) likely WebEx marketing

trying to catch up to Zoom,

etc...

 

 

Book Data

 

A Quiet Cadence

Mark Treanor

US Naval Institute Academy Press? (or similar)

also from Amazon

I don't know of an eBook version

 

ISBN

 

 Bound

 

CopyRight

 

 Pages

index

 

 

Links

 

AQuietCadenceMarkTreanorLeesBurgLibWebEx2021

 

USDAData2021

 

20210911TheDayThereWasntEnoughWater2021

 

TheArlingtonSqueeze2021

 

PoliticalHateCrimes2021

 

DisAbledDeer2021

 

DisAbledGlassCeiling2020

 

CyberBullying2020

 

 

KGMRAlt2019

 

SVDelos2018

AYearSleepingInTheTub2017

 

WODAppIdear2018

KGMR2018

 

DearDeer2016

 

SomeOfHowThePoorIsKilledByTheSystems2012

 

 

ComeOutOfTheSewingCloset2011

BadWill2011

HippieClownCamp2011

AVeteransSonLaughsAndSpitsAtMe2011

 

HugATreeNotAWeapon2010

 

 

CharlieDanielsPassed2020

 

ChuckBrownAnniversary2016

ChuckBrownPassed

 

RobinFlewTheCoup2014

 

BakingStallingDraggingRollingThunder2016

TrackDays2012

 

 

OutSideDogs2021

 

OpenDogTags2018

 

ARoastingFarewell

 

MemorialDayWeekEnd2021

MemorialDay2019

MemorialDayWeekend2017

MemorialDay2015

Memorial Pages

PatrickAsSaint

PatrickSnow

 

David O'Brien Memorial

 

MyFatherPassedAwayLastNight

 

SullyingTheReputationOfFairfaxCounty

 

TheShortOfIt

 

 

IveBeenEdited

Will Write For Food: Writer's Group

 

/GoFish

Many objectionable things likely found from

a point of view of some that might like

the book described, though not read,

so ammunition for arguing

or just be quiet?

/Ducks

somewhat literally

i like

MuscovyMissing2017

MuscovyDuck2016

DuckDuckGooseTurkeySick2016

 

 

Conclusion

 

Summary of experience or similar

 

Been there, not VietNam

but to many online events,

mostly cons,

WebEx, not my first,

but finding chat wasn't easy,

and well shielded from each other,

school kids likely not online at that time,

 

Perhaps like YouTube Live

maybe some other platforms,

except

AutismExPlainedSocialRemo2021

StanFordNeuroDiVergentSummit2021

ReFramingAutismFlourishingVFair2021

some software learning,

connection light some times

but maybe local issues

WiringPublicHousing2010

now that that is likely being phased out,

and further in the

TheDigitalDitch2021

 

YouTube Censoring?

CyberBullying2020

like

so within a couple days later

the library emailed out a link

(which i won't repeat here for reasons

to be explained about now)

I start viewing and the two

library staff, youngest,

and the author are next to each other,

she turns off her video after introducing

and one on one with the author,

very few views, and no comments,

i type in a comment, not viewing much

of it, because i was there, but no record that i was,

and the comment doesn't show up,

there is still one comment, by me,

linking to this page, and

it won't show up,

counted as one, likely deleted by the

marketing/ library, etc

similar to

SailingTubers2021

GoneWithTheWynns2021

who deleted three of my posts,

likely, and/or others,

so no opposing views allowed,

and this is the same company that

puts out very objectionable and violent

game ads, on things,

and invades your mailbox

with ads, currently 2 of the 5-7

in large(r|st) text gMail app viewing

are things need to swipe away,

to get some screen space only to be

coming back after deleting those ads,

and that's if it doesn't ask for why you don't

like intrusive ads...)

 

So like book burning

can't have a library book ni our library

as not something we want to know know about,

and searching and selecting what part of the

argument VAX/AntiVax

limiting what people can say,

even tRump got his publishing / texting/

Twitter account stopped,

so playing censorship on people posting

and what they can post,

this NoVAPeers.PBWorks.com

and long URLs

to this are being deleted/ not accepted

in postings, but all is good if linking

to YouTube and Book Pimping

so why cross link?

Creates even more of a

WalledGardens2021

as google search may find something

on here if on the FrontPage,

so a PageName

but not look into the pages

for say a

YTSucksBigTime

gDrugThinksItsGuberMent

TechPlayingPoliDicks

etc...

 

 

Discussion

 

A place for feedback on the page presented

 

What of the military genre?

 

All of it fiction?

unless published by the state?

and history books?

all transparency gone once the first

weapon goes off?

 

What of your personal experience?

Is it a DisOrder?

 

Were you serving?

as he was, the author/

and/or the main character?

 

Read the book?

would you consider having to read it,

say if were thinking of signing up?

or better to go in Tabla Rosa?

(Rasa but Rosa easier to remember)

 

How have you seen censorship

book buring, not having certain books

in the library, even in paper

much less eBooks periodicals,

etc available, t olearn from,

opposing views say you wouldn't pay

a  publisher, give your address out to,

much less AmazonFilmingAtCAFBArlMillCC2021

AmazonVille2018

and other invasive and predatory

CorpEntities...

going all the way to

PoliticalHateCrimes2021

and recent announcements of

into the subsidized housing market(s)

while causing

TheArlingtonSqueeze2021

and likely

LeperVille2021

gotta make a buck

GottaGoNowWhat

etc...

 

 

 

License

 

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Non Commercial, Non Derivative,

for the whole site's contents

unless otherwise explicitly stated

 

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