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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...
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