Attempting to finish “The Wide Open Sea” by Hampton Sides

| March 7, 2026

It has been a while, but the book I checked out from the library, and had to return prior to finishing, became available once again. So, I have checked it out and will do my best to finishing reading it (it is long and relatively slow reading).  That said, I do like reading narratives by […]

Books: “The Wide Wide Sea” by Hampton Sides

| June 18, 2024

Wouldn’t you know, the book I’ve had on hold at the library became available last week … and our granddaughters are with us this week. Obviously there will be no time to read. I did look through it and enjoyed the maps and read a little bit more about the controversy surrounding Captain James Cook […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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