[LMB] ACC dinner scene tolerance

[Peter H. Granzeau]

At 12:59 PM 12/11/2007, sylvus tarn wrote:

>---I mean, Aral *and*
>Cordelia *and* Miles *and* Ekaterin were all intensely bright, intensely
>driven *and* intensely honorable as was Gregor...perhaps the historians
>on the list could cite an analogous point in history with this
>constellation?

How about the Adamses of Massachusetts?  Four generations of 
brilliance (John and Samuel, John Quincy, Charles Francis, and Henry 
Adams).  Or how about the Virginians prominent in the early US 
government?  Four of the first five US presidents were 
Virginians.  For that matter, didn't JFK say, when he had a dinner 
for American Nobel price winners, that it was possibly the most 
intelligent group of people to have dinner in the White House, except 
possibly for the evenings Mr. Jefferson dined alone?

>OT:  also querying the list mind, if anyone would like to make
>recommendations for someone stuck in bed who likes Bujold, Heyer, Moon
>and Pratchett (i.e. romantic comedies and military sf with strong female
>leads) I'd appreciate it, as the spouse has a cracked pelvis and a sore
>neck (always, always *always* wear your helmet, kids...)

Miller and Lee (the Liaden universe).  I preferred to read them in 
chronological order, but that was before the late "Crystal" duology, 
which were a thousand-year prequel.  Start with Local Custom, and 
Scout's Progress (either first), then Agent of Change, Conflict of 
Honors, Carpe Diem, Plan B, and I Dare.  Or, as a stand-alone, 
Balance of Trade.


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Regards, Pete
pgranzeau at cox.net