On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:46 -0700, Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock
"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Les Albert wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 May 2008 08:49:58 -0500, hymie_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> (hymie!) wrote:
>> >Greetings. I hope somebody can teach me about oranges.
>> >I like Clementines. They are sweet and easy to peel. They are not
>> >squirt-yourself-in-the-eye juicy.
>> >However, if it's not Clementine season, if I go to the store to buy
>> >oranges, I invariably get oranges I don't like. Most of the time,
they
>> >are too difficult for me to peel them.
>> >So, based on the above three criteria, what other types of oranges am
I
>> >likely to enjoy?
>> >Thanks.
>> Unless you are opposed to genetically altered food, you would probably
>> enjoy the Talon orange. It is an orange bred to have a zippered skin.
>> You will probably also enjoy reading "Oranges" by John McPhee:
>> http://www.johnmcphee.com/oranges.htm
>You _never_ see any McPhee books at the thrift stores. I'd bet
>that's cuz he writes so well. I like everything I've ever read by
>him in the NYer.
I attended a lecture series in San Francisco where McPhee was the
guest speaker (actually the guest answerer, because the guests are
interviewed). He is a most unassuming man, almost to the point of
being boring, with a sly sense of humor. On the whole, I'd rather
read his books than listen to him talk.
I know that you are a devotee of thrift stores, but the best place for
a really wide range of inexpensive books is the Book Bay at Fort Mason
in San Francisco; I will bet a dollar to a paperback that they have
McPhee books. And for a really great book blow-out you should attend
the book sales of the S.F. Public Library, also at Fort Mason. Here
is what it looks like:
www.fortmason.org/features/2007/09/feature05.shtml
You can come away with boxes of books without spending too much. I
still have books on my to-read stacks from last year's sale.
Les
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