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Frisco Electric which I have used for many years, and had always done a good job, has been taken over by Resilient Power and Plumbing. New crew and prices have doubled. Anybody know a local firm that’s good for smaller residential electrical jobs?

McMurtry used to wear a sweatshirt that said “minor regional writer.” But, he said, only two American writers were not minor: Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor. That was his standard of greatness.

In the current issue of NYRB Thomas Powers argues that Lonesome Dove (1985) was a great book. He says it rises above others to “explain a culture to itself, help people to know what matters”. Though he thinks it will take another 50 years to know for sure. Your thoughts?

I thought this summary might be helpful to new or inquiring residents or students.

^(Reprint from:) Guide To Schools In Frisco, Texas By Matilda Preisendorf  (in Local Guide). 8/9/2024

Located approximately 30 miles north of Dallas, Frisco ISD spans 75 square miles within Collin and Denton counties, covering the majority of the city of Frisco and parts of Plano, McKinney and Little Elm.

Frisco ISD serves over 67,000 students across 12 high schools, 18 middle schools, 1 intermediate school, 43 elementary schools and 3 special programs schools. The district has a 98.8% graduation rate, an average SAT score o

Use online videos to see how to use tape for various injuries (feet, legs, back, shoulders). It has virtually no risk. It can improve functioning and reduce pain medication while the injury heals. If taping does not help, see a physician.

For those who keep up with Pynchon ephemera. There is an interesting article on Gravity's Rainbow in the online mag "Compact." https://compactmag.com/article/pynchon-s-prophecy

It nicely summarizes the disparate opinions expressed in this sub about Pynchon from time to time.

Wishing you well, regardless of how you feel about Pynchon. :)

Thought I would reference a very good article in Wired about the 50th anniversary of Gravity's Rainbow.

If you are not familiar, it is one of those big books. You feel a sense of accomplishment of having gotten through it; yet there is hardly anyone you can talk with about it. But mostly there is a sense of awe about Pynchon and his genius. To be honest, I don't get awe from most other greats (Joyce, Hemingway; though Donna Tartt is closest), but Gravity's Rainbow is a book to stay with you for a lifetime. It may be that the scope is too much for many: European setting, American characters, and an intense mixture of wartime relationships, technology, social critique, politics and geography

I find a lot of questions here are "Is this normal?" So I think it is "normal" to ask that question. As I am going through mourning and grief (4 months now), and as a psychotherapist, I thought I might post from time to time about Normal and Abnormal to possibly help others answer that question. Because if its normal, then there is no need to go to a psychiatrist and get medication. But, if it is not normal, then delaying getting help and support will only prolong the suffering and impairment. I'd be interested on the thoughts of others as they have tried to answer "Is this normal, or am I overly depressed and need professional help?" What was helpful in sorting that out?

I thought this was relevant here, so I’ve copied this from Twitter:

“The term psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) refers to 3 things: 1) a body of knowledge, 2) a range of different therapies, & 3) a way of thinking & understanding. It has nothing to do with length of treatment or how healthy/sick patient is. I've done psychoanalytic treatments in a single session. I've done psychoanalytic treatment with severe character pathology & psychosis. What makes it psychoanalytic is not that it is "long term." What makes it psychoanalytic is how I think about, understand, & engage with the patient. Every time you reflexively prefix psychoanalytic with "long term," you are perpet