RANDOM SEED :: richard finn

I love my Amazon Kindle.  I have one of the original ones bought it the day they came out.   A feature I continue to ask for on the Kindle is some indicator of some page number one could find on a physical copy of the book.  Lacking this feature I had to get creative when citing a work I only have access to on the Kindle.
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A lot has been written recently on The Da Vinci Code book and now movie. Many experts have deftly examined the claims and inferences from the novel, valditating some and debunking most. A whole cottage industry has sprung up around The Da Vinci Code, almost claiming entire shelves at your local bookstore. Just do a search at Amazon to see what I mean.

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I’m not all code, numbers, photographer, and all around computer geek.  I love a good deep story, and there is none better than the Lord of the Rings.  This paper was presented at the 2003 International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, MI.  It was eventaully published as “Arthur and Aragorn: Arthurian Influences in The Lord of the Rings” Mallorn 43: 23-26 (2005). Read the rest of this entry »