As for Pynchon’s book, I am sure you’ll get back to it sometime. It is a beast that resists taming, but the reward for keeping oneself on its back for the duration of the ride is truly rewarding. It is endlessly rewarding, at least to those of us whose tastes in literature run beyond the pale of the usual pop lit.

Thank you for your kind words here. I hope you’ll come back and see that I’ve responded to you. I wonder if you checked the box for being notified of followup comments…?

Anyway, a question for you that seems perfectly up your alley: did you read Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief (or see the movie Adaptation)? I’ve not read the book, but I loved the movie–which was a rather singular interpretation of the novel, I’ve been informed. It seems like something you’d deeply enjoy, considering your academic background.

OK… Talk with you later! Ciao!

I have to make a confession – I haven’t actually finished Gravity’s Rainbow and I named my blog before I even really knew about the book! I, of course, did not come up with the phrase on my own, but when I heard it, connected it to the absolutely beautiful math describing such simple things as the path of a ball thrown straight up, and that to how I see life sometimes – a decision creating some sequence of events that have some inevitable outcome.

And I hope you find time and inspiration to post more – I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read here.