Read the first pages from In the Mind’s Eye: Essays Across the Animate World by Elizabeth Dodd:

"On the long, hairpinned climb from the Valley of the Gods, heading north from the town of Mexican Hat, I meet only one other vehicle on the road, a pickup headed south. So in midafternoon, when I see the guy with his thumb out and a hopeful look on his face heading north along Cedar Mesa, I think it must be up to me, although I vowed years ago to never, ever, not-even-once stop again for another hitchhiker. I slow the car."

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New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is Nobody’s Horses: The Dramatic Rescue of the Wild Herd of White Sands by Don Hoglund. This inspiring recount of the veterinarians, cowboys, soldiers, and other professionals who came together to save this race of horses living on  the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico from drought,  foot shortages, and burgeoning military activity. They were able to have them removed and succeeded in preserving “the greatest horses of the American West”. This week Linking in Lincoln will take a look at this noble breed through the eyes of history, mythology, … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: September 10, 2008

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Well bloggers it’s getting to be that time again. The cold is slowly sweeping in, and it’s starting to look like an early fall! I’m not a huge fan of the heat so I couldn’t be more excited about getting out my scarves, jeans, and….husker sweatshirts. Yep! In addition to fall it is now officially HUSKER SEASON! If you’re from Nebraska I’m sure your internal clock has already gone off  and with the first game (an impressive win) underway I think we’re headed for a great season. This week in history should prove to be just as exciting. We have … Continue reading This Week in History: September 1-5, 2008

Joie de Linking in Lincoln! “Over the years I have developed a distaste for the spectacle of joie de vivre, the knack of knowing how to live”. New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Against Joie de Vivre: Personal Essays by Phillip Lopate. This rejoinder to the cult of hedonism and forced conviviality moves from a critique of the false sentimentalization of children and the elderly to a sardonic look at the social rite of the dinner party, on to a moving personal testament to the “hungry soul.” This week Linking in Lincoln will try our own … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: September 4, 2008