August 2022
Books read: The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China by Julia Lovell Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball by Stefan Kanfer Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer Trails walked: St.Vrain Mountain near Allenspark (Aug 4th) Hallett Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park (Aug 9th) Snow Lake and Thunder Pass in State Forest State Park (Aug 17th) Hermann Gulch near Silver Plume (Aug 24th) Song(s) of the month – Bruce Springsteen Youngstown American Land Across the Border Matamoros Banks Wrecking Ball Scientist Spotlight – Lise Meitner, Nuclear fission August Summary: The great author, Salmon Rushdie was brutally attacked this month by a knife-wielding religious extremist, 33 years after Iran’s Islamic leaders declared a fatwa to assassinate him in 1989. He barely survived the attack, and he sustained life altering injuries. After a decade of living under armed protection in the 90s, Rushdie shed his protectors in 2000 to embrace freedom an...