Queries & Comments

Raising The Bar By Reading BAR

When I first subscribed to BAR, I would skim through it hurriedly and then toss it in the trash—like, geez, this is way too scholarly for the likes of me! But after the third or fourth issue, I began to get used to it and really read it—attentively, pensively.

Now I’d rather read Q&C than watch the Friday night fights. I especially enjoyed reading Mr. Fenstermacher’s letter (Q&C: “How Rare Is the Sinai Hieroglyph?” BAR 36:04) about a prisoner who taught himself hieroglyphic—not only for the content (which, in itself, is amazing), but for the wonderful “vibe” that arose inside of me—that feeling of: I can do anything I really want to do, no matter what the odds are! There’s always a way—even if I must create my own flash cards from small milk cartons.

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