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This is our cabin, #126, at the Riverside Resort . They are basically self contained hotel rooms. Each has a small private patio out back.
Here I am enjoying a relaxing moment on our patio. I'm reading a book recommended to me by my son - "Catch-22".
Catch-22 is a (supposed) regulation explained by the doctor on the base: he is permitted to ground pilots for reason of insanity. The pilot must come to the
doctor with this request. However, any pilot rational enough to attempt to avoid the insanity of combat is patently sane. Therefore, not eligible for grounding.
Or, to put it more simply, as does an old Italian madam near the end of the book: “Catch-22 means they have the right to do anything to us that we can’t stop
them from doing.”
This circular, self-defeating logic permeates every scene in the book, in a truly masterful fashion. I can highly reccommend Catch-22 to anyone who enjoys
intelligent satirical humour. I'm greatly looking forward to seeing how Alan Arkin plays Captain Yossarian in the movie.
Catch-22 is a (supposed) regulation explained by the doctor on the base: he is permitted to ground pilots for reason of insanity. The pilot must come to the
doctor with this request. However, any pilot rational enough to attempt to avoid the insanity of combat is patently sane. Therefore, not eligible for grounding.
Or, to put it more simply, as does an old Italian madam near the end of the book: “Catch-22 means they have the right to do anything to us that we can’t stop
them from doing.”
This circular, self-defeating logic permeates every scene in the book, in a truly masterful fashion. I can highly reccommend Catch-22 to anyone who enjoys
intelligent satirical humour. I'm greatly looking forward to seeing how Alan Arkin plays Captain Yossarian in the movie.