BE Reread. Chap 3. Horst. and Maxine.

[Joseph Tracy]

I like this. These "loose generalities" fit my picture quite well. It also works in the opposites attract and complement approach, which becomes more evident later.

> On Nov 12, 2021, at 6:25 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My read within loose generalities about America, P's great subject.
> "Loose generalites" means NOT syllogistic nor universal monopolistically,
> but as patterns. In this case, patterns of American(s).
> 
> Horst is middle American emotionally repressed guy. Horst is not NYC.
> Horst has a commodities gift, grain elevators driving America's needs since
> Always.  And that it, America, parties when it can as he does.
> Entertainment America; Entertaining Ourselves
> to Death as one popular book had it.
> 
> He is the next stage of American after those who worked hard to fill those
> grain elevators.
> Plays the commodities markets, America as a gambling den, and wins. He
> knows America's needs and the weather, or else he doesn't get rich.
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