The book will venture into such topics as grammar school, summer vacations, baseball (specifically the 1972 New York Yankees), art, religion, television, and municipal corruption. And will do so with (hopefully) an eye towards the ridiculous and mundane.
Nathaniel Scrimshaw is a very organized and methodical man. Every aspect of his life is carefully thought out, especially those that are totally inconsequential in the big picture. His favorite way of eating pretzels— the big ones you get from street vendors and at ballgames— is to put mustard on the side without the salt, as opposed to the side with the salt (usually the top), as most people do. Why? This way, there is something substantive on each side. Salt on one side, mustard on the other. A much better way than to pack all the interesting stuff all on one side. A good lesson, he would remind his wife and child, not only for pretzels, but for life.
An
explanation of the four excerpts included in tdludwig.net:
Excerpt 1:
An overview of a particularly trying day in Shaw's kindergarten career.
A description of the youngster's grammar school, William Tecumseh Sherman
Elementary.
See excerpt...
Excerpt
2:
During the summer, Shaw and his mother Genevieve liked watching "Let's
Make a Deal" on TV. An examination of this show, and why Monty Hall
was the greatest game show host in television history.
See excerpt...
Excerpt
3:
One summer day in 1968 a very strange thing happened to Nat while he was
swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
See excerpt...
Excerpt 4
One day, Shaw Scrimshaw felt like putting pen to paper and writing about
all the fun he could have during the various seasons of the year. This
is what he wrote.
See excerpt...
I hope to complete "The Other Side of the Pretzel" by the Spring
of 2003.
Have any comments about these excerpts? Feel free to let
me know what you think.
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