I am in here.
Why is it that certain eras attract our imagination more than others? I’ve got a Sherlock Holmes mystery on now. London in the 1880’s seems to be an extremely well-travelled area of the popular imagination, especially for mysteries. Then there’s the earlier Regency era for romances, and the middle ages for all sorts of adventures … Continue reading Eras
Much of the Arab world, that which cares enough to send the very best, anyway, seems to have decided that it either has nothing to live for, or that, since it can’t be the most powerful civilization in the world, nobody else can either. Anyway… Gail pointed me to this… Crossing the Rubicon2: Kisses and … Continue reading The Arab attitude
They have many rainy days in Ireland, where this bit comes from. One of my favorite writers, Flann O’Brien. There was nothing unusual in the appearance of Mr John Furriskey but actually he has one distinction that is rarely encountered – he was born at the age of twenty-five and entered the world with a … Continue reading Diversions for a rainy day.
You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing — that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and … Continue reading qotd
white pebble 