tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Typingsreesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3731125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-9140058614117308652024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:002024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00I think it is likely to end up memorized. (Most of...I think it is likely to end up memorized. (Most of the poems I post are ones I either have memorized or plan to.)<br /><br />Are you a memorizer?reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-17693832246839674642024-03-26T18:12:31.183-04:002024-03-26T18:12:31.183-04:00That would make for a good memorisation project!That would make for a good memorisation project!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-34059765575531266212024-03-16T18:11:20.596-04:002024-03-16T18:11:20.596-04:00I do like it.I do like it.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-41953225121211456872024-03-16T18:10:52.584-04:002024-03-16T18:10:52.584-04:00I'm pretty sure the only reason I have any ide...I'm pretty sure the only reason I have any idea what this word means is because of this poem... ;-)reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-46757041296003660902024-03-16T15:36:31.621-04:002024-03-16T15:36:31.621-04:00Sheesh...Unbedizened hehehSheesh...Unbedizened hehehBuried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-66820022442510238732024-03-16T10:50:58.491-04:002024-03-16T10:50:58.491-04:00Don't know anything about Santayana, but wow i...Don't know anything about Santayana, but wow is this poem powerful.Lark@LarkWriteshttps://larkwrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-11108804175775660252024-03-05T21:15:40.438-05:002024-03-05T21:15:40.438-05:00Thanks. Pretty fascinating, I thought.Thanks. Pretty fascinating, I thought.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-4218728680610640922024-03-05T14:02:17.178-05:002024-03-05T14:02:17.178-05:00Such an interesting account of this artist's l...Such an interesting account of this artist's life and his co-mingling with other artists and authors. Thank you.<br /><br />Here is my Spin classic: <a href="https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-review-old-man-and-sea-friday56.html" rel="nofollow">OLD MAN AND THE SEA</a>Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-50794382080965539302024-03-05T00:23:42.452-05:002024-03-05T00:23:42.452-05:00So much fascinating theater stuff.So much fascinating theater stuff.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-86837935589344599422024-03-05T00:23:17.910-05:002024-03-05T00:23:17.910-05:00Not no politics, but surprisingly little. He was c...Not no politics, but surprisingly little. He was clearly impacted some, but maybe it genuinely was less, partly because he was well off. He was in Austria Hungary at the start of WWI with his wife, but his kids were still in Russia. He was worried, but everybody was fine. Helps to have money...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-41287936192418478582024-03-05T00:19:34.297-05:002024-03-05T00:19:34.297-05:00Tee hee! Was Angelica being deliberately flatterin...Tee hee! Was Angelica being deliberately flattering?reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-64869753465630002312024-03-04T17:52:56.293-05:002024-03-04T17:52:56.293-05:00This does sound like a very fascinating book!This does sound like a very fascinating book!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-3729656892765343552024-03-04T15:20:30.593-05:002024-03-04T15:20:30.593-05:00Interesting that there's not a single drop of ...Interesting that there's not a single drop of politics given the time (although the title is clear as you've said). I recently read David Bergen's Away from the Dead and noticed how often the characters were affected by the war, were influenced and impacted by it, but how far away it felt, even so. (For some, not all.) Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-23625682772628681622024-03-04T14:38:23.149-05:002024-03-04T14:38:23.149-05:00Dashing indeed. hee heeDashing indeed. hee heeBuried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-57276930582942304052024-03-01T14:55:10.833-05:002024-03-01T14:55:10.833-05:00Thanks! It was a weird one.Thanks! It was a weird one.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-33067552139214789292024-03-01T12:53:19.398-05:002024-03-01T12:53:19.398-05:00I've only read one book by Goethe and its plot...I've only read one book by Goethe and its plot was much less convoluted. Great job summarizing and reviewing this one. :DLark@LarkWriteshttps://larkwrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-45413152128860163432024-02-19T22:16:26.735-05:002024-02-19T22:16:26.735-05:00And thank you for hosting! I'm glad you've...And thank you for hosting! I'm glad you've found some inspiration.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-84226106470746845312024-02-19T17:58:47.996-05:002024-02-19T17:58:47.996-05:00So many good books! I am saving your list for insp...So many good books! I am saving your list for inspiration. Thanks for joining the challenge. Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-59037768677281076172024-02-19T17:32:37.861-05:002024-02-19T17:32:37.861-05:00This one is on my TBR shelf. Your review makes me ...This one is on my TBR shelf. Your review makes me want to read it!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-26677299711153119882024-01-30T18:08:21.056-05:002024-01-30T18:08:21.056-05:00We'll see! If I still have it in me to read th...We'll see! If I still have it in me to read the Hofstadter or not...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-7360088894491555132024-01-30T17:19:27.772-05:002024-01-30T17:19:27.772-05:00I kinda wondered if that book might have been the ...I kinda wondered if that book might have been the impetus for your recent reading! (I've not read it myself, but have seen it on so many people's bookshelves, likely all smarter people than me. heheh) Funny how our interests persist in life even when some of the inclination or talent or whatever exists more in the past than the present...it's nice to still read about these things. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-40125528372701098332024-01-30T11:22:23.239-05:002024-01-30T11:22:23.239-05:00It's a pretty fascinating time period--the U.S...It's a pretty fascinating time period--the U.S. gained so much from all these people that were driven out by the Nazis.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-42811354352197039122024-01-30T11:21:39.188-05:002024-01-30T11:21:39.188-05:00I'm a hundred pages into Gödel, Escher & B...I'm a hundred pages into Gödel, Escher & Back and I'm finding it pretty good still. It's not easy (but easier than St. Augustine!) and he lightens it by having the regular dialogs between Achilles and the Tortoise that are funny but on-point.<br /><br />I used to be good.at math, but not any more!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-39884520059220457422024-01-30T01:58:28.222-05:002024-01-30T01:58:28.222-05:00I'm such a dunce when it comes to mathematics ...I'm such a dunce when it comes to mathematics but the story sounds interesting. It's inspiring to know that everything cannot be explained by an equation. I have Gödel, Escher & Bach but I've never read it. Should I? Or will my head explode, lol?! Great review!Cleo @ Classical Carouselhttps://classicalcarousel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-18004063285929485162024-01-25T17:42:10.704-05:002024-01-25T17:42:10.704-05:00You certainly find some very interesting books! I&...You certainly find some very interesting books! I've heard of Kurt Godel in connection with Einstein, but never about his proof. and I'm thinking I'd probably really like this book. :D Lark@LarkWriteshttps://larkwrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com