tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post2531337336240037214..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Word MasterAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87070742720520255432011-07-24T15:26:46.567-07:002011-07-24T15:26:46.567-07:00Charles, I have her book though I've yet to re...Charles, I have her book though I've yet to read it. I will, as I've got to the top of the mountain. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-2245586047239917682011-07-24T15:25:13.095-07:002011-07-24T15:25:13.095-07:00Shaharoh, yes I quite agree.Shaharoh, yes I quite agree.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-3224033326662523592011-07-24T15:24:11.775-07:002011-07-24T15:24:11.775-07:00Anthony, nice to see you back. No, not much. Yes...Anthony, nice to see you back. No, not much. Yes, the rain here has fallen mainly on the - Scottish - plain. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-62698711111878479302011-07-22T01:31:14.727-07:002011-07-22T01:31:14.727-07:00Hi Ana, I am sure you will know Sarah Bakewell'...Hi Ana, I am sure you will know Sarah Bakewell's delightful book on Montaigne but the master is even better than that. You have read more than I have already but I think that if one roots oneself in Montaigne he can provide a way of looking at things that will last for life.Charles Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360310620010082719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-14329435353174552772011-07-21T22:43:56.474-07:002011-07-21T22:43:56.474-07:00Engaging post - I have never read Montaigne but no...Engaging post - I have never read Montaigne but now am intrigued. I love the idea of an appreciation for words and a despise of rhetoric. I'd have to say though, in my opinion, words can be deeds because they live in relics that we look to in our day to find some sort of understanding of the chaos around us:)Shaharohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908881744823537543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87867557261360650982011-07-21T19:44:15.419-07:002011-07-21T19:44:15.419-07:00I am not familiar with this chap michel De Montaig...I am not familiar with this chap michel De Montaigne, have I missed much? The last few days have been quite hectic and it has been scorching hot over here despite a good rain that we had; it seems that the Scots got quite a bit too.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-39463338850069784992011-07-21T15:28:38.141-07:002011-07-21T15:28:38.141-07:00Thank you, Tony. I have another friend called Ant...Thank you, Tony. I have another friend called Anthony, a regular contributor here. For a moment I assumed this was from him, but he is always Anthony. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-8860304370935956512011-07-21T15:26:18.377-07:002011-07-21T15:26:18.377-07:00Stephen, I shall. Thank you so much. Montaigne a...Stephen, I shall. Thank you so much. Montaigne as the world's first blogger - I like that!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-84830462559261036252011-07-21T15:25:09.067-07:002011-07-21T15:25:09.067-07:00BNA, if only. :-)BNA, if only. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88058518279378455232011-07-21T15:05:09.427-07:002011-07-21T15:05:09.427-07:00Well what an interesting read. Such for being daf...Well what an interesting read. Such for being daft, fain, inane and despicable. I shall accept those traits though alleviate the pain by <br /><br />surrendering what I do to doubt and uncertainty :-)<br /><br />your friend,<br /><br />tonyAntonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136829678716320388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-73767452262886835472011-07-21T14:12:11.208-07:002011-07-21T14:12:11.208-07:00Check out Sarah Bakewell discuss "What Blogge...Check out Sarah Bakewell discuss "What Bloggers Owe Montaigne" at, <br /><br />http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2010/11/12/what-bloggers-owe-montaigne/<br /><br />It's about "the Montaignean willingness to follow thoughts where they lead, and to look for communication and reflections between people", blogging at its best, in other words!Stephen Cahalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685010365929686988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-71015456868001595312011-07-20T18:22:56.902-07:002011-07-20T18:22:56.902-07:00Good quotes. You may already know of this free cop...Good quotes. You may already know of this free copy (on-line) of his Essays: http://oll.libertyfund.org - type Montaigne in search box (down a bit on left- hand side of page). After the Authorised Version of the Bible, he was quoted more than anyone else by the American colonists during speeches in the run-up to the regrettable separation from the U.K.(but please don't hold that against him). If Parliament and Lord North has listened to Edmund Burke, all that unpleasantness might have been avoided, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com