tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post2125253693010940772..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42764538287080367632012-05-17T16:36:20.835-04:002012-05-17T16:36:20.835-04:00Hi Faith, thanks so much for stopping by. If you w...Hi Faith, thanks so much for stopping by. If you want recommendations - boy did you come to the right place. :)<br /><br />All up and down my sidebars you'll find books and/or links to help in you book quest. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9154169569323814532012-05-17T11:39:26.028-04:002012-05-17T11:39:26.028-04:00I am SO glad to have found your blog! I just blogg...I am SO glad to have found your blog! I just blogged today about some of my favorite books for my kids but I think I've only read two books this entire year so far! So sad, I know. I just never really know WHAT to try. So I will jot down some of your recommendations for our next trip to the Library! That's for this great resource :)faith ann raiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965450346393093534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38174120685594950402012-04-26T10:19:14.399-04:002012-04-26T10:19:14.399-04:00Reading is the best escape, Kathy. I've stoppe...Reading is the best escape, Kathy. I've stopped reading a lot of the news. It's just too discouraging.<br /><br />Reading and learning how to think. What's that? A new idea? Ha.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38420865247411406222012-04-26T03:24:59.295-04:002012-04-26T03:24:59.295-04:00You're right! Banned books, idiocy!
Whatever...You're right! Banned books, idiocy!<br /><br />Whatever happened to reading and learning how to think? How to broaden one's horizons, knowledge of the world, of other people and think.<br /><br />And now our esteemed Supreme Court may allow Arizona to get away with what they're doing to immigrants and probably everything related to them.<br /><br />It's so absurd that I think I'll go read a book to distract myself.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60252011723111501572012-04-25T14:40:02.491-04:002012-04-25T14:40:02.491-04:00There are idiots everywhere in this great land of ...There are idiots everywhere in this great land of ours, Kathy.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22671924761178320392012-04-24T12:17:25.237-04:002012-04-24T12:17:25.237-04:00This reminds me that in Arizona, where a law was p...This reminds me that in Arizona, where a law was passed banning books about Latino history, culture and novels by Latino authors, including Junot Diaz and so many more, that Shakeapeare's The Tempest was banned also!!!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60216493858211911532012-04-24T11:35:59.513-04:002012-04-24T11:35:59.513-04:00Mark: Meant to add, I have a book here I've be...Mark: Meant to add, I have a book here I've been meaning to read for ages. SHAKESPEARE - The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom.<br /><br />I think my hesitation is colored by my dislike of Bloom himself. Have to get over it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35163758899360564592012-04-24T11:34:00.369-04:002012-04-24T11:34:00.369-04:00I love this portrait too, Mark. There was some hub...I love this portrait too, Mark. There was some hubbub originally about the sitter's identity, but that seems to have been ironed out. I wish we knew who the artist was. It's a gorgeous portrait.<br /><br />You might want to try a bit of recorded Shakespeare on your plants. Why not? I know they like certain music.<br /><br />Great writing does/must have a certain rhythm. (Even if it's not a play.)It must 'sound' right when spoken aloud. The best writers know that.<br /><br />Shakespeare knew it instinctively, I think.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82682439615261832072012-04-23T22:08:56.793-04:002012-04-23T22:08:56.793-04:00Hello, Yvette - I like your choice of sonnets; I m...Hello, Yvette - I like your choice of sonnets; I might have written them myself, if only I were able. I don't doubt that Shakespeare's words have a special, discernable effect on the brain — the evocative words are matched by a rhythm and together they do quite a dance. I wonder whether plants would do well listening to Shakespearean sonnets - what do you think? And finally, I want to say that Will's portrait (which I know was uncovered realatively recently) is exactly how I would want him to appear.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21237029843413831512012-04-23T13:21:56.413-04:002012-04-23T13:21:56.413-04:00488. A mere moment in time. Hey Sparkle, any more ...488. A mere moment in time. Hey Sparkle, any more Robin Hudson books in the offing??? Huh? Huh?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-39125317105629965812012-04-23T13:20:50.547-04:002012-04-23T13:20:50.547-04:00We agree, Pat. These two especially.We agree, Pat. These two especially.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51842019073905158162012-04-23T13:20:27.286-04:002012-04-23T13:20:27.286-04:00Hi Jane and Lance, yes, the coincidence is a bit s...Hi Jane and Lance, yes, the coincidence is a bit startling. But it may be more apocryphal than accurate. Who knows? I like the symmetry. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1807061990275470162012-04-23T13:06:57.139-04:002012-04-23T13:06:57.139-04:00*talks in best Play-Doh voice musterable* Ohh Noo!...<i>*talks in best Play-Doh voice musterable*</i> Ohh Noo! 488 years young?! Happy Birthday, <i>Mr. Bill</i>!SparkleFarkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354679950013636478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49470972180289077932012-04-23T13:05:03.392-04:002012-04-23T13:05:03.392-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.SparkleFarkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354679950013636478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46110355619397414302012-04-23T12:23:46.478-04:002012-04-23T12:23:46.478-04:00Happy birthday to The Bard! His sonnets draw such...Happy birthday to The Bard! His sonnets draw such fantastic imagery.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28873878349413402472012-04-23T12:20:20.128-04:002012-04-23T12:20:20.128-04:00Hello Yvette:
So extraordinary that he should be b...Hello Yvette:<br />So extraordinary that he should be born and die on the same day which is, of course, appropriately St. George's Day.<br /><br />His sonnets, often overlooked, are so wonderful and the two which you have chosen are especially lovely.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com