i concur ;-^)
On May 16, 7:26 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was warned not to return to academia by a poet. He knew what would
> befall my lyrics. A critical mind- never good enough ever- no space
> left. Same with painting. Best to settle down in a kingdom of your own
> and enjoy Mother Goose.
>
> On May 16, 6:15 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > nice pictures too huh? lol
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> > On May 16, 7:09 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > I majored in English Literature with strong sides of Classics and
> > > Humanities. Got near the finish line of an M.A. and quit- started to
> > > doze off reading the requirement of linguistics and favored non-
> > > sensical phrases plus the death of my mother, a looming divorce and
> > > new infant plus three other children, a household to run, etc. made
> > > Mother Goose a genius.
>
> > > On May 16, 5:04 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an
> > > > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books of
> > > > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the point of
> > > > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer
> > > > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the self
> > > > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to
> > > > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to apply a
> > > > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to
> > > > happinesss... ridiculous....
>
> > > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but that
> > > > > was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was about
> > > > > 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his
> > > > > philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical...
>
> > > > > why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i noticed
> > > > > that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the
> > > > > thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was developing
> > > > > myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth process, i
> > > > > deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of mostly
> > > > > large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from reading
> > > > > the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my approach, but
> > > > > thats ok...its my life...right?
>
> > > > > On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls...
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> > > > > > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. I'd recomend it.
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> > > > > > > On 14 May, 17:41, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > ill get back to u on that once i have determined what subject u
> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > talking about
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> > > > > > > > On May 13, 8:16 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
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