tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post7714094895792271484..comments2023-04-13T02:30:53.892-07:00Comments on Mudpuddlesoup: mudpuddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-91876799709233898982020-05-30T11:52:07.139-07:002020-05-30T11:52:07.139-07:00It's terrible! My grandparents, mom, and aunts...It's terrible! My grandparents, mom, and aunts and uncles all lived here in Nebraska for quite a few years before moving back to Minnesota and those who have visited in the summer in the last few years have said the humidity was never like this when they were here. I wonder if it has partly to do with irrigation for farmland, and the massive increase in the use of machines for watering the fields?Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-28099440529935643342020-05-28T20:59:34.064-07:002020-05-28T20:59:34.064-07:00computers are a challenge that's for sure... ...computers are a challenge that's for sure... i forget stuff like that all the time, even at my very low competency... i'll check your post, tx...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-9461505198898051142020-05-28T16:15:53.474-07:002020-05-28T16:15:53.474-07:00Oh you're right! I forgot to add the "Con...Oh you're right! I forgot to add the "Continue Reading link" (added now :)). The book on Xi was written by a guy named Richard McGregor - it's sort of an elongated blog article, but I definitely enjoyed it. I want to read Xi's own writings at some point, though apparently it's mostly a bunch of his speeches/rhetoric put into book form.Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-32572891944919225252020-05-27T21:27:50.388-07:002020-05-27T21:27:50.388-07:00i liked it... i can't say that it was remarka...i liked it... i can't say that it was remarkable, but it kept my interest, not only for the enhanced story-line, but for the characters... Castleton was a true type that i've run across more than once! i guess you probably read that it's on Gutenberg... i looked around on your last post for a comment button but couldn't find one... i gather that book was written by the premier of China? most amazing that he wrote a novel also...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-51026944967011860072020-05-27T17:26:52.961-07:002020-05-27T17:26:52.961-07:00Wow, I hadn't heard of this sequel! I read th...Wow, I hadn't heard of this sequel! I read the Poe and Verne books a few years ago. I enjoyed the premise though neither of the books really fleshed it out satisfactorily IMHO. Will definitely check this out at some point!Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-2703311963782503782020-05-26T19:45:15.033-07:002020-05-26T19:45:15.033-07:00So far, so good...lots of news about corona cases ...So far, so good...lots of news about corona cases being on the rise, but the state continues its march towards opening. I can't say I mind, to be honest. I hope you and the Mrs. are staying safe! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-87518475343634487482020-05-26T16:03:22.363-07:002020-05-26T16:03:22.363-07:00tx for the comeback... i have no Greek at all, so...tx for the comeback... i have no Greek at all, so one of the others would be... hold it. i thought i had an abbreviated Plutarch back there but it turned into a Suetonius... i'll have to do some research...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-89813477070853066472020-05-26T15:56:46.987-07:002020-05-26T15:56:46.987-07:00glad to see your imprint, Stephen... i haven'...glad to see your imprint, Stephen... i haven't checked your blog lately; hope things are proceeding cheerfully! how are things over there?<br />mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-34537611669604065992020-05-26T12:52:07.926-07:002020-05-26T12:52:07.926-07:00I found you! Back when you changed sites I someh...I found you! Back when you changed sites I somehow got a WordPress url instead of this one. I wondered if you were still active at all until I saw you over at CK's. I will amend my shortcuts directly! :) Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-69560560419758779342020-05-26T08:56:33.271-07:002020-05-26T08:56:33.271-07:00I haven't really compared translations, though...I haven't really compared translations, though I might try that at some point--it would be interesting. Though the North translation doesn't seem to be on Gutenberg, which is surprising. That's Shakespeare's translation & that would be fun to look at. The Stewart-Long does seem to get good mentions & is available on Gutenberg. Clough says in his introduction to the Dryden he wouldn't have bothered if they had already done them all. (At the time he published Long had done only a few and it wasn't clear he was going to continue, eventually dying before he did.)<br /><br />And the only other complete one is the Bernadotte Perrin which is available in the Loeb series, but that's nine volumes, with Greek, of course, but still...<br /><br />I do think it helps to know a bit about the history, because he assumes you do already know. I've found the ones where I knew something already--Alcibiades, say, or Fabius Cunctator--to be much more interesting. Biographies where I knew nothing about the period I was forever double-checking everything with Wikipedia to figure out who he was talking about.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-21647367738696065122020-05-25T20:41:36.283-07:002020-05-25T20:41:36.283-07:00the little experience i've had with it is one ...the little experience i've had with it is one of the reasons we live here...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-51148968473475608642020-05-25T19:47:55.501-07:002020-05-25T19:47:55.501-07:00We've had some stretches in the summer of 100+...We've had some stretches in the summer of 100+ days, but it usually stays below 110. Typically we are in the 90s throughout the summer, but GAH! THE HUMIDITY! I can't take it, it is awful.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-34529776896282807612020-05-25T14:53:03.882-07:002020-05-25T14:53:03.882-07:00sorry for the delay: yes, that's were i got i...sorry for the delay: yes, that's were i got it. Corolianus has been confusing for me; i never was sure what S's point was... i might try a bit of Plutarch, if its not too recherche? ww formidable, better... probably depends a lot on the translationmudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-81423128443994452992020-05-25T09:59:15.823-07:002020-05-25T09:59:15.823-07:00so far, no sickness here... we live in an area th...so far, no sickness here... we live in an area that's very little affected by the pandemic, tho... even so we wear masks when going shopping which we keep to a minimum... Gutenberg is a great resource for scarce books: it's sort of like hunting for buried treasure except you never know exactly what you're going to discover...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-26007987240905245192020-05-25T09:55:54.613-07:002020-05-25T09:55:54.613-07:00tx, Sharon... i read most of Poe also and didn...tx, Sharon... i read most of Poe also and didn't have a very good recollection of the story this book was based on until i was reminded of it. Poe wrote some essays that are very hard going that i haven't read; they're hard to find... Lovecraft was the scariest writer i ever read, particularly his "In the Mountains of Madness"... for some reason i had nightmares about that book for years when i read it in my teens...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-7714386149101947182020-05-25T02:09:59.092-07:002020-05-25T02:09:59.092-07:00Hi Mudpuddle, hope everything is going well for yo...Hi Mudpuddle, hope everything is going well for you & you’re keeping healthy. 🙂I’m amazed at all the obscure but interesting books you write about! I don’t ever read on kindle, ebooks etc so I think I probably miss out on some good stuff that isn’t actually in print.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-28636807418047464842020-05-24T21:41:29.799-07:002020-05-24T21:41:29.799-07:00Sorry, Dake.Sorry, Dake.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-15006754156981122932020-05-24T21:40:18.878-07:002020-05-24T21:40:18.878-07:00What a whale of a tale! I have read everything Po...What a whale of a tale! I have read everything Poe wrote and do not remotely remember this. I'll have to dig up my Poe again and find it. It really sounds almost Lovecraftian. And also reminds me a little of that movie from the fifties or earlier, Beyond the Horizon, where the Himalayan explorers stumble across Shangrila.<br /><br />Never heard of Drake, if I never read the story, at least I've read your fine review of it. Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-55588068713472947812020-05-24T13:36:15.782-07:002020-05-24T13:36:15.782-07:00Sarah: i see that the replies get just as mixed u...Sarah: i see that the replies get just as mixed up on Google as they did on Wordpress; maybe it's that way on purpose haha... heat like that is really enervating... it gets hot here a few times in the summer, but mostly we live close enough to the ocean that it's liveable most of the time...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-19101168995730410112020-05-24T13:33:00.669-07:002020-05-24T13:33:00.669-07:00i've heard that there's more serious crime...i've heard that there's more serious crime in that area whenever the Santa Ana blows: it drives people crazy... i read all of Poe that i could find when i was in my teens and some of it was pretty scary... i don't know if i'd put up with it now, tho... i've noticed that my tastes have really changed a lot in the ensuing years; things i loved are now just blah and i'm a lot more picky about what i read, which i'm not terribly happy about, but what can a person do? like everything else, just keeping keeping on, i guess...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-50440736851027549552020-05-24T13:27:58.036-07:002020-05-24T13:27:58.036-07:00this was on Gutenberg; i just happened to come ac...this was on Gutenberg; i just happened to come across it by total accident... now i'm trying to exercise my self-discipline to keep from going back and spending way too much time poring through the electronic stacks, haha...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-30380313325910803432020-05-24T13:26:00.372-07:002020-05-24T13:26:00.372-07:00especially those you connect with when you're ...especially those you connect with when you're young... i still remember characters from books i read as a kid: they're really part of me... EEyore, the Hardy brothers, etc.mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-21162755336647092392020-05-24T12:28:31.157-07:002020-05-24T12:28:31.157-07:00I think it is just so hard for people to accept wh...I think it is just so hard for people to accept when an author has passed away or stopped writing, that the characters are simply done as well. They are so iconic as you said, and so loved.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-53856626209068434682020-05-24T12:27:11.066-07:002020-05-24T12:27:11.066-07:00I am from Minnesota and hate the abysmal heat - th...I am from Minnesota and hate the abysmal heat - though I will take heat over humidity any day, which Nebraska has tons of and it is gross. I hate walking outside and feeling like the air is so heavy, you are practically swimming through it.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-48603139756409091012020-05-24T10:08:10.364-07:002020-05-24T10:08:10.364-07:00I see this is available on Project Gutenberg (as i...I see this is available on Project Gutenberg (as is the Verne). Is that were you found them? I imagine a physical copy would be hard to come by.<br /><br />I'm making progress with the Plutarch but it is big. I should write another post. The best pair of lives so far for me was Alcibiades & Coriolanus. I might have to go off & reread the Shakespeare play.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.com