tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post8235365733618273914..comments2024-03-05T20:07:08.232+00:00Comments on The Kitchen Bitch Ponders: CloserErylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-13336386797938070362009-09-06T11:22:07.248+01:002009-09-06T11:22:07.248+01:00I cheated and chose 10. :)I cheated and chose 10. :)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-20095248433774821532009-09-02T12:12:20.896+01:002009-09-02T12:12:20.896+01:00Kim ~ great! Yes I am very interested in the devel...Kim ~ great! Yes I am very interested in the development of the English Language, hence the Anglo-Saxon/Old English stuff I'm trying to get to grips with, so I will definitely get myself a copy.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-52580602742393546772009-09-01T23:12:34.427+01:002009-09-01T23:12:34.427+01:00I saw this over on Hope's site (The Road Less ...I saw this over on Hope's site (The Road Less Travelled) and ended up leaving the answer in her comments - so I'll copy and paste it in here:<br /><br /><i>In 1890 the United States had 800 German newspapers and as late as the outbreak of World War 1 Baltimore alone had four elementary schools teaching in German only.</i><br /><br />Bill Bryson: Mother Tongue.<br /><br />It's a great book if you're even vaguely interested in the use and development of words in the English language. Informative and very funny.<br /><br />I read it a few months ago, but for some reason someone seems to have dumped it on my computer desk, as such making it the nearest book to hand :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-45001449529434647442009-09-01T18:27:06.977+01:002009-09-01T18:27:06.977+01:00Lulu ~ I'm really looking forward to sitting d...Lulu ~ I'm really looking forward to sitting down with it. Maybe tonight in fact as I've just cleared a part of the deck.<br /><br />Joni Mitchell smoked in your car, your brows are about as high as decency allows.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-86801008793242920442009-09-01T17:29:56.326+01:002009-09-01T17:29:56.326+01:00English Passengers is a wonderful book , hope you...<i>English Passengers </i> is a wonderful book , hope you enjoy it. Interesting to see your space.<br /><br />Daren't do the tag for fear of revealing my lowbrownessLulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-5867832949508642342009-09-01T11:42:03.976+01:002009-09-01T11:42:03.976+01:00Titus ~ you're welcome. I'll lend you the ...Titus ~ you're welcome. I'll lend you the book if you would like a peruse.<br /><br />Debra ~ I'm going to write that one on my wall!<br /><br />Wigeon ~ I look forward to reading it.<br /><br />Emerson ~ where did you get that delicious piece of gossip from? Having read Nietzsche I can imagine why a doctor might advise thus.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-8706954781117168102009-09-01T10:25:33.767+01:002009-09-01T10:25:33.767+01:00Is is true that Nietzsche's doctor told him he...Is is true that Nietzsche's doctor told him he ought to masturbate more often? That's what I heard, I don't know the reasons behind his doctor's diagnosis.Mark Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955914110575634224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-41452695027723842882009-09-01T09:27:20.922+01:002009-09-01T09:27:20.922+01:00This is great fun! I will get to post my effort wh...This is great fun! I will get to post my effort when I get the next couple of days over with! You've got an interesting post as ever Eryl. I really like the one from Debra too.Wigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658296735414768407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-29004782323598895822009-09-01T02:37:27.585+01:002009-09-01T02:37:27.585+01:00Here you go: "To stop doing what you love is ...Here you go: "To stop doing what you love is an invitation to burnout."<br /> Hah!debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-1867751605489589982009-08-31T23:59:16.308+01:002009-08-31T23:59:16.308+01:00Nehamas obviously a handy tip. Thanks!Nehamas obviously a handy tip. Thanks!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-36227255570254503632009-08-31T23:37:38.256+01:002009-08-31T23:37:38.256+01:00Pat ~ the people I live with will tell you I can m...Pat ~ the people I live with will tell you I can make a trip to a sweet shop sound like hell.<br /><br />Savannah ~ how I would love to have even a tiny portion of this house 'magazine worthy' just once! XXXXXX<br /><br />Jimmy ~ you are such a charmer!<br /><br />Titus ~ you're not kidding: I like to think of myself spending my days reading great new works but the number of fashion magazines that live on the shelf next to the one I photographed (and therefore just beyond 'nearest') tell a different story. Apparently we'll all be wearing plumy shades on our lips this autumn! <br /><br />Yes that is Nehamas, he makes sense of Nietzsche in a way no one else seems able.<br /><br />Gleaner ~ yippee, can't wait to read what you have handy!<br /><br />Steven ~ seeing all the possibilities is one of my greatest flaws: it's like I have a head full of bureaucratic committees. <br /><br />Willow ~ a look at the shelves of the manor?! Oh, please do have a go.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-52438793964678441672009-08-31T23:07:08.209+01:002009-08-31T23:07:08.209+01:00This is fun. I might have to have a go, too!This is fun. I might have to have a go, too!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-7901081801077821352009-08-31T22:07:25.613+01:002009-08-31T22:07:25.613+01:00hi eryl, books, ideas skitter scattering and then ...hi eryl, books, ideas skitter scattering and then nicely braided together, memes unpacked and all-in-all a cool post!!! i responded to this meme. same problem. a book that wasn't long enough. but i didn't see all the possibilities you did!!! have a peaceful evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-79714770505328764182009-08-31T22:00:34.389+01:002009-08-31T22:00:34.389+01:00Hmm, I might have a go at this one- luckily I had ...Hmm, I might have a go at this one- luckily I had to remove my copy of Beyond Good and Evil from my desk so it is not near...but I walk into my lounge-room and there it is...no I'll go into another room and find that "handy book" to quote.gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-1440850843910926562009-08-31T20:53:45.733+01:002009-08-31T20:53:45.733+01:00The richest of journeys as ever - thanks for respo...The richest of journeys as ever - thanks for responding to the request, so easy to be mistaken about what we read, isn't it?<br /><br />And thank you for settling on the Nietzsche, which was fairly handy. I take it those are words by Nehamas, and not the man himself, because I felt like I understood them.<br /><br />Viewing what the chair sits between makes me feel a whole lot better.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-48662302000469284572009-08-31T19:53:11.833+01:002009-08-31T19:53:11.833+01:00Why do I always feel humbled when I guage your int...Why do I always feel humbled when I guage your intelligence against my own?<br /><br />Beauty and brains... och!Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-30287743912620221282009-08-31T19:53:00.231+01:002009-08-31T19:53:00.231+01:00i'll have to save this for later, sugar! since...i'll have to save this for later, sugar! since i work on a laptop, i'm tapping this out whilst sitting at the dining room table which for a change is magazine worthy clear and highly polished (with a nary a book or magazine in sight!)! xoxoxo ;~Dsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-29469043218089541952009-08-31T18:37:55.456+01:002009-08-31T18:37:55.456+01:00'(it's an easy post after all), here is yo...'(it's an easy post after all), here is your cue.'<br />Easy? It sounds like you have had a tortuous journey to hell and back:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.com