tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post7305979401222627989..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: Collecting More of the Wisdom of the AncientsTommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-82704153032812219562011-04-22T20:16:28.890-04:002011-04-22T20:16:28.890-04:00Thanks for commenting Rita.
I'm still old fas...Thanks for commenting Rita.<br /><br />I'm still old fashioned in that I like having an actual book in my hand so I can mark sections I find interesting or that I want to refer to later on.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-62930500010643250202011-04-13T10:33:18.799-04:002011-04-13T10:33:18.799-04:00History and esp. the history of ideas is fascinati...History and esp. the history of ideas is fascinating.<br /><i>Given the tremendous distance that separates Italy and India, it is also indicative of how trade networks connected disparate places and served not only as conduits for the exchange of goods, but for information about far away places and peoples where the trade goods originated.</i> <br />True,and given the commentary by Cicero, it also shows how an individual persons perceptions and prejudices can influence others who are totally ignorant of the circumstances but rely on that persons interpretation or perspective. ;)<br /> <br />I also love reading classics. <br />Anymore, I upload audio books on my ipod & listen to them while I do something mundane.<br />It's a time constraint thing, but also I find I can actually finish books I find hard to read. Like a lot of the classics.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706331228965193251noreply@blogger.com