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Category Archives: J.L. Borges
A Little Knowledge…
What happens when you read a book? In Alan Bennett’s book The Uncommon Reader, the Queen of England suddenly develops an interest in reading. Once she starts reading she starts thinking; she has new ideas and new ways of seeing … Continue reading
Posted in books, J.L. Borges, TE Lawrence, Virginia Woolf
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Suckling pigs and mermaids
Quite some time ago a co-worker, during a discussion related to how to classify something we were working on, mentioned a classification scheme that included suckling pigs and mermaids. Something this absurd would obviously stick in my head, and it … Continue reading
Posted in J.L. Borges, word play
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