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Tuesday, November 16. 2021

Northern Lazio

Driving through northern Lazio. Almost looks like Kansas or Nebraska.


Posted by Bird Dog at 17:20 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Or the Great Plain of Hungary
#1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2021-11-16 17:48 (Reply)
to the contributers: bird dog etc.
please read Barzun starting with the culture we deserve.
you won't be sorry.
once you start reading and learning it will help you and all your experiences, friendships, attitudes, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Barzun
#2 Rodney F Bauer on 2021-11-16 17:51 (Reply)
I loved From Dawn to Decadence and reflect on it still.
#2.1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2021-11-16 19:20 (Reply)
yeah, that was really good, from dawn to decadence. it was a compilation with help from his graduate students, of tons of essays and stuff he wrote throughout his life in academia.
well worth reading but not his best IMO
#2.1.1 Rodney F Bauer on 2021-11-16 21:17 (Reply)
Thanks, Rodney.

He has been on my must-read list for some time, and now I have downloaded “The Culture We Deserve” at archive.org.
#2.2 Ann K on 2021-11-17 09:28 (Reply)
Driving through northern Lazio. Almost looks like Kansas or Nebraska.

When my cousins from Montana were visiting, I showed them a photo of Mongolia. Where is it, I asked. "Montana," they replied. Similar landscapes, thousands of miles apart.
#3 Gringo on 2021-11-16 19:43 (Reply)
Almost looks like Kansas or Nebraska.

Yes it does.
#4 feeblemind on 2021-11-17 13:51 (Reply)

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