tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post1979612543449079383..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: They really don't teach much anymore, do they?Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-80615747739308065502016-12-21T21:15:03.285-05:002016-12-21T21:15:03.285-05:00Don't know. All sorts of rumors, from impotenc...Don't know. All sorts of rumors, from impotency due to STD caught at the Court of Augustus the Strong, to banging his aide de camps, to asexual music , poetry and political philosophy writing aesthete. (With a habit of invading his neighbors). <br /><br />He tried to run away when he was a teenager, but was caught, and he was apparently forced to watch the execution of his friend and companion, who may have been more than just a friend and companion. <br /><br />Never read any of his poetry. Read his "Anti-Machiavel" and it didn't really impress me. But his flute concertos are quite nice. <br /><br />Here is an hour's worth of them:<br />https://youtu.be/58BS7NNHAf4<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-1637175439507697812016-12-20T23:39:55.643-05:002016-12-20T23:39:55.643-05:00Fred was an "it," was he?
Eric HinesFred was an "it," was he?<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-58423152075595290082016-12-20T22:58:43.659-05:002016-12-20T22:58:43.659-05:00Well, like Twain said, "I never let school ge...Well, like Twain said, "I never let school get in the way of my education."Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-81596454357395329402016-12-20T21:47:42.967-05:002016-12-20T21:47:42.967-05:00Philosophy's not necessarily best studied in t...Philosophy's not necessarily best studied in the academy. There's no shame in having taken only the one course, provided that you can show good evidence of having made up for it elsewhere. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-8942100301935171942016-12-20T21:24:46.241-05:002016-12-20T21:24:46.241-05:00I've lamented the amount of stuff I've lug...I've lamented the amount of stuff I've lugged from state to state, country to country. But I never had to carry Frederick the Great with me when I moved house...Douglas2noreply@blogger.com