tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post3091202576648355745..comments2024-03-27T09:08:50.883-07:00Comments on Bad Mom, Good Mom: Sickbed readingbadmomgoodmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-47147479767309541742009-01-05T10:03:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:03:00.000-08:00I buy extra copies of books so I can lend them wit...I buy extra copies of books so I can lend them without losing my only copy. So no, you're not the only one.Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-50140896803468717352009-01-04T17:54:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:54:00.000-08:00I can't believe I initially forgot to mention "How...I can't believe I initially forgot to mention "How to Look at a Painting" by Justin Paton.badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-62518168745721942432009-01-04T07:59:00.000-08:002009-01-04T07:59:00.000-08:00My interest was also piqued when I first saw your ...My interest was also piqued when I first saw your listing on Goodreads; I am even more interested now. It is an interesting point about photographs. I discovered the same thing many years ago; if I spent lots of time taking many photographs, i found I remembered the trip less well, even though it was captured in film, than if I took fewer or no photos. It was not that I would draw the scene; I never developed those skills. I would write about each day, but primarily I would look more closely, which of course allowed me to remember more vividly.<BR/><BR/>It is the same complaint I have about museums. They are too vast to really see much; I find them overwhelming. One room or a few paintings or works of art are all I can really absorb; after that I am ready to leave. My spouse however wants to see the whole museum to make it worth his while for the time spent. We have different views of what consitutes "wasting a day", he goes for quantity, but that approach leaves me feeling like missed everything and need to go back. I would rather see, mull it over, and go back another day. It does not make for efficient use of time. The idea of the journey being part of the experience sounds delightful; it requires one to pay attention and take more care. Too often the journey is just a "necessary evil".Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-90689709601593164172009-01-03T21:34:00.000-08:002009-01-03T21:34:00.000-08:00My interest is piqued. Thanks for you constant sup...My interest is piqued. Thanks for you constant supply of good read ideas! Happy 2009.Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753212338540942348noreply@blogger.com