tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post2317892666890499068..comments2024-03-29T07:54:19.736-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Enlightenment vs. Proust – and Other OppositionsP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-53602224630801281572014-11-18T08:21:17.763-08:002014-11-18T08:21:17.763-08:00Another friend sent me an e-mail, saying in part: ...Another friend sent me an e-mail, saying in part: "As I read I thought of the years I lived in the inner city ... where there is always an undercurrent of fear. I also thought of people who build a fortress with religion and belief in a god of their own construction." That reminded me of my own time in Cincinnati and in Paris, France, where I used plenty of caution (e.g., not going out walking alone after dark) but, in part because I exercised caution, was able to feel comfortable rather than fearful in a big, strange city. <br /><br />Trudy, we missed you, too! You always have valuable insights and probing questions. We would no doubt have stayed more focused with you at the table!<br /><br />Karen, your question about corn harvest is that no, it is not all harvested. The very wet fall weather postponed harvest, and now -- SNOW! We'll be watching to see what happens next and when.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-4839539943913376252014-11-18T06:05:36.809-08:002014-11-18T06:05:36.809-08:00Oh my, these corn field images are gorgeous. The ...Oh my, these corn field images are gorgeous. The last one with the rows showing a dusting of snow is my favorite. It makes me wonder, however, whether all the corn was harvested before the snows came. Karen Casebeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-30446937896123471312014-11-17T12:16:55.684-08:002014-11-17T12:16:55.684-08:00I am now even more devastated that I missed the di...I am now even more devastated that I missed the discussion of Swann's Way. And I have no intention of having fun with that devastation.trudy carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014886147900129601noreply@blogger.com