Now that I have finished reading the last of Jane Austen's completed novels here is my personal ranking system of her work, starting with my favorites and working down to least favorite. 1. Pride and Prejudice 2. Emma 3. Sense and Sensibility 4. Northhanger Abbey 5. Mansfield Park 6. Persuasion
Have you ever journeyed down a road whose aura captures you? The sensations engulf you? It exists to be your favorite as it connects you to some where special. Is it the change in temperature, the dancing shadows of the trees, the winding of the narrow road, and the anticipation of adventure? I don’t have the answer but I have found such a road and it leads to the Dog Park. Every dog knows this road and with its head out the car window, its nose collects every ...
Well now I am on my summer vacation, I was tired of this job so I am very happy to be on a holiday for the next 5 weeks. Like I wrote the other day I got into college this fall, what I have been doing for the past few years is what is called getting a student licence, it is what you usually start at 16 and finish in 4 years but I quit at 18 and started again after my son was born but over the Internet and it took a lot longer than usually. Now I will be starting literature and I am excited but very ...
I read this Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber and thought it offered a rather interesting persepctive. In Africa people are sadder about the death of an old man than that of a newborn baby. The old man represented a wealth of experience which might have benefited the tribe, whereas the newborn baby had not lived and could not be aware of dying. In Europe, people are sad about the newborn baby because they think it might have done wonderful things if he lived. On ...
As I'm sitting here in my living room listening to Dolly Parton's cover of 'Stairway to Heaven' it appears some changes have happened in my life recently. But since when is Dolly Parton an epiphany? I'll be back soon, Lit-Net, to catch up on the blogs. Stairway to heaven- surprisingly good.
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