Comments for Good Book of the Day http://goodbookoftheday.com a book I've liked, every day Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:32:08 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on Snowy in snow by Gaudior http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=896&cpage=1#comment-136 Gaudior Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:32:08 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=896#comment-136 Hi! I wanted to write and thank you <i>so</i> very much for putting up these puzzles! I've been going through a stressful last few months, and will be going through a stressful several more, and the puzzles are <i>incredibly</i> useful as a stress-relief and pick-me-up. They're invariably beautiful and/or deeply meaningful and/or thought-provoking (some, like the Haitian tent-city, being all of the above)-- well-chosen and really good to work on. I was dismayed when the site was down a few days ago, and delighted when it came back up. So-- thank you! You are making my life way better by making these! Hi! I wanted to write and thank you so very much for putting up these puzzles! I’ve been going through a stressful last few months, and will be going through a stressful several more, and the puzzles are incredibly useful as a stress-relief and pick-me-up. They’re invariably beautiful and/or deeply meaningful and/or thought-provoking (some, like the Haitian tent-city, being all of the above)– well-chosen and really good to work on. I was dismayed when the site was down a few days ago, and delighted when it came back up. So– thank you! You are making my life way better by making these!

]]> Comment on Red flower tree by Aquaeri http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=845&cpage=1#comment-75 Aquaeri Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:30:57 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=845#comment-75 The tree is a Poinciana, <i>Delonix regia</i>, also called Flamboyant Tree. Both it and the African Tulip Tree are common around Brisbane, and yes, the tulip tree is now a declared weed here (and not nearly as attractive as the poinciana anyway). The tree is a Poinciana, Delonix regia, also called Flamboyant Tree. Both it and the African Tulip Tree are common around Brisbane, and yes, the tulip tree is now a declared weed here (and not nearly as attractive as the poinciana anyway).

]]> Comment on In the Shadow of Moloch: The Sacrifice of Children and Its Impact on Western Religions, by Martin S. Bergmann by The Librarian http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=847&cpage=1#comment-70 The Librarian Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:57:50 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=847#comment-70 I think he isolates children because the theme of child sacrifice is one the Bible brings up and *then* pushes aside. It certainly bothered me, when I was a child, but no-one connected the dots between things like the sacrifice of Isaac, the deaths of the Egyptian first-born, the need to sacrifice or "redeem" first-born animals or children, and the sacrifice of Jesus. I think he isolates children because the theme of child sacrifice is one the Bible brings up and *then* pushes aside. It certainly bothered me, when I was a child, but no-one connected the dots between things like the sacrifice of Isaac, the deaths of the Egyptian first-born, the need to sacrifice or “redeem” first-born animals or children, and the sacrifice of Jesus.

]]> Comment on Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun: Hernando de Soto and the South’s Ancient Chiefdoms, by Charles Hudson by The Librarian http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=839&cpage=1#comment-69 The Librarian Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:54:28 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=839#comment-69 Thanks! I'm sure you'll like the book -- it's (an attempt at) a step-by-step reconstruction, so there will be lots of mentions of places you know. Thanks! I’m sure you’ll like the book — it’s (an attempt at) a step-by-step reconstruction, so there will be lots of mentions of places you know.

]]> Comment on Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun: Hernando de Soto and the South’s Ancient Chiefdoms, by Charles Hudson by Phyllis http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=839&cpage=1#comment-68 Phyllis Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:55:07 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=839#comment-68 DeSoto came ashore near my hometown of Bradenton, Fl. We (of course) got the whitewashed version of his 'explorations' in school. I will track this one down. Thanks for recommendation. Came here via Balloon Juice, btw. Great site. DeSoto came ashore near my hometown of Bradenton, Fl. We (of course) got the whitewashed version of his ‘explorations’ in school. I will track this one down. Thanks for recommendation. Came here via Balloon Juice, btw. Great site.

]]> Comment on In the Shadow of Moloch: The Sacrifice of Children and Its Impact on Western Religions, by Martin S. Bergmann by WereBear http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=847&cpage=1#comment-67 WereBear Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:23:03 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=847#comment-67 Sounds like the book brings up an excellent point about the shared guilt which then gets pushed onto the Jews. Like that's never happened before! Though I would not have isolated children; (and that would be a deeper guilt) it is instructive to think of how these religious practices are now shrouded in history and pushed aside. Just a quick tour of Mayan practices are instructional; and there's no reason to think these people were unusual in that practice, either. Sounds like the book brings up an excellent point about the shared guilt which then gets pushed onto the Jews. Like that’s never happened before!

Though I would not have isolated children; (and that would be a deeper guilt) it is instructive to think of how these religious practices are now shrouded in history and pushed aside. Just a quick tour of Mayan practices are instructional; and there’s no reason to think these people were unusual in that practice, either.

]]> Comment on Haitian dream by Bungalow Barbara http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=817&cpage=1#comment-55 Bungalow Barbara Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:45:52 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=817#comment-55 This reminds me of a poem my father used to quote (I think from Edward Lear): I never saw a purple cow. I never hope to see one. But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one! These cows might change his mind. This reminds me of a poem my father used to quote (I think from Edward Lear):
I never saw a purple cow.
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one!

These cows might change his mind.

]]> Comment on The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman by Two millennia http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=514&cpage=1#comment-46 Two millennia Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:46:32 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=514#comment-46 [...] dam behind it was built in 1969. How long will it last without maintenance? I’m betting the dam is the greatest threat to the existence of the bridge that the latter [...] [...] dam behind it was built in 1969. How long will it last without maintenance? I’m betting the dam is the greatest threat to the existence of the bridge that the latter [...]

]]> Comment on Two Pietàs by Suzycat http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-45 Suzycat Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:15:03 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=787#comment-45 Alas, only the Bellini is showing! Alas, only the Bellini is showing!

]]> Comment on China Moon Cookbook by Barbara Tropp by Seven-Spice Powder http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-44 Seven-Spice Powder Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:04:51 +0000 http://goodbookoftheday.com/?p=125#comment-44 [...] started with the Ten Spice Powder recipe from China Moon, and fiddled it until I got what I [...] [...] started with the Ten Spice Powder recipe from China Moon, and fiddled it until I got what I [...]

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