You will be whipped in hell lol
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"I once fell in love with a nun, but she'd have "none" of it." :lol:
Which I think was a line from a "Carry-On" film.
Along with the "Carry-On" Hospital patient who told the Nurse that he'd dreamt about her last night.
"Did You?" she replied.
"No, you wouldn't let me!" :lol:
That old British humour brings me on to our adopted National Treasure, US import Bill Bryson. Who incidentally has written a giant oeuvre of stimulating books ranging from the Summer of 1927 in America (Babe Ruth and Al Capone and prohibition) to the Short History of Nearly Everything, which assured me that I am more likely to die from a Meteor impact than being run over by a Bus. Worth knowing if buying Insurance.
I just finished The Road to Little Dribbling.
A marvellous tour of contemporary Britain, as a sort of homage to his first tour 20 years ago. From England's dull Bognor Regis to wild Cape Wrath in Scotland. Which is the longest distance in Britain.
Along the way, I learned how ignorant most people are about basic facts about the World. Most people in the US couldn't place London on a map of the World, never mind their home city of Miami, where the survey was done:
http://www.timgaiser.com/blog/why-geography-matters
And very dumb people have a vastly inflated opinion of their own ability:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnin...3Kruger_effect
Which brings me to my enthusiasm for reading, which I find liberating. Why should I listen to all those MP's who have strong opinions about Brexit or Remain. I wonder if they could even place Brussels on a Map? :scratch:
TBH, most Politicians would be more useful assigned to litter-picking duties along our lovely beaches.
I got a Kindle for Christmas so my first book will be The Hobbit
I don't like the 'feel' of books, the feel of the pages is something I loath so the Kindle will be the best for me as soon as I get round to using it ;)
After the Hobbit I have downloaded a couple of guitar books which look good as well
Hmm... The Hobbit was, of course, a child's book. Bilbo Baggins an' all that.
TBH, I did like its more mature successor, "The Lord of the Rings". Which I read on holiday one summer in Nice, France as a mere youth of 25 years.
Like most of you, it created in me a desire to collect ALL of the Rings, a bit like Trainspotting or London bus-number collecting. But, having matured over the years, I do now notice how weak Tolkien was in his female characters.
It's a boy's book, for sure, like that old classic series on TV, Star Trek. Women wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Too one-dimensional. :rolleyes:
I really don't know why the "Feel" of real books should be an issue. My Mother, who is blind, would greatly benefit from a knowledge of Braille. And that is pure feel.
IMO, you should download St. Mark in the King James' Version. That's the best book ever written, IMO. :)
Yes there is a kindle edition of that geoff. Its true that not everythingis on it but quite a lot is
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Overman-Cul...verman+culture
Did you read 'The Silent Boy' yet Grant?
I hate reading masses of text from a screen. At work I would always print off large quantities of text - so much for the 'paperless office'! The same with e-books: I just love the physicality of paper books, just I love the physicality of records and CDs.
So sorry, not for me.