tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812822327612486525.post2420151909090962824..comments2023-06-05T00:38:11.386-07:00Comments on Straight From The Heart In My Hip: All Things Irish and Blake ButlerEthel Rohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312350169855172302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812822327612486525.post-49313165574874187952009-10-10T07:43:45.492-07:002009-10-10T07:43:45.492-07:00Tania, thanks for the Le Guin quote, and for shari...Tania, thanks for the Le Guin quote, and for sharing your Guinness memory. Yes Guinness can be bitter, but the best pints are cold, velvety, and savory. Always great to hear from you :-)Ethel Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332550869543076891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812822327612486525.post-24498836241210714722009-09-25T23:44:50.562-07:002009-09-25T23:44:50.562-07:00E--
reading Le Guin (wave in the mind): "the...E--<br /><br />reading Le Guin (wave in the mind): "the ground of our experience is dark, and all our inventions start in that darkness. From it, some of them leap forth in fire. The imagination can transfigure the dark matter in life," from the essay "The Question I get Asked Most Often"--though I can't get a grasp on the kind of savagery you mention--or think about it for too long. <br /><br />on a lighter note, my husband-to-be lived a stint in Ireland as a kid and stateside, snuck a Guinness into my closet (in 7th grade). Bitter broth is all I remember! Congratulations on so much of your work making its way public.Tania Pryputniewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177520317393803035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812822327612486525.post-42900041989732179652009-09-23T11:49:29.789-07:002009-09-23T11:49:29.789-07:00Strange, strange news.
The University here is hav...Strange, strange news.<br /><br />The University here is having a massive ceilidh, which they're trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.<br /><br />It only occurred to me TODAY that the book has something to do with the stout...!<br /><br />Frankly, I don't think they should let prisoners change their names. I know they have legal rights, but ...please.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com