On Edward Said’s “Songs of an Eastern Humanist”
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Manan Kapoor in the Los Angeles Review of Books: IN OUT OF PLACE: A
Memoir (1999), Edward Said recalls that after graduating from Princeton in
June 1957, h...
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I always had whimsical dreams about living on a houseboat, but it's probably harder than it looks.
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I think waste disposal might be one of the 'hard things'
DeleteI saw several live-on houseboats (barges?) on the waterways near Bath. Very nice.
ReplyDelete@ Miss Scarlet: All boats require a lot of maintenance!
I shouldn't think the're much fun in a windy storm either, Mr Lax!!
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so many beautiful boats but the maintenance is grim and I've heard a few sinking stories too!
DeleteAnd motor boats whose engine dies when you're drifting towards a weir are a bit of a worry,too!
ReplyDeletethat's when you need to put the flying parts into operation
DeleteI'm a little bit afraid of water, though I had a long trips on motor boats last year. That was awesome.
ReplyDeleteboats are pretty awesome - nice to see you here (eventually)
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