The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd (1879 - 1949).
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as stupidity, Christmas, spring fashions, and the beauty of statistics. ( Larry Wilson)
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Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
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END of recording
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Hi Larry,
I will MC this for you. I'll move you in a day so everyone notices your new project.
Cheers!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Penumbra wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2018, 9:14 am
Oh, I'm definitely in on this one. I'd like the first two and the last two sections please, if I may.
Glad to have you on board, Tom!
I've put these in the MW, but the section numbers should change why Amy can get them renumbered.
Hi Larry,
It should be okay now.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
mightyfelix wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2018, 9:33 pm
This sounds fun. I'll take the one on black cats, please. I may pick up more after I've had a chance to look at them.
You've got the black cats!
~ Larry NOTE: Traveling without internet until March 17
I would like Stupidity, Waste, and the Futurists. (9, 10, & 26)
Not that I have any particular agenda in mind, mind you.
Truth exists for the wise, Beauty for a feeling heart: They belong to each other. - Beethoven
Disclaimer: "Kind reader, if this our performance doth in aught fall short of promise, blame not our good intent, but our unperfect wit."
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood