tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post4880732943557086582..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-69642104218000128652008-05-16T15:46:00.000-05:002008-05-16T15:46:00.000-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902638754139608478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-34900591481567087952008-05-16T15:02:00.000-05:002008-05-16T15:02:00.000-05:00I think "all of the above." Some of the books I'm...I think "all of the above." Some of the books I'm reading are ones I've written about, or plan to write about in the future, in more formal settings. Some I'll make some more specific "use" of. Others I might never read again. All of it is "usable" in some sense.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-29186572569752944232008-05-16T14:55:00.000-05:002008-05-16T14:55:00.000-05:00Terrific blog - as always. I'm enjoying following...Terrific blog - as always. I'm enjoying following your progress on your books project. And it's inspiring me to dust off a few old (& new) volumes.<BR/><BR/>But lately I've wondered something. When we encounter a truly wonderful work -- what are we to do? Should we "use" it to create something else of our own? Or should we simply enjoy it, savor it, and try to remember the fleeting experience? Or should we analyze it -- and our reaction to it? Do we disect it, to find out exactly why it was so excellent? Or should we -- as you are doing -- write about it, perhaps to crystallize our thoughts about it and to create a record? Or perhaps this is just the wrong question to even wonder about. . . . <BR/><BR/>All the best, <BR/>jamesJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902638754139608478noreply@blogger.com