tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3277455944654013756..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: I began to grow hungry for real knowledge - John Muir on how to readAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71043071638922830192011-06-10T16:36:25.186-05:002011-06-10T16:36:25.186-05:00As long as there is a reason, I am content.As long as there is a reason, I am content.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-89643737793531846732011-06-10T13:31:18.120-05:002011-06-10T13:31:18.120-05:00Haha, I love that you don't think *both* those...Haha, I love that you don't think *both* those statements are disheartening!nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-83226705234135652202011-06-09T21:36:34.114-05:002011-06-09T21:36:34.114-05:00Is it disheartening to learn to learn about the ha...Is it disheartening to learn to learn about the habits of people like Muir - "I can never match that!" Or is it a relief - "I didn't squander my great talents after all - I was never that talented to begin with!"Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-41396727817277066222011-06-09T09:56:29.067-05:002011-06-09T09:56:29.067-05:00I'm an early riser but not that early! Getting...I'm an early riser but not that early! Getting up at 1 a.m. just to read and invent things? That's ambition and dedication and obviously why I'm just a regular schmuck and not famous for anything. I've got a number of Muir's books on my Kindle that I thought would be fun to read "sometime." I think sometime might be happening sooner rather than later.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71030058771411917682011-06-08T16:19:31.787-05:002011-06-08T16:19:31.787-05:00Jenny, I believe that is just what I tried and fai...Jenny, I believe that is just what I tried and failed to write about moments ago. Try again tomorrow, that's my motto! The LoA volume does not include <i>Travels in Alaska</i>, but it does have a 40 page article on Alaska that I presume expanded into the book.<br /><br />Nana - at 30! Boy oh boy, I hope that is not too late! No, I know 30 is not too late.<br /><br />nicole - your father did not order you to bed at 8 on the dot? Muir's father was an odd character. Muir does a nice job of de-monsterizing him, of making some brutal behavior seem funny. Of course. Muir himself was an odd character.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-84255811300249649572011-06-08T15:31:08.741-05:002011-06-08T15:31:08.741-05:00I've only read Travels in Alaska, but his exub...I've only read Travels in Alaska, but his exuberance and energy (physical, spiritual, mental) come out of every line. He smacks his lips over sleeping every night on a glacier (brr!) the same way he does over Milton here.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251983804060081813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8688165980992252092011-06-08T09:54:33.781-05:002011-06-08T09:54:33.781-05:00This is real hunger. I wish I had such a hunger fo...This is real hunger. I wish I had such a hunger for knowledge. Hope it isn't too late at 30.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-35818334690603186392011-06-08T07:58:57.103-05:002011-06-08T07:58:57.103-05:00When I was a teenager, I took what I think is the ...When I was a teenager, I took what I think is the more common route to eke out more reading time: staying up late. I wasn't doing any manual labor during the day, of course, but I still don't know how I did it. Going to school and work on 4 o 5 hours of sleep? These days I could not manage on so little rest.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-31671027443158110992011-06-07T22:52:46.863-05:002011-06-07T22:52:46.863-05:00These are such different responses to what I wrote...These are such different responses to what I wrote. So, thanks for responding. Very helpful. More Muir tomorrow - back to Yosemite.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39503605902961326522011-06-07T17:55:30.813-05:002011-06-07T17:55:30.813-05:00John Muir was arguably one of the most tireless, i...John Muir was arguably one of the most tireless, innovative and dedicated champions of any cause the US has ever had. Nothing to do with books, but watch the Ken Burns documentary National Parks: America's Best Idea. Much of the first 2 or 3 episodes is about John Muir and they're all very anecdotally rich.Christinehttp://www.thewritechristine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43623148940620703412011-06-07T17:11:08.741-05:002011-06-07T17:11:08.741-05:00Sadly, this fine post comes on the eve of a major ...Sadly, this fine post comes on the eve of a major vote in California to defund many of our public parks rather than increasing taxes on the wealthy and the giant corporations.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76788282866559440602011-06-07T16:33:37.396-05:002011-06-07T16:33:37.396-05:00Mr. Muir was obviously of tougher stuff than I for...Mr. Muir was obviously of tougher stuff than I for I too come from a rural background where long, physical days limited reading that I wished to do. While he got up in the middle of the night to read, I was sleeping, trying to ready myself for another day of hard work. Interesting he was capapble of such hard work on so little sleep. More power to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com