tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post2994858834550247649..comments2024-03-27T09:33:37.646+01:00Comments on Omnium: Beers & Books LI – Umberto EcoSean Jeatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-27923554819659379652021-02-22T21:45:21.425+01:002021-02-22T21:45:21.425+01:00Dear Claude, my good thoughts will be with you. As...Dear Claude, my good thoughts will be with you. As optimism is the only "ism" I might build a fane for, I am looking forward to your soonish return into Andrew's and my world. Feel yourself hugged, Claude. Tout de coeur. ;-) Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-87575906975227139682021-02-22T05:03:22.264+01:002021-02-22T05:03:22.264+01:00Wow!Love your legacy.💕💕Wow!Love your legacy.💕💕Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-52312092305893276332021-02-22T05:00:51.054+01:002021-02-22T05:00:51.054+01:00Tuesday, at noon, I'm having a TVAR (Transcath...Tuesday, at noon, I'm having a TVAR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair).<br />It's a year late because of Covid lockdown.I hope it works well. If not, I had a long run anyhow. I'm grateful.<br />And I certainly had an interesting time in your company. Also with dear Andrew's blog. Thank you both for putting up with me. ����<br /><br />Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-84907355563838090042021-02-22T04:42:56.077+01:002021-02-22T04:42:56.077+01:00Oui! Le Nom de la Rose, L'ile du jour levant, ...Oui! Le Nom de la Rose, L'ile du jour levant, La Pendule de Foucault. Aucun facile a lire.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-88944329315807188222021-02-22T00:08:30.383+01:002021-02-22T00:08:30.383+01:00Seems to be widening into Booze and Books though.Seems to be widening into Booze and Books though.Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-23936835807282730442021-02-21T22:29:53.898+01:002021-02-21T22:29:53.898+01:00Your idea is a lovely one. Suppose by now Ethan is...Your idea is a lovely one. Suppose by now Ethan is about 17, 18 years old. I wish I could witness when in 2033 or 2034 you let him open the box. ;-)<br />Each of my grandchildren will find newspapers in several languages published on their birthday, a very special book with dedication and a letter handwritten on their birthday. If I live long enough I might add another letter.<br /> <br /> Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-13428660813842956182021-02-21T22:05:11.448+01:002021-02-21T22:05:11.448+01:00"Experiences in Translation" sounds very..."Experiences in Translation" sounds very interesting. Imagine, Claude, we had been able to attend his lectures together. ;-)<br />I hope one of the three novels is "Foucault's Pendulum", because this one he thought is his best.<br /><br />Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-29209694208029431582021-02-21T21:58:08.956+01:002021-02-21T21:58:08.956+01:00Too late insofar as I'd like to continue prese...Too late insofar as I'd like to continue presenting a few authors and their books. Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-90060233070656969522021-02-21T21:51:27.899+01:002021-02-21T21:51:27.899+01:00Hm, even I think I'd have a few.Hm, even I think I'd have a few.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-68141483683675035332021-02-21T06:08:25.651+01:002021-02-21T06:08:25.651+01:00I'm leaving,not a bottle but, a big plastic bo...I'm leaving,not a bottle but, a big plastic box to my grandson. To open, if he is interested, when he will be thirty. Filled with memory writings, poetry attempts, great letters sent to and received from well known and anonymous-yet-fascinating people. Books written by friends and photos with autographs. Links to blogs I participated (hoping they are still accessible). We all have a story to tell, in words and pictures.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-48496751125267020222021-02-21T05:42:48.869+01:002021-02-21T05:42:48.869+01:00I enjoy Umberto Eco. I have 3 of his novels in Fre...I enjoy Umberto Eco. I have 3 of his novels in French. Gifts from a Montreal niece. On my own, I got his "Experiences in TRANSLATION".It comes from 3 lectures he gave at the Toronto University, October 1998. I wish I had been able to attend. I had so many questions about French translation. I was told he was great at teaching, and he kept the sessions going as long as there were questions.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-10276522581778296752021-02-21T01:33:12.109+01:002021-02-21T01:33:12.109+01:00Trapped indeed, for you once told me you would sto...Trapped indeed, for you once told me you would stop at 50. Too late for that now, obviously. Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-72606132859748879092021-02-21T00:29:14.671+01:002021-02-21T00:29:14.671+01:00The reason I started this series was a beer called...The reason I started this series was a beer called "Lancaster Bomber". So "Beers & Books" made sense. Meanwhile I do feel a bit trapped, trying to find way to get rid of "Drink!". <br /><br />Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-82524479943422444702021-02-20T09:09:35.008+01:002021-02-20T09:09:35.008+01:00Perhaps 'Beer' has come to symbolise the a...Perhaps 'Beer' has come to symbolise the appropiate fine alcoholic beveredge.<br /><br />photographsnowords.blogspot.com has just been granted approval for official release!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514267486746083195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-81584917397493487732021-02-20T01:21:56.679+01:002021-02-20T01:21:56.679+01:00Perhaps - for those who have messages worth leavin...Perhaps - for those who have messages worth leaving.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-87558863389455845632021-02-20T01:16:59.327+01:002021-02-20T01:16:59.327+01:00So do I. To leave some messages in a bottle is a n...So do I. To leave some messages in a bottle is a nice thought, isn't it?Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-34269707443999720812021-02-20T01:13:48.888+01:002021-02-20T01:13:48.888+01:00I expect to disappear without a trace, swept out w...I expect to disappear without a trace, swept out with my accumulations...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-19712351796372725462021-02-19T23:48:10.504+01:002021-02-19T23:48:10.504+01:00Well, I like the thought he left not but one messa...Well, I like the thought he left not but one message in one bottle, but quite a few in many bottles, which in his case turn out to be books.<br />So you are going to leave some fine messages, too, once upon a time when you will be following me and my donkey.<br /><br />Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-6615012880927814942021-02-19T23:06:41.280+01:002021-02-19T23:06:41.280+01:00Hmm... I am inclined to think that most of what I ...Hmm... I am inclined to think that most of what I have accumulated is already lost, and I am not even dead yet (but then, I am not Umberto Eco, obviously)Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.com