Today’s Wednesday literature piece is from one of D.H. Lawrence’s most popular, but contentious novels The Rainbow. I am astounded it was prohibited for a decade in England after its publication. I started reading it recently and I haven’t found…
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The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 2) – The Simulation Argument, Panpsychism & Quasar
As alluded to, a feature on Wednesday’s literature piece will be additions I have made to my Ankidroid application to expand my command of the English language as well as highlight aspects of Science and Philosophy I wanted to digest.…
The Kookaburra Moment Part III (Final)
This Wednesday’s literature extract resumes from Part 2: I realise that all things good about myself are not in me but others close to me. After a while Susan wandered over.She opened the door and wiped a tear from my…
The Kookaburra Moment Part II
This Wednesday’s literature extract resumes from where Part 1 left us: Susan and I peered from inside, praying the kookaburra didn’t fly away. I looked at Susan as she smeared her hand across her mouth in a vain attempt to…
The Kookaburra Moment Part 1
Susan loved eating fresh barbecued fish, but the thought of having bones wedged down my throat meant I couldn’t last the meal. But I delighted in watching Susan munching the tailor flesh like a primeval woman at the mouth of…
‘Life, Bottom Heavy Like a Kangaroo’ – Anthony Burgess
This is the third excerpt presented here from Anthony Burgess’ masterpiece Earthly Powers. Octogenarian British writer Kenneth Toomey recalls with spectacular clarity (as he almost always does) his visit to Australia in 1930 or thereabouts. Australia is where I was…
AnkiDroid – Hedonism, Euphemism & Malinchism
Last Wednesday, I discussed how I came in touch with AnkiDroid and the wonders it has done for bolstering my daily learning of Spanish and English. Today I present just 3 cards that I added to my Anki. It requires…
Learning a Second Language and AnkiDroid
If I remember rightly the three principal components I highlighted as integral to learning a second language were as follows: Apart from those generic areas, I presented technological assists aiding in one’s learning. One of these tools reigns supreme in…
A Snorer is Outsnoored – Earthly Powers (Anthony Burgess)
This week on Wednesday’s literature piece we will continue with Anthony Burgess’s panamoramic saga novel of the 20th century Earthly Powers. The novel appeared on the shortlist for the Booker Prize in the year of its publication but lost out…
Earthly Powers (1980)- Anthony Burgess
The local bookstore near where I live has mostly books written in Spanish, but there is a classic English Literature section with thousands of titles to choose from. I miss my Kindle e-reader which decided one day it wouldn’t recharge…
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