The Hive is (realy) Dead! Long Live the Hive Mind!

[Mycanid]

I am not too great at math though.

Seems we both suffer froma similiar affliction math wise Gal.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Seems we both suffer froma similiar affliction math wise Gal.

Yup, I wish it was not that way though.

 

[Aurora]

I don't see any soapboxing. I asked. You answered. People who don't like answers shouldn't ask questions.

I should clarify. I hate the grammar side of English. I love literature I wish I had more time to read. And write, for that matter. Although. honestly, I find my writing skills pale in comparison to DShai's, so it is really not something I do anymore.

 

[Aurora]

The book I would recommend, if you can find it, is MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED. It's an excellent book. The author is David Aurora.

Thanks!

Amazon currently has it for $26 with free shipping....hmmmmm Is that a good price?

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Thanks!

I find it funny that the guy last name is your SN here.

 

[Mycanid]

I should clarify. I hate the grammar side of English. I love literature I wish I had more time to read. And write, for that matter. Although. honestly, I find my writing skills pale in comparison to DShai's, so it is really not something I do anymore.

Yes ... I also love literature (although I am not much of a "literati" sort personal talent wise.

I guess a good reference point (to extrapolate on the pillars thing) would be the writings and teachings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (and the other Inklings). I hope this makes sense. The writings of Tolkien (especially his writings on "sub-creation") were the most important things to me before my conversion, and even helped lead to the conversion proper. The conversion itself was somewhat similiar to what Lewis wrote of his own in his autobiography.

By the by, here is a link for the book at amazon.com so you can browse it:

http://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Dem..._bbs_sr_1/002-2579674-4726413?ie=UTF8&s=books

Oh yes ... it is David Arora ... NOT Aurora! Got mixed up

 

[Mycanid]

Thanks!

Amazon currently has it for $26 with free shipping....hmmmmm Is that a good price?

Beat me to it ma'am!

Yes ... it is a "normal" price. It is a thick book and has LOTS of color photos in it - those always drive the price of a book up....

 

[Aurora]

I too enjoy the writings of CSLewis. As a kid I read all the Narnia books (still some of my favorites). In high school, I read the Screwtape letters and Mere Christianity. Screwtape Letters was a rather interestring read. I read a few pages of the Great Divorce, and have been meaning to get it from the library so I can finish it.

 

[Mycanid]

I only started reading the Narnia books recently. I did not like to read them when I was younger because there was a decided "feel" to them that I did not want to expose myself to.

It didn't work ... I was nabbed from another angle. I appreciate them now. Screwtape Letters is a great favorite of mine. Early on I stumbled across a dramatic reading of them (a la "books on tape") done by Monty Python regular John Clees. The rendering is a brilliant piece of work.

Probably my favorite works by him are the ones he did at the end of his life that are very little known or read by most. These include things like The Discarded Image (probably my all time favorite) and The Four Loves.

Hmm ... well, I shouldn't ramble on and on about this.

Gal - you still here?

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Yes I am.