tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post8530551908832228872..comments2023-07-12T11:02:54.477-05:00Comments on Musings of an Artist's Wife: Read Me the BluesWendy Rodrigue Magnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-56478611700227156842012-04-26T12:02:43.974-05:002012-04-26T12:02:43.974-05:00Many thanks for sharing, Glenn! I also so appreci...Many thanks for sharing, Glenn! I also so appreciate your comments at Gambit Weekly regarding the work of Miranda Lake and the use of encaustic-Wendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-52518367292057984672012-04-26T09:07:00.537-05:002012-04-26T09:07:00.537-05:00Although I am seduced by the bright screens and te...Although I am seduced by the bright screens and technology in general, I too have resisted the Kindle, iPad, etc. because I like the tactile experience of holding a papered volume (ironic that I had to think of a term for what we used to simply call a "book") in my hands. You remind me of the charms of a library and my own experience of walking the stacks looking for books on the subjects of my history paper on Hernan Cortez. I felt a kinship with him because I too was trying to discover a treasure and a new world - but my exploration was in the Rice University library. To this day that unique scent of books on shelves in old bookstores and libraries is evocative and stimulates wonderful early memories of the excitement of learning. Thanks soooo much for this wonderful piece. I am sending the URL to the library director of our local DeSoto Texas Public Library which hosts our monthly Poetry in Progress meeting.cityfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707168648983690215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-43405574790290945672012-04-25T06:48:36.219-05:002012-04-25T06:48:36.219-05:00I wish I'd thought of the "thumbs" a...I wish I'd thought of the "thumbs" analogy, Patty!Wendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-89648461435693605722012-04-24T16:37:39.666-05:002012-04-24T16:37:39.666-05:00Thank you for your paean to print. Publishers DESI...Thank you for your paean to print. Publishers DESIGN books to make the pages beautiful. Yes, pages can be all fonted up on the screen; it's just not the same. I have books I've written in e-form, but I do not own a hand-held device. Can you imagine George Rodrigue creating a painting using just his thumbs?Patty Friedmannhttp://www.pattyfriedmann.comnoreply@blogger.com