Endless Ends

[Endless_Night]

So, color me surprised.

Susan Howatch is known for fictional Plantagenet treatments in the form of family sagas, and something in similar vein for the Church of England regarding history and exploration of faith. . Dense, massive novels comprised of complex relationships and psychological depth. I've haven't read anything of hers in ages, but always enjoyed her writing.

Today, I found she started her writing career with gothic romances!!!

I am now on a mission.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

So, color me surprised.

Susan Howatch is known for fictional Plantagenet treatments in the form of family sagas, and something in similar vein for the Church of England regarding history and exploration of faith. . Dense, massive novels comprised of complex relationships and psychological depth. I've haven't read anything of hers in ages, but always enjoyed her writing.

Today, I found she started her writing career with gothic romances!!!

I am now on a mission.

I looked her up on Goodreads and added a few of her novels to my Want to Read shelf. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Endless_Night]

I looked her up on Goodreads and added a few of her novels to my Want to Read shelf. Thanks for the suggestion.

Let me know what you think if you ever get around to reading.

(I say that because my TBR pile has books from several years back. )

Penmarric was my favorite, I do believe.

 

[Endless_Night]

I always assumed anthropodermic bibliopegy was confined to eighteenth century medical treatise and fictional items in horror movies.

As a binding for erotica?

 

[hotwords229_A]

anthropodermic bibliopegy

Well, I regret looking that up.

 

[Endless_Night]

Well, I regret looking that up.

*nods*

I fully understand this sentiment.

 

[Endless_Night]

This has been the most grueling summer.

Non-stop people friction. Constant interruptions to work.

I am exhausted and just so ready for fall.

 

[Endless_Night]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

 

[Endless_Night]

On a completely different subject:

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

 

[Mewalkabout]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

I agree it's sad thought

 

[Mewalkabout]

On a completely different subject:

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

On a completely different subject:

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Wooooooooo!

 

[hotwords229_A]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

But couldn’t this be said about all of us?

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

I don’t know the context of the quote but I don’t think it is sad. I think it’s part of what makes being a human different. I think there’s a lot of things that may be knowable in some theoretical way, but practically, one is never going to know what the the truth is, so one makes the choice they need to make at the time. And justifies it however they need to.

I also think there’s plenty of times where the truth is that you certainly won’t or can’t win, but you still need to keep fighting. If that delusion is the thing that keeps you going, that’s not a bad thing.

 

[Mei5ter]

I always assumed anthropodermic bibliopegy was confined to eighteenth century medical treatise and fictional items in horror movies.

As a binding for erotica?

Or, in William Corder's case, two accounts of his trial.

 

[Mei5ter]

I don’t know the context of the quote but I don’t think it is sad. I think it’s part of what makes being a human different. I think there’s a lot of things that may be knowable in some theoretical way, but practically, one is never going to know what the the truth is, so one makes the choice they need to make at the time. And justifies it however they need to.

Well put. And truth and fact aren't the same.

We all have our own truths, some individual, some shared. It's when people disregard facts, and claim that they aren't so in the face of logic and empirical observation, that I back away quietly.

 

[investor2020]

As my July included a 2-wk vacation, plus another week out of pocket, I return to this thread to see what I missed . . . Enny and her friends are a constant source of enlightenment.

“A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.” . . . obviously Cicero did not get out much !

"ataraxia" - "The concept of ataraxia remains relevant today as a reminder to focus on internal well-being and develop resilience to the inevitable challenges of life." - why can't we just modify the term to "resilience" ? Tough having to look up all those strange Greek words.

"anthropodermic bibliopegy" - If it's no skin off my back, who cares ?

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be." - in other words, if I feel the world is totally against me because nothing ever works out for me, then truthfully the world is truly against me ?

Yikes, I may need another vacation.

 

[Endless_Night]

Well, this went deep!

Excellent points.

I wish I had been here, but I was off getting pampered.


I was speaking less to facts, theoretical or otherwise, and more to situational personal interactions where people choose to repeat patterns rather than take charge of see their own culpability in their unhappiness.

 

[Endless_Night]

Or, in William Corder's case, two accounts of his trial.

This is possibly the most bizarre after death request ever made.

 

[Endless_Night]

So, I was working outside today. (Surprise! )

At just about the finish point the SO wandered out. He watched for a couple of minutes, then said: Why are you standing in poison ivy?




I'm not particularly susceptible, but I am now wondering how to make a deal with Demeter to spare me the consequences of my sins. Or maybe Dionysus. I feel like he's associated with ivy.

 

[investor2020]

I'm not sure Demeter is the proper choice . . . Demeter is the goddess who presides over the cultivation of crops, ensuring bountiful harvests and the prosperity of the land." . . . I am unaware of her capability of preventing you from standing in poison ivy.

Now Dionysus on the other hand . . . "Dionysus was primarily known as the Greek god of wine, but he was also associated with festivals, theater, madness, and ecstasy. He embodied the untamed aspects of nature and human behavior, including the power of wine to inspire both joy and frenzy. He was also associated with fertility, vegetation, and the grape harvest. " . . . again, not likely to prevent you from standing in poison ivy, but with wine, joy, frenzy, and fertility, who cares about a little itch on the ankles !

 

[investor2020]

Enny, as always, the universal source of information (be if fact or fiction, truth or untruth). . . i.e. the internet . . . provides you with a number of choices to resolve the poison ivy issue . . .

"Many different mythologies feature gods and goddesses associated with healing, some of whom specifically relate to plants or remedies. Here are a few figures that could be considered in the context of curing poison ivy:

• Asclepius (Greek/Roman): God of medicine and healing. His staff with a snake wrapped around it remains a symbol of medicine today.
• Hygieia (Greek/Roman): Goddess of cleanliness and good health, associated with preventive medicine. Her name is the origin of the word "hygiene".
• Iaso (Greek): Goddess of cures and remedies.
• Panacea (Greek): Goddess of universal remedies and "cure-alls". Her name gives us the word panacea.
• Airmed (Celtic): Goddess associated with healing herbs. Legend says healing herbs grew from her tears and she was a keeper of herbalism's mysteries.
• Osanyin (Yoruba): Orisha associated with herbalism and plant medicines.

While not specifically named for poison ivy, these deities could potentially be invoked in prayers or rituals seeking relief from the skin irritation it causes, given their associations with healing and remedies in their respective cultures. "

 

[Endless_Night]

Well. That's quite the bevy of options, @investor2020.

No doubt I should have been on my knees in supplication to all.

Instead I settled for scrubbing my skin like mad with a bath mitt and Dr. Bronner's soap.

 

[Endless_Night]

Horror movies are simply not what they used to be.

Or perhaps, with so much on offer, it's merely harder to wade through the detritus.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Horror movies are simply not what they used to be.

Or perhaps, with so much on offer, it's merely harder to wade through the detritus.

There’s so much media out there. Separating the wheat from the chaff is getting increasingly difficult for sure

 

[Endless_Night]

There’s so much media out there. Separating the wheat from the chaff is getting increasingly difficult for sure

I enjoy B sci-fi and horror. They are just so relaxing.

Now I find myself wading through E and F films, which I can't even make it through.

Disheartening.