Questions of ethics for the seer

[_Blixa]

God has never been a fan of document snobs. If you aren't even going to look at the Eddas, go get some James Harriot.

You'll probably hate me for revealing this, Spurven, but I once owned a lovely 19thC leather bound set of twelve volumes of Icelandic/Norse mythologies including the Eddas and much more. I sold it when I was an impoverished graduate student for much less than it was worth.

(It had hand-tinted plates!)

[_Spurven Ten Sing]

God has never been a fan of document snobs. If you aren't even going to look at the Eddas, go get some James Harriot.

You'll probably hate me for revealing this, Spurven, but I once owned a lovely 19thC leather bound set of twelve volumes of Icelandic/Norse mythologies including the Eddas and much more. I sold it when I was an impoverished graduate student for much less than it was worth.

(It had hand-tinted plates!)

The regret you possess fits the crime. I once had a 23 volume set of the History of the World written circa 1910 I gave to my bro for a hundred dollar debt. Turns out ONE volume was worth more than that.

(In the volume covering Modern Russia, there is a fascinating primary source. It was written and published between the 1905 revolution that followed the Russo-Japanese war and the April revolution of 1917. The author not just speculated, but predicted another revolution that would topple the Czar. This firmly establishes that the Revolution was anticipated at least since 1905. as far as I know, this is the only citation of such.)

[_zeezrom]

I love these digressions!

Here's another one: I had to gather the kids for an official family council this morning. They had to learn why the parents aren't going to church. It's not to sit around like bumps on a log. This means, when mom and dad say we are going to the beach, we will not allow any of you to voice complaints about it. We are replacing church with enriching activities, not TV and Wii.