Comments on: Computers Are a Fad. Poetry Has Been Around for Centuries.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:31:15 +0000

Yeah, me too. Amazon.com my constant companion. But then I always feel bad when local bookstores fold. The convenience factor is just huge.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:45:58 +0000

Precisely. And good reviews of poetry books are not always easy to come by. Nor should you forget someone like me, who lives overseas and would otherwise have very limited access to published materials in English. Despite my commitment to open culture/open publishing via the web, I order a lot of books online!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:29:19 +0000

Ditto that. Resources like poemhunter and others are a great way for me to sample a known writer’s work before shelling out for their book.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:32:48 +0000

There’s not a day that I don’t read some poetry, but I must admit I wouldn’t find a lot of work without my computer. Just yesterday, for I example, I stumbled across some ghazals in English, which led me on a wider search.

By: Books, Inq.

Books, Inq. — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:06:00 +0000

… here’s an encouraging word: Computers Are a Fad. Poetry Has Been Around For Centuries.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:36:09 +0000

Hi Belinda, thanks for stopping by. I agree it’s sad, and yet it seems to have always been the case somehow. Funnily enough my mom’s a total GTD champion — we all have inboxes at her house! Didn’t grow up that way, but I think she’s found a lot of value using GTD in the teaching profession — probably similar to clergy, where you’re “on” full-tilt (when sermonizing or teaching), and then have to manage all the back-end stuff in the supposed “off” time. Anyway, glad you’re enjoying the article series and best wishes in your adventures overseas.

By: Bea

Bea — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:52:30 +0000

That’s kinda sad we came to the same conclusion (diff times). Isn’t it a sickness in our society that we constantly undervalue these things?

I’ve changed away from computer science (as a living) to teaching overseas ultimately, I get to keep a lot more of my own money despite the lower pay! I would never consider teaching in the west, due to the conditions your mother mentioned.

I think something ultimately has to give (aka snap). I’d like to think that it gives to teachers and those giving back to society and away from those that seem to only take, you know the ones. If we were in a survival situation, we’d see clearly those that are in the giving situation.

Anyway, came to your site through 43 folders and your 2 part article, nice. Just starting to impliment the system myself – illness is my major spanner at the moment so the system goes out the window until I’m better. Funny, I’ve never been able to schedule health.

Cheers,
– B