Yeah, SF in school in South Texas was strange, but I remember finding it refreshing. In four years of high school, I think we had three SF stories. Still, I am of the opinion that SF is literature. Stories like Stranger in a Strange Land and Childhood’s End help shape my world view, and they were very well-written. In its day, Moby Dick might have been considered SF, had the term existed then.

Lähettänyt: hermit_9 7:35 am (EST) May 8, 2008

That would be Burroughs (later Unisys) Algol. I'm not sure if it was based on the '60 or '68 specs...probably the earlier one. Of course there are 40+ years of differences in there since Burroughs and Unisys had no problems adding to the language when they needed a new feature.

Lähettänyt: jjwilson61 6:07 pm (EST) Apr 22, 2008

Hehehehe. It's taking me forever to catalog. I'm not quick with putting them in. I'm too busy adding more to the bookpile!

I have read Wind in the Willows. It was one of the first "real" books I read when I discovered that I loved reading. I'll try to remember to put it in!

Peace and Laughter!

Lähettänyt: jugglingpaynes 10:47 am (EST) Feb 10, 2008

I know about that theory! It's called site swapping. Some friends of mine tried to explain it to me, but alas, math is a weak area for me!

I also know the name of your book. It's called "Lord Valentine's Castle" by Robert Silverberg. I know many books with jugglers! I just added that one to my list. You might also enjoy "D'Shai" by Joel Rosenberg, another scifi with circus themes.

Peace and Laughter!

Lähettänyt: jugglingpaynes 11:39 pm (EST) Jan 11, 2008

LOL! I'm silly! I had heard of Hoyt Axton (how could I forget Joy to the World?)No need to send me the song, I can get it through our library system. We also have itunes and another music download membership (musicmatch?)where I can find the song.

Anyway, I can understand your concern about copyrights. If you read the about section on Project Playlist, they do work with music producers and artists and they pay royalties. If there is a request to remove a song they do it. I only keep my playlist on my LT profile for my listening pleasure. I don't put it on my blogs, which get a fair amount of traffic.

I do know how hot 41 degrees C is! That's how hot it was when my husband and I arrived in Budapest years ago (pre children). We were on a hydrofoil from Austria with no air-conditioning, and as we waited for customs to let us out I seriously considered jumping into the Danube. Fun times!

Peace and Laughter!

Lähettänyt: jugglingpaynes 11:13 am (EST) Jan 10, 2008

Hiya Guido!

To answer your questions-
New Math is from the album That Was The Year That Was. Here is an Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/That-Was-Year/dp/B...

I copied the embedding code from Project Playlist and pasted it in the about me section of my profile (I suppose you could put it in any of the fields.) Sometimes it needs tweaking. Last week, either Project Playlist or Library Thing wasn't recognizing the code, but it seems to work most of the time.

Never heard of Hoyt Axton. I'm also not really into C&W. What's the name of the children's song? I'm always willing to check it out.

I've taken lessons in mime, but it isn't really my style. I like to impress my audience, not pester them. I'm technically not a clown either, jugglers tend to get lumped with clowns. I'll have to add Discworld to my "to be read pile." Most mimes I've met think they are performance artists. I just think they're crazy...

Nice to meet you!
Peace and Laughter!

Lähettänyt: jugglingpaynes 11:21 am (EST) Dec 31, 2007