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Jul. 29th, 2012
About the Book in Your Hotel Room
Jul. 29th, 2012 10:08 amPeople were taken aback by an electronic Bible coming to hotel rooms? Wait until they hear about one establishment’s innovation – swapping out Bibles for copies of the runaway E L James erotic bestseller “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
-- Molly Driscoll at The Christian Science Monitor
This is not in America, in case this needs to be pointed out. Great Britain. Which can still be a little surprising, because I think we are still talking about the same sort of Anglo stuffiness. On the other hand, I take it that England is more like Europe in that it is not very Christian.
One critical response: why bother with any book at all? People can easily bring their own, or maybe quickly buy one at the corner convenience store. However, I can see how a person may be traveling, or may be on a quick jaunt from home, and one could be caught short for diversion, and a hotel room can be a pretty stark place without a little pleasant diversion, if one is stuck at a very basic and affordable hotel anyway. And as much as I appreciate the Bible as a literary cornerstone, I cannot count it as very enjoyable reading. Although I have been in moods when I would read it with some spiritual hunger, I have to say, in general, it is more a bowl of vegetables than like a pizza, if you know what I mean.
In short, a little fiction sounds like a fine amenity. A little choice might be good, too. I'm not talking about a library, but a little selection: a Stephen King book, a detective novel, maybe something from higher literature. Porn is great, of course, but after you get off, which often takes only a few minutes, one could use a less heated bit of escapism, though a little more heated than the Bible, in which even the killings and rapes are rendered surprisingly dull.
-- Molly Driscoll at The Christian Science Monitor
This is not in America, in case this needs to be pointed out. Great Britain. Which can still be a little surprising, because I think we are still talking about the same sort of Anglo stuffiness. On the other hand, I take it that England is more like Europe in that it is not very Christian.
One critical response: why bother with any book at all? People can easily bring their own, or maybe quickly buy one at the corner convenience store. However, I can see how a person may be traveling, or may be on a quick jaunt from home, and one could be caught short for diversion, and a hotel room can be a pretty stark place without a little pleasant diversion, if one is stuck at a very basic and affordable hotel anyway. And as much as I appreciate the Bible as a literary cornerstone, I cannot count it as very enjoyable reading. Although I have been in moods when I would read it with some spiritual hunger, I have to say, in general, it is more a bowl of vegetables than like a pizza, if you know what I mean.
In short, a little fiction sounds like a fine amenity. A little choice might be good, too. I'm not talking about a library, but a little selection: a Stephen King book, a detective novel, maybe something from higher literature. Porn is great, of course, but after you get off, which often takes only a few minutes, one could use a less heated bit of escapism, though a little more heated than the Bible, in which even the killings and rapes are rendered surprisingly dull.
About the Book in Your Hotel Room
Jul. 29th, 2012 10:08 amPeople were taken aback by an electronic Bible coming to hotel rooms? Wait until they hear about one establishment’s innovation – swapping out Bibles for copies of the runaway E L James erotic bestseller “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
-- Molly Driscoll at The Christian Science Monitor
This is not in America, in case this needs to be pointed out. Great Britain. Which can still be a little surprising, because I think we are still talking about the same sort of Anglo stuffiness. On the other hand, I take it that England is more like Europe in that it is not very Christian.
One critical response: why bother with any book at all? People can easily bring their own, or maybe quickly buy one at the corner convenience store. However, I can see how a person may be traveling, or may be on a quick jaunt from home, and one could be caught short for diversion, and a hotel room can be a pretty stark place without a little pleasant diversion, if one is stuck at a very basic and affordable hotel anyway. And as much as I appreciate the Bible as a literary cornerstone, I cannot count it as very enjoyable reading. Although I have been in moods when I would read it with some spiritual hunger, I have to say, in general, it is more a bowl of vegetables than like a pizza, if you know what I mean.
In short, a little fiction sounds like a fine amenity. A little choice might be good, too. I'm not talking about a library, but a little selection: a Stephen King book, a detective novel, maybe something from higher literature. Porn is great, of course, but after you get off, which often takes only a few minutes, one could use a less heated bit of escapism, though a little more heated than the Bible, in which even the killings and rapes are rendered surprisingly dull.
-- Molly Driscoll at The Christian Science Monitor
This is not in America, in case this needs to be pointed out. Great Britain. Which can still be a little surprising, because I think we are still talking about the same sort of Anglo stuffiness. On the other hand, I take it that England is more like Europe in that it is not very Christian.
One critical response: why bother with any book at all? People can easily bring their own, or maybe quickly buy one at the corner convenience store. However, I can see how a person may be traveling, or may be on a quick jaunt from home, and one could be caught short for diversion, and a hotel room can be a pretty stark place without a little pleasant diversion, if one is stuck at a very basic and affordable hotel anyway. And as much as I appreciate the Bible as a literary cornerstone, I cannot count it as very enjoyable reading. Although I have been in moods when I would read it with some spiritual hunger, I have to say, in general, it is more a bowl of vegetables than like a pizza, if you know what I mean.
In short, a little fiction sounds like a fine amenity. A little choice might be good, too. I'm not talking about a library, but a little selection: a Stephen King book, a detective novel, maybe something from higher literature. Porn is great, of course, but after you get off, which often takes only a few minutes, one could use a less heated bit of escapism, though a little more heated than the Bible, in which even the killings and rapes are rendered surprisingly dull.
Stephen King on Writing
Jul. 29th, 2012 03:20 pm"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."
-- Stephen King
I guess if your're just blogging and cannot even score some comments, then you must be, like, the opposite of talented.
-- Stephen King
I guess if your're just blogging and cannot even score some comments, then you must be, like, the opposite of talented.
Stephen King on Writing
Jul. 29th, 2012 03:20 pm"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."
-- Stephen King
I guess if your're just blogging and cannot even score some comments, then you must be, like, the opposite of talented.
-- Stephen King
I guess if your're just blogging and cannot even score some comments, then you must be, like, the opposite of talented.
Pop Music and Art
Jul. 29th, 2012 09:27 pm"I don't consider Gaga an artist. Well, maybe she's an artist for our time. Every generation gets the artist it deserves."
-- Rachel Weingarten
Bah, pop music has always been rather cheap as far as art goes, part of the bread and circuses for the masses. But what it lacks in art, it makes up for in money - so who cares? You don't have to go to the concerts or listen to the music. Though, even for the high-minded, I imagine that there is something fun in the music that can be appreciated, and you just need to find that which leaves you swaying with your eyes closed, lifting your spirit on the wings of dreams.
Elvis is my drug of choice. If you can listen to Beethoven and Mozart all the time, then good for you, but I think pop music has a little something for just about everyone. Maybe it's B.B. King and some of the blues singers, or the pop princesses, such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney, or some of the boy wonders, such as New Kids On the Block, Backstreet Boys, Bieber, One Direction or whatever, or maybe its 50s rock and roll in general, or maybe even disco, or AC/DC and heavy metal. It's probably good to find your thing and enjoy it - in moderation. It's a big part of the culture.
-- Rachel Weingarten
Bah, pop music has always been rather cheap as far as art goes, part of the bread and circuses for the masses. But what it lacks in art, it makes up for in money - so who cares? You don't have to go to the concerts or listen to the music. Though, even for the high-minded, I imagine that there is something fun in the music that can be appreciated, and you just need to find that which leaves you swaying with your eyes closed, lifting your spirit on the wings of dreams.
Elvis is my drug of choice. If you can listen to Beethoven and Mozart all the time, then good for you, but I think pop music has a little something for just about everyone. Maybe it's B.B. King and some of the blues singers, or the pop princesses, such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney, or some of the boy wonders, such as New Kids On the Block, Backstreet Boys, Bieber, One Direction or whatever, or maybe its 50s rock and roll in general, or maybe even disco, or AC/DC and heavy metal. It's probably good to find your thing and enjoy it - in moderation. It's a big part of the culture.
Pop Music and Art
Jul. 29th, 2012 09:27 pm"I don't consider Gaga an artist. Well, maybe she's an artist for our time. Every generation gets the artist it deserves."
-- Rachel Weingarten
Bah, pop music has always been rather cheap as far as art goes, part of the bread and circuses for the masses. But what it lacks in art, it makes up for in money - so who cares? You don't have to go to the concerts or listen to the music. Though, even for the high-minded, I imagine that there is something fun in the music that can be appreciated, and you just need to find that which leaves you swaying with your eyes closed, lifting your spirit on the wings of dreams.
Elvis is my drug of choice. If you can listen to Beethoven and Mozart all the time, then good for you, but I think pop music has a little something for just about everyone. Maybe it's B.B. King and some of the blues singers, or the pop princesses, such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney, or some of the boy wonders, such as New Kids On the Block, Backstreet Boys, Bieber, One Direction or whatever, or maybe its 50s rock and roll in general, or maybe even disco, or AC/DC and heavy metal. It's probably good to find your thing and enjoy it - in moderation. It's a big part of the culture.
-- Rachel Weingarten
Bah, pop music has always been rather cheap as far as art goes, part of the bread and circuses for the masses. But what it lacks in art, it makes up for in money - so who cares? You don't have to go to the concerts or listen to the music. Though, even for the high-minded, I imagine that there is something fun in the music that can be appreciated, and you just need to find that which leaves you swaying with your eyes closed, lifting your spirit on the wings of dreams.
Elvis is my drug of choice. If you can listen to Beethoven and Mozart all the time, then good for you, but I think pop music has a little something for just about everyone. Maybe it's B.B. King and some of the blues singers, or the pop princesses, such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney, or some of the boy wonders, such as New Kids On the Block, Backstreet Boys, Bieber, One Direction or whatever, or maybe its 50s rock and roll in general, or maybe even disco, or AC/DC and heavy metal. It's probably good to find your thing and enjoy it - in moderation. It's a big part of the culture.