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Comment on The German Shepherd: My Favorite Breed by Tayyab

Tayyab — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:39:01 +0000

i like them too but i cannot have a german sheperd n i want to need some german

Comment on Klaus Nordby, Tutor (Software and Graphics) by Klaus Nordby

Klaus Nordby — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:30:10 +0000

Thanks, Michael! I’ll make sure the funds are immediately wired to your Swiss account, as usual.

Comment on The Graphing Calculator by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:58 +0000

Maybe yes, maybe not.

Look at the total context. Look for all relevant facts, and look to see if there are any contrary facts. What is the proper conclusion?

–Michael

Comment on The Graphing Calculator by Saurabh Ghosh

Saurabh Ghosh — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:09:51 +0000

haha! Seems like you’re sending me all your posts now!

Comment on Deanna Durbin by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:27:24 +0000

“Uncle Stevie:”

Agreed. And, oh, how times have changed. There are some women who could, in cultural terms, fill the place of Deanna (even if they could not match her for beauty, talent, and “poise” — but the culture we have today chooses other types of women who instantiate different values. Brittney. Hilton. Both of which are not for me.

I love the actress Alida Valli, too.

–Michael

Comment on Deanna Durbin by Uncle Stevie

Uncle Stevie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:21:19 +0000

I love Deanna Durbin. Her unassuming banter on the screen just folds me to pieces. I have all of her movies and play them often. I think she is one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her singing voice is incomperable. Ther are over 1,000 glamour photos of her and she looks great in all of them.

Comment on Deanna Durbin by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:19:08 +0000

John:

Thanks for the comment. I’d agree totally. I love Durbin. Give me Durbin over Garland any day of the week!! And I agree with your assessment of Hollywood then versus Hollywood now. I like, for example, Gary Cooper and Humphrey Bogart far more than actors of today. (Partially because of the stories and characters they played, versus what is played today.)

–Michael

Comment on Deanna Durbin by John Etling

John Etling — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:38:52 +0000

Ms. Durbin was a wonderful actress with an equally wonderful operatic voice. Along with her excellent acting/singing skills she was a very beautiful young lady. I feel she was better in all aspects than Judy Garland, not taking anything away from Ms. Garland who is fantastic in her own right. MGM ooops badly letting her go, to the success of Universal. I recently saw her again in “It’s a Date.” Hollywood will never again reach the heights of the 1930’s through the early 1950’s with the quality of actors, actresses and even more importantly storylines. Todays filth they regularly put out, by jokes for actors/actresses just goes to show you how pitiful our country has been allowed to go.

Comment on The First American Arithmetic Text by Saurabh Ghosh

Saurabh Ghosh — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:19:05 +0000

Sir, January 8 is Stephen Hawking’s 68th birthday!

Comment on Francis Bacon: A Quote 3 by Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:50:13 +0000

DerekN: Thank you!! I found it, with your help, in Essay XXXII: Of Discourse:

He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome; for that is fit for a poser. ^3 And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak. Nay, if there be any that would reign and take up all the time, let him find means to take them off, and to bring others on; as musicians use to do with those that dance too long galliards.

--Michael