> > and The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations (by
> > Marcus  Aurelius) translated by David Hicks
>
> really....

my tastes are eclectic
Buffy and ancient Roman emperors in the same box... I know, it's weird

> > a slightly dumb title, but apparently a superb translation. I'm
> > looking  forward to it :)
>
> send on any good quotes....

Will do! :)


>
> > > [I just got two Old Blind Dogs CDs....]
> >
> > what sort of music?
> > Sounds like the blues :)
>
> Celtic....

uh-oh

> go to amazon -- the sound clips sold me (and I was not disappointed)
> I think I was pointed to them for ordering Tempest CDs for Russ.

I was digging though the Forbidden Closet and came across my Silly Wizard
tapes, and my (old) Clannad... boy oh boy, how could that not be in the
rack!? Well, it's not on cd for one, but still! So then of course I had to
dig out the Andy Stewart/Manus Lunny, which was right on top of the ....
well, you get the idea 

> > They did it "first" and I still think they do it best.... Amazon
> > rules :)
>
> I remember when they were just a start-up....

me too :))

>
> Edutainment COULD have been the amazon of software titles, then our
> venture capitalists sold us.... and we were never allowed to master our
> own destiny.

The media likes to make it out that there was never anything to the dot
coms, that it was alll smoke and mirrors, but imo the venture capitalists
had much to do with the hype *and* the following destruction -- including
the destruction of those dotcoms that *could* have been something had they
only been allowed to grow gradually like any "old economy" business. But
noooo... had to have double-digit profit percentages immediately or they
sucked, and said venture capitalists yanked their funds, or tied their
hands.

> Rode hard and put away wet, Edutainment was, more's the pity -- though I
> still see catalogs that owe our legacy.

Sad :/

>
> Funny sort of resonance to leave on the world.... tygress

kinda cool though :)


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