Found this on Ruth's Blog.
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions on your blog (or facebook wall).
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
"And you can join us ----- if you dare," said Remus.
The book is Roma by Steven Saylor. I have read most (if not all) of his books about ancient Rome and this is an excellent read. I have a fascination with Rome and what it means to us culturally. I see parallels between the ancient Romans and the United States. And I worry.
Anyone who wants to play is tagged.
5 comments:
Dr. Mackey once disposed of the theory that Free-Masonry sprang out of Rosicrucianism, in an off-hand way, by saying, "The symbolism of Rosicrucianism is derived from the Hermetic Philosophy; that of Free-Masonry from an operative art."
Albert Pike's "Esoterika", as transcribed by Arturo de Hoyos.
"General Practice including but not limited to: personal injury, family law, workers' compensation, business law, criminal law, wills & probate."
Not nearly so esoteric as Kurt's. It's the Cedar Rapids phone book, and it begins with the Yellow Pages. This is an ad for a law firm (obviously!).
Walking out through the fields and woods, you would hear the murmur of the brook in the shady dell, the drone of the bumblebee among the clover blossoms, the song of the meadow-lark by the wayside; see the beauty of the landscape, the sparkle of the dewdrop, the majesty of the mountains; feel the warm rays of the morning sun and the soft caress of the summer breeze; smell the perfume on flowers; and taste the fresh flavor of fruit.
From the Companion to the MONITOR, compiled by John T. Ames, P.G.M. Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. and A.M.
What is a quadratic irrational and what is its importance for Greek geometry? It is a number that can be written in the form
a + sqrt(b)
where a and b are fractions, and where b is not a perfect square. Such numbers are important in Euclidean geometry because they are the most immediate irrational numbers that are encountered in ruler and compass construction.
Roger Penrose, "The Road to Reality"
This is actually sentence 4,5, and 6, but sentence 5 didn't m ake a lot of sense all by itself.
I'm so glad you played. Are these novels about ancient Rome? If so, I'll have to look them up.
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