tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post5631372387406394507..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Librivox and Sailing Alone Around the Worldsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2382322184277689722015-09-27T09:18:54.649-04:002015-09-27T09:18:54.649-04:00What an amazing adventure! I had no idea there was...What an amazing adventure! I had no idea there was a sub genre of books about sailing around the world.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52740995021400725072015-09-27T00:40:19.740-04:002015-09-27T00:40:19.740-04:00I've become a big fan of audio books. They'...I've become a big fan of audio books. They've really been taken to an art form based on the quality of many of the voice actors. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91345931525614441382015-09-26T16:21:58.929-04:002015-09-26T16:21:58.929-04:00Thanks, I tend to degrade myself :)Thanks, I tend to degrade myself :)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20892208520111239182015-09-26T16:21:18.410-04:002015-09-26T16:21:18.410-04:00Give them a try! Give them a try! sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-12759877895331814472015-09-26T16:21:01.046-04:002015-09-26T16:21:01.046-04:00I've not seen it but I looked it up and it sou...I've not seen it but I looked it up and it sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can download it from Netflix?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21755558131249692382015-09-26T16:19:57.388-04:002015-09-26T16:19:57.388-04:00Most of the books I listen to are from 10-20 hour...Most of the books I listen to are from 10-20 hours in length--but if I spend 5 hours a week in the gym or take a trip, you can put a real dent into the book.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18746755652421819102015-09-26T16:18:53.145-04:002015-09-26T16:18:53.145-04:00I just got back from being out on the water sailin...I just got back from being out on the water sailing for a few hours :)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-13533003484795303202015-09-26T16:18:07.962-04:002015-09-26T16:18:07.962-04:00You know, so many of our common sayings come from ...You know, so many of our common sayings come from nautical terms... By the mid-1850s, people were already crossing at Panama as their were regular "mail steamers" that took passengers to Panama, then across on a railroad, the on a steamer up the Pacific to San Francisco.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67255848335216755002015-09-26T14:44:31.105-04:002015-09-26T14:44:31.105-04:00I would not call it snobbishness. I would say it&#...I would not call it snobbishness. I would say it's a way to claim back the pleasure of listening to good literature the way it should be. :-) Thanks, nice post.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-37406430036448188042015-09-26T14:07:38.707-04:002015-09-26T14:07:38.707-04:00sounds interesting! I've never listened to an ...sounds interesting! I've never listened to an audiobook! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53916882789124640532015-09-26T08:37:49.372-04:002015-09-26T08:37:49.372-04:00Sorry that I haven't been in touch I just got ...Sorry that I haven't been in touch I just got home from being very jet lagged in Italy for 10 days. I'm sorry to say that I've never listened to an audio book. I really should try it when I'm flying or exercising. BTW, have you seen the movie "Salt of the Earth"? I've been asking everyone about it. Hope you are well!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560174541687304565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16590600792745693712015-09-25T18:26:13.863-04:002015-09-25T18:26:13.863-04:00It took a bit of selling to the US people when the...It took a bit of selling to the US people when they decided to cut the canal. And it eventually became such a hard sell that to get workers they had to hire from the British islands in the Caribbean. Here in Ireland we learnt the song 'Around Cape Horn we're bound to go, Sac-ra-men-to, Sac ra men to, around Cape Horn through sleet and snow to the banks of Sacramento' at school. Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-34870362585802300912015-09-25T16:03:26.523-04:002015-09-25T16:03:26.523-04:00I listened to one audio book. It's just not fo...I listened to one audio book. It's just not for me. It took something like 7 hours to finish listening to the book. I can read a book in 2 hours so it made no sense to me to listen to one. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-27386147816492772412015-09-25T13:41:17.238-04:002015-09-25T13:41:17.238-04:00haha I could never sail, I'd be so seasick! th...haha I could never sail, I'd be so seasick! this sounds super fascinating though, and I love that there's a seagull sound effect!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181207761130079393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60119577503261430762015-09-25T11:56:33.960-04:002015-09-25T11:56:33.960-04:00I'd never heard of Librivox. Thanks for mentio...I'd never heard of Librivox. Thanks for mentioning it here. I love to hear stories when I'm on long drives. I really enjoyed Anansi Boys this summer and the narrator was amazing. <br /><br />I wonder how long people will understand what "around the horn" means? I heard that from my grandmother so often that's it's part of my history and understanding of the world before the Panama Canal. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-48780526460963868612015-09-25T11:30:37.299-04:002015-09-25T11:30:37.299-04:00I am with you on this one--I don't mind wilder...I am with you on this one--I don't mind wilderness trips alone, but the thought of weeks without people is a little too much sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-72585999965480143092015-09-25T11:29:40.512-04:002015-09-25T11:29:40.512-04:00I wouldn't want to read every book that way, b...I wouldn't want to read every book that way, but it is nice when you are doing something mindless and it is also good for those without sight.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36249465922011191272015-09-25T11:28:58.612-04:002015-09-25T11:28:58.612-04:00Interesting, I was able to down load it to my ipho...Interesting, I was able to down load it to my iphone and then listened to it via bluetooth headset while in the gym--I actually have several books downloaded and am about through listening to Tom Sawyer (I've read it before, but unlike Huck Finn, I have not read it since a teenager)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31093394496831376412015-09-25T11:14:16.281-04:002015-09-25T11:14:16.281-04:00I found the site, but it won't allow me to dow...I found the site, but it won't allow me to download to the phone. So what I did was to download to the PC and then move over to the SDmini card storage for the phone through the SDHD port.Whoot whoot, Eric the Red while driving.<br />Such blooming nerds eh.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62860732473187421292015-09-25T10:31:29.205-04:002015-09-25T10:31:29.205-04:00I may be an introvert but I wouldn't want to s...I may be an introvert but I wouldn't want to sail around the world alone. I'd be too lonely. LOL! I haven't tried out audio books yet but I can surely appreciate them. And seagull sound effects is a cool idea.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62518690561080188492015-09-25T09:09:08.670-04:002015-09-25T09:09:08.670-04:00I have yet to get involved in audio books. I'm...I have yet to get involved in audio books. I'm glad they are available though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84363085536493653332015-09-25T08:32:50.662-04:002015-09-25T08:32:50.662-04:00Gloria, try this url: http://www.gutenberg.org/eb...Gloria, try this url: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6317<br />sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50432392889836510082015-09-25T08:21:07.814-04:002015-09-25T08:21:07.814-04:00I will look Sage :)I will look Sage :)Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16785815410635145852015-09-25T08:20:54.870-04:002015-09-25T08:20:54.870-04:00I will look Sage :)I will look Sage :)Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-37093638530352230542015-09-25T07:45:53.944-04:002015-09-25T07:45:53.944-04:00Especially a gift that's free :)Especially a gift that's free :)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com