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To: alanrs who wrote (759944)	3/22/2022 4:45:50 PM
From: didjuneau	Respond to of 793670

Thanks for the follow up. I also had some help from brushwud in a PM about Susan Ferrechio. Didn't give credit, since it was a PM, but credit is due. Message 33764992 Funny to run into Spinoza again. Thanks for this, LindyBill and Skinowski Message 33089182 Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo - Winner of the Formentor Prize. I think he had the right attitude. Fits right into my thinking. Sounds like an episode of Twilight Zone - right after the apocalypse. Except not so sure that Burgess Meredith's Henry Bemis had the right attitude adjustment. Denzel Washington did, in the Book of Eli. I'm aspiring to the Tormentor Prize Message 33692051 The Irony Man Prize is good too. Message 33690799 sm1th got it. Message 33691932

To: alanrs who wrote (759944)	3/24/2022 10:02:28 PM
From: skinowski	1 Recommendation Recommended By alanrs Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793670

For the past couple of days was reading off and on the “Labyrinths” by Jorge Louis Borges. I think I read it a long time ago, or maybe started but stopped along the way. It’s not an easy text. He creates all those arguable realities which may exist, but probably not in a way you would imagine… :) Excerpt: “”” “Centuries and centuries of idealism have not failed to influence reality. In the most ancient regions of Tlön, the duplication of lost objects is not infrequent. Two persons look for a pencil; the first finds it and says nothing; the second finds a second pencil, no less real, but closer to his expectations. These secondary objects are called hrönir and are, though awkward in form, somewhat longer. Until recently, the hrönir were the accidental products of distraction and forgetfulness.” And so forth. Not an easy text to follow. But it’s strangely enjoyable - and kind of meditative. So, thanks.