tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post2747741582027251255..comments2024-03-28T15:09:50.863+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The Novel That Started It AllSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-33271002972118875772015-09-15T14:57:33.005+01:002015-09-15T14:57:33.005+01:00I might have mentioned this before, but I used to ...I might have mentioned this before, but I used to take our giant Reader's Digest atlas & open it to the index. I would close my eyes & poke my finger at a random spot & then go find it on the map. If I were doing that now I'd probably go see if there was a Google street view of it :)<br /><br />So it seems like the Bleeding London project was to prove to the wife that at least SOMEONE walked every street!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65766655191452749182015-09-14T22:20:21.261+01:002015-09-14T22:20:21.261+01:00I can't read a map nor follow a GPS. My senses...I can't read a map nor follow a GPS. My senses of direction and geography are completely lacking. When I travel, I try to use both and still get lost as shit. <br />I'm glad you finally read that book. It adds yet more dimensions to the project you have been so involved with. Which has been fascinating to me! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63229807685033277312015-09-14T15:47:35.708+01:002015-09-14T15:47:35.708+01:00It seems there a lot of map people out there. I&#...It seems there a lot of map people out there. I'm one too. I have a collection of maps from all over the world. It's one of the first things I do when I plan a trip, buy a map and study it carefully. I never use GPS, I'd much rather use a paper map. For some reason, studying a map gives me a much better sense of direction even without the map at hand. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16110673080384444402015-09-14T14:13:52.924+01:002015-09-14T14:13:52.924+01:00I was listening to NPR briefly while in the car go...I was listening to NPR briefly while in the car going from A to B and caught the middle of an interview about why people use their mobile devices in places like waiting in line (life on hold and it reconnects them to their life), etc. the person being interview says she purposely goes on road trips without any devices and with a paper map so that she is forced to converse with her companion, to be directly involved, and to look around. OK, so the point of this comment which seems to not have any connection with your post is the paper map.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60962477736910069232015-09-14T10:41:35.296+01:002015-09-14T10:41:35.296+01:00I love maps too. I doubled majored in writing and ...I love maps too. I doubled majored in writing and cartography in college and was an actual map maker before I was a journalist (before everything was digitized and my very neat and even hand was a boon) and then for a while I worked as an editor for a company that published maps and atlases, before going back to magazines and books. I get the romance for sure. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71609716717563772152015-09-14T07:18:22.807+01:002015-09-14T07:18:22.807+01:00How intriguing, the characters and the wife's ...How intriguing, the characters and the wife's response, which I found amusing. As for the last paragraph - my sentiments exactly. I can spend hours poring over maps, especially if I am about to visit some place; I am then led off on other directions I really had no intention of visiting. <br /><br />Ms Soup.alphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43594072564595639492015-09-14T07:15:05.567+01:002015-09-14T07:15:05.567+01:00the wife doubts...the wife doubts...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58199924329178153422015-09-14T06:42:07.714+01:002015-09-14T06:42:07.714+01:00I had forgotten that your photographic project was...I had forgotten that your photographic project was based on a book -- or is it the other way around? You seem to always be reading interesting novels and things that are off the beaten track. Do you read reviews like London Review of Books or NY Review of Books?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com