Another page of parchment! I could not believe my luck. Two sites in a row with my favored background. The weblog stars must be smiling on me this week!
“Other Men’s Flowers” I thought to myself, what in the world does THAT mean? Thankfully I was answered straight away by the author.
“Comments on language, literature, the arts and almost anything else. But mostly quotations.”
But my friends, trust me in this, he is too modest. There are quotations to be sure, but couched in his fascinating, quirky, if sometimes enigmatic prose. (An example of the latter to be found in the entry “Ernest” May 22, 2004.) But just because I don’t get it, doesn’t mean you won’t.
I read entries commenting on all manner of subjects ranging from how many people are injured each year opening canned oysters, to the author’s chagrin at having chided a friend years ago, for misquoting a bit of poetry and then finding out he was wrong to have done so.
A more quirky and varied and worldly wise blog, I have never encountered. Some entries had me laughing out loud, and others scratching my head. But usually if you follow the link or links supplied in the post, you may finally get the joke. It doesn’t hurt to have Babelfish from Alta Vista bookmarked on your browser so you can look up the foreign language quotes. And believe me, it’s worth looking some of them up!
In the About section he gives us a very brief resume’. I was impressed.
The page itself is clutter free, only containing recent posts and archives.
And I ALWAYS give points for straightforward simplicity! There are occasional photos to spice up the text, which is always a nice touch.
This site would appeal to the bookish among us. The lovers of multi-layered tongue in cheek writing, or commentary on the absurd in the modern world, that is presented with a liberal dose of quoted wisdom from past masters. The man is a veritable font of literary context for current events. I loved it. Every minute. Even when I disagreed with him, even when I hadn’t a clue what he was talking about. I figured the fault was my own not his, and if I kept reading, perhaps I would be enlightened.
I give this site an enthusiastic 5. The very first top rating of my Weblog Reviewing career. And I can say in truth that I am bookmarking his blog, and will return often. You will excuse me now, I am going back to read some more of “Other Men’s Flowers”.