tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post2029956273440723347..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: Listening Without PrejudiceSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51518885637818591172011-10-28T22:15:20.768+00:002011-10-28T22:15:20.768+00:00Thanks Yan. As far as the spiritual side of things...Thanks Yan. As far as the spiritual side of things goes, I think I'm a lost cause. I find spiritual nourishment throught art, nature and history, but sadly my religious faith disappeared in my early 20s.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-91608004489145159032011-10-28T21:40:40.850+00:002011-10-28T21:40:40.850+00:00Hi Mr S.,
Good luck with yr new venture. I'm i...Hi Mr S.,<br />Good luck with yr new venture. I'm in South Devon, and a good friend of mine has been in the book trade for (20?+) years. I've also worked for big book stores in central London (mmmmoons ago!) My mate tells me how tough it is, flogging books these days, esp here, in a little market / tourist town in Devon. He ekes out, --just! He also sells many other bits'n'bobs, such as crystals, incense and cards, CDs et al. He says it's really rough, competing with Amazon...<br /><br />A thought: seek out a 'niche' for yrself, to garner sales? A speciality perhaps, and of course, flog as much as you can on-line!<br /><br />As to self-employment, yus, it's a challenge, for those new to it. As for me, I've had it (for ever), being employed by 'ejits' of dumb, greedy and quite, quite insane bosses + employers! But then, I've never been 'one of the herd', and, as a creative being, don't fit into the morass of 'everyday-normal' stereotypes...<br />Maybe I'll see if I can email you and design a log or something, to assist?<br />Anyway, good luck with the new shop, it's a service to help people read books and become better educated...<br /><br />Final thought: the world has more to it (Horatio!) than mere material 'stuff'! If you haven't already, maybe introduce a real spiritual aspect into yr life and work? <br />It helps! ¬_¬<br />~Yan xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55015555443280979372011-09-15T00:09:03.203+00:002011-09-15T00:09:03.203+00:00Most opera is really not my thing, but you make me...Most opera is really not my thing, but you make me wish it was!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-74214006011909890632011-09-14T22:20:44.041+00:002011-09-14T22:20:44.041+00:00The Youtube videos were excellent and full of life...The Youtube videos were excellent and full of life. Great stuff. <br /><br />They were surprisingly bawdy and comical with it, I hadn't expected that - a real breath of fresh air in contrast to the rubbish that constitutes most music videos these days.Doofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368086816490113661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-13764216381384653232011-09-14T21:54:19.119+00:002011-09-14T21:54:19.119+00:00@Lucy Go to an opera! You'll love it! Unless i...@Lucy Go to an opera! You'll love it! Unless it's by Wagner or perhaps Bellini.<br /><br />Try Tosca or Carmen (feisty heroines). Or the Magic Flute.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-49953147606123483772011-09-12T11:28:45.095+00:002011-09-12T11:28:45.095+00:00Weirdly, until this summer, that was also the firs...Weirdly, until this summer, that was also the first and only opera I'd been to and I felt exactly the same wayFoxesatdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603294148538497587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-80556945446977554552011-09-12T00:35:08.909+00:002011-09-12T00:35:08.909+00:00Steerforth - I'm currently perusing Amazon for...Steerforth - I'm currently perusing Amazon for a copy of Anny: The Biography of Anny Thackeray Ritchie by Henrietta Garnett.<br /><br />There are currently no new copies and 17 used offered through various sellers.<br /><br />It would be lovely to support your business. Shall I wait? Is this the sort of title you might trade in?<br /><br />I hope that's not an embarrassing question, given that I don't truly understand your niche. (Need to read more of your blog back catalogue to get up to speed!)<br /><br />And yes, now that I understand your proposition better, there is no need to sweat over a website, or logo, yet.Michelle Trusttumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884862204260428780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-28445156221395624452011-09-11T22:54:31.028+00:002011-09-11T22:54:31.028+00:00Lucewoman - I must admit, the magic of Adele has e...Lucewoman - I must admit, the magic of Adele has eluded me. There are much better female singer-songwriters out there, but she seems to have captured the public's imagination.<br /><br />Re: Richard, yes, I love his blog, particularly the liberal use of certain words (I have to keep it clean here in case my son strays across the contents) and the extreme rage over trivial matters like an electric toothbrush. Very funny. He also takes wonderful photos. Most important of all, he adds new content at a rate that the rest of us can only dream of.<br /><br />It's definitely a virus, by the way. A big, burly bloke in the warehouse was laid low for several days last weekend with the same symptoms.<br /><br />Michele - I'm going to take my time with the logo. The website is an added extra and not particularly urgent, as most of my trade will be through established sellers like Amazon. Steerforth Books will begin trading in October. Ideally I'll launch the website in November, but we'll see.<br /><br />Martin - I really didn't expect to be so affected by an opera, but those three hours passed as quickly as a game of Sim City. I'm not sure how many operas are as entertaining as the Shostakovich though. It really was something special.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37173770482035590002011-09-11T21:43:08.577+00:002011-09-11T21:43:08.577+00:00Hope you're feeling better now. Perhaps it was...Hope you're feeling better now. Perhaps it was something you ate?<br /><br />I've never been to an opera, although I am a sucker for a Puccini aria.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-19228298135550759552011-09-11T21:09:28.019+00:002011-09-11T21:09:28.019+00:00Enjoyed the Shostakovick and those wonderful dogs....Enjoyed the Shostakovick and those wonderful dogs. Is there such a thing as haughty ennui? (I suspect a tautological transgression there.)<br /><br />How is Steerforth Books? Have you resolved the logo? I do hope so.<br /><br />(You would think after nearly 20 years in marketing I would be more help!)<br /><br />Looking forward to visiting your site...Michelle Trusttumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884862204260428780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-84700454057695513392011-09-11T21:02:00.775+00:002011-09-11T21:02:00.775+00:00"I had never been to an opera before and had ..."I had never been to an opera before and had some deeply-held prejudices about overweight singers and overpaid audiences"<br /><br />...so did I when asked if I fancied going to see Adele perform in Cardiff (I didn't go!).<br /><br />Richard (Grey Area) should be famous, I reckon.<br /><br />Thanks for the other links, you should do that more often.<br /><br />I'd love to experience an opera, but I feel too thick and uncultured. <br />As a child, I imagined myself performing in one.<br />How the mighty fall...<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better - perhaps it's nerves with all you've got on your proverbial 'plate'.<br /><br />Lucylucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.com