tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post3061968672720708932..comments2023-02-25T02:35:25.601+13:00Comments on The Fatal Paradox: More memories of Soria...Fatal Paradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01850488456819108024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post-6371975747332665452010-06-14T09:24:18.016+12:002010-06-14T09:24:18.016+12:00Yes I know the poem (although I've only ever r...Yes I know the poem (although I've only ever read the "For I will consider my cat Jeffrey..." bit that seems to get frequently anthologised, not the whole work). Personally I've always thought of cats as wonderfully opportunistic and lazy rather than pious - at least these are the traits that characterise our household feline :)Fatal Paradoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850488456819108024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post-39632069552586359612010-06-12T19:12:55.956+12:002010-06-12T19:12:55.956+12:00Well, I bet they are wonderfully pious, like Chris...Well, I bet they are wonderfully pious, like Christopher Smart's cat Jeffrey in Jubilate Agno (you know that poem? You should, if you're a cat lover.)mapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209906216745532870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post-400325181512883732010-06-11T02:38:43.229+12:002010-06-11T02:38:43.229+12:00you live in winter at Spain beside the Duero and t...you live in winter at Spain beside the Duero and then winter again at home, its best in Summer dude, honestly this whole fatal paradox thing worries mepeterquixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873112816453062068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post-75867830604330994662010-06-10T15:06:52.225+12:002010-06-10T15:06:52.225+12:00There were a whole bunch of these cats all living ...There were a whole bunch of these cats all living inside the (now derelict) 12th century monastery of San Juan del Duero. The caretaker who comes down each day to open up the place apparently feeds them, the rest of the time they have monastery pretty much to themselves...Fatal Paradoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850488456819108024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412105907767891054.post-32439281110890533142010-06-10T10:32:47.998+12:002010-06-10T10:32:47.998+12:00Lovely cats!Lovely cats!Scotthttp://readingthemaps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com