Oh, just a spot of tea, an ancient sword, and some rubies for me, thanks.
Just another day in Istanbul...
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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adop... [read more]
Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adop... [read more] Blog: The Way of Cay
Date: May 15th 2006
Hey all! Oy! I've owed you some tales, I'm sorry. I am now writing these retrospectively, from Seattle. Time has gotten away from me since returning to the belly of all evil (not Seattle - it's lovely here. It's this damn country of mine that gives me the gout), and I do apologize for the stories left untold. This one, however, is not so much of a story though - really just an explanat ... read more
Date: May 15th 2006
Hey all! Oy! I've owed you some tales, I'm sorry. I am now writing these retrospectively, from Seattle. Time has gotten away from me since returning to the belly of all evil (not Seattle - it's lovely here. It's this damn country of mine that gives me the gout), and I do apologize for the stories left untold. This one, however, is not so much of a story though - really just an explanat ... read more
Comment on Oh, just a spot of tea, an ancient sword, and some rubies for me, thanks.
"As for what motivated me, it is quite simple: I would hope that in the eyes of some people it might be sufficient in itself. It was curiosity - the only kind of curiosity in any case, that is work acting upon with a degree of obstinacy: not the curiosity that seems to assimilate what is proper for one to know, but that which enables one to get free of onself. After all, what would be the value of the passion for knowledge if it resulted only in a certain amount of knowledgeableness and not, in one way or another and to the extent possible, in the knower's straying afield of himself?" -M. F... full info
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