tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post6763326210582665212..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "The Oxford Experience - Chronicling A Dream"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-75840803585286516062018-08-02T12:36:18.630-07:002018-08-02T12:36:18.630-07:00JED: the same way Harvard does. You train enough f...JED: the same way Harvard does. You train enough future ministers and prime ministers, and they look after you. :)<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-52604400102932814892018-08-01T04:18:47.514-07:002018-08-01T04:18:47.514-07:00I was in Oxford for the first time in April. I wen...I was in Oxford for the first time in April. I went to see the Great Hall in Christ Church, since I’m a huge Potter fan, but they were asking about $10 admission fees to enter. It wasn’t worth it to me, so I went to see a movie. I was really early, so I crossed the street to check out the older buildings there and, lo and behold, there was the blue door to Balliol. I was a Peter Wimsey fan long before I was a Potter fan, so coming upon that by accident was a huge thrill. <br /><br />But that whole place is fabulous. I hope you enjoyed your trip, and I can’t wait to hear all about it. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395686312754791503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-77271814240799750322018-07-31T19:04:47.760-07:002018-07-31T19:04:47.760-07:00Earl, I enjoyed Laurel & Hardy's trip to O...Earl, I enjoyed Laurel & Hardy's trip to Oxford and I am enjoying your trip too. I would even say I am enjoying yours as much as I enjoyed theirs, which, because there was two of them and there is only one of you must mean I am enjoying yours twice as much. Looking forward to reading more about your adventure. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772668629511953810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-18635618510012063532018-07-31T06:49:27.615-07:002018-07-31T06:49:27.615-07:00Did you watch Inspector Morse and later Inspector ...Did you watch <i>Inspector Morse</i> and later <i>Inspector Lewis</i> which took place in Oxford? We enjoyed those shows and really liked when the action took place in one of the colleges at Oxford. But I never realized there were so many. I thought there were just a few. You've made me appreciate the history that happened there and continues to happen. I wonder how they keep it thriving over the centuries? There must have been a lot of change over the years - always with someone saying, "It will never be the same."<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-77158621578031060532018-07-31T04:56:51.294-07:002018-07-31T04:56:51.294-07:00Some years ago, I attended a small conference at O...Some years ago, I attended a small conference at Oxford. I didn't think much about the location, just went to the address they gave. Until: they told us we could walk on the quad during the lunch break. Walking toward the lawn, I saw a sign: Balliol College. "This is the lawn where Lord Peter Wimsey was invariably to be found laying down the law to some unfortunate undergraduate." !!<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com