tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post4845953075749811367..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Oh, Noble Holstonia!Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-37866157602622097642010-01-06T14:02:41.340-08:002010-01-06T14:02:41.340-08:00For me, the very best part of it all is the senten...For me, the very best part of it all is the sentence, "If Holstonia has a capital city, Saltville can make the best claim to be it." <br /><br />It must be great to be able to write something like that without a single grain of irony.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-55319292449237674132010-01-06T06:39:10.027-08:002010-01-06T06:39:10.027-08:00That is awesomely cool!That is awesomely cool!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-55754741695850761142010-01-06T02:26:31.040-08:002010-01-06T02:26:31.040-08:00How interesting. Miss E is in 4th grade this year ...How interesting. Miss E is in 4th grade this year and it's all Virginia history, all the time. She learned her 5 VA regions in September. I was thinking this was part of the tiny Appalachian Plateau region (shared with TN) which is only 4 counties of coal mining in SW VA, but after downloading the Holstonia map, I see it's in the Valley and Ridge region. (We live in the NW corner of the Piedmont region and can see the Blue Ridge region from our house.) <br /><br />Should she be in need of another project subject matter, Holstonia would seem to be a good place to look at. <br /><br />Meanwhile, like a good VA citizen (which I am not, being raised in MA), she is to memorize the closing of Patrick Henry's famous speech for her January "poem." I can't say I think much of his rhyming scheme, but poetry is in the eye of the 4th grade teacher. <br /><br />OzOzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874080106356780982noreply@blogger.com