HEMINGWAY’S IPOD
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway http://8tracks.com/certain_songs/ernest-hemingway-s-ipod The above cite purports to know what should/would be on Hem’s ipod. Hmm, being a skeptic, I have to ask, “How do they know?” Still we can speculate. I see Hem listening to Sinatra. I don’t know […]
All Photos for a change
Below are a few photos that are not published as often as some. Hope you enjoy them. Best, Christine Enough photos for Today! C
Answers to Trivia Test
Real aficionados will find this so easy but casual readers . . . not so much. Answers below! Mary’s book 1) Which Hemingway novel(s) were made into movies (Check all applicable) The Sun Also Rises YES Old Man and the Sea YES For Whom the Bell Tolls YES A Farewell to Arms YES 2) Number […]
So You Think You Know Hemingway? Take My Trivia Test!
Real aficionados will find this so very easy but casual readers . . . not so much. Answers in a few days. 1) Which Hemingway novel(s) were made into movies (Check all applicable) The Sun Also Rises Old Man and the Sea For Whom the Bell Tolls A Farewell to Arms 2) Number of wives […]
Hemingway’s Last Home in Ketchum, Idaho
Hemingway owned a house in Ketchum, Idaho at the time of his death. He killed himself there and he was buried in Ketchum. He lived simply in that home with few adornments. The ownership of the house after his death was gifted by his wife, Mary, to the Nature Conservancy. It was a modest two […]
More on Hemingway’s Brain and link to Findings of NFL Research on Concussion: Different take on it all
This is a long article but the points are interesting. Some of the formatting and photos of brain functioning could not be captured so my apologies. As those of you who follow this blog know, Hemingway was outrageously accident prone–from a young age even before you could blame it on drinking: sky lights falling on […]
Some Hemingway Trivia
Until Hemingway was four, his mother dressed him up like a girl to match his sister who was about year younger than he was. His hair was kept long as well. He hated the name “Ernest.” In World War I, he was denied entering the military due to very poor eyesight. He was […]
Valerie Danby-Smith Hemingway: Odd happenings
Hemingway often took younger women under his wing and wanted them around. Sometimes it was intellectually stimulating. Sometimes there was an attraction. Sometimes they amused him. Sometimes he just liked them. He had many women as friends: Marlene Dietrich, Slim Hawkes, Ava Gardner, Lauren Bacall. He was infatuated with many: Adriana Ivancich is of great […]
The Strange Writing Habits of Writers
November is National Writing Month, so today I muse about how some writers write. Ernest Hemingway’s first rule for writers was to apply the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. But not all authors are able to survive with such a simple approach.http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/14/lederer-good-time-to-reflect-art-of-writing/ Every writer has his/her own comfort place where […]
How well do you know Hemingway?
#Hemingwaytrivia Hemingway and Key West have influenced one another in many surprising ways. See for yourself: Take the How Well Do You Know Hemingway? quiz. So I think I know almost everything about Hemingway. I got 7 of ten correct and I think I know everything. However, I misread one question or I would have had […]