tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75565220270826888282011-04-21T11:26:46.148-07:00<i>Conditional Realities</i>Mariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898542018345335158noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556522027082688828.post-42861853778312344742008-04-16T07:16:00.000-07:002008-04-16T07:23:40.744-07:00In my continuing efforts to thoroughly confuse my faithful and constant readers, this blog is moving <span style="font-style: italic;">again</span>. My <a href="http://www.mariowrites.com">new site </a>will have sections about my books and will function as a more comprehensive personal website, not just a blog. Adjust your bookmarks accordingly and hope to see you there.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.mariowrites.com"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7556522027082688828-4286185377831234474?l=mariomilosevic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898542018345335158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556522027082688828.post-31695766044893057892008-04-15T07:54:00.000-07:002008-04-15T08:09:06.794-07:00Regular readers of my various blogs will know of my high regard for the works of Jorge Luis Borges. Here are some random bits of trivia about this singular writer:<br /><br />1. In later life he tried to buy up all the copies of his earliest works because he believed them to be inferior and embarrassing to his reputation.<br /><br />2. He loved westerns.<br /><br />3. He bumped his head quite severely in 1938. It was only after this injury that he began writing the surreal works for which he became famous.<br /><br />4. His first introduction to the English speaking literary world was with a story translated by Anthony Boucher and published in <span style="font-style: italic;">Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine</span>. Yup, a pulp magazine. I <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span> that.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7556522027082688828-3169576604489305789?l=mariomilosevic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898542018345335158noreply@blogger.com5