Friday, May 9, 2008

Experience Delayed

So I realized it's been far too long since I posted, and reading a friend's blog which mentioned a blog game seemed like an easy answer to me.

Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence on the page.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

So, the nearest book to me is "The Japanese Experience." It's my lunchtime reading at the office. Here goes:

Another was to reduce the temporal power of buddhism, which had grown immensely during the years of turbulence. Tendai Enryakuji, for example, had the temerity to oppose Nobunaga's attack on Asakura in Echizen. In September 1571, he turned his army against it.

The Japanese Experience is an interesting book - if a bit of a slow read. It's a fairly in depth look at pre-Meiji era Japan, with a small epilogue dedicated to the Sino-Japanese and 2nd World Wars. It's something that I've had kicking around for a while, and had never had the time to read. Not that I have a lot of time now, but over the odd lunch break I can pick my way through it.

2 comments:

Rebecca said...

Do you still use this blog? We would like to see you post something new to read. Thanks

Shannon said...

Yeah, I still use it. I'm just not overly diligent about posting...as you can tell from my response time...