tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.comments2023-06-10T07:09:17.733-07:00Gene StewartGene Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017899900650084216noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-83148542442216562732011-11-30T08:13:39.466-08:002011-11-30T08:13:39.466-08:00It's a shame that Harold Bloom, a man with suc...It's a shame that Harold Bloom, a man with such depth of understanding of, and appreciation for, Shakespeare can't appreciate the work of Stephen King. I'm no Harold Bloom, but I relish being able to both appreciate The Bard and enjoy a cartoon or a genre novel. We don't live in a cultural vacuum, after all. We're surrounded by cultural context, so why not enjoy its many fruits?Erin O'Riordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829574740027964039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-802011032648682332011-04-15T17:03:19.069-07:002011-04-15T17:03:19.069-07:00Interesting. I am researching the Thaw-White-Nesbi...Interesting. I am researching the Thaw-White-Nesbit story. <br /><br />Two things. Harry Thaw's mother and father built Elmhurst, not Harry himself, and Evelyn was Harry's wife, not his mistress. She was Sandford White's mistress for part of her teenaged years, but calling her Harry's is a stretch.<br /><br />In still enjoyed your ruminations.Hugh Brady Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803241506882975840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-11293439186847899202011-01-01T15:58:28.980-08:002011-01-01T15:58:28.980-08:00Chuck Berry told the story of not seeing a white p...Chuck Berry told the story of not seeing a white person until he was 16 and, upon seeing one, ran and hid, thinking it was a ghost. He did not seem to be kidding, nor did he seem to realize this did not shine a very good light on either his upbringing or intelligence, but there y'go.Gene Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017899900650084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-2405855680718756482010-09-22T09:36:22.468-07:002010-09-22T09:36:22.468-07:00Interesting: in the Middle Ages, it was not unusua...Interesting: in the Middle Ages, it was not unusual for a demon to be described as looking like "an Ethiopian boy" so I wonder if there's some psychological reason for seeing a darkened, burnished by the sun, but smaller than average human figure. Do people in areas where darker pigmentation is the norm see spectral white demons? Curious.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-43488302144764311872010-07-28T10:23:55.319-07:002010-07-28T10:23:55.319-07:00Oh, Gene, everyone is polarized. I got hammered th...Oh, Gene, everyone is polarized. I got hammered the other day on a liberal site because they were making nasty comments re: Cheney's heart attack. Now he's by no means my best friend but I don't wish him ill either. I hoped we were above that kind of juvenile meanness, but we're not, not even close.Valerie Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290746965893799388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-30196226194165000162010-06-01T12:34:17.290-07:002010-06-01T12:34:17.290-07:00Excellent points!
In all fairness, most all the o...Excellent points!<br /><br />In all fairness, most all the objections Mr Hitchens makes have nothing to do with the actual Jesus of Nazareth who originally gave us a view of God that makes Hell impossible.<br /><br />I've actually written an entire book on this topic--Hell? No! Why You Can Be Certain There's No Such Place As Hell, (for anyone interested, you can get a free ecopy of Did Jesus Believe in Hell?, one of the most compelling chapters in my book at www.thereisnohell.com), but if I may, let me share just one of the many points I make in it to explain why.<br /><br />If one is willing to look, there's substantial evidence contained in the gospels to show that Jesus opposed the idea of Hell. For example, in Luke 9:51-56, is a story about his great disappointment with his disciples when they actually suggested imploring God to rain FIRE on a village just because they had rejected him. His response: "You don't know what spirit is inspiring this kind of talk!" Presumably, it was NOT the Holy Spirit. He went on, trying to explain how he had come to save, heal and relieve suffering, not be the CAUSE of it.<br /><br />So it only stands to reason that this same Jesus, who was appalled at the very idea of burning a few people, for a few horrific minutes until they were dead, could never, ever burn billions of people for an eternity!Rick Lannoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771612313060169125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-65927595334483988182010-05-28T18:27:34.464-07:002010-05-28T18:27:34.464-07:0010I can I copy you want list? Really good and eve...10I can I copy you want list? Really good and everything we want.<br /><br />ginnee<br /><br />www.costaricamountain.blogspot.comGinnee Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05752851452589626434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-17436902142971216542010-02-25T20:44:28.851-08:002010-02-25T20:44:28.851-08:00Gene, this was just lovely.
Thank you.
LisaGene, this was just lovely.<br />Thank you.<br /><br />LisaLisa_Mannettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455707573159036859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-34918722373243683052009-09-01T10:05:38.445-07:002009-09-01T10:05:38.445-07:00loved it Gene
Umaloved it Gene<br />UmaONE TWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533481105659401802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-43436487005670283972009-07-20T18:47:31.181-07:002009-07-20T18:47:31.181-07:00Quit eating pizza at bedtime?Quit eating pizza at bedtime?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-42560760886643298692009-02-24T05:43:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:43:00.000-08:00I disagree with your statement that words make peo...I disagree with your statement that words make people less apt to work out their own scenarios (or however you put it). A *good* reader, by which I mean, someone who knows what their part is as a reader, brings all of their own imagination and experience to the page and it enhances the story. In times past, people enjoyed books and stories for just that reason. Many people today are lazy fools.<BR/><BR/>Words don't MAKE people lazy; they come to the story lazy and can't be bothered to exercise their imaginations.<BR/><BR/>So there.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-56264590370396936122008-11-12T14:36:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:36:00.000-08:00Oh my gosh - Gene - that is inspiring.Oh my gosh - Gene - that is inspiring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592068260004137109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-11806166926855185932008-07-23T10:52:00.000-07:002008-07-23T10:52:00.000-07:00You're on, but we must choose wisely which movie, ...You're on, but we must choose wisely which movie, n'est-ce pas?Gene Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017899900650084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-88137989097931761192008-07-22T21:05:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:05:00.000-07:00Wow, I wanna go to the movies with YOU next time!Wow, I wanna go to the movies with YOU next time!Susie Brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748286616377747871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-19684336112406370782008-07-01T10:37:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:37:00.000-07:00I'm glad you guys are ok.I'm glad you guys are ok.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497170981750367270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-48750070805373560182008-06-16T10:01:00.000-07:002008-06-16T10:01:00.000-07:00Shame on them indeed, and shame, I guess, on us, a...Shame on them indeed, and shame, I guess, on us, at least a little, for allowing ourselves to be suckered again. Then again, you can't blame us for holding out a little hope in this hopeless, pitiless world.Gene Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017899900650084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-88176114675556987112008-06-15T12:44:00.000-07:002008-06-15T12:44:00.000-07:00The only reason I liked this one better than The T...The only reason I liked this one better than The Temple of Dumb was because at least it wasn't so obviously written by a 10 year old boy still in his "girls are icky and stupid and afraid of everything and can't be trusted" phase. I walked out of The Temple of Dumb, furious, and if its makers had been in the lobby I probably would have gone to prison on assault charges.<BR/><BR/>You've articulated the dissatisfaction I felt all through this newest mess, but couldn't put to words. Shame on them.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-51250902470743498062008-06-13T11:35:00.000-07:002008-06-13T11:35:00.000-07:00You think I'm a Yank? Uptight? A carbon copy of ...You think I'm a Yank? Uptight? A carbon copy of all North American Consumer Units? <BR/><BR/>You think it's perfectly okay for an ambitious mother to throw her 13 year old daughter at a notorious roué in his 30s?<BR/><BR/>You think money makes it okay?<BR/><BR/>My review was of the film, nothing else.Gene Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017899900650084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482258353979757910.post-59867735612799199612008-06-11T21:53:00.000-07:002008-06-11T21:53:00.000-07:00God American's are sooo uptight. Look she wasn't a...God American's are sooo uptight. Look she wasn't an angel she had had 2 other sexual partners and even dipped in alcohol and Quaaludes before her tender 13 years (read her court account). I know it doesn't excuse anything for you tight American's but her mother did know about Roman's history and she sure didn't avail herself to be there when precious was being photographed. You know that says about if it looks and acts like a duck? Well Mrs. Geimer sure is some Quacker. Oh yeah and don't forget they settled up in 97 so PAID IN FULL.squeakyshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963764830965519045noreply@blogger.com