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Crash & Burn In Hell
I'm glad it is helping you, Pete. I wish I could help you erase those images, I really do.— October 14, 2009 2:42 a.m.
Sixteen Candles
Everyone has already said pretty much all I could have from a philosophical standpoint, so I will contribute a lighter note: AG claimed: "...you could choose a life in which you were little more than a spoiled pet (insert your favorite lucky bastard's name here)" [Yah Dude Blake!] :)— October 14, 2009 2:34 a.m.
Columbus--The Man, The Myth...The Mercenary!
Pike wrote: "But I don't see the point in talking about that because we live in a world where things are awful NOW for lots of people [...] What I have been trying to communicate is that I see contemporary attitudes towards history--or ANYTHING--as wells of information ripe for explication." Pikey, to begin with, I did not write in anger, just mild annoyance and a bit of surprise. It does not affect my feelings about your non-Yah Dude awesomeness and coolness, which was and remains--for me--intact since reading your very first blog. And don't worry about slogging any argument about me when I am not well--because that is about 90% of the time lately--I am still capable of some reading and writing :) Now, to attend to the topic at hand: I agree with your general sentiment above, and it doesn't look like we are in complete disagreement on the whole. What I think you might be doing here, though, is assuming that those of us who expressed dismay over Columbus day might just be mindlessly repeating invective, rather than keenly aware of historical trends. The fact is, if we continue to question why Columbus day is still on the calendar, we may begin to understand a bit more about a uniquely American historical revisionism, as well as a European imperialist past. This is why we revisit these themes in contemporary cultural studies, and you've doubtless found many theses dealing with both together. On the downside, there is a lot of indoctrination happening in cultural studies programs, and you end up with a lot of kids with misdirected anger who think that expression of outrage at historically documented injustice equates with refusal to actually read Descartes or any of the "old white dudes." I am nearly as impatient with that attitude as I am racist nonthinking attitudes. If you have some theory you are chewing over, let me know what it is, and I can discuss it with you. As I've said, I've been out of the loop theory-wise for a time, but am very interested in knowing what you've learned and how you apply theory.— October 14, 2009 2:16 a.m.
Joke Thread
I like him when he isn't being Bean!— October 14, 2009 1:18 a.m.
A Pleasure To Read
So what do you all think about doing a more organized book club/blogging thing? Read a designated text, then everyone blogs about it/discusses? I would, as I state above, use it to pick everyone's brains about current fiction--which I am lacking in my education. Hey, no one wrote a list of favorite books on my list blog! :(— October 14, 2009 1:07 a.m.
Degrees
re: #56: But even former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard found out what they were! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard re: #58, 59: Likewise, gringo. Ew. I'll just say that Betty Broderick's love for her husband was probably of the immortal kind, "too precious to be held by human hands" :)— October 14, 2009 12:58 a.m.
Degrees
SurfPuppy: "That's how it works in family law-where more lawyers are murdered every year than CHP officers in the line of duty. Very dangerous line of work." Really? Wow! Have you used this in argument with JW the firefighter? :) Where do you get your stats? Cuddlekins: "I always thought Betty Broderick was pushed over the edge." I agree, with some reservation, CuddleFish. Read a book... http://www.amazon.com/Hell-Hath-No-Fury-Ultimate/… ...documenting the collapse of the Broderick marriage, and problems leading up to the murders. She clearly had histrionic personality disorder, along with bipolar issues. IMO, Dan Broderick's antics pushed her, yes, but would not have pushed a mentally healthy person to the things she did.— October 14, 2009 12:26 a.m.
Degrees
My favorite amyl nitrate-huffing character--It's Frank, of course, from Blue Velvet! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/faq#.2.1.1 http://www.retrocrush.com/scary/96.html— October 14, 2009 12:17 a.m.
Degrees
re:#44: People hire private investigators, and get all kinds of proof. How or if it even it stands up in court seems to be another matter...— October 13, 2009 11:26 p.m.
Degrees
...oh, and forgot--SurfP: You say: "Adultry is not a crime, it is a lack of morals." Is it this cut and dried? What do you think of what I said in #34?— October 13, 2009 11:23 p.m.