tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post8570000953995942601..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Reality IntrudesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-19444499175144432692008-03-29T10:02:00.000-04:002008-03-29T10:02:00.000-04:00Hey, ma, look at me: A Sippicanalanche! Thanks, bi...Hey, ma, look at me: A Sippicanalanche! Thanks, big boy. :-)<BR/><BR/>As you may know, I don't care WHAT you say about me as long as you say SOMETHING about me.Sissy Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316411260777111360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-2655503867441686642008-03-28T10:11:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:11:00.000-04:00The jingle jangle razzle dazzle of Stanley Fish's ...The jingle jangle razzle dazzle of Stanley Fish's fatuousness regarding the unpleasantness at Columbia a couple of years back, when the head of the anti-illegal-immigration Minutemen was physically assaulted and shouted down by thuggish members of the audience, comes to mind:<BR/><BR/>"The question to be asked is not did it further free speech or contribute to a robust democratic culture or provide a genuine educational experience? Rather the questions to be asked are: Did it rock? Was it a blast? Was a good time had by all?"<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2006/10/what_does_he_kn.html" REL="nofollow">"Even when you win you lose because there's no learning curve"</A>Sissy Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316411260777111360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-8679571704760119042008-03-28T01:03:00.000-04:002008-03-28T01:03:00.000-04:00Hey Sipp:I am doing a standing O anyway. Looks lik...Hey Sipp:<BR/><BR/>I am doing a standing O anyway. Looks like you got some new irregular regulars here. I say welcome to these new members of Sipp's Future Book Club.I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-52794130477142461992008-03-27T20:26:00.000-04:002008-03-27T20:26:00.000-04:00Awesome! Unfortunately, now I'm sick to my stomach...Awesome! Unfortunately, now I'm sick to my stomach...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-1150515485310437862008-03-27T18:05:00.000-04:002008-03-27T18:05:00.000-04:00If life was harder, we would not be able to afford...<I>If life was harder, we would not be able to afford to act as foolishly and frivolously as we do. But it is madness to wish, as I see so many do, that misery could befall everybody so we'd have to be more circumspect and sober in our behavior. Nothing is stopping you from being sober and industrious. Why are you wishing to be forced to be that way?</I><BR/><BR/>You know, I've had some thing similar to this same thought, but never articulated it the way you just did. <BR/><BR/>Thank you. I'm going to use that.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521739006999750126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-37464011998056158382008-03-27T17:15:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:15:00.000-04:00They've got to be protectedAll their rights respec...<I>They've got to be protected<BR/>All their rights respected<BR/>Till someone we like can be elected<BR/>---Tom Lehrer</I><BR/><BR/>Nuff said.mythusmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458869083534878283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-39794963518852801022008-03-27T16:58:00.000-04:002008-03-27T16:58:00.000-04:00Heh. Thanks everybody. Gerard makes a terrific jok...Heh. Thanks everybody. <BR/><BR/>Gerard makes a terrific joke of course, but I thought "exurban existentialist" was very trenchant, there, Steve. I'll add it to my business card right after <I>Ninja </I>and before <I>Yahtzee Coach.</I>SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-15350918736905171652008-03-27T16:26:00.000-04:002008-03-27T16:26:00.000-04:00Heh, I gotcher book right HERE:Books That Beg to B...Heh, I gotcher book right HERE:<BR/><BR/>Books That Beg to Be Written: Exurban Existentialism<BR/><BR/>http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/fish_barrel_bang/books_that_beg.phpvanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-49479125222260358162008-03-27T14:38:00.000-04:002008-03-27T14:38:00.000-04:00Call me standard, then.Standing "O", sir.We live i...Call me standard, then.<BR/><BR/>Standing "O", sir.<BR/><BR/>We live in a magnificent world in wondrous times. Daunting, frustrating, enticing...<BR/><BR/>I hope we are up to the challenge. I hope we survive the present, which seems bent on filling both past and future. <BR/><BR/>Bravo.TmjUtahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479506083401061662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-84659680843550399432008-03-27T14:08:00.000-04:002008-03-27T14:08:00.000-04:00If it wasn't standard audience behavior, I'd give ...If it wasn't standard audience behavior, I'd give this essay a standing ovation.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.com