[tet68]

Bears repeating.

Anyone who knows a scintilla of a jot about human nature knows that alternate, sustainable energy solutions will come to pass on the day that the last gallon of gasoline on the planet is burned and not one second before.

[Petronski]

Did you write this? You need an editor.

[jra]

bump for later perusal

[Mamzelle]

bump--

[oldtimer2]

Here is one compromise I would agree to. Okay, a compromise. We'll shoot Michael Savage on the air in mid-mental meltdown if you'll garrote Al Franken in mid-flatulation at the same time. Okay? That is right on.

[Capriole]

Please explain why you are so taken with the work of William Cummings.

[macamadamia]

I take the time and the trouble to see a lot of what passes for new art and it is almost invariably depressing and disgusting and forgettable in varying degrees. In the last year, I have seen only one show of one artist (out of dozens of visits to exhibitions) in which beauty and feeling and form and the sublime triumph.


I've seen plenty of art that does NOT convey a sense of cheap cynicism or subversion or nihilism or infantile contrarianism. It really is out there. But does it catch the attention of New York's effete navel gazers? No, but so what? Why should it? There's an artist out there in America's free-market for every buyer.

[Old Professer]

A man's garden should never be bigger than a single day's weeding.

[IronJack]

If you have nothing to say, the worst thing you can do is take 4,000 words to do it.

This screed may have legs on DU, but it is oddly out of place where thinking people congregate.

[GretchenM]

I enjoy being shallow one day a year.

"Did you ever have to make up your mind
Pick up on one and leave the other behind?
It's not often easy and not often kind.
Did you ever have to make up your mind?"
-- The Loving Spoonful

I really liked those lyrics when all I had to do was identify with the singer over his quandary over which of two people to date.

/end shallow commentary

[tjg]

All right! Lay down a barage and get everybody.

No such thing as collateral damage when everybody is the target.

[strategofr]

"Call it what you will. The idea is that I can't keep as a deep dark secret something so important and basic to my way of thinking from people I consider my friends."

From the liberal coming out blog referenced here. I know what she's talking about but I have it even worse. I call it "can keep my mouth shut" syndrome. I have the the problem both among people I know in my nearly hundred percent blue neighborhood and on the Internet. Understanding the subversive and murderous nature of our enemy, I tried to keep my mouth shut on a number of subjects for longtime. however, failing to do so, I have finally given up trying.

[solitas]

I thought that tooting one's own horn belonged in the BLOGGERS section - this stuff sure AIN'T news...

[Auntie Mame]

Good piece. Thanks.

[Lancey Howard]

Excellent column!
The only part I disagree with is the simplistic take on "gay marriage", since "gay marriage" simply cannot exist any more than "bright darkness" can exist. But other than getting sucked into feeling it necessary to even comment about a such a red-herring impossibility, I thoroughly enjoyed this rant.

[krunkygirl]

Look forward to reading this.

[atomicpossum]

Trolls, fools, sycophants, psychopaths, ignoramuses, and those who in any other era would be institutionalized with their drool cups emptied five times a day are by and larger those who show up in online forums.

Well, he could at least use my name.

[investigateworld]

Good thinking points in the mix.
Thanks

[Ditter]

The dog chewed up my glasses yesterday and the old pair I am wearing don't quite do the job, so I can't read much of what you said but I did look at the pictures. William Cummings looks OK but decidedly juvenile, like work that a really talented 6 year old brings home from school. The color looks quite garish and I don't think I would like to look at it every day in my home but if you like it, there is something out there for everyone.

[balch3]

He;s right about some of his points. Other warrant a barf alert.