tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post542178901252155605..comments2023-06-23T01:03:47.981-07:00Comments on TRUTH-PAIN EMPORIUM: The Ghost Of All Things Past ....Dardin Sotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-17137488085697364632008-12-31T11:00:00.000-08:002008-12-31T11:00:00.000-08:00Ms. Green,Many thanks for your generous words. I a...Ms. Green,<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for your generous words. I am proud and happy to count on a few of you to escape their individual realities and come read my humble musings on life and politics.<BR/>The best to you and yours, the best to your Blog in 09, and I hope to see you on the other side.<BR/><BR/>AI,<BR/><BR/>HAPPY NEW YEAR COMRADE!<BR/>As always, your stopping by is greeted with smiles and appreciation. I was commenting with Robert over and Conservative Convictions about your Blog and we hope to use some of your magnificent material to buttress some of our own in 2009.<BR/>Enjoy the day my friend, and thank you for your kindness...Dardin Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-18872634448497667292008-12-31T08:28:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:28:00.000-08:00Speaking of gravitas, I know why I come around occ...Speaking of <B><I>gravitas</I></B>, I know why I come around occasionally; a fascinating read. It is 0320hrs, 2009-01-01 so Happy New Year TP … What am I doing up at this insane time you ask? I just put the finishing touches to my New year post … Oh, and I will come around and read this post again ... but for now it's bedtime ...Ottavio (Otto) Marasco https://www.blogger.com/profile/07813984603766878752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-48927116128726847752008-12-30T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:00:00.000-08:00T. P.One thing sorely lacking in today's culture i...T. P.<BR/><BR/>One thing sorely lacking in today's culture is the ability to communicate intelligently and productively. Communication has often been reduced to "c u soon" or "ROFLMAO".<BR/><BR/>It's nice to read words that make sense, have a message to them, and that put a few new wrinkles in the ol' grey matter. I can always count on that from you.<BR/><BR/>May your new year be blessed in multiple areas of your life. May God speak to you in new ways this year.(even if you don't think He's there) :)Ms.Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183086089026772805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-49992847486411071282008-12-28T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-28T16:43:00.000-08:00p.s. email me n e time:)p.s. email me n e time:)WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-90194576934502489572008-12-27T22:33:00.000-08:002008-12-27T22:33:00.000-08:00David999,Welcome to the House of Pain... Have a wo...David999,<BR/>Welcome to the House of Pain... Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year yourself :)<BR/>Your sentiments are appreciated and returned in kind.Dardin Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-89891814663537132452008-12-27T06:21:00.000-08:002008-12-27T06:21:00.000-08:00you sound like a good man.. Bless you and have a g...you sound like a good man.. Bless you and have a great Christmas and a very happy new year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-79909965099091794912008-12-26T19:15:00.000-08:002008-12-26T19:15:00.000-08:00Well Brooke,I can see that there has never been a ...Well Brooke,<BR/>I can see that there has never been a dull moment, or lack of high-density chuckle when I have landed my talons on your branches either...<BR/>Thanks for the drop-by,... you made my day with your kind words Girlfriend... :)Dardin Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-19284896316092322962008-12-26T18:03:00.000-08:002008-12-26T18:03:00.000-08:00I always love reading your posts... They make me l...I always love reading your posts... They make me laugh, think, and always leave me feeling peppy.<BR/><BR/>Keep checking that crackberry. ;)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-44767439515140107362008-12-26T13:13:00.000-08:002008-12-26T13:13:00.000-08:00Patrick M-I've never considered that notion,... th...Patrick M-<BR/>I've never considered that notion,... that the writers and movers of the new media etc, are the new "Founders" of whatever it is the nation will turn into... Fascinating (as my Uncle Spock would say...)<BR/><BR/>Robert-<BR/>All your points, as usual, take me to a few tangents right off the bat. True enough; this technology has enabled me to confer with people near and far that otherwise I could never have meet, much less known at depth.<BR/>I should say that my yearning is far less for the Quill/Paper end of things than the art of the written word. To this day I love getting a hand-written note from my dad. His orthography, stylistic flourishes of the fountain pen and overall ability to make words coalesce into a thought is still a gift not of this earth.<BR/>I look forward to good and deeper events at the House of CC. <BR/><BR/>Woman ...-<BR/>Many thanks for your years of banter back and forth. I appreciate the kind words and return the same kind wishes to you in your endeavors :)<BR/><BR/>Ren,<BR/>Good to see you, and by the way, our common friend Craig Bardo is now a co-contributor at "Conservative Convictions". He speaks with high respect and esteem of you. <BR/><BR/>QD -<BR/>Welcome back old friend.<BR/>I myself read McCullough's "John Adams" and was just transported to a time from which I did not wish to return. I have his "Truman" next in line, having already polished off "1776", another great yarn.<BR/>Reading of books,... is there a better education? I love telling the story of my dad laying a big box under the tree in Christmas eve of 1970. I was sure it was the big hunkin' yellow Tonka truck with the moving rig...., nope. It was a big red 16-volume Brittanica Jr. Encyclopaedia. To this day is has been my happiest of disappointments.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by, ... hope to get to into some good educated arguments with you in the future.Dardin Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-38612120756860140562008-12-26T05:42:00.000-08:002008-12-26T05:42:00.000-08:00This past year, I read the David McCullough biogra...This past year, I read the David McCullough biography of John Adams, and then watched the HBO series based on the book. Right now, I'm reading the latest biography of Quaker abolitionist John Woolman. It never ceases to amaze me that people like these, who lived so long ago, and whose only education came from reading books and listening to lectures and TALKING to other people can be so much more brilliant and talented than just about ANYBODY our society seems to be able to produce today.<BR/><BR/>And the letters and diaries of Adams and his wife? This was CASUAL, everyday writing, and it is astoundingly beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for stopping by my place. You'll always be my favorite "conserva-troll". ;)<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-52211197688905357212008-12-25T20:01:00.000-08:002008-12-25T20:01:00.000-08:00Holiday GreetingsI fall into a nostalgia for the o...<B>Holiday Greetings</B><BR/><BR/>I fall into a nostalgia for the old days. I miss black and white westerns as <I>Sugarfoot</I>. I'm always reading classics.<BR/><BR/>Except for politics, I'm conservative.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-50439243053674436382008-12-25T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-25T19:56:00.000-08:00what a revealing, stunning post. Blessings for th...what a revealing, stunning post. Blessings for the upcoming year TP...alot less pain and tons of joy comin your way!..Big NYC hugs to ya my friend!! :)WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-83450863685113407172008-12-25T17:58:00.000-08:002008-12-25T17:58:00.000-08:00My good friend, I too mourn the loss of the paper ...My good friend, I too mourn the loss of the paper and pen, and as we have discussed, I only recently used the ancient method to communicate with someone. I also have a longing for a simpler age when communication was more personal and more intimate.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I cannot help but have a greater appreciation for the ability to reach out and communicate at greater distances and to greater audiences than ever before. Case in point: were it not for the internet, computers, and our Blackberries on which you and I communicate daily, this friendship, among others, would have never occurred. I think, perhaps, that it is not the medium of which we desire a different method, but of the users of said medium who allow it to be the <I>only</I> method by which we communicate. <BR/><BR/>There is so much in this post that is poignant, and in my case, of particular interest and timing. I think age factors in that we view things differently at certain points in time. I don't think you are "elderly" by any means, but sometimes the natural process of maturation brings about enlightenment in due course. Other times a certain event may bring about revelation as to the completion of our own person. I am learning that there is credence to being a "renaissance man"; a completion by combining science softened with the humanities, warrior tempered with the pacifist. Find no shame in new perspectives...<BR/><BR/>Lewis and Clark were bold. I think that we long for men of their stature to admire. Those are the adventures that most of us dream about...rugged, without boundaries, surging forward with no guarantee of success, yet with strength of character assuring such...<BR/><BR/>An incredibly well turned piece. More to metally digest, and we shall discuss more through the night. <BR/><BR/>And I also text in complete sentences. It takes to much mental effort to figure out the shorthand....Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25204748.post-68913303200946675202008-12-25T17:06:00.000-08:002008-12-25T17:06:00.000-08:00Speaking of eloquence, despite the myriad pages an...Speaking of eloquence, despite the myriad pages and electronic devices, you managed to produce something cogent.<BR/><BR/>The difference between the likes of Jefferson and Adams, and the humbleness of yourself and the ultra-humble manicifence of I myself is merely the tools by which we record our thoughts and observations. We possess minds, free will, and a firm belief in the greatness of America. In that, many of us are the modern brothers and sisters of the Founding Fathers.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I text in full sentences sometimes....Patrick Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377933168305160179noreply@blogger.com