"Comments can be a conversationalist's delight, a feast of reason andflow of soul, a modern day Algonquin Round Table hosted by yours truly, except that I'm no host at all, just a figurehead sitting at the table staring into space and ignoring what you say, never responding to your questions, having already emptied my thoughts on the topic into the post, my mind occupied by my next post, leaving you to speak amongst yourselves until you realize no one's chatting or listening, it's all so cold and sterile, and you shiver as so you push your chair back and edge your way out of the room hoping there's still time to get in on the happening conversation scene at 2Blowhards."
, Outer Life, in a blog entry about the comments on blog entries
TAGS: blogs, blogging, conversations
"And who wants to be on a C-List? That makes me like the Andy Dick of bloggers. What woman wants to go to bed with a C-Lister?"
"Chicago is one of those cities I've rarely heard anyone say a negative thing about. Sure, all big cities have their problems, but with Chicago the positives always seem to outweigh the bad. Chicago has it all , an established public transportation system, a downtown set on a grid, neighborhood parks, lakes and rivers, and that electric energy that only happens when thousands of people from every walk of life all live within a couple of square miles. Like Manhattan, Chicago simply feels alive when you walk through it. Yet unlike Manhattan (at least for me), Chicago feels unencumbered, and more spirited."
"Once one's basic needs have been met, additional money has almost no bearing on personal happiness."
"Sit in a room and read, and read and read. And read the right books bythe right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a
nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time. This realization of life
can be a constant realization in your living. When you find an author
who really grabs you, read everything he has done. Don't say, 'Oh, I
want to know what So-and-so did', and don't bother at all with the
best-seller list. Just read what this one author has to give you. And
then you can go on and read what he had read. And the world opens up to
you in a way that is consistent with a certain point of view. But when
you go from one author to another, you may be able to tell us the date
when each wrote such and such a poem, but he hasn't said anything to
you."