tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.comments2023-06-24T05:37:14.954-04:00Dichotomous PurityJackwraithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-49316987038054240342021-10-28T16:53:18.936-04:002021-10-28T16:53:18.936-04:00Had to clean out a bit of the Internet trash and s...Had to clean out a bit of the Internet trash and switch to moderation because there are apparently too many thin-skinned Dune fans who can't handle the idea that their favorite books might not be everyone's favorites. Crisis...Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-68687710709041080532021-06-18T08:47:17.722-04:002021-06-18T08:47:17.722-04:00That's a good point. I can imagine how it migh...That's a good point. I can imagine how it might feel cynical for a veteran player to take on the mantle of Ragnar, who wants to try new things at every opportunity (while still being a relative cynic himself (sometimes literally.)) But with someone essentially doing the same thing as the actor, it probably helped energize the role that a more experienced hand, at least, would've had to work harder to sell.Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-34197473391123659142021-06-18T06:10:57.464-04:002021-06-18T06:10:57.464-04:00You know watching Vikings for a second time it bec...You know watching Vikings for a second time it became obvious why a relatively unknown untrained and inexperienced actor Travis Fimel in the role of Ragnar was casting gold! His rawness gave him an edge that was needed for this role. An edge hat is not easy for a trained actor to find! <br />I loved my fellow Aussie in this, it was aomost lije he found his purpose!Tree-of-Lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936280452243934878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-84092161610393497832021-05-27T06:31:42.209-04:002021-05-27T06:31:42.209-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miabytanishqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764248523128757090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-14072792671770348742021-03-24T00:44:31.275-04:002021-03-24T00:44:31.275-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.gemstoneuniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449059258252603331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-73158802777216200022020-12-15T13:32:10.865-05:002020-12-15T13:32:10.865-05:00So, not faith at all but rhetoricSo, not faith at all but rhetoricRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453096137193117388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-81273019394739207282020-10-08T19:45:57.878-04:002020-10-08T19:45:57.878-04:00Thanks! Apparently we're all failing in the mo...Thanks! Apparently we're all failing in the modern, Wall Street Journal economy or how could it be this good for everyone...?Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-5143898340098350762020-10-08T19:45:27.868-04:002020-10-08T19:45:27.868-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-11693240285051955552020-10-08T19:09:52.622-04:002020-10-08T19:09:52.622-04:00Good piece. As a retired person I was especially i...Good piece. As a retired person I was especially interested in whence the retired couple with $52,000 in investment income was receiving the other $128,000. Am I not doing Social Security right?David Bessmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403996244379599625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-9987200142884380312020-04-15T18:55:40.790-04:002020-04-15T18:55:40.790-04:00Yeah, I get it. I didn't feel condemned. It fe...Yeah, I get it. I didn't feel condemned. It feels like the "boy who cried wolf" narrative might apply as well. Dems are always telling lefties that they need to vote for (insert centrist Dem candidate) because the world will end if they don't. But it actually feels like it might be true this time.<br />Of course, I'm not too personally conflicted, much, because it's highly unlikely that *anyone* I would vote for will carry my state (KS).Craig Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992219036825516831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-2496516086553287082020-04-15T18:08:01.505-04:002020-04-15T18:08:01.505-04:00Totally understandable. I wasn't condemning an...Totally understandable. I wasn't condemning anyone. Just commenting, really.Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-3339185786225958562020-04-15T17:58:15.340-04:002020-04-15T17:58:15.340-04:00Oops, I cant type. Last line should be (N.B. I did...Oops, I cant type. Last line should be (N.B. I didn't say *the* correct approach), this is it. Sigh.Craig Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992219036825516831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-63479686385982860172020-04-15T17:56:41.306-04:002020-04-15T17:56:41.306-04:00Full disclosure: I'm the author of the "T...Full disclosure: I'm the author of the "These guys all have enormous egos" response. It was really not meant as a serious commentary, but I absolutely concede that the interpretation here is fully reasonable if not literally intended.<br />I find myself deeply conflicted on this question this time around (i.e. 2020). I've been relatively disaffected with the Dem party as a vehicle for leftist social and economic change for a long time now, and have voted for "third party" candidates off and on also for a long time, although generally not for president (for the usual reasons). But I'm also not one of those who views third-party presidential voters as unequivocally bad.<br />But this election does feel different to me. As much as I fully agree that "Doing 'normal' with Democrats and Republicans is what has gotten us to this state of affairs," I also feel intensely that the current Republican version of 'normal' is so intensely toxic that it has to be rolled back now. I hate the idea of holding my nose and voting for Biden, but I do think that if there's ever been an election where this is a "correct" approach (N.B. I didn't see *the* correct approach, this is it. Sigh.Craig Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992219036825516831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-75321761991226802552019-05-13T09:22:04.360-04:002019-05-13T09:22:04.360-04:00Tyrion did tell Dany that if they ring their bells...Tyrion did tell Dany that if they ring their bells and open the gates the people have turned on Cersei and surrendered the city, so she knew what that was "supposed" to mean.<br /><br />But yeah, I agree some of these character transformations would be plausible given time (especially Dany) but they've done a poor job of it even within the constraints they've had as writers.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326147703172418472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-34499819806125754982019-04-15T09:43:54.497-04:002019-04-15T09:43:54.497-04:00Ha. That's true. I was wondering for a moment ...Ha. That's true. I was wondering for a moment if they were going to play into that: How much does she know about his revival? What does a devotee of the Faceless God think of someone who avoided the gift of death? Maybe something for a future episode.Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-36804138784413421452019-04-15T09:36:00.545-04:002019-04-15T09:36:00.545-04:00Great summary. Those were all great lines but you ...Great summary. Those were all great lines but you missed my favorite where Arya asks Jon how he survived a knife in the heart and he replies "“I didn’t.”<br /><br />I viewed this as Arya taking his meaning poetically rather than literally but it is was both funny and significant in that Jon tries to avoid discussing his resurrection.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326147703172418472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423976345116829176.post-84114022123267691892017-12-09T05:41:55.039-05:002017-12-09T05:41:55.039-05:00OMG Wow Fantastic your blog post. good information...OMG Wow Fantastic your blog post. good information and usefull post. 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