tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post2824083351707757133..comments2023-09-30T10:36:23.154-05:00Comments on Accidental Historian: AtF: Opposite Day Finally Arrives. Everyone Stop Breathing.Gedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-89452208375458818372009-10-03T18:48:52.802-05:002009-10-03T18:48:52.802-05:00I just read After the Flood for the second time (w...I just read After the Flood for the second time (which is actually why I found this site, I was looking up the relationship of Japeth and Jupiter), it's really quite short and easy to read compared to Custance. His Doorway Paper 1 is OK, but I ground to a halt a quarter into Paper 2 over a year ago (and there are 7 Doorway Papers).<br /><br />Sparked my interest in doing proper research myself though.johngfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129691306508459301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-14711592025115414282009-09-02T12:51:00.831-05:002009-09-02T12:51:00.831-05:00Hmm, so I seem to have a mutiny of sorts on my han...Hmm, so I seem to have a mutiny of sorts on my hands. And my own strange zeal for this project doesn't seem to have rubbed off on anyone other than ExPatMatt and El Borak.<br /><br />Sad.<br /><br />Fine. See what you get. Who knows? I might decide to start up a new weekly feature: things I learned from Lawrence Weschler. See how y'all like that one, punks...Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-75971197686920579932009-09-02T11:35:58.082-05:002009-09-02T11:35:58.082-05:00Ditto Michael. And while I like whiskey sours as m...Ditto Michael. And while I like whiskey sours as much as the next gal, I'd say that a decent Irish whiskey would be put to better use in <a href="http://twitpic.com/a7b14" rel="nofollow">Irish Coffee.</a>The Woeful Budgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940543617741545988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-67514020487242680872009-09-01T15:07:40.810-05:002009-09-01T15:07:40.810-05:00Oh, and - in my case, it's "Come for the ...Oh, and - in my case, it's "Come for the deconversion stories, stay for the wit & insight."Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-249196608593016002009-09-01T15:06:27.858-05:002009-09-01T15:06:27.858-05:00Can I just tell you how glad I am that you're ...Can I just tell you how glad I am that you're *not* devoting your blog to After The Flood? <br /><br />Also, I admire your fortitude. I can't even read the *excerpts* without my eyes glazing over; how you manage to wade through that thing, I'll never know. (But I'm sure it's painful!)Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-92064188357773900182009-08-31T12:40:06.275-05:002009-08-31T12:40:06.275-05:00Oh, that's harsh. I'd say you wound me, b...Oh, that's harsh. I'd say you wound me, but I think it's wrapped up in a pretty strong compliment, so I'm okay with that. And I try to make the AtF posts at least marginally entertaining. It's tough, given the source material.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I got linked from the James Randi forums specifically for the AtF stuff. The person who put the post up said that I have a blog "dedicated to" Cooper's rubbish.<br /><br />I can honestly think of nothing sadder than to live a life so devoid of meaning that I'd write an entire blog dedicated to <i>After the Flood</i>. I mean, at that point suicide isn't just an option, it's an imperative.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-7245039591121669872009-08-31T12:31:35.584-05:002009-08-31T12:31:35.584-05:00Reading what you excerpt of Cooper's piffle, I...Reading what you excerpt of Cooper's piffle, I find myself lost in layers of "Why?" <br /><br />Why did he even start on this line of thought? Why did he spend time collating a bunch of "historical sources" that no reputable historian would have steered him to for this purpose? Why can't he construct a coherent sentence? Why did someone at his publisher think this was a good reason to kill trees? <br /><br />And perhaps most importantly: why aren't there whiskey sours all around for your faithful readers for every excursion into this drivel?<br /><br />[I think perhaps the analog to your reference of the Slacktivist "Come for the Left Behind Fridays, stay for the Thursday Flame War" for this blog is unfortunately "Come for the interesting history [like the awesome Gettysburg series], clever storytelling and good writing and put up with the AtF posts"... Sorry, man.]GailVortexnoreply@blogger.com