tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post2867126441001572589..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: "But I shot myself in Reno . . . "John B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-63756275089782855872007-12-09T07:51:00.000-06:002007-12-09T07:51:00.000-06:00Have a safe and "unforgetful" journey through the ...Have a safe and "unforgetful" journey through the wilderness known as Finals Week... We'll keep the campfire going while you are away...<BR/><BR/>Winston<BR/>http://nobodyasked.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-47597197684397672782007-12-09T07:31:00.000-06:002007-12-09T07:31:00.000-06:00This is funny - a friend just sent me a link to th...This is funny - a friend just sent me a link to the 10 most bizarre scientific papers and this was one of them (seems to be a link that is floating around) - the whole list was hilarious (in that 'someone actually delved into this sort of way').<BR/><BR/>As for country music, give me George Jones and a cold beer and a warm summer night - toss in a few mosquitos - and I'm pretty happy (and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-16419829483294088642007-12-07T21:34:00.000-06:002007-12-07T21:34:00.000-06:00I'm looking forward to your picking this back up a...I'm looking forward to your picking this back up after the paper harvst is done. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, would it be too obvious -- and too obnoxious -- to quote the lyrics to "the perfect country and western song" per David Allen Coe and Steve Goodman?Sheila Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030653752024764363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-6950717112769281332007-12-07T15:18:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:18:00.000-06:00Randall,Yeah to the possible-BS part. As to the r...Randall,<BR/>Yeah to the possible-BS part. As to the rest of your comment, I personally think much country pays lip service to religion, and rarely as a source of strength. Just like you don't bad-mouth Mama, you don't bad-mouth the church. But not bad-mouthing it isn't the same as, you know, believing. Speaking for myself, I tend not to feel especially encouraged to soldier on after John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-23868075495329662272007-12-07T10:21:00.000-06:002007-12-07T10:21:00.000-06:00I'm not sure I agree with the premise that CW fail...I'm not sure I agree with the premise that CW fails to transcend the despairs of the age. Another obvious root for CW is the the mountain/hill music of Appalachia and the Ozarks, which is religious in nature, relying on God to assist in overcoming life's perils.<BR/><BR/>Of course, maybe the underlying study is BS, too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com