tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post4533501221238162714..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: Another new reason I will miss David Foster WallaceJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-87963864756306948282008-09-15T11:25:00.000-05:002008-09-15T11:25:00.000-05:00Thanks to both of you for the kind words. Z., you...Thanks to both of you for the kind words. Z., your saying that actually cheered me up. <BR/><BR/>My one consolation is that I haven't read everything by Wallace and so have lots of moments of discovery ahead of me. But always, there lurks the thought that I will run out of those moments and that he's no longer around to supply us with more--or better--moments.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-84026114644848311482008-09-15T09:52:00.000-05:002008-09-15T09:52:00.000-05:00I never read DFW before, for no particularly good ...I never read DFW before, for no particularly good reason. But you've now succeeded in making me very sorry that he's gone. So, um, thanks?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505845165131255374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-49248789459092933642008-09-15T09:28:00.000-05:002008-09-15T09:28:00.000-05:00There really are 2 Americas(1).There is the Americ...There <I>really</I> are 2 Americas(1).<BR/><BR/>There is the America that understands and cherishes the intellect, emotional honesty, bravery and talent it takes to pen such a passage.<BR/><BR/>Then, frankly, there is the <I>other</I> America(2).<BR/><BR/>(1) I will note here that in no way does the having or not having of money come into play in this division; nor is it based on political Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com