tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post1341034695901626743..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Requiscat in PacemLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-16142770680560942272010-02-28T02:36:38.508-06:002010-02-28T02:36:38.508-06:00http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/5791/salinger...http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/5791/salingers-last-bookBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-39126285527519444272010-02-13T15:54:13.770-06:002010-02-13T15:54:13.770-06:00LD,
Thank you for an eloquent reminder of this ma...LD,<br /><br />Thank you for an eloquent reminder of this man's courage, and his profoundly earned right to live his life however he chose.<br /><br />The day after his death was announced, the Canadian David Warren published a piece on the consequences of <em>The Catcher In the Rye,</em> which inspired the attached post. I have absolutely no doubt that Salinger viewed with dismay the adoption of his work by the '60s generation, nor that their veneration of him for the wrong reasons contributed to his apparent life-long depression.<br /><br />Not his fault. Nonetheless:<br /><br />http://washingtonrebel.typepad.com/washington_rebel/2010/01/phonies-coming-in-the-goddam-window.html#comments<br /><br />Thanks again. Comments are welcome.Rob De Witthttp://washingtonrebel.typepad.com/washington_rebel/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-12565075528330945002010-02-06T14:38:54.153-06:002010-02-06T14:38:54.153-06:00Well done sir!
I don't agree with the "s...Well done sir! <br />I don't agree with the "slightly insane" comment.Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-88366010789947507152010-02-03T12:25:07.368-06:002010-02-03T12:25:07.368-06:00My study of the battle at Hurtgen Forest leads me ...My study of the battle at Hurtgen Forest leads me to conclude that anybody that suffered through that campiagn came away at least a little addled. <br /><br />Friedrich Lengfeld of the Wehrmacht, must have seemed at least a little crazy to his comrades.<br /><br />http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323715ebd10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-87642526686546855272010-01-30T14:10:52.886-06:002010-01-30T14:10:52.886-06:00Salinger insulated himself from the public and rea...Salinger insulated himself from the public and reality long before the fame and fortune of Catcher in the Rye. Still, he had a sharp instinct for human nature, despite taking himself out of exposure to it as best he could. Some theorize that his experiences during WWII caused this. However, given his history, he was always probably a bit of a loner.<br />LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90359180674131791892010-01-28T23:01:27.184-06:002010-01-28T23:01:27.184-06:00Well, the SIGINT geek in me wants to assert that H...Well, the SIGINT geek in me wants to assert that HUMINT pukes are all weird, at least, to start with, but, <i>nil nisi bonum</i> and all that...<br /><br />I had no idea about his wartime service. Of course, I was always more interested in Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov, Kornbluth, De Camp, etc.<br /><br />RIP, Sarge.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-4070607067237506802010-01-28T20:06:24.985-06:002010-01-28T20:06:24.985-06:00He had a marvelous mind.
Sadly, after the public...He had a marvelous mind. <br /><br />Sadly, after the publication of <i>Catcher</i>, he experienced fame and wealth that apparently insulated him from reality to the extent that he became <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger#Marriage.2C_family.2C_and_religious_beliefs" rel="nofollow">slightly insane.</a><br /><br />I have <a href="http://maypeacebewithyou.blogspot.com/2008/08/where-does-brink-lie.html" rel="nofollow">long maintained</a> that we <b>all</b> will become insane, given enough fame and/or fortune to insulate us reality. The goal, of course, is to find that spot just below the brink, isn't it?Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-53554889972210350902010-01-28T17:01:57.099-06:002010-01-28T17:01:57.099-06:00And fantastic short stories they were... RIP Sir, ...And fantastic short stories they were... RIP Sir, RIP.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com