tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post3317486568530763535..comments2024-01-28T02:24:23.386-05:00Comments on Dan Leo: “A Town Called Disdain”, Episode 124: “Some experiences just ain’t meant to be took straight.”Dan Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-26382614859964392222009-03-18T22:43:00.000-04:002009-03-18T22:43:00.000-04:00Only in America...Only in America...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378662301271706094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-66585047608763836422009-03-18T09:27:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:27:00.000-04:00Nobody knows remains my mantra on this. But the qu...<I>Nobody knows</I> remains my mantra on this. But the question always makes me think of Billy Collins' poem "The Art of Drowning," where he protests the idea of life flashing before your eyes.<BR/><BR/> <I>"...Your whole existence going off in your face<BR/>in an eyebrow-singeing explosion of biography--<BR/>nothing like the three large volumes you had envisioned." </I>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-71259259395163614632009-03-18T08:53:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:53:00.000-04:00You pose an interesting question, Kathleen. The on...You pose an interesting question, Kathleen. The one most unique moment of our lives is the one that we don't (usually) get to look back on retrospectively.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-2824879444156473692009-03-18T08:33:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:33:00.000-04:00I keep thinking Big Jake is gonna surprise us with...I keep thinking Big Jake is gonna surprise us with an accidental act of honor. <BR/>Pym's death is original--no rage or lurid denouncements; just a few simple wishes. <BR/>How many people do you think go out like that? Their mind in tact, no fear or even curiosity other than what they'll miss on TV. Maybe that's an act of accidental honor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-57138376444063862332009-03-18T02:06:00.000-04:002009-03-18T02:06:00.000-04:00Big Jake is a prince among men.Big Jake is a prince among men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com