tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post114991820685145977..comments2024-01-10T06:40:26.416-05:00Comments on Chesterton and Friends: The Chestertonian Life - Part II - In PracticeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-79589837481970846962008-07-18T06:57:00.000-04:002008-07-18T06:57:00.000-04:00Have just come across your G.K.C. website, & f...Have just come across your G.K.C. website, & find it most interesting. At present I am overloaded with Chestertonian tasks, but will explore further as soon as possible. I count, I think, as the oldest & noisiest Chestertonian.<BR/> All good wishes,<BR/> Aidan MackeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150476506844409362006-06-16T12:48:00.000-04:002006-06-16T12:48:00.000-04:00I do not, in fact, assume that a modern reader is ...I do not, in fact, assume that a modern reader is a man. That's why I said "or ladies, as the case may be." I certainly thought it more <I>likely</I> that they were gents than elsewise for a number of reasons.<BR/><BR/>1. Though within the broad spectrum of the field of "readers" there are certainly now as many women - probably more, in fact - as there are men, within the ranks of those who habitually spend time on the Internet there is still a substantial tilt towards the male.<BR/><BR/>2. Women are generally more conscientious than to write anonymously when it can be helped, as far as blog comboxes go.<BR/><BR/>3. While I can not speak for "anonymous," which could go either way, "agricola" is a masculine word describing a classically masculine profession, and so the assumption was made. Note, of course, that it is in fact masculine despite being in the first declension, which is typically the province of the feminine. "Agricola" is one of the few exceptions (like "poeta") to an otherwise serviceable rule.Nick Milnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677481833245634421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150460701149497742006-06-16T08:25:00.000-04:002006-06-16T08:25:00.000-04:00Ah, Furor, so there!...why would you assume a rand...Ah, Furor, so there!...why would you assume a random reader is a man?<BR/><BR/>And I will follow your link, thank you.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150424242190279512006-06-15T22:17:00.000-04:002006-06-15T22:17:00.000-04:00Michelle, you might be interested to know that the...Michelle, you might be interested to know that the editor of the American Chesterton Society's <A HREF="http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">own blog</A> is in fact a woman, the notorious Nancy Brown. You should stop by to see what they're up to there.Nick Milnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677481833245634421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150423876237253152006-06-15T22:11:00.000-04:002006-06-15T22:11:00.000-04:00Hi there! I came here via The Daily Eudemon, and ...Hi there! I came here via The Daily Eudemon, and I really enjoyed this post. I'll probably link to it, but don't get too excited because I don't have a very wide following.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read <I>Manalive</I>, but I'm heading to the library tomorrow for a meeting. Say a prayer that they have a copy there!<BR/><BR/>I sing, but my 2 year old covers her ears and asks me to stop.<BR/><BR/>I talk to strangers, but <I>they</I> cover <I>their</I> ears and ask me to stop...<BR/><BR/>...I take umbrage that you assume anonymous is a man. I don't happen to know a single other woman who has ever heard of GKC, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150117666350258392006-06-12T09:07:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:07:00.000-04:00My job is to die with paint under my nails and the...<I>My job is to die with paint under my nails and the smell of turpentine clinging to my coffin.</I><BR/><BR/>Tim, this is spoken like a saint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150081707866969762006-06-11T23:08:00.000-04:002006-06-11T23:08:00.000-04:00Tim, I'm glad you found it instructive. I'm sorry...Tim, I'm glad you found it instructive. I'm sorry that you feel that writing is not in your future, but if it means we get from you a painting that will shake the world, then perhaps it is worth it in the end.<BR/><BR/>Raphael, thank you for your praise, too. As much as I still have a way to go before I'm in the professional literary world that I admire so, this sort of thing has given me some much-needed practice, as well as letting me do something I love. Hearing that other people appreciate it makes it even more rewarding.<BR/><BR/>Be sure to check in tomorrow for my discussion of Gilbert's travels, Tuesday for Eric's look at Gilbert's relationship with Hilaire Belloc, and, finally, Wednesday for the end of the affair.Nick Milnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677481833245634421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150080551207425912006-06-11T22:49:00.000-04:002006-06-11T22:49:00.000-04:00Beautifully written!Beautifully written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1150055535336444872006-06-11T15:52:00.000-04:002006-06-11T15:52:00.000-04:00Thank you very much indeed.I read Manalive all yes...Thank you very much indeed.<BR/><BR/>I read Manalive all yesterday afternoon, between fits of renovating the house.<BR/><BR/>I feel badly for anyone who hasn't read it, and I feel much worse for anyone who has read it and not been changed by it.<BR/><BR/>What a magical story. Reminded me of "The Man Who Was Thursday". The same luminous prose. I don't know who else could write that way and really pull it off.<BR/><BR/>While Chesterton has doubtless inspired many to write, he has inspired me to give it up. I am a painter, and there are too many paintings that need doing to allow me to take up writing. Same with learning the guitar. My job is to die with paint under my nails and the smell of turpentine clinging to my coffin.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again. Now for that singing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1149965752869648142006-06-10T14:55:00.000-04:002006-06-10T14:55:00.000-04:00What do you think GKC would think of the World Cup...What do you think GKC would think of the World Cup? I've been watching the first couple matches and thinking of some of his sentiments in The Napolean of Notting Hill.Steve Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981173369304644626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1149965570495854102006-06-10T14:52:00.000-04:002006-06-10T14:52:00.000-04:00Thank you for your accolades, gentlemen (or ladies...Thank you for your accolades, gentlemen (or ladies, as the case may be; probably gentlemen). I'm glad to be producing something that people find worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>But still, I have far to go. I need to rein in some of the expansiveness that makes a concise and relevant idea into a death march of verbiage. I need to start addressing modern problems - and the rare modern triumphs - in a manner and medium that my peers will find compelling. In short, I need to get to work seriously, now, rather than idly.<BR/><BR/>I have nine years to produce my own <I>Robert Browning</I>, but only six for a <I>Greybeards at Play</I>. While "keeping up with the Chestertons" may be a new and astonishing notion, it is one that somebody should try.Nick Milnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677481833245634421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1149957713796733212006-06-10T12:41:00.000-04:002006-06-10T12:41:00.000-04:00Furor: I nominate your post for submission to Gil...Furor: I nominate your post for submission to <I>Gilbert Mag</I>'s "Grist" section. Very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1149941646233116152006-06-10T08:14:00.000-04:002006-06-10T08:14:00.000-04:00I must say, Furor, that there are few people that ...I must say, Furor, that there are few people that can write as well as you. All your suggestions have thought put into them, or rather, "sense" in them, and are articulated in a way that would make our "Overgrown Elf of a Man" smile. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your insights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com