September 26, 2002
John M. Ford, on the other hand, appears to have gotten stuck on the idea of Jesse James as Defender of the People. Mr. No-Relation Ford writes:
Frank and Jesse understood that central government weren’t good,We are not worthy, but we knew that already. [08:38 PM]
And they knew just exactly what to do;
Down on the Kansas border were militiamen well-ordered
Who boldly did defend Amendment Two.Jesse James was quite progressive, hardly ever felt possessive,
He never asked a Pinkerton for thanks;
Jesse and some other fellas started reading Marighella,
And liberated lots of stuff from banks.Frank and Jesse were protective of the whole frontier collective,
Resisting banks’ attempt to globalize;
They thought about Frantz Fanon and they loaded up their cannon
And blew the U.P. trains into the skies.Jesse came, there ain’t no doubt, to bring the eschaton about
He wasn’t for oppressiveness or pain;
And to prove he weren’t no loser was inspired by Marcuse,
And shot assorted people in the brain.Jesse found he had no buddy at the end, which sure was cruddy,
Yet still his art collection eased his mind
While adjusting his Manet, mean Robert Ford he seized the day,
And plugged the noble Jesse from behind.
Start by tweaking a famous blogger about Jesse James, wind up with 35 comments, mostly about booze. Thus the discourse of blogdom.
Doesn't sound any different from the discourse of Usenet (remember Usenet?), or Amateur Press Association comments, or even party chatter.
Suggest that you've discovered the discourse of human nature, not just blogdom.
That reminds me.... I started a batch of sourdough bread last night, and refreshed the starter this morning. I'm gonna make the dough this evening, let it rise overnight, and bake tomorrow morning.
Simon said: "Suggest that you've discovered the discourse of human nature, not just blogdom."
Yes, and Patrick has also just discovered that human beings are bipeds.
One can marvel at the oddness of something without having just discovered it for the first time. You might want to admire this long post on the blog of the distaff Nielsen Hayden for an indication of how much awareness there is of this type of drift in the Nielsen Hayden household.
If one is to marvel at the oddness of something, one might try for an accurate identification of what it is that one is marveling at the oddness of, to avoid giving an inaccurate impression.
That warning could also apply to me, for giving the inaccurate impression that I thought any of this was news to xNH.
Alan: Sourdough? Really? Cool! I myself have started using those little cable-guide thingies with the foam tape on the back to pin up my philodendron vines. They're already up to my skylight. Also, Schikele Mix is a great radio program about music.
John M. Ford should be declared a national treasure.
Hard-Hitting Moderator: Teresa Nielsen Hayden.
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