tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5570772966868030102..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Stealing their souls Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88092916187566911452017-05-21T08:38:56.383-05:002017-05-21T08:38:56.383-05:00Cant believe I just wasted 15 minutes reading thes...Cant believe I just wasted 15 minutes reading these comments. I usually just read the blog. I feel like Josh Lyman when he discovered there was a whole subculture of strange folk out there in social media. Apparently you guys are regulars.At least Anon Not Anon, Robbie, Jakash, and maybe several Anonymous's. No one is right and no one wrong but come-on!So much self righteous, snarky and non snarky, pretend erudite stuff interspersed with some normalcy.Gave me a headache. Not sure I want to visit this afterblog world again ........as for the pic- public place, interactive exhibit, not a prob.C'est Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526426197353140468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40879506210362333452015-05-21T19:18:42.295-05:002015-05-21T19:18:42.295-05:00Actually, the various anon posters are more irksom...Actually, the various anon posters are more irksome than the regular poster is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50702043229664499782015-05-21T17:35:33.967-05:002015-05-21T17:35:33.967-05:00Right, Wendy, if he'd even wanted a photo just...Right, Wendy, if he'd even wanted a photo just of the art, with no kids interacting with the exhibit, what's he supposed to do -- hang around for an hour, waiting for a moment when no people were in the shot? That WOULD kinda seem creepy...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90167018394118254832015-05-21T16:38:24.409-05:002015-05-21T16:38:24.409-05:00"Steampunk" evoked "that guy" ..."Steampunk" evoked "that guy" from Saturday's contest for me as well. I can see where it was advisable to get his permission to take or publish the photo, but if you're in a public place, especially in a crowd, you've got to expect to be photographed numerous times and I've seen many people preen for a security camera...in my backyard. John tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35919630156597077742015-05-21T16:06:51.090-05:002015-05-21T16:06:51.090-05:00I don't see the big deal here. Steinberg was p...I don't see the big deal here. Steinberg was photographing an art exhibit. The fact the exhibit was open to interaction by the public, including children, does not suggest he was doing anything improper.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18237077173774451822015-05-21T15:54:43.743-05:002015-05-21T15:54:43.743-05:00I'm kind of a night owl.I'm kind of a night owl.SandyKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43081511122534359162015-05-21T15:43:33.876-05:002015-05-21T15:43:33.876-05:00So, just what is the fascination with age on this ...So, just what is the fascination with age on this blog, or who might be posing as whom? Not to mention who might be smarter than whom, and why isn't so-and-so posting anything today (she asks, SHH*)<br /><br />*shaking her head....SandyKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31880038532649500702015-05-21T14:56:25.283-05:002015-05-21T14:56:25.283-05:00If you get upgraded to an R-100 model, you can hav...If you get upgraded to an R-100 model, you can have children.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66979682254878373352015-05-21T14:43:03.243-05:002015-05-21T14:43:03.243-05:00Oops, meant to say books.Oops, meant to say books.Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42293100984883001762015-05-21T14:42:28.102-05:002015-05-21T14:42:28.102-05:00Jackash - thanks and sheepish grin: among other fa...Jackash - thanks and sheepish grin: among other faults I am an atrocious speller! And heck, I'm not just a fan of NS' writing, I buy his book - one can't take trips to LA on adoration alone. Part of my problem might be my respect for his position: people talk a lot about how newspapers and the media in general have declined, but ideas count - NS has the power to put themes and issues into the public conciousness (or at least light the spark that others will pick up on) that few do and it frustrates me when I think he's wasting it (let alone when I think he's wrong). <br /><br />Anon 12:46 - Oh, I wish I were a young adult! I'll be saying goodbye to "target demo" in the near future. And yes - playground, NBA/NFL game, life - the teacher/ref always calls foul on the second guy (or gal). It's a law of nature, kind of like "it's the cover-up that gets you." Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3807174562802567282015-05-21T14:22:53.003-05:002015-05-21T14:22:53.003-05:00ANA-NS is cocky but not a bully.
And I agree with...ANA-NS is cocky but not a bully.<br /><br />And I agree with that other poster. Tired of hearing about Letterman. He's rude.<br /><br />Where is Mr. Scribe today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38272726745713812562015-05-21T14:20:01.111-05:002015-05-21T14:20:01.111-05:00maybe you are anon not anonmaybe you are anon not anonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51656316290835721272015-05-21T14:18:55.271-05:002015-05-21T14:18:55.271-05:00thanksthanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67946699310435847762015-05-21T13:01:01.471-05:002015-05-21T13:01:01.471-05:00"steampunk", from dictionary . com: 1. ..."steampunk", from dictionary . com: 1. a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.<br /><br />2. a subculture inspired by this literary and film subgenre: the fashions and gadgets of steampunk.<br /><br />Just a joke on my part. I'd thought maybe that was the look our buddy in the picture from the Saturday contest was going for. Upon further review, having looked up some examples, I guess not... Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54524131297448231382015-05-21T12:51:55.556-05:002015-05-21T12:51:55.556-05:00Where's Tom Evans today?Where's Tom Evans today?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-378233589341288112015-05-21T12:50:43.801-05:002015-05-21T12:50:43.801-05:00Is a steampunk outfit what that guy was wearing fo...Is a steampunk outfit what that guy was wearing for last Sat's contest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89108446914438918842015-05-21T12:49:36.273-05:002015-05-21T12:49:36.273-05:00Actually, Jakash is NOT anon, with a split persona...Actually, Jakash is NOT anon, with a split personality.<br /><br />Let's do an age poll here: not exact age, just say 40's , 50's whatever. thanks<br /><br />50's hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50288623757513356092015-05-21T12:47:30.088-05:002015-05-21T12:47:30.088-05:00NS must think we are fools here.NS must think we are fools here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25885063853196243782015-05-21T12:46:40.271-05:002015-05-21T12:46:40.271-05:00LOL, ANA, you said Neil "started it?" I...LOL, ANA, you said Neil "started it?" I hope so, or we'd have an empty blog. Sounds like a comment one would hear in the playground. You must be a young adult and not quite so mature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53200107948443926562015-05-21T12:44:41.780-05:002015-05-21T12:44:41.780-05:00Jackash, said with class as usual. True, he could ...Jackash, said with class as usual. True, he could be less abrasive. <br /><br />But first tell me, what does iconoclast mean? Why should I look it up if you brought it up?<br /><br />Bitter Scribe can be a bit abrasive too, but not as badly as ANA. Still all 3 of you and NS are clever indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80312606496882304742015-05-21T12:40:46.984-05:002015-05-21T12:40:46.984-05:00Jakash, What's a steampunk outfit? Is that any...Jakash, What's a steampunk outfit? Is that anything to do with punk rock?<br /><br />As to not anon's dig about the sat. locale game, he's just doing sour grapes because he can't guess the places. We know you are bright not anon, don't go overboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68901629576119672662015-05-21T12:25:30.467-05:002015-05-21T12:25:30.467-05:00I'm of the general opinion that way too many p...I'm of the general opinion that way too many photos are being taken these days by way too many people.<br /><br />I'm of the indefensible opinion that, ideally, anybody being photographed should be asked for permission, especially when it comes to photos that get published in the paper or other public media. I'm the kinda guy that, were I at a Cubs game, I wouldn't want to be shown on the big screen, regardless of what I was doing or not doing. (Of course, by buying a ticket, you're essentially signing a release that they could put a photo of you on a billboard, if they wanted to.)<br /><br />However, I'm of the informed opinion that Neil posts a lot of swell photos on this blog. [I'm just glad that none have been of me, dressed in my steampunk outfit, cartwheeling down State Street. ; )]<br /><br />I'm of the specific opinion that today's photo, in particular, is interesting, completely innocuous and not creepy.<br /><br />I can understand, however, that some parents might not like a stranger taking photos of their children, and that, as A-n-A points out, nobody in that museum would know how detailed a photo was being taken, nor what the intended purpose for it was. <br /><br />Bottom line for me; I probably would have been on the family's side had I been at the museum, but I have no problem with the actual photo that was taken.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87299541342353195392015-05-21T12:17:58.340-05:002015-05-21T12:17:58.340-05:00Damn, I KNEW A-n-A was a wife-beater! As the 9:06...Damn, I KNEW A-n-A was a wife-beater! As the 9:06 anonymouse so astutely opines. Lordy! AND he's also Bitter Scribe, too? Wow, we have some active, if severely misguided, imaginations on display today...<br /><br />Gonna have to side with the evil and hated Anon-not-Anon here, and drive my stock even lower with both our host and his vigorous defenders. As he notes, NS is not Mary Schmich, to pick a random example. He's pretty harsh, himself, when he wants to be. And he calls 'em like he sees 'em. Thus, many of his most loyal readers are iconoclasts and independent thinkers who aren't only interested in giving him a pat on the back. (Though I don't mind doing so often, as, most importantly and relevantly, he's a fine writer, and calling 'em as he sees 'em is something to applaud.) <br /><br />A-n-A is a bit more abrasive than I think he needs to be, but so what? It's not up to me. And I can identify with this statement: "I like to think he finds an "ombundsmun" quality to some of my jabs..." (Even if you butchered "ombudsman" there, buddy!) Though I don't know that that's the word I'd have gone with. When I disagree with something on here, "I like to think" that I'm offering a perspective that must be shared by at least SOME other readers, so that Neil is aware of how a segment of his readership is viewing what he wrote. I'd think that that's the point of allowing comments on here. Sometimes NS seems to appreciate it, sometimes not, as would be the case with anybody. Mr. Zorn didn't seem to relish some of my my more prickly, though I thought helpful, comments, either! <br /><br />Though he doesn't need me to defend him, I'd just like to point out again -- A-n-A is a fan of Neil's! He's not a troll just firing off pointless snark to goad anybody -- he always has a point, whether one agrees with him, or not, and whatever one thinks of his style.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65913191350267073322015-05-21T11:17:35.273-05:002015-05-21T11:17:35.273-05:00Not that much of a bully -- you're here. A bul...Not that much of a bully -- you're here. A bully would just strip you off the comments. But people seem interested in engaging you, so let them have their fun. My basic guideline for this is, I have my say above, and the comments are where you guys have your say. The need for me to intercede is minimal. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4564146020115570142015-05-21T10:42:13.426-05:002015-05-21T10:42:13.426-05:00So to the people (or person) who care so much abou...So to the people (or person) who care so much about my tone, there you have it: I think NS is a bully, he thinks that I am. The house rule is comity and I shall seek to comply. Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.com