tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post8897412196297547423..comments2023-10-23T10:15:44.618-05:00Comments on The Real Shliach: Carl and the horse: A ParableJust like a guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-62125616639822774032008-12-09T11:27:00.000-06:002008-12-09T11:27:00.000-06:00Now you knowNow you knowJust like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-38991895565270349522008-12-09T10:20:00.000-06:002008-12-09T10:20:00.000-06:00I thought E stood for Edward.I thought E stood for Edward.le7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08982516647753962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-8965140577009719242008-12-09T10:05:00.000-06:002008-12-09T10:05:00.000-06:00E: you tell me. Cheerio: as bill Clinton once said...E: you tell me. <BR/>Cheerio: as bill Clinton once said, as I paraphrase, "love your critics, for they do tell you your faults."<BR/>And yes, I course I write in other places.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-11888862861430728452008-12-09T01:28:00.000-06:002008-12-09T01:28:00.000-06:00graphic is definitely key to describing this. perh...graphic is definitely key to describing this. perhaps carl will be satisfied knowing that the entire post was molded in his image - that of the the cynic. <BR/>and trs - if one of your goals is removing all artifice, pretense, etc from your writing, it pains me to tell you that you have quite a ways to go. as well, it seems to me that if all those attributes were removed from your work, it would kind of suck. at least the blog would. do you write other than on the blog?Cheeriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150227399518692959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-71951720509988796012008-12-08T23:17:00.000-06:002008-12-08T23:17:00.000-06:00Eliezer? Who's Eliezer?Eliezer? Who's Eliezer?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-76751077387492627102008-12-08T22:51:00.000-06:002008-12-08T22:51:00.000-06:00Hey, thanks eliezer, from the little I've seen, th...Hey, thanks eliezer, from the little I've seen, that's a great site.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-11900056674588113742008-12-08T22:40:00.000-06:002008-12-08T22:40:00.000-06:00my two cents: descriptive verbs are totally the wa...my two cents: descriptive verbs are totally the way to go. They provide the adjectives' juice, without the adjectives' added weight.<BR/><BR/>This site was just recommended to me today, so I haven't checked it out, but the guy who recommended it said it's really good for writers (and those aspiring to deserves that lofty appellation).<BR/>http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-85354182784655354482008-12-08T21:10:00.000-06:002008-12-08T21:10:00.000-06:00Well, we all have whatever it is that floats our p...Well, we all have whatever it is that floats our particular boats.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-10132050070755740012008-12-08T20:35:00.000-06:002008-12-08T20:35:00.000-06:00I still think my writing wasn't mushy. It was appr...I still think my writing wasn't mushy. It was appropiate to trying to get that particular moment accross which happened to be my intention. <BR/><BR/>I tend to prefer two styles. Either bare bones, or descriptive. So, don't know what to say.le7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08982516647753962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-68788976545475180802008-12-08T20:19:00.000-06:002008-12-08T20:19:00.000-06:00I agree 100%. And I still think that my writing is...I agree 100%. And I still think that my writing isn't mushy, and yours, in that post, was. Sure, I've written mush myself, but I didn't particularly enjoy it. One of my goals is to remove all artifice, pretense, and falseness from my writing; whether I accomplish this or not can hardly reflect on my intentions.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-85987967605745425062008-12-08T19:07:00.000-06:002008-12-08T19:07:00.000-06:00Verbs can be as descriptive as adjectives. Good wr...Verbs can be as descriptive as adjectives. Good writing uses descriptive verbs.le7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08982516647753962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-26036345512352402442008-12-08T18:56:00.000-06:002008-12-08T18:56:00.000-06:00There's nothing wrong with using adjectives. The p...There's nothing wrong with using adjectives. The problem is overuse. As the rambam always says, the goal is the middle path. Anyway, "expel" is a verb; it's a big stretch to think it mushy in any sense.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-1912156145822816772008-12-08T18:48:00.000-06:002008-12-08T18:48:00.000-06:00I believe its a slightly mushy word.I believe its a slightly mushy word.le7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08982516647753962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-15566181128474935232008-12-08T18:20:00.000-06:002008-12-08T18:20:00.000-06:00And therefore?And therefore?Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-34312533718050987842008-12-08T17:20:00.000-06:002008-12-08T17:20:00.000-06:00Expel is graphic.Expel is graphic.le7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08982516647753962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-77498244301902127972008-12-08T01:08:00.000-06:002008-12-08T01:08:00.000-06:001. Probably. 2. Of course! Once I figure out what ...1. Probably. <BR/>2. Of course! Once I figure out what it is, I'll be sure to tell you too.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-21723501885261469342008-12-08T00:07:00.000-06:002008-12-08T00:07:00.000-06:00If this is titled "a parable," does that imply tha...If this is titled "a parable," does that imply that there is some sort of point?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-18111587831973995992008-12-08T00:06:00.000-06:002008-12-08T00:06:00.000-06:00I think Cheerio will like this.I think Cheerio will like this.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.com