[lit-ideas] Re: New Year's Resolutions

> [Original Message]
> From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 12/31/2005 4:03:54 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: New Year's Resolutions
>
>
> >Then what was that long long thing you wrote?  Constructive criticism I
> >imagine.  Something bothered you enough to put the effort into writing
it.
>
> Long? 338 words? That took me 5 minutes to write. Not much effort. Of 
> course, for those of us who can't spare 90 seconds to read something, I 
> guess maybe it appears to be an effort. 



90 seconds is a long time to take another beating.  I don't want to read
them anymore.



Did you ever read the ACTUAL essays 
> that people (including myself) used to carefully craft in Phil-lit? 


Essays on philosophy ism's, no, never.  I don't understand them.  Other
essays, always.



Now 
> that was effort. I once spent 2 hours writing something for that list. I 
> RARELY even edit nowadays, let alone carefully construct stuff. It's
simply 
> not worth it when virtually the ONLY person who SHOULD read it, doesn't 
> bother.
>


I assume you're referring to discussions about the books.  I responded to
each and every post line by line.  Clearly I read them.



>  > Dude, you've NEVER seen one of my 'tirades'.
>
> >Are you accustomed to throwing fits in public?
>
> Throwing fits? I defy you to find a public fit thrown by me.
>


You said that wasn't a tirade ... what difference does it make now.



> >They say writing is a good way to discharge energy.
>
> I sometimes wake up at 3 a.m. and do just that.
>


Likewise.  I used to a lot more of it.  Hardly do it ever now.



> > > I'll miss you... truly.
> >
> >I don't care if you or you don't.
>
> I thank you for your.


I thought you were telling me to fuck off.  Telling me it would spare you
conversations that Phil was kind enough to point out that nobody wants.




> Paul
>
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