tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post8472529931050982993..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Understanding your sidebarMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-41277893357485003832008-01-01T06:26:00.000-06:002008-01-01T06:26:00.000-06:00Marcus Aurelius because I recognize that he is not...Marcus Aurelius because I recognize that he is not in the first rank of ancient philosophers. However, he was a man vested with hyper powers personally, politically and martially, and yet through his philosophy, as detailed in the Meditations, he emphasized practice over theoretical arguments, and never abused his own powers. His arguments existed and were important, but they were framed within a broader conception of philosophy as a way of life. The aim was not merely to gain a rational understanding of the world but to allow that rational understanding to inform the way in which one lived. <BR/><BR/>Orwell for his honesty, his hatred of cruelty and oppression, his passion for social justice, the beauty and elegance of his prose, and his love of man and nature. After watching seven yeas of signing statements and "enhanced interrogation", I believe as time goes on, that Orwell's prescient observations become more valuable. (Yes Mark, I know he called Yeats a Fascist). <BR/><BR/>Bob Dylan, for being such a tremendously talented artist and lyricist, and especially for having the brass cajones to go electric at the height of his career. <BR/><BR/>Rich Kerwin<BR/>r_a_kerwin@sbcglobal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-3365393026179265632007-12-30T14:50:00.000-06:002007-12-30T14:50:00.000-06:00Wow - cutting it down to three is tough. I have a...Wow - cutting it down to three is tough. I have a lot of heroes and role models. Off the top of my head lets go with: James Madison, Jane Austin, and Martin Luther King. But I'd give you a completely different list tomorrow.Strolling Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931209395206733161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-3781080297383928702007-12-20T12:29:00.000-06:002007-12-20T12:29:00.000-06:00Hey Mr. D!Send me your pics and I'll try to size t...Hey Mr. D!<BR/><BR/>Send me your pics and I'll try to size them up for you. <BR/><BR/>hammerswing75 at yahoo dot comW.B. Picklesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187309512838841997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-24382620940997737482007-12-19T20:37:00.000-06:002007-12-19T20:37:00.000-06:00So that's how you make the pictures work. I'll ha...So <I>that's</I> how you make the pictures work. I'll have to see if I have something like that on my computer so I can make the guys less distorted.<BR/><BR/>And those are great choices; I admire every name on your lists. And some day I'd love to hear your treatment of Yeats, too.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-9613707546464281542007-12-19T18:02:00.000-06:002007-12-19T18:02:00.000-06:00Hmm, that provides me with a future theme for my o...Hmm, that provides me with a future theme for my own sidebar. I've been doing the "art" thing almost since I started the blog (resizing the pictures in my Paint program so that they fit), though I've changed them up a number of times.<BR/><BR/>So anyways: Winston Churchill, Martin Luther, George Washington.<BR/><BR/>Or: Sergei Rachmaninov, Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky.<BR/><BR/>Or again: C.S. Lewis, Fyodor Dostoievsky, Agatha Christie.<BR/><BR/>I love your choice of WB Yeats! He is without a doubt my favorite poet. In fact, I wrote and recorded a collection of songs using his poems as lyrics.W.B. Picklesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187309512838841997noreply@blogger.com