Comments for Dreams of a Lego Spaceman http://littlesarbonn.com/blog The Writing Site of Duane Gundrum Fri, 18 May 2012 21:37:29 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The new cover for my latest novel I’m exclusively publishing on Amazon’s Kindle by Jason http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1381&cpage=1#comment-9751 Jason Fri, 18 May 2012 21:37:29 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1381#comment-9751 Purchased. Reviewed on Amazon. Review pushed to Facebook. :-) Purchased. Reviewed on Amazon. Review pushed to Facebook. :-)

]]> Comment on Talking About Student Loans Is Pandering; Doing Something About Student Loans Is Progress by Duane http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1363&cpage=1#comment-9644 Duane Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:21:40 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1363#comment-9644 Your logic is sound, but like most things, I seriously doubt they'd do that. It would be like asking a bank for extra money because it forgave a loan (or let someone declare bankruptcy). To be honest, the ability to declare bankruptcy IS the solution here, but that's the one carrot they won't give. Your logic is sound, but like most things, I seriously doubt they’d do that. It would be like asking a bank for extra money because it forgave a loan (or let someone declare bankruptcy).

To be honest, the ability to declare bankruptcy IS the solution here, but that’s the one carrot they won’t give.

]]> Comment on Talking About Student Loans Is Pandering; Doing Something About Student Loans Is Progress by Erin http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1363&cpage=1#comment-9639 Erin Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:23 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1363#comment-9639 Great post, as usual Duane! Although, massive forgiveness of student loan debt would make me pretty bummed. I sacrificed a lot to get through college with minimal debt. If loans are forgiven, it's only fair to send everyone reimbursement checks for tuition that's fully paid :) Great post, as usual Duane! Although, massive forgiveness of student loan debt would make me pretty bummed. I sacrificed a lot to get through college with minimal debt. If loans are forgiven, it’s only fair to send everyone reimbursement checks for tuition that’s fully paid :)

]]> Comment on Articles by Duane http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?page_id=1197&cpage=1#comment-9580 Duane Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:15:09 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?page_id=1197#comment-9580 Not really sure how to say this, but your response is a screed against a sarcastic post that is essentially saying the exact same thing as the intent of the original post. My post was a criticism of Iranian people for punishing a woman for her actions, not a congratulation of their awful actions. Sarcasm is sometimes a misunderstood tool, but fortunately the numbers of people who reposted that original post and commented on it understanding its original intent at least mean that not everyone missed the point. I'm sorry you interpreted it wrongly. But no, I'm not going to apologize for taking the Iranian government to task for horrific actions brought against a woman for trying to live her life with a semblance of freedom and self-determination. I should also point out that only about the first half of the article was included by you (which makes me wonder if you read this somewhere else that decided to print only half of it for some nefarious purpose). The second half of it is where it all comes together, essentially revealing the "punch line" of this not being a serious take but complete sarcasm. The whole second half goes through and points out what's wrong with Iran, its gender politics and what that country needs to do in order to improve relations with the rest of the civilized world. Duane Not really sure how to say this, but your response is a screed against a sarcastic post that is essentially saying the exact same thing as the intent of the original post. My post was a criticism of Iranian people for punishing a woman for her actions, not a congratulation of their awful actions. Sarcasm is sometimes a misunderstood tool, but fortunately the numbers of people who reposted that original post and commented on it understanding its original intent at least mean that not everyone missed the point.

I’m sorry you interpreted it wrongly. But no, I’m not going to apologize for taking the Iranian government to task for horrific actions brought against a woman for trying to live her life with a semblance of freedom and self-determination.

I should also point out that only about the first half of the article was included by you (which makes me wonder if you read this somewhere else that decided to print only half of it for some nefarious purpose). The second half of it is where it all comes together, essentially revealing the “punch line” of this not being a serious take but complete sarcasm. The whole second half goes through and points out what’s wrong with Iran, its gender politics and what that country needs to do in order to improve relations with the rest of the civilized world.

Duane

]]> Comment on Articles by Anonymous WOMAN!!! http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?page_id=1197&cpage=1#comment-9527 Anonymous WOMAN!!! Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:56:27 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?page_id=1197#comment-9527 Regards Mr GUNDRUM. I hereby reply to your blog regarding: Fortunately for the rest of us, Iran is finally putting women in their place On September 7, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Duane .... Iran recently whipped a woman 99 times for having her face published without being covered up. Most of us agree that this is a very good thing because without things like this happening, women might actually start to believe they are equal and should have the same rights as men. I see no negatives in this. Although I should probably point out that her confession may have been based on torture, and as irrelevant as it probably is, I should also probably point out that the picture of her wasn’t actually her. That was a mistake from the newspaper when they said it was her. It was actually somebody else. But that shouldn’t take away from the fact that Iran is doing a good thing by going after this evil woman for these evil deeds that she, um, didn’t do, and um, probably never would have ever done. But if it’s any consolation, Iran is planning to stone her to death very soon. So that should take care of all of those ambiguities. And that’s why I think this is an excellent thing. I mean, for too long women have been going way out of their way to get out of the kitchen and usurp equal rights back from men who have rightfully maintained strict control over such things. I mean, as the Louis Brandeis Brief taught us, women are too emotionally disturbed to be able to handle their own affairs, and are obviously weaker than men in all ways that are important. I mean, they made the guy a Supreme Court justice, so he must have been onto something, right? Anyway, the point is that Iran is doing what the rest of the world is too scared to do: Putting women in their place. I mean, I’d bet that Sarah Palin would agree with me, and she’s theoretically a woman, right? I mean, do I need more facts than that? YES i STRONGLY BELIEVE YOU NEED TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR SEXIST, BIGOT, CHAUVINIST, HORRENDOUS, ABYSMAL, DISGUSTING HORRIFIC VIEWS YOU DARE TO SPREAD FOR THE PUBLIC TO "SOMEWHAT GRATIFICALLY ACCEPT IN YOUR SAKE" FIRSTLY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF A MAN...LET ALONE HUMAN SPECIE CAN EXPRESS SUCH A VIEW WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND WITH SUCH PUTRID CONFIDENCe WITHOUT SECOND GUESSING THEIR OWN HUMANITY! HERE ARE NATIONS STRUGGLING WITH WOUNDED HANDS IN ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME PAST OPPRESSION TO WOMEN AND IN THE MEANWHILE PESSIMISTS LIKE YOU OVERLOOK THE FEMALE RACE AND PRIVE OVER THEIR SUFFERING. hERE WE ARE WITH ICONIC WOMEN IN OUR HISTORY NAMELY QUEEN VICTORIA, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, MARIE CURIE, ROSA LUXEMBERG, ELEANOR ROSENVELT AND THE LIST GOES ON MY BROTHER...TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THOSE WOMEN WHO'VE PROBABLY ACCOMPLISHED MORE IN THEIR LIFETIME THEN YOU OR YOUR ANCESTORS EVER DID IN DOUBLE THEIRS.... THEN TELL ME ONCE MORE THAT YOU DON'T NEED MORE FACTS TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR SICKENING VIEWS.....[SIS] nEXT TIME DO YOUR RESEARCH, bOY! Regards Mr GUNDRUM.
I hereby reply to your blog regarding:

Fortunately for the rest of us, Iran is finally putting women in their place

On September 7, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Duane
….

Iran recently whipped a woman 99 times for having her face published without being covered up. Most of us agree that this is a very good thing because without things like this happening, women might actually start to believe they are equal and should have the same rights as men. I see no negatives in this. Although I should probably point out that her confession may have been based on torture, and as irrelevant as it probably is, I should also probably point out that the picture of her wasn’t actually her. That was a mistake from the newspaper when they said it was her. It was actually somebody else. But that shouldn’t take away from the fact that Iran is doing a good thing by going after this evil woman for these evil deeds that she, um, didn’t do, and um, probably never would have ever done.

But if it’s any consolation, Iran is planning to stone her to death very soon. So that should take care of all of those ambiguities.

And that’s why I think this is an excellent thing. I mean, for too long women have been going way out of their way to get out of the kitchen and usurp equal rights back from men who have rightfully maintained strict control over such things. I mean, as the Louis Brandeis Brief taught us, women are too emotionally disturbed to be able to handle their own affairs, and are obviously weaker than men in all ways that are important. I mean, they made the guy a Supreme Court justice, so he must have been onto something, right?

Anyway, the point is that Iran is doing what the rest of the world is too scared to do: Putting women in their place. I mean, I’d bet that Sarah Palin would agree with me, and she’s theoretically a woman, right? I mean, do I need more facts than that?

YES i STRONGLY BELIEVE YOU NEED TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR SEXIST, BIGOT, CHAUVINIST, HORRENDOUS, ABYSMAL, DISGUSTING HORRIFIC VIEWS YOU DARE TO SPREAD FOR THE PUBLIC TO “SOMEWHAT GRATIFICALLY ACCEPT IN YOUR SAKE”

FIRSTLY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF A MAN…LET ALONE HUMAN SPECIE CAN EXPRESS SUCH A VIEW WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND WITH SUCH PUTRID CONFIDENCe WITHOUT SECOND GUESSING THEIR OWN HUMANITY!

HERE ARE NATIONS STRUGGLING WITH WOUNDED HANDS IN ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME PAST OPPRESSION TO WOMEN AND IN THE MEANWHILE PESSIMISTS LIKE YOU OVERLOOK THE FEMALE RACE AND PRIVE OVER THEIR SUFFERING.
hERE WE ARE WITH ICONIC WOMEN IN OUR HISTORY NAMELY QUEEN VICTORIA, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, MARIE CURIE, ROSA LUXEMBERG, ELEANOR ROSENVELT AND THE LIST GOES ON MY BROTHER…TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THOSE WOMEN WHO’VE PROBABLY ACCOMPLISHED MORE IN THEIR LIFETIME THEN YOU OR YOUR ANCESTORS EVER DID IN DOUBLE THEIRS….

THEN TELL ME ONCE MORE THAT YOU DON’T NEED MORE FACTS TO SUBSTANTIATE YOUR SICKENING VIEWS…..[SIS]

nEXT TIME DO YOUR RESEARCH, bOY!

]]> Comment on Introduction to Ethical Communication (a video by me) by Heather E. Nelson http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1201&cpage=1#comment-9135 Heather E. Nelson Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:31:04 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1201#comment-9135 I won't be able to thank you fully for the articles on your web-site. I know you'd put a lot of time and energy into all of them and hope you know how much I appreciate it. I hope I could do the same for someone else sometime. http://www.businesstraveltours.com is my blog. I won’t be able to thank you fully for the articles on your web-site. I know you’d put a lot of time and energy into all of them and hope you know how much I appreciate it. I hope I could do the same for someone else sometime.
http://www.businesstraveltours.com is my blog.

]]> Comment on Mainstream Smut & the Future of Cooperation Between Legacy Publishers and E-Books by Duane http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1194&cpage=1#comment-8814 Duane Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:16:13 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-8814 An interesting addendum to this article is that People Magazine's site released an article today that talked about which actress should be cast to play the female lead in E.L. James's book. What they didn't bother to do with their article was mention what the story was actually about, kind of skipping that part of the article and writing as if the audience should already know. I found that kind of interesting, considering the fact that People is speculating over what actress will take the lead in an S&M movie, which is exactly what it will be. Not that there's anything wrong with that kind of movie, but it should be pointed out that some of the actresses they mentioned wouldn't be caught dead playing such a part. The article tried to make the story out as some kind of romance story, which is all fine and dandy, but honestly, the actual subject matter is going to need to come out a little before people walk into the theater and suddenly realize what's on the screen. For me, I'm fine with it, but I get the impression a lot of others won't be. An interesting addendum to this article is that People Magazine’s site released an article today that talked about which actress should be cast to play the female lead in E.L. James’s book. What they didn’t bother to do with their article was mention what the story was actually about, kind of skipping that part of the article and writing as if the audience should already know. I found that kind of interesting, considering the fact that People is speculating over what actress will take the lead in an S&M movie, which is exactly what it will be. Not that there’s anything wrong with that kind of movie, but it should be pointed out that some of the actresses they mentioned wouldn’t be caught dead playing such a part. The article tried to make the story out as some kind of romance story, which is all fine and dandy, but honestly, the actual subject matter is going to need to come out a little before people walk into the theater and suddenly realize what’s on the screen. For me, I’m fine with it, but I get the impression a lot of others won’t be.

]]> Comment on Why Don’t Banks Seem to Care When Their Customers Are Fraudulently Targeted? by Duane http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1189&cpage=1#comment-8374 Duane Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:37:17 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1189#comment-8374 Thanks for commenting, Emily. I definitely appreciate it. A friend of mine pointed out the way banks work in conjunction with federal regulations, and I guess I kind of understand why a bank can't do anything during that processing period. It's still kind of stupid, but it seems more a process of our federal government's attempt to provide some kind of standards more than the bank being stupid. So, guess I just have to go along with that. In all, it hasn't been as horrible a situation as when it occurred. Now, I'm just more concerned that it might happen again, even with a new card and such. Thanks for commenting, Emily. I definitely appreciate it.

A friend of mine pointed out the way banks work in conjunction with federal regulations, and I guess I kind of understand why a bank can’t do anything during that processing period. It’s still kind of stupid, but it seems more a process of our federal government’s attempt to provide some kind of standards more than the bank being stupid. So, guess I just have to go along with that.

In all, it hasn’t been as horrible a situation as when it occurred. Now, I’m just more concerned that it might happen again, even with a new card and such.

]]> Comment on Why Don’t Banks Seem to Care When Their Customers Are Fraudulently Targeted? by Emily http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1189&cpage=1#comment-8210 Emily Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:38:58 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1189#comment-8210 You basically summed up the entire problem of the world with "Nobody fucking cares" -because in then end, people just don't fucking care. If it isn't THEIR problem, THEIR money, THEIR job, THEIR tooth...they just don't fucking care. SO - I'm working to change that, at least in my little La-La Land, and care. I do care and I think that the banks, the French...and maybe even the Russians are fucking bastards. Good luck.... You basically summed up the entire problem of the world with “Nobody fucking cares” -because in then end, people just don’t fucking care. If it isn’t THEIR problem, THEIR money, THEIR job, THEIR tooth…they just don’t fucking care.

SO – I’m working to change that, at least in my little La-La Land, and care. I do care and I think that the banks, the French…and maybe even the Russians are fucking bastards.

Good luck….

]]> Comment on The Energy to Post New Blog Content Just Isn’t There by Marie http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1182&cpage=1#comment-8049 Marie Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:58:22 +0000 http://littlesarbonn.com/blog/?p=1182#comment-8049 And while I'm at it, I gave myself a thumbs-up for that last post, because as my Guru Jack Handy (aka The Smartest Guy in the Room) always says, "I'm Worth It!" So take that, Grey Glummies! (That's what Jack Handy calls The Blues.) And while I’m at it, I gave myself a thumbs-up for that last post, because as my Guru Jack Handy (aka The Smartest Guy in the Room) always says, “I’m Worth It!”

So take that, Grey Glummies! (That’s what Jack Handy calls The Blues.)

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