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Hi,
I took a look. It's interesting, but doesn't say very much. The aphorisms on silence speak a lot, but there are a lot of ways they can be taken. As for myself, I don't get along well with people who see silence as a virtue... especially if they happen to be in the government. Since vacuums don't exist in silence, I'm more concerned with what is hidden. If we don't use our brains, government and the corporate elites will be glad to fill in the void in our brains.
Carrie Drake
openbook@earthlink.net
How did you come to the conclusion that the vacuum doesn't exist in silence? There is certainly time for silence, speaking, and listening. WM
Hi William! Enjoyed your issue tremendously: new outlook on things.
I've bookmarked your page for future visits.
Paul Daigneault
pauld@capitalnet.com
Great site. I especially enjoyed the "Compendium to New Extracts of Existence" section. I'm going to tentatively add a link to your page in the "writers.htm" of my site until I have the time (and more links) to create a separate page.
That's a vary high and mighty statement you obviously are sitting on a pedistal for far too long :|
How long is too long? :-) WM
Why don't you try reading the history of Bar Kochba more in depth rather then the little fortune cookies you get your whitewash from. Bar Kochba's revolt lasted 3 years, he held Jerusalem for 2 years and even minted coins. At that time other nations drew from this and started their own local uprisings in the roman provinces.
The situation frightened Rome so much that they had to call Julius Severus their days version of Patton from Britain to stop the whole thing lest all the roman provinces take this opportunity to rise as so many tried . Bar Kochba's patron Rabbi Akiva wrote letters and traveled across the communities of the empire to drum up support. But no doubt his appeals fell on the ears of apathetic people such as yourself. After the final battle at Betar, Severus sent back word to rome that the battle was over, but omitted the usual "I and my army are well" that the use to quick victory romans usually put in their communicate. Bar Kochba only failed because of people like you sitting comfortably in their little own web page fiddling while everything burns around you. Get some education man, you aint all that!!!!!!!
So, you want somebody to travel the world preaching revolt(?) to help Netanyahu achieve his 'peace' without negotiations. You depict Romans as nice and democratic, allowing the enemy to travel throughout the empire calling for revolt! ... Why did a besieged city need to mint coins? To allow the starving Jerusalemites to buy the last bits of food from each other? WM
William,
This is an excellent story and I like it very much!
Bravo!
Slobodan
apolo@front.net
MISAO I COVEK
http://www.front.net/apolo/Galery.htm
http://www.front.net/apolo/welcome.htm
Mnogo nam je stalo do vaseg komentara
Hello,
I was in search of books by Don Blanding, Vagabonds House, etc... and your newsletter come up so I went there and found your woodcuts.
I am looking for a web that may give me an idea where I might also find wood cuts by Alexander Muller, the artist in Joseph Conrad's - "A Conrad Argosy." If you have any ideas please send me a note.
I like your art.
Thanks, Susan
SMichstark@aol.com
P.S. Can you send me one of your newsletters?
Susan, I know the book you are talking about. Did you try at Alta Vista Alexander;Muller,woodcuts? I don't print the newsletter, but sometime in the future when the demand arises ... Thanks for your interest -- WM
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