tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post2477739482328097730..comments2024-02-20T17:22:43.089-06:00Comments on The Literary Assassin: so why'd you ask, then?Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-68206747375102025222008-08-26T11:19:00.000-05:002008-08-26T11:19:00.000-05:00The way I see it, Holly, this is your blog, so you...The way I see it, Holly, this is your blog, so you can mount your steed, however high it may be, and vent to your heart's content. In my several goings to and fro upon the earth(Job 1:7), I have seen many people make mistakes. In some instances, my gut reaction is that those persons should only be knocked in the head and thrown in the railroad cut. After sober reflection, compassion sets in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-57751069719310947072008-08-26T10:59:00.000-05:002008-08-26T10:59:00.000-05:00Said another way, It's not making the mistake that...Said another way, It's not making the mistake that's the problem--it's refusing to learn from it.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-63871664885788429542008-08-26T10:53:00.000-05:002008-08-26T10:53:00.000-05:00AJ-- Yeah, that's another good example.Lisa-- You'...AJ-- Yeah, that's another good example.<BR/><BR/>Lisa-- You're right, compassion is important, and I try not to hold people's mistakes against them. God knows I've made a few myself. But this rant was inspired not by the mistakes that others make, but by those who try to tear others down to their level. I'm not even talking about myself here, although I have been on the receiving end of some of Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-48111000311407418902008-08-26T10:01:00.000-05:002008-08-26T10:01:00.000-05:00Indeed.My real peeve is people who seem to think s...Indeed.<BR/><BR/>My real peeve is people who seem to think stuff just comes easy. Because you make it look that way. Or, because of a lot of history, it *is* that way... but only sort of, and only now.<BR/><BR/>Instruments stick out. Strings, in general, sure, if you're watching close enough, and watching now, I might seem to learn things *relatively* quickly. But that's built on a lot of historyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com