tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4561054025781491507..comments2024-03-28T22:33:29.066-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: NU,NU? VAT DENN?Robert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-22781319110436846242019-09-13T13:47:57.445-04:002019-09-13T13:47:57.445-04:00I’ll give you better than an Amen. I’ll give you a...I’ll give you better than an Amen. I’ll give you a Haha—-the Haha of recognition! Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-38738281872141696942019-09-12T10:07:31.671-04:002019-09-12T10:07:31.671-04:00Thank you so much. You are one of a regretably sm...Thank you so much. You are one of a regretably small group of readers of that book. Delighted you found it helpful.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-64560443887985197822019-09-12T09:42:47.757-04:002019-09-12T09:42:47.757-04:00Hi Professor...I just read your excellent book The...Hi Professor...I just read your excellent book The Autobiography of an Ex-White Man.<br />Thanks for your transparency and in particular for your analysis of the history textbooks of Commager,<br />Morrison, Nevins and Bailey. I also appreciated your economic analysis of the fictional Smith and Robinson<br />families. Excellent thought experiment. Great reading list by the way.<br />All the best to you.J. Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197247539462485854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-87743743967354183602019-09-12T08:37:58.740-04:002019-09-12T08:37:58.740-04:00Amen. Reading your blog is often the highlight of ...Amen. Reading your blog is often the highlight of my day.Hatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519156284874925485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-25571819840757728782019-09-12T06:43:16.544-04:002019-09-12T06:43:16.544-04:00'Who among the academics in my readership will...'Who among the academics in my readership will deny eagerly reading student evaluations to see what they say? ' Actually me. My experience of this it that people like and loathe me for the very same things. Hence feedback is not helpful. So I just check to see to see if my evaluations are generally favourable – if say above 80% rate me in the top two categories – and if they are generally favourable, I read no further. I only read them in detail a) if my ratings have slipped (as they do now and then ) and b) if it is not already clear to me what has gone wrong. <br /><br />This not to say that I am not vain. What I do obsessively check is my citations<br /><br />More generally, don't let mean-spirited critics grind you down. I greatly value your blog.Charles Pigdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131765562671298571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-43287251167004588292019-09-11T22:59:53.882-04:002019-09-11T22:59:53.882-04:00Good to see you've bounced back.
[I find it i...Good to see you've bounced back.<br /><br />[I find it increasingly difficult to bounce back from whatever it is I do, and I don't do anything.]F Lengyelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870219925438756983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-48020089067582435992019-09-11T22:50:02.329-04:002019-09-11T22:50:02.329-04:00https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=best+youtube+...<br />https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=best+youtube+amen+chorus+of+the+messiah&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbest%2520youtube%2520amen%2520chorus%2520of%2520the%2520messiah%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26pq%3dbest%2520youtube%2520amen%2520chorus%2520of%2520the%2520messiah%26sc%3d1-39%26sk%3d%26cvid%3dB86B54418E2E497AB15E458B2412D9D6&view=detail&mid=CD736574812F81AA287CCD736574812F81AA287C&&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=VDRVRV <br /><br />REALLY! GO THERE!decesserohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764798594543433377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68121080177788529632019-09-11T20:31:04.623-04:002019-09-11T20:31:04.623-04:00Amen you old attention seeker you!
I'm happy t...Amen you old attention seeker you!<br />I'm happy to see your in better spirits professor, and also happy to hear you read these comments.<br /><br />NatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688137139480025195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-66013475710507384842019-09-11T17:47:47.856-04:002019-09-11T17:47:47.856-04:00Whenever I recommend this blog to others, I revel ...Whenever I recommend this blog to others, I revel in the prospect of being thanked and lauded for the wise benevolence of my recommendation. But this does not preclude a worthier motive. It's hardly a singular foible of bloggers themselves to solicit appreciation of the value of their work by means of indirection. Rhetoricians on the side of the angels are entitled to whatever weapons in their arsenal. jgkess@cfl.rr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-11302999282125468852019-09-11T16:25:12.374-04:002019-09-11T16:25:12.374-04:00Per OED, either "duh" or "doh"...Per OED, either "duh" or "doh" will do, though "duh" is probably the better fit. Thus, the entry for "duh" reads:<br /><br />"Expressing inarticulacy or incomprehension. Also (usually mildly derogatory): implying that another person has said something foolish or extremely obvious." <br /><br />I believe you were after that "obvious" implication. The entry for "doh" reads: <br /><br />"Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also (usually mildly derogatory): implying that another person has said or done something foolish (cf. duh int.)."Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-25999350085548782502019-09-11T15:09:27.615-04:002019-09-11T15:09:27.615-04:00I remember dreading my evaluations. For whatever r...I remember dreading my evaluations. For whatever reason, I never did get to see them throughout my brief time as an adjunct. I consider that merciful; I was such a mess at the time, mental health-wise, money-wise, etc. I'd hate to imagine the blows my self-esteem would've suffered. But some students were, eh, "kind" enough to give me feedback to my face from time to time...? :)<br /><br />Anywho, "Amen." Internet cool points are like a drug. I'll leave it to someone else to substantiate that with neurological studies.<br /><br />(And if you're ever in the company of Simpsons nerds, the preferred spelling is "d'oh.")Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-28205340744053689922019-09-11T14:52:18.597-04:002019-09-11T14:52:18.597-04:00Students often have to take a course as part of th...Students often have to take a course as part of their general education requirements, for their major or as part of a graduate program. What's more, once you have signed up for a course and the semester has begun, it's difficult or impossible to drop it without losing the credit, unless there is another professor teaching the same course during that semester.<br /><br />So a professor never knows whether the students applaud him or her or not, especially since it is in the students' interests to butter up him or her when they talk to him or her to get a better grade.<br /><br />However, no one is obliged to read a blog or to comment in the comments section, and thus, the number of clicks and the quantity of comments are a fairly good guide to whether your work is appreciated by people or not. If people butter up a blogger (and that does occur), it's not to get a better grade.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-75356788775098310212019-09-11T13:54:52.809-04:002019-09-11T13:54:52.809-04:00Amen and Hallelujah!!!Amen and Hallelujah!!!Paul Kernnoreply@blogger.com