Ni Garrison Keillor

[redbaron]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...1202979.column

this is beautiful.

[tereg]

I know strrrng has typed him Alpha NT, but I still think is pretty clear.

[sigma]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...1202979.column

this is beautiful.

This kind of writing puzzles me....
Looks like Attention Deficit Disorder...
I mean... I sometime end up writing like this.... but... do people actually like this kind of, apparently, out of focus stuff?

[redbaron]

It's not ADD, it's making connections and letting them flow.

IEI, imo.

[tiny_dancer]

This kind of writing puzzles me....
Looks like Attention Deficit Disorder...
I mean... I sometime end up writing like this.... but... do people actually like this kind of, apparently, out of focus stuff?

Really? I found it a very personal, heartfelt "obituary." Instead of just being a list of his brother's life accomplishments, it's presented like a page out of Garrison Keillor's head of all the memories and associations he has of his brother. I think the piece mirrors grief (though that description probably makes no sense to people). Someone's death makes you pause and reflect all the ways they touched your life.

[redbaron]

Really? I found it a very personal, heartfelt "obituary." Instead of just being a list of his brother's life accomplishments, it's presented like a page out of Garrison Keillor's head of all the memories and associations he has of his brother. I think the piece mirrors grief (though that description probably makes no sense to people). Someone's death makes you pause and reflect all the ways they touched your life.

exactly.

[sigma]

Someone's death makes you pause and reflect all the ways they touched your life.

This is why I loved the concept of "Speaker for the dead" from Orson Scott Card's book.

Anyway... my puzzlement is related to the likability of this intertwined web of connections. I never thought this is something people would actually enjoy. This is what I do if I just let my self go....