tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.comments2023-10-11T06:59:08.935-05:00Deep Thoughts With BlogagaardDavid Oppegaardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comBlogger4157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-6662778475430324482013-10-14T05:33:17.903-05:002013-10-14T05:33:17.903-05:00Hi Dave, the Hemingway mountain brings to my mind ...Hi Dave, the Hemingway mountain brings to my mind a similar pattern... That i really enjoy reading your blog and in fact more than sc. I realise that you can't please every reader, but I've been around far too long to not give you an honest feedback...<br /><br />Please feel free to delete this comment for any reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-36217990482075474982013-10-11T00:32:01.251-05:002013-10-11T00:32:01.251-05:00Thanks Linda! Yes, that Einstein quote is great. ...Thanks Linda! Yes, that Einstein quote is great. Really great. I actually got the ticket for free because I teach at Hamline and The Loft. You're in for a treat-my favorite Saunders collection is still Pastoralia though the new collection has some great stuff in it as well.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-46927443315712106402013-10-10T22:55:25.191-05:002013-10-10T22:55:25.191-05:00I was there too! Thanks for writing this up so qui...I was there too! Thanks for writing this up so quickly - it was bugging me that I didn't have that Einstein quote. Great talk, my first time at Pen Pals, and it was truly enjoyable. And I've never read a word of George Saunders (I won the ticket), but that will now change.Linda Whitehttp://www.bookmaniaonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-21191331129830358572013-08-29T15:28:55.791-05:002013-08-29T15:28:55.791-05:00Yeah, Elise, maybe this is how we make it to the b...Yeah, Elise, maybe this is how we make it to the big time! Sorry Ginger, but Frenchie needs to shine.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-64729328800481654852013-08-29T13:26:53.325-05:002013-08-29T13:26:53.325-05:00Elise is right, but get behind Ginger!Elise is right, but get behind Ginger!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-10563061676749357652013-08-29T13:04:46.248-05:002013-08-29T13:04:46.248-05:00I think Frenchie has tremendous potential to becom...I think Frenchie has tremendous potential to become a celebricat! Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037959397666293560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-20404443935383087012013-08-26T08:20:55.046-05:002013-08-26T08:20:55.046-05:00Fabulous. I love how you documented Frenchie's...Fabulous. I love how you documented Frenchie's thoughts along the way. Great pics too. Frenchie and Renza have so much in common maybe we should schedule a play date. Beth & RenzaArtisthearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124653303244718033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-28325726854565753142013-08-23T00:35:27.170-05:002013-08-23T00:35:27.170-05:00This is fantastic!This is fantastic!Quinnhttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/2013/08/15/adjusting-the-angle-of-the-seals/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-9614370509387286432013-06-23T01:08:49.790-05:002013-06-23T01:08:49.790-05:00:-) BTW the anon above and a few other times was b...:-) BTW the anon above and a few other times was blinksview.blogspot.com Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-91812549201449242892013-06-19T02:33:40.382-05:002013-06-19T02:33:40.382-05:00I like that.I like that.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-50328668433565306592013-06-19T02:19:28.777-05:002013-06-19T02:19:28.777-05:00To doubt everything or to believe everything are t...To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-68332790613265714632013-06-10T15:01:02.620-05:002013-06-10T15:01:02.620-05:00I can't remember the first night, but the 2nd ...I can't remember the first night, but the 2nd game he walked three times and crushed a double with 2 RBIs and a stolen base. He didn't so much as run as glide around the field. He reminded me of a young Griffey Jr.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-75883478169330417222013-06-10T13:37:06.840-05:002013-06-10T13:37:06.840-05:00How did Buxton do??How did Buxton do??Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095563996428705863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-29647498908992232542013-05-06T03:04:40.610-05:002013-05-06T03:04:40.610-05:00Thanks Dave :)
Thanks Dave :) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-71616161973122001892013-05-03T12:17:34.654-05:002013-05-03T12:17:34.654-05:00Well, at least it was a fast (and hopefully, becau...Well, at least it was a fast (and hopefully, because of the speed, painless) death. That's more than most creatures get.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-2321823811954591962013-05-03T09:18:53.582-05:002013-05-03T09:18:53.582-05:00I drove over a rabbit on the freeway, I could tell...I drove over a rabbit on the freeway, I could tell the exact moment it died. All creatures die, however between a cold road and a rubber tyre?!... and i need someone to listen and maybe even give me a hug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-80257424627709524822013-05-02T21:57:18.883-05:002013-05-02T21:57:18.883-05:00So I wrote this blog post and the wrote a short st...So I wrote this blog post and the wrote a short story. Go figure.David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-9500827341696313302013-04-25T11:20:35.322-05:002013-04-25T11:20:35.322-05:00Thanks!Thanks!David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-51202060339835873992013-04-25T09:31:50.721-05:002013-04-25T09:31:50.721-05:00Hahaha.
must do more often!Hahaha.<br /><br />must do more often!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-6268414897321509492013-03-07T19:32:25.914-06:002013-03-07T19:32:25.914-06:00Well, in fairness to Hunger Games, it is only the ...Well, in fairness to Hunger Games, it is only the first part in a trilogy. By Mockingjay, the story has more fully realized its themes. The gladiatorial aspects spill into the "real" world and Suzanne Collins examines how celebrity, government & propaganda are used and abused by both the "good" guys and the "bad" guys.<br /><br />And you're definitely not wrong with that feeling about Katniss's story ending on the dais--that is when her story is really taken away from her. The rest of the series she is fighting to get her story back. In the end, the choice is between constantly fighting (Gale) and peace (Peeta).<br /><br />Anyway, I think that the best part of all of these is that they actually engage with the reader and ask them to think about themes that are bigger than the basic plot (take THAT Twilight series).<br /><br />Great post!<br />~TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-12721330042562800342013-03-07T17:09:09.232-06:002013-03-07T17:09:09.232-06:00Thanks for the great comment, Walking. I'd agr...Thanks for the great comment, Walking. I'd agree with you on all that but am still left wanting regarding The Hunger Games. Though I was engrossed by the book and found the reality TV/gladiatorial spectacle of it all more powerful in the novel (which is strange since you'd think that'd be easier to convey via film). <br /><br />I guess I enjoyed the spectacle and buildup and strategy prior to the actual games more than the game itself. A part of me felt the real story ended when Katniss was put on that dais and thrust into the arena. David Oppegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954606202385847291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-85456643254478897312013-03-07T15:57:28.440-06:002013-03-07T15:57:28.440-06:00Well, each of these approaches the causes/ reasons...Well, each of these approaches the causes/ reasons for the violence from different perspectives. LotF is suggesting that without a false sense of structure, society will break down--the students, left to their own devices formed factions (governmental structures, like the opposing sides in WW2) and tear each other down to establish dominance. It's no coincidence that the remaining children are saved by the Navy at the end, showing the larger context of the island's microcosm. LofF was also a YA interpretation of the theme's explored in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.<br />The violence/ games in Hunger Games is about government retaliation and revenge against an uprising that occurred years before. By turning the slaughter of innocents into entertainment, the government is subjugating its population and retaining control. The "entertainment" is viewed differently depending on where your district falls on the caste system. It's no surprise that the districts that produce the things that the elite classes want/ need the most, not only possess so little of those items themselves, but are also hurt the most by the annual games. The book/ movie's intention is for the audience to side with the uprising against these practices.<br />Battle Royale is about fear and mistrust between generations and the result is the government, representing the older generations, punishing the younger generations by randomly selecting a class to kill each other in a perverse entertainment/ warning. There is no elaborate selection method (shades of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery) but rather a mass kidnapping and constant intimidation.<br /><br />Of the three, Battle Royale is the most gratuitous in its violence and glorification of it and has the weakest themes. It's tangentially similar to the others, but all three are distinct in the way they present their particular stories.<br /><br />Winter's Bone on the other hand is all about the repercussions and consequences of violence. Violence becomes ingrained and passed down in the families and the reason that its more shocking here than in Raylan Givens' world in Justified/ the Elmore Leonard novels, is that the protagonist is young--too young, we think to have to shoulder the responsibility of her family's mistakes, and yet she does. While LotF and Hunger Games can be viewed as dystopic parables, Winter's Bone is a noirish tragedy. <br /><br />Battle Royale is certainly dystopic, though I haven't given it as much thought past how similar its story was to the Hunger Games, because it was, you know, a thing that people yelled about for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-43063136813107451382013-02-16T07:05:55.171-06:002013-02-16T07:05:55.171-06:00I wanted to thanκ yоu for this
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