For various reasons, these people were not satisfied with yesterday’s lists.
- Jes von Henzke
- Shelagh Hislop
- Dr. Henry Jones
- Shelagh Hislop
- Tim Schutz
- Nancy Morrison
- Jon Calon
- Nini
- Dayna Barr
- David Letterman
Dec 21
Dec 20
this is my list of people that i liked this year
- tall guy
- small tall guy
- the guy who makes squeaky toys
- the guy who makes milk bone cookies
- brandy and carl the black dogs from across the street
- the guy who makes peanut butter
- the guy who made the new dog park
- the guy who said it was ok for dogs to have ice cream when you drive through at peters
- the guy who said it was ok for dogs to go into petland instead of sitting in the van
- unky cort
happy new year everybody with lots of love from your frend zeke andrew pancakes (thats me)
Dec 20
Top 10 of 2011
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Dec 16
Christopher Hitchens
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Christopher Hitchens was best known for his views on religion, but what seems to get overlooked by many people are the reasons for this notoriety. After all, there are millions of atheists on Earth. What made Hitch so special?
In my opinion, it was the perfect storm of a remarkable intellect, insatiable curiosity, situational belligerence, and a well-honed ability to communicate the results of those things as they ricochet off each other in his brain.
In short, Christopher Hitchens was one hell of a writer. That will be his legacy.
Sure, he could easily win most debates, seemingly without breaking a sweat. There’s plenty of evidence of that available on YouTube. However, his forte was the written word. From what I’ve read, it was his primary and most passionate love.
Hitch could have taken a combative stance on ballpoint pens and been globally recognized for it. He simply had that ability. The fact that religion is such an emotional subject seemed to suit his style, and he made the most of it.
I didn’t know the man, and was quite late in joining the Hitchens Fan Club, but I feel a sense of loss with his passing. Intelligent people who can argue – and usually win – their case without getting personal are rare. He was not without some glaring flaws, but Christopher Hitchens was a man I really came to admire even when I disagreed with him. In a modern media world dominated by intellectual featherweights like American Idol and Entertainment Tonight , Hitch was a dominant heavyweight. An apex predator who killed not out of malice, but out of necessity and without emotion.
He was an inspiration to me. I try to mimic his methods to the best of my ability, but I am now and will always be a pretender to the throne. He was not one in a million, but was one in seven billion. When people like him pass, we’re all a little worse off.
RIP Hitch.
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