tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114849513980773570.post3669717372781408797..comments2023-12-22T14:04:55.065-05:00Comments on Ehlers on Everything: The Last Word . . . For NowMark J. Ehlershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410705618925284448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114849513980773570.post-83328576990948380892023-05-22T03:47:39.726-04:002023-05-22T03:47:39.726-04:00Hi nice rreading your blogHi nice rreading your blogSweet Tart Recipeshttps://www.maketarts.com/sweet-tarts/lemon_meringue_tart_5428300558.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114849513980773570.post-20982188736646661072012-12-30T18:17:05.845-05:002012-12-30T18:17:05.845-05:00Rich,
Thanks for the kind words - they mean a lot...Rich,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words - they mean a lot. That is a great quote from "A River Runs Through It", which I agree is a fabulous book (and movie). I will make it a point to pick up a copy of The Norman Maclean Reader, for he is precisely the type of person from which I should find inspiration. In fact, I did not realize until recently that he was 70 years old when he published his first book, which turned out to be a classic.<br /><br />Thanks as well for all of your comments over the past three plus years. We may not agree on much politically, but it was fun (most of the time) debating you. One day, you should start your own blog - you are a good writer. In the meantime, I am certain that our "dialogue" will continue elsewhere.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />Mark Markhttp://ehlersoneverything.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114849513980773570.post-86600802720597469592012-12-30T13:54:49.186-05:002012-12-30T13:54:49.186-05:00Mark,
I have this hanging nearby:
“Eventually, a...Mark,<br /><br />I have this hanging nearby:<br /><br />“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.”<br /><br />You are, no doubt, familiar with it. If it’s just from the amazing movie, I’d recommend the book, too. Besides being wonderful, comparing the structure of the book with the structure of the movie provides a great example of the art of screenwriting.<br /><br />I hung it for inspiration, but most of the time it is intimidating. “...basement of time”! Read it out loud. Maclean talked about the power of “three” and you can hear it in the above quote. The "Norman Maclean Reader" is a book you might want to pick up.<br /><br />I don’t read as much fiction as I’d like, but, ironically, most of the fiction I do read sends a message loud and clear. "I can write better than this crap!" But then one stumbles onto art. The last for me was "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. I couldn’t move; sat stunned for moments after finishing it and it stayed with me for some time. And, it wiped away my cockiness.<br /><br />I wish you all the success in the world and look forward to reading what comes next.<br /><br />Rich R.<br />Rich R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07098122828156995274noreply@blogger.com