tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post112692546244662739..comments2023-11-02T01:02:57.598-07:00Comments on the 17 point scale: an INTRODUCTION (and the wanna' be bible)andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127286033134667602005-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:002005-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:00does it strike you as a bit bsish? i hope not.i'd ...does it strike you as a bit bsish? i hope not.<BR/><BR/>i'd like to reiterate that i'm quite encouraged by christianity today. funny that when layfolk think of christian writing they think only of doomsday lit, but really there's an entire industry of thinking-mans christian reading out there. <BR/><BR/>i thought that the wasteland was your least favorite poem by eliot.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127284485344959002005-09-20T23:34:00.000-07:002005-09-20T23:34:00.000-07:00beautiful mission statement. Yes, Christianity To...beautiful mission statement. Yes, Christianity Today publishes a sub-magazine & email newsletter called "books & culture" that is indeed very literary, and very good reading in general. (little tidbit: Lauren Winner occasionally writes for it.) actually, Image Update takes Books & Culture as a bit of an example, I think. oh! the book I wanted is "the annotated wasteland." read the review...it's good. i *heart* ts eliot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127268015498245152005-09-20T19:00:00.000-07:002005-09-20T19:00:00.000-07:00beth in reply to your initial comment, i indeed me...beth in reply to your initial comment, i indeed meant to say 'anecdote.' that particular post was already running a bit past deadline, so i apparently didn't have the opportunity to fully edit the content. we at the 17 point scale take grammar quite seriously, so we welcome any and all input. however, despite your fine catch, we have left the original content unaltered. after all, as you nearly suggest, the error may be more telling than the intended content. consider our freudian slip an unheralded & unconventional unveiling of our mission statement. the 17 point scale endeavors to step into the vast sea of blogs as an antidote to the ennui of our postmodern world.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127243913843926202005-09-20T12:18:00.000-07:002005-09-20T12:18:00.000-07:00interesting. i wouldn't have expected a literary ...interesting. i wouldn't have expected a literary review on chistianity today. that's kinda' cool. perhaps there's (literary) hope for us conservative evangelicals.<BR/><BR/>in any case, i'm not sure which bundle(s) of eliotan joy you're specifically adding to the list. but what an odd duck - who puts literary reviews on their christmas list.<BR/><BR/>:)andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127237386275189242005-09-20T10:29:00.000-07:002005-09-20T10:29:00.000-07:00woops, I accidentally put this comment on the phot...woops, I accidentally put this comment on the photo... anyway:<BR/>Here's something that's now on MY christmas list... http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2005/005/14.42.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1127022232597803592005-09-17T22:43:00.000-07:002005-09-17T22:43:00.000-07:00good points beth. my apples are getting cold, so ...good points beth. my apples are getting cold, so i'll reply in a later blog.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1126990048247122262005-09-17T13:47:00.000-07:002005-09-17T13:47:00.000-07:00do you mean "anecdote," or do you really believe a...do you mean "anecdote," or do you really believe a blog should in some way nuetralize or counteract the boredom and meaninglessness in the lives of its readers?<BR/>in any case, I think I knew that about numbers: I learned to spell out anything ten or over, and to use the numerical character for 1-9, unless at the beginning of a sentence. Which you demonstrated perfectly in your Christmas list. Good list, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com