Maximum Crazy
There has been a lapse in my blog entries over the past two weeks. It is not due to the lack of things to write about. The news and kook fronts have been heavy with opportunities to point out their absurd exploits. I know I could have had more fun than a barrel of eels in a goat roping contest with such a wide spread to choose from but due to the insane work schedule, I have lost that chance. It is not like another window will not crash open soon and provide another week of insanity.
I do want to say a final farewell to one of America’s great authors. Kurt Vonnegut passed away last week. Although he wrote from a perspective that I did not always agree with, he entertained his readers and provided ideas and avenues for them to explore. My first exposure to Vonnegut’s work was reading Sirens of Titan. I took a science fiction based composition class in college. We had to read a myriad to different science fiction novels and short stories. I found the exploits of Malachi Constant (I pronounced it using the chi like Chachi from Happy Days ending instead of Malaki) amusing and the hound of space Kazak to be inspired. The idea that our entire life was predetermined and directed by unseen forces slapped the face of free will and made a nail hanger college student resent God’s interference in my life even more. I have subsequently grown past that misguided idea.
I went on to read everything I could find by Vonnegut. He wrote plays, essays and numerous novels all of which held some nugget of wisdom. I was excited when I watched the Rodney Dangerfield movie, Back To School. Dangerfield’s character had hired Vonnegut to write a paper on his writings and had received a failing grade on it. Vonnegut made a cameo appearance in the movie when he was chastised for the poor quality of the paper about himself. Although his later writings became more and more kook fringe oriented, he still entertained with the humor of his characters. By providing a humorous vehicle for his readers, Vonnegut continued to entertain, even though his output dwindled to a minimum.
So farewell Kurt Vonnegut. Your gifts to the world of literature will keep entertaining readers for years to come.
Icool
Cobb
I do want to say a final farewell to one of America’s great authors. Kurt Vonnegut passed away last week. Although he wrote from a perspective that I did not always agree with, he entertained his readers and provided ideas and avenues for them to explore. My first exposure to Vonnegut’s work was reading Sirens of Titan. I took a science fiction based composition class in college. We had to read a myriad to different science fiction novels and short stories. I found the exploits of Malachi Constant (I pronounced it using the chi like Chachi from Happy Days ending instead of Malaki) amusing and the hound of space Kazak to be inspired. The idea that our entire life was predetermined and directed by unseen forces slapped the face of free will and made a nail hanger college student resent God’s interference in my life even more. I have subsequently grown past that misguided idea.
I went on to read everything I could find by Vonnegut. He wrote plays, essays and numerous novels all of which held some nugget of wisdom. I was excited when I watched the Rodney Dangerfield movie, Back To School. Dangerfield’s character had hired Vonnegut to write a paper on his writings and had received a failing grade on it. Vonnegut made a cameo appearance in the movie when he was chastised for the poor quality of the paper about himself. Although his later writings became more and more kook fringe oriented, he still entertained with the humor of his characters. By providing a humorous vehicle for his readers, Vonnegut continued to entertain, even though his output dwindled to a minimum.
So farewell Kurt Vonnegut. Your gifts to the world of literature will keep entertaining readers for years to come.
Icool
Cobb
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