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Rosamund Vincy, an ideal Victorian femme and perfect narcissist,marries an idealistic scientist and destruction ensues (I wont spoil in case you find time to read). A most memorable creation of immortal Eliot. Vincy is a nice evocative name too.

Wow, TY Adam, I did not know any Niven military facts. Career of a real man.

onour and offer?

Ayn Rand was none of the above. I will grant that perhaps like everyone really, Ayn Rand only engaged in hard reasoning to validate her emotional assumptions. Does that invalidate her claims? Rand's thesis was not complicated. The only purpose of a handgun is to kill someone. You have no right to kill someone. Therefore, you have no right to a handgun. She allowed that this does not answer other questions about your right to self-defense. Thus, it is a complicated issue. It is a trope in Hollywood westerns that when you come into town, you leave your gun with the sheriff. I don't know if it was real or not, but it was understandable and acceptable to the audiences of those movies, very few of whom were mainstream media Marxists. Ayn Rand was none of the above. I will grant that perhaps like everyone really, Ayn Rand only engaged in hard reasoning to validate her emotional assumptions. Does that invalidate her claims? Rand's thesis was not complicated. The only purpose of a handgun is to kill someone. You have no right to kill someone. Therefore, you have no right to a handgun. She allowed that this does not answer other questions about your right to self-defense. Thus, it is a complicated issue. It is a trope in Hollywood westerns that when you come into town, you leave your gun with the sheriff. I don't know if it was real or not, but it was understandable and acceptable to the audiences of those movies, very few of whom were mainstream media Marxists. Rand was reasonable and 100% correct.

Niven was aplomb personified. And a brave WWII soldier I believe.

Not nearly often enough. ba'al Chatzaf Not nearly often enough. ba'al Chatzaf LOL nice one Baa

Merci, Kat. Merci.

No, an Orc. We dont need no effin American perspective!

Maybe Beck could commission an Obama portrait to aid in May media virus transmission.

Our PM is quite Rubenesque, nest-ce pas? I foresee a lot of US commissions for artist Diana.

Carol, I have never read him. I have always been curious, though. I have seen his books in bookstores and libraries over the years. I just now read the Wikipedia article: Robert Ruark. He sounds interesting. Michael Carol, I have never read him. I have always been curious, though. I have seen his books in bookstores and libraries over the years. I just now read the Wikipedia article: Robert Ruark. He sounds interesting. Michael I would recommend Poor no More, I found it deeply real, -- RRs African novels were brilliant but less personal, I felt.

MSK, please remove xtra..I stay bedeviled by upes

So? Justice for dead victim is job of prosecutor. Justice for live accused is job of defence attorney. Alan D. Is a defence attorney. Decision is a jury. No new news.

Female prototypes in fiction are remarkably endurant, and depicted by writers of supreme talent, spawn successors forever. I present to you first Rosamund, Eliotian narcissist and manipulatress, spiritual mater of every soap opera diva ever devised and enacted. Becky S., evil fairy at Scarlett Os cradle; and sulky Scarlett sister Suellen, supposed to suck it up. As weaker sisters must. A perfect storm.

Ellen. I am entranced already. All I know of Karl J is from Robertson Davies later novels (said to be infused) yyet somewere a bell reverberates. Please continue as you can. X and I will let you off discussion of Eliots masterwork and Rosamundian existential evil for summer!

Are you a Robt Ruark fan?..Me too.. RR was from your part of US I believe.

Weird Al callout - I misposted it, sorry.

I need to see Weird Al Y. now NOW!

Katrinka vanderboom-- partied like 1669.

On eyewitness testimony I will defer to trial examination at appropriate time.

J, a word of caution, if you look especially saucy in your sunbonnet,a new/old OLer could fall in love wit you.....

One abrasion on a finer equals bruised knuckles? To inflict pictured woundsand stay unmarked, Trayvon was a ninja master indeed.

Leftovers like Romney. Or Obama, of course.

Wait a minute - I expect to survive Novembers excesses and do not take kindly to you & Doc9 litin out for territories afterward - I will need aid to wrap leftovers.

elp ma Boab! Yon Baal is a birkie called a lord.. wi a panic in yon breastie...valiant wi a cyber sword..but yet a fairly sleekit beastie,,,