tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post5912041392924543103..comments2024-03-27T16:43:39.892-05:00Comments on A Good Story is Hard to Find: Good Story 065: KirinyagaJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-45164247061697844992013-08-09T08:36:33.245-05:002013-08-09T08:36:33.245-05:00I love that saying!
On the "God is health&qu...I love that saying!<br /><br />On the "God is health" attitude, I was just helping with a retreat where all the conversation was about cross-fitness training, Paleo diets, the horrors of high fructose corn syrup, and suchlike. It was quite boring to anyone who doesn't care about such things and made me think about how health continues to be America's funnybone (thank you Dr. Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-38071957009167488302013-08-08T20:08:21.695-05:002013-08-08T20:08:21.695-05:00I have seen quite a few people drawl the parallels...I have seen quite a few people drawl the parallels, but I can't say for sure. I would definitely say Leacock got a lot from Twain, though.JD Cowannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-61754948335033480322013-08-08T18:37:07.494-05:002013-08-08T18:37:07.494-05:00Great discussion! A few points, in Judaism there i...Great discussion! A few points, in Judaism there is a famous saying- It is not up to you to complete the task, but you are not allowed to abstain from trying.<br />In other words - no one expects you to bring Utopia - but you must strive to make the world a better place even if that task is never completed.<br /><br />The inflexibility of the non believers is almost laughable - if it weren'tLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259612193829433575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-9199612832552523262013-08-08T08:51:09.251-05:002013-08-08T08:51:09.251-05:00"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" sou..."Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" sounds interesting! Was Leacock an influence on Garrison Keillor?Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-76341991326762657642013-08-08T00:49:49.241-05:002013-08-08T00:49:49.241-05:00I got to this one early this week! Great discussio...I got to this one early this week! Great discussion!<br /><br />I have not read Kirinyaga, but from what you've described it has a lot of parallels in themes and ideas to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.<br /><br />It reminds me a good deal of it, especially when you mentioned the baby. Though I think there's a far more horrifying scene near the beginning of Things Fall Apart because JD Cowannoreply@blogger.com