tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post1302226939460203056..comments2023-09-29T01:01:15.423-07:00Comments on Traveling Through Time and Space: Formula For Success?Fantastic Forresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-8548563284368707052010-01-24T12:28:50.733-08:002010-01-24T12:28:50.733-08:00Alright, I'm am both stunned and appalled by t...Alright, I'm am both stunned and appalled by this.<br /><br />From now on the term "a Horatio Alger Story" will take on a whole new meaning.<br /><br />Sadly.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-32086150986164043632010-01-21T11:45:56.805-08:002010-01-21T11:45:56.805-08:00Secret Agent Woman - Indeed.
lisleman - well said...Secret Agent Woman - Indeed.<br /><br />lisleman - well said. I am interested, though, in exploring whether the Alger stories are myths that people cling to in hope of a better life, but their "Prince Charming" never appears to rescue them...<br /><br />Bee - WAY. There have been some damned wacky political slogans, but that's my fave.<br /><br />So I assume Dick the professor never shared the "back story" of Alger with the class? Was he lickable?Fantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-39478178322406019172010-01-20T13:39:13.674-08:002010-01-20T13:39:13.674-08:00I'm sorry to hear that Horatio Alger's sto...I'm sorry to hear that Horatio Alger's story has a dark side. It certainly puts a different spin on the idea of a helping hand. (Did Nixon really use that campaign slogan? NO WAY!)<br /><br />We studied Horatio Alger's work in a Children's Literature class that I once took. The professor's name was Dick.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-13687804528332128192010-01-14T21:48:09.747-08:002010-01-14T21:48:09.747-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jasonhttp://www.thatvacationfeeling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-75423571207503135452010-01-14T10:59:14.087-08:002010-01-14T10:59:14.087-08:00thanks for this lesson - maybe there was some unde...thanks for this lesson - maybe there was some underlying promotion of this church group in his novels.<br />success is a combination of many different things including just random luck. Maybe more important than the keys to success is what you do with the success. Plenty of lottery winners becoming losers stories out there.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-11370508204608906812010-01-12T16:37:00.881-08:002010-01-12T16:37:00.881-08:00Yep, I snickered.
But sounds like the Unitarian...Yep, I snickered. <br /><br />But sounds like the Unitarian church handled it better than the Catholic church has dealt with their pedophiles.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-44211883254224915592010-01-11T19:29:54.025-08:002010-01-11T19:29:54.025-08:00Kathy, I'm delighted to have introduced you to...Kathy, I'm delighted to have introduced you to Desk Set, a brilliant classic film. You will love it. <br /><br />I'm inspired to keep digging for more fun things. This class promises to be a really good one.Fantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-30758499791723158702010-01-11T19:27:05.140-08:002010-01-11T19:27:05.140-08:00PhD, have you been drinking this evening? What ex...PhD, have you been drinking this evening? What exactly does "putting yourself in the H.A. category" mean? I am more than a little afraid of this answer, but we ask the tough questions here at Traveling Through Time and Space.<br /><br />Your comment about the name "Dick" reminds me of the campaign line when Nixon was running: You Can't Lick Our Dick.Fantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-16479040225373206062010-01-11T19:26:10.775-08:002010-01-11T19:26:10.775-08:00I am *so thrilled* to have won the 20 points and c...I am *so thrilled* to have won the 20 points and can hardly wait to start spending them 8-).<br /><br />Your hint was what called HA up out of the old filing cabinet. I'll have to find that Hepburn/Tracy movie you mentioned; it's one I haven't seen.<br /><br />What an amazing story! I had never heard an inkling about the other side of the guy. Although, to be truthful, what little I did know about him is just about summarized in the "HA story" expression. Isn't research wonderful fun, though?! I hope you come up with more odd and fascinating gems in preparing this class. Do share them if you do!Kathy Amenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353918133298858318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-14979455483123861042010-01-11T17:37:13.342-08:002010-01-11T17:37:13.342-08:00Not implying my writing is of journalistic quality...Not implying my writing is of journalistic quality, just that I was putting myself in the H.A. category. Oh gads, you know what I mean.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879347314635530398.post-25002116875309025732010-01-11T17:35:46.954-08:002010-01-11T17:35:46.954-08:00Put me in the category of those journalists who do...Put me in the category of those journalists who do not know who Alger is. The name rings a bell but I would have had no idea who he was/what he stood for. But then, you would never hear me mention his name, either.<br /><br />A friend's father chose the name "Dick" as a nickname for himself, out of the blue (his given name bears no resemblance), so apparently, years ago (before dirty minds prevailed) Dick was a cool name.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.com