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J. D. Salinger will be 90-years-old on January 1, 2009. The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951. Salinger’s reclusiveness has become as legendary as his literary contributions. He seriously defends his privacy – with a high fence, occasionally with a shotgun, and persistently through legal means. A curmudgeonly, misanthrope if I ever [...]
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A Blogging Hermit Status Report That last post on on Most Memorable Hermit Dick Proenneke flipped a switch. It flipped my blogging switch to the”OFF” position and I’ve been searching for the “ON” switch for a whole week now. I’ve had several opportunities and flashes of insight that would have easily translated into decent posts, [...]
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A few posts back I quoted Chinese hermit Han-Shan whose explanation of the hermit life included “our minds are not the same/if they were the same/you would be here” which reminded me that a few years ago Griz and I had the opportunity to complete Jonathan Niednagel’s Brain Type Questionnaire. Niednagel’s Brain Typing is a sport psychology [...]
I have a world-class-professional-blogger-friend who sincerely believes all “writers” with an ounce-and-a-half of intelligence should be blogging. He’s VP and New Media Specialist for a fairly large communications corporation so he speaks with some authority – and a reasonable bias. His personal blog, smays.com, is well-organized, clearly presented, and easy to navigate; with balanced, entertaining, makes-you-wanna-come-back [...]
