Lesliefish
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I've got another entry at my blog -- LeslieBard -- that folks here might enjoy. Be warned; it's about a Forbidden Word and a true story.
An Introduction to Leslie Fish
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I think it's very important to observe that we've become more obsessed with the form of language than with the content of speech or character. We've created a world in which people are judged based solely on their choice in words. This itself is particularly contradictory with the fact that we've simplified speech the entire time. So we've made our discourse coarse, but we've also started to judge people on it. In short, we've created a perilous world in which innocent mistakes of well-meaning people are inherently wrong. It's sort of like the government passing laws in which intent doesn't matter; the criminalisation of mistakes has become very common in the modern world.
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Indeed! Too much of modern society is concerned with form rather than substance.
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BTW, I've got a new book -- "Nobody's Victims" -- up on Amazon. Anybody want to do the book review?
I could add it to the top of my reading list.
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I've got a picture on my Facebook page showing what I'll be doing for Halloween. I wish I could show it here, but I just dunno how! If anybody wants to post it for me, be my guest. Happy BOOOO! day!
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I had a lot of fun, and so did the kids -- who got a lot of candy. Now if I can just find some local venues to sing at for the rest of the year...
Good luck, hope you can find some work.
It would be wonderful to see the pictures!