http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:29:11 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/25/102605.php#comment-3904 Read "My Early Life" by WC himself. Absoutely fabulous. Roy Jenkins' on WC book is very good also. WC was not a small government conservative. He was smart enough to recognize the difference between dictatorship and democracy. Something the Fidel adoring libs of today miss. 3904@blogcritics.org Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:29:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/25/102605.php#comment-3879 Kevin, another very thoughtful and interesting review. You could write professionally if you chose to. As someone who ostensibly does write professionally I can tell you I have all the same problems: I have finally learned to take notes as I go and not try to remember later all the pearls of wisdom that flit from one ear to the other and out with despressing speed. I don't find that jotting down ideas and impressions detracts from enjoying a book, CD, movie (much easier at home than in the theater), or TV show. In some ways it enhances the experience as long as you don't stress about the "quality" or even coherency of what you jot down. Worry about that later when you write it up. 3879@blogcritics.org Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:55:50 EST