And Also: I have read a few books by Isabel Allende, a niece of the murdered Chilean leader, but have not for a while. A Long Petal of the Sea concerns two refugees from the Spanish Civil War who wound up in Chile, based on an actual refugee ship that many like them there. It is a typical Allende story and worth reading.
Never knew specifically who he was though he talked over the years about various experiences he had over his long life. In the second half of last year, I didn't see him for a while. He did eventually pop up to reassure me that he was still around. But, then in the last few months, he wasn't around any more again. He had for some time talked about the signs of aging including his bad eyesight, so this was a concern. OTOH, not knowing his real name, or anyone else who knew he was regularly posting and a bit of beloved character, there was no way to check. This popped up in another context years back when I was on AOL and (this was before smartphones) it turned out someone I chatted with was in the hospital for some reason and could not let me know.
Flagged that he wasn't around and today someone else wondered about him again. So, decided to search for his name. I eventually found a comment from "Shag from Brookline" that had an AOL email link that matched a name. Doing a search, found a lawyer from Brookline whose formal first name (appears to have been often called "Archie") was Arshag. So, "Shag from Brookline." Unfortunately, the news was that he died in November, which also matches the fact the last I heard from him was at least a month before. It is nice though to be able to put a face to the name.
RIP Shag.
Juan, your first paragraph has struck me as shock and awe for which you should wear a hair shirt as punishment. But I did read, and agree with the remainder of your post, except that your final paragraph is wishful thinking.
By the way, Paul Krugman made light of Broder's column at his Blog, which is the proper weight to be given to Broder these days. (Juan, don't forget Broder's adulation with everything Bush/Cheney for 8 years.)This is an old comment on Juan Cole's blog from "Shag from Brookline," an irreverent retired lawyer (he would be in his late 80s last year) that has long been commenting on blogs. I saw him particularly at Balkinization Blog railing against resident trolls and conservative true believers. He is one of many people over the years I have engaged with and read online that is one of the privileges online life has to offer.
Never knew specifically who he was though he talked over the years about various experiences he had over his long life. In the second half of last year, I didn't see him for a while. He did eventually pop up to reassure me that he was still around. But, then in the last few months, he wasn't around any more again. He had for some time talked about the signs of aging including his bad eyesight, so this was a concern. OTOH, not knowing his real name, or anyone else who knew he was regularly posting and a bit of beloved character, there was no way to check. This popped up in another context years back when I was on AOL and (this was before smartphones) it turned out someone I chatted with was in the hospital for some reason and could not let me know.
Flagged that he wasn't around and today someone else wondered about him again. So, decided to search for his name. I eventually found a comment from "Shag from Brookline" that had an AOL email link that matched a name. Doing a search, found a lawyer from Brookline whose formal first name (appears to have been often called "Archie") was Arshag. So, "Shag from Brookline." Unfortunately, the news was that he died in November, which also matches the fact the last I heard from him was at least a month before. It is nice though to be able to put a face to the name.
RIP Shag.
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