Comments on: Horatio Alger post

By: JackCoupal

JackCoupal — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:24 +0000

It takes a writer time and work to put together thoughts about a topic, like Alger.

The least we readers can do is acknowledge the work. As Earl says, we can’t let the author feel that all the effort was dropped into .”.a black hole..”.

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:13:18 +0000

I knew about Horatio Alger, and what his story was - even that there really was a guy by that name, that it wasn’t just the name of a character in a book.

However, I’d never read any of his books! I found that part interesting, but with limited time, there didn’t seem to be enough to say to take time to post.

It can’t be fun to drop a post into what seems like a black hole, though…….sorry.

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:15:45 +0000

Great Stuff. Like the others I’d heard the name but didn’t know anything about him. Although I haven’t had time to comment much lately, I do enjoy this blog for the variety of interesting content.

By: benning

benning — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:58:00 +0000

Missed it. Went and commented. Good stuff, Toots!

By: rockdalian

rockdalian — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:23:59 +0000

Ditto Danny’s post. There are times that nothing more need be said.

By: expat

expat — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:38 +0000

I liked it too. Thanks for reminding us to serve up some well-desrved praise once in a while. It’s easy to forget how much work you do.

By: Danny Lemieux

Danny Lemieux — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:40:33 +0000

Actually, I felt that it was very informative. I had always heard or read references to “Horatio Alger stories” but didn’t quite know to what they referred. Your post filled in that missing part of my education. Speaking for myself, I generally don’t post comments unless I feel that I have something to add. Sometimes, Book, your posts say it all. ’nuff said!