<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post1169077575515811552..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2025633123341982587</id><published>2008-12-31T22:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T22:13:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&amp;quot;Clicks,&amp;quot; I&amp;#39;ve heard, was Nam slang ...</title><summary type='text'>&amp;quot;Clicks,&amp;quot; I&amp;#39;ve heard, was Nam slang for kilometers. So many clicks from here to there. One of the two places being where you probably didn&amp;#39;t want to be.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Wars &amp;amp; blogs. Warring &amp;amp; blogging. The connection seems to reside in the continuing. One damn one after another. Yet, as you say, &amp;quot;for poetry it&amp;#39;s not so bad.&amp;quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;All best to you &amp;amp; yours (</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/2025633123341982587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/2025633123341982587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230779580000#c2025633123341982587' title=''/><author><name>Kirk Johnson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12714098498354846094</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-458221395"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3061059585800325472</id><published>2008-12-31T20:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T20:05:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>that is awesome, never mind not too bad for poetry...</title><summary type='text'>that is awesome, never mind not too bad for poetry&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;congrats, Ron!  :)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/3061059585800325472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/3061059585800325472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230771900000#c3061059585800325472' title=''/><author><name>Robert</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13466422798236611184</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-63751370"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4357596711346562842</id><published>2008-12-31T15:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T15:58:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheers, Ron (and Steven, and everybody who isn&#39;t b...</title><summary type='text'>Cheers, Ron (and Steven, and everybody who isn&#39;t bombing the hell out of someone). Happy new year!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4357596711346562842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4357596711346562842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230757080000#c4357596711346562842' title=''/><author><name>Andy Gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6k4HvGxKtyg/SVPBwJ5AtYI/AAAAAAAAACI/AIiTa7_THRM/S220/Shadow+Head.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-235938593198501538</id><published>2008-12-31T12:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T12:19:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The height of an actor in a biopic will almost alw...</title><summary type='text'>The height of an actor in a biopic will almost always be a problem. T.E. Lawrence was around five feet, five inches tall, much shorter than Peter O&#39;Toole, and several scenes come to mind where O&#39;Toole&#39;s height ends up modifying a disparity in power relationships.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I don&#39;t think it should be overlooked that the assassination of Milk had an impact on poets. Leland Hickman once told me that </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/235938593198501538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/235938593198501538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230743940000#c235938593198501538' title=''/><author><name>William</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06029629856402595900</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-730472323"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3997274409445169365</id><published>2008-12-31T11:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T11:49:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>smile</title><summary type='text'>smile</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/3997274409445169365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/3997274409445169365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230742140000#c3997274409445169365' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1945539511"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4304227524827003657</id><published>2008-12-31T10:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T10:32:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You and blogging were made for each other.  The re...</title><summary type='text'>You and blogging were made for each other.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The real question isn&#39;t how many visitors you can attract, but what you can make of it.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Blogging may be just a fad, like videotape emporiums.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It could just be a temporary window of opportunity.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It&#39;s impossible to predict where trends will take us.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4304227524827003657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4304227524827003657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230737520000#c4304227524827003657' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2016076184454691811</id><published>2008-12-31T10:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T10:06:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>And Not just poetry, but other good things, too......</title><summary type='text'>And Not just poetry, but other good things, too...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/2016076184454691811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/2016076184454691811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230735960000#c2016076184454691811' title=''/><author><name>Steve</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12130438006583799672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cDVl_fkIEzw/SUbWPJf2dvI/AAAAAAAAABU/GaFCYqNZS9I/S220/steve_ygb8.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-253862874"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4810550539223113397</id><published>2008-12-31T08:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T08:24:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you, Ron, for always steadily continuing.</title><summary type='text'>Thank you, Ron, for always steadily continuing.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4810550539223113397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4810550539223113397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230729840000#c4810550539223113397' title=''/><author><name>Nada</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01448534316756256503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X-R2gU6jEQU/SU0AVXBEnoI/AAAAAAAAARU/jUZkvG1FKP4/S220/IMG_1876.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1564832188"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4778652566702131302</id><published>2008-12-31T08:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T08:18:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Does the two-millionth visitor get a free book?</title><summary type='text'>Does the two-millionth visitor get a free book?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4778652566702131302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4778652566702131302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230729480000#c4778652566702131302' title=''/><author><name>Gary B. Fitzgerald</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17919492445467135425</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1865147512"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4082919729878555421</id><published>2008-12-31T02:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T02:33:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, you&#39;re now one visit closer to that two mill...</title><summary type='text'>Well, you&#39;re now one visit closer to that two millionth.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Happy friggin&#39; change of the year and best wish to you and yours!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;P.S.  &quot;link clicks&quot; could become the new &quot;toy boat&quot;, if ya know what I mean and if you repeat either word combo enough times fast I think you will....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4082919729878555421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1169077575515811552/comments/default/4082919729878555421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html?showComment=1230708780000#c4082919729878555421' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-is-now-becoming-self-evident-that.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1169077575515811552' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1169077575515811552' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="December 31, 2008"/></entry></feed>