tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post8301984084134614428..comments2023-04-03T04:53:43.899+10:00Comments on Official Koops Blog: Christopher HitchensKoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-90847990062389514982011-12-18T11:24:24.318+11:002011-12-18T11:24:24.318+11:00Hitchens' eloquence makes me sick with envy.Hitchens' eloquence makes me sick with envy.Koopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-70241809129071271272011-12-18T08:30:59.491+11:002011-12-18T08:30:59.491+11:00Have you ever heard anything as bat-shit brave as ...Have you ever heard anything as bat-shit brave as this? <br /><br />"So far, I have decided to take whatever my disease can throw at me, and to stay combative even while taking the measure of my inevitable decline. I repeat, this is no more than what a healthy person has to do in slower motion. It is our common fate."<br /><br />I mean, we all do it...we are now or we will be, so it is not so much a physical bravery as an existential one. I dropped a curtsy to his spot on my bookshelf. I wonder if he experienced Steve Jobs' "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow."Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-70498032787501574992011-12-18T07:32:44.879+11:002011-12-18T07:32:44.879+11:00You're welcome. I too feel affected by both h...You're welcome. I too feel affected by both his work and his death. It is a spur to re-read and re-examine, and re-think as well. I have read a number of people's responses to his extinction and I'm sure he's laughing his arse off at the reaction. But only if there really IS a heaven...<br /><br />;-)Koopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831240265721085911.post-64685387669658651032011-12-17T11:24:55.161+11:002011-12-17T11:24:55.161+11:00Sad week, lost a few giants in the comic field and...Sad week, lost a few giants in the comic field and this man here...Big thanks for introducing his work to me, it has affected me profoundly.Comics Bonfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729057011795073976noreply@blogger.com