Fan Mail
Since I never enabled comments on Version 4 of the site, I feel somewhat obligated to reproduce reasonable "fan" mail that I get. This one comes in response to an old post on Leon Hale, longtime columnist for the Comical:
If I give up all those things in the P.S., I might as well be dead!Dear Mr. Whited,
Recently, I came upon your arrogant and indefensible , even seemingly hateful comments about Mr. Leon Hale, newspaper columnist and author . I did not take any offense at your critique, for you are probably fairly young, and may still think in stereotypes about older people, whom you refer to in your essay as "feeble." Just keep on living and growing, and you will see the light on the idea of diminished intellect as people age; to me, the fair beauty of our youth could never compare to the serendipitous knowledge and hopefully soul-strengthening experiences that older people posess...(although we do miss our young faces in the mirrors!)
My opinion of Mr. Hale:
He's a genious, and a diplomatic, yet kick-ass philosopher who, after he's gone, will be piercingly mourned and missed by thousands, young and old. He is a friend who inspires the love of nature and love in general.
He educates and discretely scolds, but mostly uplifts and surprises his fans. No one coud ever replace his endearing point of view; he has earned, over the years, our delight, trust, and the kind of loyalty reserved for the very best of companions and mentors through his consistant hard work, relevant themes, idealism, and his damned funny wisecracks.
Read Home Spun and see if you don't change your mind about our hero, Leon Hale.
The City/State page of the Houston Chronicle will be a heartache for so many when his column space can no longer be his. May he get plenty older and even smarter, and continue sharing his insights and unique spirit with those of us who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Very truly yours,
Judith Anderson
La Porte, TexasP.S. My advice for health as one ages is to pass up caffeine, tobacco, alcohol ,unnecessary stress, pharmaceutical prescriptions ( unless one researches them first), and to eat organic food when possible. And since getting my first computer recently and having looked at the PETA site, I'd recommend, for the sake of a clear conscience, forsaking the eating of animals!
P.P.S. The first paragraphs were not meant to be in italics, and they were not, only a few seconds ago! This contraption is still a mystery ! But it's clever enough to have me eating bean tacos instead of roast chicken or steak...
God bless you, young man!
I didn't think I was being particularly harsh, and I still don't think Hale belongs on the metro section of a major daily -- put him in the Lifestyle or Weekend section. Although I realize Hale has many fans, I still don't quite understand it. I don't think Hale as a writer approaches, say, a Royko or a Grizzard, older writers I did enjoy very much.
My blog, my opinion.
But thanks for taking the time to write, and for engaging the internet with vigor.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/18/03 20:28 | Web Stuff | Technorati
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i'm a member of PETA! wait... we are talking about "people for the eating of tasty animals" aren't we? ;)
Posted by jonni @ 05:05 on 07/19/03
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