tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post7653282686001001547..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Even Odder Than UsualMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-19784713133176936882015-04-05T02:05:34.516-07:002015-04-05T02:05:34.516-07:00Ha ha ha, Well, TMR, that makes me very proud. I f...Ha ha ha, Well, TMR, that makes me very proud. I feel I have influenced the world in some small way.<br /><br />My love of the past imperfect would be the subject of an essay, or an essay series, in itself. It's too big a subject to take on without mental preparation. I do like the example of the tense you gave....truth be told, I don't know very much about the tenses or the names of the parts of speech, but I can certainly see the appeal of "I have fought the good fight" or (am I right?) "I have been one acquainted with the night". Well, there may be a shift of tense there, but it certainly has the same flavour, to me.<br /><br />I'm actually proud that I got you to watch the video while making almond sweet rolls, because I suspect that one of the happiest states we can ever attain is doing two things simultaneously, neither of them too taxing on our atention. For instance, wrapping Christmas gifts while watching the Christmas episode of a sit-com on TV. I have noticed that over and over. Anyway, I hope the rolls turned out well, and happy Easter!Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-86330753545742855982015-04-04T16:07:20.429-07:002015-04-04T16:07:20.429-07:00For what it's worth, I like present perfect fa...For what it's worth, I like present perfect far, far better than past imperfect. (More specifically, I have maintained that first person, singular number, present tense, perfect aspect, indicative mood, active voice is most satisfying verb form: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith" or "I have hoped, I have planned, I have striven...")<br /><br />While I enjoyed reading your essay all through, I had no intention of watching the full documentary...until the last line of your essay. So, yes, one person on Earth was so moved. (Not that I actually sat and watched it, you understand; I streamed it while I was cleaning house and making almond sweet rolls for Easter.)<br />And, yes, this essay was idiosyncratic even for you.TMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235887730874692726noreply@blogger.com