You asked for it, you in Canada:

[mwittier]

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[mwittier]

Hullo.

I didn't ever see a notification of this comment, or I'd have responded. Sorry about that.

Thanks for speaking up; your 'rick brant' interest- is it the obscure real-life football player, or the vaguely homoerotic fictional inventor/science geek who was definitely getting some action off of Scotty? Dog named Dismal, Professor named Zircon, mother who never had a name, sister named Barby, pal named Chadha? Remarkable inadvertent parallel universe to Jonny Quest? That Rick Brant?

[mwittier]

Yeah, it predates Jonny Quest significantly, and without the benefit of licensing fees or royalties. Much to the dismay of the estate of Hal Goodwin, I'd suspect.

I inherited my copies (The Whispering Box was by far my favorite) from my immigrant Czech grandfather, who pretty much taught himself English by reading boys' series books. When I was about ten years old, he died and left me a whole bookcase of Hardy Boys, Ken Holt, and Rick Brant titles. devoured them over the course of one summer and then stupidly sold them in a garage sale so that I could buy a guitar.

Years later, when eBay was new, I compulsively tracked down all the titles and read them all over again. The Rick Brant stories held up remarkably well (full of great period detail and entry level science), much more so than the other series.

If your parents had been like the Brants, your bunkmate Marine would have been expected to service your bratty younger sister, anyhow. But, yeah.

[ignusfaatus]

um. that was amasing. I can really empathize. I have Michaels too. "files overwritten and all"

[guysterrules]

How could I have missed this? Sloppiness on my part, pure and simple. What isn't simple is the majestic and unapologetic emotional slippy-slide that I just experienced while reading this piece.

Oh, my. Oh, Michael.

[mwittier]

You know, I've developed a habit of making posts 'private' while I wrestle my pathetic html attempts into submission, and then changing them to 'public' posts once I've given up. I think this maybe isn't an especially effective way to work, because people keep telling me that my entries never show up on their Friends' pages when I do.

'Course that would only matter if I post, and I never seem to anymore. Lots of ideas, little patience for anything other than gardening. For just now, at any rate.

Anyhow, I am sincerely pleased if you enjoyed it; your opinion is significant to me.

[mockduck]

Bah, I'm not sure how I missed your last couple of posts. Stil lat least it means I could gorge on them when I finally found them.

[mockduck]

Ah, now I see above. Makes perfect sense now. Stop it! (Or at least alter the date when you un-private them).

[mwittier]

Yer right: I have to figure out a better method.

[mwittier]

Hullo, you. Nice to hear from you.

I am human and I need to be loved just like everybody else does

[superdilettante]

Just to let you know, I just discovered that adopting a lonely interest (from one's info) no longer renders it bold and linkable. I consider this a great crime, and think it may be responsible for the disconnection and alienation we all feel in this ever-beleaguered life.

Hey, Schmorissey. Hey "Charmed" theme song that makes cash for Morissey untold times daily.

[mwittier]

Does it not make it bold and linkable, or just not make it bold and linkable right away? I seem to recall it took a day or something. Actually, I don't recall how long it took, just that I was once surprised that nothing happened, bold-linky-wise, and then lo! later it did. How later, I don't recall. Unless I am inadvertently making shit up, maybe.

This is perhaps the most poorly-worded comment I have ever written. It's like it's in some code, only stupider than that.

I like all the disconnection and alienation we all feel in this ever-beleaguered life. Maybe I'm causing all the disconnection and alienation we all feel in this ever-beleaguered life. God, I hope not.