In article <evn15n$49i$1@panix1.panix.com>, wdstarr@panix.com says... In article <1176389507.113873.116180@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, "Al" <aajiv@flash.net> said: I know Vonnegut did not like being called a Science Fiction Author, Indeed, I thought about neing snarky and asking why the news of his death had been cross-posted to rec.arts.sf.written, but then I ...

On 13 Apr 2007 01:02:01 -0400, wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote: Yes, yes, yes, my point -- and I *said* it was snarky -- was "But Vonnegut himself said he wasn't a science fiction writer, and who could _possibly_ know better than the man himself?" We don't know what he believed - certainly he had a large audience of those people who don't think they like science ...

.... The concept of an end to the universe has inspired some authors to explore the more human-centric topics of fate and free will, In Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel Slaughterhouse Five, the primary character is a war veteran who is contacted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore who claim that one of ...

...god he will be fast tracked to special martyrs’ heaven.' Argument in rebuttal to atheism "Robert L. Short, in his book Something to Believe in: Is Kurt Vonnegut the Exorcist of Jesus Christ Superstar? argues that the typical portrayal of God - and the ideas of heaven and hell- by mainstream churches is ...

..." always makes me think of the compassionate headshrink on MASH. That character's attitude left as much a mark on me as reading those commie Kurt Vonnegut books. Oh, it would not have been a bad name, all things considered, but as you say, it requires some tending... not that "Olin" doesn...

... Sorta way. I'm a child of the 70s and "Sidney" always makes me think of the compassionate headshrink on MASH. That character's attitude left as much a mark on me as reading those commie Kurt Vonnegut books. I wish your father had lived too.

...o) -oOO--(_)--OOo- "Have I learned from my mistakes?  Yes, I believe I could repeat them all exactly the same." --  Kurt Vonnegut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve I remember Juan D. from his Maryland days too, and I also thought he would be a better NBA ...

...Chauncey will help him. Regards, //// (o o) -oOO--(_)--OOo- "Have I learned from my mistakes? Yes, I believe I could repeat them all exactly the same." -- Kurt Vonnegut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve

... use in a trade. Regards, //// (o o) -oOO--(_)--OOo- "Have I learned from my mistakes? Yes, I believe I could repeat them all exactly the same." -- Kurt Vonnegut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve

...- "Have I learned from my mistakes?  Yes, I believe I could repeat them all exactly the same." --  Kurt Vonnegut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove nospam to email me. Steve ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NO, the sophmores are already playing the rookies (freshmen?) They could have the juniors play ...