In praise of Morris?

[Tim Strzechowski]

Mr. Holms --

I merely found your description of Morris amusing. You obviously have a much
different sense of Morris than some of us have, and I respect that.  Perhaps
you've developed an offlist or even personal friendship with the man who,
for all I know, may be a warm and charitable human being.  The Morris I've
seen over my 3 or 4 yrs. on the list, however, is quick to insult,
vitriolic, and condescending; in fact, as someone said earlier, he is quick
to defend himself by questioning what others have said that's much more
impressive -- a weak rhetorical strategy, but typical of him.  In fact, with
a brief scan of the archives, we see that

Morris complains:
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0206&msg=67160&sort=date

then later the "peacemaker" posts:
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0206&msg=67516&sort=date

and:
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0206&msg=67544&sort=date

wastes bandwidth with:
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0206&msg=67511&sort=date

and:
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0212&msg=73837&sort=date

and busts on various people when they seem to be posting "too much" (like
calling Monroe "the ubiquitous") and others when they post what he feels is
"too little."  And frankly, nothing he himself posts is all that
ground-breaking if you ask me (unless it's his haikus of old.  Priceless,
they were.).

But hey, we all have our supporters and detractors on the List.  And one
man's junk is another's treasure, right?

Tim


> Tim Strzechowski, what have you against Morris?
>  Me, I'll praise Morris. I've witnessed his kindness in
>  matters of the heart. Why not praise Morris, for he is
> the jewel of 'em, the peacemaker.
>