the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat

[Robin Landseadel]

On Aug 27, 2009, at 6:03 AM, Doug Millison wrote:

> This actually brought a tear to my eye this morning, it's very sad.
>
> Come on, people!  Let's all pitch in and do our best so none of us  
> has to feel this way ever again.
>
> Think how much difference even a little tepid applause might have  
> made in the case mentioned, below. Now we pay the price, of course,  
> and must do without the hosting contributions of a p-lister with  
> much to say -- all the more burden on Dave Monroe and others who  
> consistently keep these discussions moving along with relevant  
> research and suggestions.

Funny how the noise/distraction level goes up when we're all excited  
over a new book. Certain voices return, like the return of the  
repressed, rehashing old arguments long settled, stuff that's already  
over and done with but keeps coming back anyway. When I slithered into  
the end-zone of Against the Day it felt real lonely, like everybody  
just gave up.

Of course, some of us keep doing it anyway, we can't seem to stop. I  
didn't feel like I was wasting my time, but I did feel like a lot of  
folks bailed.

> On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:00 AM, pynchon-l-digest wrote:
>
>> Can't remember what I wrote but I do recall spending a while making
>> notes and typing them up. And ending up feeling like I'd wasted my
>> time..
>