Comments on: ‘This Blather Would Not Pass a Sixth Grade Assignment’

By: JV Sullivan

JV Sullivan — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:33:47 +0000

43yearsateacher must have been a real gem in the classroom, given the prejudices he displays in his comments (of course, he hides behind a pseudonym to make them).

For the record, I live in Dallas, I am a conservative, and I like Chris’ post.

Joe (my real name)

By: LVRascal

LVRascal — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:16:32 +0000

Hey Chris!
Keep on blathering! You have many loyal fans who enjoy your writing style. I just broke down and bought the new Workbench book (I bought the first one too and just convinced myself that I really needed one more book about benches) Guess I not only have a tool but a book problem! Did I punctuate that correctly?

Some folks need to get a life! If ya don’t like it, don’t read it! No blinkin sarcastic commentary required. When did anyone respond in a positive way to sarcasm anyhow (anyway, anyhoo, whatever!) Speaking for myself, I love it!

By: keajhand

keajhand — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:01:22 +0000

This reminds me of a woodworking magazine I subscribed to in the early 80s. One of their columnist was a guy who know nothing about woodworking. In fact one of his articles was entitled “How to Make a Board.” I couldn’t wait to get the next month’s magazine so I could read his new article. Similar to Guy’s letter, there were many letters from their humorless readers complaining about this column. Oh yeah, what happened to the writer of these columns? He became a writer for the Miami Herald with “some” success. His name is Dave Barry.

By: Tom H

Tom H — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:15:47 +0000

Sounds like Guy has a splinter firmly lodged in an uncomfortable place. I’m not supporting Guy’s belief that Chris’ editorial is incorrectly written, since I enjoyed it and agree with his conclusion. At the same time, I notice grammatical errors everyday, often in writings authored by those that (I guess that should be “who”?) teach my children. But I never accuse them of being “hyperbolic, stupid and pompous.” I reserve those terms for discussions about politicans. Further, and solely from a stylistic standpoint, Guy probably should not have used the word “hyperbolic” twice in such a short passage. But I’m sure he’ll correct me if he reads this.

By: aerobott

aerobott — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:09:38 +0000

I’m not sure why Guy’s so upset. He doesn’t have to read Chris’s blog, or any others if he chooses not to. It must have been a bad hair day for Guy.

As for me, Chris’s ‘philosophical meanderings’ actually almost directly reflect the reason I’m getting back into woodworking. The desire to create something that outlives me, and may outlive other less expensive, throw-away cheapies.

That’s a large part of the reason I read the magazine, and the blogs.

Thanks Chris for confirming my choice.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:04:16 +0000

Why does “43yearsateacher” assume that Guy is a conservative? My first thought was that Guy’s comments are typical of the many liberals who do not recognize in themselves either the faults that “43yearsateacher” attaches to Texas conservatives or their own hypocrisy.

By: wortmanb

wortmanb — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:56:18 +0000

“Its even punctuated incorrectly.”

Now that’s just funny. Good one, Texas.

By: kar1205

kar1205 — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:14:08 +0000

We know that the Texas State Flower is the Bluebonnet.
We know also that the Texas State Bird is the Mockingbird.

Hey Guy, does the Texas State furniture glue have an orange label with a picture of a gorilla on it?

Hey Chris, there is great public service in blogging philosophical blather when that blather jogs just one soul from the urea formaldehyde induced stupor of his dusty shop!

By: Adam Cherubini

Adam Cherubini — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:17:29 +0000

I’m with Guy. Bring on the MDF router table jigs and cordless drill reviews. I’ve had enough of Chris’ pompous “thoughtfulness”. When I pick up a woodworking magazine what I REALLY want to know is Jet or Grizzly?

Adam

By: tmc2300

tmc2300 — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:17:47 +0000

Chris, I thoroughly enjoyed your article. I recently became interested in furniture making after my wife and I were looking to purchase a bookcase from a furniture store. As I closely inspected the item I thought to myself, I could build this! So I began reading books, blogs and magazines about furniture making. Although I have yet to build that bookcase, the thought as you put it, “building things that are designed to outlast us,” is palpable.