tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post8047735622112651015..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Beyond 42Richard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-28418369820795529462011-11-07T12:30:43.294-05:002011-11-07T12:30:43.294-05:00... and he never once said "boast" when ...... and he never once said "boast" when he could say "rodomontade." He helped my vocabulary back in high school.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-60804916813623756322011-11-07T11:16:11.021-05:002011-11-07T11:16:11.021-05:00You've mentioned "Repairman Jack" to...You've mentioned "Repairman Jack" to me before and it sounds like something I'd really like. Need to pick "The Tomb" up. <br /><br />Lovecraft was actually a chaos man too. To him the true horror was that human history and culture was nothing compared to the enormity of the universe. "The Color Out of Space" is a good example of how he treats us meaningless earthlings in the face of a true alien. Sure there are other worlds and dimensions out there, but they don't really care about us, and if they do acknowledge us at all - its as a food source or slave. He was such a cheery guy. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.com