tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post1942726364462034888..comments2024-03-13T09:09:34.155-06:00Comments on writer Rod Miller: History meets humility. writer Rod Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-18744817703643785622016-12-06T18:59:23.007-07:002016-12-06T18:59:23.007-07:00True on both counts, Paul.True on both counts, Paul.writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-4640701245304988962016-12-06T18:58:57.269-07:002016-12-06T18:58:57.269-07:00Thanks, John. Always good to hear from you.
Thanks, John. Always good to hear from you.<br />writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-26944766049817371442016-12-06T18:01:56.778-07:002016-12-06T18:01:56.778-07:00You nailed it, sir. The filters applicable to any ...You nailed it, sir. The filters applicable to any historical event would damned sure stop airflow right here and now. <br />I think.<br />I wish.<br />Keep a strain on it, big man.<br />JBJohn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916914939178594176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-55131603115368102602016-12-06T16:01:15.471-07:002016-12-06T16:01:15.471-07:00Didn't mean to suggest we surrender the search...Didn't mean to suggest we surrender the search. Only that truth can be elusive and legend stubborn.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-61483131913330049872016-12-06T08:49:03.325-07:002016-12-06T08:49:03.325-07:00Sometimes some of that may be true, Paul. But, oft...Sometimes some of that may be true, Paul. But, often, rather than the passage of time obscuring the record, new information comes to light to illuminate the record. <br /><br />And while a line from a movie may sound clever, we should never stop searching for truth no matter how entrenched a "legend" may have become. Otherwise, we will continue to wallow in the ignorance--and hubris--of our incorrect knowledge. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-41261438133192818822016-12-06T08:41:58.648-07:002016-12-06T08:41:58.648-07:00Thanks, Vicky, for the comment. Like they say, &qu...Thanks, Vicky, for the comment. Like they say, "The truth is out there."writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-11366547414853693882016-12-06T07:44:51.210-07:002016-12-06T07:44:51.210-07:00Good topic Rod. History comes down to us with the ...Good topic Rod. History comes down to us with the cache of fact. History is also a prismatic lens through which we view the past as seen by those who record it. The record may/or may not be faithful to actual fact. Then the passage of time further obscures the record. All this can lead to a line like the last in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: "When legend becomes truth, print the legend." Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-50282294001905895352016-12-06T06:47:25.877-07:002016-12-06T06:47:25.877-07:00So true. My dad once told me about his step-grandm...So true. My dad once told me about his step-grandmother. Many years later, his brother talked to me about the step-grandmother. Their viewpoints were the exact opposite of one another. They remembered her totally different. I guess the truth lies somewhere in the middle....Vicky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351058753278492695noreply@blogger.com