tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post3285840965091976806..comments2024-03-13T09:09:34.155-06:00Comments on writer Rod Miller: Were people in the Old West better than now?writer Rod Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-5792127603284967652017-11-17T00:21:54.168-07:002017-11-17T00:21:54.168-07:00Exactly my point.Exactly my point.Neils W. Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303705707748078983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-52448966865621246712017-11-16T12:03:05.355-07:002017-11-16T12:03:05.355-07:00There is truth in what you say, Neils. However, I ...There is truth in what you say, Neils. However, I see very little purity in those with a puritanical mindset. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-4843982396695575692017-11-16T12:01:58.618-07:002017-11-16T12:01:58.618-07:00Thanks, I think. Thanks, I think. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-21149702545526615412017-11-16T10:35:46.994-07:002017-11-16T10:35:46.994-07:00This is all quite true. Cruelty behind closed door...This is all quite true. Cruelty behind closed doors is still cruelty. However, we seem to be swinging deep into a puritanical mindset now-a-days based on personal sensitivities. A side-long glance or misspoken word is grounds for censure and social shunning. Neils W. Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303705707748078983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-57143152543363049172017-11-16T09:02:49.132-07:002017-11-16T09:02:49.132-07:00Few writers are both curmudgeons and refreshing; i...Few writers are both curmudgeons and refreshing; it's another good one.Anonymoushttp://cowboypoetry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-90551473380060662242017-11-15T14:49:16.840-07:002017-11-15T14:49:16.840-07:00Sad but true, Tanja. Sad but true. Sad but true, Tanja. Sad but true. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-59419590877526546402017-11-15T14:48:48.472-07:002017-11-15T14:48:48.472-07:00Maybe so, Carla--but there are plenty of snake oil...Maybe so, Carla--but there are plenty of snake oil salesmen and real estate swindlers who only lied when their mouths were open. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-21035281482551898742017-11-15T14:20:46.960-07:002017-11-15T14:20:46.960-07:00Hi Rod,
Our need to romanticize the olden, golden ...Hi Rod,<br />Our need to romanticize the olden, golden days seems to overshadow the knowledge that people have always been people (sadly).TanjaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264850524086345556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-84647208670981198852017-11-15T11:16:27.975-07:002017-11-15T11:16:27.975-07:00From one historian to another - good insight. I so...From one historian to another - good insight. I sometimes think that people might have meant a little more what they said back then. Carla Kellyhttp://authorcarlakelly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-42950910982842880552017-11-15T09:10:01.755-07:002017-11-15T09:10:01.755-07:00Thanks, Patti.Thanks, Patti.writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-82633833599205883262017-11-15T09:04:25.106-07:002017-11-15T09:04:25.106-07:00Good reminder, Rod. And could it be more timely? Good reminder, Rod. And could it be more timely? Patti Sherlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684279921612439183noreply@blogger.com