I have responded on the new saturday salon thread.

http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/12/29/saturday-salon-125/

For myself, I found Paul Carter’s ‘The Road to Botany Bay’ provided a fascinating if idiosyncratic critique of the practice of Australian history which also does a great deal to trouble left-liberal practices of Aboriginal history.

I’ll be taking stock when I start paying attention again.

A sort of “have you been naughty or nice?” moment, if you will.

Would you be able to put me in touch with some, Mr Greenfield? Reading some of these comments and knowing something about the chaotic human world more broadly makes me wonder whether they have become extinct but no one noticed.

I still am; but only from the educated, clever and well-published.

I can do without bovine bottom-feeders and low-rent Luvvie Cultistudiers, who clearly lack the genrosity of spirit to contribute to a blog – even while spitting sophomoric venom behind a a tragically presumptuous nic – let alone display the traits of collegiality and mentorship that characterise not only decent intellects and scholars, but decent human beings.

now, you have yourself a lovely day, now.

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‘More dollars = less clothes’ is the usual convention my dear, unless, of course, you’ve got something to hide

Also $10 is insulting. Make it a century and I’ll put on more clothes – including a smoking cap with a tassel that I can rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise. And for another 50, I’ll smoke a pipe as well. But you’ll have to light it.

I also take requests. Would you like me comment in a burgundy brocade smoking jacket and peacock blue silk cravat while swigging 12 year old Dalhousie and listening to Bauhaus’ “The Telephone is Empty”?

Can do.