Latest Show & 'The Road' by C. McCarthy

I finally completed a show on blogtalkradio.com that I feel was reasonable enough to not erase; so log on to it if you feel like giving it a listen. I'll try to do another one tonight. the link is www.blogtalkradio.com/sdshaul.

I also finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. Wow! What a dark and dismal tale that was. I won't give any spoilers, but I will say that I completely reject his premise. In my view, were the earth ever completely devestated by, whatever he was implying, some sort of an atomic war or environmental disaster, that the earth, I believe, would eventually self-rejuvinate. I know that the popular belief of the moment is that man is capable of both, causing &/or preventing ecological damage; & while I do not reject the notion that man has an influence on his environment, I also feel that man is incapable of destroying or saving the entire planet (the word 'planet' is a loaded word by the way; it implies something that is fragile and in need of assistence). I do not think that the earth would ever be in such a devestating mess as described by McCarthy. It is rather arrogant for man to think that he is capable of that kind of destruction. Man is incapable of destroying what God created. I guess you could say I am biassed.

Otherwise, it was a good father & son story. A tale about a man who is willing to do anything to survive & will go to extremes for his son who was, a son who was born into a scorched world & knows no other way of life. Simutaneously tragic & beautiful. But if you enjoy tales with very, very minute slivers of hope, if you could call it a sliver, then knock yourself out.

That's all for now....