tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515271.post2428729956012993537..comments2023-09-28T05:59:16.626-04:00Comments on Nomad Homebody: fish in a barrelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515271.post-81969739133691307752009-06-16T12:12:54.576-04:002009-06-16T12:12:54.576-04:00I didn't see this post when it originally went...I didn't see this post when it originally went up...but I'd just point out, after the fact and completely superficially, that I feel bad for Ross Douthat in that his picture makes him look ridiculous. <br /><br />(Granted, most of the Times columnists' pictures seem to be pranks [although I wouldn't be suprised if Maureen Dowd's photographer, after 30 minutes of trying subtly to imply that she shouldn't suck on her lips like an Olsen twin, gave up and let her do the vamp thing if she so chose].)<br /><br />I haven't yet read anything of Mr. Douthat's closely enough to know whether I find his points to be salient, compelling, obvious, banal, or baseless, but the poor man's picture says to me "vaguely self-important person in over his head." Even if I were to agree with him, I doubt this first impression would go away.<br /><br />In other words, I get from his picture what you seem to get from actually reading his column.Franknoreply@blogger.com