tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13574471.post115508630925023806..comments2023-06-04T08:57:25.996-04:00Comments on Hawking Up Hairballs: A Not So Distant MirrorChuck Oliveroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09195467154207850276noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13574471.post-1155655781722446672006-08-15T11:29:00.000-04:002006-08-15T11:29:00.000-04:00I just read that book again recently myself Chuck....I just read that book again recently myself Chuck. Guess I missed some of the comic bits you noticed, like the one about comb-overs.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I learned from the book that stood out for me was that rulers sent the military on Crusades to get them out of the country. If I remember correctly, the knights were a military class whose only activity was fighting. When they were at home they plundered their own people.<BR/><BR/>My final comment - entirely irrelevant to this topic - is to let you know how pleased I am that someone else reads Billmon. He and Digby are the two folks I read every day.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are doing well. Great blog. Fine writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com