tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post7389385084617589310..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: In praise of a manLallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-7088783841053784992016-02-21T15:34:18.211+00:002016-02-21T15:34:18.211+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-83918899451287533672016-02-21T15:33:19.545+00:002016-02-21T15:33:19.545+00:00You and yer laws of thermodynamics...You and yer laws of thermodynamics...Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-27596030346184918232016-02-21T13:27:59.089+00:002016-02-21T13:27:59.089+00:00A few folk have sent in memories along these lines...A few folk have sent in memories along these lines in response to this piece. Even taking into account the <i>de mortuis nil nisi bonum</i> principle, remarkable, really how few folk have a bad word to say about Professor MacCormick.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-14594735039405780692016-02-21T13:26:48.527+00:002016-02-21T13:26:48.527+00:00Always a cheery voice for entropy, Conan.Always a cheery voice for entropy, Conan.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-71645740585972482472016-02-19T10:08:01.446+00:002016-02-19T10:08:01.446+00:00In Leith library, on the floor in a back office su...In Leith library, on the floor in a back office surrounded by piles of withdrawn books sits a marble bust. There is an empty granite plinth in the lobby. Health and safety.<br /><br />Nobody knows who he was.<br /><br /><i>Sic transit gloria mundi</i>Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-85401971522478322932016-02-18T14:47:38.121+00:002016-02-18T14:47:38.121+00:00"I'm glad...""I'm glad..."jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-27387149905530697092016-02-18T14:41:29.407+00:002016-02-18T14:41:29.407+00:00I met Neil, a few times, on the campaign trail and...I met Neil, a few times, on the campaign trail and at conference. He seemed, to me a least, a gentle kind man, with an extremely keen intellect. He would always listen and observe, giving weight to either side of the ongoing conversation, as he saw fit, never deriding either side.<br /><br />I recently found his old business card, in my wallet; and smiled to my self at his memory.<br />I glad I knew him, and could call him a friend.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.com