Comments on: I’m having trouble with this one… http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/01/17/im-having-trouble-with-this-one/ The idle musings of John B Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Jerry Verdugo http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/01/17/im-having-trouble-with-this-one/comment-page-1/#comment-26745 Jerry Verdugo Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:54:38 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/01/17/im-having-trouble-with-this-one/#comment-26745 I fear not! It looks like the writer is infusing her piece with personal irony, but the supreme irony is that - she's telling it like it really is 'abroad' - especially if you're a patriotic Russian (and ex-KGB, of course)! It's extremely good writing, it seems to me. I hope that we can look forward to much of the same in years to come - the writing, and the heavy Soviet-style tactics! I fear not! It looks like the writer is infusing her piece with personal irony, but the supreme irony is that – she’s telling it like it really is ‘abroad’ – especially if you’re a patriotic Russian (and ex-KGB, of course)!

It’s extremely good writing, it seems to me. I hope that we can look forward to much of the same in years to come – the writing, and the heavy Soviet-style tactics!

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