Decapitation of the Union

[L Verge]

There have been very few people in this field that I have been literally afraid of, but Rick Stelnick was one of them. I was threatened several times by him in private and at least once on a public forum such as this. Despite this, I cannot casually discount some of the ideas that he proposed. I do need to add here that I have not read the final publication - only parts of his original manuscript.

I will never read the final publication because the manuscript nearly did me in! However, there were points that I consider possible and worthy of more consideration. Take Alka Seltzer and choose to read the book in the middle of winter when there is nothing else to do because it will force you to continue reading.

Rick's style of writing and his way of insinuating that the reader is ignorant if he doesn't already know this material is very hard to digest. He did know a lot about a lot of things and decided to throw it all at you in this work to prove how smart he was. I told you recently that I get exhausted reading Decapitating; Dixie Reckoning put me in a stupor - and remember that I did not read it page for page! I felt like I needed to go on oxygen everytime I finished a chapter!

If you do read it, I want to know your thoughts.