Jonah: “A lifetime of email” because I scoffed at Intelligent Design?

You of all people should know that so far as reader reaction goes, pop

culture trumps any issue of religious, scientific, or philosophical moment.

My e-mail is currently running in the following proportions by topic:

The Big Lebowski———-70

Intelligent Design——–20

Everything else———–10

A common theme in the Big Lebowski posts is that I really ought to watch the

movie through AGAIN to savor its full richness & subtlety.

I did suggest it, but Rosie threatened divorce, and I can’t cook.

Incidentally, TBL is the only movie I have ever seen on a bowling theme.

(Jeff Bridges’ best line: “This isn’t ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are

RULES.”) Does anyone know of another.

I once wrote a novel (comprehensively unpublished) that started in a bowling

alley. The novel’s first sentence, in fact, was thus: “When he rolled a

really good ball Vinnie generally knew it right away, the instant it left

his hand.”