Of course, there is a flip side to the Jack coin, and it's displayed here. No sense in mincing words; this is a sloppy post. Disorganized, chaotic. There are flickers, of course, of brilliance. Jackian turns of phrase ("beer empties," "nutbuster") and a view into a specific kind of bohemian living. But one has come to expect a certain baseline of flair in his writing, and won't easily accept the second rate, the quotidian.
The post does offer some interesting examples of Jack's gentle, avuncular, condescension: phrases like "looks cute" or "it's sweet" follow mentions of different pop culture curiosities.
But, in the end, we have to give Jack credit - he produces. Daily, or almost daily, you can count on a batch of considered opinions that express and reveal a particular character. Such stability is rare in the blogoniverse. Consider the brief candle of Vali's Views - splashy premiere, general excitement, "buzz," but of course it was unsustainable, and now sits, unupdated, like a beached whale on Nantasket Beach, suitable only to be poked and prodded from time to time by local youths. Disappointing. Ironically, considering his nature, Jack's finest attribute seems to be his constancy. Chalk that up as Jack Paradox #1012.
