[O.B.Left]

The problem to my mind is that Homer wrote a book that no two people interpret in the same way.

In his time , he said that a GSED would be awarded to people "who can do what I do". Under those guide lines .... during, his time, the awards of GSED were more honorary in nature. A trend that continued after his death.

To my mind there is only one person who approaches being able to do what Homer could do, so to speak. Mr Lynn Blake. My apologies to people I may not be aware of that can do similar. I say this with all due respect to the many pioneers who came before Lynn. On their backs , we leaned and moved forward.

No attempt at an interpretation of Homer would be worth a grain of salt without the input of Lynn. Today we see people with their own individual interpretations of Homers words arguing with each other .........neither party square with Homers own definitions to be frank. Its a strange world , smart people , who have it all screwed up. One of Homers legacies is confusion, true. Definition is everything. If you want to rewrite Homer or discredit him even .....you'd better do it under his definition of things or .........its all meaningless.