tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post2373724945530699023..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Uninvented WordsWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32797182409049693242011-05-29T13:30:54.598-02:302011-05-29T13:30:54.598-02:30It is nonsense!It is nonsense!Texas Poker Onlinehttp://texas-poker-online.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90188362229421494172008-02-17T14:09:00.000-03:302008-02-17T14:09:00.000-03:30Thank you Verna, oh don't I love the story-telling...Thank you Verna, oh don't I love the story-telling though!!<BR/>One of these days I may make my living at it, who knows!!<BR/>You're not too shabby in that department yourself!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5435065918182159632008-02-17T14:07:00.000-03:302008-02-17T14:07:00.000-03:30I'm with you on the cockroaches, Nick, though I've...I'm with you on the cockroaches, Nick, though I've never seen them in my own premises, I've observed them in others, another suspension of feeling, like what do you do when you're having dinner in a dear friend's house and you watch cockroaches scamper across the kitchen counter? Poised between loyalty and disgust? Do you shame her in front of the other guests or go quietly to the bathroom and throw up? H'mm. This happened to me. Guess what I did....<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-72846220077659819542008-02-17T02:05:00.000-03:302008-02-17T02:05:00.000-03:30What a fascinating idea - that suspended space, li...What a fascinating idea - that suspended space, like the intake of breath between this - and that. Beautifully done! And then the funny story of your Lhasa Apso and her "family"! <BR/><BR/>You are such a good storyteller, my friend. Thank you so much for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-33808543699537031202008-02-16T10:58:00.000-03:302008-02-16T10:58:00.000-03:30You're right, there are lots of experiences withou...You're right, there are lots of experiences without words, especially those ambivalent ones where we feel alternately sad and happy, or afraid and relieved. And yes, what a touching gesture by your dad sealing up the skirting boards to keep out the scary rodents! I've never been scared of mice, I kept loads of them as pets, but cockroaches give me the creeps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22284620279841789342008-02-15T19:02:00.000-03:302008-02-15T19:02:00.000-03:30I think hysterical doesn't quite cover it, RJA! I ...I think hysterical doesn't quite cover it, RJA! I always think of hysterical as a very female word and depicting someone completely out of control. <BR/>And 5/10 - oh you are a hard taskmaster!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85352739638682279832008-02-15T14:16:00.000-03:302008-02-15T14:16:00.000-03:30"Hysterical", perhaps?What a kind, loving, father ..."Hysterical", perhaps?<BR/><BR/>What a kind, loving, father you had - and an interesting Lhasa Apso.<BR/><BR/>A great story. As an old English teacher would occasionally write on my essays, on the odd occasion he wasn't being bitingly critical, <I>"A well proportioned and presented piece."</I> Mind, he'd usually go on to mark it 5/10!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com