tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post139523907953211091..comments2023-10-28T04:50:55.216-05:00Comments on Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: For Maryb from StloueyNancy Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-42117673868521641382008-01-25T21:50:00.000-06:002008-01-25T21:50:00.000-06:00Where'd the day go??Sorry I missed saying hi to lo...Where'd the day go??<BR/><BR/>Sorry I missed saying hi to lots of friends today. I went hiking through the Italian hills, and lost track of the time.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-71634643662063121122008-01-25T21:49:00.000-06:002008-01-25T21:49:00.000-06:00Boran has made some good progress with his current...Boran has made some good progress with his current painting. Y'all go check it out!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-82664769437757306322008-01-25T20:40:00.000-06:002008-01-25T20:40:00.000-06:00Good evening all! While we're in Italy I thought ...Good evening all! While we're in Italy I thought that I might test drive a Ferrari if there's time.<BR/><BR/>I'll join you in that capuccino.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-19439403112118720452008-01-25T16:40:00.000-06:002008-01-25T16:40:00.000-06:00ah, a Tuscan writing conference. I think you are ...ah, a Tuscan writing conference. I think you are underestimating the effect of Italy on the creative juices Rick. I'd rethink the whole Fargo thing and go to Tuscany. <BR/><BR/>I like all the talk of gelato. Any trip to Italy requires a gelato-tasting every afternoon - to compare the local fare as you travel from town to town. <BR/><BR/>That's a good travel story Nancy. Hey, maybe you could convince a publisher to give you a big advance to write a travel book ... and it could be about travelling with a group of people that all met virtually and we'd all have to go with you ... ahhhh. Nice dream eh?<BR/><BR/>Yep Florence in a cold rain is still ... Florence. <BR/><BR/><I>ciao uoumo della familia. Non parlo italiano molto bene. </I>marybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313131399387894028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-17259698154225297592008-01-25T16:25:00.000-06:002008-01-25T16:25:00.000-06:00LOL, FM! (Or should I say, Famiglia Uomo?)Closing ...LOL, FM! (Or should I say, <I>Famiglia Uomo</I>?)<BR/><BR/>Closing in on the weekend now… iTunes has obliged by playing "Dragosta Din Tei" (the "Maya Hi" song that people love to lip-sync to). The Dozebox on my desk is being even more of a POS than usual, today — and I have to deal with it for the moment — so I need a little levity right now.<BR/><BR/>Checking the "Short-Lived Links" box at Rick's place yesterday, I stumbled across an interesting article that turned out to be behind the NYT's registration wall. A quick Google turned up <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2005/03/66950" REL="nofollow">a Wired article</A> that covers the same ground. Another creative way to publish, perhaps?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-60648444462748641252008-01-25T15:19:00.000-06:002008-01-25T15:19:00.000-06:00Hiya Nancy and all.Yep in the cafe Mary and I used...Hiya Nancy and all.<BR/><BR/>Yep in the cafe Mary and I used to have many conservations in Italian. Of course mine was via Babel Fish. Once she found out I didn't know how to speak Italian, she refused to converse with me. Go figure. :)<BR/><BR/>Hope everyone has a good w/e.Family Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101125448247590979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-14316993791045910322008-01-25T15:11:00.000-06:002008-01-25T15:11:00.000-06:00TTFN to all.Going off grid and into the hot tub fo...TTFN to all.<BR/><BR/>Going off grid and into the hot tub for the weekend. Have a lovely time.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-91975996202726252732008-01-25T12:44:00.000-06:002008-01-25T12:44:00.000-06:00Hi all,Oh, Florence--which by the way would be qui...Hi all,<BR/><BR/>Oh, Florence--which by the way would be quite nippy today (I've been to Florence in the winter, rainy, foggy, brr.) But still, there's 4 inches of snow here...and there's art and great food and oh, I love Florence!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-81801215405396929812008-01-25T09:24:00.000-06:002008-01-25T09:24:00.000-06:00Maryb, you inspired a happy theme.I'll be back wit...Maryb, you inspired a happy theme.<BR/><BR/>I'll be back with more howdy's soon.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-69090529405906026452008-01-25T09:22:00.001-06:002008-01-25T09:22:00.001-06:00Perfect photos for today, andif. And at least one ...Perfect photos for today, andif. And at least one of them is a perfect photo for tomorrow. :) Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Beth--happy traveling, happy relatives. I hope The Bad Seed isn't there.<BR/><BR/>Ghost, don't you envy how florid old poets could be, plus--lucky ducks!--they were allowed to, gasp, rhyme. He'd probably never get that poem published now.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-71224378047663016252008-01-25T09:22:00.000-06:002008-01-25T09:22:00.000-06:00Gmornin' or something like that. Not awake yet, an...Gmornin' or something like that. Not awake yet, and not getting there either. Italy is nice as was France, though I'm more an Edinburgh in springtime kind of guy. Tea and pastries eaten on the green in Princes Street gardens, maybe in the shadow of the Scott monument. A cool breeze coming in from the sea. Four more months, four more months, I just need to be patient. Oh, hey, where did all of you come from? (Waves rather sheepishly) I'll just be over here in the corner munching on a lemon poppyseed muffin.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-61579749376477327132008-01-25T09:17:00.000-06:002008-01-25T09:17:00.000-06:00Isn't it funny? Just pretending we're going to Ita...Isn't it funny? Just pretending we're going to Italy puts us all in a sunny mood. I say, let's go more often! I've only been once, and it was a weather-odd trip. My boyfriend, my cousin's ex-wife, and I drove into northern Italy, from Switzerland, at night, so we couldn't see anything. Spent that night in a hotel room with 10 other, empty, beds. Drove through the (we were told) beautiful hills the next day through fog so dense we literally saw nothing except the road in front of us. Stayed in Florence where it rained the whole time. <BR/><BR/>Loved every minute. Oh, and when we went downstairs to the hotel cafe to eat the first night, the first music we heard from the jukebox was. . .you won't believe this. . .the theme from "The Godfather."Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-73608679568929431852008-01-25T08:31:00.000-06:002008-01-25T08:31:00.000-06:00Ahhhh, Italy. I've never been to either one in mea...Ahhhh, Italy. I've never been to either one in meatspace, but I think I'd prefer Italy anyway. Good choice, Nancy & MaryB! Let me concentrate on this wonderful cappuccino for a moment… Yeah. Booting up now. Morning, everyone! What's for breakfast?<BR/><BR/>Andi, if only you were a writer — Mrs. Fetched learned long ago that when a writer is staring out the window, he's working.<BR/><BR/>Dang, GF, maybe I'm not as awake as I thought. Smacking me upside with poetry this early in the morning? Yeesh.<BR/><BR/>Rick, a 12-gauge is a good way to deal with wild dogs. The survivors get the message pretty quick. ;-) Seriously, though, I'm sure you know to be aware of them — they're not like coyotes, which will hide from humans given the choice.<BR/><BR/>Maria, I hope you get over that migraine soon. I'll save you a shady seat for when you're ready to join us. :-)<BR/><BR/>Time to work… cable companies breathlessly await my latest installment. :-PLarry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-1486001589867002092008-01-25T08:23:00.000-06:002008-01-25T08:23:00.000-06:00Ah, Florence! A lovely, lovely city indeed.I'm wor...Ah, Florence! A lovely, lovely city indeed.<BR/><BR/>I'm working/not working at home today, still fighting a migraine that is as stubborn as I am. <BR/><BR/>Going to be doing some day job tasks for a bit, then I think I shall take myself and my headache back to bed for a while. Perhaps if I dream of sun-drenched cafes and lovely Italian gelato and beautiful art, I'll feel better.<BR/><BR/>Cheers to all!Maria Limahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100001743076902535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-19466208361513278702008-01-25T06:51:00.000-06:002008-01-25T06:51:00.000-06:00Good Morning, Andi (And Mary & Beth & Rick & Ghost...Good Morning, Andi (<EM>And Mary & Beth & Rick & Ghost</EM>)<BR/><BR/>I didn't want to name, names until I had some coffee (WITH caffeine damn-it!) which I've drinking now.<BR/><BR/>Amazing what a difference it makes!katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-11682152318759269442008-01-25T06:44:00.001-06:002008-01-25T06:44:00.001-06:00Oops: hi kb!Oops: hi kb!AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-62032795524664661922008-01-25T06:44:00.000-06:002008-01-25T06:44:00.000-06:00Just did my own passive-aggressive research.How do...Just did my own passive-aggressive research.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.pa.msu.edu/sciencet/ask_st/122293.html" REL="nofollow">How do birds stay warm</A>?AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-45508412721057946862008-01-25T06:33:00.000-06:002008-01-25T06:33:00.000-06:00(waving) Good Morning!(<EM>waving</EM>) Good Morning!katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-23036494826912242632008-01-25T06:12:00.001-06:002008-01-25T06:12:00.001-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-70111269111688211682008-01-25T06:12:00.000-06:002008-01-25T06:12:00.000-06:00what I always worry/wonder about are the birds. Ho...<I>what I always worry/wonder about are the birds. How can such small things stay warm when it's so cold </I><BR/><BR/>They have really big hearts.GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-20383327264654009602008-01-25T06:09:00.000-06:002008-01-25T06:09:00.000-06:00Morning Beth, Rick, and GF.You know, GF, to be ser...Morning Beth, Rick, and GF.<BR/><BR/>You know, GF, to be serious for a moment, what I always worry/wonder about are the birds. How can such small things stay warm when it's so cold (it's 2 degrees here).AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-76211936208113679982008-01-25T05:38:00.000-06:002008-01-25T05:38:00.000-06:00Andif, the deer wishes she was one of your dogs. ...Andif, the deer wishes she was one of your dogs. :-) Man it's cold here. Can you put another stick of wood in the stove? Thanks!GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-72824281329997693982008-01-25T05:33:00.000-06:002008-01-25T05:33:00.000-06:00Either that, or a dog.Either that, or a dog.GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-36076183327520834962008-01-25T05:32:00.000-06:002008-01-25T05:32:00.000-06:00Forgive me. I had to do this somewhere... and, uh...Forgive me. I had to do this somewhere... and, uh, someone mentioned Yeats and, uh, someone mention No Country For Old Men.<BR/><BR/><I>THAT is no country for old men. The young<BR/>In one another's arms, birds in the trees<BR/>- Those dying generations - at their song,<BR/>The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,<BR/>Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long<BR/>Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.<BR/>Caught in that sensual music all neglect<BR/>Monuments of unageing intellect.<BR/><BR/>An aged man is but a paltry thing,<BR/>A tattered coat upon a stick, unless<BR/>Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Consume my heart away; sick with desire<BR/>And fastened to a dying animal<BR/>It knows not what it is; and gather me<BR/>Into the artifice of eternity.<BR/><BR/>Once out of nature I shall never take<BR/>My bodily form from any natural thing,<BR/>But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make<BR/>Of hammered gold and gold enamelling<BR/>To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;<BR/>Or set upon a golden bough to sing<BR/>To lords and ladies of Byzantium<BR/>Of what is past, or passing, or to come. </I>GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-66560457855556297262008-01-25T05:28:00.000-06:002008-01-25T05:28:00.000-06:00Must be an Italian Friday. Wife wakes me up with "...Must be an Italian Friday. Wife wakes me up with "Ciao, baby." I'm munching on left over Italian bread as I try to wake up. And my "Writer's Digest" flopped down from the Leaning Pisa of paperwork and opened to an advertisement for the Tuscany Writers Conference. Who can concentrate on writing when you're in Tuscany in June? Wouldn't it be better to have a writing conference in Fargo in early February? You'd really get some writing done then.<BR/><BR/>I'm not happy about dogs or dog's lives at the moment. There was a big pile on my deck this morning. I don't have a dog, but we do have wild dog packs in the area.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should send the dogs to Fargo while I go to Tuscany. Sounds like a plan to me. Now if I can only find out where my muse has hidden my protagonist.<BR/><BR/>Ciao, baby.Rick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.com