tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post8967031099171550731..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: The Superhero's AnalystGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-11315096921735768172014-01-18T02:25:33.050-08:002014-01-18T02:25:33.050-08:00Quite a responsibility, training up a new superher...Quite a responsibility, training up a new superhero. Ditch Man has all the right skills for the job. Iceman is lucky to be that apprentice :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-69265375918251157672014-01-12T19:41:29.356-08:002014-01-12T19:41:29.356-08:00Ah, that would explain it! Fast snail. I like that...Ah, that would explain it! Fast snail. I like that. Now I must solve for "Iceman". What next?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-47282434633913607162014-01-12T19:38:39.659-08:002014-01-12T19:38:39.659-08:00Oh Margie, everything about my grandson is loveabl...Oh Margie, everything about my grandson is loveable. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-39910866204193839542014-01-12T19:11:01.116-08:002014-01-12T19:11:01.116-08:00Ditch Man! That made me laugh out loud, and I didn...Ditch Man! That made me laugh out loud, and I didn't stop laughing for the entire interview.<br />Iceman/Turbo is a lucky apprentice.<br />p.s. Have you seen the movie 'Turbo'? I've been hanging with my niece and nephew and just saw it...I suspect that might be the origin of the name. Turbo is a very fast snail.Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-90333756865125721102014-01-12T18:50:07.280-08:002014-01-12T18:50:07.280-08:00Geo, this brought a big smile to me and i so love ...Geo, this brought a big smile to me and i so love the photo of you and your grandson.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-31063949164373311562014-01-12T16:02:51.824-08:002014-01-12T16:02:51.824-08:00Agreed. He's more of a cuddley fireplug-shaped...Agreed. He's more of a cuddley fireplug-shaped person. I think he'll settle on a more appropriate supername by and by.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72157559637564211402014-01-12T14:48:40.280-08:002014-01-12T14:48:40.280-08:00Iceman is quite an anonym for such a young person....Iceman is quite an anonym for such a young person.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-29677692472222989182014-01-11T13:57:51.645-08:002014-01-11T13:57:51.645-08:00Thanks, Suze. So glad you enjoyed superhero story.... Thanks, Suze. So glad you enjoyed superhero story. Now I notice I got a superfluous comma between "...-going" and "people". Can Ditch Man fix that? Ah, even superheroes have their limits.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-50232924929128788222014-01-11T13:14:53.975-08:002014-01-11T13:14:53.975-08:00This had so much heart. I rather love how I feel a...This had so much heart. I rather love how I feel after reading it. A couple of favorites:<br /><br />Age is my arch-enemy. I can't run away faster than the jogging, healthy-eating, exercise-gym-going, people I have to rescue these days. They're a new breed of distress. If they catch up, my cover is blown.<br /><br />and<br /><br />Ther.: What do you think would be a positive solution?<br /><br />Geo.: Just what I have done, train a replacement. I been working with a kid named Iceman.<br /><br />Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3911935028648863182014-01-11T12:40:55.513-08:002014-01-11T12:40:55.513-08:00Kind Jon! Tv writers amaze me. I know a couple peo...Kind Jon! Tv writers amaze me. I know a couple people who can do it but I never had their kind of dedication. My mind wanders and pretty soon the story's tied in knots. Mainly, writing's fun and that's stabilizing. Without stability, I fall in ditches. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-40370168171421361362014-01-11T12:03:43.956-08:002014-01-11T12:03:43.956-08:00Unfortunately, we can't keep our collective co...Unfortunately, we can't keep our collective covers forever.....(*sigh*)....<br /><br />Have you ever thought of writing for Hollywood? They desperately need you.<br />Although I'm positive that your wit and brilliance would go far over many heads.<br /><br />It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's.......Ditch Man!!!!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-35062726461700479622014-01-11T10:44:58.164-08:002014-01-11T10:44:58.164-08:00"Ditch Man" has no formal etymology that..."Ditch Man" has no formal etymology that I know of --we often goof off with words here. Norma put one of her hats on Iceman, probably to keep ticks from dropping on him. Superheroes probably shouldn't have vermin. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-9297728137802060562014-01-11T10:34:23.921-08:002014-01-11T10:34:23.921-08:00Thanks Geezer! Most kind. I admit I'm still su...Thanks Geezer! Most kind. I admit I'm still surprised that I have grandkids.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-765906756897650362014-01-11T10:12:06.579-08:002014-01-11T10:12:06.579-08:00Grandson isn't familiar with Eugene O'Neil...Grandson isn't familiar with Eugene O'Neill. Not sure where he picked up "Iceman". Some days he makes me call him "Turbo", which isn't his name either.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-55392611871307584202014-01-11T10:05:36.105-08:002014-01-11T10:05:36.105-08:00It's a good word, like 2 cymbals coming togeth...It's a good word, like 2 cymbals coming together!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-83441470976141764712014-01-11T06:51:16.549-08:002014-01-11T06:51:16.549-08:00Dear Geo.,
"What made you want to look up di...Dear Geo., <br />"What made you want to look up ditchman? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible)." asks merriam-webster back instead of giving me an explanation (well, it mumbled something like 'a ditcher in a mine', but that left the diamonds of illumination somehow in the dark - ditch - mine. <br />By the way: tell iceman, he/she is wearing a very lovely hat! (I'm an expert on that, though not on super-heroes) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-78737633038949814602014-01-11T04:58:07.823-08:002014-01-11T04:58:07.823-08:00The only problem with your blog, Geo, is that you ...The only problem with your blog, Geo, is that you don't post often enough. The highlight of my morning is when there's something new from you. <br /><br />But what I"m really intensely jealous about is grandkid. I'm very eager from that, but alas, my kids are ultra=modern and holding back on procreating. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-90622156622184431402014-01-11T04:12:10.819-08:002014-01-11T04:12:10.819-08:00So as ditchman heads to Florida with the snowbirds...So as ditchman heads to Florida with the snowbirds...the Ice man cometh. Love the picture of you and your protege.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-58978153075700889192014-01-11T03:25:03.552-08:002014-01-11T03:25:03.552-08:00I found the principle behind this parabolised (if ...I found the principle behind this parabolised (if there is such a word) conversation quite fascinating. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-57091677208906985512014-01-11T00:14:39.144-08:002014-01-11T00:14:39.144-08:00My blushes, E.C. You've made my evening!My blushes, E.C. You've made my evening!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72745073843605649592014-01-10T23:36:46.471-08:002014-01-10T23:36:46.471-08:00I hate to say this, but Ditch Man is also cute as ...I hate to say this, but Ditch Man is also cute as a button. Iceman didn't fall far from the tree.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com