tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post1847502000805098197..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: California Dream RevisitedGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-39108430191444339642016-07-01T21:12:26.890-07:002016-07-01T21:12:26.890-07:00Thank you, Susan. I have learned to treasure those...Thank you, Susan. I have learned to treasure those friendships that hold up in good light. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-7413263758520761632016-07-01T21:09:13.771-07:002016-07-01T21:09:13.771-07:00From Dirk Gently to Salmon of Doubt. Mr. Adams is ...From Dirk Gently to Salmon of Doubt. Mr. Adams is well-represented in my shelves. An astonishing imagination that departed too soon.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-17310117499830188202016-07-01T19:01:59.193-07:002016-07-01T19:01:59.193-07:00A good memory, to be sure. Whale fluke fingerprin...A good memory, to be sure. Whale fluke fingerprints, many glasses of wine (I can remember...), so old stories, maybe some songs as the night wears on...excellent reason to pull this post out into the light!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-78213458783624109962016-07-01T11:01:29.703-07:002016-07-01T11:01:29.703-07:00Harpfish, Of course! What a lovely thought. Thanks...Harpfish, Of course! What a lovely thought. Thanks and happy fourth to you too, Susan!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-83289787377711052002016-07-01T08:05:52.662-07:002016-07-01T08:05:52.662-07:00Long-time friends, good wine, engaging conversatio...Long-time friends, good wine, engaging conversation, and the ocean. Who could ask for anything more? Sounds like heaven to me... with whales singing the background music. Accompanied by a school of harpfish, of course. <br /><br />Happy fourth, dude!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-64446681493287758502016-07-01T05:10:39.647-07:002016-07-01T05:10:39.647-07:00... I trust you know the work of Douglas Adams, th...... I trust you know the work of Douglas Adams, the Hitchhiker's Guide and so forth. The bit with the whale and the potted plant is one of my favorite passages in all of literature.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-40380474573632634192016-06-30T21:15:38.387-07:002016-06-30T21:15:38.387-07:00Awesome indeed, Squid. Whales with butterfly wings...Awesome indeed, Squid. Whales with butterfly wings are capable of interplanetary travel. I'm pretty sure whales did not evolve on Earth --very improbable aquatic mammals.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-20057869400860442352016-06-30T18:58:02.655-07:002016-06-30T18:58:02.655-07:00So all those UFOs are just whale butterflies? Awe...So all those UFOs are just whale butterflies? Awesome. I think I'll have a glass of that wine, too...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-35969990820864932222016-06-28T09:41:24.166-07:002016-06-28T09:41:24.166-07:00You are correct, Ana! Charmeuse is a French word f...You are correct, Ana! Charmeuse is a French word for "charmer" but it is also the name of a soft, silky fabric.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-56563064964170905962016-06-28T06:34:56.803-07:002016-06-28T06:34:56.803-07:00Wow! I was thinking as I read that this french wor...Wow! I was thinking as I read that this french word meant something like 'charming.' But the text is very charming, anyway.Ana Bailunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399615369919172144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72480327986511237932016-06-27T23:03:27.507-07:002016-06-27T23:03:27.507-07:00O Jenny, it's 11 pm and our outside thermomete...O Jenny, it's 11 pm and our outside thermometer reads 80 degrees F. Norma and I are in the coolest part of the house --kitchen-- trying to read. She can hear my synapses misfiring! Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-39647035534393940412016-06-27T22:06:38.286-07:002016-06-27T22:06:38.286-07:00I am very impressed with the thought of whale silk...I am very impressed with the thought of whale silk and whaleterflies (as Emma aptly named them)! And also, I don't know how you stand the heat. Whew! But good friends, there's something I understand.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-4403520719614091002016-06-27T20:28:46.729-07:002016-06-27T20:28:46.729-07:00From Healdsburg vineyards to nuke-labs in Livermor...From Healdsburg vineyards to nuke-labs in Livermore, quite an adjustment. Fortunately wine is a stabilizer in this chaotic adventure. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12594894152458602252016-06-27T18:38:29.810-07:002016-06-27T18:38:29.810-07:00Interesting...the '04 Cab isn't rated the ...Interesting...the '04 Cab isn't rated the highest, mostly around a 86 or so, but it's the hardest to find. <br />I remember some Sterling years and wines with fondness, there was a 'Two Palms' that took my breath away some decades ago. While in servitude at Cal I lived in Sonoma Co, on River Road, too damn close to some really good wineries back in the late '70s. My buddy, the 'Cook down the street', was briefly a soil scientist for Rodney Strong, before moving to the dark side of Sandia Labs. <br />Anyway, a glass of good red, swirled around a generous glass, is one of life's rare pleasures. <br />Cheers, Geo. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-28087543840361971442016-06-27T16:34:23.003-07:002016-06-27T16:34:23.003-07:00Indeed, EC. These are measureless treasures. I wil...Indeed, EC. These are measureless treasures. I will also add the good minds one finds on the internet.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-11802494164525596892016-06-27T16:30:52.834-07:002016-06-27T16:30:52.834-07:00It's a solid combination, Tom. I daresay we...It's a solid combination, Tom. I daresay we're living on the best planet in the world.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-44561726350860299992016-06-27T16:26:21.157-07:002016-06-27T16:26:21.157-07:00True, I may have exaggerated the tonnage of indivi...True, I may have exaggerated the tonnage of individual butterflies pupated from whales, but I'm one of the few men on earth who use the word "tulle" in scrabble. Impresses everybody!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-78128081908007330362016-06-27T14:30:05.271-07:002016-06-27T14:30:05.271-07:00Red wine, old friends, and whales. It doesn't...Red wine, old friends, and whales. It doesn't get much better than that...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-45011983120989748442016-06-27T13:36:38.684-07:002016-06-27T13:36:38.684-07:00Longtime friendships are a joy and a source of won...Longtime friendships are a joy and a source of wonderful memories. A 2004 Sterling Cab is also a marvelous thing.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-48722907582896095242016-06-27T12:44:55.163-07:002016-06-27T12:44:55.163-07:00I think the Sterling Cabernet may have altered you...I think the Sterling Cabernet may have altered your perception of the whale-terflies. I have never seen one that weighed more than 1 ton. Maybe this new meeting will have you ponder the properties of tulle and the effects of the giant octopus on modern civilization.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81111961971076364082016-06-27T12:28:37.319-07:002016-06-27T12:28:37.319-07:00Jon, I've decided the abundance of promontorie...Jon, I've decided the abundance of promontories, points and headlands on this coast means the Pacific is an ocean that LOVES to be looked at. It crashes and laughs and sings, hops up and licks like a big friendly dog. It'll always be with you. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-5758184772207369432016-06-27T11:18:35.596-07:002016-06-27T11:18:35.596-07:00An extraordinary coincidence has occurred. Today I...An extraordinary coincidence has occurred. Today I had an intense craving to read a humorous and brilliantly written post which incorporated long-ago days in California. You came through with flying colors.<br /><br />The only down side was that the Sterling Cabernet emphasized the fact that I'm living in an unnervingly dry county in Tennessee.<br /><br />I fondly recall whale watching in San Diego (I'm not talking tourists - I'm talking real big fish).<br /><br />I don't know if wearing silk will subtract my unwanted burden of years - - but I'll give it a try....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3107191822125548202016-06-27T10:34:29.344-07:002016-06-27T10:34:29.344-07:00Reyes is a cape that thrusts you right out over th...Reyes is a cape that thrusts you right out over the sea and is perfect for winter cocoa. A favorite.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-45087333686148608042016-06-27T07:02:58.204-07:002016-06-27T07:02:58.204-07:00I love where you mind takes us... and the thought ...I love where you mind takes us... and the thought of hot chocolate at Point Reyes in January sounds delightful!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com