tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post5239969571399002176..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Looking For Answers AboveGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-18290224260667757152020-10-31T18:52:12.301-07:002020-10-31T18:52:12.301-07:00Dear Britta, it's so good to hear from you aga...Dear Britta, it's so good to hear from you again! I too hope humanity improves and compassion among nations and social levels obtains. I must agree that the world is still a very dangerous place. We have a long way to go. Government by discussion and general welfare must obtain. Sadly, civilization does not aspire uniformly to reason. It takes all public institutions to define the benefits of rational thought, liberty and peace. Feline periscopes notwithstanding, there are many good forces at work.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-55683963294242746772020-10-31T00:31:01.974-07:002020-10-31T00:31:01.974-07:00Dear Geo., so beautiful, and such a fine way to re...Dear Geo., so beautiful, and such a fine way to remember. <br /><br />So sad what happens all around the world at this moment - and to that global catastrophe, some people in "high places" add their personal madness pulling many, many people into the abyss - or in "low places" as in Nice "only" three ... <br />It is no consolation that the world always has been a very dangerous place - but as I do not intend to leave this plane for Uranus, the only thing I can do as remedy is being thankful for what I have had. <br />I wish that you are well, and am so glad that Norma's photo reminds you about feline periscopes. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-91806475107936650922020-10-30T21:53:31.908-07:002020-10-30T21:53:31.908-07:00Hear hear, dear Susan!Hear hear, dear Susan!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-63523533222037610512020-10-30T06:49:58.157-07:002020-10-30T06:49:58.157-07:00After reading about your friend and his mother, I ...After reading about your friend and his mother, I can't help but imagine similar scenarios replaying more than 200,000 times in our country. It's hard to comprehend so many of our so-called leaders shrugging all of those deaths off as being unavoidable or of little consequence. Let's hope a blue wave washes all of those two-faced lying so-and-sos out of office. Four days and counting... Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-76075778273468551932020-10-28T17:58:12.623-07:002020-10-28T17:58:12.623-07:00Dear Susan, Yes, it was a strange time. My friend ...Dear Susan, Yes, it was a strange time. My friend (who I met at the creek out back in 1959) had moved back to Vineyard to care for his mom, who needed help(at 88 yrs old). He'd worked as a carpenter a long time, then started a successful glass company. A coworker unintentionally infected him with covid, which in turn infected his mom. He called an ambulance for her, but typically gave little thought to himself. Next morning he left the house on a flag-draped gurney. The family proceeds with his daughter, her husband and kids, who live in another city. Another childhood friend, Floyd (yes, Floyd. Have I not mentioned we are hicks?), keep an eye on their house at the end of our gravel lane. Post-apocalyptic? I don't know, but in all my years it's one of those situations that cannot be exaggerated.<br /><br />Here's the deal: if the universe, in which ALL possibilities are assembled, is expanding infinitely, even IT can't fully understand itself.<br /><br />We've voted and hope for the best --same as last time(Hillary)-- and will take care. You too, my excellent friend. --Your kindred spirit, Dude.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-37587150581882675132020-10-28T11:43:24.761-07:002020-10-28T11:43:24.761-07:00I'm so sorry to hear about your neighbors bein...I'm so sorry to hear about your neighbors being victims of the virus. A whole family, yet! That's gotta be devastating. I hope you and Norma are staying safe, not just from the virus, but from those awful wildfires. This year starting to feel post-apocalyptic, isn't it? You guys take care.<br /><br />As for the many mysteries in life, I'm at peace with them. I figure we can pursue some answers through research, but I also accept that my finite mind was neither designed nor intended to comprehend an infinite universe. That's okay. Perhaps some day, we'll have the answers. If Mike's got 'em. he's not sharing.<br /><br />Take care, dude. Only one week until election day...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81731777546069136192020-10-23T22:30:17.857-07:002020-10-23T22:30:17.857-07:00...also "From a Rocky Hillside"
(https:/......also "From a Rocky Hillside"<br />(https://fromarockyhillside.com/).Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-82669355938544370082020-10-23T13:31:01.201-07:002020-10-23T13:31:01.201-07:00Hello M.! Have you any idea what veterinarians cha...Hello M.! Have you any idea what veterinarians charge for a routine ostracism? Beyond my budget. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-32410872863613353722020-10-23T12:41:29.554-07:002020-10-23T12:41:29.554-07:00Those cats aren't social distancing! Punish th...Those cats aren't social distancing! Punish them! Ostracise them!M. Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690876384597359030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-33446232969640781982020-10-21T18:36:26.361-07:002020-10-21T18:36:26.361-07:00Aw... 1968's a big year in our family, too. F...Aw... 1968's a big year in our family, too. For several reasons.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-71989387359041149342020-10-21T11:43:14.289-07:002020-10-21T11:43:14.289-07:00Hi Prof! The ill-effect of curiosity on cats is ex...Hi Prof! The ill-effect of curiosity on cats is exaggerated.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-33591399260540737072020-10-21T06:19:25.910-07:002020-10-21T06:19:25.910-07:00Cat queries.
PipeTobacco Cat queries. <br /><br />PipeTobacco PipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-19381387428822239422020-10-20T15:19:36.470-07:002020-10-20T15:19:36.470-07:00Dear Jeff, I send my sincere condolences.
...Dear Jeff, I send my sincere condolences.<br /> <br /><br />"Pulpit And The Pen" is on the blogroll in margin at right.<br /><br />All my best wishes.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12609621667675617862020-10-20T09:37:46.188-07:002020-10-20T09:37:46.188-07:00Thank you for your dedication of this post--my Mom...Thank you for your dedication of this post--my Mom died two weeks ago. <br /><br />new blog: www.thepulpitandthepen.com Jeff https://www.blogger.com/profile/06423765367745022144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-29858248158730643412020-10-19T19:23:18.088-07:002020-10-19T19:23:18.088-07:00Thanks Tom. That journey, yes, it would be impossi...Thanks Tom. That journey, yes, it would be impossible to navigate time without memories. Sometimes I still wake at 5 a.m. certain I must be at work in an hour, then remember retiring 11 years ago. We can rely on habit only so far before we reexamine memory, make new paths and routines --examine 5a.m. and realize there is no such hour.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-11839709268794186782020-10-19T16:37:54.786-07:002020-10-19T16:37:54.786-07:00Memories, tender or sad, are time benders. Sometim...Memories, tender or sad, are time benders. Sometimes we need that journey.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-66235076543214081052020-10-19T14:58:43.486-07:002020-10-19T14:58:43.486-07:00I like that idea!I like that idea!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-30902539018630314612020-10-19T10:11:29.852-07:002020-10-19T10:11:29.852-07:00I figure if the goddess needed me to know anything...I figure if the goddess needed me to know anything important, she'd leave me a note.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-74244020974613563582020-10-19T00:10:26.639-07:002020-10-19T00:10:26.639-07:00Dear Cat, Vladimir Gershanov's lyric is very m...Dear Cat, Vladimir Gershanov's lyric is very moving,"Я бы нанял плотника". I think I know which carpenter is meant. My condolences and respects.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-60293931895848255342020-10-18T22:06:10.126-07:002020-10-18T22:06:10.126-07:00I wish that I would not be able to remember but I ...I wish that I would not be able to remember but I do. She would be 34. Her name was Jennifer Rose. I was her mumme. She was my baby. I sing this song to her many times. Love, cat. https://youtu.be/2j45A3yxq3w^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-6166451360338553232020-10-18T17:45:10.814-07:002020-10-18T17:45:10.814-07:00Dear Beatrice, Brava! You may have noticed my quot...Dear Beatrice, Brava! You may have noticed my quote-in-post of the lyric reads "...if I recall the thrill of IT all..." recalls the Ifield version over Whitman's "...thrill of THEM all". It reflects my divided preference between workable lyric and superior performance. Both artists were phenomenal. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-25749558300119388992020-10-18T16:55:11.935-07:002020-10-18T16:55:11.935-07:00Bruce, there are so many heavenly bodies moving in...Bruce, there are so many heavenly bodies moving in the night sky, I don't know how they keep themselves organized. Those figuring in the Pantheon especially had a helluva time.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-66118594253748176802020-10-18T16:46:12.835-07:002020-10-18T16:46:12.835-07:00Dear Victor, I could not ask for a kinder gesture....Dear Victor, I could not ask for a kinder gesture. Thank you.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-11132663953614694362020-10-18T16:45:51.800-07:002020-10-18T16:45:51.800-07:00Like some others, I also wondered if everything wa...Like some others, I also wondered if everything was OK, Geo, but then we all get into these contemplative moods. I enjoyed the song clip and, of course, that sent me on a search for who first recorded the tune and when. It was recorded by Frank Ifield in 1962 and reached #42 on popular song charts, so of course, I had to listen to that version as well. You have increased my musical knowedge.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81748526738091406262020-10-18T16:44:03.045-07:002020-10-18T16:44:03.045-07:00Dear Squid, I believe you've nailed it. In 196...Dear Squid, I believe you've nailed it. In 1968, an answer to a question so deep I'd despaired of solving it appeared right in front of me. I married her.<br /><br />As to cats, you're also correct. I now nap as I did not before --they approve. But I've never mastered purring. Working on it.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com