tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.comments2011-10-29T13:57:42.094-06:00bZirkbZirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-29672677001994432732011-08-27T03:05:14.433-06:002011-08-27T03:05:14.433-06:00Interesting post and I like the idea of the postse...Interesting post and I like the idea of the postsecret project. This is a good way of maintaining anonymity and debriefing. <br /><br />I'll have to give some thought to the concept of creating God to deal with the need to debrief aboout a secret. It depends on which religious background people come from. People are more likely to suffer from guilt and fear of retribution if they have been brought up to belief God is a punitive God - the sin, punishment, redemption cycle. The postsecret project is a "safer" option in some respects as I sense it takes away that fear of judgement by others. <br /><br />Looking forward to your next post.mulubinbahttp://mulubinba.typepad.com/mulubinba_moments/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-26043025695555312582010-09-09T10:33:59.229-06:002010-09-09T10:33:59.229-06:00I'm enjoying reading about your trip, and I...I'm enjoying reading about your trip, and I'm jealous. :D<br /><br />Mulubinba is now in the UK, so I'm doubly jealous. LOL!bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-74674359608100059312010-09-07T22:13:24.860-06:002010-09-07T22:13:24.860-06:00Lovely post, Bzirk! I didn't find it sooner it...Lovely post, Bzirk! I didn't find it sooner it as I was away for most of July and am still catching up to all the blog reading I missed. <br />Of course you know I agree with everything you have said here!;) I have always loved period drama and even Georgette Heyer books, but I had never had the wish to listen to an audio book before. My husband enjoys listening to audio books when he goes on long car trips without me yammering next to him. I could never forsee myself listening to one as I would rather listen to music when driving. <br />That was however, before I listened to Venetia narrated by none other than our own Richard Armitage. Well... let's just say I was tranported! I haven't bought myself his other audio books yet, but I will! Sylvester seems to be almost always on reorder at amazon.ca and so far I can't find a supplier for Lords of the North which I know is expensive - but I'm worth it, right? LOLPhylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-14409525664638827432010-07-03T23:19:17.227-06:002010-07-03T23:19:17.227-06:00It was quite a piece of work for me to get my hand...It was quite a piece of work for me to get my hands on Lords of the North, but I finally did, and it's fantastic.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-56921624123688041412010-07-03T21:53:51.390-06:002010-07-03T21:53:51.390-06:00Thanks for posting. I absolutely adore North and S...Thanks for posting. I absolutely adore North and South and like you, once I had started watching, I could not leave it at the end of Part 1 but had to watch right through to its completion. While the final scene was not the same as Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, it was just as satisfying. <br /><br />For those of you who have not yet seen North and South and other works of Richard Armitage, you are in for a treat. N&S was not actually the first film I saw Richard Armitage act in, it was Vicar of Dibley that started it all well over 3 years ago. I agree with you bout his voice work as well. His narration of the Heyer novels is excellent but I would also recommend Lords of the North - he does an outstanding job narrating that epic work:)Mulubinbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360807453083077676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-7962987221568035912010-04-26T09:47:54.863-06:002010-04-26T09:47:54.863-06:00LOL! I don't even want to know how much I'...LOL! I don't even want to know how much I've spent on these things. Of course I always go cheap, so it's not a terrible amount. B&N seemed to have the best price on this one. I think I paid $15.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-34025147703303453202010-04-16T18:02:57.425-06:002010-04-16T18:02:57.425-06:00That's a great line. I'll have to remembe...That's a great line. I'll have to remember it! :DbZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-23973946373801934432010-04-16T12:28:26.632-06:002010-04-16T12:28:26.632-06:00Yeah, I find it hard that my oldest lives 20 minut...Yeah, I find it hard that my oldest lives 20 minutes away. I think I am starting to pick up the Minnesota trait of being very clan-ish in my old age.<br /><br />It reminds me of that line from the third Indiana Jones movie where Indie asks his dad why he wants to spend time with him now when he didn't seem to want to when he was a child, and his father replies, "Well you weren't nearly as interesting then as you are now!" or some such. <br /><br />I enjoy my kids at all their ages, but it's great when you can have more peer-like relationships with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-6714886382510169802010-04-16T12:04:22.902-06:002010-04-16T12:04:22.902-06:00Isn't it great to enjoy your kids like that? ...Isn't it great to enjoy your kids like that? I know I'm really enjoying my two who are grown. I love to see them spread their wingsm but one of mine spread her wings so much that she's now living 2,000 miles away. That's a little hard on me, but I'm glad for her.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-36162488972846658042010-04-16T11:57:35.477-06:002010-04-16T11:57:35.477-06:00She'll be 22 in June. We just got together las...She'll be 22 in June. We just got together last night at an Irish pub - she's great, though it's weird talking work and relationships with your child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-76422262914232963812010-04-16T11:50:59.148-06:002010-04-16T11:50:59.148-06:00I've got four as well. We didn't plan on ...I've got four as well. We didn't plan on having one quite that young at our "advanced" age. LoL! But it's been great. She's actually been my easiest child. The other three were all two years apart, and they were great, but it was a lot harder. Plus, having her in our forties meant we didn't get in a dither about some things like we did with the other three. Is your oldest the 22 year old? Sounds like you may have the same situation we do.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-51059367942640496412010-04-16T11:45:11.996-06:002010-04-16T11:45:11.996-06:00Beautiful kids - I didn't realize you had chil...Beautiful kids - I didn't realize you had children that young. My youngest (of four) is eleven. How many do you have all together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-72000141126659199942010-04-16T11:34:55.993-06:002010-04-16T11:34:55.993-06:00Just turned 10 years. My oldest daughter has a bl...Just turned 10 years. My oldest daughter has a blog on my blogroll. It's called In the City:Subway Soundtrack, or something like that. There is a recent picture of my youngest with her.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-13909447700440590392010-04-16T11:27:24.402-06:002010-04-16T11:27:24.402-06:00So how old is your youngest?So how old is your youngest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-36527495374266398702010-04-16T11:11:48.394-06:002010-04-16T11:11:48.394-06:00Thanks, Jack. I did put savant in my tags, and I ...Thanks, Jack. I did put savant in my tags, and I did think about putting idiot with it. Just couldn't bring myself to do it. Not for PC reasons. I think it's pretty obvious I don't give a rat's backside about PC. I just couldn't think of Kevin that way.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-19141176562614440472010-04-16T11:07:25.617-06:002010-04-16T11:07:25.617-06:00Great story Lisa - funny how a little traffic can ...Great story Lisa - funny how a little traffic can make you slow down and make a delightful discovery. I wonder how many such discoveries we miss in our busy world?<br /><br />In high school I knew a boy who could do this - as far as we could tell, he could name the days of dates centuries in the past. We would quiz him and then scuttle off to find a calendar to verify; he always nailed it.<br /><br />In those days the condition was was referred to as 'idiot savante' - I imagine that term has fallen out of favor now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-35938648303787835502010-04-16T10:24:54.724-06:002010-04-16T10:24:54.724-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had a good time wri...I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had a good time writing, and yes, I had a grin. I'm grinning now.<br /><br />Phylly3,<br /><br />I thought about Asperger's and definitely thought about the Rainman. I almost named the piece that, but thought it was too prosaic, so I canned it.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-10116309763186506402010-04-16T07:25:18.889-06:002010-04-16T07:25:18.889-06:00what a cool story lisa. never know when God will s...what a cool story lisa. never know when God will smile at you to brighten your day. God bless you and your family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378631843145854293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-4219015954070720142010-04-15T19:54:31.653-06:002010-04-15T19:54:31.653-06:00He could have Asperger's Syndrome. That is a t...He could have Asperger's Syndrome. That is a type of autism that is high functioning and may have genius type talents -- like Dustin Hoffman's character in Rainman.Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-85328376523709752812010-04-15T09:05:21.928-06:002010-04-15T09:05:21.928-06:00Thanks for making me smile today Lisa!Thanks for making me smile today Lisa!cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388929804875965025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-5430076355368836312010-04-13T04:51:04.645-06:002010-04-13T04:51:04.645-06:00Thanks, servetus.Thanks, servetus.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-23151630446842425532010-04-08T15:21:14.907-06:002010-04-08T15:21:14.907-06:00I'm so sorry for your loss.
Abbreviated comme...I'm so sorry for your loss.<br /><br />Abbreviated comments are not the place for long disquisitions, especially, perhaps, non-biblical ones, but I cling to the notion that G-d must love people who kill themselves extra hard in order to make up for the love and grace that they were not able to give themselves on earth. A friend of mine says the answers to these questions will be posted on the bulletin board in the eschaton. Until then, we can only hope, trust, and pray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-38191823121273645402010-04-08T15:17:44.349-06:002010-04-08T15:17:44.349-06:00you've outed yourself! I look forward to more,...you've outed yourself! I look forward to more, much more from you.<br /><br />And you've made me even more anxious to get Venetia. Think I will go check package tracking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-26966157880400737382010-03-23T12:51:44.416-06:002010-03-23T12:51:44.416-06:00Thank you both for your comments. I'm trying ...Thank you both for your comments. I'm trying to get in the groove with this blog, but writing is not something natural to me, so thank you for the encouragement. <br /><br />And yes the poster at the top is her mother's daughter. :D Thank you for the comment, Laura.bZirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707471450034283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815371417292153793.post-10553544394810678012010-03-21T04:10:56.146-06:002010-03-21T04:10:56.146-06:00What a beautiful story! Very romantic!What a beautiful story! Very romantic!Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.com