tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post8328626916609437477..comments2024-03-19T03:05:52.499+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Super Heroes and a Flower-DogSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29130818289875935102016-09-20T20:56:07.901+01:002016-09-20T20:56:07.901+01:00That last photo is just stunning. What a majestic ...That last photo is just stunning. What a majestic tree. Olga of course makes the photo.<br /><br />And I have yet to watch the great British Bake Off. Im sorry I won't now get to see it in its original, much talked about incarnation.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16287750666677246222016-09-20T11:59:21.185+01:002016-09-20T11:59:21.185+01:00YP: I think it was a sumo wrestler costume with a ...YP: I think it was a sumo wrestler costume with a Superman cape. The point of which I do not understand.<br /><br />Kaki: It's hard to say! Some of them I just read about, some come through our library purchases. In these two cases, they were books I read about elsewhere.<br /><br />John: I'm sure he'd be thrilled to hear that! LOL<br /><br />Ms Moon: Olga and trees are a hard-to-beat combo.<br /><br />Vivian: Me too! I hope Paul and Mary don't leave. That will really alter the show beyond repair, I think.<br /><br />E: Thanks!<br /><br />Sharon: I wonder how it will affect the broadcast in the states? I hadn't thought of that.<br /><br />Lorianne: I think you hit the nail on the head (and described the problem much more eloquently than I did). The books feels a bit conflicted about whether it's a memoir or a wider sociological/political/cultural examination.<br /><br />Jenny-O: Sometimes people refuse, but sometimes they're happy to be asked. And sometimes I don't ask. It just depends!<br /><br />Ellen: Olga loves tall grass and weeds. She's a dog of the veldt!<br /><br />Red: Well, the book tries to get at that contradiction. The author acknowledges it, and he is critical of people's dependency on the welfare state.<br /><br />Alphie: Mine too! I got such a kick out of them.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8548793573513542502016-09-20T00:27:55.536+01:002016-09-20T00:27:55.536+01:00The top photo made me laugh. People like that bun...The top photo made me laugh. People like that bunch brighten up your day (and mine).<br /><br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74362269778616416322016-09-19T23:43:02.527+01:002016-09-19T23:43:02.527+01:00The Hillbillys criticise the welfare state but are...The Hillbillys criticise the welfare state but are there with their hands out for their got check. That's one that really mystifies me.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77051793255679565582016-09-19T23:11:41.445+01:002016-09-19T23:11:41.445+01:00I love that picture of Olga in the asters. and th...I love that picture of Olga in the asters. and the roaming super party is a hoot.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90909057513703958232016-09-19T17:45:26.692+01:002016-09-19T17:45:26.692+01:00I love the Olga shots!
Do you ever ask people if ...I love the Olga shots!<br /><br />Do you ever ask people if you can take their photo and have them refuse? I'm too afraid of rejection to even ask!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2166646573592975982016-09-19T16:37:00.615+01:002016-09-19T16:37:00.615+01:00I'm about 3/4 of the way through Hillbilly Ele...I'm about 3/4 of the way through <i>Hillbilly Elegy</i> right now, and I agree it raises (but doesn't necessarily answer) lots of interesting questions. I think it's messy because Vance is simultaneously trying to make sense of his own personal trajectory (i.e. how did he go from a messed-up hillbilly family to the Ivy League) AND the larger cultural forces behind social ills such as the opioid epidemic, conspiracy theories, and Donald Trump.<br /><br />He's trying to accomplish a LOT in one book, in other words, and I'm not sure he completely succeeds...but I'd rather read an ambitious attempt at a complicated problem than something over-simplified and trite. Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37967072215996493972016-09-19T15:44:53.493+01:002016-09-19T15:44:53.493+01:00I did hear that story about the Great British Baki...I did hear that story about the Great British Baking show and it worried me that it would no longer be shown on our public television. Hopefully it will because I do enjoy watching it. Those people on the street are fabulous. You just never know what you are going to run into.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65457472297207040192016-09-19T15:33:51.643+01:002016-09-19T15:33:51.643+01:00Love the park and dog photos...Love the park and dog photos...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42438461940743609402016-09-19T14:15:08.615+01:002016-09-19T14:15:08.615+01:00i love the baking show and for sure will be sad to...i love the baking show and for sure will be sad to see Sue and Mel leave. Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475300367665076331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45686555538780579432016-09-19T14:13:26.235+01:002016-09-19T14:13:26.235+01:00Quite a spread of topics here.
Mostly I like Olga...Quite a spread of topics here. <br />Mostly I like Olga and the trees. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41726169314977691352016-09-19T12:34:13.155+01:002016-09-19T12:34:13.155+01:00 The bad blonde in the middle looks like my auntie... The bad blonde in the middle looks like my auntie ivyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-33514619002686051482016-09-19T10:24:04.828+01:002016-09-19T10:24:04.828+01:00Steve, where/how do you get the ideas for your to ...Steve, where/how do you get the ideas for your to read book list? Only from your school library? So many different topics! Interesting!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39218858312136035712016-09-19T09:55:59.584+01:002016-09-19T09:55:59.584+01:00The fellow on the right looks like Superman's ...The fellow on the right looks like Superman's obese cousin. He'd have been better off going to the fancy dress party as a pie.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com