tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post238723731463068947..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: This Thing Called LoveCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-40992622504231346042012-02-26T12:56:39.011-05:002012-02-26T12:56:39.011-05:00Kay - Interesting to think about; and Dr. Seuss wo...<b>Kay</b> - Interesting to think about; and Dr. Seuss would certainly be an interesting dinner companion.<br /><br />I've never thought about such a question. Off the top of my head, a few folks that would be on the list from which I'd pick five - <br /><br />Albert Einstein<br />Abraham Lincoln <br />Benjamin Franklin<br />Isaac Newton<br />Blaise Pascal<br />CS Lewis<br />GK Chesterton<br />Martin Luther King<br />John Henry Newman<br />St. Augustine<br />Pope John Paul II<br /><br />Probably a few others, that are escaping me just at the moment, but that's a good starting list. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-61278430237316896272012-02-24T21:10:18.510-05:002012-02-24T21:10:18.510-05:00I love this quote by Dr. Seuss.
Has anyone ever a...I love this quote by Dr. Seuss.<br /><br />Has anyone ever asked you who if you could have dinner with 5 people, who would they be? (They can be from the past or present).<br />Dr. Seuss would be one of those I would invite.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-59396305149809380032012-02-16T16:39:14.103-05:002012-02-16T16:39:14.103-05:00Well, G, People are Strange. . .Well, <b>G</b>, People are Strange. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-63291923722482372522012-02-16T13:43:05.403-05:002012-02-16T13:43:05.403-05:00Whats love got to do with it?
Weirdness is in the ...Whats love got to do with it?<br />Weirdness is in the eye of the beholder. <br />And I'm mighty beholdin to ya...G-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19432694079128213252012-02-16T11:24:21.905-05:002012-02-16T11:24:21.905-05:00X - Uh-huh. . .
Buck - It is, ain't it? Remi...<b>X</b> - Uh-huh. . .<br /><br /><b>Buck</b> - It is, ain't it? Reminds me of an old Doors song. . .<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in to say 'Hi'; anytime, you know?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-56571459272264916092012-02-15T19:03:43.301-05:002012-02-15T19:03:43.301-05:00Well... mutual weirdness worked for me for 23 year...Well... mutual weirdness worked for me for 23 years. And then it didn't.<br /><br />Life is strange.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-51126686919552284042012-02-15T16:25:14.358-05:002012-02-15T16:25:14.358-05:00As well you should be .....As well you should be .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-60652527682907218242012-02-15T12:12:43.804-05:002012-02-15T12:12:43.804-05:00Xavier - no comment; I'm just sitting here smi...<b>Xavier</b> - no comment; I'm just sitting here smiling to myself. . .<br /><br /><b>Stephen</b> - I've seen you around, too. Come by whenever you like, and perhaps we can get to know each other in the coming weeks. . .<br /><br /><b>Skip</b> - I'm sure you would. . .<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Truth to tell, years ago, I had a minor dust-up with my birth-mother, over my insufficient observance of V-Day. And I came across the card in the wake of that. So, the immediate temptation was to send it to her, but Jen finally convinced me that one oughtn't send such a card to his <i>mother</i>. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-76125376497775938982012-02-15T11:51:08.915-05:002012-02-15T11:51:08.915-05:00Craig - I'd've sent that card to someone i...Craig - I'd've sent that card to someone if I'd seen it(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-15455050765819623802012-02-15T11:27:50.312-05:002012-02-15T11:27:50.312-05:00Craig:
I seem to run into you on several blogs I ...Craig:<br /><br />I seem to run into you on several blogs I follow, especially Suldog. I'm checking out your blog and it looks really interesting. I think we might have much in common. I invite you to join me for a visit at Chubby Chatterbox. Please take a moment to click the JOIN button and I'll be sure to return the favor. Hope you're having a great day.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-56922013979973734832012-02-14T16:39:45.014-05:002012-02-14T16:39:45.014-05:00bijoux- Very true, Queenie's ideas and your id...bijoux- Very true, Queenie's ideas and your ideas for an appropriate gift are far divergent ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-25361005495733726932012-02-14T16:32:51.423-05:002012-02-14T16:32:51.423-05:00Xavier - "We each stretch the other's way...<b>Xavier</b> - <i>"We each stretch the other's way. . ."</i><br /><br />Lotta wisdom, right there, bro. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - Hmmmmm. . . I doubt very much that I thought about it even as much as you did. It might even be a typo. . .<br /><br />;)<br /><br /><b>Bijoux</b> - You want a chainsaw?<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-8904054713277047022012-02-14T16:17:49.349-05:002012-02-14T16:17:49.349-05:00Oh, I'm not refering to you, I was just talkin...Oh, I'm not refering to you, I was just talking about folks who diss the holiday in general.<br /><br />And I think Queenie is a flowers/candy person. For me, it had better be a gift you wouldn't give your daughter, if you catch my drift.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-37737564494788074782012-02-14T16:01:05.801-05:002012-02-14T16:01:05.801-05:00Amen to the good doctor. By the way, I don't b...Amen to the good doctor. By the way, I don't believe I've ever seen the use of apostrophe in the name of the day as you've used it today. I've seen Valentine's and Valentines (no apostrophe), but never Valentines'. I'm not judging, just saying. Is that standard in your neck of the woods?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-5336179340343015222012-02-14T15:13:38.307-05:002012-02-14T15:13:38.307-05:00I'm with you and Jen, Queenie is with Bijoux. ...I'm with you and Jen, Queenie is with Bijoux. We each stretch the other's way and all is well ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-2787663792627476232012-02-14T12:19:03.105-05:002012-02-14T12:19:03.105-05:00JM - Well, they don't have to be 'as weird...<b>JM</b> - Well, they don't have to be 'as weird', just 'compatibly weird'. . .<br /><br />And, 'Icky-Pink Day'; in a perverse sort of way, I like it. . .<br /><br /><b>Bijoux</b> - Awwwww, now you know that me and my lady are all about the 24/7/365 lovin', don't you?<br /><br />And just for fun, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine" rel="nofollow">here</a> is the inside skinny (or at least, a pretty decent account of it) on St. Valentine and his day. . .<br /><br /><b>Skip</b> - OK, my all-time favorite V-Day card had a photo of a very grumpy/gnarly-looking old gentleman, standing behind a chair on the lawn. The caption was, "Here's Your Damn Valentine", and inside, "Now Sit Down and Shut Up". Just so you know, I never actually sent that card to anyone. But I showed it to Jen, and she thought it was hilarious. . .<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - Well, he had a particular genius for not taking life, or himself, too seriously, for sure. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-73064901153008706642012-02-14T11:35:24.483-05:002012-02-14T11:35:24.483-05:00theodore geisel had it right on so many counts.theodore geisel had it right on so many counts.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-34636103690556731242012-02-14T11:28:33.010-05:002012-02-14T11:28:33.010-05:00GS and I exchange cards. Is that overdoing it?
......GS and I exchange cards. Is that overdoing it?<br />...and I probably can't send enough to my daughter(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-27911190652138429042012-02-14T08:41:37.596-05:002012-02-14T08:41:37.596-05:00Well, I love it and I love that quote. People com...Well, I love it and I love that quote. People complain about the commercialism of Christmas too. I think people just like to complain!<br /><br />And I also think that those who are all 'Well, I shouldn't have to show my love on 2/14 because I can do it all year long' are usually the same folks who probably DON'T show their love all year long.<br /><br />JMO!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-6550014722779613922012-02-14T07:07:02.833-05:002012-02-14T07:07:02.833-05:00Ah... so that's my problem. No one is as weir...Ah... so that's my problem. No one is as weird as I am.<br /><br />Happy Icky-Pink Day, as a friend of mine calls it. :)Principled Sluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934648394282476836noreply@blogger.com