tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3423054432435673517..comments2024-03-28T23:31:06.181-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: MY FIRST POST_ MARDI GRAS MUSINGS and a KILLER ASTEROIDRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42277379395405642282013-02-12T22:43:48.628-06:002013-02-12T22:43:48.628-06:00Tamara:
The Church Fathers were sneaky -- you have...Tamara:<br />The Church Fathers were sneaky -- you have to admit that! I just mentioned the asteroid to emphasize that maybe we should enjoy what beauty and fun is here at the moment. :-)<br /><br />Hilary:<br />This asteroid is just a small one: the size of a football field. But if it hit the ocean and its composition were poisonous -- Wormwood anyone?<br /><br />Wendy:<br />I'm glad you liked the little history lesson! Mr. Peabody is thankful to you!! :-)<br /><br />Susan:<br />I have strange luck so I may well be an asteroid magnet!!<br /><br />VR:<br />Now, that is my idea of a fun Mardi Gras parade! My idea of Mardi Gras fun is watching SKYFAll on my TV! LOL.<br /><br />Celeste:<br />Our luck the politicians will split first!!<br /><br />I want to watch Mardi Gras from Meilori's. Maybe one day. Sigh.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76406543390701913892013-02-12T20:56:52.315-06:002013-02-12T20:56:52.315-06:00Nifty post, Roland. I've never been to Mardi G...Nifty post, Roland. I've never been to Mardi Gras, but I'd like to check it out eventually. I think the asteroid is a good plan. Let's evacuate everyone, except the politicians. :P Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326522346206157210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54247414398418399122013-02-12T19:33:02.558-06:002013-02-12T19:33:02.558-06:00Fun history lesson! I'm celebrating Mardi Gras...Fun history lesson! I'm celebrating Mardi Gras with a store bought King Cake and parading through the house with a cat on each shoulder and a dog at my heel. <br /><br /><b>Happy Mardi Gras, Roland. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!</b><br /><br />Now, about that asteroid...?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">~VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-22491650041228425132013-02-12T16:47:51.909-06:002013-02-12T16:47:51.909-06:00In movies the asteroid usually hits NYC or maybe P...In movies the asteroid usually hits NYC or maybe Paris, so New Orleans and DC are safe.<br /><br />Loved the history lesson.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-59100811689205797072013-02-12T15:11:41.751-06:002013-02-12T15:11:41.751-06:00Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for that, Roland.
...Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for that, Roland.<br /><br />And I promise not to tell PETA. Crikey ...Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48507798602746263312013-02-12T11:38:12.595-06:002013-02-12T11:38:12.595-06:00Hi Roland .. I love learning the history of festiv...Hi Roland .. I love learning the history of festivals et al ... there's a mix and a meld across the earth ... <br /><br />But the satellite wham - we've had them before and no doubt will have them again .. well we won't will we!<br /><br />I'd rather be around and live my life out though .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2635207095367123022013-02-12T01:41:18.712-06:002013-02-12T01:41:18.712-06:00Sorry. I meant to say part of their religion.Sorry. I meant to say part of their religion.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-59796562270149528772013-02-12T01:40:37.222-06:002013-02-12T01:40:37.222-06:00It seems like every festival we have with any reli...It seems like every festival we have with any religious overtures at all--even the beginning of Lent--is always rooted in Pagan times. I was born and raised strict Catholic and, as an adult, it always makes me laugh to see how neatly the church stole every Pagan custom, slapped a new name on it and called it part of our religion. <br /><br />And the asteroid stuff freaks me out cause you just never know...Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-87679453156982876522013-02-11T22:38:51.067-06:002013-02-11T22:38:51.067-06:00Donna:
Now, even the Pope has resigned! Does he kn...Donna:<br />Now, even the Pope has resigned! Does he know something about that asteroid we don't? :-)<br /><br />I tried to visit your guest blog, but my computer froze each time I tried to visit. The site must hate my computer!!<br /><br />Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61326463525291538582013-02-11T22:15:53.711-06:002013-02-11T22:15:53.711-06:00Damned Catholics mess with everything, lol. Now th...Damned Catholics mess with everything, lol. Now that we got past the Mayan doomsday, guess there has to be another one for us to stress over.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45057716050688061652013-02-11T21:17:56.177-06:002013-02-11T21:17:56.177-06:00Alex:
Actually, there is no certain spot where it ...Alex:<br />Actually, there is no certain spot where it might hit if it does hit - it just would pack enough of a whallop to destroy an area the size of Washington, D.C. The asteroid will slip BETWEEN the Earth and the orbits of some of its satillites!<br /><br />Heather:<br />I've always found the ancient history of Mardi Gras fun reading. Victor will find out some arcane secrets of the very ancient roots of Mardi Gras when I write DANSE MARDI GRAS.<br /><br />D.G.:<br />The French Quarter Mardi Gras is only fun when watching it from an iron-laced balcony. I, too, am not fond of crowds. I am a solitary kind of man. :-)<br /><br />For every asteroid we catch in the skies like this one, there are 99 that we miss -- until one day it catches us!<br /><br />The SciFi novel, LUCIFER'S HAMMER by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, details in scientific, horrific detail the ramifications of such a strike.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44583749342602304602013-02-11T20:31:36.914-06:002013-02-11T20:31:36.914-06:00Interesting about the origins of the Mardi Gras. I...Interesting about the origins of the Mardi Gras. I've only heard one friend's account of the festival atmosphere. I'm not fond of large crowds, moving en masse.<br /><br />Anything remotely scifi in trailers I have to watch. Liked this one, it has a touch of authenticity.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2923563505414173012013-02-11T19:02:01.208-06:002013-02-11T19:02:01.208-06:00This is really interesting. I had no idea what the...This is really interesting. I had no idea what the history of Mardi Gras was. Thanks for sharing it! And love the clip, too fun!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56612667833209069782013-02-11T18:34:26.615-06:002013-02-11T18:34:26.615-06:00I didn't know the full history of Mardi Gras.
...I didn't know the full history of Mardi Gras.<br />Read about the asteroid. If I was just a little farther from DC, I'd be all right with that. Of course, I think the shock wave would doom all of North America.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com