tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3876422253106438715..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: U IS AN UNPLUMBED WELLRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-19496511710392016752016-04-25T23:21:57.054-05:002016-04-25T23:21:57.054-05:00Thank you, Inger. I am happy you enjoy their quips...Thank you, Inger. I am happy you enjoy their quips at one another. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-85772522175173854592016-04-25T22:12:35.926-05:002016-04-25T22:12:35.926-05:00Only you could have come up with this pair, togeth...Only you could have come up with this pair, together at Meilori's. As they say in the UK: Brilliant!Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-71403358709735632382016-04-25T12:41:49.548-05:002016-04-25T12:41:49.548-05:00I half-convince myself sometimes that I am in the ...I half-convince myself sometimes that I am in the haunted jazz club with them as I write! :-)<br /><br />I am happy we connected, too. I do believe Twain will help me in promoting your new book at Meilori's. Now, to find where that rascal has gotten off to!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62056363400035535442016-04-25T12:33:36.603-05:002016-04-25T12:33:36.603-05:00You're making me wish I were in the room with ...You're making me wish I were in the room with you. I want to see this exchange as well as read about it. You've captured the two personalities and philosophies throughout this challenge and I'm so glad we connected. I would have hated missing Freud and Twain.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17662623398406367582016-04-25T12:02:06.623-05:002016-04-25T12:02:06.623-05:00Your thoughts is what I tell myself when I am angr...Your thoughts is what I tell myself when I am angry with someone -- in that I do not know really what triggered the words or actions which have stung me.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46054359800149449692016-04-25T12:00:52.551-05:002016-04-25T12:00:52.551-05:00I'm glad you think so. :-) I sometimes think I...I'm glad you think so. :-) I sometimes think I only channel Mark Twain when I write his dialogue -- reading volumes of his personal letters help me.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72998149046351321582016-04-25T11:59:11.153-05:002016-04-25T11:59:11.153-05:00You made my morning writing that. :-)You made my morning writing that. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35333851516206247872016-04-25T11:57:32.172-05:002016-04-25T11:57:32.172-05:00He thinks so! :-) Freud not so much.He thinks so! :-) Freud not so much.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38265407440929708932016-04-25T11:56:47.229-05:002016-04-25T11:56:47.229-05:00You and Mark Twain are the same. When I wrote of T...You and Mark Twain are the same. When I wrote of Twain in THE NOT-SO-INNOCENTS ABROAD and DEATH IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE and THE STARS BLEED AT MIDNIGHT, it was some of the happiest writing I've done -- and in the last two, he bantered with Oscar Wilde -- now that is a duo, right?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-53739307250878906342016-04-25T11:54:41.876-05:002016-04-25T11:54:41.876-05:00I am so happy I added a bit of laughter to your da...I am so happy I added a bit of laughter to your day, Robert. Well, if that library had a poltergeist, I could see my books flying off the shelves!! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30046356224533713162016-04-25T11:53:04.256-05:002016-04-25T11:53:04.256-05:00Thanks, Susan. The banter as I write it makes me s...Thanks, Susan. The banter as I write it makes me smile, too. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-14024145263165433832016-04-25T11:52:08.411-05:002016-04-25T11:52:08.411-05:00When we get to the "W" post, we will fin...When we get to the "W" post, we will find out more about that exit visa, not all of it happy :-(<br /><br />Each day the curtain rises a bit more on what we understand of the world, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-28991436824305367162016-04-25T11:10:56.268-05:002016-04-25T11:10:56.268-05:00Do any of us truly understand anything about the o...Do any of us truly understand anything about the other. Perception, impression, truth, lie or fact - which is which and how do we decide?Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-13970583702780559032016-04-25T10:40:13.328-05:002016-04-25T10:40:13.328-05:00I love that last line. It sounds very Twain-like.
...I love that last line. It sounds very Twain-like.<br /><br />@Kathleen01930<br /><a href="http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Meet My Imaginary Friends</a><br />#AtoZchallenge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-63162067209092780602016-04-25T10:36:24.924-05:002016-04-25T10:36:24.924-05:00So clever. I'm continually entertained by thes...So clever. I'm continually entertained by these conversations. Love that last liner :)Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67910234029522725782016-04-25T09:49:17.803-05:002016-04-25T09:49:17.803-05:00Clever Twain!Clever Twain!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47432239672741006842016-04-25T06:19:14.809-05:002016-04-25T06:19:14.809-05:00These two and you are a hoot. "If I don't...These two and you are a hoot. "If I don't lie." Well the bigger stories I tell the more convinced I am, it's the truth. haha <br /><br />Teresa T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48826117591781513932016-04-25T05:14:11.427-05:002016-04-25T05:14:11.427-05:00Thought provocation, from you, to you by you, and ...Thought provocation, from you, to you by you, and to others too: is one of many of your natural unique gifts Roland. This IMHO, is a belly Laugh, that lasts all day, 'til next letter's surprise.<br /><br />From: instant 'ice breaking'-(fall through) awakened/beginning. "laughter of- ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation." To: - both Sigmund and Mark's last comments, ...^^^ PRICELESS....!<br /><br />At times I wished I worked Logistics at and for a Library, so I could literally watch Your books fly off of shelves, if I had to throw them myself. Not necessary on my part, just a jab back to offer you a chuckle. I wish You everything You wish for Mon Ami.. ~~ 合掌 Mojave Ned/R.Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829348570714035062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70983935618953792822016-04-25T03:35:57.973-05:002016-04-25T03:35:57.973-05:00The banter just gets better and better! Great post...The banter just gets better and better! Great post again.<br /><br />Susan A Eames from<br /><a href="http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie" rel="nofollow">Travel, Fiction and Photos</a><br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-71212192105741323342016-04-25T02:10:01.967-05:002016-04-25T02:10:01.967-05:00Hi Roland - I bet Freud was distinctly relieved at...Hi Roland - I bet Freud was distinctly relieved at being able to get on the train - what a great story ... <br /><br />Understanding ... they set the scene for some future thought ... we are still in that realm - working to comprehend life ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-87577547587077199972016-04-25T00:55:06.434-05:002016-04-25T00:55:06.434-05:00Mark Twain was one of a kind all right. :-)Mark Twain was one of a kind all right. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-10527062856330968762016-04-25T00:11:27.548-05:002016-04-25T00:11:27.548-05:00"I always try to acknowledge a fault frankly.... "I always try to acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off guard and give you time to commit more!"<br />Great line.<br /><br />Liz A. from <a href="http://lawsofgravity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><br />Laws of Gravity</a>Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com