tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3577119352731107622..comments2024-03-28T23:31:06.181-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WEP: CAFE TERRACE IN 1895 CAIRO Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65633300142334178972020-03-01T08:34:24.826-06:002020-03-01T08:34:24.826-06:00You're very kind, Anstice. :-) Oscar Wilde is ...You're very kind, Anstice. :-) Oscar Wilde is fun to write.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65796984414951498542020-02-29T10:38:42.773-06:002020-02-29T10:38:42.773-06:00I enjoyed your unique take on the prompt. I love O...I enjoyed your unique take on the prompt. I love Oscar Wilde and you did a great job at portraying his wit. Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-84606890969136456692020-02-29T08:37:04.428-06:002020-02-29T08:37:04.428-06:00Mark Twain was a hoot to write. I am so happy you ...Mark Twain was a hoot to write. I am so happy you enjoyed his banter with Oscar Wilde. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66395886807168557942020-02-29T08:35:45.505-06:002020-02-29T08:35:45.505-06:00Thanks so much, Damyanti. :-)Thanks so much, Damyanti. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-89268905254930130652020-02-28T19:35:09.294-06:002020-02-28T19:35:09.294-06:00I too hope that your health improves.
So many of ...I too hope that your health improves. <br />So many of the lines are funny and memorable... but like many others, I love the „ Two Tons of Almonds!” = “That is Tutankhamun!” Brilliant. The illustrations fit so well to the Nostalgie!c.stolz@hopeforfreedom.dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841251288435723111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39150061479152726972020-02-28T12:00:08.051-06:002020-02-28T12:00:08.051-06:00Wish you a healthy road ahead.Wish you a healthy road ahead.Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35228229633277085292020-02-25T17:58:55.922-06:002020-02-25T17:58:55.922-06:00Other Roland, blood work is getting too expensive,...Other Roland, blood work is getting too expensive, isn't it? :-( And yes, Ray Bradbury's movie adaptions are much better than Jacqueline's! <br /><br />I am happy you enjoyed Mark's and Oscar's sniping at one another. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30383069443662216372020-02-25T17:25:16.809-06:002020-02-25T17:25:16.809-06:00A hotel from which you have crafted scenes, Roland...A hotel from which you have crafted scenes, Roland - scenes filled with diverse people, then Maestro Twain and fellow adventurers. I loved your interaction - your humorous deceit. Yes, I'm grinning. No, being sick without a cheque-book is tragic. (I can no longer afford the blood-work, but wish you fast recovery.) Clever as always, and entertaining. I've always preferred reading Ray Bradbury to Jacqueline Whoever - better movie adaptations too. Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-77253948312052448542020-02-25T11:05:59.707-06:002020-02-25T11:05:59.707-06:00I will have to deal with this surgery sooner or la...I will have to deal with this surgery sooner or later but work is a harsh mistress. Thanks for the well wishes, Toi.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75349785775869624242020-02-25T11:04:59.420-06:002020-02-25T11:04:59.420-06:00Sally, thanks for liking this. :-) Midnight says h...Sally, thanks for liking this. :-) Midnight says he will just hold his breath rather than be fitted with a mask!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7959690032579371112020-02-25T11:03:36.087-06:002020-02-25T11:03:36.087-06:00The setting of the mummy movies was always a favor...The setting of the mummy movies was always a favorite of mine, too. Oscar Wilde's clashes with Mark Twain were fun to write, Nilanjana! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-31843357702648503872020-02-25T10:52:07.503-06:002020-02-25T10:52:07.503-06:00I really had fun writing the dialogue between Mark...I really had fun writing the dialogue between Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, both favorites of mine, too. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61380999643643999442020-02-25T09:53:01.300-06:002020-02-25T09:53:01.300-06:00I like the humor, history, and mystory mix of this...I like the humor, history, and mystory mix of this story. Nicely done. <br />Always look forward to your entries. <br />I do hope healthier days are in your future. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26683113102876050022020-02-25T05:24:14.067-06:002020-02-25T05:24:14.067-06:00Your writing always takes me to places I've ne...Your writing always takes me to places I've never been, introducing people in history with real lives. Best wishes for your health and find that mask!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5666415165166726892020-02-25T00:53:33.193-06:002020-02-25T00:53:33.193-06:00Health is way up there in the list of priorities a...Health is way up there in the list of priorities and I wish you good health. <br /><br />I enjoyed your flash, as I always do, but this one felt extra enjoyable because of its setting - I have a huge soft spot for Egypt, both ancient and modern. :) And for Oscar Wilde as well.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-40933001965800836142020-02-25T00:03:15.646-06:002020-02-25T00:03:15.646-06:00I wish you good luck in your journey back to good ...I wish you good luck in your journey back to good health. The extract from the upcoming book seems fascinating. I really enjoyed this line "If that treasure map you bought from that ‘honest’ snake charmer is as accurate as your mangling of the Pharaoh’s name this expedition is doomed before it begins.”.well done.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46759460510379505082020-02-24T13:04:37.314-06:002020-02-24T13:04:37.314-06:00I will pray that The Father balance your diabetes ...I will pray that The Father balance your diabetes and spare you what you fear. I left a comment on your book blog by the way. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45874123109682142462020-02-24T12:53:02.134-06:002020-02-24T12:53:02.134-06:00Thanks so much, Pat. :-) Yes, live in the moment ....Thanks so much, Pat. :-) Yes, live in the moment ... because due to Covid-19 we may not have very many.<br /><br />I have read so many of the personal letters of both Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde that they seem real to me. So much so that I had Mark Twain's ghost do a critique of 50 Shades of Grey on this blog ... which made me laugh as I wrote it! :-)<br /><br />May your own health be all you wish, Shalom aleichem Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-60331042137338177922020-02-24T10:22:18.860-06:002020-02-24T10:22:18.860-06:00Thank you for allowing me to be a fly on the wall ...Thank you for allowing me to be a fly on the wall listening to this wonderful cast of rogues debating. I enjoyed it greatly!<br />I wish you the best with your health issues. I'm not going to offer pithy platitudes because I know I hate that sort of thing. I have diabetes which was well-controlled for years but is now not behaving itself very well. The thing I fear most is damage to my blood vessels causing strokes and eventual vascular dementia.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75357871676271213352020-02-24T04:18:22.002-06:002020-02-24T04:18:22.002-06:00Hi,
A honest piece of wisdom gained from experie...Hi, <br /><br />A honest piece of wisdom gained from experience. I always say it is the journey that counts. You say run for the thrill of the race and not the prize. However, I believe that whether one says journey or run for the thrill of the race, these are the people who get the prize, because they haven't numbed ourselves to the majority opinion and have learned to face their true selves on the journey. <br /><br />Now to your submission_ I do like it. You're weaving in people whom I know from my own reading of their works or whatever they do and you've brought them alive. I like the way you did it and your play with words. <br /><br />Wishing you all the best for your health. <br />Take care. <br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat GPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54159200101239647392020-02-23T20:44:32.018-06:002020-02-23T20:44:32.018-06:00Thank you for the kind words, Sonia. :-) I try to ...Thank you for the kind words, Sonia. :-) I try to make myself laugh, and the former teacher in me tries to inform as well as amuse! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-73421639610295733692020-02-23T20:43:18.816-06:002020-02-23T20:43:18.816-06:00Midnight reminds me to stay healthy so that I can ...Midnight reminds me to stay healthy so that I can feed him! :-) May the Covid-19 leave us all alone!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81731675032512181542020-02-23T20:41:49.758-06:002020-02-23T20:41:49.758-06:00What is normal, right? :-) Surgery looms but it is...What is normal, right? :-) Surgery looms but it is hernia this time. Ouch! May your own health be fine!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-73445906129740806292020-02-23T19:19:50.017-06:002020-02-23T19:19:50.017-06:00What a clever piece of writing! I cannot imagine d...What a clever piece of writing! I cannot imagine doing this at all. I loved the humorous tone. This was something very different for me. I learnt something new!<br />Wish you good health!Sonia Dograhttps://soniadogra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-85029895953947546972020-02-23T06:47:29.695-06:002020-02-23T06:47:29.695-06:00Hi Roland - loved this take of the Cafe Terrace in...Hi Roland - loved this take of the Cafe Terrace in Egypt ... and your mispronunciation of 'Toot' ... which thank you reminded me about an exhibition in London that I think I must get to ... <br /><br />I do hope the hernia and your cancer things can be easily dealt with. Your mind certainly keeps you occupied and I'm glad the books roll out - but Midnight sounds delightful ... keeping you on track. <br /><br />Take care and cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com