tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post681414213879661097..comments2024-03-28T23:31:06.181-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: APRIL 18TH -- HOW DID I GET IN THIS MESS?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-52498487807069727552014-04-18T17:33:16.993-05:002014-04-18T17:33:16.993-05:00Yes, do Terry Pratchett, whose books always make m...Yes, do Terry Pratchett, whose books always make me laugh too :)Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69187217393529188012014-04-18T11:43:50.635-05:002014-04-18T11:43:50.635-05:00I've also been confused about why today is cal...I've also been confused about why today is called Good Friday when such horrible events occurred, but in a way it's good because we were saved by Jesus' sacrifice. I do think Holy Friday is a better term though. <br /><br />Poe isn't one of my favorites, but I love his famous quote: "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46416565242034359612014-04-18T11:14:43.972-05:002014-04-18T11:14:43.972-05:00There is a show on Fox (now in its second season) ...There is a show on Fox (now in its second season) called The Following. I must admit that this show scares the crap out of me, but I still watch it (in the daytime). I think of it because Joe Carroll, the serial killer, who has "the following" idolized Poe and killed all of the women using Poe's literature as his guide. His followers often don Poe masks when they are out in public about to do something horrific. If you haven't watched it, you might want to give it a look-see....<br /><br />Here is the trailer for Season One...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbcCVzRxzjURobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81822390903886795472014-04-18T10:46:56.594-05:002014-04-18T10:46:56.594-05:00Elephant's Child:
Yes, Beatrix led a fascinati...Elephant's Child:<br />Yes, Beatrix led a fascinating life, filled with artistry and caring.<br /><br />Kitty:<br />Rest? What is that? :-) Yes, Terry Pratchett is a light in an often dark world of fantasy.<br /><br />Alex:<br />Agree with you there. That was Mark Twain's look at the dark side of Man. He found nothing civil in the Civil War.<br /><br />I'm more of a mind to use the German phrase for today: God's Friday.<br /><br />Terry:<br />Good to see you here. I try to have a bit of something for everyone in these A to Z posts - which fits the concept - things from A to Z are discussed in each of these posts! :-)<br /><br />David:<br />And mine, too!<br /><br />I used the last half of the verse you quote as a lead-in to one of the chapters of THE STARS BLEED AT MIDNIGHT (WIP) -- the sequel to DEATH IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE.<br /><br />It is progressing slowly, but it is progressing. :-)<br /><br />Michael:<br />It produced a wonderful result but at such an awful price.<br /><br />I like Poe's prose whether it be fiction or non-fiction, and, of course, his poetry.<br /><br />And a blessed Easter to you, too!<br /><br />D.G.:<br />Struggling all those years with unrequited ambition, his cruel treatment from the Allans, and his drug addiction didn't help his sanity any!<br /><br />My facial hair is like Tony Stark's -- but he's smarter and better looking!<br /><br />Sigh. Mankind is not kind. We insult the animals by saying we act like them!<br /><br />I'm glad you are liking this series. With the holiday seizing me, getting to my friends will be a challenge!<br /><br />Would you believe Gypsy, ghost cat, rides with me -- the ghost of Henry Fonda, slipping into his cowboy persona from THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB. :-)<br /><br />Rest? That is a myth, isn't it?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45275425352616485442014-04-18T10:04:46.713-05:002014-04-18T10:04:46.713-05:00Thanks for highlighting Poe, he's an old fave ...Thanks for highlighting Poe, he's an old fave of mine. He went mad having all those stories in his head, perhaps? I always felt those stories were ripped from his heart. Without the mustache, he's just anyman, with the mustache, he's a tortured soul. <br /><br />I like mustaches better than beards. Mustaches give dash, beards give dignity. . .now a clean shaven man, he's hard to pin down.<br /><br />What man does (for various reasons) to his fellow man shows we haven't yet risen to the 'Intelligent' level.<br /><br />Roland, enjoying this series very much. We need to know the bad things that occur in our past as well as the good. History is made of both. <br /><br />Take care of yourself, the body needs rest for healing. Be sure to have a virtual partner with you on those dark roads you're driving(someone who will keep you awake - probably Sammy?)D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26269175137605170712014-04-18T08:06:04.079-05:002014-04-18T08:06:04.079-05:00HI, Roland,
I always wondered why they named &quo...HI, Roland,<br /><br />I always wondered why they named "Good Friday", Good Friday...<br /><br />WE have HOLY Thursday... Why not the same for Friday?<br /><br />Wonderful picks for P... I knew Poe would enter the picture... LOL..<br /><br />Lots of fascinating facts here.... told so beautifully in your prose...<br /><br />Stay well, and HAPPY EASTER!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16784508757672486162014-04-18T08:03:55.827-05:002014-04-18T08:03:55.827-05:00Alex summed it up from my world view.
"There ...Alex summed it up from my world view.<br />"There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless<br />which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the<br />utterly lost to whom life and death are equally jests,<br />there are matters of which no jest can be made."<br />(Quote from "The Masque Of The Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16361359792928460562014-04-18T08:00:01.388-05:002014-04-18T08:00:01.388-05:00I very much enjoyed this post and the array of his...I very much enjoyed this post and the array of history and figures covered, Roland.<br /><br />I think you're right in that Poe may have had a few thing figured out that others didn't.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65230478247224984792014-04-18T06:58:01.260-05:002014-04-18T06:58:01.260-05:00It might not seem good, but had Jesus not died on ...It might not seem good, but had Jesus not died on the cross, He wouldn't have risen from the grave three days later and paved the way for us to reach Heaven.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39334480401790508652014-04-18T06:33:44.203-05:002014-04-18T06:33:44.203-05:00Yay for Terry Pratchett! He does see all that is g...Yay for Terry Pratchett! He does see all that is good and humane (or at least the possibility of) despite the darkness! <br /><br />Wishing you a good and peaceful and restful Easter, Roland (yes, rest!!!) :-)<br /><br />Take care<br />x Old Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-13880420662137916072014-04-17T23:48:53.657-05:002014-04-17T23:48:53.657-05:00And an environmentalist and conservationist long b...And an environmentalist and conservationist long before it was common (or acceptable). Her parents appreciated her earning power. To the point that they opposed her marriage - to the fiance who died and to the man who later became her husband.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51027079072186856262014-04-17T23:10:58.362-05:002014-04-17T23:10:58.362-05:00Elephant's Child:
She was a brilliant scientis...Elephant's Child:<br />She was a brilliant scientist who could not present her papers to the "learned" for she was a female. She was a skilled artist, writer, and agriculturist.<br /><br />She was an unsung genius unappreciated by even her parents. She is a hero. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42868711107914850142014-04-17T23:01:31.095-05:002014-04-17T23:01:31.095-05:00Every day marks tragedy and sorrow for someone. F...Every day marks tragedy and sorrow for someone. Fortunately, though less often recorded, every day there is love, laughter and kindness shared as well.<br />Love your choice of Ps. And Beatrix Potter was herself a rebel, and probably deserves at least honorary outlaw status.<br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com