tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post940242022950161224..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: Lucky Girl: Life, Ball 3Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-28382333993739882122009-02-14T17:35:00.000-06:002009-02-14T17:35:00.000-06:00Wordsworth.*shudder* All those gamboling lambs.But...Wordsworth.<BR/>*shudder* <BR/>All those gamboling lambs.<BR/>But, I went an looked at Intimations again, and you're right--there's some good stuff there--and at least one famous movie title! <BR/><BR/>Though nothing can bring back the hour <BR/>Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; <BR/> We will grieve not, rather find <BR/> Strength in what remains behind; <BR/> In the primal sympathy <BR/> Which having been must ever be; <BR/> In the soothing thoughts that spring <BR/> Out of human suffering; <BR/> In the faith that looks through death, <BR/>In years that bring the philosophic mind.<BR/>_______________<BR/><BR/>Still, I mourn his lost masterpiece on pinball...Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-3417064150969053302009-02-14T11:58:00.000-06:002009-02-14T11:58:00.000-06:00I'm not a great admirer of Wordsworth, but I do lo...I'm not a great admirer of Wordsworth, but I do love Intimations of Immortality - it sort of addresess this issue (but not the issue of pinball - Wordsworths pinball poem 'Forsooth! A Florin for but a Moments Entertainment!' was never published...ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347076050510425951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-60033187358819975352009-02-14T08:53:00.000-06:002009-02-14T08:53:00.000-06:00Thank you, Deanna.Karla is one of my friends from ...Thank you, Deanna.<BR/>Karla is one of my friends from church, and she will appreciate knowing people are praying for her.<BR/>I keep thinking with awe about how fragile life is...<BR/><BR/>Isn't the parrot obit fab?!<BR/><BR/>And yes, life is the best teacher, if one is paying attention. I know people with advanced degrees who are poorly educated, in many ways. Of course, I also know people who are old and still quite stupid...<BR/><BR/>Hey! for a couple months, we'll be the same age!Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-29995705110676906202009-02-13T12:25:00.000-06:002009-02-13T12:25:00.000-06:00I pray Karla will mend as well as possible and soo...I pray Karla will mend as well as possible and soon. And I so appreciate your musings, and the ex-parrot story. I'll be 49 in May, and 48, while emotional in the ways you're describing, has brought along several rich insights. I really like being maybe a toddler in this realm. Now I can hold my own in discussions and dialog in which I'd have been clueless in my twenties. People sometimes think I'm educated, and I am, but life's been my main teacher. Not a bad prof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-56795121980554562042009-02-10T18:14:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:14:00.000-06:00NICK: Wow! Thanks for letting me know: 9 balls, al...NICK: Wow! Thanks for letting me know: 9 balls, all told--good deal!<BR/>I actually know pretty much nothing about pinball except I like the pretty lights and beepy noises, and so I was delighted to see there was one Star Trek machine, much less three.<BR/>Such riches... : )Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-70225183738855299172009-02-10T16:51:00.000-06:002009-02-10T16:51:00.000-06:00There's actually THREE Star Trek Pinball Machines ...There's actually THREE Star Trek Pinball Machines so 3 balls on each would make a good innings!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986876156882153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-15778410418927761332009-02-10T15:03:00.000-06:002009-02-10T15:03:00.000-06:00Bink: You've already gotta lotta balls, honey! (So...Bink: You've already gotta lotta balls, honey! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) But you deserve some more.<BR/><BR/>Momo: Oh! I was just posting a photo of Havel with Lou Reed while your comment got posted! Psychic!<BR/><BR/>Yes, the hair... I was thinking of posting a photo of my '80s do, but I chickened out.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-15061735554049778702009-02-10T14:55:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:55:00.000-06:00Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear about Karla! I met he...Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear about Karla! I met her because the guy who cuts my hair works in her salon. <BR/><BR/>Re: Vaclav Havel, do any of his essays talk about how they were all enamored of The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed?<BR/><BR/>And: Oh, the hair! the hair! great song from a group I'd never heard.momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-12472663742910421792009-02-10T14:13:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:13:00.000-06:00What about getting extra balls? I love the pinbal...What about getting extra balls? I love the pinball game at Liberty Custard because it's the only machine I ever win extra balls on. I want to win extra balls on my life too! Quality balls that ring up lots of dings and blings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com