tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post4335995482425061099..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: Simple MorningKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-73669639455131399722012-08-21T20:49:10.915+12:002012-08-21T20:49:10.915+12:00Boggle is a word game so that's very appropria...Boggle is a word game so that's very appropriate.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-20323840842952658602012-08-21T20:21:09.193+12:002012-08-21T20:21:09.193+12:00You're right, Robert. I did think you were re...You're right, Robert. I did think you were referring to The Guide. Now that is interesting. That a certain type of game of dominos is the <br />"... official State Domino Game of Texas". That really tickles my fancy. Do you have an Official State Poker Game? Or an Official State Billiards Game? or .... my mind has just begun to boggle.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-75162168197944598582012-08-18T23:34:28.699+12:002012-08-18T23:34:28.699+12:00Click on my link, Katherine, and you'll find I...Click on my link, Katherine, and you'll find I was referring to a domino game played in Texas and only obliquely, in my sly way, to the famous line from <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i> by Douglas Adams. Quite a coincidence, actually.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-53716925788474987002012-08-16T20:29:39.478+12:002012-08-16T20:29:39.478+12:00Oh Kirsten, maybe stars are some of the simple thi...Oh Kirsten, maybe stars are some of the simple things too. They're in everyone's backyard :-)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-19530947690790047552012-08-16T20:28:47.514+12:002012-08-16T20:28:47.514+12:00PS my father loves quoting 42 too. PS my father loves quoting 42 too. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-7361446805816780812012-08-16T20:28:13.265+12:002012-08-16T20:28:13.265+12:00That's interesting, Robert. Not about the 42.....That's interesting, Robert. Not about the 42... that's OLD news. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-34173142293385981602012-08-16T20:27:24.060+12:002012-08-16T20:27:24.060+12:00When the basics of shelter are threatened Fi, I be...When the basics of shelter are threatened Fi, I bet you really appreciate it! Cyber-hugs...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-81748935696003011502012-08-16T20:26:05.668+12:002012-08-16T20:26:05.668+12:00You make a good point Geeb.You make a good point Geeb.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-11061140626435212612012-08-16T05:46:19.602+12:002012-08-16T05:46:19.602+12:00What a lovely poem. Yes we most not always reach f...What a lovely poem. Yes we most not always reach for the stars but remember to look and find joy in the simple things. Thanks to both you and Helsie.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410163290525672898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-13208241596317622832012-08-15T23:37:41.214+12:002012-08-15T23:37:41.214+12:00I wondered why the name Grace Noll Crowell seemed ...I wondered why the name Grace Noll Crowell seemed so familiar. When I read about her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Noll_Crowell" rel="nofollow">here</a>, I saw that she had once been named Poet Laureate of Texas (the state I lived in as a child). <br /><br />And the answer to life, the universe, and everything (as all Texans know) is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_%28dominoes%29" rel="nofollow">42</a>.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-23306951169654535592012-08-15T20:54:07.386+12:002012-08-15T20:54:07.386+12:00Thank you for this - In post earthquake Christchur...Thank you for this - In post earthquake Christchurch, I seem to have found myself re-appreciating the joys of simple things - shelter, warmth, friends. I don't want to think this is how it will be forever, but for now, I need a haven to enjoy these things, less stress. I have more than enough to deal with "out there"!Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-75497741557604297062012-08-15T19:38:26.765+12:002012-08-15T19:38:26.765+12:00Aw... that's so nice AF.Aw... that's so nice AF. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-1633707140014005172012-08-15T19:11:09.026+12:002012-08-15T19:11:09.026+12:00Dawn, dusk, midday with warm sun on my face. I so...Dawn, dusk, midday with warm sun on my face. I sometimes wish for a simple life. Then I realise just how careful one has to be in case one's wishes are granted. When I moved to this Island in the Atlantic life was relatively simple. Nearly 40 years later it is almost unbelievably complicated. Would I change now for then? No. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-37956848046713809522012-08-15T19:06:38.790+12:002012-08-15T19:06:38.790+12:00But then on the other hand you could just enjoy th...But then on the other hand you could just enjoy the simple font in which it appears now and then you can use the time just to read it and ponder upon life, the universe and everything.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-57121662883622197882012-08-15T18:33:35.314+12:002012-08-15T18:33:35.314+12:00Dawn would be at the top of my list!Dawn would be at the top of my list!ArcticFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406779213296821110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-39391523265130198412012-08-15T10:43:48.208+12:002012-08-15T10:43:48.208+12:00Thanks Helsie. It would look great done in callig...Thanks Helsie. It would look great done in calligraphy and maybe with some little illustrations around the edges. If I had the time... or could do calligraphy heh.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-10691262268027863292012-08-15T10:34:36.673+12:002012-08-15T10:34:36.673+12:00Since I borrowed it from Sue , you are very welcom...Since I borrowed it from Sue , you are very welcome. Lovely isn't it? I'm making a copy and framing it. Just have to find the right place to hang it then. <br />CheersHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.com