tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post1870804584535384777..comments2024-03-26T10:54:59.476-07:00Comments on spoke'n'scene: It's the Kissy-Kissy season, and I'm in the mood for lurrrrrrrve.babble onhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-925595111707321542013-02-14T16:04:44.248-08:002013-02-14T16:04:44.248-08:00BGW: I couldnt find Big Sur and the Oranges of Hie...BGW: I couldnt find Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch in our upstate NY library system. But I did find Stories, Essays, Travel Sketches whih includes Big Sur and After 1945-1980. Good timing as I just finished a couple of books. Looking forward to checking Big Sur out. Thanks for the recommendation.pjtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-62018651298394111622013-02-14T11:17:03.479-08:002013-02-14T11:17:03.479-08:00Great post Babs. I work in a field where everyday...Great post Babs. I work in a field where everyday I see the effect of intergenerational trauma on a group of people who have come into the justice system and it is heartbreaking.<br />BGW. Wonderfull, touching story. It is great to see so many of the "comentariate" coming over from our favorite other blog.boys on the hoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601773716239741994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-47697563807842304102013-02-14T09:21:23.490-08:002013-02-14T09:21:23.490-08:00I also second the praising of babble's simple ...I also second the praising of babble's simple truths eloquently relayed and bgw's touching story, also very well told.<br /><br />I had read a piece years back about the Canadian governments treatment of natives peoples, and we're all well aware of the U.S. sanctioned extermination of native Americans. The same horrible story also played out in Australia I believe. The movie 'Rabbit Proof Fence' touches on it...mikewebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534302647612107660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-29290122663179014802013-02-14T01:01:56.058-08:002013-02-14T01:01:56.058-08:00...thanks again...as a guy who never made it out o......thanks again...as a guy who never made it out of 10th grade, the <i>'props'</i> you folks offer are inspiring & i do love what i see as a goal of crafting thoughts & words together to create not just a cohesive story but a movie of sights, sounds, smells & emotions in a readers mind...<br /><br />...i'll bet both babble & i put <i>"...pen to paper..."</i> before too long...this woman has a wonderful depth to her knowledge & a righteous honesty to her actions...<br /><br />...i'll be telling simple stories to capture peoples hearts but more importantly, babble will be telling honest truths to capture peoples minds & hopefully stir them to act responsibly...<br /><br />.bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-20866336824037932482013-02-13T17:57:01.107-08:002013-02-13T17:57:01.107-08:00BGW:
Actually, the best thing about Iowa is the Io...BGW:<br />Actually, the best thing about Iowa is the Iowa Writers Workshop. You may have a book in you.<br />Check them out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-4670608093020865622013-02-13T16:17:17.754-08:002013-02-13T16:17:17.754-08:00BGW - Great Story.BGW - Great Story.pjtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-64135188553769414972013-02-13T12:57:44.410-08:002013-02-13T12:57:44.410-08:00Yeah, like he said! You guys rock.Yeah, like he said! You guys rock.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-35475488587732791962013-02-13T12:56:23.369-08:002013-02-13T12:56:23.369-08:00...hmmm, wow, thank you both db & recumbent co......hmmm, wow, thank you both db & recumbent conspiracy theorist...that's nice to read & i'm honestly humbled by your praise & honored to be posting on our friend babble's blog...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-47811583196100448802013-02-13T09:11:46.707-08:002013-02-13T09:11:46.707-08:00Thank you. I would also be better understood if I ...Thank you. I would also be better understood if I made fewer typos!babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-5466818708006301882013-02-13T07:11:58.787-08:002013-02-13T07:11:58.787-08:00Yep what he said!^^ Yep what he said!^^ recumbent conspiracy theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534820082655384780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-74270791384338393022013-02-13T06:39:40.230-08:002013-02-13T06:39:40.230-08:00Babble and BGW:
You are wonderful writers.
Thank ...Babble and BGW: <br />You are wonderful writers.<br />Thank you for making my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-49069730439349120472013-02-13T04:50:22.019-08:002013-02-13T04:50:22.019-08:00...1st part 2nd...i once stood waiting at an airpo......1st part 2nd...i once stood waiting at an airport gate, amongst other people...some expected family, some were there for friends & those like myself waited for intimate partners...<br /><br />...the flight docking was announced & a buzz began to grow in the reception area & my own buzz picked up...my woman friend & i, although still new to each other, had been together once before & i knew we'd greet each other with a warm kiss...i sensed it would be the doorway to the weekend we'd spend together...<br /><br />...i hung back slightly from the crowd, a bit in shadow, wanting to drink in my friend as she came down the escalator...her legs, the high heels, her hips, breasts, her face, hair, her presence...i wanted to appreciate her bearing & warm to our coming touch...<br /><br />...as we all stood, the sound of the voices we waited for grew above us & i noticed as a well dressed, attractive older woman edged closer to the bottom of the moving stairs...she was trembling, eyes starting to rim with tears in her obvious anticipation & it felt like she & special someone had been separated for much too long...<br /><br />...& he was first down the escalator, older, bearded, handsome & looking longingly into her now beaming eyes, as a tear rolled down her cheek & whatever was uttered between them seemed of little consequence in comparison to the embrace & strong yet delicate kiss they shared...<br /><br />...there i was, about to begin a weekend of salacious passion & i was literally choked up, watching these lovers in love & as they walked past me to the baggage carousel, each with an arm wrapped about the other, i said only loud enough for the two of them to hear - <i>"wow, that was beautiful"</i> & got two little warm smiles...<br /><br />...so, moments later when my girl came walking down all sharp & sexy, our kiss was also a wonderful coupling...& secretly enhanced by the tenderness i'd witnessed...<br /><br />...my true story of kisses...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-67436814978909332172013-02-13T02:18:48.623-08:002013-02-13T02:18:48.623-08:00Whoa! That went a bit pear shaped at the end....Whoa! That went a bit pear shaped at the end....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-49089354347287252472013-02-13T01:31:33.042-08:002013-02-13T01:31:33.042-08:00...2nd part 1st...well beyond your silliness &......2nd part 1st...well beyond your silliness & oft times salacious nature, your genuine concern for humanity & fearlessness in expressing it ought to qualify you to be better heard & understood...<br /><br />...you remind me of someone else in my life who carried that presence...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.com