tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post4543814584236219512..comments2024-03-23T08:58:00.291+11:00Comments on Flying With Hands: My Time Has ComePipistrellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-9308698751255001322020-03-28T23:34:02.066+11:002020-03-28T23:34:02.066+11:00We'll, seems like we're kindred spirits be...We'll, seems like we're kindred spirits because I was never one for having bevies of friends either. And I too have my trustworthy address book. I still love sending and receiving letters or cards. Have joined a site called Postcrossing which is a postcard exchange and I love it.<br />Carbon paper - ha, how many people remember that?Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-44908667464322125752020-03-28T09:47:45.180+11:002020-03-28T09:47:45.180+11:00GSL: Well, I guess only time will tell how this wi...GSL: Well, I guess only time will tell how this will be remembered, regarding nomenclature - much like the Spanish onion and the French pox! ... As for your workout music, do take care you don't end up having a heart attack prancing about your living room to that! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-89632644683408536742020-03-28T00:09:45.007+11:002020-03-28T00:09:45.007+11:00My Self-Isolation Cardio soundtrack.
https://m.yo...My Self-Isolation Cardio soundtrack.<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8Aq5BM9ioGSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-63587285725380340412020-03-27T23:59:46.942+11:002020-03-27T23:59:46.942+11:00Odd isn't it how the Spanish Flu, West Nile, E...Odd isn't it how the Spanish Flu, West Nile, Ebola, MERS, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Lyme Disease arouse no reproachful virtue signals yet when a governing authority actually lies about danger and extent then arrests whistle-blowers, that is the one virus we mustn't identify with place of origin?<br /><br />And now Boris has tested positive for The Wuhon China Virus.<br /><br />GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-66027188482695264172020-03-27T14:24:02.870+11:002020-03-27T14:24:02.870+11:00stringfingers: So much chatter about Zoom! Another...stringfingers: So much chatter about Zoom! Another new word for the vocabulary of the pandemic. I must eventually see for myself but with I could imagine that with a bit of effort it could be made to look like a display cabinet for the little heads. A sort of steam punk enhancement, perhaps? xxPipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-37373388996622640352020-03-27T13:46:18.655+11:002020-03-27T13:46:18.655+11:00How spot on is your idea of keeping friends (like ...How spot on is your idea of keeping friends (like treasures) in little boxes... I used a thing called Zoom for the first time yesterday and behold all six of us were peering down on one another other from our little boxes.<br />Not quite as beautifully displayed as your treasury. xxL stringfingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875552804972740956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-80683021594382316422020-03-27T08:50:49.441+11:002020-03-27T08:50:49.441+11:00ToF: I wore a mask during the bushfires when we we...ToF: I wore a mask during the bushfires when we went on a walking tour and it was a complete struggle with glasses, not to mention boiling hot on the summer day, but have not taken to one yet. Things aren't so restricted yet where I am but it will come. As the masks are basically gone, save for the one I managed to buy for Mr P. to keep for a work emergency (they're single use!), I'm Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-38654191561002053502020-03-27T07:16:50.419+11:002020-03-27T07:16:50.419+11:00SHE IS GREAT ON THE TELEPHONE D.A.as I have had th...SHE IS GREAT ON THE TELEPHONE D.A.as I have had the pleasure like I have had with YOU!<br />I do remember the number SEVEN and BREAKING THE CHAIN.................<br />I too find COMFORT in MY OLD ADDRESS BOOK I WILL NEVER PART WITH IT!<br />Can you imagine if the PHONE were to LOSE ALL YOUR LISTINGS?!!!!!<br />BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP!!!<br />SO, GIRLFRIEND did YOU find 20 people to send the La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-42201702207395063092020-03-27T06:30:22.176+11:002020-03-27T06:30:22.176+11:00Ah, the chain letter! I never did get into partici...Ah, the chain letter! I never did get into participating in writing them. <br /><br />Be well, my dear! Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-10889152321780189962020-03-27T02:06:43.680+11:002020-03-27T02:06:43.680+11:00That is a striking photograph. Who would have thou...That is a striking photograph. Who would have thought that the powers that be would ask their healthcare workers to simply “bandanna“ their faces in a not dissimilar way. <br /><br />These are strange, surreal times. Many of us can’t help but hold our breath, just a little, and count our blessings, among them internet access (for however long!) and even a handful of real world friends with whom D.A. Wolfhttps://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-48342926714849591392020-03-26T23:25:54.182+11:002020-03-26T23:25:54.182+11:00The mask on the left looks more effective than tha...The mask on the left looks more effective than that on the right. Masks are difficult with eyeglasses. Having no mask, I pulled up a scarf over my nose at the grocery, more to avoid nasty looks from others than to actually ward off germs (the non-professional masks are mostly good for not spraying one's germs on others, rather than barring entry of those already floating around), and was Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-18240270602188554972020-03-26T15:53:43.526+11:002020-03-26T15:53:43.526+11:00Cro: Yes, I remember that and it did seem alarming...Cro: Yes, I remember that and it did seem alarming, in the way that bears in the cracks of the footpath could set the imagination off down an ugly avenue, yet we did indeed survive those hazards! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-41869096787617200402020-03-26T15:47:19.022+11:002020-03-26T15:47:19.022+11:00If I remember correctly, those chain letters alway...If I remember correctly, those chain letters always said that to break the chain would bring bad luck.I think a lot of children found that very intimidating.<br /><br />Those two ladies are very elegant; with or without their masks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-83496037106272374582020-03-26T15:44:14.522+11:002020-03-26T15:44:14.522+11:00Hels: Hi Hels, I found it on mindcircle.com but ca...Hels: Hi Hels, I found it on mindcircle.com but came with no attribution. It is from the Spanish flu epidemic but looking at the streetscape and footpath it's rather hard to tell. I'd hazard a guess of Paris but it truly is only a guess. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-2176106620216674522020-03-26T15:36:28.571+11:002020-03-26T15:36:28.571+11:00When and where was the first photo taken, the one ...When and where was the first photo taken, the one of two fashionable ladies in face masks? During the Spanish Flu of 1918-19? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com