tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post785682251726385606..comments2024-03-02T21:39:54.633+00:00Comments on Outcries & Asides Revisited: One for Jo.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-57031024303534031722016-06-20T10:41:29.912+01:002016-06-20T10:41:29.912+01:00Ha ha. Yes, I was possibly too creative with '...Ha ha. Yes, I was possibly too creative with 'transporting' ... I meant that your writing often 'transports' me out of my current mind set. Something between 'moving' (too emotional) and 'provoking' (not subtle enough). Maybe that's what Youtubers are responding to -- some folks don't like to be transported (provoked) ha. Actually Youtube is rather notorious, you're brave to leave comments there. Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929729508094497950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-56438027454599185592016-06-19T21:15:25.155+01:002016-06-19T21:15:25.155+01:00Thank you, Della. It makes a refreshing change fro...Thank you, Della. It makes a refreshing change from some of the irrational and inarticulate abuse I get hurled at me when I make similar observations on YouTube. Still musing on 'transporting' though...<br /><br />Glad your daughter is doing well in Edinburgh. That's two people I know who've traveled to study in Edinburgh recently. So let me see, what's Amsterdam famous for? Tulips! That's it.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-14468051956038966452016-06-19T13:27:05.080+01:002016-06-19T13:27:05.080+01:00Actually I think your post is very balanced, touch...Actually I think your post is very balanced, touching on the right points which I think should be both emotional and rational. Of course I can imagine you could delve deeper but it's your blog, your perspective, and as in all our personal lives, world events come and go in mere moments, affecting us and then leaving again. We're exposed to so much from around the world -- it seems with a greater frequency of tragedy everyday -- and we can't do half of it justice in all our combined social media response. At a certain point it's quite a lot of noise. I do admire the way you pan in and out of your daily business, with your tongue-in-cheek asides and occasional thoughtful outcries on what's happening in the world (sorry for the plagiarism :)). It paints an overall comforting picture and I regret not revisiting more often (as really, I forget how transporting your writing is).<br /><br />Thank you, the family is doing well. My daughter has finished her first year studying Social Policy & Sociology at the University of Edinburgh and my son will go to the Uni of Amsterdam for Communications & Media this autumn. My husband and I are not getting any younger, ha ha, but that's life. I really hope you're well. Take care. Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929729508094497950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-74951768638174071372016-06-17T13:11:53.728+01:002016-06-17T13:11:53.728+01:00I always feel dissatisfied with this kind of post,...I always feel dissatisfied with this kind of post, Della, and maybe even a little guilty. I haven't made my point quite clearly enough; I've been too simplistic because I was too lazy to write a full blown essay; I've allowed my emotional response to suppress critical analysis, and so on... This kind of thing splits me between the feeler and the thinker, which two aspects of being then accuse one another of inadequacy.<br /><br />But I suppose they're both right in their way. This was a horrible event that should naturally bring tears to the eyes of any decent person, and incomprehension as to the nature of the human creature. And yet at the same time I feel it encumbent upon us to try to understand that nature, and even be non-judgemental. The old question raises its head again: what is the meaning of life?<br /><br />It's nice to see you again. I hope you and the family are doing well.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-90350878023013710142016-06-17T09:26:35.836+01:002016-06-17T09:26:35.836+01:00Very eloquently expressed, as usual. Such a traged...Very eloquently expressed, as usual. Such a tragedy.Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929729508094497950noreply@blogger.com