tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post1414556697113846757..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Independence Day with Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" and a Touch of ThoreauBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-90069840627712249452010-07-11T11:11:56.699-04:002010-07-11T11:11:56.699-04:00Brenda, as you know, it’s me too on your hubby’s s...Brenda, as you know, it’s me too on your hubby’s small town background. However, it troubles me a bit (not to mention Frost's ghost) to realize I’m more comfortable with walls than I once was. <br /><br />The other familiar metaphor in this area is the fish bowl, and I got real tired of living in one (more than one, but that’s too much detail). I’ve been always on the boring side, not that much to hide, but I still didn’t like the fish bowl, and so became somewhat comfortable with walls. They’re not all that high, and I don’t pour hot medieval tar on intruders, but there they are. <br /><br />I’d suggest this for a post topic for someone, but maybe it’s too personal (if it’s to be interesting or meaningful)?Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-88329987434533773852010-07-10T13:11:06.467-04:002010-07-10T13:11:06.467-04:00"What I was walling in or walling out,
And to..."What I was walling in or walling out,<br />And to whom I was like to give offense." - my favorite lines.<br /><br />My husband grew up in a small Wisconsin town. Everyone knew each other. Rarely did someone new move in. He does not understand the concept of 'walling in or out'. He still has not grown up.<br /><br />I hate walls.Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-89852297421879919612010-07-07T16:12:51.672-04:002010-07-07T16:12:51.672-04:00Well, AH, maybe in ENGLAND or BOSTON or TIBET or s...Well, AH, maybe in ENGLAND or BOSTON or TIBET or some such. But not in no desert-y Southern California full of girls showin their belly buttons!Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-51603460747960320002010-07-07T12:00:35.041-04:002010-07-07T12:00:35.041-04:00Really? I'll bet you can.Really? I'll bet you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-90921356600513759452010-07-06T22:45:45.163-04:002010-07-06T22:45:45.163-04:00Thanks, K. I wasn't aware of him, but I'l...Thanks, K. I wasn't aware of him, but I'll definitely check it out in more detail. For wit and wisdom, you can't beat southern Ohio small towns.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-30658008265768638182010-07-06T16:50:35.022-04:002010-07-06T16:50:35.022-04:00Even tho Blogger seems to be having comment proble...Even tho Blogger seems to be having comment problems today, I think you might enjoy this gentleman's blog:<br /><br />http://brookvilledailyphoto.blogspot.com/<br /><br />His style and subject matter is like yours. Maybe you've come across him before now, he's quite popular in the blog world.-K-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289562368002376807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-37097092553452669782010-07-05T11:27:04.439-04:002010-07-05T11:27:04.439-04:00Pick up or delivery, AH?
Interesting about waves...Pick up or delivery, AH? <br /><br />Interesting about waves. Am I naive to think that most white neighborhoods would NOT be threatened into hostility by one or two of this or that minority, but larger numbers become a problem? <br /><br />I wonder how many native speakers are proud of their parents' accents.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-81913692073257048982010-07-04T16:10:47.809-04:002010-07-04T16:10:47.809-04:00I'll take a slice of that, Banjo, and a side o...I'll take a slice of that, Banjo, and a side of good old american pizza.<br /><br />As you know, my parents were immigrants. But they didn't come over as part of a wave, so they never faced any discrimination.I think I was always most proud of their really cool accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com