tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.comments2023-07-13T15:57:41.942+01:00Mad Ramblings of well ....Me!Emma_pshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-89288459318065370482017-01-08T14:54:39.544+00:002017-01-08T14:54:39.544+00:00I'm so happy to hear from you! I still quite h...I'm so happy to hear from you! I still quite haven't managed this time management lark but I've made a commitment to try xxEmma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-70005226447174438162017-01-08T14:51:23.182+00:002017-01-08T14:51:23.182+00:00It has been a while. Welcome back, and I mean tha...It <i>has</i> been a while. Welcome back, and I mean that sincerely. I can understand not being able to find the cat, but I don't understand not being able to find the floor. I mean, when all else fails, wouldn't gravity take over?<br /><br />I don't mean to be snarky. I'm really happy you're back. I happened to drop by here today because I was reading some of my old posts from March 2011 and clicked on your name in the comments. rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-7150358316458668902014-08-16T21:54:04.193+01:002014-08-16T21:54:04.193+01:00This link might be better quality. BTW, it is fro...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDy5GlUuf8" rel="nofollow">This link</a> might be better quality. BTW, it is from June 2001.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-28069113807952231352014-08-16T21:47:21.134+01:002014-08-16T21:47:21.134+01:00My favorite movies were The Fisher King and Dead P...My favorite movies were <i>The Fisher King</i> and <i>Dead Poets Society</i>. <br /><br />Do you get the television program <i>Actors Studio</i> over there? Here is <a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22Actors+Studio%22+%22Robin+Williams%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=chrf-yff23" rel="nofollow"> their 90-minute interview with Robin WIlliams</a> from a few years back. Enjoy.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-34886167757749741962014-08-12T20:47:02.647+01:002014-08-12T20:47:02.647+01:00My Dear Robert, I have been dreadfully lacking in ...My Dear Robert, I have been dreadfully lacking in the blog department! if only retirement was giving you happier and less painful busy moments! having now qualified in Psychotherapy I'm you're man! or woman as the case may be! just carry on being Y-O-U and you'll be just fine! trust me I'm a professional! xxEmma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-67406112072794680302014-08-12T20:30:16.111+01:002014-08-12T20:30:16.111+01:00Welcome, Emma, welcome back to blogworld! You see...Welcome, Emma, welcome back to blogworld! You seem to be posting more or less semi-annually lately (except for that flurry around the first of the year), so let me be the first to wish you a "Happy New Year 2015"....<br /><br />I am busier than ever, even in retirement. Last year I gained a gastroenterologist and this year I gained a urologist who relieved me of a 10mm kidneystone. As my wife tells me, at least you don't have a psychologist yet.<br /><br />Looking forward to more posts from Y-O-U.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-35987725232203276752014-02-04T13:10:24.222+00:002014-02-04T13:10:24.222+00:00Dearest Robert, let me first express my shock and ...Dearest Robert, let me first express my shock and pleasure at your knowledge of twerking! though I do now have a mental picture of you twerking Miley Cyrus style! You know I just kept seeing all these quite horrible comments about another human being and thought ok, this kid is making a lot of mistakes as are his parents when it comes to guiding him! but how would I feel if my child was being subjected to what in essence is Cyber bullying. We live in a sometimes sad and strange world when the exploits of a misguided 19 year old makes front page news above all else that is going on in the world.Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-8279587968006025562014-02-03T21:00:38.740+00:002014-02-03T21:00:38.740+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-71571124471412832992014-02-03T21:00:12.749+00:002014-02-03T21:00:12.749+00:00You are absolutely correct, I never stopped to thi...You are absolutely correct, I never stopped to think that Justin Bieber is a teenage boy. I thought he was a woman of 50, or perhaps someone's grandfather. A child? Hardly. In the old days, proper parenting would have included taking a wide leather belt to his nether regions, but I suppose it is too late for that now. Once the female portion of the prepubescent crowd have dubbed you as the dreamiest, most desirable prom date a teeny-bopper could possibly have, all is lost. I just hope he doesn't start twerking like Miley Cyrus. <br /><br />I'm just jerking your chain. You have a valid point.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-63510431610102625482014-01-20T11:27:39.765+00:002014-01-20T11:27:39.765+00:00As usual Thank you for making me smile! missed you...As usual Thank you for making me smile! missed you good sir!Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-30761709785459300492014-01-17T14:02:09.323+00:002014-01-17T14:02:09.323+00:00Calm? Calm? How can I remain calm on such a momen...Calm? Calm? How can I remain calm on such a momentous occasion? Huh? Huh?<br /><br />Welcome back to blogland.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-73306038315982745932013-09-14T22:55:47.973+01:002013-09-14T22:55:47.973+01:00lol oh my dear Robert oh how I miss 40! and the po...lol oh my dear Robert oh how I miss 40! and the poem does indeed speak to me in volumes actually, quite a talent there and on that note I'm heading over to check out his blog xEmma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-81997941161577052252013-09-08T19:25:38.717+01:002013-09-08T19:25:38.717+01:00Oh, yeah, you're really old! What, not even 40...Oh, yeah, you're really old! What, not even 40 yet? LOL!!<br /><br />Here's a poem by none other than our own Yorkshire Pudding that you can ponder, this from a man in his late 50s or early 60s. I myself am 72, but this poem speaks to me. If it doesn't say anything to you, you ain't anywhere near old enough to be moaning and groaning....<br /><br /><br /><b>Song for Lost Youth</b><br /><br />Perhaps I should have cradled it<br />Like a dove<br />Kept it safe with tender love<br />But I squandered it -<br />Gushing-blundering-raging<br />Like a wild mountain stream<br />Desperate for an ocean<br />That was but a distant dream.<br />...I just never thought<br />That I could have loitered in the shallows<br />Reflecting the blueness of the sky<br />- Concealing silver fishes<br />- Quietly biding my time<br />- Stretching it out.<br />And so, and so it's gone now<br />- My ephemeral youth<br />- That precious once only gift<br />- That honeyed sweetness,<br />Leaving only the trembling resonance<br />Of distant echoes<br />From half-remembered hills.<br /><br /><i>by Neil Theasby, 2013</i><br />rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-45230790129057490482013-09-08T18:20:14.823+01:002013-09-08T18:20:14.823+01:00Lol maybe we could find a knitting/crochet club th...Lol maybe we could find a knitting/crochet club that serves wine! In a nice cup and saucer of course! Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-26971033034991757512013-09-08T17:47:30.975+01:002013-09-08T17:47:30.975+01:00I'm thinking embrace it, a nice tea set and ta...I'm thinking embrace it, a nice tea set and take our knitting/ crocheting with us next time ;) xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-38861770759215883412013-09-08T17:37:13.344+01:002013-09-08T17:37:13.344+01:00Lol, Oh me too! Sad thing is I even turned down a ...Lol, Oh me too! Sad thing is I even turned down a night out last week because the thought of clubbing then coming home at 4.30 in the morning to then be woken by a one of the kids filled me with dread! but I will go out damn it! I may even stay out until 10! ;)Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-60660809335210576692013-09-08T16:30:14.179+01:002013-09-08T16:30:14.179+01:00Girl, I'm right there with ya!!! If I'm no...Girl, I'm right there with ya!!! If I'm not out the door by 6pm I ain't goin' out, and I'm always home and in bed by 9pm. However, I can do some damage in those 3 hours. HahahahaJust Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-63809788136974301972013-09-02T20:48:17.672+01:002013-09-02T20:48:17.672+01:00lol, I'd forgotten about the whole having fat ...lol, I'd forgotten about the whole having fat removed from somewhere to put somewhere else! and I read an article today about women having botox ready to face the other mums on the school run! ridiculous! I'm impressed with myself if I manage to brush my hair before leaving the house!Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-29251809152791075782013-09-02T20:43:58.122+01:002013-09-02T20:43:58.122+01:00Robert, thank you so much for this response it gav...Robert, thank you so much for this response it gave me a lot to think about and put so beautifully too I might add.Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-24372686772474223762013-09-02T20:41:15.104+01:002013-09-02T20:41:15.104+01:00Thank you Robert and I by no means think of you as...Thank you Robert and I by no means think of you as old and anyway don't most things improve with age! xEmma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-86016579332736035152013-09-02T18:59:24.545+01:002013-09-02T18:59:24.545+01:00I've been away from your blog for a little whi...I've been away from your blog for a little while, so here I am replying to several posts at once. <br /><br />The thing about God (I know there are atheists all around who disagree wtih me) is that He (if that is the right pronoun) can see, hear, and touch YOU. If you can latch onto that, it will become much easier to see, hear, and touch Him. To my mind, the love you have for your children comes from God. Surely you don't think you worked that all up by yourself? There is even a wonderful verse in the Psalms that says, "Children are a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward." <br /><br />Start there, and He will lead you forward. You may begin seeing Him all around you through His creation -- other living things, in the majesty of mountains, in the power of the ocean, the vastness of the universe.<br /><br />I don't want to sound sappy, so I'll stop now.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-71933198482677530962013-09-02T18:51:53.042+01:002013-09-02T18:51:53.042+01:00I'm so sorry I missed your birthday...a belate...I'm so sorry I missed your birthday...a belated happy one to you, Emma, I'm sure.<br /><br />But you made <i>me</i> feel old (let's face it, I <i>am</i> old) because my dad didn't sing "Sixteen Tons" -- <i>I</i> did. Tennessee Ernie Ford was the Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) of his day -- he spoke with a twangy, hillbilly accent but sang in pure tones without a trace of one.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-43005504609031066162013-09-02T18:48:24.790+01:002013-09-02T18:48:24.790+01:00If ladies already have fat removed from their behi...If ladies already have fat removed from their behinds and injected into their cheeks, nothing is <i>verboten</i>, although you have described three procedures I'd rather not think about.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-40579794431497768972013-09-01T12:14:57.578+01:002013-09-01T12:14:57.578+01:00Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Emma_pshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626066692290521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976033584226460271.post-55016328907104842222013-08-29T17:46:21.231+01:002013-08-29T17:46:21.231+01:00Happy belated birthday. And, what a cool song.Happy belated birthday. And, what a cool song.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.com