tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post8437777142260805256..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: A Curious TimeRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-46545221485157517372017-02-24T19:13:50.574+11:002017-02-24T19:13:50.574+11:00Robert,
If it's of some consolation, you also...Robert, <br />If it's of some consolation, you also live and write in another 'country' - that of the internet - and give great pleasure through your writing to those of us in the world who have not met you in person.<br />I thought of you this morning (before I had even seen the email notification of your blogpost) as BBC Radio 4 Today programme ran a big feature on typeweriters and an artist who collects and works on them (including one with Greek characters which has added a new dimension to her work!) <br />Had we but world enough and time (and I could afford the ticket to Oz) I'm sure we could talk forever about rugby, cabbages and kings over beers in Canberra. But failing that, know that you live in a bigger country than you think, old man!Stephen Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446517796565468396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-76707705052487141022017-02-24T13:53:57.268+11:002017-02-24T13:53:57.268+11:00Thank you Jack, Georg and Richard.
Yes, Richard, I...Thank you Jack, Georg and Richard.<br />Yes, Richard, I think I did mention it. It was in the mid-70s, long after you'd left Madrid.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-6183156843416460972017-02-24T11:08:37.686+11:002017-02-24T11:08:37.686+11:00This is a landmark.
Shame about the paper! It dec...This is a landmark.<br /><br />Shame about the paper! It declined too far to deserve you anymore.<br /><br />You lived in Madrid? Did I know that?Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-14940367752989683242017-02-24T08:23:00.147+11:002017-02-24T08:23:00.147+11:00Thumbs up Robert! Great life story - to be continu...Thumbs up Robert! Great life story - to be continued!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-76986539717362502942017-02-24T02:09:41.525+11:002017-02-24T02:09:41.525+11:00Someone once wrote that, as a man ages, he becomes...Someone once wrote that, as a man ages, he becomes less reflective of the times in which he is currently living, and more reflective of himself. The world changes (as some of Anne Rice's fictional vampires complain, reflecting on the downside of immortality) -- but we do not. And it's tough to watch the things we've loved, or at least gotten used to and taken for granted, fade or crumble away. But take heart -- everyone reaching a certain age experiences that exact same emotion. You are not alone. Advice? Stay true to the "self" within your own head -- all the stuff that's "gone"... is still right there. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-34985416759921712172017-02-23T22:23:20.140+11:002017-02-23T22:23:20.140+11:00Thanks Bill. I'll take that as a compliment.Thanks Bill. I'll take that as a compliment.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-59073393317465611682017-02-23T13:48:25.389+11:002017-02-23T13:48:25.389+11:00Very adventurous life. I did not know you were ove...Very adventurous life. I did not know you were over 60 Robert. You've got someone very special in Ely.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15762571518060276692017-02-23T12:38:46.043+11:002017-02-23T12:38:46.043+11:00Thanks David.Thanks David.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-33734838322179601392017-02-23T12:34:59.494+11:002017-02-23T12:34:59.494+11:00Ah, we love you Robert.
Nice to know that you are...Ah, we love you Robert.<br /><br />Nice to know that you are there.David Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259460000524812739noreply@blogger.com