tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post3121449654660208257..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: “That’s So Random!” or, Island-Hopping Thoughts and Some Questions They Dredge UpP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-11638564018015443862010-04-06T10:00:13.030-07:002010-04-06T10:00:13.030-07:00Thanks, John. I'll check it out!Thanks, John. I'll check it out!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-47061699352216944022010-04-05T08:47:59.035-07:002010-04-05T08:47:59.035-07:00Hi - I don't think the reaction you received a...Hi - I don't think the reaction you received about Ogden Nash is uncommon...but I really liked your answer! I've referenced your post on blogdennash.org in a look at the relevance of Ogden Nash's works in today's world.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438508489768945951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-77951400027628288302010-03-13T11:34:34.121-08:002010-03-13T11:34:34.121-08:00Just finished another Mosley. He's the best. N...Just finished another Mosley. He's the best. Nash I think you had to discover as a child (PARENTS KEEP OUT my favorite title!) to love as an adult.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-24025402369672909012010-03-12T06:09:32.751-08:002010-03-12T06:09:32.751-08:00I would feel better about humanity if it was only ...I would feel better about humanity if it was only brilliance that seduced us, but these days our political discourse seems to demonstrate that idiocy, if delivered loud enough and often enough, can garner quite a few believers!<br /><br />Love the random thoughts. Love Mosley. Nash, not so much. :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038437615680439554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-63584651950498827262010-03-09T18:01:36.041-08:002010-03-09T18:01:36.041-08:00Kathy, I like Jim's poetry best. My #1 vote is...Kathy, I like Jim's poetry best. My #1 vote is for his most recent book of poems, IN SEARCH OF SMALL GODS. <br /><br />Gerry, I loved the mermaid, too--obviously!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-69710929991688901642010-03-09T08:37:49.222-08:002010-03-09T08:37:49.222-08:00Really nice photo choices, and some interesting ti...Really nice photo choices, and some interesting tidbits of prose, too. I'm stuck on thinking about the life history of a telephone pole. That's just the way my mind works.<br /><br />And the mermaid cracked me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-14552609518271758102010-03-09T04:59:15.849-08:002010-03-09T04:59:15.849-08:00Did I ever tell you I wanted to be a synchronized ...Did I ever tell you I wanted to be a synchronized swimmer for at least a year after going to Weekee Wachee (spelling?) as a child?<br /><br />I love that description of Barry Hannah even though have never read him. Brilliantly drunk with words! (Don't you often feel drunk with words?) <br /><br />Would like to read Riding the Bus with My Sister, and what Jim Harrison book would you recommend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-78866093273664015052010-03-08T16:58:08.039-08:002010-03-08T16:58:08.039-08:00Sisters on the same wave length!!!Sisters on the same wave length!!!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26762994027682316072010-03-08T08:20:36.846-08:002010-03-08T08:20:36.846-08:00Look at those smiling dogs! While I truly enjoy a...Look at those smiling dogs! While I truly enjoy and spend time looking at all your photos this one is especially joyful and a joy to see.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599581429559006199noreply@blogger.com