tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post4837382621676184572..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: an error in the calculationTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73653505807519438072010-01-08T17:53:16.282-05:002010-01-08T17:53:16.282-05:00I too read this wonderful though provoking poem at...I too read this wonderful though provoking poem at relyn's, printed it, and posted it on my daily board.<br /><br />Happy New Year my friend!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681951546653165197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-43192380381220264932010-01-07T15:18:46.224-05:002010-01-07T15:18:46.224-05:00Thank you for sharing that poem. It's new to ...Thank you for sharing that poem. It's new to me, but I loved it instantly; it's rhythm struck a chord, and it's going straight into my notebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72643296029543919462010-01-07T12:36:22.281-05:002010-01-07T12:36:22.281-05:00Thank you for sharing this!Thank you for sharing this!Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-62393381122686584112010-01-06T15:27:38.928-05:002010-01-06T15:27:38.928-05:00Well here's three cheers for errors in calcula...Well here's three cheers for errors in calculation. Loved the poem and how you tied in the story of your fourth great-grandfather.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-85244563760524672212010-01-06T12:01:55.546-05:002010-01-06T12:01:55.546-05:00Amazing poem, it shakes me to the very core. What...Amazing poem, it shakes me to the very core. What a keeper.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35160031234135561192010-01-06T02:31:41.596-05:002010-01-06T02:31:41.596-05:00Actually, i bet Hana was glad he kept his work up ...Actually, i bet Hana was glad he kept his work up there, as indeed will be the 20 twelvers or were the new millenium, computer crashers as well! a fascinating historical post nonetheless.<br /><br />Ok, going to have to look up Carp diem now! Can't remember. Isn't that bad? Well, it is 12:32 am so can I use that as my excuse? Hee.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-60942598490041382182010-01-06T00:39:38.974-05:002010-01-06T00:39:38.974-05:00Oh I think I will have to delve into Milosz too......Oh I think I will have to delve into Milosz too...wonderful poem...and wonderful story to go with it...Great post willow:) Thanks!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-60323134276902027492010-01-05T14:22:02.216-05:002010-01-05T14:22:02.216-05:00An error in the calculation, eh? Well, I suspect ...An error in the calculation, eh? Well, I suspect he is stuck in an infinitely regressing loop.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-86712904207170889992010-01-05T13:31:18.436-05:002010-01-05T13:31:18.436-05:00Reya, oh yeah!Reya, oh yeah!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73714435230573817732010-01-05T12:33:53.395-05:002010-01-05T12:33:53.395-05:00"The end is near" how many times have we..."The end is near" how many times have we been off by the hair on our chinny chin chins? Good to know there are near miss possibilities. At least our imperfections bring miscalculations as well to save our bacon! Millerite branch? Are these sects prone to doom-bastia? Who really cares anyway, got to go sometime!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-83524740734407203792010-01-05T11:24:54.848-05:002010-01-05T11:24:54.848-05:00It's the journey, not the destination. Oh yeah...It's the journey, not the destination. Oh yeah!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34975381500767443562010-01-05T10:57:54.992-05:002010-01-05T10:57:54.992-05:00Lets All Cross Fingers Today And Pray For Errors !...Lets All Cross Fingers Today And Pray For <i>Errors</i> !tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-10373303255543680982010-01-05T10:35:53.480-05:002010-01-05T10:35:53.480-05:00Willow,
You have such an interesting and diverse ...Willow,<br /><br />You have such an interesting and diverse family history. Love the insights into your ancestry. As for the poem, I feel it predicts that we should all be prepared at all times. Given the state of our world today the time may actually be nearer than we think. I, too, hope the calculations are off a bit. Many things left to do...CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48494764918000580502010-01-05T10:22:28.413-05:002010-01-05T10:22:28.413-05:00Your family history is so captivating..Love readin...Your family history is so captivating..Love reading these tid-bids that you share about those colorful ancestors of yours:)<br /><br />And..I absolute echo Bach and Lady Cat..."Carpe Diem!"Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-75347200880300769582010-01-05T10:00:54.552-05:002010-01-05T10:00:54.552-05:00Interesting to me is that "today" is his...Interesting to me is that "today" is history and "tomorrow" is the future and they go quick enough.<br /><br />I wonder if the angels with turn a look as we are vaporized?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-33235235997229534522010-01-05T09:23:48.236-05:002010-01-05T09:23:48.236-05:00I love it, willow - wonderful poem and fantastic s...I love it, willow - wonderful poem and fantastic story.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-86248633853257234652010-01-05T08:31:47.954-05:002010-01-05T08:31:47.954-05:00Relyn, I can't believe you've heard the st...Relyn, I can't believe you've heard the story of my RGH Hanna. Wow, what a small world. Amazing.<br />Thanks, again, for the inspiration for this post, dear friend!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66705483771694812282010-01-05T08:13:06.802-05:002010-01-05T08:13:06.802-05:00Great thinkers. I think the Mayans just got tired...Great thinkers. I think the Mayans just got tired of making calendars.... <br /><br />Di<br />The Blue Ridge GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-81153841573426600422010-01-05T08:02:10.563-05:002010-01-05T08:02:10.563-05:00Comforting thought by Milosz: the end of the world...Comforting thought by Milosz: the end of the world will be a day like any other.<br />We'll still have to get up and go to work the next morning. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-54007706541342703022010-01-05T06:49:15.559-05:002010-01-05T06:49:15.559-05:00So happy to see that Milosa poem--I've liked i...So happy to see that Milosa poem--I've liked it for years; & love your anecdote!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-250084706740422422010-01-05T06:15:21.483-05:002010-01-05T06:15:21.483-05:00You did well to bring this one to us. Extremely we...You did well to bring this one to us. Extremely well, he's a fine poet.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32325028167894848682010-01-05T04:31:17.077-05:002010-01-05T04:31:17.077-05:00Yes, a good poem for the start of a new year. And,...Yes, a good poem for the start of a new year. And, I dare say, the day the world ends for me will be just like any other for everyone else other than the few who are close to me. My mothers' Cousin Ada was a Primitive Methodist and there were (and still are) quite a few Primitive Chapels around here although, if my memory serves me well, they used to prefer meeting out on the open moors.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65380626623705107562010-01-05T04:16:10.085-05:002010-01-05T04:16:10.085-05:00Willow,
Live 'til you don't. No sense fre...Willow,<br />Live 'til you don't. No sense frettin' 'bout it; it'll come when it comes!<br />relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68106638954444888592010-01-05T01:34:42.770-05:002010-01-05T01:34:42.770-05:00And now you have posted one of MY favorite poets--...And now you have posted one of MY favorite poets-- there is a line from one of his poems that always lingers in my memory-- about 'entering the clarity of early morning'layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21365281273753978282010-01-05T01:14:31.826-05:002010-01-05T01:14:31.826-05:00epic!epic!Jeane Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027843717050683473noreply@blogger.com