tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post3449043490697316301..comments2023-10-25T00:57:45.651+10:30Comments on Wombat's Waffles: ResilienceDavohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-82071691817314045762007-05-16T21:29:00.000+09:302007-05-16T21:29:00.000+09:30GS, this will always be "a gap".One of the things ...GS, this will always be "a gap".<BR/><BR/>One of the things that is beginning to fascinate me is the "timing", and Political purpose, of the gap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-62501245929483533222007-05-14T01:21:00.000+09:302007-05-14T01:21:00.000+09:30I probably shouldn't say more than that I recogniz...I probably shouldn't say more than that I recognize that odd ache you seem to be describing: the feeling that "flesh of my flesh" ought to enjoy or even be the source of a quite special comradery, a knowing relationship that might need few words because it is the one in which example and presence are also a language.<BR/><BR/>But I don't know all your history [and I am not asking for it here].<BRGreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-65882046435264701562007-05-13T18:52:00.000+09:302007-05-13T18:52:00.000+09:30The absurd thing, Davo, is that in a way, you remi...The absurd thing, Davo, is that in a way, you remind me of my own father, even though you are slightly younger than me! Like your son, I was taken away from Australia, but unlike him, I wanted to make contact with my real father when I discovered him. But there was nothing there, no connection.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if he is still alive, though I could contact him and find out. But yesterday I Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-77026892294102123112007-05-11T00:29:00.000+09:302007-05-11T00:29:00.000+09:30This is, of course, a very long story. What "impre...This is, of course, a very long story. What "impressions" were given to a 6-7 month old, carted in a cot in the back of a purple Bedford van with fat wheels .. from venue to venue ..??Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-75471027483009536802007-05-10T22:53:00.000+09:302007-05-10T22:53:00.000+09:30Thankyou Peter ..errm, "commonsense" seems to be a...Thankyou Peter ..errm, "commonsense" seems to be an oxymoron .. these days. Ah well ..Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-83280564234667249472007-05-10T22:36:00.000+09:302007-05-10T22:36:00.000+09:30Life works out in some funny (odd) ways Davo, one ...Life works out in some funny (odd) ways Davo, one can only hope for sense to prevail sometime.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835936655590583808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-9564876416118272102007-05-10T21:23:00.000+09:302007-05-10T21:23:00.000+09:30and fer the females .. some grandmeres go back t' ...and fer the females .. some grandmeres go back t' Scotland circa 1765.<BR/><BR/>Bit difficult, you lot .. keep changing names .. heh.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.com