Comments on A Robert Brault Reader: More Whimsy Than Wit

probably, so if prehistoric man would know about t...

2010-08-19T13:33:12.415-07:00

probably, so if prehistoric man would know about the destruction that would bring, they wouldn't make any step forward, they wouldn't do it at all, even if I didn't mention about global warming and other secondary events happening right now.

ShaneH, The point of my thought is that if prehist...

2010-03-04T14:59:13.086-08:00

ShaneH,
The point of my thought is that if prehistoric man had had a clue what human history was going to be, he might have chosen not to start it. As for the U.S. debt, don't fret about future generations; we will pay for it ourselves soon enough.

rb

HA! and some history we are writing.our future gen...

2010-03-03T15:17:41.410-08:00

HA! and some history we are writing.our future generations have much to pay for due to our debt.

hopefully our children will find there place in a green world and by then well hopefully be smart enough to build our city's and grids off green Tech :)

Karen, Thanks for liking. Although sometimes diff...

2010-03-02T14:15:02.807-08:00

Karen,
Thanks for liking. Although sometimes difficult, I will try to stay quirky.

smiles,
rb

Yes, and yes to the parenting & night sky quot...

2010-03-02T10:35:35.386-08:00

Yes, and yes to the parenting & night sky quotes. Wonderful and thought provoking, both. But I also love the one about wanting things and getting them (sometimes the longing, dreaming and planning is more fun than actually acquiring) and the one about the grace of God. I have many days like that. I also have a quirky sense of humor. I love what you do. So keep doing it.

Marlene, Thanks. I'll wager that you folks in...

2010-03-02T06:10:34.387-08:00

Marlene,
Thanks. I'll wager that you folks in Oregon see a few more of the asterisks in the night sky than we do in Connecticut.

smiles,
rb

Just stopping by to say hi, I must admit I love th...

2010-03-01T15:21:23.649-08:00

Just stopping by to say hi, I must admit I love the metaphor for the night sky

Jan, I suppose it can be argued that parenting is ...

2010-03-01T12:24:37.192-08:00

Jan,
I suppose it can be argued that parenting is unique in that you need to sacrifice to do it at all, never mind well.

Sue, SaraReno, patriciapaddey,
Thanks. Glad I tossed that one in. I salvaged it from my aborted mystery novel, which turned out to be very rich in metaphor and very short on mystery. The inspiration comes from those full-page newspaper ads where you see an asterisk next to some bargain price and absolutely no explanation of the asterisk.

Ken,
Thanks, but now I'lI spend all night wondering why you didn't like the ones you didn't mention.

smiles all,
rb

How can we not comment? A trillion asterisks with ...

2010-03-01T11:01:23.516-08:00

How can we not comment? A trillion asterisks with no explanations! Breath-taking! And a wonderful image to reflect on in the middle of my day. Thank you.

I like the metaphor for the night sky, very much. ...

2010-03-01T10:56:46.597-08:00

I like the metaphor for the night sky, very much. It's perfect for all of the big questions of the world.

Hi Robert Nicely put. Yes, if we don't learn f...

2010-03-01T10:33:18.778-08:00

Hi Robert
Nicely put. Yes, if we don't learn from history we create it...or so it seems.
Wanting things so long is also very interesting but I guess I'm with Jan on my favourite in the bunch. Then again, the last two are also tickling my fancy...especially the metaphor. What do you mean by 'not much to offer?' It's a very comment worthy post.

I like the parenting one, too. But mot of all, I l...

2010-03-01T10:22:45.534-08:00

I like the parenting one, too. But mot of all, I like the metaphor for a night sky. A trillion asterisks and no explanations.

=)

Love the parenting thought - because it's true...

2010-03-01T09:21:21.289-08:00

Love the parenting thought - because it's true. Anything really worth having/doing/being is going to cost some sacrifice. And it really will be worth it. Thank you!