tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post8765702894776639475..comments2010-03-17T18:06:13.340-07:00Robert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-85517709388208171582010-03-17T18:06:13.333-07:002010-03-17T18:06:13.333-07:00khushi,<br />Thanks. I get stuck at writing all the time, which is why I salvage a tidbit here and there and throw it into the blog.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-39344190288126474872010-03-17T14:40:06.298-07:002010-03-17T14:40:06.298-07:00Robert I love each one of these quotes and yes a book would be brilliant. I wish I could think up something even half as good as you do. I&#39;m trying my hand at writing and get stuck so often..:(khushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341706502020011897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-64063777877157848442010-03-14T05:16:55.152-07:002010-03-14T05:16:55.152-07:00Raj,<br />Your latest two posts are a small treasure. Your image of looking inward for &quot;The ONE&quot; and finding him with the blessing of &quot;grace from above&quot; suggests to me the notion of the Oversoul in which we all partake. I am a bit of a Transcendentalist by way of Emerson and Thoreau. The notion of &quot;grace&quot; has always intrigued me, and you have stirred a few new thoughts on the subject.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-4890098244028592942010-03-14T03:11:55.559-07:002010-03-14T03:11:55.559-07:00&quot;He had dumped his friends, and now, alone with his solitude, he discovered that his solitude preferred his friends&quot; simply enjoyed the notes Robert, Thanks. We gradually get to terms with our &quot;solitude&quot;. Its a pleasure to see the exchanges in this little community ! In line with your advice, have posted a few notes, written over months. Regards PS Pl count me in for the book !Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658120584493661588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-57333931745851545052010-03-12T06:38:15.471-08:002010-03-12T06:38:15.471-08:00Jan,<br />Good image! I&#39;ve always wondered what I would do with my 15 minutes of fame, besides a face-lift, a quickie divorce and the DUI arrest.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-77116498343259233292010-03-12T06:16:47.959-08:002010-03-12T06:16:47.959-08:00I&#39;m in 100% agreement with those who commented on the face-lift quote -- so many celebrities look like they had their faces slammed in a door these days. <br /><br />Me? Sagging. Sigh.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202696798578375758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-73689060283760313532010-03-12T05:38:09.397-08:002010-03-12T05:38:09.397-08:00Ken,<br />I have many times thanked you for your interest and encouragement, and I do so again. A book? I have no reason to think that a self-published book would return cost. It might sell a few hundred copies --and that&#39;s assuming that 1 of 3 people who regularly visit this blog would buy a copy. I&#39;m happy enough with the blog.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-89259727476587235602010-03-12T00:13:50.426-08:002010-03-12T00:13:50.426-08:00Hi Robert<br />Dumping friends, promises, face maps, skin, clarity of thought and the superficial are just very, very good. You might guess I&#39;d choose this one though..&quot;Artistic ability? My dear, I couldn&#39;t even draw a blank.&quot; I reckon Groucho would have had you as his script writer.<br /><br />You know how I feel about the book and you must have very good reasons not to make it happen, so I won&#39;t mention it again...this month!<br /><br />I&#39;m afraid you&#39;ll just have to ignore our pleadings until either of us gets the message.Ken Devinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-10412443610005622542010-03-11T10:24:42.054-08:002010-03-11T10:24:42.054-08:00Karen,<br />Thanks, you are becoming a real friend. Well, that makes five who would buy my book, six counting friends, relatives, schoolmates, former work colleagues and the mailman.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-57580845717856866322010-03-11T10:16:56.822-08:002010-03-11T10:16:56.822-08:00Marlene,<br />Oh, I meant to tell you, your sister-in-law reads this blog. (Smile). <br /><br />Anon,<br />Is that you Don? I should tell you that my thoughts have many times been made into posters and framed photos, and every other novelty item you can mention -- calendars, t-shirts, refrigerator magnets, coasters, notepads, stationery, restaurant place settings, even decorative snowflakes.<br /><br />Regarding the thought you mention, I orginally wrote it as &quot;When had she ever entered the world of her thoughts but as a stranger in a strange land&quot; but I hesitated to borrow from Exodus (and Heinlein.) Now I notice that I added a follower this morning, Kristie, who has a blog called &quot;Stranger in a Strange Land.&quot; We are a small interconnected world, we bloggers.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-34379137013407123342010-03-11T10:11:04.571-08:002010-03-11T10:11:04.571-08:00&quot;I have several times, sitting bolt upright in bed in the middle of the night, completely comprehended God&#39;s plan, but I&#39;m afraid one never has a pencil when one needs one.&quot;<br /><br />I KNOW, right? Where does the clarity go when daylight hits? I just love everything you write. I&#39;d buy the book...karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16313237142656662148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-55673736049726667942010-03-11T06:35:24.630-08:002010-03-11T06:35:24.630-08:00&quot;When had she ever entered the world of her thoughts but as a stranger&quot;<br /><br />This is a powerful thought/statement. I would think you could build a short story around it involving self discovery. I think that of most of the above listed. Sometime fewer words can say much. There have been many times I have read your quotes and thought on them all day long. I think they should be made into posters or framed photos for many to see all the time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-91123717411169416392010-03-11T06:19:53.634-08:002010-03-11T06:19:53.634-08:00Very enjoyable reading. I too particularly like<br />&quot;She had had several facelifts, and he wondered how she could be comfortable in her own skin when her skin looked so uncomfortable on her.&quot; as it reminds me so much of my sister-in-law.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05995976784483093896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-35867586262188905802010-03-11T03:48:26.150-08:002010-03-11T03:48:26.150-08:00Don/Anon<br />Unfortunately I am a writer who pretty much exhausts his subject in one sentence, which makes a very small book.<br /><br />Maria,<br />The snow is gone in central Connecticut, and our string of 55 degree days has reached six. If winter returns, there will be grumbling.<br /><br />smiles both,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-66098552457557533312010-03-10T19:50:05.856-08:002010-03-10T19:50:05.856-08:00Hi Robert!<br />Smiling after reading these quotes~<br /><br />This one:<br />&quot;She had had several facelifts, and he wondered how she could be comfortable in her own skin when her skin looked so uncomfortable on her.&quot;<br />... makes me think of the women in the media that don&#39;t look like themselves any more because of all the extreme treatments / surgeries... <br />I love Diane Keaton for her authenticity.<br />~Enjoying the long awaited sunshine~<br />*MariaMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196112590905903539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-30006223821899436892010-03-10T18:49:18.451-08:002010-03-10T18:49:18.451-08:00rb: I&#39;m in agreement about the book. Some publisher, agent, or editor is bound to pick up the trail of a really talented, enjoyable writer. I&#39;ve told you, if I were in either category you&#39;d be under contract as quickly as I could get your signature on one. This post, for some reason, was especially amusing to me. donkimreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-48856333169886740252010-03-10T13:34:25.195-08:002010-03-10T13:34:25.195-08:00Sue,<br />Last I browsed in a bookstore, there were plenty of books to read -- but thank you.<br /><br />smiles,<br />rbRobert Braulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075269686047305038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655370700688657486.post-73692201199104500582010-03-10T08:45:42.837-08:002010-03-10T08:45:42.837-08:00So where&#39;s the book? I&#39;m ready to read it!<br /><br />=)<br /><br />PS. Every one of these was superior.Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.com