tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2356738894924749875..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Kafka Kept His Day JobOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33635420784576235812016-04-11T00:08:25.313-04:002016-04-11T00:08:25.313-04:00First time in my entire life that my name and the ...First time in my entire life that my name and the purveyor of genocide have been used in the same sentence. Half my family is Jewish. I have to recover.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll relook at Auden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2232549929055908162016-04-10T07:22:11.532-04:002016-04-10T07:22:11.532-04:00Oh, no, Kathy. Don't rethink Auden. Flawed peo...Oh, no, Kathy. Don't rethink Auden. Flawed people can create great art. Otherwise there would be no great art, since we are all flawed. I am and remain a fan of Auden. Though I think that statement about night owls is balderdash, his poems are most definitely not. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-9541555922028204222016-04-10T04:38:45.766-04:002016-04-10T04:38:45.766-04:00Yes, I surely am an anti-Hitler, and so would be m...Yes, I surely am an anti-Hitler, and so would be most people on that list, some of whom are Jewish.<br />Gosh, and to think I memorized Auden's poem "September 1, 1939," about Germany's invasion of Poland when I was 17.<br />I have to rethink Auden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-51780600197983211242016-04-08T18:48:06.339-04:002016-04-08T18:48:06.339-04:00I think what it says about you, Zoe, is that you a...I think what it says about you, Zoe, is that you are much more focused on your productivity than I am. I will try to emulate you starting tomorrow! Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8297179035161798962016-04-08T14:38:32.265-04:002016-04-08T14:38:32.265-04:00Great post, Annamaria. What does it say about my d...Great post, Annamaria. What does it say about my daily rituals that I'm only now replying to your post, I wonder?<br /><br />Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25937480033371785962016-04-06T16:31:29.160-04:002016-04-06T16:31:29.160-04:00How wrong WH Auden would be about you, Kathy. You...How wrong WH Auden would be about you, Kathy. You are the Anti-Hitler as far as I can tell. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-5179902118724167542016-04-06T04:43:07.696-04:002016-04-06T04:43:07.696-04:00I say drink tea and eat chocolate and stay up half...I say drink tea and eat chocolate and stay up half the night working, blogging, reading. It's the best time of day. There is peace and quiet and it feels like "all is right with the world."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88811379191903880252016-04-04T20:17:58.833-04:002016-04-04T20:17:58.833-04:00Oh my, EvKa. What could you possibly have read int...Oh my, EvKa. What could you possibly have read into my simple phrases? Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89742218358261047812016-04-04T19:52:31.907-04:002016-04-04T19:52:31.907-04:00Okay, I'm out of here. This is getting too we...Okay, I'm out of here. This is getting too weird, even for someone as weird as me. All this coming from two people who frequently refer to each other as 'sister' and 'brother.' Ick.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-86201907143503616002016-04-04T19:23:00.338-04:002016-04-04T19:23:00.338-04:00My secret dairy entry for today will make special ...My secret dairy entry for today will make special note of the horns of my dilemma and how you masterfully abated my woes. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-69952191580335161072016-04-04T18:09:38.210-04:002016-04-04T18:09:38.210-04:00Imagine how Wolfe and Stein might have turned out ...Imagine how Wolfe and Stein might have turned out had diddling with a cow's private parts started off their daily/dairy ritual. <br /><br />I know, EvKa, it's all udder nonsense, but AmA started it. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38187572660786431372016-04-04T16:54:31.783-04:002016-04-04T16:54:31.783-04:00:-) I still remember reading a science fiction nov...:-) I still remember reading a science fiction novel back around 1970 by Robert Silverberg, UP THE LINE. It was written in first person, about a fellow who was a time traveller. He got into all kinds of mischief, and was being tracked through time by the Time Patrol (whose job it was to 'protect' the time line), and while he was mostly victorious, the last chapter has him sitting at his desk, finishing up typing his manuscript of his tale, saying that time is fluid, you might win today (or yesterday), but the danger is never really over, that eventually someone will track you down in time, go back and 'edit' time, and you whole existence sill snuff out like a candle. You might be right in the middle of<br /><br />And that was the end of the novel. :-)<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16051158527457213442016-04-04T16:27:28.734-04:002016-04-04T16:27:28.734-04:00EvKa, I am glad to see that you are taking my advi...EvKa, I am glad to see that you are taking my advice. when it comes right down to it, you will find the real danger lies inAnnamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90386152208102025792016-04-04T01:05:44.400-04:002016-04-04T01:05:44.400-04:00A wonderful book so far, AmA, thanks for the Reade...A wonderful book so far, AmA, thanks for the Reader's Digest version.<br /><br />I'm going to take your advice and leave off beforeEverett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com