tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post4060746889313746489..comments2013-12-02T14:16:36.361-08:00Comments on Digressions: In Praise of AmnesiaKatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-5895695176343661532010-01-24T10:08:07.743-08:002010-01-24T10:08:07.743-08:00Oh Mermaid, you're too kind... thanksOh Mermaid, you're too kind... thanksKatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-84512333837980503192010-01-20T08:13:12.102-08:002010-01-20T08:13:12.102-08:00Kati, I read this a few days ago, and since then h...Kati, I read this a few days ago, and since then have struggled to find the right words to convey how touched I was by your poem. I think our friend Smag has said it best ~ it's too wonderfully written to comment on (adequately), and rather than risk my silence conveying disinterest, I'm posting to let you know that ~ I came, I read, and I was deeply moved.<br /><br />I suppose we're all struck by different things ~ Smag and his friends lost to the sands ~ and me by the image of a mother (of a 21-year old contemplating enlisting) waiting in fearful dread on another continent...<br /><br />...beautiful work, Kati. Thank you. :)Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583754215885030959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-4408184412661696842010-01-16T11:03:54.241-08:002010-01-16T11:03:54.241-08:00...and I'm so very sorry about your friends.........and I'm so very sorry about your friends....Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-3741769911981052272010-01-15T21:02:23.881-08:002010-01-15T21:02:23.881-08:00thanks, Smag.thanks, Smag.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-15103629153349198172010-01-15T18:59:33.220-08:002010-01-15T18:59:33.220-08:00Well, to be sure, I was specifically talking about...Well, to be sure, I was specifically talking about the poem. I've had good friends die in the sand and your poem moves me deeply. As for your praise of amnesia, if we could make it selective, I'd advocate it in a heartbeat. :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-79964965648538751372010-01-15T16:36:19.138-08:002010-01-15T16:36:19.138-08:00Oh Smagie, and I just learned to be snarky! I pic...Oh Smagie, and I just learned to be snarky! I picked it up from some of the greatest snark experts on this site and I was hoping for some snark in return... <br /><br />Perhaps I should post a snarky reply to myself? There are some valid things to be said against PC... Some PC is soooo annoying, irritating, absurd etc etc I was really objecting to its broadening to include any and all social concerns...<br /><br />Also, I have been wondering if in some ways forgetting might make you happier (speaking as someone getting more and more senior moments --so I decided to stop worrying about them and to try to find the positive aspects of amnesia--ha ha) :-)Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110076026956974976.post-9904991466906480492010-01-15T15:54:28.462-08:002010-01-15T15:54:28.462-08:00Kati, this is too wonderfully-written for me to co...Kati, this is too wonderfully-written for me to comment on, so I'm just going to make a comment so that you know that I was here, read and appreciate the piece mightily. You are a wonderful writer.SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.com