tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post6968191332291635463..comments2023-07-06T10:55:44.311+02:00Comments on Attempted Essays: Farewell 2011Francis Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-91309294273076629372012-01-14T17:31:08.363+01:002012-01-14T17:31:08.363+01:00Occupy Sesame Street...my goal for 2012! An excell...Occupy Sesame Street...my goal for 2012! An excellent writer and thinker. I hope to get to read more during the new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-27583678084619074822012-01-05T14:13:19.636+01:002012-01-05T14:13:19.636+01:00Excellent post! I think you've encapsulated th...Excellent post! I think you've encapsulated the mission of this blog and our challenge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-73757031895842708192012-01-02T09:25:13.756+01:002012-01-02T09:25:13.756+01:00Well, yeah, definitely, 2011 was about so-so on th...Well, yeah, definitely, 2011 was about so-so on this side of the Rhine. Some good things in my personal life, some unpleasant ones, and a huge sigh of relief on dec. 31st at midnight. 2011 - good riddance, and hel-lo!! 2012. Of course, minus the End of the World, which must be about the 300th time in History we're told that we're doomed.<br /><br />I know that darn last year wasn't easy for you, so with all my heart & soul, I wish you and those you love a very very happy 2012, safety, health & happiness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430687233562149810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-4479074210192142612012-01-01T23:08:16.338+01:002012-01-01T23:08:16.338+01:00Another incisive post Francis. Here's hoping 2...Another incisive post Francis. Here's hoping 2012 will be a good year. For all too many across the world I doubt it will be.jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-81291585676712705642012-01-01T18:18:14.111+01:002012-01-01T18:18:14.111+01:00Thank you for this post, Francis, and for all the ...Thank you for this post, Francis, and for all the other beautiful, poetic, candid and thought-provoking essays you have written and I have had the enormous pleasure of reading throughout the past year.John Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269579852499589966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-82222640589444530322011-12-31T23:50:11.805+01:002011-12-31T23:50:11.805+01:00Now that seems to be reconciliatory an end of the ...Now that seems to be reconciliatory an end of the year.<br />Thanks for your good wishes, Francis. <br />Let's trust Hesse: [...] Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne,<br />Der uns beschützt und der uns hilft, zu leben. [...]Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-21379863926544522282011-12-31T23:30:59.634+01:002011-12-31T23:30:59.634+01:00Oh my goodness, yes Sean, and I hope that 2012 wil...Oh my goodness, yes Sean, and I hope that 2012 will be better for you.<br /><br />This year finds me once more working a night-shift - this time, it's four children I'm looking after, but the atmosphere is much more congenial than last year's :-)Francis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-27315297439481116992011-12-31T23:18:54.973+01:002011-12-31T23:18:54.973+01:00Guten Rutsch, Francis, und wenn's in rund Minu...Guten Rutsch, Francis, und wenn's in rund Minuten soweit ist: Prost Neujahr! Auf 366 bessere Tage.<br /><br />Copying and pasting – not <i>guttenberging</i>, though :) – the second part of your first comment on Omnium this year (2011): <br />I'm working - sitting in a semi-darkened bedroom with a sleeping sick child who thankfully hasn't been wakened by the crash-bang of all the fireworks outside now slowly dying away. His parents are at home but, because of serious tensions between them and our nursing service, are refusing to talk to me. A strange way to usher in the new year ... :-|<br /><br />... Remember? That night I did not know that two hours later I'd feel close to death.<br />So yes, let us hope for calmer days. Good luck.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-80488049732084277682011-12-31T19:21:00.974+01:002011-12-31T19:21:00.974+01:00Once again you've written a wise, thoughtful, ...Once again you've written a wise, thoughtful, and ultimately beautiful post about our collective and individual paths through this life. I too remain hopeful for 2012, while acknowledging the known unknowns and unknown unknowns that can strike at any moment. Some will be good, others will not, but it's helpful to know we are loved for being who we are and to offer one another encouragement for whatever fate the future brings.<br /><br />All the best to you in 2012, Francis.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-4067367398794984752011-12-31T04:16:10.788+01:002011-12-31T04:16:10.788+01:00I share your feelings about the fact that at long ...I share your feelings about the fact that at long last people are waking up to the crimes perpetrated against them.<br /><br />Here's to a better year, arbitrary though it may be.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.com