tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post388716201022361829..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: The Certainty of ChanceSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-16809759803103442522013-10-21T23:38:26.285+00:002013-10-21T23:38:26.285+00:00Hurrah! God, it's crazy times we're living...Hurrah! God, it's crazy times we're living in. I love a box set too. A friend is about to lend me Breaking Bad (yawn, though I'm told of course by absolutely tout le monde that it's wonderful etc etc...) We have a box full of box sets at my aunt's flat, but sadly nothing I much want to watch. <br /><br />Displacement activity is the BEST. And God bless the little children...Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-28695609470114426672013-10-19T12:38:30.118+00:002013-10-19T12:38:30.118+00:00What Rog saidWhat Rog saidzmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-53589287419121470772013-10-11T20:25:56.651+00:002013-10-11T20:25:56.651+00:00Good that your son wants to go back to school (I w...Good that your son wants to go back to school (I wish I'd done that). And good that he wants to go to a state school. Steiner schools are more than "eccentric" - they're a cult.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-68946299665815741212013-10-11T06:35:32.820+00:002013-10-11T06:35:32.820+00:00What good news! Thanks for reminding me about Sand...What good news! Thanks for reminding me about Sandbaggers - we watched every episode as there was little competition in those days. For some reasom a tiny clip has always stayed in my mind, with Diane Keen being shot during an exchange of agents at Checkpoint Charlie.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-50323651759800697252013-10-10T21:23:52.585+00:002013-10-10T21:23:52.585+00:00Thanks Carol. I think we'll get more help this...Thanks Carol. I think we'll get more help this time. It's a pity that children have to become so ill before they fulfill the criteria for specialist care. I know that there are budgetry constraints, but I think that governments could save themselves a lot of money if they tackled these issues early on. <br /><br />I feel relatively lucky compared to friends who have autistic children.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-11349195600179421372013-10-10T21:08:09.712+00:002013-10-10T21:08:09.712+00:00Two things:
First, how funny to see a young Roy M...Two things:<br /><br />First, how funny to see a young Roy Marsden. I never realized that he was young and/or had hair!!<br /><br />Secondly, I hope and pray that all goes well with the new school. If anyone ever deserved a break, and a bit of good luck, it's you and your wife.<br /><br />Keep us posted. xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1231192961789768172013-10-10T20:04:10.954+00:002013-10-10T20:04:10.954+00:00Laura - You'd love it, I'm sure. It would ...Laura - You'd love it, I'm sure. It would have been past your bedtime in 1980 (I hope), but I bet your parents watched it. <br /><br />Rog - You have neatly encapsulated the spirit of Smollett. Sir, I would be most gratified if you would indulge me by allowing me to articulate my earnest appreciation of your sentiments.<br /><br />Debra - You might be surprised. I think 'The Sandbaggers' operates on the principle that 'less is more' and is more enduring than the ephemeral thrills of Bond. <br /><br />I envy you returning to the piano rather than books.<br /><br />Anonymous - It does sound as if I bought one of the first electric cars, when the technology was on a par with milk floats. But it's eight miles there and eight miles back and the journey includes some congested roads. Add waiting time outside the school and it's ten hours a week down the drain.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-3475002946818792022013-10-10T18:47:23.440+00:002013-10-10T18:47:23.440+00:00There are only two things that are certain about s...There are only two things that are certain about self-employment: 1) nothing's certain, and 2) everyone has an opinion on what you "should" do.<br /><br />Glad to hear your son has decided to go back to school of his own volition, and hope it goes well. Perhaps you could use the money you've "saved" on school fees to buy a car that goes faster than 8 miles an hour?<br /><br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-78179211502363255162013-10-10T15:19:21.051+00:002013-10-10T15:19:21.051+00:00Good job that your son backed down on his fantasie...Good job that your son backed down on his fantasies of School Charming (next in line after Prince Charming, and Job Charming...).<br />I can understand how you could be very relieved.<br />But... I think I would rather watch Sean Connery in James Bond than the Sandbaggers. Somehow the idea of bureaucratic Valhalla just doesn't get my adrenalin going the way that James Bond does...<br />Back to your books, now, and I shall get back to my piano before the Web sucks me any drier today.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510189619803992336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-73183114785368759192013-10-10T14:57:10.691+00:002013-10-10T14:57:10.691+00:00*I chanced upon the diary of a purveyor of fine bo...*I chanced upon the diary of a purveyor of fine books<br /><br />*His entertaining and honest tales of merchant folk and family life diverted me from my own activities in the despatch department<br /><br />*I was quite on the edge of my seat but it turned out well in the end and we all went back to our travails.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-91772270891632941502013-10-10T10:53:26.588+00:002013-10-10T10:53:26.588+00:00I am so pleased that things are on the up for both...I am so pleased that things are on the up for both you and T. Long may it last! Never watched The Sandbaggers, but I'll definitely put it on my list.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.com