tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post1184948657783265556..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Meme, Myself And IStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-13211709350356606172010-05-05T15:05:18.832+02:002010-05-05T15:05:18.832+02:00Being Me: like you I'm not up for poring over ...Being Me: like you I'm not up for poring over hundreds of images of moths. I don't need to know the names of any of them - especially the big buggers - I just want them kept as far away from me as possible. In fact Australia is fine.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27507690489962711482010-05-05T13:46:08.538+02:002010-05-05T13:46:08.538+02:00I feel I've led you astray... And I'm not ...I feel I've led you astray... And I'm not about to right it because it means poring over dozens of images of moths and I just cannot do it! The bogong was the common moth, but wasn't the large beast of a one I mentioned. Just had to rectify that.<br /><br />Thank you. As you were. You can google if you like. I'm not game.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80233665938121956752010-05-04T12:27:35.094+02:002010-05-04T12:27:35.094+02:00Trish: thank you kindly... I shall pop over to you...Trish: thank you kindly... I shall pop over to yours as soon as I get a free 5 minutes and check you out! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20419846695824538222010-05-04T11:42:52.646+02:002010-05-04T11:42:52.646+02:00Fascinating stuff. As my blog is travel-related I ...Fascinating stuff. As my blog is travel-related I can agree to your love of Florence (I came back pregnant) and Montreal (I thankfully didn't come back pregnant). You must visit Iceland (that's what started this blogging lark with me, 16 posts worth!).<br />I hate butterflies too.<br />Must follow you now as I see your comments pop up on others blogs and I like your writing style.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80994990061852507572010-05-04T10:08:58.867+02:002010-05-04T10:08:58.867+02:00The Undertaker: now that's an offer I cannot r...The Undertaker: now that's an offer I cannot refuse. My suitcase is packed. Can you meet me at the airport?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60536864916137640962010-05-04T09:21:31.419+02:002010-05-04T09:21:31.419+02:00Stephen Herrick-Blake, do come to New Zealand! I w...Stephen Herrick-Blake, do come to New Zealand! I will have your hot chocolate ready and we can watch all seasons of 24 on DVD, eat Bolognese and play with all the Lego from when the boys were young(er), lolTheUndertakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316547511892258854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52072070574560051252010-05-04T08:29:19.049+02:002010-05-04T08:29:19.049+02:00Being Me: the size of a hand? Urgh! That doesn'...Being Me: the size of a hand? Urgh! That doesn't bear thinking about!<br /><br />Femminismo: you reminded me - I didn't learn to swim until I was 30. Something else I started late at... though that was partly due to an atrocious teacher when I was at school.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-65531704564461450442010-05-04T07:11:58.964+02:002010-05-04T07:11:58.964+02:00OK, I didn't know any of those things. Hysteri...OK, I didn't know any of those things. Hysterical about the measles and talking in another (?)language to the mirror. Oh, I wish I had been there (but didn't catch the measles). I can ride a bike but I really can't swim. Just a dog-paddle across a pool where I can touch bottom at any time I wish. I have vertigo all the time - standing, climbing or swimming!femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-75140801918987598922010-05-04T00:30:17.500+02:002010-05-04T00:30:17.500+02:00Ah! I see you like your tea (and hot chocolate.......Ah! I see you like your tea (and hot chocolate.... and water) the same as I!<br /><br />And, again, condolences on the moth phobia thing. Right with you on that one. You'd not like to visit Australia. We used to get Bogong moths in our house when I was a child (just think, moths the size of an adult hand or larger!) and that's possibly where my overgrown fear of even the tiny delicate ones has come from.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-69676228084459472962010-05-03T19:43:32.337+02:002010-05-03T19:43:32.337+02:00Previously (Very) Lost In France: my legs turned c...Previously (Very) Lost In France: my legs turned completely to jelly... not great when you're trying to swim! Thank you for dropping by - hope to see you again!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-59825096272663798892010-05-03T19:06:36.596+02:002010-05-03T19:06:36.596+02:00I can totally agree with what you said about verti...I can totally agree with what you said about vertigo in deep water. I've been up great heights and down potholes but never experienced anything like the fear I felt when diving on a wreck in the Caribbean. Makes my hair stand on end just thinking about it. Found you through Completely Alienne. Great blog!The Accidental Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146937745719946782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-11398224862363409282010-05-03T15:26:08.571+02:002010-05-03T15:26:08.571+02:00The Dotterel: I had to wait for my dad to get time...The Dotterel: I had to wait for my dad to get time off work to come and pick me up...! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-26627744382745735702010-05-03T15:10:17.126+02:002010-05-03T15:10:17.126+02:00Personally I'm surprised you lasted that long ...Personally I'm surprised you lasted that long at Alsager...Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80334004586749773162010-05-03T09:05:22.325+02:002010-05-03T09:05:22.325+02:00Gina: I think a lot of us are going to be visiting...Gina: I think a lot of us are going to be visiting Saggy! The poor woman will be run ragged making cocktails for everybody!<br /><br />Owen: oh I see, everyone else is getting a hotel. I'm getting a rabbot hutch (a long standing arrangement). C'est la vie.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-87059048944667715092010-05-03T00:13:43.439+02:002010-05-03T00:13:43.439+02:00Well then, I guess the career posssibility of beco...Well then, I guess the career posssibility of becoming a pirate in Somalia is out of the question... with deep water vertigo you might have a hard time making people walk the plank, and an even harder time doing it yourself should you get caught...<br /><br />Looks like there are a few of us who are all ready to head to New Zealand to meet the Saj. I hear she's getting a hotel ready for all of us... Will look forward to meeting you, and Selina, and French Fancy, and I don't know who all out there...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90998357903393925092010-05-03T00:06:07.180+02:002010-05-03T00:06:07.180+02:00Well, I did know most of those things because you ...Well, I did know most of those things because you have confessed in my comment box although I didn't know re the bunions or that you didn't learn to ride a bike till so late. How come? That's very odd. <br /><br />Not working again? I often think I wouldn't stop working if I had enough money not to - but I suspect I would. There are more interesting things to do with my time. Like visit Saggy.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-7956253157365792122010-05-02T18:47:32.625+02:002010-05-02T18:47:32.625+02:00Janete: my pleasure.Janete: my pleasure.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81883043692356715772010-05-02T18:11:15.499+02:002010-05-02T18:11:15.499+02:00Great post Steve. Learning a few more things abou...Great post Steve. Learning a few more things about you...I would love to go to Japan and Iceland too. And I am a keen Battlestar Galactica fan.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35442881673571203452010-05-02T08:51:56.399+02:002010-05-02T08:51:56.399+02:00Missbehaving; Amanda: one day I'm going to hol...Missbehaving; Amanda: one day I'm going to hold you both to your kind invitations. You do know that, right? ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71631149233829519512010-05-02T06:16:27.354+02:002010-05-02T06:16:27.354+02:00Oh, and now that we had to separate the rabbits th...Oh, and now that we had to separate the rabbits there are 2 hutches so we have room for more people!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57784965315996523752010-05-02T06:16:27.355+02:002010-05-02T06:16:27.355+02:00Oh yes, you gotta come visit! Go to Iceland,then h...Oh yes, you gotta come visit! Go to Iceland,then hop over to Japan and then head down here for some R and R!! I'll get the cocktails in. Great post as usual Steve, and I reckon I could do the no-working thing quite easily (just ask my boss!)The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71994305477885742492010-05-02T02:21:44.129+02:002010-05-02T02:21:44.129+02:00Once the debt free thing kicks in I can hook you u...Once the debt free thing kicks in I can hook you up with cramped but friendly digs in Japan.<br /><br />Hear you on the water, I love water, source of all life after all.<br /><br />Egypt? Cool, I would love to go to Egypt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47978380798507478292010-05-01T22:30:23.913+02:002010-05-01T22:30:23.913+02:00Fran: apparently the famous atheist Richard Dawkin...Fran: apparently the famous atheist Richard Dawkins was the one who invented the word "meme" though I think he originally meant it as a concept for the discussion of evolutionary principles...<br /><br />As for my doctor... he's a good bloke. Straight up. I think he was just amazed that I was 40 and hadn't noticed how deformed my feet were. He had a point I must say.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-39430011269820435272010-05-01T21:42:14.569+02:002010-05-01T21:42:14.569+02:00I think you should get a new new doctor. They'...I think you should get a new new doctor. They're not supposed to say things like, 'You do know you're not normal, don't you?'<br /><br />I will reserve this meme (MUST look that word up - I know what one is, but not why) for a rainy day. Then we're quits.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73258300494733561432010-05-01T11:57:18.442+02:002010-05-01T11:57:18.442+02:00Selina: all I need is the money for the flight; Sa...Selina: all I need is the money for the flight; Saggy has already arranged accommodation for me (which I'm sure she'll confirm) - apparently I'm sharing the rabbit hutch with her rabbits. ;-) As for stalking; a man never made himself a success until he acquired a stalker or two (court order is winging its way to you in the post).<br /><br />FF: I'd like to give the "never working again" thing a real go. Really I would. I bet I don't crack. I could fill my days with loads of stuff if I had the lottery win behind me to finance all that I want to do. Do you hear me, Universe? That's a challenge! Go on, give it to me!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com