Category Archives: comments

Look advanced to far added agreeable from you!

Posted on 24/01/2012 by

Since I moved to WordPress I have been enjoying the benefits of its spam filter, Akismet, but once in a while it leaves one in the folder for me to check, possibly the program thinks I need a laugh now … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, comments, spam | 2 Comments

It Will Get Better. You Just Haven’t Met The Right Friends Yet. We Are Here.

Posted on 13/12/2011 by

Dan Pearce, author of the blog Single Dad Laughing, wrote an entry not too long ago entitled I’m Christian, Unless You’re Gay. It was about hatred, hypocrisy, intolerance and bullying in many parts of America toward gays and lesbians, in … Continue reading →

Posted in America, blogs, comments, lives of others

>Opera Casting And Race

Posted on 04/06/2010 by

> photo Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera Yesterday, an acquaintance mentioned having seen the Met production of Handel’s “Armida”, starring Renée Fleming and Lawrence Brownlee, and commented on the interracial nature of the onstage pair (not really knowing any better, he tried … Continue reading →

Posted in assimilation, comments, culture, opera, singing | 2 Comments

>Plastic Will Be The Death Of Us All

Posted on 15/01/2010 by

> I honestly try to be environmentally conscious about my purchases. But when a replacement coffee pot (which, I should add, would be the 5th replacement since I bought the coffee maker 13+ years ago) costs €13,99 and a new … Continue reading →

Posted in comments, environment, Life Abroad | 1 Comment

Posted on 26/12/2009 by

>Do you know what one of the nicest things is for me? When someone — a friend, acquaintance or even a total stranger — says to me, “I love your blog!”* It happens every so often and it always makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, blogs, comments, Life Abroad | 1 Comment