tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post1004028895815531744..comments2023-08-07T17:20:09.692+08:00Comments on e-Cuneiform scratchings: Lock that bike if you love itSepiru Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-47770988050619815182009-02-09T21:19:00.000+08:002009-02-09T21:19:00.000+08:00Merisi,It is too big to bring into his house,and I...Merisi,<BR/><BR/>It is too big to bring into his house,and I concur.<BR/><BR/>In Hong Kong, Burns Night was not celebrated until this weekend because it coincided with the Spring Festival... so it was shifted. But, I agree...Sepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-60426437145207958292009-02-09T21:01:00.000+08:002009-02-09T21:01:00.000+08:00A man's most precious possession, tethered to a la...A man's most precious possession, tethered to a lamppost. Talk about fragile security. <BR/><BR/>P.S.:<BR/>I can't believe you forgot about Burns Night!Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-34846062655660717812009-02-09T09:15:00.000+08:002009-02-09T09:15:00.000+08:00Floreta,That lock does have character, as does the...Floreta,<BR/><BR/>That lock does have character, as does the nation. Hard, closed, strong.<BR/><BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-39298116761178472872009-02-09T05:52:00.000+08:002009-02-09T05:52:00.000+08:00very hard duty lock. the bike has character..very hard duty lock. the bike has character..floretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220834824793299258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-7529262866781500892009-02-09T00:51:00.000+08:002009-02-09T00:51:00.000+08:00Bindu, Everything is a matter of perspective...Lau...Bindu, Everything is a matter of perspective...<BR/><BR/>Lauren, Heavy ware, too!<BR/><BR/>Candace, Lush! That would be your posts! I will have to look for that movie. And good for you for getting invited to a dinner. I am very partial to Haggis, especially to the toast for it. I would love to invite the Heroine to a dinner, but her being vegetarian has dire consequences on her appreciation of the culinary aspects of the evening. I am very glad that you were able to enjoy it, good on the men who saw fit to invite you.<BR/><BR/>Rebecca, Wow! I am flattered. Of course you can do that! I also, completely agree. The Galloway Grace is much more graceful and mellifluous to my ears.<BR/><BR/>Simmers, Hear hear. Talk to your legislators now!<BR/><BR/>Steady as Rain, True, true. But most were vegetarian by economic necessity...<BR/><BR/>Heidelweiss, Yes, you did luck out there. I hasten to note, this was from Beijing. You would not see this, like this, in Hong Kong.<BR/><BR/>Tschuess,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-84129940220418378352009-02-09T00:40:00.000+08:002009-02-09T00:40:00.000+08:00Phew! Praise heaven I was born in the USA (I woul...Phew! Praise heaven I was born in the USA (I would have been great in Canada or most European countries, for the record). I would FOR SURE die had I been born an average person in Asia. I'm FAR too lazy to be hauling glass around the streets of Hong Kong. I truly admire those hardworking people whose everyday lives are so much harder than anything I could possibly imagine. Great post.<BR/>HA! The word verification is "workings".Heidelweisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168361010700819603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-78228156723076925692009-02-08T22:31:00.000+08:002009-02-08T22:31:00.000+08:00With all this chitter-chatter about meant, Mr. Bur...With all this chitter-chatter about meant, Mr. Burns and co. were obviously not much concerned about vegetarians.Steady-as-rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644300418332520337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-62065828054762528442009-02-07T12:45:00.000+08:002009-02-07T12:45:00.000+08:00I always thought that bike thievery should be equi...I always thought that bike thievery should be equivalent to grand theft auto in the eyes of the law.simmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14885774179498261696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-90835810079961872732009-02-07T12:26:00.000+08:002009-02-07T12:26:00.000+08:00BTW, if you don't mind, I am posting this post of ...BTW, if you don't mind, I am posting this post of yours on my sidebar as one of the best this week's.....rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-40908842805234044352009-02-07T12:23:00.000+08:002009-02-07T12:23:00.000+08:00Hi Chris,Yes, a gentle and compassionate post. An...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>Yes, a gentle and compassionate post. And, as for me, I much prefer the Scots dialect Gallaway Grace better. It sounds so much nicer to the ear, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for visiting my blog because it gave me a wonderful opportunity to come and visit yours....it is quite lovely. I will return...rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-86376107122223799832009-02-07T11:28:00.000+08:002009-02-07T11:28:00.000+08:00What a lush post, but so sorry, Heroine, for the l...What a lush post, but so sorry, Heroine, for the loss of your bike. Crime is everywhere, I know but yes indeed for some that bike is a lifeline. There was a movie with Joaquin Phoenix wherein he was sentenced to death for his friend's tossing away a bike on vacation in a Celestial Kingdom.<BR/><BR/>Take care and oh, Chris, I was one of the very very few women ever allowed into a meeting of the Robert Burns Society Stateside back in the 90s. <BR/>Fun fun fun but those gentlemen certainly did not know what to think! <BR/>Your Correspondent in Athens.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167036871529198249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-24787968423904237772009-02-07T08:29:00.000+08:002009-02-07T08:29:00.000+08:00That's pretty impressively tied up.That's pretty impressively tied up.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-28928114059033374642009-02-07T07:39:00.000+08:002009-02-07T07:39:00.000+08:00True - I have seen many men in India ride long dis...True - I have seen many men in India ride long distances to work on their bike after dropping off children at school on it - it is precious. When we have too much, too easily, we have nothing of value.binduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156291956967889455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-33876594755993663322009-02-07T01:47:00.000+08:002009-02-07T01:47:00.000+08:00Hi Raph, I don't think I came through for you toni...Hi Raph, <BR/><BR/>I don't think I came through for you tonight. Not sure how much I like loku...<BR/><BR/>Hi Weaver of Grass,<BR/><BR/>I submitted it for you.<BR/><BR/>It might be an idea to make a little posting on your site with the haiku, so that people can leave you feedback... And I have put your address and the haiku on the site for you. I'll go through it with you later, now I have to run.<BR/><BR/>Tschuess,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-30912271778273631222009-02-06T23:18:00.000+08:002009-02-06T23:18:00.000+08:00Lovely to see those bikes. I have been to Beijing...Lovely to see those bikes. I have been to Beijing some years ago when there were few cars and millions of bikes!<BR/>Like the idea of 3WW but cannot see how to get my haiku on to the site - my computer skills are poor and the fact that I couldn't put the site onto my blog list threw me. So for what it is worth - here is my haiku on your site:<BR/><BR/>You crumpled my note<BR/>in our illicit affair!<BR/>You have got a nerve!!<BR/><BR/>Any instructions you can give me about getting on to the site and adding it to my list will be appreciated.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-29687914835173782492009-02-06T20:56:00.000+08:002009-02-06T20:56:00.000+08:00Wise and thoughtful Sepiru Chris.We shall eat with...Wise and thoughtful Sepiru Chris.<BR/><BR/>We shall eat with giraffitude in our hearts too for our meal tonight; "We hae nae meat, but veg we eat!"<BR/><BR/>PS: Re 'You ask, I deliver:' genius loku required chez Raph!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-64529836520355567362009-02-06T16:02:00.000+08:002009-02-06T16:02:00.000+08:00Barbara,"There but for the grace of God, goes John...Barbara,<BR/><BR/>"There but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford" John Bradford (1510-1555)[from which we derive "There but for the grace of God, go I"]<BR/><BR/>Cloudia,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, and of course! And I live Kowloon side, too, where the go-downs they laboured in were originally placed!<BR/><BR/>Barrie,<BR/><BR/>There is a lot riding on that bike; sustenance for a family, earned whether you bought or stole the bike...<BR/><BR/>Ben,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. Welcome to my humble portal. The locks caught my eye.<BR/><BR/>Tschuess,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-72247310783303062202009-02-06T15:37:00.000+08:002009-02-06T15:37:00.000+08:00wow, beautiful writing. i love those pictures.wow, beautiful writing. i love those pictures.BSOBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007644757298094746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-7138862807350009502009-02-06T13:03:00.000+08:002009-02-06T13:03:00.000+08:00That's a lot of hardware on a bike! That said, my ...That's a lot of hardware on a bike! That said, my 13 year old's friend had his bike stolen from in front of WalMart. In our town of abt 60K. Yikes.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-80088862986137664402009-02-06T12:51:00.000+08:002009-02-06T12:51:00.000+08:00From the dignity of a "coolie" (remember...From the dignity of a "coolie" (remember THAT term?) to the sport of the great poet. Cool post. I always loved Flying Pigeon as a rand name for a bike!<BR/>Our Heroine went to Beijing U? Cool! Aloha, my dear ;->Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-3404711643999721952009-02-06T09:34:00.000+08:002009-02-06T09:34:00.000+08:00Amen to that.Amen to that.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.com