Comments on: The Blue Lady, Epilogue http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/the-blue-lady-epilogue/ Family, travel, shooting and amusing observations from someone who want's to try it all. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: w1kkp http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/the-blue-lady-epilogue/#comment-270 w1kkp Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:26:01 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=193#comment-270 O, I loved this post! The last few paragraphs about how great ships end was particularly poignant for me. I just posted my Andrea Doria memory today, the anniversary of its collision with the Stockholm! So, I am totally into ship memories. I'll read part 1, right now!! thanks for this! I saw the reference to my father's favorite ship Normandie, in your recitation of great ships' endings...fire on decks and turning over at the pier. Oh, it still gets me! <strong>Glad you enjoyed it Pat. I had just finished reading your Andrea Doria post before I checked back here. It's amazing how we personify things like ships. I'm really not clear on why we do it, but it's so powerful. It's strange to think that some of our great liners have achieved such mythical status while others disappear with barely a ripple. How many lament the loss of the Britannic? Not many, to be sure. It's important to remember and to pass on the memories. They are lost do quickly, otherwise. BTW, thanks for sharing the story behind your handle. I think I like knowing about that more than about the ship. I applaud you. -TP</strong> O, I loved this post! The last few paragraphs about how great ships end was particularly poignant for me. I just posted my Andrea Doria memory today, the anniversary of its collision with the Stockholm! So, I am totally into ship memories. I’ll read part 1, right now!!

thanks for this! I saw the reference to my father’s favorite ship Normandie, in your recitation of great ships’ endings…fire on decks and turning over at the pier.

Oh, it still gets me!

Glad you enjoyed it Pat. I had just finished reading your Andrea Doria post before I checked back here. It’s amazing how we personify things like ships. I’m really not clear on why we do it, but it’s so powerful. It’s strange to think that some of our great liners have achieved such mythical status while others disappear with barely a ripple. How many lament the loss of the Britannic? Not many, to be sure. It’s important to remember and to pass on the memories. They are lost do quickly, otherwise.
BTW, thanks for sharing the story behind your handle. I think I like knowing about that more than about the ship. I applaud you.
-TP

]]> By: nathaliewithanh http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/the-blue-lady-epilogue/#comment-258 nathaliewithanh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:27:04 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=193#comment-258 You conniving little wankers! I wonder how your parents reacted when they found out. I bet that after that, they looked at you differently, trying to understand what your end game was and attempting to fend off new attempts at manipulation on your part. You are so damn wicked. I remember when the France was retired. Michel Sardou even wrote a song about it. It was pretty moving... although Michel Sardou totally sucks. <strong>HEY! It wasn't so bad! We _all_ had a blast, parents included! I maintain that we merely set the stage. They walked onto it of their own volition. Besides, we expected them to enjoy themselves and they did. I'd do it again too! Muhahaha! As a matter of fact, they found out about it last year when I told the story at The Doctor's wedding reception. The crowd loved it. They looked astonished but had enough champagne in their systems to cushion the blow. The Doctor and I are still thick as thieves though kids and distance has curtailed our shenanigans a bit. </strong> You conniving little wankers! I wonder how your parents reacted when they found out. I bet that after that, they looked at you differently, trying to understand what your end game was and attempting to fend off new attempts at manipulation on your part. You are so damn wicked.
I remember when the France was retired. Michel Sardou even wrote a song about it. It was pretty moving… although Michel Sardou totally sucks.

HEY! It wasn’t so bad! We _all_ had a blast, parents included! I maintain that we merely set the stage. They walked onto it of their own volition. Besides, we expected them to enjoy themselves and they did. I’d do it again too! Muhahaha! As a matter of fact, they found out about it last year when I told the story at The Doctor’s wedding reception. The crowd loved it. They looked astonished but had enough champagne in their systems to cushion the blow. The Doctor and I are still thick as thieves though kids and distance has curtailed our shenanigans a bit.

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