tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post3849964141767928152..comments2024-02-08T00:28:09.810-08:00Comments on Big Beat From Badsville: Apparently, I Am DistressedDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-77243349617836579882009-10-13T19:02:34.610-07:002009-10-13T19:02:34.610-07:00Peter - LOL - that's funny - but are you liken...Peter - LOL - that's funny - but are you likening my mother to Charles Manson?<br /><br />Bookwitch - I'm glad it amused - that makes me happy :o)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-62863666615109564372009-10-13T13:51:29.784-07:002009-10-13T13:51:29.784-07:00Donna, do you accept 'sound' comments? I d...Donna, do you accept 'sound' comments? I don't mean sane comments, but noisy ones. Daughter and I have been laughing till we howled, after I made the mistake of reading your post out loud to her. She will now say 'daffodils in Prague' to herself every now and then, and burst out laughing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-75880433861384422312009-10-11T12:39:39.999-07:002009-10-11T12:39:39.999-07:00That reminds me of James Ellroy's introduction...That reminds me of James Ellroy's introduction of <i>Blood's a Rover</i> at his recent reading in Philadelphia. The novel, he said, "is for the whole fucking family if your family is the Manson family." <br />================= <br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-43893397434522605442009-10-11T11:55:06.351-07:002009-10-11T11:55:06.351-07:00Mr Rozovsky please be careful with your 'Tunis...Mr Rozovsky please be careful with your 'Tunisian corkscrew' stories, this is a family blog.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-29000246815478785162009-10-11T10:59:41.961-07:002009-10-11T10:59:41.961-07:00Donna, the guard was most courteous, offering sugg...Donna, the guard was most courteous, offering suggestions such as that I go back out and mail the knife, or that I telephone the person who had just seen me off to come back and get the knife. I just have a way of charming people who take sharp instruments away from me. One day I'll tell you about the Tunisian corkscrew.<br /> ================= <br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-25955329996038581942009-10-11T08:44:27.534-07:002009-10-11T08:44:27.534-07:00Donna has arrived and she is a most unacceptable h...Donna has arrived and she is a most unacceptable houseguest...<br />BobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-55603224533930451382009-10-11T08:40:42.833-07:002009-10-11T08:40:42.833-07:00Dorte - LOL - I bet it was his first thrill for ag...Dorte - LOL - I bet it was his first thrill for ages!<br /><br />Peter - I'm surprised they let you away without giving you a good frisking :o)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-79375850644911792922009-10-11T00:36:13.129-07:002009-10-11T00:36:13.129-07:00Bouchercon is not in St. Louis until 2011. But the...Bouchercon is not in St. Louis until 2011. But then, with your luck, it probably pays to send your luggage early.<br /><br />A security guard at Schiphol was most helpful and apologetic when she confiscated the pocket knife I'd forgotten to remove from my carry-on luggage.<br /> ================= <br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-4643501560261775112009-10-10T14:42:16.262-07:002009-10-10T14:42:16.262-07:00Ohohohoh :D
I bet they do it because they know w...Ohohohoh :D <br /><br />I bet they do it because they know who you are and which wonderful posts that will come out of YOUR distress! <br /><br />We changed planes in Schiphol this summer, and apart from their spiriting our sonĀ“s bag away, nothing really happened. But then, we are just too boring to bother. <br /><br />We noticed an elderly passenger who was being touched up in the most enthusiastic way, though. He beeped no matter how much they took away from him, and finally it was clear that both his knees had literally been screwed together. Happily, he seemed to enjoy all the fuss a lot, and so did I.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-8956109028348789812009-10-10T11:03:24.539-07:002009-10-10T11:03:24.539-07:00LOL Paul!
Bookwitch - then you will be happy on M...LOL Paul!<br /><br />Bookwitch - then you will be happy on Monday and Tuesday...<br /><br />And no, it wasn't MY vomit. Not at first, anyway...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-62478409299891488422009-10-10T09:53:35.663-07:002009-10-10T09:53:35.663-07:00This is the sort of blogging we like!
Schipol is ...This is the sort of blogging we like!<br /><br />Schipol is the only airport I've been told off very rudely for not having run fast enough between gates.<br /><br />As long as it wasn't your vomit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-36969885382020910572009-10-10T07:50:09.830-07:002009-10-10T07:50:09.830-07:00Schipol is the bermuda Triangle. there are japane...Schipol is the bermuda Triangle. there are japanese soldiers there who still think WW2 is going on and are waiting for word from the Emperor..Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-8046181128114229872009-10-10T02:53:55.224-07:002009-10-10T02:53:55.224-07:00Margot - thank you - I'm sure I will get there...Margot - thank you - I'm sure I will get there...well, almost sure :o)<br /><br />Norm - thanks! You take these things as part of travelling, don't you? Actually, the only thing which made me distresed was the fact that my friend Bobbie has to now make 2 trips to St Louis to pick me up. I managed to get hold of her least night, but not before she had already got part way there (about a 2 hour trip.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-5570215281704851012009-10-10T02:07:31.575-07:002009-10-10T02:07:31.575-07:00Enjoy Boucheron and sorry about your distress. You...Enjoy Boucheron and sorry about your distress. You have reminded me of my only two trips to Schipol and of course on one occasion the luggage got lost, it is part of Dutch culture like clogs and cheese.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130397031953077904.post-56765845581145433892009-10-09T19:50:38.351-07:002009-10-09T19:50:38.351-07:00I've been through Schipol and through Detroit....I've been through Schipol and through Detroit. I really do empathize with you, and I hope you got to your destination at last....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com