tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post2840242217188774855..comments2023-09-01T07:48:07.903-05:00Comments on Blah Blah Blah Yackity Smackity: Ode to a small lump of green putty I found in my armpit one midsummer...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-68658128237707187962014-03-19T18:04:57.433-05:002014-03-19T18:04:57.433-05:00HA! NICE!HA! NICE!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-35698130492388474172013-11-07T09:30:39.685-06:002013-11-07T09:30:39.685-06:00HA!
It annoys my wife sometimes that I'm such ...HA!<br />It annoys my wife sometimes that I'm such an Anglophile!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-29820218031758879072013-11-07T09:17:25.046-06:002013-11-07T09:17:25.046-06:00Funny, because I was convinced that you were Briti...Funny, because I was convinced that you were British for a while...Tony Laplumehttp://mouldwarp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-75814377380347535752013-11-05T19:11:45.935-06:002013-11-05T19:11:45.935-06:00That is too cool!
Funny that 3 of my 4 authors ar...That is too cool!<br />Funny that 3 of my 4 authors are English!<br />I must have an obsession for the English.<br /><br />http://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-british-are-coming-british-are.htmlDAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-57854418394270265352013-11-05T16:12:24.001-06:002013-11-05T16:12:24.001-06:00Tolkien certainly influenced me. The dude spent a...Tolkien certainly influenced me. The dude spent a considerable amount of time in the town I now live, Leek, Staffordshire, England. He observed the locals and they became part inspiration for Middle-earth. I understand what he meant.<br /><br /><br />Gary :)Gary Philip Pennicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-77567946978843241372013-11-05T12:04:05.932-06:002013-11-05T12:04:05.932-06:00Hmmm. I'll have to check my armpits for green...Hmmm. I'll have to check my armpits for green putty. ;0)Sherry Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-8509088236835301832013-11-05T08:06:50.232-06:002013-11-05T08:06:50.232-06:00The Hitchhiker Guide simply put, is absurdity serv...The Hitchhiker Guide simply put, is absurdity served with a side genius.DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-46051948927554834342013-11-05T07:48:06.246-06:002013-11-05T07:48:06.246-06:00Haven't heard of Lewis last book mentioned. So...Haven't heard of Lewis last book mentioned. Sounds intriguing! Yep I fell in love with The Hobbit cartoon as a kid too. Then the book. Then LOTR. Adore all of it. <br />I have some of CS Lewis' books on Christianity but havent gotten around to reading them yet. <br />I've heard so many great things about Hitchhikers Guide. I really need to read it.PK Hrezonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-37118765309959995412013-11-05T07:26:16.600-06:002013-11-05T07:26:16.600-06:00I'm not to sure how well Jennings is known.
I ...I'm not to sure how well Jennings is known.<br />I came upon him by accident at Waldenbooks. <br />After that I had to read his whole series on the Aztec.DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-90279444935309222992013-11-05T05:44:06.440-06:002013-11-05T05:44:06.440-06:00I know 3 of your 4 quite well and love them dearly...I know 3 of your 4 quite well and love them dearly. I don't know Jennings. I guess I'll need to do something about that.<br /><br /><br />Happy Ode-athon!Armchair Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-53700464383389790212013-11-04T19:23:15.959-06:002013-11-04T19:23:15.959-06:00If it was not for Seuss then most would not know t...If it was not for Seuss then most would not know that an imagination can accomplish much!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-2804838184142243152013-11-04T19:21:51.762-06:002013-11-04T19:21:51.762-06:00I would go straight to the science fiction section...I would go straight to the science fiction section and dig, I know that annoyed the workers!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-68547547929868651192013-11-04T18:53:55.287-06:002013-11-04T18:53:55.287-06:00I think I'm more Dr. Seuss than Douglas Adams ...I think I'm more Dr. Seuss than Douglas Adams :)Carol Kilgorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-25074334694338568142013-11-04T18:51:37.176-06:002013-11-04T18:51:37.176-06:00I love Tolkien and CS Lewis, I've yet to read ...I love Tolkien and CS Lewis, I've yet to read Douglas Adams or Gary Jennings. And I used to live in Walden Books!Cathrina Constantinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-57772507664413018772013-11-04T18:34:55.673-06:002013-11-04T18:34:55.673-06:00Thanks.
I tried to pick those that influenced me e...Thanks.<br />I tried to pick those that influenced me earlier in my life, but still have an influence today.DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-24610710256488746562013-11-04T18:32:53.826-06:002013-11-04T18:32:53.826-06:00Roland, you never cease to amaze me.:)
Awesome lis...Roland, you never cease to amaze me.:)<br />Awesome list!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-55265401452805094182013-11-04T17:53:28.329-06:002013-11-04T17:53:28.329-06:00Great authors! There are a lot who have influence...Great authors! There are a lot who have influenced me. And many who have encouraged and taught me. To all of them I owe more than I can say.S.P.Bowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-54901133031567354082013-11-04T17:42:36.076-06:002013-11-04T17:42:36.076-06:00C S Lewis, especially his essays, is a favorite au...C S Lewis, especially his essays, is a favorite author. Gore Vidal, depressing though he is, gave me an insider's view of Washington D.C. during the 40's and 50's. Roger Zelazny, LORD OF LIGHT, CALL ME CONRAD, let me know it was possible to write a good story that was lyrical and evocative. Raymond Chandler and Robert B Parker, let me know how important dialogue was -- Robert made me laugh, too, and cry as well. (What does the winner of a dog fight win? He won life ,,, for one more day.) John D MacDonald inspired me to see deeper into those around me and how to write a series character.Roland Yeomansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-78781672837294375392013-11-04T16:44:31.460-06:002013-11-04T16:44:31.460-06:00Tony Laplume came up with the idea.
I just went w...Tony Laplume came up with the idea.<br /><br />I just went with the flow...DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-10764392831624212432013-11-04T16:26:46.662-06:002013-11-04T16:26:46.662-06:00Ode a thon, huh? I like that idea :)Ode a thon, huh? I like that idea :)J. A. Bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-47498906263945236002013-11-04T14:55:42.796-06:002013-11-04T14:55:42.796-06:00Thanks!Thanks!DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-81395973150270401182013-11-04T14:49:15.624-06:002013-11-04T14:49:15.624-06:00I've read that Adams wrote himself in to a cor...I've read that Adams wrote himself in to a corner in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. To get out of it he made an absurd loophole with the type of space ship he was using to save his main character from the vacuum of space.<br />He is also quoted as saying:<br />" I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-856408831315775352013-11-04T13:37:36.164-06:002013-11-04T13:37:36.164-06:00You have excellent taste!You have excellent taste!Elizabeth Seckmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-7952021837629299082013-11-04T13:00:25.600-06:002013-11-04T13:00:25.600-06:00Great authors, David. I wonder if any of them ever...Great authors, David. I wonder if any of them ever felt out of their comfort zone, or if their work came easily? Thanks for visiting my IWSG post.joylenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022324213399629092.post-31319551246401174192013-11-04T12:27:28.236-06:002013-11-04T12:27:28.236-06:00I just realised that all the authors I mentioned a...I just realised that all the authors I mentioned are expired! <br />I need to make more time to read things new to me.<br />I am hoping to pick some up in this blogfest.DAVID WALSTONhttp://blahblahblahyackitysmackity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com