tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post7336136560490390348..comments2024-03-15T14:01:26.246-07:00Comments on Where's My Effing Pony?: Can You Hear the Drums Fernando?English Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-79793661243175323032009-08-18T04:55:45.921-07:002009-08-18T04:55:45.921-07:00You are very welcome ! Am off to read the new post...You are very welcome ! Am off to read the new post...<br />:-DOwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-19475429154135113452009-08-14T15:57:38.321-07:002009-08-14T15:57:38.321-07:00Owen, I just succeeded in following the directions...Owen, I just succeeded in following the directions you gave. Keep eyes open for my first post with video insert. Coming soon to a blog near you! Thanks for the help.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-66140272798602909352009-08-12T10:53:47.206-07:002009-08-12T10:53:47.206-07:00Eejit, thanks, glad you enjoyed it and welcome abo...Eejit, thanks, glad you enjoyed it and welcome aboard. I used to imagine the words I would use describing all I saw in letters home to my parents. Those days (or rather, my parents) have past but the habit remains.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-29069638616751935942009-08-12T01:49:34.499-07:002009-08-12T01:49:34.499-07:00I gleaned from some of the comment responses that ...I gleaned from some of the comment responses that these events were real,but to me they read like a wonderfully descriptive treasure of a short story.Hard to pick out a particular jewel but that 'carmine lips' someone else mentioned, is a real smacker!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-28630746020077271792009-08-10T18:19:15.894-07:002009-08-10T18:19:15.894-07:00Owen, This story has taken on a bit of a life of i...Owen, This story has taken on a bit of a life of its own. Someone must take up Hungry Pixie's challenge and invent a word for "as lovely as an airport lounge". Comments are so appreciated and so interesting when everyone takes a different piece to heart.<br />Thanks for the instructions. I will give it a shot. La Fram gave me a blogging book but I put it down and haven't taken it up again, although it was interesting.<br />I didn't visit the link you gave on the mistreated horses. Coward that I am, I couldn't face it. Thanks all the same. Enjoy your hols.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-56443564541142290752009-08-10T10:25:00.413-07:002009-08-10T10:25:00.413-07:00Dear English, not only the story, but all these co...Dear English, not only the story, but all these comments are what I'd call, were I english too, a smashing good read !<br /><br />Saw where you said the video of Abba's song would have been on the page if you knew how to do it... if you do want to do it, it really is simple; on the YouTube page where the video is, just to the right of the video you always have two little boxes, one that says URL, which is the address of the video in question, the second says something like "Put the video on a web site" In that box you have a line of code that starts with < object...<br /><br />You just need to copy that entire line of code, and then paste it right into the post you are creating... simple as that.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-22809755249377680432009-08-09T15:14:19.842-07:002009-08-09T15:14:19.842-07:00Dave, the above comment was regarding @eloh's ...Dave, the above comment was regarding @eloh's upcoming suit. Mine is settled business/money-wise. I might not be done with the "justice" part. They solicited my business and lied, saying they had found someone who owed me a large amount and would levy his $50,000 bank account, if I sent them $3,000, which I would also recoup. We agreed they would get 18% overall and they told me to expect a check in a week or two. 8 months, multiple lies and crazy stories later, I realized I had been duped. One look at CII on line and there are so many red flags and other victims. They did nothing for me but waste my time. I did get my money back but there are several investigators in a couple of district attorney's offices who may be helped by my meticulous file with notes of each conversation and transaction. We'll see.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-46878146920953749662009-08-09T11:41:27.649-07:002009-08-09T11:41:27.649-07:00I kept hearing the Law & Order "Dah-Dah&q...I kept hearing the Law & Order "Dah-Dah" between paragraphs.... I would love to learn more about your lawsuit against the collections agency. I wish I had known about it earlier as there is a lot I could have told you! I got the impression that you settled, but a comment above makes me think it is still going on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-58072180955012832122009-08-08T18:23:22.394-07:002009-08-08T18:23:22.394-07:00@eloh, fingers and toes crossed for a good outcome...@eloh, fingers and toes crossed for a good outcome and a rip-roaring story to read in the future. Take something to read any time you go to court. Waiting is a big part of the experience.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-55217655802227928132009-08-08T15:30:38.496-07:002009-08-08T15:30:38.496-07:00Good for you, good for you, and good for you. I c...Good for you, good for you, and good for you. I can't say it enough.<br /><br />I only told you that about our indigenous people here because it's a fact most people born here don't know.<br /><br />I'm probably safe here in your comments section to tell that I am just having a horrible time (legally), I can't say anything until it is over and then I can let it fly. My lung doctor got the jury trial postponed...it was supposed to start Monday. When I can tell you all about it you will laugh yourself sick. In the mean time the stress is keeping me sick, plus living next to a crazy...oh well.<br />I erased some stuff, you never know what will goggle.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-53580435862560322212009-08-08T11:00:54.795-07:002009-08-08T11:00:54.795-07:00Friko, Google and Twitter were under hack-attack f...Friko, Google and Twitter were under hack-attack for a couple of days. It's not you, it's them. Thanks for your comment. I'll keep you posted on the sequel.<br />Technobabe, I am always surprised at how many people can look but not see all that is around them. I love travel for the moments spent waiting and observing. Paddington Station is one of my favorites. (I like the little bronze bear there and the foods O.K. too). Heathrow Airport International departure as well.<br />Argent, If I could I would send you some. I am happy it was less hot than usual in LA that day.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-86021420442893659722009-08-08T08:46:06.130-07:002009-08-08T08:46:06.130-07:00I really loved this post, such vivid and well-real...I really loved this post, such vivid and well-realised images! If you've some of the sunshine to spare, we could deifnitely use it here in Blighty!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-78008317664857313072009-08-08T07:18:20.882-07:002009-08-08T07:18:20.882-07:00While you were waiting you were communing with you...While you were waiting you were communing with your surroundings and sharing in this post, so we were able to see through your eyes. The descriptions of the people in particular intrigued me.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-10546577122186646842009-08-08T02:23:10.154-07:002009-08-08T02:23:10.154-07:00Hi English Rider
I've had great difficulty get...Hi English Rider<br />I've had great difficulty getting on to this comment box. Google wouldn't let me through for the past two days.<br /><br />What a Tour de Force! You are one formidable lady, I wouldn't like to get in your way. The tale of revenge and retribution is well told and very interesting; more power to your elbow!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-5465536421207926492009-08-07T20:21:17.540-07:002009-08-07T20:21:17.540-07:00p.s. "You never learn anything for free"...p.s. "You never learn anything for free" applies equally to me, the American Indian and, my prey, the collections company!English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-55948028892481909412009-08-07T20:19:14.192-07:002009-08-07T20:19:14.192-07:00@eloh, this is real. This is how I spent my Monday...@eloh, this is real. This is how I spent my Monday/Tuesday of this week. I don't pretend to know the full history of the American Indian. I assumed I would be able to pull a photo from the web once I got home, not the case. The sculpture is well-intentioned and well-done by an acclaimed artist, several decades ago. With that perspective and the words of Abba's song pounding in my head I decided it was a good place to hinge my story. No one can ever be 100% satisfied with "legal justice". I achieved more than I expected and, thanks to the lawyer deciding that my husband, whose name is on the sole proprietorship, should be the one to sign our non-disclosure settlement agreement, I feel free to pursue my revenge or retribution, and protect others from this predatory company. This mistake will bite them in the ass, big time! I'm looking forward to it. An investigator from The Ventura County DA's office, who has his eye on them, called me back yesterday and gave me additional people to contact in LA county. My well-prepared file should not go to waste and it is good for them to know this is one witness who will take the time and effort to do what is right. They have no idea who they messed with.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-47588806017548581002009-08-07T16:57:41.905-07:002009-08-07T16:57:41.905-07:00This is so good...I can't tell if it is real o...This is so good...I can't tell if it is real or fiction...whatever, you should be writing for a living or screw that, you should be writing to give people the pleasure of reading it.<br /><br />By the way, "American Indians" were not US citizens until 1924, they still don't know much about "justice". They still find out the "hard" way if they complain about anything too loudly.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-34713163407484548452009-08-07T13:55:47.200-07:002009-08-07T13:55:47.200-07:00Hi Fr'amie, It has been hard to find enough ti...Hi Fr'amie, It has been hard to find enough time to visit everyone recently. Catch up this weekend, if the computer-hog is otherwise engaged. I can still work a mean pencil and paper. It was nice to just focus on the world close around me. You may take credit for launching me. Thanks again.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-79070441224118242842009-08-07T13:08:31.971-07:002009-08-07T13:08:31.971-07:00Damn, Madame!
Need I say, "I told you so.&qu...<i>Damn, Madame!</i><br /><br />Need I say, "I told you so."?<br /><br />I. told. you. so. <br /><br />And all these folks have me to thank, thank you very much. I feel like the guy that discovered Lana Turner at the lunch counter and put her on the big screen.<br /><br /><i>Damn!</i><br /><br /><i>Bea*u*ti*ful!</i><br /><br />Yes. <i>If</i> you had a laptop...<br /><br /><i>Damn...</i><br /><br />My personal fav: <br /><br />"Her lime green blouse, titian bob and carmine lips an aesthetic assault on the monochromatic architecture."<br /><br />Make my day!;>DLa Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-1782172796033945842009-08-07T09:35:42.963-07:002009-08-07T09:35:42.963-07:00Hungry Pixie, I may be tempted to use that in the ...Hungry Pixie, I may be tempted to use that in the future. Thanks for the kind words.<br />Lydia, Hi. Thanks for the comment. That lady was like an even more brittle version of Nancy Reagan.<br />Owen, I did receive a check by Fedex the next day, thanks for asking. I have Abba's Fernando song in my head still. You are all lucky I haven't learned how to post videos yet or they would be here.<br />Watercats, I've been meaning to ask: The Cool Cats of Waterford County? Is that where your name originates? I can visualise Ireland, all green and soft and damp and horse-country, to boot. Plus the fact I have liked all the Irish people I have ever met. I wouldn't go there expecting sunshine, for sure. We tend to schedule dog walking, riding and gardening around the heat-level of each time of day. It has its disadvantages.<br />Jean, I wore out two pencils and covered many pages with notes. If I had a lap-top I could do "plein aire" writing like the Impressionists with painting. I see each person or situation as a piece in a bigger picture. As if there were a big peg-board with a half completed puzzle. Some are recognizable as fitting somewhere within the existing elements, some need to be placed off to one side until we find their frame of reference.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-6437408309457887392009-08-07T01:54:41.100-07:002009-08-07T01:54:41.100-07:00It can be no co-incidence that no single language ...It can be no co-incidence that no single language on earth has ever developed a phrase meaning "as lovely as an airport lounge"!<br /><br />I love the flow of this piece - really descriptive and taking us with you. You have a real eye for what's going on around you and a talent for expressing itDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-71840063413905888582009-08-07T00:10:56.094-07:002009-08-07T00:10:56.094-07:00So expressive...really terrific.
She's older ...So expressive...really terrific. <br /><em>She's older than the building, for sure.</em> That is great!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-13206687194107366782009-08-06T18:36:52.934-07:002009-08-06T18:36:52.934-07:00Thanks for wading through such a long post. I find...Thanks for wading through such a long post. I find people and life so interesting around me. I always want to join in and connect in some way.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-28586706937212129682009-08-06T17:22:55.055-07:002009-08-06T17:22:55.055-07:00When you write like that, I can hear the drums bea...When you write like that, I can hear the drums beating loudly ! That molten lava beat... vibrant descriptions, steamy temperatures. Hopefully you came out of the battle of wills unscathed and perhaps a little wealthier... At the very least this tautly written story is the direct benefit...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-41565745766069984332009-08-06T16:24:35.528-07:002009-08-06T16:24:35.528-07:00That's some ferocious writing!.... love the be...That's some ferocious writing!.... love the best legs bit, and I could actually feel the sun and heat... how I long to feel sweaty, don't think I've ever felt the power of the sun as you described (through the top of your head and through your shoes)... my soul cries out to drink bad coffee and watch people in a little cafe in L.A... *sighs...... it all sounds so exciting!Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.com