tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post5083241448092040057..comments2024-01-03T15:30:05.586-05:00Comments on Home in the railroad earth: A Chance Meeting in Romesteve on the slow trainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-72451195042262129822009-06-07T13:52:43.273-04:002009-06-07T13:52:43.273-04:00Tea--I ought to pray for him. Thank you for remin...Tea--I ought to pray for him. Thank you for reminding me.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-55193064489384435612009-06-04T21:27:55.548-04:002009-06-04T21:27:55.548-04:00I wonder how your friend fared in the war. Do you ...I wonder how your friend fared in the war. Do you still pray for him?Tea N. Crumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399889311375477109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-42754370921481771322009-05-26T01:06:20.979-04:002009-05-26T01:06:20.979-04:00Gerry--The problem seems not to be so much with Sr...Gerry--The problem seems not to be so much with Sri Lankans, or Sikhs, or any other ethnic group, but with the human species. But I've been turning to the sports pages more often than I used to. The South Bend Silver Hawks may be coming out of their slump!<br /><br />Roysie--Welcome, and thanks for your clarification. And I'm in complete agreement with you on my daughter.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-64804772785488937112009-05-25T12:01:29.510-04:002009-05-25T12:01:29.510-04:00What a neat memory. Sounds like he could have bee...What a neat memory. Sounds like he could have been a public diplomat, but different countries organize their foreign services in different ways. And I'm definitely excited for an Obama administration. I love love love your daughter! She's a sweetheart and very talented!roysiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252531671828306992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-87595227102766041072009-05-25T07:43:44.780-04:002009-05-25T07:43:44.780-04:00At the risk of sounding mean, I have to say that w...At the risk of sounding mean, I have to say that when people who are countrymen are as cruel to each other as the warring factions in Sri Lanka, I tend to turn to the sports pages.<br /><br />Apparently some Sikhs in Austria of different "castes" felt strongly enough about something to engage in murder this past weekend, now there are riots in Punjab.<br /><br />Now where's the sports page?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-7645232554475761212009-05-23T12:59:42.946-04:002009-05-23T12:59:42.946-04:00Elizabeth--I've never read it, but obviously I oug...Elizabeth--I've never read it, but obviously I ought to.<br /><br />Charles--I checked Wikipedia and found the Clarke lived there until his death in 2008, and seems to have had dual British and Sri Lankan citizenship.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-10108643242779970062009-05-22T12:55:44.748-04:002009-05-22T12:55:44.748-04:00I first heard about Sri Lanka when, I believe, Art...I first heard about Sri Lanka when, I believe, Arthur C. Clarke lived there. I thought then it would be a great place to live. That was just before the war.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-38996481758355230202009-05-22T01:28:07.445-04:002009-05-22T01:28:07.445-04:00Have you ever read Michael Ondaatje's book about h...Have you ever read Michael Ondaatje's book about his relatives and growing up in Ceylon? It's wonderful --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com