tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post6847130829681179084..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Somebody's Spokes and I Went Into a DreamVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24503188610079296582015-06-15T10:24:21.764-04:002015-06-15T10:24:21.764-04:00Interesting read. Love the beatlesque flavor inde...Interesting read. Love the beatlesque flavor indeed...<br /><br />Regards from Singapore6GHzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640301030645267049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60279182231522024562015-06-11T06:13:56.489-04:002015-06-11T06:13:56.489-04:00Funny enough, I do not dream of my bicycles (or an...Funny enough, I do not dream of my bicycles (or anybody else's). My cycling-related dreams all have to do with sensations - like cornering or descending or trying to keep my balance on a narrow winding dirt trail strewn with rocks. Sometimes I dream of crashing. Or nearly crashing - I tend to wake up before it happens. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-1986087199652664522015-06-11T06:11:02.762-04:002015-06-11T06:11:02.762-04:00That would imply my other posts are more or less s...That would imply my other posts are more or less sane?Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16629852910696113802015-06-11T06:10:16.143-04:002015-06-11T06:10:16.143-04:00I decided on the framing and composition before ta...I decided on the framing and composition before taking the shot. It's not a well planned photo. The silly idea occurred to me, so I arranged the bike, doodled in the notebook and quickly took the shot. I like the balance. The noise is pretty bad though, so if I were dong it again I'd do a long exposure. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34376492055380307652015-06-10T20:17:10.387-04:002015-06-10T20:17:10.387-04:00Ah, how many attempts did you make at this before ...Ah, how many attempts did you make at this before deciding the best composition? I sense a balance begging from the right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-66185013262294469282015-06-10T08:20:33.055-04:002015-06-10T08:20:33.055-04:00Pen in left hand made for a better composition. Ca...Pen in left hand made for a better composition. Camera was placed on a chair. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-27352818818415920292015-06-10T08:18:58.874-04:002015-06-10T08:18:58.874-04:00Actually the opposite. Influx of miles lately, of ...Actually the opposite. Influx of miles lately, of the fixed gear in a headwind variety. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55205107283578354382015-06-10T08:16:17.831-04:002015-06-10T08:16:17.831-04:00I can neither confirm nor deny!I can neither confirm nor deny!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34461713420950887432015-06-10T08:16:00.552-04:002015-06-10T08:16:00.552-04:00Bike therapy.Bike therapy.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34221787172478147872015-06-10T07:41:29.805-04:002015-06-10T07:41:29.805-04:00I was behind a fellow at the Customer Service Desk...I was behind a fellow at the Customer Service Desk of a DIY store the other day in Ayrshire, Scotland. The checkout girl couldn’t find a barcode and he explained (or tried to – he was fu’, as they say over here (fu’ = drunk), and was teetering somewhat), “It hisnae goat a fumdae coz it wis hingwied – ’a’s hoo ah bocht it in the furst place, coz it wis hingwied – ’a’s hoo it hisnae goat a fumdae.”<br />“Sorry?”<br />“Aw, fur Goad’s sake, hen... It hisnae goat a fumdae coz it wis hingwied – tha’s hoo ah bocht it in the furst place, coz it wis hingwied – tha’s hoo it hisnae goat a fumdae.”<br />She wasn’t getting it. So he turned round to me and said, “You tell ’er, pal – some o’ thae wee lassies dinnae unnerstawn English...”<br />“It doesn’t have a barcode because it was reduced – that’s why he bought it in the first place, because it was reduced – that’s how it doesn’t have a barcode,” I explained.<br />“Oh... Right!” She said, relieved now that she understood (the queue was getting longer by the minute).<br />“Tha’s whit ah tell’t ’er!”<br />Well, it was and it wasn’t – if I wrote the way they talk around here, ye’d hawrdly unnerstawn a wurd.fletchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24118666636366731612015-06-10T04:32:59.700-04:002015-06-10T04:32:59.700-04:00B&W photos always more dreamlike than colour. ...B&W photos always more dreamlike than colour. The photo seems to suggest that you had the Brompton in for psychoanalysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-38845829757515469652015-06-09T17:24:50.801-04:002015-06-09T17:24:50.801-04:00So when enjoying dinner, you're lambidextrous....So when enjoying dinner, you're lambidextrous. Got it.Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73725972238054942542015-06-09T15:55:44.579-04:002015-06-09T15:55:44.579-04:00Looks like holding camera with right hand and atte...Looks like holding camera with right hand and attempting to hold pen with left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-50637551640384737792015-06-09T14:12:31.593-04:002015-06-09T14:12:31.593-04:00Someone has been sitting still too long again.Someone has been sitting still too long again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-30962022383014486852015-06-09T07:13:20.737-04:002015-06-09T07:13:20.737-04:00OK I'll play armchair psychoanalyst.
1. This ...OK I'll play armchair psychoanalyst.<br /><br />1. This person has recently been tricked or cheated, or perhaps betrayed by a friend.<br /><br />2. This person feels guilty about borrowing and possibly breaking something that belongs to you.<br /><br />3. This person has seen you fold and unfold the Brompton and does not trust those hinges! <br /><br />How did I do?<br /><br />Arthur Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42078524027670874342015-06-09T06:54:08.314-04:002015-06-09T06:54:08.314-04:00Haven't done it in a good 10 years now, but I ...Haven't done it in a good 10 years now, but I used to do a lot of transcribing. The key to doing it in real time is to use a standardised abbreviation system, then just abbreviate all the words. The tricky thing about doing that with "Hiberno-English" is that many of the words, or word forms, used are not standard and do not lend themselves to this. Still fun trying though.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88328761897198203292015-06-09T06:35:18.433-04:002015-06-09T06:35:18.433-04:00That's a hard thing to do well. I've heard...That's a hard thing to do well. I've heard just enough conversation from that region to say the rhythm is familiar in your writing. <br />Fun, odd things our heads come up with unbidden, eh?Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-71840449454712941972015-06-09T05:57:50.255-04:002015-06-09T05:57:50.255-04:00Hah thank you. I've been transcribing my frien...Hah thank you. I've been transcribing my friends talking lately as a sort of exercise to get this right for my non-bloggy writing. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-30113544268821213082015-06-08T23:37:48.789-04:002015-06-08T23:37:48.789-04:00The Brommie looks so relaxed lounging on that sofa...The Brommie looks so relaxed lounging on that sofa. Not all bikes are so cooperative when it comes to sitting for a portrait.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-59919620802409064312015-06-08T23:17:49.868-04:002015-06-08T23:17:49.868-04:00Interesting dream. I've had some really signi...Interesting dream. I've had some really significant dreams in my life involving bikes -- and I'm not even that much of a dedicated cyclist. Not to get too Jungian about it, but I think bikes are significant symbols for us. For me at least, they stand for things like individuality and assertiveness, and finding your place in the world.<br /><br />--tmjmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-51902265956666258172015-06-08T21:15:58.761-04:002015-06-08T21:15:58.761-04:00How many holes does it take to fill the Brompton H...How many holes does it take to fill the Brompton Hall? I'd love to tuuuurrrn yooouu...etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-90886364116738847822015-06-08T18:43:24.054-04:002015-06-08T18:43:24.054-04:00Very enjoyable reading indeed - and I love the pho...Very enjoyable reading indeed - and I love the photo of your bike reclining on the couch :)spokeswomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003029599627697118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78028071565588447072015-06-08T17:08:58.836-04:002015-06-08T17:08:58.836-04:00Nice. You have the local voice about perfect there...Nice. You have the local voice about perfect there. Great ear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49248229014286924072015-06-08T17:04:44.318-04:002015-06-08T17:04:44.318-04:00I see Monday Mailbox is replaced by Monday Madness...I see Monday Mailbox is replaced by Monday Madness this week? <br /><br />(Thoroughly enjoyable nonetheless!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87461844486697595192015-06-08T16:20:58.056-04:002015-06-08T16:20:58.056-04:00They go nicely with the lamb. They go nicely with the lamb. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com