tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post6499609793382416999..comments2023-10-31T09:13:27.144-07:00Comments on The Cat Box: The Dreams of Hammond SchusterCatherine Viberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-63087919223305993912011-08-07T23:19:09.123-07:002011-08-07T23:19:09.123-07:00Stunning post, the balloon almost seems like a cry...Stunning post, the balloon almost seems like a cry for help... but very fitting.Drizelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746480963316566816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-66528929937125903132011-08-01T06:32:05.650-07:002011-08-01T06:32:05.650-07:00Hi Mark! Thank you. :-)Hi Mark! Thank you. :-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-23747194382400587182011-08-01T06:24:39.163-07:002011-08-01T06:24:39.163-07:00This was a wonderful story from a wonderful accoun...This was a wonderful story from a wonderful account of a wonderful event.<br /><br />Hey Cat!the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-18922901272869293432011-08-01T03:42:14.676-07:002011-08-01T03:42:14.676-07:00Thanks Roberto! It's great to see you over her...Thanks Roberto! It's great to see you over here. :-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-15153039998522801662011-08-01T00:35:04.904-07:002011-08-01T00:35:04.904-07:00Your work is like a foreign film; it always stays ...Your work is like a foreign film; it always stays with me.Robert Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236315967686279267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-67726522824882491092011-07-29T08:23:34.664-07:002011-07-29T08:23:34.664-07:00ah...spaces...much easier to read now.ah...spaces...much easier to read now.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-46014384309684659692011-07-28T07:08:53.106-07:002011-07-28T07:08:53.106-07:00Hi Precie! Thanks for the html tips. I don't k...Hi Precie! Thanks for the html tips. I don't know why it works sometimes and not others to just cut and paste from Word, they do make things difficult you know? Grr... <br />Thank you for reading and for your lovely comments too. :-) Great to see you here!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-25278696756029962412011-07-28T05:32:34.257-07:002011-07-28T05:32:34.257-07:00I meant to comment too on how well you weave from ...I meant to comment too on how well you weave from ominous to empty to overflowing. Lovely.Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-77651412280423430852011-07-28T05:26:44.202-07:002011-07-28T05:26:44.202-07:00Oh, yes, a balloon like that has to have a story. ...Oh, yes, a balloon like that has to have a story. And what a fascinating story you've given it! The draw toward something that can destroy us...<br /><br />As for paragraph indents, HTML doesn't make it easy...so I thunk most people just double-space between paragraphs. If you really want the indents, you can put in the code<br />&nbsp;<br />to insert a single blank space. So you'd need a few of those in a row. I think that should work.Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27011092326956652612011-07-28T04:00:18.688-07:002011-07-28T04:00:18.688-07:00Another note on the story, Chris was here when we ...Another note on the story, Chris was here when we found the balloon and we kind of challenged each other to make a story about it. I hope he'll write his too!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-77479946895365783342011-07-28T03:55:38.055-07:002011-07-28T03:55:38.055-07:00@Jaz, Thanks! I'm glad I'm writing too! It...@Jaz, Thanks! I'm glad I'm writing too! It feels good to use this side of expression. There are things we can do with words that have no other way of being said. I'm so glad we're blogging again and that you are back, did I say that already? Can I say it again and again? <br /><br />@Sarah, Right? Yeah the metaphors are manifold in this one. Even in ways I really didn't intend. :-) I let my imagination have full reign here and found it to be wonderfully cathartic. It's so wonderful to see you here my dear friend.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-53332813353548873562011-07-27T19:49:56.534-07:002011-07-27T19:49:56.534-07:00You've tapped into something dissonant and unn...You've tapped into something dissonant and unnerving here. Something deeply isolating and sad. It seems the perfect story for our technological age, with its aimless balloons and unsettling dreams, always (somehow) slipping from our grasps.<br /><br />Plus: WOW on finding that balloon in your yard. You've done it justice, Cat.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27838910420226038002011-07-27T07:29:39.596-07:002011-07-27T07:29:39.596-07:00Okay, you know I'm tech-challenged, right? In ...Okay, you know I'm tech-challenged, right? In other words, I am of no use to you!<br /><br />As for "The Dreams"--wow. The flow of this is so lovely. And it does flow, seemingly effortlessly, so that once you start reading, you cannot stop. How you got <i>this</i> from the balloon that appeared on your lawn is stunningly impressive.<br /><br />My favorite line? "The fog in his head was thick pea green soup," and I smiled when you carried it through.<br /><br />Sad but beautiful.<br /><br />I'm glad you're writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-44001521748981048532011-07-26T15:58:59.767-07:002011-07-26T15:58:59.767-07:00Honestly, blogger is really annoying me...first, I...Honestly, blogger is really annoying me...first, I put up the post and it won't accept my MS Word document because something in the HTML was all messed up. So I put it in text edit and made it a plain text document, then put it into blogger. Blogger proceeded to remove my paragraph indents and no matter how many times I press 'tab' it WILL NOT TAB. Grrrrr.... Any ideas folks?Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.com