tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post373859695572072096..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Birthday BluesSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-79831519522588229402014-08-09T00:24:05.437-05:002014-08-09T00:24:05.437-05:00Enfant, thank you! In many ways it turned out to b...Enfant, thank you! In many ways it turned out to be a good birthday, and as I imagined in my 30s and 40s that I would scarcely reach 50, I am delighted to have made it all the way to 66!<br /><br />I really do wonder just how much attention NSA pays to people like me. There are so many of us, and even tracking every word I type anywhere on the internet, multiplied by that number of troublemakers, is bound to strain even the limits of their technology and storage capacity... not to mention sanity; it is insane to track people for no better reason than that they are truly committed to democracy and terrified... terrorized... of the turns our American government has taken in the last decade or two. Will we make it to mid-century? I won't live to see it, but even worse is the possibility that America won't make it there, at least not as a representative democracy. Still, I'm crazy enough to hope...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-70609168241925289502014-08-08T17:06:21.607-05:002014-08-08T17:06:21.607-05:00Happy birthday, Steve!!
Mine too, it was the NSA...Happy birthday, Steve!!<br /><br /> Mine too, it was the NSA!<br /><br />L'Enfant de la Haute Mer (www.inconue.wordpress.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-39126804384762950282014-08-08T11:44:31.337-05:002014-08-08T11:44:31.337-05:00Thanks, ellroon. Yes, beginning a birthday with a ...Thanks, ellroon. Yes, beginning a birthday with a car crash is really impressive...<br /><br />Your first comment has been replaced by "This comment has been removed by the author"; I have no idea how or by whom it was replaced. My best guess is that it was the NSA. (If there is an emoticon for a twisted grin or an ironic half‑smile, please insert it here... perhaps %-# )Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-2688665854476717962014-08-08T11:35:41.821-05:002014-08-08T11:35:41.821-05:00WHO is eating my comments? Anyway, I'm impres...WHO is eating my comments? Anyway, I'm impressed with the way you celebrate your birthday, Steve!ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-41019337480145414502014-08-08T11:34:36.858-05:002014-08-08T11:34:36.858-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-40602147438868181302014-08-08T10:28:14.830-05:002014-08-08T10:28:14.830-05:00Thanks, friends!
C, yes indeed, as long as they k...Thanks, friends!<br /><br />C, yes indeed, as long as they keep serving 'em, I'll keep eating them... it's not "health food," but it surely is satisfying!<br /><br />Bryan, now that I'm in a calmer frame of mind, I've looked at my car and I suspect it can be fixed enough to use (cosmetics be damned) and to pass inspection (I hope), so I may be able to keep using it. I think I'll probably look for some better solution using the brake and accelerator; by now, with my prosthesis familiar to me, I may be able to return to conventional driving technique. Where will I practice? I don't know. I learned to drive 50 years ago on the Rice Stadium parking lot, but Rice U. now prohibits that, and enforces their rule assiduously. I'll find someplace...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-18284104913268571442014-08-08T07:50:17.607-05:002014-08-08T07:50:17.607-05:00Whoops! It's a day late but Happy Birthday any...Whoops! It's a day late but Happy Birthday anyway.fallenmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652766170343957948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-81183219374245738302014-08-07T22:20:49.781-05:002014-08-07T22:20:49.781-05:00Happy birthday, Steve, even if it was an 'inte...Happy birthday, Steve, even if it was an 'interesting time'.Bryanhttp://whynow.dumka.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-90653111236978515892014-08-07T22:08:11.472-05:002014-08-07T22:08:11.472-05:00Happy birthday, Steve! And good you still enjoy St...Happy birthday, Steve! And good you still enjoy Star Pizza!Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-35472602787792800972014-08-07T10:19:56.722-05:002014-08-07T10:19:56.722-05:00happy birthday!!!happy birthday!!!upyernozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468075957480441353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-43330462307421729102014-08-07T10:05:37.670-05:002014-08-07T10:05:37.670-05:00Happy Birthday my friend!Happy Birthday my friend!karmanot@gmail.comhttp://adgitadiaries.comnoreply@blogger.com