tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post5044724691648723671..comments2023-04-07T02:14:12.586-07:00Comments on Kootenay Bliss: It's Not...Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-84773983872330421172007-02-07T22:46:00.000-08:002007-02-07T22:46:00.000-08:00Lady Bonds,Not sure...I'll have to look into that....Lady Bonds,<BR/><BR/>Not sure...I'll have to look into that.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you haven't forgotten about the French politics brief. I like your friends' analogies to the American politicians. That immediately paints a much clearer picture. I would have liked to have been party to the rest of that conversation. Looking forward to hearing more.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-47189520344419515962007-02-07T15:00:00.000-08:002007-02-07T15:00:00.000-08:00Was the person who made that comment French?
I'...Was the person who made that comment French? <br /><br />I've gotten frustrated with Francophilia among French people lately...<br /><br />By the way, I haven't forgotten the update on French politics...I've been trying to do balanced research to write something intelligent, but there are so many debates going on that I don't feel competent to write an "intro" to the upcoming presidential election...<br /><br />However, maybe this will help: I asked two French friends (who have both lived in the states for a time and are familiar with US politics) how they would briefly explain the election to North Americans. The first one said: <br /><br />"Segolene Royal is Hilary Clinton, Sarkozy in Bush, and LePen is the leader of the KKK."<br /><br />Then the second fellow said, "Hey, Sarkozy isn't Bush!"<br /><br />So the first said, "Fine, he's Bush 'lite'." <br /><br />I had to go at that moment, but each of them promised me a longer explanation of how this description does/does not fit...<br /><br />But maybe that's a starting point?Lady Bondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944199974966239382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-78721992184924807732007-02-06T22:18:00.000-08:002007-02-06T22:18:00.000-08:00jb3113, Yes, it certainly is Milan.jb3113, Yes, it certainly is Milan.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-1224714009455111842007-02-06T18:43:00.000-08:002007-02-06T18:43:00.000-08:00Milan! It's Milan!Milan! It's Milan!JBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058881790600891805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-41402854619161358732007-02-03T21:51:00.000-08:002007-02-03T21:51:00.000-08:00Fool, that's kind of what I thought.Fool, that's kind of what I thought.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-56967964408407399782007-02-03T20:07:00.000-08:002007-02-03T20:07:00.000-08:00"Sadly neglected" seems to share the same scale as..."Sadly neglected" seems to share the same scale as "appreciation." The park sure looks beautiful in the photo. Other parks I have seen should suffer such sad neglect.<br /><br />;)The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-34401888793641199252007-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:002007-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:00Fool, this arch / park is right behind the Castell...Fool, this arch / park is right behind the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. It's described as a sadly neglected 47 hectare park featuring a neoclassical arch. It was inaugurated by Napoleon in 1806...so it seems that there is actually a French connection.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-90555354653174558282007-02-03T11:48:00.000-08:002007-02-03T11:48:00.000-08:00Only in my imagination.Only in my imagination.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-65034483401463603442007-02-03T01:23:00.000-08:002007-02-03T01:23:00.000-08:00The scale of "appreciation" is very strange.
Plea...The scale of "appreciation" is very strange.<br /><br />Please, some more info on the arch & statuary.<br /><br />One time @ Niagra Falls, and there was a little kid at the rails taking it in, and he turned to his parents and said, "So? What's the big deal?"The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203051.post-49317630806216078392007-02-03T00:12:00.000-08:002007-02-03T00:12:00.000-08:00Was Bill Cosby there?Was Bill Cosby there?Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543709819692124443noreply@blogger.com