Hello Joan!

Thanks for being supportive of me and being a friend.

Just wanted to stop by and tell you thanks!

Steph

I am really sorry to intrude on your time in this un-invited manner but I need some help and I hope that you will be one that can help me.

I have no contact in the west and I am not acquainted with the reading tastes of the western readership. I have recently written a book on atheist thought and would like to have a few reviews. I do not plan to use your review as a publicity material.   The title of the book is “The Death of an Idea” and it is published on Smashwords.com. I would be highly obliged if you can give me your opinion on this book. You may send your review on my following e mail address:

Rukmangad01@rediffmail.com

Madhukar Kulkarni.

Hi, Joan.  Got your note; oddly, I can't reply to it.  Wonder if the same thing happened to you.

The hell of it is, I don't know as I'm particularly conscious of my "style" as a writer or my variability of style as regards how I approach a given subject or comment.  I suppose it depends on my mood at the time and my attitude toward the subject in question.  I'm also not horribly analytical about my style, which likely comes from the fact that I'm an engineer and not an English major.  I will admit to attempting to pattern myself after some great writers, such as Robert Heinlein.  I am a bit admirer of his work and greatly influenced by him.

Still, I appreciate your input regarding my style very much.  Thank you.

Loren

I am following you on Twitter.

Molto grazie, bella!

Duplicate comments on group walls are delete-able.

Just put this down in bits and bytes and wondered if you'd seen it.

WOW! You have a very nice garden. :)

You may not believe this.  Hell, I barely believe it, but it's the truth:

Holy Guacamole! I've Been Quoted!

Hey, Joan.

The link on your piece about Matt Taibbi's takedown of Mitt Romney is broken - one too many "http's" in there.  I was able to get to the article, though ... in a word, WHEW!!!

so curiosity  madam

Re: "How Absurd Is That:" please go ahead and post.  If you get any interesting reactions from it, I'd like to see them.

Hello, Joan. This is one of the local artists I know in East Texas. Kari Walters. I really like her stuff. She uses whatever she has/finds. This is her self portrait. I really like it.

Wow, NOTHING by Heinlein at all?  Honestly, I am stunned, as he was one of the great innovators of science-fiction, along with the likes of Asimov and Clarke.  Indeed, as I understand it, he mentored Ray Bradbury, whom we just lost.

Certainly, the book is still available from Amazon, likely both new and used.  I hope you find it, but if not, lemme know ... because I'm not certain I can let this slide.  RAH is, after all my favorite author!

Regarding Job: A Comedy of Justice, you might be interested in this piece I posted here regarding Job and the phrase, "thy will be done."  I'm rather hoping it amounts to a further inducement to fully engage Job and (I hope) enjoy it as I have.

Thank you sweet lady for the friend request! I am most happy to call you 'friend'!

For an initial sampling, may I suggest my postings on the A|N group, Classical Masters?  I've put a few favorites up there, as have others and especially the choral work of one Eric Whitacre, whom I greatly admire.

Have a look and let me know what you think.

Hi, Joan.

I won't claim to have an encyclopedic knowledge of classical music (though I have a friend whose record and CD collection comes close!), but what I know of classical I'd be glad to share with you if you're interested.

Just a thought.

Joan, I'm sorry the discussion in the LGBT group got to be offensive.  I'm not good at nudging people in a particular direction - I usually try something indirect like changing the subject.  When someone is not comfortable with the conversation, it's not welcoming.  Personally, I prefer talk about civil rights, or history, or nature, or politics (some) or of course gardening.  Again, I apologize to you.