tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4200755188952846304..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: I don't deserve itUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45011949079022746562014-12-22T16:10:07.464-08:002014-12-22T16:10:07.464-08:00Closet stars are my favourites.Closet stars are my favourites.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80953419992480658872014-12-22T16:09:21.722-08:002014-12-22T16:09:21.722-08:00Thank you for calling my exterior crusty.Thank you for calling my exterior crusty.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51171483458616984392014-12-22T13:17:13.256-08:002014-12-22T13:17:13.256-08:00I am a bit of a closet stargazer and if someone ha...I am a bit of a closet stargazer and if someone had given me some decent binocs or telescope when i was a kid, I would have been ecstatic. I had to wait until i got my first real job and could buy my own. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5090772152867202372014-12-22T09:19:49.841-08:002014-12-22T09:19:49.841-08:00I think a pair of real binoculars for the boy is a...I think a pair of real binoculars for the boy is a fantastic gift. I have no children, but I've noticed that kids appreciate being treated like intelligent human beings and not talked down to because of their age.....hey, that's what we all want after all. <br /><br />Another great gift for a budding astronomer......a childrens book was just released called Star Stuff.....it's about the childhood of Carl Sagan and his powerful curiosity about the cosmos as a little boy. It's a lovely alternative to all the religious holiday books for kids. :)<br /><br />I think you're a dear deep down inside, Tom. Sometimes those people with the crustiest exteriors have the tenderest hearts.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11098448242839785872014-12-22T04:11:59.684-08:002014-12-22T04:11:59.684-08:00I think that most people start off by - for the fi...I think that most people start off by - for the first time - seeing the rings of Saturn through a reasonably cheap telescope. The best you can hope for in all the other planets is a clear 'disc'.<br /><br />It's a shame that the best time to observe the heavens in this country is on a moonless, cold and frosty Winter's night. It interrupts all your plans about huddling round a fire with a drink in your hand.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28477504710018238902014-12-22T04:07:48.969-08:002014-12-22T04:07:48.969-08:00I didn't plan it to be seasonally heart-warmin...I didn't plan it to be seasonally heart-warming, but yes, that's they way it turned out.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83512575666829343072014-12-22T04:06:11.704-08:002014-12-22T04:06:11.704-08:00I'm sorry, Elaine, I had just come from the ki...I'm sorry, Elaine, I had just come from the kitchen having been trying to defend myself against attacks about how awful I am to live with which have put a serious rift between me and my step-daughter which I have been trying to settle by guessing what has been said about me behind my back so I cannot answer any of the accusations, and this put me into a very depressed state of mind.<br /><br />I would take down my comment of last night, but I don't deserve to be let off that lightly.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51680057733808167442014-12-22T03:58:43.689-08:002014-12-22T03:58:43.689-08:00one of my most prized pictures is of a blurry Satu...one of my most prized pictures is of a blurry Saturn seen and photographed through a telescope in a desert in Egypt. I remember exactly how I felt at that moment, exactly what it smelt like and the feel of the rocky sand under my feet. <br /><br />you are giving the gift of wonder. you cant get better than that.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26741185504435579612014-12-22T03:11:01.890-08:002014-12-22T03:11:01.890-08:00How appropriately heart-warming at this time of ye...How appropriately heart-warming at this time of year; it rises meteorically compared to the awful excuse that Christmas has provided for consumerism.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3652335783038790582014-12-22T00:01:54.562-08:002014-12-22T00:01:54.562-08:00Maybe I should have said 'grumpy' or will ...Maybe I should have said 'grumpy' or will you take offence at that too.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59647207449804583862014-12-21T17:54:16.064-08:002014-12-21T17:54:16.064-08:00You dirty bitchYou dirty bitchJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64873083242504197192014-12-21T15:07:20.091-08:002014-12-21T15:07:20.091-08:00Thanks for the 'harsh exterior' observatio...Thanks for the 'harsh exterior' observation. Happy Christmas to you too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84872955621987144742014-12-21T14:27:16.904-08:002014-12-21T14:27:16.904-08:00'Bad', as in the sort of mother that throw...'Bad', as in the sort of mother that throws her baby over a cliff - you know what I mean.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66068725098767969632014-12-21T12:55:53.555-08:002014-12-21T12:55:53.555-08:00Underneath that harsh exterior I think you are a b...Underneath that harsh exterior I think you are a bit of a sweetie on the quiet.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69799799192181216172014-12-21T11:31:41.374-08:002014-12-21T11:31:41.374-08:00"Everyone thinks she must have been a bad mo..."Everyone thinks she must have been a bad mother....". This is simply not true.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24779639751276080222014-12-21T10:47:54.438-08:002014-12-21T10:47:54.438-08:00Did it warm your cockles?Did it warm your cockles?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55192138148247717952014-12-21T10:47:28.041-08:002014-12-21T10:47:28.041-08:00Everyone thinks that she must have been a bad moth...Everyone thinks that she must have been a bad mother for chucking her baby over too, but she had medication for her psychological problems which she didn't take because she didn't want to harm her baby when breastfeeding. They forgot to tell her that the medication would not harm her baby, but it was too late to save her state of mind.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13410773094230633462014-12-21T10:45:07.508-08:002014-12-21T10:45:07.508-08:00Yes - I'm not expecting him to polish the lens...Yes - I'm not expecting him to polish the lenses without training.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30359685933404515812014-12-21T10:44:08.114-08:002014-12-21T10:44:08.114-08:00Well that's what he is - I still refer to chil...Well that's what he is - I still refer to children as 'it' sometimes, though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39316876304361696242014-12-21T08:26:42.531-08:002014-12-21T08:26:42.531-08:00A little christmas tale
I liked itA little christmas tale<br />I liked itJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52323290494882561052014-12-21T08:16:47.441-08:002014-12-21T08:16:47.441-08:00So sad that your young friend's friend couldn&...So sad that your young friend's friend couldn't cope with life any more. But great that your friend D's little boy loves coming to see you. Really hope that you get to see both of them over Christmas - that's what it's all about. I think he'll love his present almost as much as meeting up. Have a great Christmas.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57600953971759374912014-12-21T06:39:01.834-08:002014-12-21T06:39:01.834-08:00Who indeed Tom?
I hope this small child gets the p...Who indeed Tom?<br />I hope this small child gets the pleasure from his gift that you intend he should. I do agree with the premise that giving small children 'pretend' gifts of this sort is an insult to their intelligence - but they must then be taught to look after them.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64204475534241697322014-12-21T06:00:09.411-08:002014-12-21T06:00:09.411-08:00No wonder this little boy is so enamored - you tre...No wonder this little boy is so enamored - you treat him like a person. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29467625980009410252014-12-21T05:53:03.634-08:002014-12-21T05:53:03.634-08:00I feel a euphemism coming on.I feel a euphemism coming on.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45643947431133490592014-12-21T05:14:46.081-08:002014-12-21T05:14:46.081-08:00I think my cute little 6 year old neighbour Zara h...I think my cute little 6 year old neighbour Zara has a similar attachment to me. I give her a chocolate reindeer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com