tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post9149365899850116773..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: No two children are alikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31348291945541752832016-12-14T15:01:23.022-08:002016-12-14T15:01:23.022-08:00Tom, you are right. And I am whispering it. I don...Tom, you are right. And I am whispering it. I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but the old snowflake saw isn't true.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40526761414561195582016-12-14T14:17:44.200-08:002016-12-14T14:17:44.200-08:00You should get lucky, then.You should get lucky, then.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54890994949253892912016-12-14T13:23:14.582-08:002016-12-14T13:23:14.582-08:00Yes, I am now plunged into the blackest of moods a...Yes, I am now plunged into the blackest of moods again with the news that all those coach-loads of wounded and desperate people are being bombed, shot and shelled again.<br /><br />I would much rather think that I was wrong about the snowflakes, but I suppose that goes without saying - after all, what is a snowflake in the scheme of things? Is a life less valuluable because it only lasts years, weeks, days or minutes?<br /><br />Assad and Putin are utter bastards, as are ISIS and the rest of the factions.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26169688198742866032016-12-14T13:19:04.407-08:002016-12-14T13:19:04.407-08:00You to Libby.You to Libby.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40059946126480908572016-12-14T13:18:13.465-08:002016-12-14T13:18:13.465-08:00The car has just passed an MOT test without any wo...The car has just passed an MOT test without any work needed at all. If it doesn't start when I'm in the Levels, that's fine by me.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1628936079587329662016-12-14T11:05:00.136-08:002016-12-14T11:05:00.136-08:00Well that has shattered one of my dreams Tom as I ...Well that has shattered one of my dreams Tom as I have always believed that no two snowflakes were exactly alike.<br />As to brooding on the world situation - I see those little children trying to leave Aleppo (and I see on the news just now that the cease fire is already broken)and I think of the hatred on all sides, hatred so strong that it overrides any feeling of compassion for anything human regardless of age and I have to cut my thinking - it is all to much to bear Christmas or no Christmas.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88067827480143176132016-12-14T08:03:35.936-08:002016-12-14T08:03:35.936-08:00Snow that arrives on Christmas morning and disappe...Snow that arrives on Christmas morning and disappears after 24hrs would be just fine by me. My childhood had ups and downs too but Christmas was never particularly good and my whole life my Ma has told me how much she hates Christmas. I think that is why I love it so much ... and I still believe. Have a really enjoyable Holiday Season Tom. libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56926272513389018712016-12-14T07:41:02.614-08:002016-12-14T07:41:02.614-08:00and the car starts.and the car starts.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15243608101218202042016-12-14T07:04:34.491-08:002016-12-14T07:04:34.491-08:00I feel lucky, too! I feel lucky, too! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14020911024829358992016-12-14T06:39:29.352-08:002016-12-14T06:39:29.352-08:00I would like to see some around here, just so long...I would like to see some around here, just so long as the roads are clear on Boxing day, when we go to the Somerset Levels. I don't mind being snowed in for a week once there, though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83382037669275815452016-12-14T06:38:08.876-08:002016-12-14T06:38:08.876-08:00I'll raise that to a shilling. You too, Joanne...I'll raise that to a shilling. You too, Joanne.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80201105946139868682016-12-14T06:37:33.964-08:002016-12-14T06:37:33.964-08:00Nope. I distinctly remember the being equal in eve...Nope. I distinctly remember the being equal in every respect... 56 years ago...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72828065746890105182016-12-14T06:26:40.386-08:002016-12-14T06:26:40.386-08:00Tom, I also count myself lucky to have been a chil...Tom, I also count myself lucky to have been a child growing up in the place and time that I did. It was a bit later on that life's complications revealed themselves.<br /><br />We might see some snowflakes around here by the weekend. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74329147574541213872016-12-14T06:23:18.487-08:002016-12-14T06:23:18.487-08:00Of course they were alike. I put sixpence on anyon...Of course they were alike. I put sixpence on anyone proving different. Enjoy the season.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33309763546704898212016-12-14T05:40:45.646-08:002016-12-14T05:40:45.646-08:00What's the betting that one was a teeny bit sm...What's the betting that one was a teeny bit small than the other. I put sixpence on that being so!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6125320597013207532016-12-14T03:36:24.111-08:002016-12-14T03:36:24.111-08:00Believe...Believe...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40514146050880547852016-12-14T02:46:56.589-08:002016-12-14T02:46:56.589-08:00No .... ditto to the moments of magic in childhood...No .... ditto to the moments of magic in childhood. I think that there must have been a subtle difference in your snowflakes !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66628466623458811822016-12-14T02:38:51.613-08:002016-12-14T02:38:51.613-08:00What - you found two identical snowflakes too? I d...What - you found two identical snowflakes too? I don't believe you...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4639787882902807752016-12-14T02:08:31.171-08:002016-12-14T02:08:31.171-08:00Ditto ! XXXXDitto ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-92069941140461314382016-12-14T01:56:05.704-08:002016-12-14T01:56:05.704-08:00I suppose the gist of this post is how lucky I fee...I suppose the gist of this post is how lucky I feel to have been allowed an ordinary childhood with ups, downs and moments of magic.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com