tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post4781082854920275753..comments2023-12-31T18:57:00.607-08:00Comments on Signed.....bkm: From Jonah to Monasigned...bkmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-50304452016428617072011-04-02T08:47:21.774-07:002011-04-02T08:47:21.774-07:00What a wonderful read! It sucked me in and I was ...What a wonderful read! It sucked me in and I was sad when it ended. "don't you recognize me?" lol - that was great.<br /><br />love the new blog look, btw :)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-40071388798150759382011-04-02T08:25:27.407-07:002011-04-02T08:25:27.407-07:00I feel as if I journeyed home with you Bkm!....So ...I feel as if I journeyed home with you Bkm!....So glad you finished this one...it made a perfect Magpie! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-85205565531295449952011-04-02T03:19:47.847-07:002011-04-02T03:19:47.847-07:00A Mona Lisa postcard? Crafty way to link in to thi...A Mona Lisa postcard? Crafty way to link in to this week's Magpie!Trellissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283663872471564907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-26357504725593327602011-04-02T02:21:08.553-07:002011-04-02T02:21:08.553-07:002:15 a.m. and after reading this greater-than-abov...2:15 a.m. and after reading this greater-than-above-average magpie I will turn in, as this one seems perfect to dream on. You and Helen both from MN is so fun to know. It is a state dear to my heart as my grandparents immigrated from Finland and settled in Duluth, where my birth father (who did not raise me) lived and died. My half-brothers live in Duluth and Mankato. One niece has made Minneapolis her home. <br /><br />Saw Keillor and his gospel group at the Oregon State Fair one year for our anniversary. We were in the front row, which was simply wonderful!<br /><br />Your analogy of the plane being a whale is one of my favorite things I never thought of until I read it!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-86122069429960660942011-04-01T16:21:20.620-07:002011-04-01T16:21:20.620-07:00Beautiful.........Beautiful.........ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-49052930448143973052011-04-01T12:19:18.444-07:002011-04-01T12:19:18.444-07:00beautiful words...
love the ending line.beautiful words...<br /><br />love the ending line.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-51064806874892033162011-04-01T10:58:33.488-07:002011-04-01T10:58:33.488-07:00Wonderful write, B. Your last line is a nice wrap....Wonderful write, B. Your last line is a nice wrap. Keillor's the best.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-34866023045758839802011-04-01T10:07:33.033-07:002011-04-01T10:07:33.033-07:00I couldn't stop reading...excellent! You have ...I couldn't stop reading...excellent! You have the plane experince nailed perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-88207324303333723042011-04-01T08:33:43.385-07:002011-04-01T08:33:43.385-07:00This was so pleasant to read. I loved it, and wis...This was so pleasant to read. I loved it, and wish you would have met Keillor. <br /><br />(I read your previous post and now know your husband is having some health issues. It sounds like all will go well. Blessings to you.)Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-16235902830008688432011-04-01T05:31:28.715-07:002011-04-01T05:31:28.715-07:00I read right along with this on my last business t...I read right along with this on my last business trip to St. Paul in '08 -- your description of latter day plane travel pitch-perfect, squeezing down the plane's esophageal to be wedged in one seat of bowel ... And the parallel with Jonah is perfect when it comes to answering the Call, following your bliss while trying to make a buck off this trade in water and fire. At least you landed in St. Paul, which is a far prettier locale than some of the airport hotels I've been belched into. Hotel views are strange vantages on a city -- so antiseptic, apart from the very Ninevahs they inhabit. And you can't scream the truth of God very well from their thick-paned glass. But such visits do provide a unique chance to wallow in the writing. (I have 30 or so convention poems, written from the vantage of travel and hotels like you describe here.) Go deep, go far, enjoy the view, think of loved ones far elsewhere: there's a certain independent thrill amid the sadness of distance. Luckily for you that whale has a return-trip seat. - BrendanBrendanhttp://blueoran.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-16326025669731197702011-04-01T03:44:07.645-07:002011-04-01T03:44:07.645-07:00ha. this was a delight to read bk...ha. this was a delight to read bk...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-8983104305771624312011-04-01T03:39:33.660-07:002011-04-01T03:39:33.660-07:00Glad to learn that Garrison still has an intereste...Glad to learn that Garrison still has an interested audience. Well written...Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-16581266366709731002011-04-01T03:37:52.866-07:002011-04-01T03:37:52.866-07:00Well I'm not from Minnesota, but I loved your ...Well I'm not from Minnesota, but I loved your story. I bet she was embarrassed she didn't recognize such a great poet. ( nice magpie) I have been so busy with work lately I haven't hard time to do much writing or visiting, but glad I stopped by here. nice write.<br /><br />Joannyjoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-44118416044574578162011-04-01T03:33:40.284-07:002011-04-01T03:33:40.284-07:00Superb. A joy to read and mull over long after the...Superb. A joy to read and mull over long after the reading.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-16652680946295071972011-03-31T23:45:01.254-07:002011-03-31T23:45:01.254-07:00I loved this Magpie. Did GK ever turn up?I loved this Magpie. Did GK ever turn up?Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-87354652380672218552011-03-31T20:55:37.955-07:002011-03-31T20:55:37.955-07:00Wow my gnome friend...so knows maybe we are relate...Wow my gnome friend...so knows maybe we are related...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-69004048303264570932011-03-31T20:52:48.147-07:002011-03-31T20:52:48.147-07:00You betcha! I loved this return to Minnesota. I li...You betcha! I loved this return to Minnesota. I lived there 30 years raising my two kids. <br /><br />Who knew?<br /><br />Loved the analogy and humor.The Unknowngnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310142102993090697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-38192181351214014792011-03-31T20:50:46.462-07:002011-03-31T20:50:46.462-07:00Ha ha--wonderful!Ha ha--wonderful!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-54688648211609824792011-03-31T19:51:17.467-07:002011-03-31T19:51:17.467-07:00Thanks Helen...I was raised in MN...love listening...Thanks Helen...I was raised in MN...love listening to Keillor recite poetry...then you understand this culture...and Wisconsin cheese curds....fun...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-25789716337646928782011-03-31T19:47:44.645-07:002011-03-31T19:47:44.645-07:00Oh, how I loved this Magpie! I lived in Minneapol...Oh, how I loved this Magpie! I lived in Minneapolis for 24 years ... I've been a part of Garrison Keillor's audience many times. Those extra two nights should do it for you.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.com