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Re: BC-A and Good Friday
Confusing isn't it? As a Christian you call the day your Saviour was crucified Good Friday. What was good about that? I would have thought the Resurrection was good and Good Sunday would be a more appropriate term. As for 'black' the only good connotation it has, is when you refer to your account moving out of of a negative balance.
posted by
Setaki
on December 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM
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Setaki
YWhen I was a child Black Friday was called the Day after Thanksgiving. There were normal ads for sales in the newspapers. My mother and I went to Downtown Newark, visited Santa Claus and my aunt and her best friend in Bamberger’s, went to lunch, and bought the toys that I asked her for that Santa would bring down from the attic closet on Christmas Eve. I was told that Santa decorated the basement recreation room during December. Merit in belief in Santa Claus notwithstanding, did it sound, look, and feel like a Black Friday? BC-A, Bill’s R®ST
posted by
BC-A
on December 10, 2013 at 1:09 PM
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Re: Re: New blog by Setaki
i am much pleased to read this dear friend from across the oceans but brought close with the Internet...and you are right of course...people tweet and take pictures that quickly go viral. Because I am a Dinosaur I forget that.
posted by
Kabu
on December 9, 2013 at 2:24 PM
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Well, anything is possible. I have seen videos of unusal animal pairings, two creatures who, normally in nature, are mortal enemies, but strike up bizarre friendships. And the "before & after" of Mandela's passing makes sense. It was the same thing here 50 years ago after John F. Kennedy's passing . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on December 9, 2013 at 2:02 PM
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Re: The mis-education of TAPS
I am glad you find my posts to be enjoyable education(with no exams to write afterwards) and arty, just remember to have fun and be aware that most of the stuff is in any case tongue-in the cheek.
posted by
Setaki
on December 9, 2013 at 12:39 PM
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Re: Prayers for lovelyladymonk and Mandela
No, I am not leaving you folks on Blogit yet. I aim to be around to entertain, harrass and harangue you until I reach 95 years of age like Mandela. Cheers.
posted by
Setaki
on December 9, 2013 at 12:31 PM
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Re: Life in Mzanzi after Mandela
This will be the name of the new blog.The old one will stay put.Mandela was indeed an incredible man.
posted by
Setaki
on December 9, 2013 at 12:25 PM
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Re: Nautikos and Mandela
I certainly am not going to leave you and other valued readers of my blogs in the lurch( See my recent post ) As for Mandela, as you say, his smile and zest for life, love and peace will be remembered for a very long time.
posted by
Setaki
on December 9, 2013 at 12:20 PM
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Re: New blog by Setaki
You will soon enjoy a brand new blog designed to transport you effortlessly to this beautifull land of South Africa, where there is never a dull moment and its colourful peoples; colourful in more than one sense of the word. As for the mass media, they are fighting a losing battle with so many amateur filmmakers out there ready with I-Pads and Cellphones to provide the world with instant un-edited visuals on You-Tube about events. What you get is what you see.Or is it the other way round? Cheers.
posted by
Setaki
on December 9, 2013 at 12:13 PM
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Setaki
I certainly hope you will continue to blog with us - your posts have been thoughtful, interesting and entertaining! About Nelson Mandela, I will simply 'plagiarize' shamelessly what I wrote the day we found out he had passed away: "Rest in Peace, Nelson Mandela! You had my unreserved admiration! Your life and your smile brightened this world, and you will live in our memories"...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 9, 2013 at 9:26 AM
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PS we need a new bolg to start. Your views and art and stories are really an experience for us. A way to learn and to bring us all closer into the World community, not just what the mass media wish us to know.
posted by
Kabu
on December 8, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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We are getting much very much of what is happening in South Africa and accompanied by that fabulous soul stirring music.all that wonderful harmony, it just sends shivers of appreciation up and down my spine....But I wonder too...what Now????
posted by
Kabu
on December 8, 2013 at 9:09 PM
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He was an incredible man...I hope that you continue to write in your other blogs and/or replace this blog with another.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 8, 2013 at 3:45 PM
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I hope you are not leaving us altogether, Setaki. I would hate to see that happen! I am deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Mandela. I pray for his family, and for the people of South Africa.
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on December 8, 2013 at 2:17 PM
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This has been a very educational blog, and enjoyable with all of the art. I hope you will begin another similar blog since this one is ending.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM
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