tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3688428518832629919..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: And...Yorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15119953033078732142018-01-13T10:25:59.262+00:002018-01-13T10:25:59.262+00:00"Hidden homeless". You are right to refe..."Hidden homeless". You are right to refer to them. Homelessness is not just about visible beggars on our streets.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56380133310827619642018-01-13T10:24:17.948+00:002018-01-13T10:24:17.948+00:00It is a shame that you weren't there to act as...It is a shame that you weren't there to act as our tour guide Bob!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73158033039467326782018-01-12T20:29:20.198+00:002018-01-12T20:29:20.198+00:00Seeing homeless up close and personal would bring ...Seeing homeless up close and personal would bring a sobering bit of reflection during an otherwise enjoyable trip, I would imagine. <br /><br />We have homeless even in our small region. Many are teens who have no stable home life and therefore couch surf at friends' homes - they are the hidden homeless.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66551483508534503632018-01-12T18:27:23.504+00:002018-01-12T18:27:23.504+00:00My comment somehow ended up under your reply to Li...My comment somehow ended up under your reply to Librarian thanks to my so-called smart phone. I don’t want to have to type it all over again here, so please go there to read it.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29116330481153697502018-01-12T18:24:18.974+00:002018-01-12T18:24:18.974+00:00What? You didn’t see the house on Sunset Boulevard...What? You didn’t see the house on Sunset Boulevard where William Holden’s lifeless body floated in Gloria Swanson’s swimming pool? Or the place where O.J. Simpson stabbed Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman to death? Or the scene of the Fatty Arbuckle trial? Or the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library? Or the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake in Simi Valley? Or Roy Rogers’s favorite horse, Trigger, and dog, Bullet, stuffed by a taxidermist? You missed all the high spots.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27803369223738495422018-01-12T14:49:56.199+00:002018-01-12T14:49:56.199+00:00Who? "Yorkie" or Jackson Browne?Who? "Yorkie" or Jackson Browne?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12081633765676621622018-01-12T11:52:47.055+00:002018-01-12T11:52:47.055+00:00How wonderful to have seen him! That would've...How wonderful to have seen him! That would've been terrific, Yorkie. I'm envious. :)<br /><br />He's a cool dude! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2163083231777087532018-01-12T10:21:32.325+00:002018-01-12T10:21:32.325+00:00I do understand that that is your opinion dearest ...I do understand that that is your opinion dearest Donna and an opinion to which you are of course very much entitled. I had no idea that the flames reached the doorstep of the Getty Center. Hell, that's so very close to L.A..Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22845053728021072702018-01-12T10:18:20.624+00:002018-01-12T10:18:20.624+00:00High fives baby! You also like Jackson Browne! A f...High fives baby! You also like Jackson Browne! A few years back I finally got to see him in concert at Sheffield City Hall. I had front row seats with Simon - my younger brother - and we were not disappointed. Every since I first heard "Take It Easy" I have admired Jackson's lyrical wizardry - underpinned by keen awareness of the human condition and his own vulnerability.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21275768160032849812018-01-12T10:12:41.519+00:002018-01-12T10:12:41.519+00:00Where there's a will there's a way but inc...Where there's a will there's a way but increasingly politicians prefer to ignore this issue.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23088985188400779092018-01-12T02:13:33.906+00:002018-01-12T02:13:33.906+00:00The first homeless people I ever saw were in Washi...The first homeless people I ever saw were in Washington DC in 1992. I was appalled. Now we have a large population of homeless too. I can't understand why it is so difficult to bring some solution to the homeless problem.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67651504536958885592018-01-11T23:32:21.667+00:002018-01-11T23:32:21.667+00:00It is a frightening thought to be homeless. I hope...It is a frightening thought to be homeless. I hope I never find myself in such a dire, hopeless, sad situation. And one can't generalise...there are many reasons beyond one's imagination that have caused some to have found themselves without a roof over their head and the protection of four walls...it's not all drug-related. <br /><br />On a far lighter note...I almost had Jackson Browne as a guest at the resort on Hinchinbrook Island, back in the day. I got as close as having him as my guest by having Peyton Wilson, his Production Manager stay for a few days just prior to Jackson's concerts in Australia. Peyton loved the island and said he would try to talk Jackson into spending some time there during his visit to Aus. Unfortunately, it was not to be. He couldn't fit it into his schedule. How much fun it would've been to have had him as a guest. I was a big fan. When my ex and I managed a restaurant in Noosa his music was regularly on our playlist...nightly on our playlist!<br /><br />Finally...it sounds like you had a wonderful holiday...one that made memories to be forever cherished. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4817073379494717102018-01-11T18:26:34.992+00:002018-01-11T18:26:34.992+00:00I, for one, think the most beautiful part of the G...I, for one, think the most beautiful part of the Getty Center is the facade of the buildings. The fire came so, so close to the buildings a couple of weeks ago. <br /><br />I do not like Los Angeles or Santa Monica at all. The last time I was on the Pier was about five years ago, and it was difficult to walk down to the end without stepping by and around the homeless and helpless. Sad and frustrating that this country of plenty discounts so many people and problems. <br /><br />I did live in Ventura for three years and loved the relatively old town and its people. Most recently, we had a second home northern California for three years and that was a good experience. Wonderful people and places to visit that were completely different from the fake and self-absorbed people of southern California.<br /><br />Just my opinion, you understand. <br />Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918984384091134565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73806029887364112018-01-11T18:04:21.742+00:002018-01-11T18:04:21.742+00:00Tampa? That's Steve Reed's old stomping gr...Tampa? That's Steve Reed's old stomping ground. See above. <br /><br />I think that each homeless person has a different story to tell. I also find some of them a bit "scary" because desperate people can do desperate things.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82390330340041330292018-01-11T16:55:29.478+00:002018-01-11T16:55:29.478+00:00I see homeless people in my town and other German ...I see homeless people in my town and other German towns, too; they have somehow "always" been part of the picture to a certain extent. I do feel sorry for them but I do not give them any money; sometimes I am unsure about what would be the right thing to do, and sometimes I am plained scared of them, when they appear to be drunk or drugged or both.<br /><br />The only time I have been to the US so far was in 1999 to Florida, mostly in and around Tampa. Your holiday impressions are so vivid and descriptive.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60087223827015757922018-01-11T15:47:45.297+00:002018-01-11T15:47:45.297+00:00We never used to have any homeless people in my Sh...We never used to have any homeless people in my Sheffield suburb but under the current Tory regime we have seen the problem begin and watched it grow. It is the same in most northern cities but I saw far more rough sleepers in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver (Canada) three years ago.<br /><br />Some art galleries cite copyright concerns but I think they are simply being officious for the sake of it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59895791347918467922018-01-11T15:28:14.591+00:002018-01-11T15:28:14.591+00:00I enjoy reading your impressions of the USA and, e...I enjoy reading your impressions of the USA and, especially, LA, a city that a lot of people hate but that I like a lot. Homelessness is a problem in most major American cities (I see it in London too, although to a lesser degree) but it's particularly acute, not surprisingly, in warm places. I used to see a lot of homelessness in my home state of Florida.<br /><br />Museums all seem to have different rules about photography, both here in Europe and in the US. At the Louvre, for example, tons of people cluster around the Mona Lisa, taking photos. I think they're allowed at Tate Britain and the Courtauld, too. (I've taken pictures there, in any case!) But yeah, at some other museums, they're prohibited. It's weird.<br /><br />If a flash isn't used, a picture seems a harmless enough thing. I think some museums suspect it deprives them of revenue from postcards and that kind of thing -- but then, they get publicity with photos on social media, right?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com