tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post409437814410694507..comments2023-10-11T03:42:53.576-07:00Comments on Shades Of The Departed: A Sign Of The TimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-8670839020598602572009-07-30T13:24:18.153-07:002009-07-30T13:24:18.153-07:00She doesn't look especially happy, does she? ...She doesn't look especially happy, does she? But with a husband 40 years her senior, I suppose that's understandable.<br /><br />I love all the detail you've managed to pick out of the card.Sheilahttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-90443612641075168802009-07-24T11:50:07.943-07:002009-07-24T11:50:07.943-07:00Hey Brett. I am a Missouri girl born and raised, a...Hey Brett. I am a Missouri girl born and raised, and a lover of Mark Twain. I was also fortunate enough to marry into a family with a Mark Twain scholar. That's made for some of the best conversations I've ever had.<br /><br />It is said Samuel and my Great Grandfather Isaac Campbell belonged to the same Lodge. A letter from Clemens to that ancestor has since disappeared. I continue to look.<br /><br />Going to check out your book.<br /><br />-fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-68570830844675933582009-07-24T02:30:37.574-07:002009-07-24T02:30:37.574-07:00And I suppose you all know without me needing to r...And I suppose you all know without me needing to remind you that Hannibal, Missouri was Sam Clemens' boyhood home. I'm currently reading the very interesting, although rather lengthy, biography "Mark Twain - A Life" by Ron Powers (publ. 2005 by Free Press, New York, ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-4899-0). By April 1911 he had been dead for just over a year, departing - as he had predicted - with Halley's Comet, although the tourist industry based around the stories of his legendary youth was probably already well developed.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-59633192589025297492009-07-21T09:17:00.288-07:002009-07-21T09:17:00.288-07:00Thank you, Jasia. They are some of my favorite to ...Thank you, Jasia. They are some of my favorite to write.<br /><br />I'm going to "dial back" (pun intended) the social networking and write. It's where my heart is.<br /><br />Just call me the "Anti-social footnoteMaven."<br /><br />-fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-39510011358704499262009-07-21T09:08:03.132-07:002009-07-21T09:08:03.132-07:00I love when you write these sorts of articles, fM....I love when you write these sorts of articles, fM... entertaining and educational! Thanks!Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.com