Comments on: It really is a small world

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:04:03 +0000

Kalpa: your comment here got me re-reading the entire post and comment thread. Wow, I’ll let Zarinna know you posted here. Let me know if you want to get in touch with her via email, I can make that happen easily.

By: Kalpa

Kalpa — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:27:40 +0000

Brilliant coincidence! Indeed, it’s a small world. I remember Zarinna as a girl in my class at high school. If I recall right, she was athletic, a sports enthusiast, always with a pleasant countenance. I’m sure her mother’s noble work must have had some influence on shaping her own personality. Your portrait of her is much in keeping with my image of her from those childhood days. Thanks for sharing your story.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:49:53 +0000

Puneet: Well said (quoted).

By: Puneet

Puneet — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:51:13 +0000

How lovely! It is a small world, but it also proves one of Salman Rushdie’s theories:

Indians are like sand… we get everywhere.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:39:27 +0000

Prakash: Thanks for looking reading and commenting.

I said to my wife (the author of the content in Confusing Words) how amazing it is that in this day and age there are people on the other side of the world using it and reading content that she wrote ten years ago (many of the examples date it).

We don’t take for granted that people around the world find it useful. I wish we had the time to get back to work on it, it was quite a lot of fun.

Thanks for being in touch and letting me know about the email bounce.

By: Prakash

Prakash — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:51:36 +0000

An interesting anectode and very well presented too. Just the right length, I for one enjoyed it thoroughly.

Yes, we do come across these little ‘miracles’ in life every once in a while – it makes life so interesting and keeps our faiths alive too.

Thanks for directing me to this page. Your photographs are superb! As an additional bonus, I now ‘know’ who was I mailing to on gmail today.

Keep up the good work.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:20:12 +0000

Ya Ya. Yes, every time someone comments here I think of this and get worked up all over again. You, as a world traveler, probably have a better idea of the odds for this than most people. This is so very rare…

By: Ya Ya

Ya Ya — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:41:23 +0000

The world is indeed round… ^_^

You must still be in awe now….

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:20:49 +0000

Chet, Yes, you're right, we did use our AlphaSmarts on both the trip over and back and I had a picture of us doing that up at the old AlphaSmart web site for years. Good memory. I've got other long pieces up at the site, they're just buried now. Check this one out: Irving's Pool Table. Or this one: A Climbing Story.

By: Chet

Chet — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:21:39 +0000

Richard – this brought tears to my eyes.

I remember your story of how you used your AlphaSmart 2000 as a tray during your flight, tho I can’t remember if it was there or back. There was an accompanying picture of you and Bart with your AS2Ks balanced on your knees.

This is probably the longest piece I remember reading on your site here. Keep them coming!