tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post4369057460237973922..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Not so "square" Roland!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-428533423912106312008-07-26T17:33:00.000+02:002008-07-26T17:33:00.000+02:00Fine with me, usE.Fine with me, usE.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47716518662110753732008-07-26T15:57:00.000+02:002008-07-26T15:57:00.000+02:00Many days your blog lifts me out of my own problem...Many days your blog lifts me out of my own problems and lets me relive moments spent in your wonderful city. But the others are right--take a break, recharge. We'll wait! Best wishes and happy weekend.RDierkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147964923016939838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-42519981053186968202008-07-26T08:21:00.000+02:002008-07-26T08:21:00.000+02:00Petrea, when I'm ready to travel down to Pasadena ...Petrea, when I'm ready to travel down to Pasadena to personally deliver "The P Files" pilot episode script, I'll pre-load a set. How's that?USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-9335586383830917842008-07-26T06:22:00.000+02:002008-07-26T06:22:00.000+02:00USElaine, I love your knob idea. If Eric doesn't d...USElaine, I love your knob idea. If Eric doesn't do it, I'd be up for the USElaine Willits Knob of the Day series.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76420912969405792802008-07-26T00:20:00.000+02:002008-07-26T00:20:00.000+02:00tomate farcie -- too funny!Eric, I concur with eve...tomate farcie -- too funny!<BR/><BR/>Eric, I concur with everyone. Your efforts are so appreciated by us all. But we appreciate you more! <BR/><BR/>I'm sending good thoughts and blessings your way.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269682668189456166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65187676377062172002008-07-25T23:53:00.000+02:002008-07-25T23:53:00.000+02:00Ah, there it is. So many options, so much love. If...Ah, there it is. So many options, so much love. If only we could do for you what you have done for us.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-68297581054945453752008-07-25T23:26:00.000+02:002008-07-25T23:26:00.000+02:00I think Tomate's got the right idea. Get some res...I think Tomate's got the right idea. Get some rest, Eric.Coltrane_liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449241394346466734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25068399481076223532008-07-25T22:55:00.000+02:002008-07-25T22:55:00.000+02:00Eric, just load this into your template for a day ...Eric, just <A HREF="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/blogger_outage_small.gif" REL="nofollow">load this</A> into your template for a day or two and get some sleep! <BR/><BR/>Doing something well doesn't mean being obsessed! ;) We love you anyway, get some sleep! :)Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-52896668723205090872008-07-25T22:21:00.000+02:002008-07-25T22:21:00.000+02:00Eric, "Where about in SV?" 1400 Page Mill Road, I...Eric, "Where about in SV?" 1400 Page Mill Road, I'm in a Stanford building. I can see the Stanford campus landmark building straight ahead. "...there are many, many French people in Silicon Valley." So I've noticed. Sitting in front of me on the CalTrain the other day was a Frenchmen talking on his phone (in French) while working on his laptop (multi-tasking). Hey! It's a French invasion ;-) A man who sits in the cube next to me in the office said yesterday, "I feel overwhelmed". Hmmmm, gee, that sounds familiar. I told him that he wasn't alone. He really looked beat.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-41252888404624467892008-07-25T22:07:00.000+02:002008-07-25T22:07:00.000+02:00uselaine hears nothing but the sound of crickets c...<I>uselaine hears nothing but the sound of crickets chirping...</I>USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-11705815820898889002008-07-25T21:00:00.000+02:002008-07-25T21:00:00.000+02:00Doorknobs, handles, push plates, latches - they ar...Doorknobs, handles, push plates, latches - they are a fascinating universe unto themselves. So many hands, so little time. And French ones! Ooo-lala!<BR/><BR/>Here's a thought. As you go through your day tomorrow, photograph each one as you come to it in the course of your ordinary activities - just once per door will be fine. Then load them into the Blogger scheduler in the order you encountered them. So it might go: My Bathroom Knob; My Front Door Knob; Elevator Button; My Street Door Handle; My Garden Gate Latch; My Car Handle; My Office Building Push Plate; Porky's Restaurant Push Plate; Men's Room Push Plate; ... you get the idea. The more knobs you can photograph in one day, the more days you can pre-load for! Then sit back and relax while we scramble to our screens each day to fall in love with you more and more! <BR/><BR/>May you sleep the sleep of the innocent, dear man.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-53292392448573369472008-07-25T20:08:00.000+02:002008-07-25T20:08:00.000+02:00USElaine. Well more that the donkey did it, but it...USElaine. Well more that the donkey did it, but it was attributed to a mystery human, I guess.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rose. "I bet it looked better than the works by Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin!" LOL!<BR/><BR/>Lois "That is way cool. I just love this story. " I knew you would ;)<BR/><BR/>David "Now the rising stars in the elephant art world have their own dedicated art gallery on the Internet, at www.novica.com. Elephant paintings at this site sell for around $300." Thanks for the link. Why not actually? What makes the value of a painting? that it was painted by somebody famous or that it's beautiful?<BR/><BR/>Jeff "Je comprends, quelquefois la vie est un ours affamé." I did not know the expression but I love it! Thanks for the best wishes;)<BR/><BR/>Kim. Thank you ;)<BR/><BR/>USElaine. "I hope this blog isn't just another yoke around his neck." At this very moment it is. But failing to post would make make more miserable! I don't know what prevents me from taking a break. My upbringing probably. "What is worth doing is worth doing well!" or "Don't start something you cannot finish"!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Alexa. "And I think Eric should consider your offer" You're all so sweet. I swear I will if I have to.<BR/><BR/>Suzy. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Christie. "Sometimes I forget that you don't lead the charmed life we see on the blog page, but that you're human like the rest of us! " LOL. That is so true. Thank you for your consideration, I appreciate.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear that Lily. The weekend is coming up, how about going away for a quick break?!<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Grand" Gray "Myself along with many of the above would like to thank Eric and wish him all the best regarding his present travails." Thank you ;)<BR/><BR/>Merci Lynn. Nothing serious. I'm just overwhelmed with things at the moment. I simply find it hard to get up in the morning ;) It will change, I promise!<BR/><BR/>Misplaced Parisian. Thank you. You'll all very sweet.<BR/><BR/>RichPainter. "I'm sure that nobody would complain if you needed to take a few days off to re-charge." You're probably right, but I can't help it. I feel like I am in the hatch in the TV series Lost and I have to punch these numbers otherwise the cave is going to collapse!<BR/><BR/>PHX-CDG "Eric, I am making the crew wait for me as I found an internet cafe here in Bellagio, Italy. Does that show my dedication?" You're so funny;)<BR/><BR/>Petrea"Although Christie, I'm not sure you're right that Eric's human like the rest of us, because I can't imagine how he does this. " LOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Call me Mr Spock!<BR/><BR/>Petrea (2) "Eric, Katie (of Berkeley, Katiefornia) is in Pasadena today, visiting because she enjoyed my blog, which I started because of you. There are hundreds like us. We're having lunch with Pont Girl and Carrie and maybe Tall Gary today, because of you. We'll send you all the good vibes we can muster!" Super cool! I wish I were with you in California, right now ;)<BR/><BR/>Lois. "I have a contract job in Silicon Valley for the next three or four months." Excellent! Where about in SV? I'm not surprised you came across a French lady, there are many, many French people in Silicon Valley.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Cali<BR/><BR/>Tomate. "Everybody deserves a few days off!! You must be French! LOL!!!!! Thank you, you're sweet.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796507758758766120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-88124135029791006152008-07-25T19:50:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:50:00.000+02:00Here's some fun I had in the local newspaper:http:...Here's some fun I had in the local newspaper:<BR/><BR/>http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/25875149.html?location_refer=Letters:highlightModules:2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70957747111862708702008-07-25T19:49:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:49:00.000+02:00Tall Gary: "And to express how impressed I am with...Tall Gary: "And to express how impressed I am with Jeff's prodigious perspicacity placing Parisian perambulations."<BR/><BR/>Merci beudeugeudeu!<BR/><BR/>Coltrane: The whatchit wizzit chicken? Maybe I need to read the news...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-20499416667125977342008-07-25T19:31:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:31:00.000+02:00Christie, yes, you do speak for me too! :)"in the...Christie, yes, you do speak for me too! :)<BR/><BR/>"in the USA, the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic party and the elephant is the symbol of the Republican party. My guess is that would make the elephant paintings cost a lot more, but the donkey paintings would have more appeal to the masses of working people." <BR/>LOL, David, good one!! :)Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-41166445814949570562008-07-25T19:27:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:27:00.000+02:00ColtraneLet me be in charge of the crown polishing...Coltrane<BR/>Let me be in charge of the crown polishing charges. You give me a commission -lets say 60% - and I will take of all...<BR/>By the way...have you got a donkey? If not, I have one for sale 400 Euros...<BR/><BR/>Alexa<BR/>It is lovely to know that other people love PDP "almost" as much as me ;)! lolRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482335102412437745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-85502552063634747132008-07-25T19:24:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:24:00.000+02:00but I hope this blog isn't just another yoke aroun...<I>but I hope this blog isn't just another yoke around his neck. Three years of unfailing publication, 7 days a week, is monumental. How about a sort of "vacation"? Permission to post a week of, say, doorknobs, with one line of text attributing it to a neighborhood, and done?</I><BR/><BR/>You know, I have to agree with Elaine, here. Personally, I think you should put this blog on a week-vacation, never mind the door knobs, just turn off the computer a while and get some sleep!<BR/><BR/>I realize that this may be an unpopular comment, and I'm sorry about that, but let's face it, guys, 3 years of non-stop daily posting, I mean come on!!! <B>Everybody deserves a few days off!! </B> We'll all be here when you get back, you know. Think about it, Eric.Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-22670537629461015152008-07-25T19:10:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:10:00.000+02:00Sorry to hear that, Eric. Hang in there! As to t...Sorry to hear that, Eric. Hang in there! <BR/><BR/>As to the donkey story, I love it! It's a great story, and a gentle nudge to all the people and artists who take themselves too seriously. ;)Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-60708079611776559832008-07-25T19:08:00.000+02:002008-07-25T19:08:00.000+02:00That's the best painting by an ass I've seen so fa...That's the best painting by an ass I've seen so far!<BR/><BR/>Your rough week is over. Hope your weekend is much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-648559202275078802008-07-25T18:29:00.000+02:002008-07-25T18:29:00.000+02:00Hi Eric, guess where I am???? I have a contract jo...Hi Eric, guess where I am???? I have a contract job in Silicon Valley for the next three or four months. Remember Silicon Valley? I don't know my way around here. I am taking the Stanford shuttle from the CalTrain. A women came up to me while I was waiting for the shuttle, and asked me directions. She said she was new here, and that she was from France. hahahahaha Talk about the blind leading the blind. We wondered down the street -- I tried to point her in the right direction -- I hope she made it. I told her I was new here too; however, I am learning. Have a wonderful weekend Eric. Catch up on your zzzzzzzz! bisousLois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1839971716714110472008-07-25T18:17:00.000+02:002008-07-25T18:17:00.000+02:00Eric, Elaine's right: you don't have to post somet...Eric, Elaine's right: you don't have to post something fabulous every day. A Parisian doorknob would make me very happy. And Christie's right: we're all so grateful. Although Christie, I'm not sure you're right that Eric's human like the rest of us, because I can't imagine how he does this. Except he does have Paris.<BR/><BR/>It is nice to think that after living in Paris--how long have you lived there, Eric?--you can still discover something new, as it seems maybe Square Roland Dorgeles was to you this day.<BR/><BR/>Eric, Katie (of Berkeley, Katiefornia) is in Pasadena today, visiting because she enjoyed my blog, which I started because of you. There are hundreds like us. We're having lunch with Pont Girl and Carrie and maybe Tall Gary today, because of you. We'll send you all the good vibes we can muster!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-5161789108237727262008-07-25T17:42:00.000+02:002008-07-25T17:42:00.000+02:00I think the donkey does pretty good work....for a ...I think the donkey does pretty good work....for a donkey.<BR/>Eric, I am making the crew wait for me as I found an internet cafe here in Bellagio, Italy. Does that show my dedication? My addiction? Hope this shows you one more person WHO CAN'T live without these photos and special places you find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-2672538443778323592008-07-25T16:59:00.000+02:002008-07-25T16:59:00.000+02:00Wow -- now there's a shiny crown! Thanks Colt...Wow -- now there's a shiny crown! Thanks Coltrane. I am proud to wear it. And perhaps the whole "donkey factor" will keep la petite Reine Guille from feeling the need to claim it every day. ;~>Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-84223480137550915752008-07-25T16:08:00.000+02:002008-07-25T16:08:00.000+02:00Rose...let's let the donkey decide on the GF crown...Rose...let's let the donkey decide on the GF crown cleaning charges. I will say that he does work cheaper than the Karate Kid.<BR/>;-)Coltrane_liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449241394346466734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-89560233458563387362008-07-25T14:52:00.000+02:002008-07-25T14:52:00.000+02:00EricI look at your site every day and am amazed at...Eric<BR/><BR/>I look at your site every day and am amazed at how dedicated you are to keeping us all entertained. I'm sure that nobody would complain if you needed to take a few days off to re-charge. I daresay that you've got many brilliant stock photos that people can appreciate. <BR/><BR/>All the bestrich.painter21https://www.blogger.com/profile/05382443704044430696noreply@blogger.com