tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post1170556177475705751..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Apology to a StrangerMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-61405962125057245142013-01-30T15:30:26.879-08:002013-01-30T15:30:26.879-08:00It doesn't bother me in the least-- although w...It doesn't bother me in the least-- although when they are playing it loud (as happens) I feel less tolerant!Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-77981680571960620212013-01-30T14:59:32.701-08:002013-01-30T14:59:32.701-08:00I empathize. A handful of times I've commente...I empathize. A handful of times I've commented on blogs imagining I was making a salient point with admirable wit and clarity, and fighting some good fight or other, and then looked back and realised I was mainly trying to put someone back in their box and vaunt myself.<br /><br />Still the gist of your letter is spot on. Although where do you stand on people on buses wearing headphones forcing us all to a listen to a tinny version of their shocking taste in music?mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984879719516554591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-71868925262590178982013-01-29T13:32:00.985-08:002013-01-29T13:32:00.985-08:00Ah, well ... now you know what to look out for in ...Ah, well ... now you know what to look out for in the future!Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-4965962015497855452013-01-29T13:18:09.803-08:002013-01-29T13:18:09.803-08:00I am not always great at remembering names but I&#...I am not always great at remembering names but I'm sure I've read them and nodded in approval! I'm a first-thing-in-the-morning man too, when it comes to the correpondence columns.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-64751097803041902262013-01-29T12:53:53.304-08:002013-01-29T12:53:53.304-08:00first thing I look at every morning (& sometim...first thing I look at every morning (& sometimes the only thing!). I'm also something of an inveterate letter writer myself. Maybe you've seen some of them - Rev Fr Patrick G Burke, Castlecomer?Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-84145777593377844572013-01-29T12:07:21.299-08:002013-01-29T12:07:21.299-08:00We are obviously both avid followers of the Irish ...We are obviously both avid followers of the Irish Times letters page, Father! To be honest, it's pretty much the only part of the newpaper that I regularly read!Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-28792577402406961482013-01-29T11:54:06.688-08:002013-01-29T11:54:06.688-08:00I dunno, MO'C,
having read Ms Egan's lette...I dunno, MO'C,<br />having read Ms Egan's letter, I think she needs to develop a thicker skin. Maybe your letter will help!Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.com