tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post7394383814439187625..comments2024-03-07T12:57:35.296-05:00Comments on Varieties of Unreligious Experience: RothschildConrad H. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-15646076393523542882009-11-07T20:24:41.350-05:002009-11-07T20:24:41.350-05:00How come Mr. Language knows I'm a Varieties la...How come Mr. Language knows I'm a Varieties late night reader? Reminds me of a short story. <br /><br />"Here is what sometimes happened to me: after spending the first part of the night at my desk - that part when night trudges heavily uphill - I would emerge<br />from the trance of my task at the exact moment when night had reached the summit and was teetering on that crest, ready to roll down into the haze of<br />dawn; I would get up from my chair, feeling chilly and utterly spent, turn on the light in my bedroom, and suddenly see myself in the looking glass."<br /><br />Easy to guess.Pedro Páramo - anonymous beforenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-59251124191244204052009-11-05T12:58:38.078-05:002009-11-05T12:58:38.078-05:00In my anonymous petitioners' (or petitioner...In my anonymous petitioners' (or petitioner's?) defence, Owen is not yet born. Not that we have had an easy time of it so far... Nonetheless, I do plan on writing something here next week. Best wishes to all.Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-85856658588563480822009-11-05T09:30:06.731-05:002009-11-05T09:30:06.731-05:00Give the man a break. Have you ever dealt with a ...Give the man a break. Have you ever dealt with a small child? We'll be lucky to see him again before next year. Just be glad that he shared his joy with us, and that <i>you</i> get to sleep at night!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-54533798913043800882009-11-03T18:44:19.457-05:002009-11-03T18:44:19.457-05:00Don't stop writing for God's sake I miss y...Don't stop writing for God's sake I miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-91203739123169505082009-10-31T01:31:00.966-04:002009-10-31T01:31:00.966-04:00Start writing again, please.Start writing again, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-32478460036846575862009-10-09T18:21:52.788-04:002009-10-09T18:21:52.788-04:00Congratulations **** I'll be in touch soon, gr...Congratulations **** I'll be in touch soon, great news, I am very happy for you both.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533678970029159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-51654841747778279112009-08-30T07:51:09.882-04:002009-08-30T07:51:09.882-04:00Congratulations! Owen has a nice ring to it, but w...Congratulations! Owen has a nice ring to it, but what do I know. I'd always said I'd name a son Dimitri, but now I feel like Owen would sound just as delightful.<br /><br />But is it a matter of sound even? What do I know.<br /><br />In any event, congratulations!Migs Bassighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993507822600826775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-89534918219373291432009-08-26T16:08:23.262-04:002009-08-26T16:08:23.262-04:00Nope.Nope.Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-64441693565876077852009-08-26T12:18:01.427-04:002009-08-26T12:18:01.427-04:00Congratulations, Lily & Conrad. Owen is an ex...Congratulations, Lily & Conrad. Owen is an excellent name. Will he have middle names?AJP Crownhttp://abadguide.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-11394496859399182642009-08-13T07:28:21.177-04:002009-08-13T07:28:21.177-04:00Well done, both (all three?) of you!Well done, both (all three?) of you!A. Ominoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807400943709124236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-75661740507531882632009-08-07T22:44:08.092-04:002009-08-07T22:44:08.092-04:00Yes, my father's name is Eugene (Eugenio), so ...Yes, my father's name is Eugene (Eugenio), so Owen is also a nod to him. <br /><br />Mrs. Lily RothMrs. Lily-Plum Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113658106052915152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-38594515687136615912009-08-07T09:05:04.934-04:002009-08-07T09:05:04.934-04:00Owen is an excellent name, traditional without bei...Owen is an excellent name, traditional without being boring (in Latin class he will presumably be Eugenius), and of course my heartiest congratulations. Thanks for sharing your good tidings!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-32157865202752471902009-08-04T16:35:25.288-04:002009-08-04T16:35:25.288-04:00Conrad, that's really wonderful news!
I only...Conrad, that's really wonderful news! <br /><br />I only offer one cuation about the pre-naming. My wife and I had a name for our son picked out and when he arrived were horrified to discover that <i>he looked nothing like the chosen name</i>. <br /><br />So he lay there, nameless for a few days until we had a conversation where it turned out that both of us had a backup name, and that both of us had the same back up name. <br /><br />Nevertheless, Owen is a delighful name!Andrew W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00071098030747838202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-32162161011145231232009-08-04T05:37:26.004-04:002009-08-04T05:37:26.004-04:00Conrad,'van harte gefeliciteerd' (Dutch), ...Conrad,'van harte gefeliciteerd' (Dutch), MoniqueMoniquehttp://www.rabelais.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-45948758011848403462009-08-02T20:19:35.635-04:002009-08-02T20:19:35.635-04:00Blimey, AJS, I hadn't thought of that, but I l...Blimey, AJS, I hadn't thought of that, but I love it!<br /><br />James: I'm afraid Time found <em>me</em>.<br /><br />Eddie: A gentleman never reveals his age. Anyway, thank you. I went through many "toilet" years myself.Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-42791169366657106652009-08-02T14:53:07.792-04:002009-08-02T14:53:07.792-04:00A winning (Owen-ing) name. (AJS's Witzelsucht ...A winning (Owen-ing) name. (AJS's Witzelsucht is clearly quite contagious). Congratulations! However, your impending fatherhood does make me mildly envious, given that you're on course to be one of those cool young pops (what are you, 26?, 27?) whilst I continue profligately to flush my seed and my life down the toilet :-P.Eddie Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-44477104977974730452009-08-01T21:18:23.247-04:002009-08-01T21:18:23.247-04:00Congratulations. How did you find the time?Congratulations. How did you find the time?James Ashleyhttp://www.imaginativeuniversal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-44919710414381314352009-08-01T16:00:27.906-04:002009-08-01T16:00:27.906-04:00O'Wen, the London-born...and playing with the ...O'Wen, the London-born...and playing with the letters further, I've a fellow of his own age with Eugene, NOW.<br /><br />All my best to the three of you.AJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254940702398167176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-12446574958929743002009-08-01T13:35:01.229-04:002009-08-01T13:35:01.229-04:00Conrad, let me chime in here too: CONGRATULATIONS!...Conrad, let me chime in here too: CONGRATULATIONS!! And Owen is a beautiful name!Peonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418037102755683814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-13187466578699181602009-08-01T08:57:31.247-04:002009-08-01T08:57:31.247-04:00I think Conrad and Owen will be a formidable combi...I think Conrad and Owen will be a formidable combination -- luckily Mrs Roth is well up to the task of keeping you both in order. Congratulations!arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-20401382506529599162009-08-01T03:53:00.656-04:002009-08-01T03:53:00.656-04:00perhaps he is thinking about making you a grandfat...perhaps he is thinking about making you a grandfather...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-30288676544163226712009-07-31T21:11:18.586-04:002009-07-31T21:11:18.586-04:00Thanks, friends. John: Owen is quite genuine.Thanks, friends. John: Owen is quite genuine.Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-91409587976343236302009-07-31T20:20:30.194-04:002009-07-31T20:20:30.194-04:00Originality be damned: congratulations.Originality be damned: congratulations.Paul M. Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925737399903171837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-56336602591963678432009-07-31T19:55:55.276-04:002009-07-31T19:55:55.276-04:00Congratulations indeed.
Will Owen be, as it were,...Congratulations indeed.<br /><br />Will Owen be, as it were, his <i>actual</i> name, or merely, as you might say, his <i>nom de blog</i>?<br /><br />I look forward to the post announcing his birth, so that I can precisely eight days later add a comment reading "Doing anything special today?"John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-64183347048417207832009-07-31T19:25:31.020-04:002009-07-31T19:25:31.020-04:00Congratulations! (:Congratulations! (:Pedronoreply@blogger.com