tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906697713462162467.post936948607010119692..comments2024-03-26T09:05:17.508-04:00Comments on Doubt the Experts: DiaryPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298717917068277282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906697713462162467.post-57351940222623695942019-07-25T08:05:04.924-04:002019-07-25T08:05:04.924-04:00For me, the Broyard book was a real find. Unfortun...For me, the Broyard book was a real find. Unfortunately, I doubt that I'll be able to locate many equivalent ones. In 1946 there was a real freshness in the arts that now seems to have evaporated. <br /><br />I hope that your mother recovers adequately. We have a lot of old fogy friends here who are starting to die off. One has Parkinson's but seems to be holding up well.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I don't really need a lot of comments, but it is nice to get one every once in a while to know that someone is actually reading this blog.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298717917068277282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906697713462162467.post-22822958115910488152019-07-25T03:51:26.958-04:002019-07-25T03:51:26.958-04:00Since you mention comments, I'll say that I en...Since you mention comments, I'll say that I enjoyed your post on Broyard.<br /><br />One of your points here, on your contact with the owners of the stargazing equipment you buy, reminded me of something my mother, who has Parkinson's and underwent a procedure called deep brain stimulation, told me. She had a fairly long (and reassuring) phone conversation with the owner of a small medical equipment company that makes the frame (I think that's what she called it) used in the procedure.John P.noreply@blogger.com