tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post7185089649601509445..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: NamesGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69884408692794452562017-11-18T09:01:41.087+00:002017-11-18T09:01:41.087+00:00Thanks Diane. Hopefully it will be gone before nex...Thanks Diane. Hopefully it will be gone before next year......I really hope.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72732508067782363212017-11-18T08:59:44.552+00:002017-11-18T08:59:44.552+00:00Very poetic Mrs S. A friend and I had intended to ...Very poetic Mrs S. A friend and I had intended to go over to Callanish for lunch this week but circumstances managed to conspire against us.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48946217811049255092017-11-17T06:48:53.448+00:002017-11-17T06:48:53.448+00:00I'm glad you don't have a kidney stone as ...I'm glad you don't have a kidney stone as big as those Callanash Stones. I also hope it doesn't stay as long as those stones have stayed there. Take care.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75996352071631300582017-11-16T13:58:29.615+00:002017-11-16T13:58:29.615+00:00Ah, the Callanish stones... isn't it amazing h...Ah, the Callanish stones... isn't it amazing how some stones inspire awe and admiration, and others inspire frustration and pain? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but stones by other names certainly hold a different meaning.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27346997622809695752017-11-16T13:51:53.847+00:002017-11-16T13:51:53.847+00:00I'm with Adrian on this one.I'm with Adrian on this one.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27500250193290081572017-11-15T22:18:08.894+00:002017-11-15T22:18:08.894+00:00No, Frances, the stone is still very much embedded...No, Frances, the stone is still very much embedded in my kidney and resisting all attacks upon it. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72835557285669047092017-11-15T22:16:25.377+00:002017-11-15T22:16:25.377+00:00I can well imagine, Meike, that naming body parts ...I can well imagine, Meike, that naming body parts isn't something you, and the majority of people, are likely to do.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13910474114681197312017-11-15T21:58:56.518+00:002017-11-15T21:58:56.518+00:00I'm sure I can imagine, Adrian, and I'm pr...I'm sure I can imagine, Adrian, and I'm pretty sure I've used some of those names too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59272101264481473702017-11-15T21:58:01.244+00:002017-11-15T21:58:01.244+00:00Cro, they are very special, large and, unlike Ston...Cro, they are very special, large and, unlike Stonehenge, you can walk in amongst them. We have quite a few stone circles and the like on the Island.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57138608726244009862017-11-15T21:57:02.668+00:002017-11-15T21:57:02.668+00:00Well, Lee, I might not have shouted them out loud ...Well, Lee, I might not have shouted them out loud But I'm sure there are those who would be shocked if they could read my thoughts.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90141899890224331542017-11-15T21:54:58.311+00:002017-11-15T21:54:58.311+00:00Absolutely no chance of that at all, Jenny: the so...Absolutely no chance of that at all, Jenny: the sooner the better.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82983828988967975562017-11-15T21:54:12.741+00:002017-11-15T21:54:12.741+00:00You're right Kylie. It's not a friendly ob...You're right Kylie. It's not a friendly object but it is part of me for the time being.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66007449118092155082017-11-15T21:52:57.297+00:002017-11-15T21:52:57.297+00:00As they say, Amy, "Every day is a school day....As they say, Amy, "Every day is a school day."Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28788120986655988792017-11-15T21:51:26.896+00:002017-11-15T21:51:26.896+00:00Thanks, Helen. There must be endless possibilities...Thanks, Helen. There must be endless possibilities for naming things. I still haven't managed to name the Volvo though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38107233847300962852017-11-15T21:49:28.461+00:002017-11-15T21:49:28.461+00:00Another laugh, YP. Thanks.Another laugh, YP. Thanks.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87377794689846538902017-11-15T21:48:42.192+00:002017-11-15T21:48:42.192+00:00I did indeed, Red.I did indeed, Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24094009693903416182017-11-15T19:01:17.942+00:002017-11-15T19:01:17.942+00:00This must mean that the stone is out, which is gre...This must mean that the stone is out, which is great news. How are you, Graham? (I wasn't allowed to keep the head of my femur, although I thought it belonged to me and was quite annoyed.)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58995307622103227252017-11-15T07:23:20.652+00:002017-11-15T07:23:20.652+00:00It would never occur to me to name something like ...It would never occur to me to name something like that, but I find the idea intriguing and of course the explanation of "Cal" and what it can mean very interesting.<br />If I'd have to name my left eye, it would be Troublemaker or something like that!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61566721337228551932017-11-15T06:09:47.338+00:002017-11-15T06:09:47.338+00:00Very restrained. I know what I'd call it were ...Very restrained. I know what I'd call it were it mine.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16127085795224149302017-11-15T04:47:04.369+00:002017-11-15T04:47:04.369+00:00Those standing stones are spectacular. I hadn'...Those standing stones are spectacular. I hadn't seen them before, there's so much in the world that we all have yet to discover.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47403383237954773402017-11-14T21:50:41.025+00:002017-11-14T21:50:41.025+00:00'Tis good to name things, including kidney sto...'Tis good to name things, including kidney stones. I'm sure you add more colourful names to them when in private, too. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89473069446161647252017-11-14T20:54:57.791+00:002017-11-14T20:54:57.791+00:00Always a good idea to give things a name. I am gla...Always a good idea to give things a name. I am glad you have personified your stone as something quite friendly. As long as you don't start feeling rather sorry to get rid of him when the time comes....Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26435876738323169912017-11-14T20:29:42.606+00:002017-11-14T20:29:42.606+00:00I immediately thought of Calcium so it's very ...I immediately thought of Calcium so it's very fitting although I think Cal is perhaps too friendly a name for such a pest. I like your photo of the Callanish stones, I'll have to look them upkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51586935755142180222017-11-14T20:23:08.271+00:002017-11-14T20:23:08.271+00:00Cal is a clever name, you learn something new ever...Cal is a clever name, you learn something new every day :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82164606752333736552017-11-14T19:55:44.950+00:002017-11-14T19:55:44.950+00:00I did wonder after I commented if the name was rel...I did wonder after I commented if the name was related to calcium so I'm pleased you've blogged the full story.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.com