tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post7053822265324435491..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: Calgary Book Club: Will Ferguson's "419"Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3850158128376993062018-05-16T11:55:55.419-06:002018-05-16T11:55:55.419-06:00I must read "Life of Pi!" Thank you for...I must read "Life of Pi!" Thank you for reminding me, Heidrun!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91933563357626110772018-05-15T09:55:38.364-06:002018-05-15T09:55:38.364-06:00The festival happens each year and good reads are ...The festival happens each year and good reads are always available. Life of Pie was one in the past.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-18900683472073551262013-03-30T12:44:45.711-06:002013-03-30T12:44:45.711-06:00And Barb is doing well ~ thanks for your good wish...And Barb is doing well ~ thanks for your good wishes to her!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8019828871557549012013-03-30T12:44:07.086-06:002013-03-30T12:44:07.086-06:00Hi Noushka! I do really appreciate your photograp...Hi Noushka! I do really appreciate your photography! I think it is amazing! Your book on Africa sounds wonderful! I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I could. Just knowing that you wrote it would be enough! There's always e-publishing! My sister Bertie has published two books, and what a ride that has been. Definitely time consuming and full of pitfalls! Easter weekend wishes right back at you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-45516391527090607272013-03-30T12:40:23.976-06:002013-03-30T12:40:23.976-06:00Hi Laeli! Thank you for your kind comment! More ...Hi Laeli! Thank you for your kind comment! More of Ferguson's books are on my list, now that I have been introduced to him! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35736021504575974352013-03-30T12:38:39.510-06:002013-03-30T12:38:39.510-06:00Hi B&R! Thank you for your kind words. Becky...Hi B&R! Thank you for your kind words. Becky's blog was darling, and I can see the help of an amazing and supportive mother in it! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8244172439235039252013-03-30T12:37:22.114-06:002013-03-30T12:37:22.114-06:00Thank you Dreaming! You are always so kind in you...Thank you Dreaming! You are always so kind in your comments. Books are one of the greatest pleasures in my life, so my hostess duties were far more pleasure than pain. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83560685243624325142013-03-30T12:35:32.813-06:002013-03-30T12:35:32.813-06:00Hi Ivan! I'm so glad that you stopped your fr...Hi Ivan! I'm so glad that you stopped your friend in time. It is very sad how cruel people prey on others. Thanks for the kind words!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-15447306381896939722013-03-30T12:34:03.640-06:002013-03-30T12:34:03.640-06:00Thank you for your encouraging words, Francie! Wh...Thank you for your encouraging words, Francie! What a great description of Canadian novels! I have never heard it expressed better! Sorry I'm so late responding ~ I've been buried in piles of must dos!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8355195506413002212013-03-30T12:32:35.014-06:002013-03-30T12:32:35.014-06:00I agree, OE! The damage that scams like these inf...I agree, OE! The damage that scams like these inflict on people are heartbreaking.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-77884245675645964812013-03-30T12:31:43.761-06:002013-03-30T12:31:43.761-06:00Thanks Debra! Thinking of you on your trip and ho...Thanks Debra! Thinking of you on your trip and hoping all is well. Save travels to you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-40802982907358927862013-03-30T12:31:07.502-06:002013-03-30T12:31:07.502-06:00It was fascinating, Terry! Thank goodness your fr...It was fascinating, Terry! Thank goodness your friend had friends who cared enough to alert her to what was going on. The world can be ugly ~ that's why I like to escape to my park and the muleys and birds! Boomer is a beautiful escape too!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-48242213012591083472013-03-30T12:28:40.712-06:002013-03-30T12:28:40.712-06:00Hi Paul! There is no shame in getting caught up i...Hi Paul! There is no shame in getting caught up in a scam because you are trusting and kind hearted. These scammers are brilliant. The plot of 419 isn't as complicated as it seems. I'm finding now that I have to read a dozen or two pages, go back and reread, and then go on with most books. I'm attributing that sad fact to running tired! Our world needs more people like you in it, and I'm glad that Kay sent me to your blog.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-48682985620658501702013-03-30T12:25:21.153-06:002013-03-30T12:25:21.153-06:00Thank you for your comment, Martha! I apologize f...Thank you for your comment, Martha! I apologize for just now replying ~ I've been digging out from under my To-Do List. I hear you ~ like anyone would leave this introvert $$$! I certainly thought "419" was well worth the time!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-87212001578755866842013-03-30T12:22:52.224-06:002013-03-30T12:22:52.224-06:00It's amazing how many of these emails surface!...It's amazing how many of these emails surface! The firewall on my school district server would block emails from my family and let the scammers through! It was very frustrating. I thoroughly enjoyed the book!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-24626177229435376432013-03-30T12:21:32.051-06:002013-03-30T12:21:32.051-06:00Hi Patt! This type of scammer has been around sin...Hi Patt! This type of scammer has been around since at least Elizabethan times! Had to imagine! I don't believe anything! That's my defense.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-81885027170529899962013-03-29T11:50:13.116-06:002013-03-29T11:50:13.116-06:00Hello Fundy,
First I truly hope that your sister i...Hello Fundy,<br />First I truly hope that your sister is getting better at long last.<br />And boy, did that book 419 make an impression on you... and I can understand perfectly!<br />Would I have the time to read, it would be next to my bed for the same reasons than yours.<br /><br />Many thanks for your great comment on my blog, such sweet words went straight to my heart.<br />I have written a book some years ago about Africa and its White & black magic, set against the political background of Mandela taking over the government both in English and in french but haven't managed to get it published...<br />As I had another 2 books coming on nicely, it disgusted me enough to give up on writing and go back to fauna photography.<br />And spending time in nature is so much more rewarding than being stuck behind a computer...<br />But thanks for the suggestion, to me it means you really appreciate my photography!<br />Cheers and enjoy your Easter WE, my friend!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-1778651271658503112013-03-29T09:05:36.298-06:002013-03-29T09:05:36.298-06:00Thank you for making the book come alive for me, h...Thank you for making the book come alive for me, here in your post. I love Will Ferguson and this book is on my to read list.<br /><br />I laughed at your sister's description of heading up the book club. Yep! So cute.Laelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263566638015498093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-9709506475425569562013-03-28T21:30:09.770-06:002013-03-28T21:30:09.770-06:00Amazing post; the book sounds like a fascinating r...Amazing post; the book sounds like a fascinating read. I guess we've all received those scam emails at one time or another; I used to wonder who fell for them, as obviously there were some people somewhere who made the scamming worthwhile! It does reflect the kind of world we live in today. P.S. Ooh, Becky will be so thrilled to hear she has a new follower -- I will tell her to go see :)BIKBIK AND ROROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688260142838394342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-11460506862519840812013-03-28T18:26:18.471-06:002013-03-28T18:26:18.471-06:00My head is spinning from your review - it sounds v...My head is spinning from your review - it sounds very complex! The book sounds fascinating because I'm betting we have all received emails for help from long lost cousins, kings, forgotten relatives, etc. My dad has been the target of some questionable groups and his old-age innocence surprises me. He really believes what the phone solicitors are telling him.<br />I am a member of an Aurora book club... and I'm reading the selection for our April meeting. I, too, like to savor a good book and don't like to be rushed - so I'm glad I got this one, Raising Jake, well in advance of the meeting.<br />What a wonderful sister you are to take over the book club meeting on such short notice, and to care enough to read the book so you could help shape the discussion. Kudos to you!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-26276306630738909162013-03-28T14:57:47.382-06:002013-03-28T14:57:47.382-06:00Great post and sounds like an intriguing read!
I h...Great post and sounds like an intriguing read!<br />I have been aware of these scams since a I was a child, through a friend of my fathers being mixed up in one. A friend of ours, recently, was just about to send her daughter over to Africa with a 'case' of cash - we stopped her. In both cases it was really greed that drove/blinded them (both promised untold riches!) because if it is too good to be true, it generally is!! Very sad.<br />IvanA Normandy kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793122018733990319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-59354323616840217112013-03-28T07:20:20.747-06:002013-03-28T07:20:20.747-06:00What a great book review. I was mesmerized. I th...What a great book review. I was mesmerized. I think this is a book I must read. You know there is something about Canadians novels. They all have a feeling that the characters have their backs against a million miles of tundra. I can't describe it more than that, just something a little colder than you would find in American or British writing. Great post!!! The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-10382136753005540932013-03-28T07:05:53.191-06:002013-03-28T07:05:53.191-06:00These scams are becoming more and more complex the...These scams are becoming more and more complex these days and I feel so badly for the people who fall prey to them :(Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35339075586928560482013-03-27T21:28:43.063-06:002013-03-27T21:28:43.063-06:00It sounds like a complex and layered book. Glad yo...It sounds like a complex and layered book. Glad you enjoyed it!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-43402343067149572242013-03-27T21:16:18.411-06:002013-03-27T21:16:18.411-06:00The book sounds fascinating!
I received a scam ema...The book sounds fascinating!<br />I received a scam email that was a situation similar to Terry's. It was supposedly from my friend (her account had been hacked), and said she was in dire trouble. She couldn't tell me where she was, but she needed my help (money), and I couldn't tell anyone. It was very disturbing to receive this. I figured it was a scam, but I was still concerned for my friend - the world can be an ugly place. She was fine, and mortified that all of her friends got this email.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.com