tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post1965530227578310930..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Ship of FoolFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-90785741466486897012008-12-03T13:39:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:39:00.000-05:00Oh the envy! Looks like the best kind of cruise, ...Oh the envy! Looks like the best kind of cruise, and in good company too.Cinderellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944325468803416106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-72668138553745610112008-12-03T12:27:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:27:00.000-05:00Of course you tied your own bow tie. Looks like a ...Of course you tied your own bow tie. Looks like a wonderful adventure.Kathleen Dameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841043417898798256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-62378287651147416302008-12-02T12:58:00.000-05:002008-12-02T12:58:00.000-05:00Oh, you write it well. (But you lived it perfectly...Oh, you write it well. (But you lived it perfectly.)<BR/><BR/>I've been on the original Queen Mary (she's drydocked in Longbeach, CA) for an Art Deco festival. It was glorious, even though not up to the standard of her glory days. (Food was not very good. Service? Teeeheeehee.)<BR/><BR/>I'll stay tuned!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715879532362099469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-75364478912002465572008-12-02T11:05:00.000-05:002008-12-02T11:05:00.000-05:00What a wonderful chronicle, Franklin. And you loo...What a wonderful chronicle, Franklin. And you look smashing in a tux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-23642727293404203322008-12-01T17:16:00.000-05:002008-12-01T17:16:00.000-05:00You look awesome. We just got back from our secon...You look awesome. We just got back from our second Caribbean cruise and can relate to alot of what you wrote. I'm Canadian though, and after a few days, got tired of the many 'stereotypical' Americans. The rudeness in the Miami airport alone was astonishing. But, a cruise is an awesome way to be made to feel somewhat important, even when you've got the tiniest inside cabin :)TracyKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498896222222982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-67563397894258397732008-12-01T14:47:00.000-05:002008-12-01T14:47:00.000-05:00Franklin, THANK YOU! I'm one of those who revels ...Franklin, THANK YOU! I'm one of those who revels in Vicarious Experiences; this was one of the best. I'm not surprised you know how to tie a tie, you have a big streak of 1920s Elegant, to my way of thinking. And welcome home, by the way - it's all well and good for you to go globe-hopping, but you belong to US! :o)dale-harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802162735113365804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-67183509090138605692008-12-01T13:08:00.000-05:002008-12-01T13:08:00.000-05:00nice.. and I must say you are quite dashing in you...nice.. and I must say you are quite dashing in your tux. btw, I FINALLY found a copy of your little book in my LYS,and have been giggling ever since! Loved the poncho essay the best. Welcome homePattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378991227372443475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-951792950235451252008-12-01T11:40:00.000-05:002008-12-01T11:40:00.000-05:00Lovely. Thanks so much for documenting that.Lovely. Thanks so much for documenting that.alalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504045003702100248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-52905757533459351272008-12-01T11:03:00.000-05:002008-12-01T11:03:00.000-05:00I'm filled with envy. That sounds like a beautifu...I'm filled with envy. That sounds like a beautiful trip.Seanna Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211334943923310861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-64291710735559483742008-12-01T09:44:00.000-05:002008-12-01T09:44:00.000-05:00Wow! Look at YOU all dressed to the nines, tying ...Wow! Look at YOU all dressed to the nines, tying your own bow tie! What a fantastic cruise...I'm so glad you had a chance to go, and even happier you shared it with us!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857498182153181044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-65528800832967826842008-11-30T23:47:00.000-05:002008-11-30T23:47:00.000-05:00Franklin, you look awesome in that tux. You're bre...Franklin, you look awesome in that tux. You're breaking us gals' hearts here. I know how hard it can be to talk about a big trip because it is so huge and and overwhelming in your mind. I studied in europe for six weeks over thirteen(!) years ago and have never really sat down and told everyone the whole story of the experience. I am so glad you and Tom had such an awesome time and I have added this cruise to my "must do before I die" list. p.s.(I'm loving the book.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-66418023483447672482008-11-30T13:24:00.000-05:002008-11-30T13:24:00.000-05:00It's very easy to get use to being that pampered t...It's very easy to get use to being that pampered that quickly isn't it? And Americans just seem so rude afterwards even if you are an American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-11455763604136016372008-11-30T07:59:00.000-05:002008-11-30T07:59:00.000-05:00Oh my. Someday. Someday.Oh my. Someday. Someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-26183595677172801282008-11-29T23:51:00.000-05:002008-11-29T23:51:00.000-05:00You make me so happy. You look very smart in your...You make me so happy. You look very smart in your bowtie, I love picturing you with a laundry sack full of candy, and your pet lamp? You saw Anchorman, right? I love lamp!!<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good time. Thank you for sharing it.ErickaJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976936184936978751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-81142534462476191092008-11-29T21:41:00.000-05:002008-11-29T21:41:00.000-05:00My mother dragged my sister and me to England via ...My mother dragged my sister and me to England via the QEII in 1960, in cabin class. I was 8 and got to sleep in a crib because that is what we could fit into the room with the bunk for two that my mom and sister got. I got to watch Dirk Bogard in "Doctors in Love" three times on the way over, listen to a girls bagpipe band from a college in Ohio practice on deck, drink beef tea at 10 a.m. daily, take salt water showers, and got a trip to the beauty salon to have my hair washed, dried and braided into what was 'the latest style' by a lovely girl there. Somehow, I don't think we got the same level of trip that you and Tom did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27943339112655957012008-11-29T15:51:00.000-05:002008-11-29T15:51:00.000-05:00Has the ground stopped moving yet?Has the ground stopped moving yet?Sharon Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138838305306645079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-74835885830890437342008-11-29T12:09:00.000-05:002008-11-29T12:09:00.000-05:00Dear Franklin: I love you at least as much as I en...Dear Franklin: I love you at least as much as I envy you. Will be asking for your book for Christmas after all.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Friends of Dorothy? How . . . old school!undeadgoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507897954077278765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-60546210383995851822008-11-29T09:50:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:50:00.000-05:00Absolutely stunning... and the pictures of the shi...Absolutely stunning... and the pictures of the ship weren't bad either. But really Franklin, it is your humanity, intelligence, and wit that have me coming back each day to see if you have something else to say. Welcome back, you were missed.chellebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323614655723427697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-87388347811958128582008-11-29T08:59:00.000-05:002008-11-29T08:59:00.000-05:00I LOVE you in your bow tie!!....and I know who Dor...I LOVE you in your bow tie!!<BR/><BR/>....and I know who Dorothy is.<BR/><BR/>the mental image of you trick-or-treating cracked me up totally.<BR/><BR/>BTW....where DID you stash Dolores?<BR/><BR/>(studio_fishy@y7mail.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-74063878903192304952008-11-28T20:25:00.000-05:002008-11-28T20:25:00.000-05:00Again, welcome home and thank you for sharing your...Again, welcome home and thank you for sharing your trip.<BR/><BR/>Am still wondering how you could leave a place that served unlimited pain au chocolat. While you knitted. *sigh*Roggeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549838068624400016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-42023222769668443852008-11-28T19:58:00.000-05:002008-11-28T19:58:00.000-05:00Oh, but you are just smokin' in your tux. Woof. ...Oh, but you are just smokin' in your tux. Woof. Thank you so much for sharing your Atlantic adventure!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091275490613600640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-36600309956748252262008-11-28T18:15:00.000-05:002008-11-28T18:15:00.000-05:00You are such tease! The big project that you can'...You are such tease! The big project that you can't tell us about... So coy. Like we wouldn't notice.<BR/><BR/>Umm, so, when can you tell us?<BR/><BR/>Thoroughly delighted for you (and Tom, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27077803407513040032008-11-28T18:06:00.000-05:002008-11-28T18:06:00.000-05:00Wow. You in a tux. (sigh)Wow. You in a tux. <BR/>(sigh)Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-80607081545299062212008-11-28T17:33:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:33:00.000-05:00Please do not let Delores know about the Friends o...Please do not let Delores know about the Friends of Dorothy, or she will demand equal tme with the Friends of Delores club. I think, though, that might be more befitting of the Carnival Cruise Line.Judy in Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692193695672376989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-62918471972494915682008-11-28T16:49:00.000-05:002008-11-28T16:49:00.000-05:00Love your evocative travel notes, am confused abou...Love your evocative travel notes, am confused about when the Queen Mary acquired the Bayeux tapestry, and if there is any travelogue that makes me want to risk my motion sickness to a cruise, this would be it.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102818359680439197noreply@blogger.com