tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post113245596480075569..comments2023-12-21T08:53:53.359-05:00Comments on A Child Of Atom: I'm Sorry, Do I know You?Cullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681286724728002089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-1133390722206640182005-11-30T17:45:00.000-05:002005-11-30T17:45:00.000-05:00This is a great story and perfectly describes how ...This is a great story and perfectly describes how it feels to live in a great big small town. I'm just outside DC and it's not uncommon to find that the neighborhood also is home to people one sees in a senate committee meeting or a football field. My weirdest experiences of this sort tend to be picking out grapefruit across the counter from Joe Theisman or running into - literally - Greta Van Susteran at the airport.<BR/><BR/>But those are the exceptions - and as for the rest, when I run into them at Borders, or Starbucks and am not sure why they look familiar - I tend to suspect it's a parent of an old art student or someone who was my daughter's brownie leader a few decades past. I smile and indicate a casual greeting & hope they'll remind me who they are. How embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-1132466344961496952005-11-20T00:59:00.000-05:002005-11-20T00:59:00.000-05:00And, I've been reading the Alien Loves Predator ar...And, I've been reading the Alien Loves Predator archives - that guy is hysterrrrrrrical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-1132466229132615242005-11-20T00:57:00.000-05:002005-11-20T00:57:00.000-05:00Interesting post - I have similar issues sometimes...Interesting post - I have similar issues sometimes, and a name-forgetting phobia, which usually becomes a self fulfilling prophecy! I have designed all kinds of gimmicks to get people to offer their name AGAIN. . .<BR/><BR/>I'm reading the Painting That Ate Paris, and it's one of the most creative stories I've ever read! Morrison's mind is beyond amazing. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com