Comments on: A Little Ramblings and Comments on Portofino http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/ Marla's adventure from Aplastic Anemia and beyond Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/comment-page-1/#comment-38401 Administrator Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:06:05 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/#comment-38401 Hello Frank! Wow, how nice to have the actual author comment here! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! I do plan to continue with your trilogy as I did enjoy Portofino. The character, Calvin, is not only funny, but likeable, so I don't mind following up and reading more of his observations and antics. I'm glad to know that Ralph wasn't your father. I will say that from now on I will make sure not to be angry around wall-mounted toilet tanks! As far as which angle a person comes from to get a "better read" of Portofino, all I can say is that I enjoyed it. But I don't think I would recommend it to other more "sensitive" Christians as I'm sure there are those who would not appreciate it (you might arouse the Tourettes crowd, ha!), AND I would be hesitant to recommend it to those who have a tendency to bash Christians because I do think the Becker family was a bit on the extreme side. It's a book I would recommend to anyone who is just willing to read the book for what it is--a story about a young boy's life and how he experiences it. I think coming from that angle would make the book the most enjoyable or appreciated. We've all done naughty things growing up, so in that respect everyone should be able to relate with some aspects of Calvin's character. We've also seen the "other" types of characters in Portofino, too, so that was fun. I LOVED the section with the row boat argument with the Banini and the PCI father. Too funny! Well, thanks again, and hope you keep writing! Marla Hello Frank!

Wow, how nice to have the actual author comment here! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! I do plan to continue with your trilogy as I did enjoy Portofino. The character, Calvin, is not only funny, but likeable, so I don’t mind following up and reading more of his observations and antics.

I’m glad to know that Ralph wasn’t your father. I will say that from now on I will make sure not to be angry around wall-mounted toilet tanks!

As far as which angle a person comes from to get a “better read” of Portofino, all I can say is that I enjoyed it. But I don’t think I would recommend it to other more “sensitive” Christians as I’m sure there are those who would not appreciate it (you might arouse the Tourettes crowd, ha!), AND I would be hesitant to recommend it to those who have a tendency to bash Christians because I do think the Becker family was a bit on the extreme side. It’s a book I would recommend to anyone who is just willing to read the book for what it is–a story about a young boy’s life and how he experiences it. I think coming from that angle would make the book the most enjoyable or appreciated. We’ve all done naughty things growing up, so in that respect everyone should be able to relate with some aspects of Calvin’s character. We’ve also seen the “other” types of characters in Portofino, too, so that was fun. I LOVED the section with the row boat argument with the Banini and the PCI father. Too funny!

Well, thanks again, and hope you keep writing!

Marla

]]> By: Administrator http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/comment-page-1/#comment-38398 Administrator Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:29:14 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/#comment-38398 Hi Andrea! Glad to hear from you again, and happy to hear that things are continuing to go well with Rob! I always appreciate those updates! I guess you've been busy, huh? Don't know if you still check in on AA Central, but Bruce wrote that the site will be going dark in August of this year. . . wah. . . In addition to that Geo Cities, the site where my AA website is on, is shutting down by the end of this year, too. So unless I can figure out how to move it, that one may be going dark as well. Hopefully Wordpress doesn't get the idea to close, too! Ha! I would hate to have to figure out how to move all the stuff on this blog, too. Okay! Well take care, and thanks for popping in to say hello! Hugs, Marla Hi Andrea!

Glad to hear from you again, and happy to hear that things are continuing to go well with Rob! I always appreciate those updates! I guess you’ve been busy, huh?

Don’t know if you still check in on AA Central, but Bruce wrote that the site will be going dark in August of this year. . . wah. . . In addition to that Geo Cities, the site where my AA website is on, is shutting down by the end of this year, too. So unless I can figure out how to move it, that one may be going dark as well. Hopefully Wordpress doesn’t get the idea to close, too! Ha! I would hate to have to figure out how to move all the stuff on this blog, too.

Okay! Well take care, and thanks for popping in to say hello!

Hugs,

Marla

]]> By: frank schaeffer http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/comment-page-1/#comment-38355 frank schaeffer Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:02:00 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/#comment-38355 Hi and thanks for reading my novel Portofino. I hope you continue with the trilogy (Zermatt, and Saving Grandma) since the way it plays out might resolve some of your questions. As for my father, he isn't "Ralph" in the novel but I did draw from a childhood with a sense of mission imposed on the Schaeffer children by two driven parents, and yes Dad had some very bad moods, as do most of us. Most of my readers have never heard of my parents so they come to my novels as novels, not as a way to better understand folks they have a religious interest in. I'm not sure which one -- readers who never heard of my parents or people who bring an interest in my family -- get a "better" read out of the books. Something to be said for both I guess. Thanks again for the interest, Best, Frank Hi and thanks for reading my novel Portofino. I hope you continue with the trilogy (Zermatt, and Saving Grandma) since the way it plays out might resolve some of your questions. As for my father, he isn’t “Ralph” in the novel but I did draw from a childhood with a sense of mission imposed on the Schaeffer children by two driven parents, and yes Dad had some very bad moods, as do most of us.

Most of my readers have never heard of my parents so they come to my novels as novels, not as a way to better understand folks they have a religious interest in. I’m not sure which one — readers who never heard of my parents or people who bring an interest in my family — get a “better” read out of the books. Something to be said for both I guess.
Thanks again for the interest,
Best, Frank

]]> By: Andrea http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/comment-page-1/#comment-38313 Andrea Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:01:27 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2009/06/06/a-little-ramblings-and-comments-on-portofino/#comment-38313 Hi Marla--An email from another AA sufferer reminded me of you so I thought I'd drop by and say hello. Your blog is quite active and wonderful as usual. Just wanted to thank you for all your help with AA over the year or two we corresponded. Rob remains well--he's even gone back to work. He carries tools up and down 3 flights of stairs now, and I always think about his red cells when he tells me that. He's on no medication, not even Chinese herbs, just eats lots of organic vegetables and takes much better care of himself. So glad that adventure is history!! Be well! Hi Marla–An email from another AA sufferer reminded me of you so I thought I’d drop by and say hello. Your blog is quite active and wonderful as usual. Just wanted to thank you for all your help with AA over the year or two we corresponded. Rob remains well–he’s even gone back to work. He carries tools up and down 3 flights of stairs now, and I always think about his red cells when he tells me that. He’s on no medication, not even Chinese herbs, just eats lots of organic vegetables and takes much better care of himself. So glad that adventure is history!! Be well!

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