Comments for henryalford.com http://henryalford.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Comments by Rev. Douglas Hunt http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-110 Rev. Douglas Hunt Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:20:00 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-110 Mr. Alford, I understand that your "Crib Sheet" piece in the NY Times is intended to be clever and amusing. However, your July 21st column ended with 10. "June was the hottest month on record worldwide. God: 'My bad. I left the oven on.'" This may draw a smile or even a guffaw, but the rising temperatures are neither funny nor do they have anything to do with God by any name. June 2010 was the 304th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average for the same month. The last month with below-average temperature was February 1985. This is all about human inaction and it is not a laughing matter. People are dying from this heat and are praying for relief, particularly the elderly. Keep smiling...... Mr. Alford,

I understand that your “Crib Sheet” piece in the NY Times is intended to be clever and amusing.

However, your July 21st column ended with 10. “June was the hottest month on record worldwide. God: ‘My bad. I left the oven on.’” This may draw a smile or even a guffaw, but the rising temperatures are neither funny nor do they have anything to do with God by any name.

June 2010 was the 304th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average for the same month. The last month with below-average temperature was February 1985. This is all about human inaction and it is not a laughing matter. People are dying from this heat and are praying for relief, particularly the elderly.

Keep smiling……

]]> Comment on Comments by David http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-106 David Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:42:20 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-106 Henry, I'll be going to Istanbul next month on an Atlantis cruise and enjoyed your "Appointment in Istanbul" article. A similar thing happened to me in Cairo last year on a bridge on the Nile, but more 99 cent storish. Thanks for the honesty. You might want to try the "Habibi Hookah social/dance event" or "Desilicious" in NYC. Henry,

I’ll be going to Istanbul next month on an Atlantis cruise and enjoyed your “Appointment in Istanbul” article. A similar thing happened to me in Cairo last year on a bridge on the Nile, but more 99 cent storish. Thanks for the honesty. You might want to try the “Habibi Hookah social/dance event” or “Desilicious” in NYC.

]]> Comment on Comments by naomi dagen bloom http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-100 naomi dagen bloom Mon, 03 May 2010 03:36:11 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-100 Henry, This is the most overdue fan letter you'll ever receive. Two of your pieces in the NYT have been saved by me--one on goats that was such a lovely way to talk about expanding one's food choices...among other things. Saved, I need to add, as we moved from NYC to Portland, Oregon, a town with glorious food markets and, as you know, many many aspiring chefs and food writers. Getting more disciplined after 6 months here, my attention will turn to your latest gig at the Times. There are about ten folks here at our CCRC that who also get the hard copy. We old people are trying, we really are. yours, naomi Henry, This is the most overdue fan letter you’ll ever receive. Two of your pieces in the NYT have been saved by me–one on goats that was such a lovely way to talk about expanding one’s food choices…among other things.

Saved, I need to add, as we moved from NYC to Portland, Oregon, a town with glorious food markets and, as you know, many many aspiring chefs and food writers.

Getting more disciplined after 6 months here, my attention will turn to your latest gig at the Times. There are about ten folks here at our CCRC that who also get the hard copy. We old people are trying, we really are.

yours, naomi

]]> Comment on Comments by lawheezer http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-98 lawheezer Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:06:45 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-98 Re your April 22nd list: BAZINGA!! Re your April 22nd list:
BAZINGA!!

]]> Comment on Comments by Henry Alford http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-97 Henry Alford Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:04:55 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-97 Kathy! My apologies for taking so long getting back to you. I am somewhat new (a year and a half) to blogging, and forget to check this comments area. THanks so much for reading the book! I'm thrilled. And yes, I, too, would love to read more about the trials of older men. There hasn't been much written about it. Ann Roark, who writes for the New York Times's blog about aging, responded to that part of the book, too, and wrote this article: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/with-friends-aplenty-many-widows-choose-singlehood/ I'm sorry about your dad, and I hope you have found some peace with that. That sounds tough. Thanks again for writing. Henry Kathy!

My apologies for taking so long getting back to you. I am somewhat new (a year and a half) to blogging, and forget to check this comments area.

THanks so much for reading the book! I’m thrilled. And yes, I, too, would love to read more about the trials of older men. There hasn’t been much written about it. Ann Roark, who writes for the New York Times’s blog about aging, responded to that part of the book, too, and wrote this article:

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/with-friends-aplenty-many-widows-choose-singlehood/

I’m sorry about your dad, and I hope you have found some peace with that. That sounds tough.

Thanks again for writing.

Henry

]]> Comment on Comments by Kathy Megyeri http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-95 Kathy Megyeri Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:54:28 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-95 Henry, I appreciate so much your book HOW TO LIVE because I'm dealing with a father in a hospice and your advice to "convey to people how much they've meant, how they have changed our lives and how we have achieved certain wisdom because of them" makes my visits easier for me. May I suggest in your next book that you examine a common trait in male elders, that Asperger's-like trait of social awkwardness and inability to read cues that really limits their social interaction in later years. Also keep collecting aphorisms that contain all the wisdom we really need to know. My favorite is, "I always wanted to be someone, but obviously, I should have been more specific." Henry, I appreciate so much your book HOW TO LIVE because I’m dealing with a father in a hospice and your advice to “convey to people how much they’ve meant, how they have changed our lives and how we have achieved certain wisdom because of them” makes my visits easier for me. May I suggest in your next book that you examine a common trait in male elders, that Asperger’s-like trait of social awkwardness and inability to read cues that really limits their social interaction in later years. Also keep collecting aphorisms that contain all the wisdom we really need to know. My favorite is, “I always wanted to be someone, but obviously, I should have been more specific.”

]]> Comment on Comments by Kathy Megyeri http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-94 Kathy Megyeri Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:51:00 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-94 Henry, your fabulous book, HOW TO LIVE, hit a nerve, particularly since I'm dealing with a dying father in a hospice. As much as I hate to visit there, your passage on dealing with elders and the necessity of conveying to them how much they've meant and how they have changed our lives and how we have achieved certain wisdom because of them makes this whole visitation process so much easier. May I suggest in your next book that you explore the Asperger's-like traits found in so many older men--their social awkwardness and inability to read cues-- that limits their personal interaction in later years. I have bought multiple copies of your book to share with the hospice staff because I've found it so meaningful--don't abandon the topic of aphorisms that contain all the wisdom of aging that one needs to know. My favorite is, "I always wanted to be someone, but obviously, I should have been more specific." Henry, your fabulous book, HOW TO LIVE, hit a nerve, particularly since I’m dealing with a dying father in a hospice. As much as I hate to visit there, your passage on dealing with elders and the necessity of conveying to them how much they’ve meant and how they have changed our lives and how we have achieved certain wisdom because of them makes this whole visitation process so much easier. May I suggest in your next book that you explore the Asperger’s-like traits found in so many older men–their social awkwardness and inability to read cues– that limits their personal interaction in later years. I have bought multiple copies of your book to share with the hospice staff because I’ve found it so meaningful–don’t abandon the topic of aphorisms that contain all the wisdom of aging that one needs to know. My favorite is, “I always wanted to be someone, but obviously, I should have been more specific.”

]]> Comment on La Symphonie Radiateure by Environmental Sound: Radiator « Sight + Sound http://henryalford.com/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-84 Environmental Sound: Radiator « Sight + Sound Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:43:45 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?p=555#comment-84 [...] Henry Alford apparently had a winter quite like mine. And he, too, came to appreciate his radiator as a kind of musical instrument. The highlight of his report was his composition–an [...] [...] Henry Alford apparently had a winter quite like mine. And he, too, came to appreciate his radiator as a kind of musical instrument. The highlight of his report was his composition–an [...]

]]> Comment on Comments by Christine MacLean Gerhold http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-81 Christine MacLean Gerhold Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:48:48 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-81 Dear Mr. Alford, I had never known of you before hearing you tonight on our PBS station, KUOW. You talked of your experiences interviewing old people. Being an old person now, I fell in love with you. How did I not know of you before? I'll now get your book. Thank you for this experience. Dear Mr. Alford,
I had never known of you before hearing you tonight on our PBS station, KUOW. You talked of your experiences interviewing old people. Being an old person now, I fell in love with you. How did I not know of you before? I’ll now get your book.
Thank you for this experience.

]]> Comment on Comments by Susan Frenzel http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42&cpage=1#comment-74 Susan Frenzel Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:42:53 +0000 http://henryalford.com/?page_id=42#comment-74 I read "How to Live" and enjoyed it, so I requested "Municipal Bondage" via interlibrary loan. When it arrived, in spite of the picture of you balancing on a ledge, I was afraid it might be about tax-increment financing. I was relieved to discover otherwise. My favorite part of the book was the appraisal of your odds 'n ends at the end by the second appraiser. Christies? They can't say "the emperor has no clothes"? I liked the second appraiser. I thought I would split my guts. I read “How to Live” and enjoyed it, so I requested “Municipal Bondage” via interlibrary loan. When it arrived, in spite of the picture of you balancing on a ledge, I was afraid it might be about tax-increment financing. I was relieved to discover otherwise. My favorite part of the book was the appraisal of your odds ‘n ends at the end by the second appraiser. Christies? They can’t say “the emperor has no clothes”? I liked the second appraiser. I thought I would split my guts.

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