tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post3223765897603478278..comments2024-02-19T07:06:52.139-05:00Comments on Twilight Language: Martian Author Dies During Venus TransitLoren Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705306131201565523noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-76979400766118710082015-04-13T19:06:24.188-04:002015-04-13T19:06:24.188-04:00As I child, I couldn't get enough books out of...As I child, I couldn't get enough books out of the library...in fifth grade, our class read "All in a Summers Day".... I was mortified. Even then, I was fuelled by a sunny day...enjoyed its warmth...prayed for it in Spring.....throughout my life I continually referenced the story but could not remember the title or who wrote it. My kids knew about this story and we lived for a day of sunshine at the beach...glad that we didn't live on Venus. It was my eldest daughter who came home from school and finally broke the mystery...her class had read the story and she immediately knew it was the story I had repeated so many times. I only wish I had had the opportunity to meet Ray ... he has and continues to impact my life with that story as I venture out on my sunny days in appreciation of the warmth of the Sun. Carol Ingram. -Boston, MAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549414519536468963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-51775001278481306012015-04-13T19:04:42.871-04:002015-04-13T19:04:42.871-04:00As I child, I couldn't get enough books out of...As I child, I couldn't get enough books out of the library...in fifth grade, our class read "All in a Summers Day".... I was mortified. Even then, I was fuelled by a sunny day...enjoyed its warmth...prayed for it in Spring.....throughout my life I continually referenced the story but could not remember the title or who wrote it. My kids knew about this story and we lived for a day of sunshine at the beach...glad that we didn't live on Venus. It was my eldest daughter who came home from school and finally broke the mystery...her class had read the story and she immediately knew it was the story I had repeated so many times. I only wish I had had the opportunity to meet Ray ... he has and continues to impact my life with that story as I venture out on my sunny days in appreciation of the warmth of the Sun. Carol Ingram. -Boston, MAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549414519536468963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-44531320749693445992013-03-16T10:50:53.623-04:002013-03-16T10:50:53.623-04:00For the moderator: Re the comment I just made, I w...For the moderator: Re the comment I just made, I would edit it: I don't know whether he died during the transit itself was still visible in Europe; it would depend on the actual time of death. The transit ended (in Europe) at about 9:50 PM local time in Los Angeles (9:49:35 PDT). However, the transit had already ended in Los Angeles because it ended (for Los Angeles) when the sun set there. Whether a transit (which is a visual phenomenon) can be considered to be still going on after the sun has set and it can no longer be seen, is a matter of definition or debate.Eric M. Bramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366345950841861218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-70806388085505288562013-03-16T10:16:19.624-04:002013-03-16T10:16:19.624-04:00The Transit of Venus lasted "[until] the morn...The Transit of Venus lasted "[until] the morning of June 6th in Europe" because Europe is in different time zones, not because the transit occurred later there (it didn't). By the time Bradbury died the transit was over. He did die on the day of the transit, however.Eric M. Bramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366345950841861218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-83087776546503447432012-06-08T09:23:14.567-04:002012-06-08T09:23:14.567-04:00His books are always enjoyable. For a man who grew...His books are always enjoyable. For a man who grew up when there was no such thing as radio or TV - the likes of which will one day disappear for good - he was certainly prescient in "Farenheit 451" regarding the vapid obsession with television and drone technology. May he rest in peace.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288849522994640993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-8506633009362898942012-06-08T02:13:29.189-04:002012-06-08T02:13:29.189-04:00From one of his interviews:
"'All of my ...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/jun/07/archive-1990-ray-bradbury-buck-rogers?newsfeed=true" rel="nofollow">From one of his interviews:</a><br /><br /><i>"'All of my relatives, three families, would come over to my grandparents' house and perch on the porch and we'd fire off Dollars 100 worth of fireworks in a single evening Dollars 1,000 dollars in today's money. At the end my grandfather would take me out to the end of the lawn at midnight. We'd light a little cup of shavings and put it underneath a Japanese fire balloon. We'd stand there waiting for the balloon to fill with warm air. Then we'd let it drift up into the night. I would stand there with my grandfather and cry because it was so beautiful. It was all over and it was going away. My grandfather died the next year and in a way he was a fire balloon going away.'"</i><br /><br />I think what I like the most about Bradbury is that, unlike most of his Sci-Fi contemporaries, he wasn't antagonistic to the idea of God. I wish all the young atheist geeks who are mourning him remembered that.Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.com