tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post947379253028637350..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: #637Jim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-10911460134608146852016-05-01T18:08:48.464+01:002016-05-01T18:08:48.464+01:00No, Kass, I’ve never been the dressing-up kind of ...No, <b>Kass</b>, I’ve never been the dressing-up kind of fan. It kind of defeats the purpose. That’s my secret identity. People look at me and what do they see? They certainly don’t see a poet. And, at my age, it’s unlikely they’d imagine me being much interested in the current comic scene. Identity’s a complex thing. Few of us—if any—get to be who we are all the time or even all at one time. I’m a dad but how often online do I behave dad-ish online? This is where the writer me comes out to play but that doesn’t mean the dad-me’s defunct and, occasionally, I <i>do</i> get to be Dad and writer-dad at the same time but when I’m being them I’m not being comic-book-me or classical-music-loving-me. I guess it’s like food. I love suet pastry but you’d never fill it with pear yoghurt. There’s a time for everything and a time to be everything.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-12690173099296719082016-04-30T16:08:20.274+01:002016-04-30T16:08:20.274+01:00Of the super heroes, Batman is a favorite. I atten...Of the super heroes, Batman is a favorite. I attended the first Batman movie with my sons, in full attire (down to the cape with stuffed ears and gloves - which I had made). They were a little mortified, but it was a midnight sneak preview so they figured the chances were slim that their friends would be there since most normal mothers wouldn't agree to take their kids to a movie at midnight.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-33218273819210102422016-04-28T21:25:14.505+01:002016-04-28T21:25:14.505+01:00I’m a cynical soul Gwilym. I think people’ve been ...I’m a cynical soul <b>Gwilym</b>. I think people’ve been wearing masks for a very long time. We’re just more aware nowadays. Now we <i>expect</i> duplicity.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-66189270120031369692016-04-27T17:18:37.935+01:002016-04-27T17:18:37.935+01:00Your post reminds me of the Empire Saturday mornin...Your post reminds me of the Empire Saturday morning, the gateway to Gotham City and Batman. And also the Wild West ruled by the Lone Ranger. We knew what a mask was for in those days of youthful innocence, or felt we did. Now everyone is wearing one. Even the Donald. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com