tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post3404897864616649699..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: Loose and TightFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-66525457053159120792011-01-24T12:13:04.485-06:002011-01-24T12:13:04.485-06:00ANNIKA: That's exactly it!
It's within cul...ANNIKA: That's exactly it!<br />It's within cultures, too: some in the U.S. South call the Civil War the War of Norhtern Agression.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-41622610431594368632011-01-21T02:09:54.878-06:002011-01-21T02:09:54.878-06:00From the myriad of thought-lines triggered by this...From the myriad of thought-lines triggered by this post, I choose one: the realisation that your home culture isn't a reference for the rest of the world. This automatic assumption isn't unique for Americans, it's the same for Europeans. One of my friends went to a village in India at the age of 20. She was shocked to find that people had pottery decorated with swastikas and amazed, when she expressed her shock, to find that the name Hitler didn't ring any bells at all to them. How could ANYBODY not know about THAT? <br />And if you visit Vietnam, you'll find that they talk about the American War. It's always a matter of perspective.Annikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-38205834771905939942011-01-20T11:15:38.239-06:002011-01-20T11:15:38.239-06:00SPARKER: Oh, I collapse in the middle as well as e...SPARKER: Oh, I collapse in the middle as well as everything else. : )<br />I've never had a yoga teacher I liked. But I've decided to try T'ai Chi again, which I've liked in the past.<br /><br />BINK: Maybe we could just say, "fuck average"!<br />Joop and a baby tapir... my head explodes.<br /><br />STEF: THANK YOU for the feedback--I'm really glad to read that my explaining stuff, "Doesn't get in my way, but helps me understand u and what u're blogging about better."<br /><br />GINGUS GIRL: Can't let ignorance stop us from writing: it's the awareness that we are ALL profoundly ignorant in the big scheme of things that makes writers nervous but should, at best, serve to make them better writers instead of pompous preachers.<br /> <br />I used to qualify everything I wrote with phrases like "most likely," or "I think" etc. Finally decided that goes without saying (mostly, I think...).<br /><br />POODLE: THAT'S IT! Baby tapirs rule.<br />Your sign-off made me realize I need to amend that D.S. quote--did so in the next post.<br /><br />MOMO: Bingo.<br /><br />FISMO: Having only seen stills of Tiger, I had no idea why he was considered such an exceptional athlete. Until I saw this video (my p.t. mentioned Tiger as an example, which is why I looked him up).<br /><br />I love your idea of a roller coaster to shake my brain free!Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-69695523700564899332011-01-19T22:48:33.446-06:002011-01-19T22:48:33.446-06:00David Simon has many good points! Liked watching T...David Simon has many good points! Liked watching Tiger swing. What concentration that must take, to keep your arms that straight and controlled. I know he's done that 10,000,000 times, but still ... P.T. to get the kid from your brain? that's a tough one. Maybe a roller coaster ride?femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-66920314467836138662011-01-19T22:33:28.823-06:002011-01-19T22:33:28.823-06:00BABY TAPIR IS GINGUS!BABY TAPIR IS GINGUS!momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-70149143810974061662011-01-19T20:32:12.838-06:002011-01-19T20:32:12.838-06:00yadda, yadda, yadda, BABY TAPIR!!!, yadda, yadda, ...yadda, yadda, yadda, BABY TAPIR!!!, yadda, yadda, yadda.<br /><br />Love,<br />Average Reader, a.k.a. poodletailpoodletailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-2674974842345627752011-01-19T20:01:02.618-06:002011-01-19T20:01:02.618-06:00And that's why his name is Tiger.
I don't...And that's why his name is Tiger.<br /><br />I don't write much, but I feel stiff in that way too, because I'm just barely informed enough to know that I'm profoundly profoundly ignorant, and I AM EMBARASS.<br />Maybe wait until you're 30, I thought, to express yourself in any public way. Or to say anything that isn't about Star Trek or William Shatner. Bah! No time! <br /><br />Google is practically a companion-site to your blog for peasants/tawpies like me. <br />It's a good thing! You don't have to footnote yourself. <br /><br />You are gingus! <br />(I tried to teach my Japanese friends how to say, "I'm a genius!" in English, but it always came out the same: <br />I AM GINGUS.)Marzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258262409718943594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-28562261878690382052011-01-19T17:50:24.979-06:002011-01-19T17:50:24.979-06:00Okay...what Sparky said and Middle Eastern dance a...Okay...what Sparky said and Middle Eastern dance and Tai Chi help, too. (Currently, I don't do anything except walk, as u know!) So glad u've got health care u can access!<br />On the topic of exposition and dumbing-down and explaining and cross-referencing and all that, I am selfishly glad you blog to us as if we were hyper-lexic twelve-year-olds--cuz, I KNOW there's a ton of stuff that many of that age-group and younger know about that I don't. It helps me understand your peculiar takes and cultural references. Doesn't get in my way, but helps me understand u and what u're blogging about better. And then, sometimes I end up googling about stuff you reference. Like a ripple effect of inspiration to seek knowledge and information. Since your blog appeals to many who are not from or livin' in the u s, maybe explanations and footnotes are helpful, too.<br />I can understand how your writer's brain might feel as if it's impeded, butcha know it's only temporary, and even with all that glug, u're still a muse!<br /><br /> Hugs!<br /><br />StefalalaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-63264844561311345842011-01-19T15:20:00.214-06:002011-01-19T15:20:00.214-06:00I look just like Tiger when I play Wii golf.... ha...I look just like Tiger when I play Wii golf.... ha-ha-ha!<br /><br />yes, fuck the average viewer of everything! (Sorry, mom.) I've decided I'm not visually dumbing down my graphic novel either.<br /><br />Tapir... so cute! Do you think Joop would like one as a playmate?binknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-23270029874534681352011-01-19T15:11:09.261-06:002011-01-19T15:11:09.261-06:00At the risk of stating the obvious, you might want...At the risk of stating the obvious, you might want to make yoga your new best friend. It's treated me right, and I tend to collapse in the middle (different issue than stiffness, I know).ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com