tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post6807252166105994486..comments2023-11-25T02:52:50.396-07:00Comments on Faith in Ambiguity: It's Awards Season AgainAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-69464692230969328072013-03-20T10:23:37.777-06:002013-03-20T10:23:37.777-06:00This whole inferiority due to the lack of a colleg...This whole inferiority due to the lack of a college degree situation is one I can so identify with and have to actively push past on a regular basis. It's horrifyingly embarrassing to admit, but I tend to comfort myself by taking note of all the people around me with Master's Degrees who spell like third graders and, worse, have zero curiosity about the world and human nature and how everything works (or doesn't). I just tell myself if they're the product of higher education, then maybe I'm better off without those letters after my name. Heh. Sometimes it works.Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-75602436241830933682013-02-20T06:26:45.145-07:002013-02-20T06:26:45.145-07:00I actually love reading about food. I have this we...I actually love reading about food. I have this weird relationship with things I can't eat. As long as someone I like is enjoying them, I'm fine. I love to bake, even though I can't tolerate dairy, wheat or sugar. I give the stuff to my kids. So, enjoying food through good writing is a wonderful thing to me. <br /><br />And I am SO sorry about screwing up your link and then not noticing! Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-10012214348106512542013-02-20T06:22:56.816-07:002013-02-20T06:22:56.816-07:00Oh, how did I miss this comment before now? It mus...Oh, how did I miss this comment before now? It must have fallen into my email void! Fixing it now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-29950392896147695552013-02-18T05:23:15.745-07:002013-02-18T05:23:15.745-07:00Tara, you are ever so sweet. I am sorry my blog is...Tara, you are ever so sweet. I am sorry my blog is torturous to you. Since my speaking love language is food, I am mute when it comes to allergies, food sensitivities, etc. And I have several friends who stymy me. Perhaps I should learn a new language?<br /><br />And I too can't do a cartwheel. Never have. <br /><br />Thank you, sweet friend. I'll plan to do the 11 questions this Friday. <br /><br />www.nicoleamsler.comNicole Amslerhttp://www.nicoleamsler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-53879607529373807022013-02-15T15:09:31.329-07:002013-02-15T15:09:31.329-07:00I meant to comment on the orange peels, too! Back...I meant to comment on the orange peels, too! Back in the day of wood-burning cookstoves (she even had one when I was little and that was in the 1940s - by then most people had gas ranges!), my grandmother would put orange peel directly on the hot stove top to freshen up the house. I don't think she used cinnamon!Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-14351078247772516582013-02-15T14:58:37.711-07:002013-02-15T14:58:37.711-07:00Oranges and cinnamon on the stove- I love doing th...Oranges and cinnamon on the stove- I love doing that!<br />And, I'm glad to know how to pronounce your name. I'll never mispronounce it in my head again. =)Julie DeMillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929034148906710834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-74071087719277785372013-02-15T09:58:40.854-07:002013-02-15T09:58:40.854-07:00OK, if I ever meet you, I will be sure to say Tah-...OK, if I ever meet you, I will be sure to say Tah-ra! <br />Re "Monster" - I'm thrilled you found time to begin it! If you have an extra $5.49, you could buy a copy of the paperback from Amazon! The cover looks great in the flesh - it looks less good in the digital version. I wish I could have specials on the paperback of my books, but CreateSpace won't let you change the price. I'm having another special on "Monster" right now through Monday - free at Smashwords (hint, hint to your readers!) Hey, I just checked for the URL and somebody has downloaded a copy of it! http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/129225Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-6929430182688752632013-02-15T09:50:29.400-07:002013-02-15T09:50:29.400-07:00Re Santa - I fail to see how being allowed to beli...Re Santa - I fail to see how being allowed to believe in Santa Claus and then learning later that he doesn't literally exist could traumatize a child! Children love make-believe! When somebody in the second grade announced that Santa wasn't real, I asked my mother about it, and she told me that Santa Claus was a spirit. That satisfied me just fine! I think I always knew he couldn't really come down that chimney! When I was five, my mother took me to a public gathering where Santa was to appear, and I was sitting on the floor. When Santa came in, it was easy to see that he had on dress shoes with boot tops over them. I said to my mother afterwards, "That wasn't really Santa!" and she told me it was one of Santa's helpers. Children don't miss much!Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-61821568807231597392013-02-15T06:08:32.412-07:002013-02-15T06:08:32.412-07:00Does it count if I started it? I did begin reading...Does it count if I started it? I did begin reading it, but I haven't gotten very far, not because I'm not interested, but because I keep getting interrupted. I do well with hard copies of books that I can take to bed because then people tend to leave me alone. I have a harder time with books I read in my living room where my PC is. (I don't have a device.)I pulled it up again last week and tried again. I will keep at it. I am very curious.<br /><br />So, my name is Tah-ra, as in the Tibetan goddess of compassion, rather than Tay-ra, as in Gone with the Wind. Since the latter is more common, I am pretty used to answering to both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-64771126029971958512013-02-15T06:08:11.904-07:002013-02-15T06:08:11.904-07:00Tara - Nicole's link goes to Jane's blog -...Tara - Nicole's link goes to Jane's blog --- hmmmmmmm 0I bet I could figure out how to get to Nicole's blog but maybe you can fix it so the link goes there? Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-31017428374243693002013-02-15T06:03:59.116-07:002013-02-15T06:03:59.116-07:00And I will take one! Just send it US mail.... ;)And I will take one! Just send it US mail.... ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-10130116390221496592013-02-15T06:03:09.112-07:002013-02-15T06:03:09.112-07:00I have found some of my favorite bloggers via thes...I have found some of my favorite bloggers via these awards, come to think of it. I'm pretty sure I found Katy that way. <br />Re: Santa, I tend to agree with you and yet I have more than one friend, who I respect in particular, who really have problems with the idea. So I'm very curious now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-61364572310165480612013-02-14T09:04:13.878-07:002013-02-14T09:04:13.878-07:00Great response, with the usual quirky Tara touches...Great response, with the usual quirky Tara touches! And thanks for the kind words about me! I never give compliments I don't mean! Btw, didn't you pick up a copy of "Monster Is in the Eye of the Beholder" awhile back when it was free? Did you ever read it? (Silly question - I know you don't have time to read!)<br />I don't understand what you mean on Question #10. I like to pronounce people's names correctly. Do you mean as in "Terra" or as in "Tar-a" (the black,gooey stuff)? Or something else?Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-11451616022597045142013-02-14T08:31:57.159-07:002013-02-14T08:31:57.159-07:00I LOVE that your writer's block is lifting! A...I LOVE that your writer's block is lifting! As for #4, as a SAHM with too many degrees, I would certainly offer you an honorary degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing. :-)Mama Melchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756297260590217633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-53969624475048165622013-02-14T08:04:45.559-07:002013-02-14T08:04:45.559-07:00I like hearing about up and coming blogs from blog...I like hearing about up and coming blogs from bloggers whose blogs I like! Make sense??? I will enjoy checking four of your five nominees out after work today, NO need to introduce me to Jane - she is AWESOME! I love reading her posts!<br />I enjoyed learning more about you via your responses -- don't let that lack of a degree get in your way. You are clearly an educated and intelligent person. You don't need a paper to tell me that.<br />Just for fun, I might answer some of your questions after work today too -- Santa Claus???? insult? No way - magic and hopeful and cool. Very cool.<br />Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.com