tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post2265992635095613477..comments2023-09-12T04:13:03.469-05:00Comments on LiteralDan: Let's call this an adverb-filled do-overLiteralDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-44048014832064166572010-11-01T12:30:32.891-05:002010-11-01T12:30:32.891-05:00This is the kind of thing I try to teach people. C...This is the kind of thing I try to teach people. Can I expect a sequel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-52906429566177663092009-01-13T19:21:00.000-06:002009-01-13T19:21:00.000-06:00I have had a hard time keeping up with the bloggin...I have had a hard time keeping up with the blogging of late myself...I've been slowly (or not so slowly) weaning down from the 5 day a week posting. Let's hope 2009 is a year of more balance! And if not, I guess at least we'll have more to write (complain) about. Welcome back! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-90682085384445082142009-01-11T08:05:00.000-06:002009-01-11T08:05:00.000-06:00Linked to you today, heehee!Linked to you today, heehee!Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-45945949504750939682009-01-10T12:52:00.000-06:002009-01-10T12:52:00.000-06:00Jeez - talk about lazy. My last post was almost a...Jeez - talk about lazy. My last post was almost a month ago. And I just finished catching up the last 11 posts that I missed from you. Only 435 more to go in my reader! <BR/><BR/>Hope you have a great 2009, LiteralDan!SherE1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05174348632059084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-53770166447712877452009-01-07T09:02:00.000-06:002009-01-07T09:02:00.000-06:00This malady of which you speak seems to be going a...This malady of which you speak seems to be going around and spreading like wildfire!<BR/><BR/>I've been battling it for well over a month and decided posting every day is just not going to happen anymore. It makes you feel much better once you cut back.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370267947354641941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-9788198625669031172009-01-07T01:55:00.000-06:002009-01-07T01:55:00.000-06:00headbang8: Yeah, I push myself to just click Publi...<B>headbang8:</B> Yeah, I push myself to just click Publish on things when they are done enough, as a kind of personal training.<BR/><BR/>I figure it's been 27 years already and perfectionism has brought me almost nothing of substance.<BR/><BR/><B>Mary:</B> I'm mighty glad to shine that light, ma'am.<BR/><BR/><B>Laggin:</B> Thanks, and same to you!<BR/><BR/><B>Lee the MWOB Queen:</B> I don't blame blogging for this-- I get this way about most things I get involved in.<BR/><BR/><B>Threeboys1mommy:</B> I might have, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet.<BR/><BR/><B>Allison:</B> Not a bad teammate, in my opinion.<BR/><BR/><B>Miss Grace:</B> You should leave it there in case you need to create a dramatic moment for any reason before it gets a chance to dry out.<BR/><BR/><B>nonna:</B> I've never been so flattered by someone's ill will towards me ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>goodfather:</B> I would also be amused by that, but then I also would definitely sympathize. I once got stuck for a good half hour stuck in slush just off the edge of the pavement in the alley behind a store.<BR/><BR/>That's what I get for trying a shortcut. And for trying to make a three point turn in a Cadillac.<BR/><BR/><B>I am a Tornado ~ proven fact!:</B> Hey, don't let it get you down. But I do recommend sitting down to write no matter what, to see what's on your mind. Think on paper, whether virtual or physical.<BR/><BR/><B>J-:</B> So THAT'S my problem... I'm an open book.<BR/><BR/>Or AM I?...*<BR/><BR/>----------<BR/>* I am.<BR/><BR/><B>Chris M.:</B> That's kind of what happened to me. The blog gave me a break all by itself, though I'd say it was kind of a working vacation, as it were.<BR/><BR/>I hate to break it to you, but if you have to wonder whether or not you're a lame ass, you probably are. Don't feel so bad, though, because I definitely am, too.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-68789146186395969492009-01-06T12:04:00.000-06:002009-01-06T12:04:00.000-06:00I'm not sure if my reprieve was on purpose or not....I'm not sure if my reprieve was on purpose or not. I think my subconscious was telling me to take a break, but it wasn't like I was working that hard on the blog anyway.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm just a lame ass.<BR/><BR/>-Chris<BR/><A HREF="http://weathermoose.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Weather Moose</A>Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01401056649726628580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-16712990891135745882009-01-05T23:10:00.000-06:002009-01-05T23:10:00.000-06:00Today was a good first day back to work, but I wou...Today was a good first day back to work, but I would still like a peg leg. After all, who couldn't use a good frightening tale whispered about them in a school yard. Mystery is the key to life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-9332742180793439832009-01-05T22:24:00.000-06:002009-01-05T22:24:00.000-06:00Life has happened to me as well ... want to write ...Life has happened to me as well ... want to write but can't find the words ... or the time or the presence of mind ... so I haven't posted much of anything lately.I am a Tornado ~ proven fact!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06569186811730131354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-89191642055818488342009-01-05T19:53:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:53:00.000-06:00I know this is slightly off-topic, but your metaph...I know this is slightly off-topic, but your metaphor (simile?) sparked a memory.<BR/><BR/>I drove my parents to my house on Christmas Day. We had a modest amount of snow, which got plowed in front of our driveway. I slowed down instead of mowing through, and got stuck in my own driveway. My father, who learned to drive in Ohio in snow five feet deep, was amused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-73363601165353123302009-01-05T15:45:00.000-06:002009-01-05T15:45:00.000-06:00i was starting to worry about you, but now that i ...i was starting to worry about you, but now that i know you were just being lazy, i'm relieved. disappointed, but happy you're still kicking. i hope this resolution goes by the wayside like most everybody else's does after a few weeks. i missed you and i'm jonesin' for a conversation or two with d-nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393143364014980535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-7694576746276817782009-01-05T13:29:00.000-06:002009-01-05T13:29:00.000-06:00A single tear glistens on my mournful cheek.A single tear glistens on my mournful cheek.Jenny Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943823729806115657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-78484009079957165392009-01-05T13:24:00.000-06:002009-01-05T13:24:00.000-06:00I am right there with you.I am right there with you.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227894503764262908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-45813138334517511312009-01-05T13:14:00.001-06:002009-01-05T13:14:00.001-06:00I would have never associated LD with the word laz...I would have never associated LD with the word lazy. NEVER!Aracelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347839760076404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-84885386781301177552009-01-05T13:14:00.000-06:002009-01-05T13:14:00.000-06:00I would have never associated LD with the word laz...I would have never associated LD with the word lazy. NEVER!Aracelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347839760076404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-35832388611442149372009-01-05T11:36:00.000-06:002009-01-05T11:36:00.000-06:00Happy '09 Literal Dan - I've read quite a few blog...Happy '09 Literal Dan - I've read quite a few bloggers resolving to do the same thing - less blogging for quality of life....hmmmm.....I wonder how long you need to blogging to come to that resolution....Lee Vandemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971330113441169156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-74643658002348296202009-01-05T09:02:00.000-06:002009-01-05T09:02:00.000-06:00Good luck with that! Here's to 2009!Good luck with that! Here's to 2009!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151264293573254738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-61399920064050033242009-01-05T09:01:00.000-06:002009-01-05T09:01:00.000-06:00Don't forget us. This is a bright spot in my day.Don't forget us. This is a bright spot in my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-47360221995207916072009-01-05T08:09:00.000-06:002009-01-05T08:09:00.000-06:00Quality makes up for quantity, Dan. As someone wh...Quality makes up for quantity, Dan. <BR/><BR/>As someone who works as a writer, I imagine it's doubly hard. <BR/><BR/>I used to write for a living, and I simply cannot treat a blogpost with less care than a professional assignment. That means blogging becomes a burden. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how the diarists of yore did it.The Honourable Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234119524600114890noreply@blogger.com