March 05, 2010
Feeling (Almost) (In) Famous
UPDATED 10:15 AM: Added a few words.
It totally wasn't my fault.
I'd have to check my browser history to see how I got there, but I came upon http://worldofweirdthings.com yesterday and couldn't stop reading. The first thing that caught my eye was about comments on blogs. Having a long history with allowing or not allowing comments here - well it struck me as brave. This guy, Greg Fish, writes things of a far more thought-provoking manner than I do, yet takes the noble stand to let people say what they wish.
Intrigued, I did something I also don't do anymore, and that is read comment threads. Finally, I found a website with comments that didn't devolve into disparaging remarks about spelling.
I read one whole thread that contained a highly amusing exchange between the author and a reader. And was moved to actually leave a comment.
Imagine that. Me. Leaving a comment on a blog.
Check it out. It really is a slice of brilliance on the interwebs.
Posted by Angela Tanner at 08:44 AM | Comments (0)
February 20, 2010
Odds and Ends
Oh how I do love to play with the words.
As it so happens, pondring exists for just that purpose.
It seems like a billion years ago that I read the book mentioned up there in the header. No big surprise that lots of books grab me. That one did. And the quote that is up there immediately took up residence in my head.
I sent an email to Mr. Greeley, and asked him if I could use the quote on my website, and he said sure.
Pondring has gone through some iterations over the years, but if it has one guiding principle, that's it. (How many other quotes can you remember me putting in the header.)
The opinion I care most about is that of my kid. (Fortunately she is well aware of her mom's linguistic afflictions.)
Otherwise, not so much.
May seem harsh, but it comes from a place of peace. That was hard-won.
And infested with sentence fragments.
Posted by Angela Tanner at 09:30 AM | Comments (0)