tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post8148747403340863992..comments2024-02-16T18:19:13.539-08:00Comments on Ramblings From Yet Another Stranger on the Bus: Wintry Morning MusingLeslie Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-31456332382431845512010-01-23T15:15:18.258-08:002010-01-23T15:15:18.258-08:00@ Rachel ~ For a description of that glorious plac...@ Rachel ~ For a description of that glorious place exactly as it is today, here's the observation of a <a href="http://400000milesandcounting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">cyclist</a>. I'm fortunate I'll be out hiking in it tomorrow. I'm hoping the snow will not have melted and made enough mud to suck my boots off of my feet.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-23922104947287532902010-01-23T15:02:58.811-08:002010-01-23T15:02:58.811-08:00" Our valley is shaped like a large bowl lyin..." Our valley is shaped like a large bowl lying on its side"...I like this...I am off to google...Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-70958845662779394782010-01-23T11:52:08.764-08:002010-01-23T11:52:08.764-08:00@ Rachel ~ Your comment "Mostly I have no ide...@ Rachel ~ Your comment "Mostly I have no idea what you are talking about but I am interested enough in you to want to find out." may be the most wonderful thing that's been said to me in a long time. Thank you for that!<br /><br />Re: the cliques - I like your use of "school yard attitude". I've used the word "adolescent" and one of my followers has asked "Are we in junior high school?" I think sometimes we appear to be indulging in favoritism when, in fact, maybe one commenter simply appears more often or has more to say or more to say that clicks with the blogger and the commenters than any of the others. <br /><br />Excommunication is a prickly subject. To have one's comments selectively rejected is a tough message to figure out, if the comments made were honest, fair and above-board. If someone is dropping in comments with some other agenda, then I'd say those should be rejected. I've had to do that most recently. I haven't enjoyed it.<br /><br />I like your call to simple, clear communication. Read my blog. Comment if you're so inclined. Cheer for me when I deserve it and call me out when I have that coming. Disagree reasonably and don't treat people badly. It's not human rocket science.<br /><br />I can tell you sincerely, your only effect on me so far has been to charm me! I like you. I like your clean-ness of spirit and that you have broad enough shoulders to take on dissent. On your blog, I like the passion you exhibit, the angst for other humans who have had bad things happen.<br /><br />And now, re: my desert. Yes, it snows rarely. Sometimes it even snows down in the city and stays for a few days. We're at an elevation of a little more than 2,000 feet and we're encircled by mountains. Our valley is shaped like a large bowl lying on its side and tipping downward. The place you see is at the high end of the bowl and at the edge of the mountains, so it's in a colder spot. For a further taste of our beautiful location, Google "Red Rock Canyon".Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-32141813730509888762010-01-22T22:52:34.880-08:002010-01-22T22:52:34.880-08:00Also, I think what happens with me, when I visit o...Also, I think what happens with me, when I visit other blogs, is that I pick up on the tone of that blog and I lose a little of my own personality, momentarily, and over empathise (reads mimic) the tone of the other comments. I am conscious of this, however, and make an effort to correct it when I realise I'm doing it. Sometimes I'm plain antagonistic though ;)Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-10402665668529017882010-01-22T22:50:03.190-08:002010-01-22T22:50:03.190-08:00Hey - as one who is guilty of sporadic blogging - ...Hey - as one who is guilty of sporadic blogging - particularly of late - I apologise in advance! Um, I think it's such a subjective thing. I get that some people view it as a tit for tat thing...I comment on yours therefore...that sort of thing....I think I am overusing the word "thing"...basically I am thoughtless when I am tired and as blogging is the thing I am least afforded time to do (after kids, family, daily every other essential - inc bum wiping, writing...etc) I tend to only do it when I am in a state of fatigue. Thoughtlesness includes overuse of the word "I" and my immediate perspective. I hope people take what they want from my blog and don't feel pressured into engaging in conversations/debates if they aren't so inclined. I also hope that bloggers feel comfortable to tell me to stop spouting tosh and to challenge me at any given time when they don't agree, or even just to play devil's advocate. I have been "excommunicated" by two blogs - at least I took it that their not posting my comments to mean that they were sending out a strong signal of "back off, harridan!" but perhaps I misunderstood them. Either way, life's too short for such nit-picking and, frankly, school yard attitudes. If I had upset them I would have rather they confronted me and I could have either apologised or told them to get knotted but..hey ho...that said - if I have ever or do ever annoy, upset, offend you (and hope I haven't already because I've only just started to get to know you in a bloggy capacity and I sincerely hope my inter-bloggy-personal skills are not so guff) - PLEASE TELL ME! Please. If you want to..no pressure...<br /><br />I'm assuming that was the crux of the post...but what really fascinated me was the snow on the red rocks...I am actually amazed in the true sense of the word...I did not know it could snow in the desert...I knew it could rain and that it could be freezing - sheesh, it wouldn't have taken a great thoughmatician to work out that freezing water equals, um, ice....but snow!<br /><br /><br />Your observations about the cliques was spot on, by the way, but I do think everyone is guilty of a little favouritism from time to time. There are worse crimes. I get bugged and elated in equal measures by some blogs and I bug myself with my own blog, so a lesson in tolerance works for me.<br /><br /><br />Mostly I have no idea what you are talking about but I am interested enough in you to want to find out.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-71183848647945751272010-01-22T13:52:48.265-08:002010-01-22T13:52:48.265-08:00@ Kirk ~ Well, I thank you, Sir. Ex literally used...@ Kirk ~ Well, I thank you, Sir. Ex literally used to put his hands out in front of him as if to repel my words which were his forces of evil, apparently.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-7471200520030861422010-01-22T13:48:23.411-08:002010-01-22T13:48:23.411-08:00I like to hear you talk. At least online ;]I like to hear you talk. At least online ;]Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-52137239081362843082010-01-22T13:43:52.651-08:002010-01-22T13:43:52.651-08:00@ Kirk ~ I wasn't getting prickly, I was agree...@ Kirk ~ I wasn't getting prickly, I was agreeing with you. It's way overused, which is why I poke fun at the homes for it. When I'm too pointed, though, they revert to "bro' " which I dislike even more. Plus, I can't be a bro' and I want to be in the mix. So "homes" or "home dudes" it is for us.<br /><br />You're too balanced to be any kind of Nazi, Kirk.<br /><br />Keep talking in your own voice. It's been said of me a time or ten that I like the sound of my own voice, too. It's also been said that I like to hear myself talk. Both things may be true. ;~}Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-49493879380396673382010-01-22T13:31:59.531-08:002010-01-22T13:31:59.531-08:00Oh, Les, I wasn't even thinking about you call...Oh, Les, I wasn't even thinking about you calling them the home dudes when I wrote that. I don't want to be a word Nazi. I'll probably watch the movie someday. But when I do, don't expect me to talk like the characters. I like my own voice, as flawed though that voice may be.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-17996871594963417232010-01-22T12:54:37.752-08:002010-01-22T12:54:37.752-08:00@ Kirk ~ Yes, you've got the idea. It's Co...@ Kirk ~ Yes, you've got the idea. It's Coen brothers quirky. It has a great cast ~ John Goodman, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore are not to be believed! For me, this is not one of the best performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman, although I really like him. Sam Elliott's character (narrator that we see from time to time) is funny. I thought Jeff Bridges was almost unnecessary, except he's The Dude. He has to be there. He's the linchpin of the whole thing.<br /><br />I agree about "dude", even though you've seen me write volumes about the home dudes. I don't use the word in any part of my life except at workk. I'm really taking a poke at the guys when I call them home dudes. That's what they call each other.I'M funning THEM about it when I use the term.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-82010445058409873672010-01-22T12:27:08.888-08:002010-01-22T12:27:08.888-08:00Well, I liked "Fargo" by the Coen brothe...Well, I liked "Fargo" by the Coen brothers, and a couple of other movies, so I may watch it some day. It's just that I hear "Dude" quite a bit in real life. I keep waiting for somebody to come up with some other slang term.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-75461113995551382112010-01-22T12:21:11.752-08:002010-01-22T12:21:11.752-08:00@ Kirk ~ Well, don't miss it if it falls into ...@ Kirk ~ Well, don't miss it if it falls into your lap. You'll either be nuts about it like some of us are (ahem, Tag and Badger) or it will leave you cold. I don't think there's any middle ground regarding Lebowski. However, Kirk, given your grasp for all things movie, I wager you'd find priceless nuggets in that film that all the rest of us have missed.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-47470121873216317902010-01-22T12:10:00.552-08:002010-01-22T12:10:00.552-08:00Sorry, but I've never seen "The Big Liebo...Sorry, but I've never seen "The Big Liebowski" I understand it's about the blue-collar world, something I'm somewhat familiar with as I was laid-off from that world after 16 years. If it's on cable some day while I'm channel surfing, I'll watch it, but I'm not going to make any special effort.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-39323031599490909382010-01-22T09:12:06.587-08:002010-01-22T09:12:06.587-08:00@ Doozyanner ~ This occurred to me to tell after I...@ Doozyanner ~ This occurred to me to tell after I'd already commented to you. That photo of Red Rock in the snow was posted at a photography spot online. A person in Germany (who likely has never seen such a thing) commented that it had been WAY over-PhotoShopped. Ironically, it hadn't been PhotoShopped whatsoever. That's really just exactly what it looks like!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-88272983395970870932010-01-22T07:44:37.488-08:002010-01-22T07:44:37.488-08:00@ Tag ~ Who is Woo, indeed!
Tag, your thoughts a...@ Tag ~ Who is Woo, indeed!<br /><br />Tag, your thoughts are much valued here. I like what you had to say. We connect through some shared experience, time or place. We bond and we learn to trust. We become comfortable, so we comment. I, too, sometimes just want to say "I hear you" or "That must have been painful" or "Here's a sincerely offered hug". But sometimes I wonder if those kinds of comments make me appear inane. And I just had a revelation I'm going to put up as a separate comment to everyone who has chimed in.<br /><br />I am grateful you turned your attention to this!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-89023682234597234622010-01-22T07:25:35.443-08:002010-01-22T07:25:35.443-08:00@ Doozyanner ~ rexperms may be one of the best WV ...@ Doozyanner ~ rexperms may be one of the best WV game entries I've seen! You make a really good point talking about how much time one can give to sitting in front of the monitor. You made me pause and reflect. I guess I have to say it is both my pain and my pleasure that so much of my time is spent that way. Note to self: seek balance.<br /><br />I wish you WOULD come and see Red Rock in the snow! You bring the banana bread. I'll grind the coffee beans and provide you a warm place to stay. That location isn't 10 miles from my home as the crow flies.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-76672730024416237692010-01-22T07:20:28.822-08:002010-01-22T07:20:28.822-08:00@ Kass - Very good observations, all. You said a r...@ Kass - Very good observations, all. You said a really important word. "Trust." When I read your comment, it struck me that blogging is much like developing relationships in person. We build a level of trust and go from there. Thank you for using that very word. And you're right, of course - peoples' lives do get in the way of blogging. I am glad you put your thoughts out here.<br /><br />I remember that exchange regarding the Death Mask Tissue Dispenser. The one that looked like me. ;~}<br /><br />None of my photos are on this post, but I don't take many photos. All of these were found on the internet except the cactus flowers and the snow at Red Rock. OK, this won't surprise anyone who knows me (actually or virtually). When I'm looking for an image to illustrate a post, I sometimes search using words for how something feels. I searched on "bad work" and the plane came up.<br /><br />You landed beautifully at the bus terminal ~ in fact, I doubt you could possibly misstep at my place. I don't have a problem with dissenting points of view or taps on the shoulder accompanied by "Les, you're off base here." It goes to that level of trust thing. I trust that you'll say what you think and not be unkind simply for the purpose of sharpening your teeth.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-71462066278435180392010-01-22T05:38:01.641-08:002010-01-22T05:38:01.641-08:00Who is Woo? Kirk asked me that question yesterday....Who is Woo? Kirk asked me that question yesterday. Of course it's another reference to the Big Lebowski. Some one unfamiliar with the dude would be out of his element. No frames of reference, so would mark it a zero. For me the comments section are playtime. The time to use humor to connect with the blogger and others who comment.<br />You and Kass can talk of Sugarhouse and I have no frame or reference except in that we grew up in roughly the same era and share some culture though mine does not include hoppy taws. But I understand Sugarhouse through that shared culture, your descriptions and Kass's photos.<br />I will chime in to a conversation if I have something relevant to say, if I can add perspective and even if I just want to say yes I'm listening. But first I have to feel comfortable. That may take a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-20768654446784496632010-01-21T21:23:35.174-08:002010-01-21T21:23:35.174-08:00Limes, the red mountains covered in snow look surr...Limes, the red mountains covered in snow look surreal to me! How beautiful! I need to come see this in person. It's on my "some day" list. As for comments...sometimes I read, and like you, think there's nothing I could add. Sometimes I just do a quick skim but don't have time to post. It's so easy for me to get sucked into a time warp while sitting at the computer--so many interesting blogs and sites to read. I have to be firm with myself. "Get OFF the computer!" When I first started my blog I didn't know to comment back. And now... I need to disconnect and get ready for tomorrow. (Sound effect: Sucking noise as I pull myself away and re enter "real time.") <br />WV--rexperms: Washing hair too soon after a chemical treatment rexperms.Doozyannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090601905887166306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-64598964885227267392010-01-21T21:16:16.323-08:002010-01-21T21:16:16.323-08:00Leslie - I'm so tired tonight (more of the mom...Leslie - I'm so tired tonight (more of the mom stuff), but I wanted to chime in for a bit. First, I love the photos. I'm wondering if you took any of them since you only gave some credit to J. D. Morehouse. <br /><br />The whole blog etiquette thing could get exhausting if we let it. I'm going to have to read what Tag recommended, then I might have more to say. One thing I know for sure: I don't want anyone who has become a regular follower to feel obligated to comment on my blog and then say, 'that was great' when they thought it was crap. I really loved it when the richly-followed poet, Dave from the United Kingdom, stopped by my Redoing The Undone blog and said he really didn't like my Death Mask Tissue Dispenser. Not only did he not like it, but he didn't like it "at all." Now I totally trust him and glow inside when he says he likes something. Something else that comes to mind is the kind of lives some bloggers have. I've noticed that some of the blogs I follow only have posts about once a week. My ex-brother-in-law (a very busy Dr.) is very sporadic in his photo posting. Somebody dropping off the comment radar might have something going on in their other life - (I hesitate to say it) - their REAL life.<br /><br />I love the photo of the plane going off the runway. I'm wondering how you found that one to match your post. What words did you put in your search? I'm hoping I landed OK at this bus station.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-2539187194331980922010-01-21T16:53:32.729-08:002010-01-21T16:53:32.729-08:00@ Kirk ~ You are very generous and I am glad I fou...@ Kirk ~ You are very generous and I am glad I found your blog. You already know at least one of the subjects where I feel unfavorably matched to your expertise. Next time I don't understand, I will be brave enough to say "Help me out, here, Kirk." This was like receiving a gift!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-79010763817072807452010-01-21T16:50:06.665-08:002010-01-21T16:50:06.665-08:00Les, it's me again, Kirk. I was re-reading wha...Les, it's me again, Kirk. I was re-reading what you wrote about not being knowledgeable on a certain topic. If you're ever unsure about what I'm talking about in one of my posts, just ask me, and I'll be happy to explain.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-31647755483036831512010-01-21T15:30:47.216-08:002010-01-21T15:30:47.216-08:00@ Tag ~ thank you for ringing in. I particularly w...@ Tag ~ thank you for ringing in. I particularly wanted to hear from you. Please add more as you consider it all. By the way, you're one who blows me out of the water when you get going on particular subjects. I just don't have the same knowledge base you do about certain things and I end up with no oxygen left in me to formulate words. We thank you for pointing out Mena.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-74125144421077770392010-01-21T15:26:58.889-08:002010-01-21T15:26:58.889-08:00Les, this is very timely.
1) i love talking about ...Les, this is very timely.<br />1) i love talking about weather<br />2) collective unconscious fascinates me<br />3) mena trott on TED talks<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mena_trott_tours_her_blog_world.html. <br />Mena and her husband founded typepad, movabletype and vox. She has quite a bit to say on blogging. This is a very engaging presentation. <br />4)This is a post I need to think about a bit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-27364143555280033232010-01-21T15:23:00.820-08:002010-01-21T15:23:00.820-08:00@ Kirk ~ Good thought! Thank you.@ Kirk ~ Good thought! Thank you.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.com