tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post969835293294022048..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Things I Want to LearnScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10802093301576806792007-09-17T17:12:00.000-08:002007-09-17T17:12:00.000-08:00I had to comment on this because of the lay/lie th...I had to comment on this because of the lay/lie thing. For me it is effect/affect. I never know which to use. I am sure I get it wrong a lot!<BR/><BR/>Kim @ TheBitterBallAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781164870994615088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14504878257434573162007-09-17T11:42:00.000-08:002007-09-17T11:42:00.000-08:00Harps are cool. As a self-taught (and terrible) g...Harps are cool. As a self-taught (and terrible) guitar player, seeing someone playing harp on TV stops me in my tracks. I just cannot imagine being able to play that thing. Amazing.<BR/><BR/>The whole lay and lie thing has always escaped me as well. I just put down whichever one <EM>seems</EM> more correct and then remind the reader that I went to Louisiana public schools. That seems to have covered me pretty well all of these years.<BR/><BR/>I always have trouble with ei or ie, and have followed the comic Gallager's advice. He says to make a kind of e looking i, and then a kind of i looking e, and then put the dot right over the middle between 'em. That works pretty well in my experience too.JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-40818989230781533932007-09-17T10:59:00.000-08:002007-09-17T10:59:00.000-08:00If you wanna play the harp, you could always start...If you wanna play the harp, you could always start with a mountain dulcimer. It's not that it's similar, it's just really EASY to learn to make beautiful music! I used to wanna play the harp, but they are expensive, and with all the littles it's just not my season! LOL! (((((HUGS))))) sandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41344802200277549432007-09-17T09:19:00.000-08:002007-09-17T09:19:00.000-08:00I finally conquered the lost sock issue...I pin th...I finally conquered the lost sock issue...I pin them together before they go into the washing machine. When they come out of the dryer I take the pun out, voila, no missing socks!El Shaddai Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875183231117805781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56994793511703207682007-09-15T17:26:00.000-08:002007-09-15T17:26:00.000-08:00That's a great list. I want to learn pottery as w...That's a great list. I want to learn pottery as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-90224367392636815592007-09-15T05:33:00.000-08:002007-09-15T05:33:00.000-08:00Your French will come back quicker than you think!...Your French will come back quicker than you think! I got some language tapes for our trip to Europe last spring. I only listened to them a few times, but words and phrases popped back in my head. I wouldn't have been able to conjugate verbs or anything but I could at least order and decipher signs and directions.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-50125617497012379052007-09-14T20:39:00.000-08:002007-09-14T20:39:00.000-08:00This is a great list. I laughed and laughed at se...This is a great list. I laughed and laughed at several points. The idea of someone running up and needing help with a French translation really tickled my funny bone (as a former comparative lit major). I laughed outloud at the video of that beautiful piece.<BR/><BR/>Lovely post. May you have great success in your attempt.<BR/><BR/>Lay - something you do to something "Go lay the book down."<BR/><BR/>Lie - something you do.<BR/><BR/>"I'm going to lie down."<BR/><BR/>I am still working on the past tense when lie becomes lay. Yikes. :)Kathy in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214274261673123725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43399408969640382102007-09-14T15:14:00.000-08:002007-09-14T15:14:00.000-08:00I missed the contest again! But wrote my piece la...I missed the contest again! But wrote my piece last night. Thanks for letting me use your idea. It inspired me to do a Thurs. THirteen...which I haven't done in about three months. <BR/><BR/>God blessJaneanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665737969086029492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57781337749642971132007-09-14T15:00:00.000-08:002007-09-14T15:00:00.000-08:00The harp? Really? You know, I love the sound of th...The harp? Really? You know, I love the sound of the harp so much, that we had a harpist play at our wedding. This is such a great list, Michelle. PS about the socks. My mom's friend who was tired losing socks (she had 4 boys who played lots of sports), starting tying them together, but then they all complained there was always a "wet spot" halfway down the sock. It didn't work, but we've chuckled over it plenty.Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1081462866868203702007-09-14T09:31:00.000-08:002007-09-14T09:31:00.000-08:00THis is great. I AM WITH YOU on the Lay and Lie. I...THis is great. I AM WITH YOU on the Lay and Lie. I am ALWAYS trying to figure that one out!<BR/>I can teach you French. That is my first language!<BR/>I will think this through (I already know a few things I want to learn) and will let you know when I have posted!<BR/>Great IDEA!!!SabineMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686426828860840308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-74758123208758799612007-09-14T05:34:00.000-08:002007-09-14T05:34:00.000-08:00I love arabians, too. They have the prettiest fac...I love arabians, too. They have the prettiest faces of all horses, in my opinion. I'll be there with you. Can we learn some jumping, too? That looks like fun.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88651411284197130122007-09-13T19:27:00.000-08:002007-09-13T19:27:00.000-08:00It's scary how much we are alike, but I have a few...It's scary how much we are alike, but I have a few years on you so I may be ahead on one or two things...<BR/><BR/>1) French in jr high & high school & college. Speaks French? <I>Un petit peu</I>...<I>tres petit</I>. (I probably got that wrong; is <I>peu</I> masculine or feminine? Whatever.) I've actually been to France twice, but both trips were well before I hit 30, and I'd be embarrassed to try and speak it now.<BR/><BR/>2. Horseback riding -- OK, maybe this one, I'll pass. But I do love the Arabians. My kids' school does <I>The Black Stallion</I> literacy project in 1st and 4th grades, it rocks. <BR/><BR/>3. Patience. OMG, who doesn't need this?<BR/><BR/>4. Controlling emotions? Well... I look at this in a different way. I <I>can't</I> control what I'm feeling, but I <I>can</I> control how I <I>act</I>, regardless of what I'm feeling. It's futile to try not to feel sad, for instance, especially if something sad has happened. Let the feelings come, but give some thought to what you should do with 'em is all.<BR/><BR/>5. To play the harp -- I'll give you this one, too. My dream instrument has always been the French (there it is again! ha!) horn, which sounds so mellow and dreamy to me. But I have neither the lip nor the lungs to play brass... I couldn't deal with the calluses from harp or any stringed instrument.<BR/><BR/>6. Astronomy: I am so there with you! I had to take a science elective in college, and I chose astronomy. Love it, which is weird, because I detested physics, and a lot of astronomy <I>is</I> physics, only disguised somewhat. Honestly? I blame the teachers! (hehehe) <BR/><BR/>7. In my family it's whist, not pinochle, and I get to play maybe twice a year on vacation, and so feel completely inadequate next to the experts who play all the time. Card games like this are great for keeping the wits sharp, though. If you can keep track of the picture cards in all four suits, plus the trump suit, that's saying a lot.<BR/><BR/>8. Ah, exercise -- for me it has been a phased thing, sometimes I like it (I took a yoga class one year that was divine), sometimes it's torture. However, I discovered that exercise makes my rheumatoid arthritis much less severe, to the point where I don't need medication, and so now I <I>love</I> exercise... or at least how I feel when I do it. I also get a kick out of being able to increase my weights on a workout machine, the ultimate competition: Me vs Me!<BR/><BR/>9. Lay & lie? I have no idea -- and people have paid for my writing! My solution? Rework the sentence to avoid using either one. It's almost always possible. Second best: rely on the editor to fix it for you. (Caution: this method does not work on self-published material, like blogs!)<BR/><BR/>10. Sugar balls? Awesome. My culinary Holy Grail is fried chicken, believe it or not. The last time I attempted it, it was such a disaster that I haven't tried again. But I had a similar horrible track record (years -- years! -- of disasters) with yeast breads, and now I can do them with my eyes closed, so I know it's just a question of practice. (For sugar balls, you'll need to watch the humidity, practice may come secondary to that.) There's always something...<BR/><BR/>11. I started playing piano in 4th grade. I want to be able to play Mozart's piano sonatas, any one of them, even an "easy" one (as if)... but like you, I'd need to train like Rocky Balboa for such a thing to happen. I figure when I'm retired I'll have time for lessons and practice... right?<BR/><BR/>12. Laundry is relentless. What I want to know is, why is it always <I>my</I> socks that get eaten?<BR/><BR/>13. Not pottery for me, but all the needlecrafts I did as a girl, and now only do in fits and starts: knitting, embroidery, needlepoint, hand sewing. I love that stuff, and can't ever seem to find a time to do it, unless I'm making a Halloween costume or something.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, if you ever find yourself in AZ, we really have to get together!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68796682794449126072007-09-13T18:30:00.000-08:002007-09-13T18:30:00.000-08:00I'm with you on all of these except the harp. I l...I'm with you on all of these except the harp. I like to listen to it though...Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68643592331094752192007-09-13T17:32:00.000-08:002007-09-13T17:32:00.000-08:00I will have to someday share my story of the baby ...I will have to someday share my story of the baby sock and the major amount of crow I had to eat at Sears...<BR/><BR/>You are tooooooo funny! Oh, and I can play Pachabel Canon in D...does that count for something, :)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422562364097941505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18549574218278288852007-09-13T13:32:00.000-08:002007-09-13T13:32:00.000-08:00Fabulous, aspirational list.My 13 are up!Fabulous, aspirational list.<BR/><BR/>My 13 are up!Leihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602022032114765911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21811836529064623772007-09-13T12:47:00.000-08:002007-09-13T12:47:00.000-08:00LOL! When ever I think of patience, I think of Gu...LOL! When ever I think of patience, I think of Guns N' Roses. How weird am I? Good list, as always.Thea @ It's Me Vs. Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566816251688796061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-27568292694929381252007-09-13T10:24:00.000-08:002007-09-13T10:24:00.000-08:00Great list -- go for it.Great list -- go for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-7886259917651980472007-09-13T10:07:00.000-08:002007-09-13T10:07:00.000-08:00I would try starting with Chopin's prelude in e mi...I would try starting with Chopin's prelude in e minor. If you took piano in college this should do well for you.Tim Appleton (Applehead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17095838102621049820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-3762957560582152222007-09-13T09:06:00.000-08:002007-09-13T09:06:00.000-08:00Great list! Made me think about what I'd put on m...Great list! Made me think about what I'd put on mine. I'd like to do one someday, but unfortunately #1 might have to be "Learn not to procrastinate!"Annie-Savor This Momenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438377679929492575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56891353285028033062007-09-13T08:59:00.000-08:002007-09-13T08:59:00.000-08:00If you want to learn that bad, come over and Kenda...If you want to learn that bad, come over and Kendall and I will teach you Pinochle. We'd love to have more people to play with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61332223586267816392007-09-13T08:47:00.000-08:002007-09-13T08:47:00.000-08:00Fantastic list! I'm with you on #9. My TT is up,...Fantastic list! I'm with you on #9. <BR/><BR/>My TT is up, too.Southern Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987647242459741389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-50794305847194918932007-09-13T08:26:00.000-08:002007-09-13T08:26:00.000-08:00Patience is one of those things you need patience ...Patience is one of those things you need patience to learn :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-71344309421160423052007-09-13T07:45:00.000-08:002007-09-13T07:45:00.000-08:00Great list! I really need #8.I had a Baudelaire t-...Great list! I really need #8.<BR/><BR/>I had a Baudelaire t-shirt in college that I loved dearly. Six years of French here too and it is useless, except for ballet terms and I can recite one poem half way. <BR/><BR/>Gave up the horseback riding due to time, money and...oh yeah children. Glad my kiddos don't want to follow in my footsteps.Joyful Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605433538598120854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84028148684069259752007-09-13T07:34:00.000-08:002007-09-13T07:34:00.000-08:00I love your list, and I really want to have my dd ...I love your list, and I really want to have my dd make that awesome pottery piece! <BR/>And I must learn to make those sugar balls! Oh, I would be so cool!Qtpies7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04612364762900912663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-39528094320640023082007-09-13T07:01:00.000-08:002007-09-13T07:01:00.000-08:00Confession time here: I've got TWO degrees in Engl...Confession time here: I've got TWO degrees in English -- writing, even. And I go out of my way to avoid using lie/lay. They freak me out.<BR/><BR/>(btw, exercise is addictive. Be careful with that one.)Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.com