tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post3120072627010877950..comments2023-10-03T18:30:42.773-05:00Comments on Meta Watershed: HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY (AND OTHER COMMEMORATIONS)Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-15393822282565900022009-03-21T15:42:00.000-05:002009-03-21T15:42:00.000-05:00btw, since you asked-I prefer to be called little ...btw, since you asked-I prefer to be called little gator, or if you want to be even less formal, gator. But I'll answer to any reasonable version of it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't like it being spelled with an apostrophe as 'gator. Like possum, roo and coon, it's an abbreviation for a longer animal name, but one that has become an independent word as well.little gatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-69150264581187726952009-03-19T22:01:00.000-05:002009-03-19T22:01:00.000-05:00I can imagine that seeing Frances in the flesh wou...I can imagine that seeing Frances in the flesh would be unforgettable.<BR/><BR/>Yes, let's do send our "look out for her" requests to the Universe on behalf of Little Gator. (She could use some Little Gator-ade.)Maggie Jochildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-25956167696070930512009-03-19T21:45:00.000-05:002009-03-19T21:45:00.000-05:00Let's not forget Frances. I also spotted Frances ...Let's not forget Frances. I also spotted Frances in an organic grocery store in Seattle last summerkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-87398637648134649652009-03-19T07:50:00.000-05:002009-03-19T07:50:00.000-05:00I mean that you are Myra's Creator.I do wonder abo...I mean that you are Myra's Creator.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I do wonder about that small crocodile person.little gatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-66078224632104514652009-03-18T22:34:00.000-05:002009-03-18T22:34:00.000-05:00Oh, Sue, sorry to mislead you -- when I say "made"...Oh, Sue, sorry to mislead you -- when I say "made" kielbasa, I mean I prepared it (grilled, with a drizzle of barbecue sauce), not made from scratch. Although back in my able past, I have made my own sausage. I'm one of those folks who don't care for the taste of licorice or fennel, and I like sausages absent those flavors. A great alternative is a smidgen of mint.<BR/><BR/>Cowboy Diva, Myra carries one notebook around in her hip pocket at any given time, which limits the size of the notebook. She will tear pages out of it for others to use only rarely. When it is full, it's retired to a shelf in her study after anything she needs to "use" in it is transferred to a computer file. She does have a separate life list for her bird sightings, as all birders do (and I do). A life list usually has columns for name of bird (common and Latin), when you saw it, where, in what numbers/genders/age gropus, under what weather and habitat conditions, and anything else significant you want to mention.<BR/><BR/>Carrying a notebook helps you keep the headset of being a writer, not just an observor. And it's what Myra does instead of maintaining a journal -- journals can prime a writer's pump or can distract them from their main work, both of which are intermittently true for me.<BR/><BR/>Little Gator, are you implying that Myra is a figment of my imagination? Better not let Ginny hear you say that.<BR/><BR/>Kat, and other people, have actually spotted them out in public on occasion. Now that we know they visit Colville, better keep your eyes peeled, Cowboy Diva.Maggie Jochildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-61268324923713737642009-03-18T17:23:00.000-05:002009-03-18T17:23:00.000-05:00I want to use this as an open thread, but to ask a...I want to use this as an open thread, but to ask a GB question. <BR/>heh.<BR/>Just how many notebooks does Myra carry, and for what purposes? <BR/>I know it probably won't be on the exam, but as I've been rereading some excerpts I am fascinated by just how often Myra notes a promise made, or a bird seen, or what have you.<BR/>thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-51482691953767671412009-03-18T13:31:00.000-05:002009-03-18T13:31:00.000-05:00If I wasn't busy being impressed by your astoundin...If I wasn't busy being impressed by your astounding memory and remarkable frankness, I would be saying, You know how to make kielbasa from scratch?! Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-82292197767410845282009-03-18T12:11:00.000-05:002009-03-18T12:11:00.000-05:00It wasn't Myra's luck or judgement so much as Myra...It wasn't Myra's luck or judgement so much as Myra's having you to look after her?<BR/><BR/>What idiot is writing my life story?little gatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com