Comments on: Short & Sweet http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/ "it must give pleasure" -- Wallace Stevens Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: It Was Like, You Know « BlogLily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21289 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:35:41 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21289 [...] recall — said three was okay, rather than two. And, finally, I think I might be incapable of short & sweet blog posts because it actually takes more time to write something witty and short — like a [...]

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21287 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:15:22 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21287 Emily, I think short & sweet might actually be harder than long & rambling. Although poems and aphorisms look easy, in fact, you have to do a lot of thinking and pruning to get them right. SO, I think I’m just going to have to ramble and then, w hen the doorbell rings, stop.

As I recall, Ms. Freedman, you are in fact YOUNGER than I am because your birthday is in May. I have you by two months.

Mari, The zen approach sounds like a fine idea. We’ve been sending Archie on playdates with Peppermint, a neighbor dog, and he seems to be calming down a little bit.

]]> By: Emily Barton http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21283 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:23:40 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21283 You can post whatever you want, whenever you want, and I’ll still be virtually ringing your doorbell all the time. And happy birthday!

]]> By: Debbie http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21282 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:56:59 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21282 Happy Birthday Lily!
from one of the 5% who is NOT younger than you are…

]]> By: mari http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21281 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:23:14 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21281 Some people have long, winded posts that say nothing. Your may occasionally be long, but they’re full of interesting juicy thoughts. Write what you want. I’ll read it.

I see from the query wars that you, too, have a dog that hates other dogs. Ours, Nunuk, was never properly socialized by the time we got him. Sweetest thing at home; occasionally scary outside, but we’re taking this zen approach toward him that seems to really be helping him.

oh, and thanks for the bag compliment!

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21280 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:46 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21280 Thank you Tom. I got your phone call too. You’re a wonderful brother. Love, Lily

]]> By: Tom http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21279 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:42:32 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21279 Happy Birthday Lily. Hope your day is special.
Love ya,
Tom

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21277 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:42:24 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21277 Hello dear Jade, No, you are dead on — the day of my maturity being today. And thank you. As for the essays/run-on posts, I like writing them. Still, it’s fun to experiment with other ways of blogging. I mean, how are you going to release your inner Wittgenstein if you don’t try?

And I, Charlotte, am similarly dyed as to Charlotte’s Web.

Marie, I do think one of the pleasures of a blog is the way it satisfies voyeuristic desires, particularly about daily life. Short/long whatever — what I love is looking over someone’s shoulder at their life.

]]> By: JLB http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21276 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:52:20 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21276 I missed it – Happy (belated) Birthday BlogLily!

On the subject of your postsings – your blog has a truly unique voice, and I really enjoy your “essays.” I read so many blogs that it works out just fine for me that you don’t post every day. I really enjoy your writing BlogLily, why mess with perfection? ;)

Best,
Jade

]]> By: charlotteotter http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21274 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:06:20 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21274 Long posts, short posts, whichever, I’ll be there. I’m a dyed-in-the-wool fan.

]]> By: mariegauthier http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21273 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:44:51 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21273 But I like your long posts, Lily…they’re so friendly in their rambling, it’s like eavesdropping on a conversation that’s been going on for days.

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21272 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:21:39 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21272 Cam, you are a dear, you know that don’t you? I suppose we are who we are, and I am a person who types fast and edits little, every sixth day of the month. Still, maybe I can come up with a “the limits of my language are the limits of my world” kind of observation once in a while. For your amusement.

U-Dad: Placeholding! I like photos. Maybe that’s what I’ll do. xo, L

]]> By: Cam http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21270 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:54:48 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21270 My last two posts were photos. Even tagged the same, I realized, after I hit ‘publish’. I like the longer posts and admire those that can post them regularly. Don’t worry Lily; we all came back after your summer hiatus.

]]> By: (un)relaxeddad http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21269 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:30:38 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21269 I often feel that my short posts are more to do with feeling that I need to say something – anything – rather than leave an uncomfortable gap in the conversation and find that everyone has sneaked off, never to return, when I have something else significant to say. Or else I stick a photo up. Photos are always good for something short and sweet.

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/03/04/short-sweet/#comment-21267 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:20:22 +0000 http://bloglily.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-21267 I thought your hens were very sweet, so you’re doing well there, Mandarine.

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