tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post54976352158797975..comments2023-09-17T06:41:44.529-05:00Comments on Musings of a Louisiana Liar: Why There Blue Cars and Brown CarsJana DeLeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351774231244304409noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-53148136295117763262007-02-27T18:05:00.000-06:002007-02-27T18:05:00.000-06:00P.S. I LOVED "The Egg and I" - I must have read t...P.S. I LOVED "The Egg and I" - I must have read that book twenty years ago and I've never forgotten it. I've even re-read it a couple of times. Wonderful book!Jae Arronsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313969209164545797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-64891906046570147132007-02-27T18:02:00.000-06:002007-02-27T18:02:00.000-06:00I don't have much patience with people acting snob...I don't have much patience with people acting snobbish about anything - much less about books. I figure those folks don't have much sense anyway and why bother with them? <BR/><BR/>I tend to like genres other than "strictly" romance - (although a romance included in the story is fine by me) probably because I've been through a terrible marriage, a lousy engagement and I don't believe much in "happily ever after" - for myself. I do believe in it for other people though! But I certainly don't "look down" on people who read books that are strictly romance - or anything else.Jae Arronsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313969209164545797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-78297242248426500372007-02-27T07:49:00.000-06:002007-02-27T07:49:00.000-06:00Well, okay, I have wanted to kill people on occasi...Well, okay, I have wanted to kill people on occasion, but I've never followed through on it. *g*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-60202645500192183242007-02-27T07:37:00.000-06:002007-02-27T07:37:00.000-06:00tori - well, maybe I've wanted to kill somebody a ...tori - well, maybe I've wanted to kill somebody a time or two...... :)<BR/><BR/>anon - jealousy is only part of the explanation. Others are simply that stupid. Let's face it, professionals make things look easy that aren't. How many times have you watched a professional sport and thought "I could probably do that" then the first time you try - on a completely amateur level - it kicks your butt. Ignorance is one thing, but let's not talk crap about things we don't know.<BR/><BR/>Besides, sometimes barking back is my style. :)Jana DeLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351774231244304409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-72086893191695562682007-02-26T14:12:00.000-06:002007-02-26T14:12:00.000-06:00Try to find a copy of THE EGG AND I by Betty MacDo...Try to find a copy of THE EGG AND I by Betty MacDonald. It is the basis for all the Ma and Pa Kettle movies of the 50's and is very funny. She says that a man can be friends with another man if they have only one thing in common, but that women are only able to be friends with one another to the extent that they approve of each other. I have thought about that a lot and think it is true. <BR/>I like to read mysteries and try to figure out whodunnit. In my dreams I am a famous detective. In real life, I am ordinary, unfortunately. <BR/>I have tried to write several books, only to have the thing die about page 60. <BR/>I admire your talent. People who criticise you may be jealous of you. Why not? You are a published author. You have a career that involves traveling, which may sound more exciting than it actually is to those of us who sit at home. You have a loving and supportive husband and family. You are able to hire people to do many of the boring chores that many people spent their lives doing. <BR/>We are not all created equally. I once worked 60 hours a week at two jobs and put myself through nursing school, an RN program. When I graduated, I had the attitude that if I can do it, anybody can do it. Not true. People who cannot read as fast or comprehend and retain information as well as I could not have done what I did. People with medical or physical mobility problems could not have done what I did. Everybody is criticised. The more successful, the more criticism and the louder the voices. Right now President Bush is in the hot seat. One of his most vicious critics may be elected. Then he or she will have a turn in the hot seat and nobody will like anything he/she does either. It amazes me anyone wants the job.<BR/>Be of good cheer and keep on writing those books. My daddy once asked me, "If a little dog barks at you, do you have to bark back?"<BR/>Ignore. Soak in a soothing bath and let the criticism drain out of you as the water leaves the tub.<BR/>Love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14185471.post-35835845418449326062007-02-26T12:50:00.000-06:002007-02-26T12:50:00.000-06:00Preachin' to the choir, babe. :)Seriously, people ...Preachin' to the choir, babe. :)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, people constantly amaze me with their opinions about books. Getting back to those Harry Potter bashers *g*, I happen to really enjoy murder mysteries. Doesn't mean I have any desire to go out and actually kill somebody. Or solve a murder. People are just plain weird. Except all of us, of course. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com