tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post7128062070190386597..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: The Blissful BlogRoberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-41445469071590837672008-01-08T16:19:00.000-07:002008-01-08T16:19:00.000-07:00Hi pauline, and yea! Never thought about transfer...Hi pauline, and yea! Never thought about transferring responsibility but I really like that idea. Thanks. You always come up with really good solutions. <BR/><BR/>Now if I can just find someone else to attend to the other stuff I need to do, while we're having this good discussion, I'd be laughing.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-14949134571240639332008-01-08T16:11:00.000-07:002008-01-08T16:11:00.000-07:00A writer should always write what s/he wants - a r...A writer should always write what s/he wants - a reader can always skip reading what is written. It is what I used to tell my column readers when they complained that a) I always seemed to cheery and no one's life was THAT good, or b) why was I not my usual cheery self?<BR/><BR/>I say, write what you want or must or would rather Roberta, and let readers be responsible for themselves..Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-88255233731575507142008-01-08T13:25:00.000-07:002008-01-08T13:25:00.000-07:00jayne d'arcy - Thanks for the comment. So let's h...jayne d'arcy - Thanks for the comment. So let's hear it for the Freedom Blog rather than the Restrictive Blog. A blog-bra burning maybe?<BR/><BR/>julie oakley - Thanks for the note of sympathy seasoned with the sound of laughter. A good mix, I would say.<BR/><BR/>joy des jardins - Oh, joy. There is no way to say it better than the wisdom you've expressed. I'd forgotten that real life offers "beauty and knowledge" wrapped up in ways we might not expect.<BR/><BR/>cowtown patty - If you can loose your evil alter-ego, The Shadow, then I am encouraged to loosen the villianous thing that stomps and cusses about (if I may borrow your expression) "Trifles" not yet expressed in my world. <BR/><BR/>jim murdoch - Thanks too, for your kind support - but must I set parameters? Maybe I already mentally have and that's what brought me to this discussion. Parameters to write what I write but always in a cheery voice. No more, but I will keep in mind your sound advice not to moan TOO much.<BR/><BR/>And about droves? I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out the relationship of 'clutch' and 'brood'. :)<BR/><BR/>nora - Thanks for the visit. It's a delicate balance but I would say from comments shared here, readers are more understanding and forgiving than I might have otherwise thought. So let's pick occasional times to be sullen together. :)<BR/><BR/>matty - I always know whatever I write is okay with you. You are certainly consistent in your support.<BR/><BR/>wheeldancer - Beautifully stated, elegantly put. Thanks and thanks again.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-12455880467994941392008-01-07T18:36:00.000-07:002008-01-07T18:36:00.000-07:00Nice work as usual Roberta! From my perspective it...Nice work as usual Roberta! From my perspective it seems we often try to shun the darker side of life but isn't our center of life the point between the extremes? If you mute your voice in the valleys and only trumpet your thoughts at the peaks, your feet won't touch ground since you will appear falsely elevated. Share your melancholy, keep your feet on the ground!WheelDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219805760534549996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-16811037727092434592008-01-07T15:12:00.000-07:002008-01-07T15:12:00.000-07:00Roberta,Go ahead and bare the beast..I find that I...Roberta,<BR/>Go ahead and bare the beast..I find that I am not portraying the real me. I'm not chatty cathy all the time...but yet I do not want to encourage bloggers to leave sappy comments like...'smile' or 'I'll pray for you'....thats not my intention.<BR/>I also will try to find a way to show my true colors while avoiding well-meaning family, friends showing up on my doorstep dripping with kindness.Spicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092460015575995500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-14891091301613561082008-01-07T12:22:00.000-07:002008-01-07T12:22:00.000-07:00Your thoughts mirror mine a bit. I've set the ton...Your thoughts mirror mine a bit. I've set the tone on my blog of being light and humorous but find occasionally I want to moan and beat my breast. I'm sure there is a way to do this without being a "downing" influence. We should try to find it.<BR/><BR/>NoraNorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495506687475693018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-31120747849453791122008-01-07T04:36:00.000-07:002008-01-07T04:36:00.000-07:00I'm someone who veers from melancholy to sad most ...I'm someone who veers from melancholy to sad most of the time and if I'm not one or t'other I'm probably just plain knackered. I hate reading blogs were everyone is so up and positive and go-get-'em-tiger-ish. <BR/><BR/>Even though my general state can be classed as "low spirited" that doesn’t mean I take the whole thing too seriously. You can't. I'll be honest, I don't think of myself as a particularly cheerful blogger but people still read what I write because – I hope – what I have to say is interesting or, if not always of particular interest to the reader, it's entertaining. I suppose that is the bottom line, we want to be informed but entertained.<BR/><BR/>People love a moan. I've read a few sites recently where the blogger has gone off on one and people they never knew were reading their sites have crawled out of the woodwork to be supportive. Just don't moan too much. Real friends will put up with that for months but internet friends aren't quite so forgiving.<BR/><BR/>As for your blog in general, set your parameters and try and stick to them. People come to my blog expecting me to talk about writing, they expect it'll be poetry or prose but if I drift onto TV drama or the odd book review they're not exactly going to leave in droves. Now I think about it how many is a drove? I might not even have a drove to start off with.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-26932370579153587142008-01-06T19:22:00.000-07:002008-01-06T19:22:00.000-07:00Yeah, "Trifles", even though they're the special T...Yeah, "Trifles", even though they're the special Texas kind, might give the impression that nothing deep gets cussed or discussed at my place.<BR/><BR/>Au contrare, mon frere!<BR/><BR/>However, as I scan over past posts, I see that the cheerful/funny posts far outweigh the dark/serious ones. <BR/><BR/>Oh, but who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of cowgirls? <BR/><BR/>Ahhh, the Shadow, he do! Or, so I'm told ;-) <BR/><BR/>Just being silly....write whatever you want, it's your thing, you know. And I do understand the conflicted feelings.Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-90695728629944945032008-01-06T14:50:00.000-07:002008-01-06T14:50:00.000-07:00Oh I couldn't agree with you more Roberta...and I ...Oh I couldn't agree with you more Roberta...and I definitely think you should post that rant. We're all creatures of many moods and emotions experiencing the joys and sorrows of what life throws at us. I've been equally touched by someone's heartache as well as someone's bliss....it all touches the same place. I think many of us are afraid to write about the sad things in our lives so as not to be mistaken as having a sad or sullen persona; when we all know that it's all part of the package of what makes someone tick. There's beauty...and knowledge in all of it.Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-37834251200103847252008-01-06T14:02:00.000-07:002008-01-06T14:02:00.000-07:00I understand completely what you mean. Nonetheless...I understand completely what you mean. Nonetheless thank you for making me laugh out loud at the thought of a blog called 'Cheerful Chatter'Julie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-57029461688103931742008-01-06T13:29:00.000-07:002008-01-06T13:29:00.000-07:00I think you should post it. The last thing a blog...I think you should post it. The last thing a blog should be is another thing that restricts you. Blogs are wonderful because you can let loose and write whatever you want. Of course, some people have to temper themselves, if relatives read, or friends do, but that's only for those folk who get too wild.<BR/><BR/>Write what you want. It's YOUR blog.Jayne d'Arcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845036111315613644noreply@blogger.com