tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79549205059304585692024-02-06T18:44:57.133-09:00before the second sleepmiddle of the night musingsLisl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927191956944759219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954920505930458569.post-51820450082328671182015-09-23T10:28:00.000-08:002015-09-23T10:28:19.198-08:00Just one click away<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lisl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927191956944759219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954920505930458569.post-62448791673359270132015-04-10T22:30:00.000-08:002017-03-30T18:06:09.670-08:00Being Versatile; Or, Fingertips Keeping Up With the Speed of One's Brain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award</span>…<span style="font-family: inherit;">thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More time ago than I care to
admit (OK, February), the always-charming, chocolate-loving Anna Belfrage
nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Coming from someone whose
frequent blogs cover a grand assortment of topics, and who does them
exceedingly well, this was naturally a great honor. I considered following her lead, doing </span>somersaults<span style="font-family: inherit;"> upon hearing nice news, but quickly thought better of it; my chiropractor might not approve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As Anna herself <a href="https://annabelfrage.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/being-versatile/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;"><b>says</b></span></a>, maintaining
a blog can be somewhat daunting, though <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she
</i>makes it look easy. I’m exceedingly pressed for time and while I have lots
of ideas that flit through my mind, some sit on my living room floor propped
up against a bookshelf, along with such resource materials as one very fat,
coffee-table-sized book I have checked and re-checked out of the library so
often it almost feels like mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Others do get written down so
I don’t lose the thought, but keep falling to lower levels of my priority list.
Admittedly, some of these could be blogged sans long reads into their topics—I
suppose I could muse about certain things as appropriate and pound away as I
do. But the truth is I’m a bit of a research geek and that, paired with my love
of teaching, often results in blogs-to-be reading like some “paper” rather than
a competent presentation or even casual discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You’d think that given how
much I talk in real life, I’d have it made! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nevertheless this all is
great fun and I keep on keeping on because, well, goals are good, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">non</i>? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And besides, when I observe the world around
me, yes, some of it makes me really cranky, but I also find much of it
delightful as all get out and I love to share. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Speaking of sharing, allow me to lay out the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tasks one must fulfill in order to accept the nomination. Unfortunately for me, none involved delivering a magical key to Merlin, or correctly identifying the main species of Occidental Dragons, but I think I was able to manage it nevertheless. Which is actually, probably a good thing, but…these would have been fun to pursue. So here you have the requirements:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1: Display the award certificate (you can drag to your desktop, then load as usual) <b>check</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2: Write a post and link back to the blogger who nominated you <b>check</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3: Post seven interesting things about yourself--well, there are seven things, anyway <b>check</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4: Nominate up to fifteen other bloggers, and why you've nominated them <b>check</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5: Inform them of their nomination--comment on their blog, e-mail, messenger, whatever works for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> you! <b>check</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, having said all that, I
confess also that my nomination list is rather small for three main reasons: 1)
As scarce as my time is, I’m not really able to spend loads of time reading
through lots of blogs, so I actually don’t know as many as I probably could; 2) Some
blogs I do know of are written by alarmingly fabulous writers who devote the
bulk of their time to their current projects and themselves are rather short on
time (but trust me, if that ever changes I’ll be the first to shout out about
their blogs); and 3) A couple I would have nominated have already been noted! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So without further ado, here are my nominees:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ctcommie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: orange;">CT Commie Tiger Mommy</span></b></a> Whether reviewing mysteries, interviewing cat lovers or featuring interpreters (and more), Marina Julia Neary writes a blog that makes you want to go out and see what <i>you</i> can discover in the world. As a talented writer herself, readers can be sure her reviews are for books qualified to topple their TBR piles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://jennieorbell.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Jennie Orbell</span></a> </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gail Jennie Orbell is a terrific lady who makes me laugh, which is a great gift. Her blogs are lively, funny, imaginative, sometimes allowing a teensy peak into something a bit more serious, all while maintaining an enviable fluidity. She writes a lot about her own days, which also touch on the world at large with her humorous insights into the ways of that funny, fantastic place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And now, for a few "interesting" tidbits about yours truly:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1: </span>I dream of one day going to Antarctica.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2: I have encountered ghosts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3: Though I am pretty much completely
clueless on the subject, I sometimes read physics for leisure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4: I'm a former squid who managed to get through four years without a single tattoo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5: <o:p></o:p></span>As a child I had pet rabbits, one of which, Sabrina, I once gave a full bath. Without all that rich, auburn fur she was really skinny looking, as opposed to the massive size she appeared to be when dry.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6: I’m of the opinion that
one cannot lick an ice cream cone and appear angry at the same time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">7: </span>The most unusual item in my desk drawer is a 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary facsimile D-Day cricket.</div>
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