tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post4307948631452089968..comments2023-08-24T05:28:28.355-05:00Comments on Myself the only Kangaroo among the Beauty: Empty Nest, Sick Kitty, & a QuerySandy Longhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-62742874047309696752011-06-22T07:51:10.585-05:002011-06-22T07:51:10.585-05:00Jeannine,
Yes, exactly, there should be something ...Jeannine,<br />Yes, exactly, there should be something in the heart of the book that refuses to be summarized. <br />Thanks for the good thoughts about the cat. Back to you as well.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-53827762349957100992011-06-22T00:25:59.986-05:002011-06-22T00:25:59.986-05:00Dear Sandy,
Yes, the process of describing your bo...Dear Sandy,<br />Yes, the process of describing your book can seem kind of like analyzing your own beloved child: how can we judge? I still feel flummoxed when I'm asked what either of my books is "about:" there's subject matter, which is easier to describe, but the actual "aboutness" of the book is more delicate and ephemeral and feels like it might crumble if you really describe it.<br />Do hope your kitty gets better! Our little sixteen-year-old kitty has been a health-crisis bundle lately as well. I just hate it.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-36541258618551629192011-06-21T19:52:49.945-05:002011-06-21T19:52:49.945-05:00Thanks, Kathleen. I appreciate it!Thanks, Kathleen. I appreciate it!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-9112728073587153692011-06-21T19:50:20.319-05:002011-06-21T19:50:20.319-05:00Glad about the confidence, sad about the cat. Goo...Glad about the confidence, sad about the cat. Good wishes to you.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-55738227310926710932011-06-21T16:26:47.730-05:002011-06-21T16:26:47.730-05:00Thanks, Tawnysha!Thanks, Tawnysha!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-10197267920781443322011-06-21T16:04:00.482-05:002011-06-21T16:04:00.482-05:00Hope the kitty feels better soon! Poor thing :(Hope the kitty feels better soon! Poor thing :(Tawnysha Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461866926234440725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-59455163093068473462011-06-21T15:03:21.384-05:002011-06-21T15:03:21.384-05:00Oh, younger cat, which is surprising.Oh, younger cat, which is surprising.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-54231816691607247362011-06-21T15:02:58.866-05:002011-06-21T15:02:58.866-05:00Thanks, Q. Glad it's not just me.
M., thanks...Thanks, Q. Glad it's not just me. <br /><br />M., thanks. Hope so.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-64293772947902240902011-06-21T13:44:02.766-05:002011-06-21T13:44:02.766-05:00So sad about your kitty! Is it your younger or yo...So sad about your kitty! Is it your younger or your older cat? I hope your vet calls with news that it is a passing virus or some such thing soon.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064076305651471952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-9395924766860170722011-06-21T13:38:43.809-05:002011-06-21T13:38:43.809-05:00I hope the cat gets to feeling better.
I like ho...I hope the cat gets to feeling better. <br /><br />I like how you describe the struggle of winnowing down a large project to one stinkin' paragraph. <br /><br />I had a similar experience when I had to describe the influence of Aristotle and John Dewey on the teaching of composition in four paragraphs in an article I published years ago. <br /><br />It was a painful process but necessary.Quintilian B. Nastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442277796099767409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-5286767572805726092011-06-21T13:10:16.455-05:002011-06-21T13:10:16.455-05:00Thanks for understanding, Nancy!Thanks for understanding, Nancy!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-67479129041047958392011-06-21T13:05:02.333-05:002011-06-21T13:05:02.333-05:00i hope your kitty gets better. it's hard to ha...i hope your kitty gets better. it's hard to have a sick pet. actually i don't consider animals in the house pets; they are family.Nancy Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895934793253274506noreply@blogger.com