tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post7415429346193453778..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: Musings...alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-32729494298635128252008-04-03T22:16:00.000+01:002008-04-03T22:16:00.000+01:00So funny! I agree that there are so many upsides ...So funny! I agree that there are so many upsides to, uh, whatever it is we're calling it - and, like everything in life, a few downsides. I'm so glad I've found this outlet and the friends I've made. The writing and the sharing are really wonderful.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956873259908320109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-12756619174605886402008-04-03T08:38:00.000+01:002008-04-03T08:38:00.000+01:00Funny how there is always someone saying that what...Funny how there is always someone saying that whatever it is you like doing is a waste of time whether it is making cupcakes, growing vegetables or writing weblogs.<BR/>I also have the word blog and tendto say weblog more - less troll like,<BR/>J<BR/>xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576982065729973318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-43469544823943070902008-04-03T08:24:00.000+01:002008-04-03T08:24:00.000+01:00A blog is a window to the thoughts of a person. I ...A blog is a window to the thoughts of a person. I thik every one should have one. It would be so much easier to appreciate the motivation of others and to find like-minded souls.<BR/><BR/>And bugger the ironing! No one says 'she's well pressed' when describing another person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-38052471996239337682008-04-03T03:15:00.000+01:002008-04-03T03:15:00.000+01:00I do all those things you listed that you could be...I do all those things you listed that you could be doing instead of blogging.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>NOT!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-67742205540820915802008-04-02T23:40:00.000+01:002008-04-02T23:40:00.000+01:00Oh...you have stolen all the fun by not linking to...Oh...you have stolen all the fun by not linking to the diatribe! Joking - it is a sign of being a nice person. <BR/><BR/>I share your problem with the 'b' word - I cringe when I say it and as a word it feels clumsy and ugly...it sounds like something that football fans might shout on their way home from the pub...Florence Knapp (Flossie Teacakes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09024138702384185444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-66792735600110227212008-04-02T22:17:00.000+01:002008-04-02T22:17:00.000+01:00Alice, is that article available to read somewhere...Alice, is that article available to read somewhere? Just curious.<BR/><BR/>As for me, I find that, er, "electronic journaling" serves beautifully to give me a creative outlet in the teensy amount of time I have to myself after the wee ones have gone to bed. Writing a novel is not an option, unless I don't mind it taking a couple of decades to complete.<BR/><BR/>Said "B" activity also chroniclesLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932228002267520123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-57270791150753950822008-04-02T15:39:00.000+01:002008-04-02T15:39:00.000+01:00Eclecticism rules ok !Eclecticism rules ok !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-61583846845232436892008-04-02T13:44:00.000+01:002008-04-02T13:44:00.000+01:00Without blogging I would never have met you Alice....Without blogging I would never have met you Alice. Or get to hear about you, your family, or the zen of Poppy. I'll be forever grateful for this, our creative outlet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-43253404911778385722008-04-02T13:36:00.000+01:002008-04-02T13:36:00.000+01:00Personally, I've never been part of something with...Personally, I've never been part of something with MORE creative lifeblood in evidence. <BR/><BR/>Although my next post may well detail the contents of my handbag, which is, I suspect, precisely the sort of thing the diatribe alluded to.<BR/><BR/>Hey ho.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-48975362601237255702008-04-02T13:25:00.000+01:002008-04-02T13:25:00.000+01:00I needed to hear that Alice, thank you!I needed to hear that Alice, thank you!Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046491553565573954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-9297286170157115912008-04-02T12:10:00.000+01:002008-04-02T12:10:00.000+01:00Online journal?Independent Postings?A Tiny Extensi...Online journal?<BR/>Independent Postings?<BR/>A Tiny Extension of The BBC?<BR/><BR/>Phase 64 of "blogging":<BR/>the insistence of other people that blogging is a waste of one's time.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-79247798161541170252008-04-02T11:37:00.000+01:002008-04-02T11:37:00.000+01:00I live in a very isolated spot in Snowdonia. I lov...I live in a very isolated spot in Snowdonia. I love reading other people's blogs, because it gives me another community to belong to. No, it doesn't replace my "real" friends but it suits me too. I love your beautiful b***!Marmadaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759630876774528656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-65408117857611182732008-04-02T11:23:00.000+01:002008-04-02T11:23:00.000+01:00I like the gentleness of blog writing. Maybe nothi...I like the gentleness of blog writing. Maybe nothing important, no works of art as you say, but there is camaraderie and that is a good thing I think.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948822019200873512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-80282350398215543552008-04-02T09:59:00.000+01:002008-04-02T09:59:00.000+01:00Oh well, at least it allowed the author to enjoy t...Oh well, at least it allowed the author to enjoy the cathartic benefits of spewing out their vitriol. I expect they feel much better for it and are now leading a happy and creatively fulfilling life.<BR/><BR/>Or something.dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-8497268550580891622008-04-02T08:43:00.000+01:002008-04-02T08:43:00.000+01:00indeed!you're right about the b word too, being a ...indeed!<BR/>you're right about the b word too, being a blogger sounds almost like an insult.... maybe you could write your next post about alternative names ........tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908739057086813722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-13045751951282344282008-04-02T07:47:00.000+01:002008-04-02T07:47:00.000+01:00Ok it does take time - but hey! life's just too sh...Ok it does take time - but hey! life's just too short to stuff mushrooms so you might as well take time to do something you enjoyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.com