tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post3493465156460233403..comments2023-10-05T05:20:59.743-04:00Comments on Piedmont Writer: My Weekend with James TaylorAnne Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-77648328942430327142013-01-23T15:07:43.814-05:002013-01-23T15:07:43.814-05:00Lots! I've got a whole list in the sidebar of ...Lots! I've got a whole list in the sidebar of my blog of books I have but haven't read yet. Crime and Punishment is one... Tess of the D'Urbervilles... Oh there are so many... I'll join you in the summertime reading!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-13437932653012447962013-01-17T15:55:23.700-05:002013-01-17T15:55:23.700-05:00Like you, I'd like to read the classics. I hav...Like you, I'd like to read the classics. I haven't even read any Jane Austen. Or Dickens. So many gaps in my reading history - and yet, surely, I've forever had my nose in a book?! So yes, this year - the classics! Hope your crit goes well. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-30630365247503837342013-01-15T06:14:27.064-05:002013-01-15T06:14:27.064-05:00...my wife is spontaneous in that way, always find......my wife is spontaneous in that way, always finding something to re-paint, cut out, or tear down. Makes my evenings interesting ;)<br /><br />Preparing to read King's Under the Dome, just bracing myself for the marathon.<br /><br />ElElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-67686693109661157212013-01-14T23:54:20.129-05:002013-01-14T23:54:20.129-05:00I would like to read anything other than research ...I would like to read anything other than research at the moment!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-33076710266738836322013-01-14T22:10:56.361-05:002013-01-14T22:10:56.361-05:00That's great you're going to get some clas...That's great you're going to get some classics in there! I've been neglecting those as of late. Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-25957908980834147382013-01-14T20:34:12.629-05:002013-01-14T20:34:12.629-05:00Hey if you have to rip up carpet, might as well ha...Hey if you have to rip up carpet, might as well have great music to keep you company!<br /><br />I'm so behind on my TBR list it's not funny.Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-36248985554363514352013-01-14T19:57:19.330-05:002013-01-14T19:57:19.330-05:00I scrubbed my kitchen down and the floor, does tha...I scrubbed my kitchen down and the floor, does that count for something? lolol!I really, really, want to pull up my carpet in the dining room and put in new tile in the kitchen and dinning room. Pulling carpet is no fun. <br /><br />I remember James Taylor but to be honest, I could only take so much of him when he was still sorta popular--there are a few of his songs I liked. I have a couple of oldies playlists I like to listen to. <br /><br />I've read a lot of the classics. There isn't anything I really feel need to read. I do have some of my grandparent's books. I have lots of old books of poetry. I've always liked poetry from the 1800's.<br /><br />These days I read what entertains me and offers fun worlds to visit.~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-7533722875084817882013-01-14T19:40:35.805-05:002013-01-14T19:40:35.805-05:00Um, is it bad that I don't know who James Tayl...Um, is it bad that I don't know who James Taylor is?<br /><br />And don't feel bad about the house keeping. I finished my first draft yesterday and finally got around to doing housework today. That lasted an hour before I got bored. lolStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-45444322811493258022013-01-14T17:28:22.797-05:002013-01-14T17:28:22.797-05:00Jennifer -- Your list is extremely lofty. I don...Jennifer -- Your list is extremely lofty. I don't think I could get through Doestevsky. And I hate to start something and not finish it. Unless it's scary.<br /><br />Betty -- I forgot how much I enjoyed listening to whole albums. Yeah, when we were kids, we lived with sheetrock and subfloor for years. Doesn't really bother me. Yet.<br /><br />Bish -- I almost put Frampton on! But figured I would air guitar much more than pull staples.<br /><br />Lydia -- I know. He should be turned into Prozac or Valium.<br /><br />Linda -- Yeah, me too. I was waiting to stab myself with nails, or whack myself with the hammer.<br /><br />Hannah -- ROTFLMAO! I hear you. BUT I think I can make it through a couple of Hems and a Vonnegut before I give up.<br /><br />Tricia -- OMG! I DID see that episode! Crazy. I love that show. It's soooo thought provoking. How about the one when the woman wants to be turned into a pig face and the "operation" goes horribly wrong and she ends up beautiful and every one shuns her because she's different. Don't get me started, I could go on and on about Twilight Zone.<br /><br />Sarah -- My whole house is carpeting, which I absolutely hate. One room at a time, and I guess starting with the smallest has just shown me that I need to hire professionals to come in and run hardwoods throughout. (Yeah, when I win the lottery.)<br /><br />Susan -- The carpet was on the list to take up, but I was kind of hoping to wait until I had something to put down on top of it.<br />I've only read one Harry Potter.<br /><br />Carol -- Thanks. I hated that carpet. You're right, it did have to go, but I was kind of hoping to have the hardwood to put down. Now it's going to drive me crazy until it's finished.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-46244344862797710172013-01-14T16:07:17.696-05:002013-01-14T16:07:17.696-05:00There are many, many books I want to read. I need ...There are many, many books I want to read. I need to learn to speedread. I still have my Trixie Belden books.<br /><br />Believe me, if that carpet was 40 years old, it needed to go long before you ripped it up. No matter if you don't have replacement flooring. You did good :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-71756023817763441592013-01-14T15:56:23.556-05:002013-01-14T15:56:23.556-05:00Maybe you should thank your dog for prodding you t...Maybe you should thank your dog for prodding you to do a job you probably needed to do. Our cats inspire me to shampoo our carpets much more frequently than I'd ever do if left to my own devices. Heck, left to my own devices, the house could jolly well clean itself. (sigh... in my dreams)<br /><br />As for books, I've (gasp) never read any of the Harry Potter books. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-78653871623695311512013-01-14T15:04:11.056-05:002013-01-14T15:04:11.056-05:00Dog pee is the number 1 reason why we only have ca...Dog pee is the number 1 reason why we only have carpet in one of our roomsSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-31194125646604282422013-01-14T14:40:58.891-05:002013-01-14T14:40:58.891-05:00So many books, so little time. I used to love read...So many books, so little time. I used to love read Thomas Hardy, but I haven't read any other classics lately.<br />Did you ever see the classic Twilight Zone episode when Burgess Meredith is hounded for reading too much, so he hides in a vault to read and the rest of the world is destroyed while he's down there? He emerges alone with all the time and books he could want. Then he steps on his glasses. :(Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-13841809305391027582013-01-14T13:06:46.921-05:002013-01-14T13:06:46.921-05:00I used to think I should read all the classics and...I used to think I should read all the classics and then a few years ago, I realized it was a futile waste of time to force myself to read something just because it's a "classic." If it's intrigues me, I'll read it. Otherwise, classics be damned!! BE. DAMNED!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-78523476044053935622013-01-14T12:24:54.245-05:002013-01-14T12:24:54.245-05:00Love me some James Taylor. Glad you didn't hur...Love me some James Taylor. Glad you didn't hurt yourself with the carpet! :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-37449979977624083912013-01-14T11:21:11.517-05:002013-01-14T11:21:11.517-05:00Ah, James. His voice always calms me down, wheneve...Ah, James. His voice always calms me down, whenever i hear it on the radio!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-56065557814415588672013-01-14T10:34:13.146-05:002013-01-14T10:34:13.146-05:00In my mind I'm going to Carolina... When I nee...In my mind I'm going to Carolina... When I need to do some serious cleaning I put on Frampton Live. And yup it's vinyl and a turn table for me too. <br /><br />As for classics I think I should read? Hmmm, The Grapes of Wrath is on my nightstand waiting patiently.<br /><br />Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-31928247680184007132013-01-14T10:23:03.818-05:002013-01-14T10:23:03.818-05:00I love listening to one artist straight through. ...I love listening to one artist straight through. We don't do that much any more with I-pods and short attention spans.<br /><br />Yes, I have ripped up wet carpet. I found it pretty satisfying. I lived with the concrete for months. <br /><br />Reading? I would like to read more Hemingway.Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-61884487965221158062013-01-14T09:42:03.361-05:002013-01-14T09:42:03.361-05:00Love James! Saw him in concert once too.
There ar...Love James! Saw him in concert once too.<br /><br />There are a lot of classics I'd like to read--Moby Dick, War and Peace, and Crime and Punishment are some I have but haven't read yet. That's a good goal to make.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-48082136996646726632013-01-14T09:03:09.915-05:002013-01-14T09:03:09.915-05:00Sherrie -- Oh yeah, on Christmas Eve. Sounds like ...Sherrie -- Oh yeah, on Christmas Eve. Sounds like something I would do.<br /><br />Em -- I need a cleaning lady. I just hate to waste time cleaning when I know it will just get dirty again.<br /><br />Maria -- I wish I had hardwood, but it's just subfloor. I have no idea what to do with it. We never use the front door. But I do know there will be no more carpet.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-59075487424189805012013-01-14T08:46:36.435-05:002013-01-14T08:46:36.435-05:00We tore out the carpeting in an old sea captain...We tore out the carpeting in an old sea captain's house circa 1903. The wood floors underneath were too pretty to cover, so we ditched our original idea and refinished the floors instead.<br /><br />Ref: James Taylor<br />That takes me back. Fire and Rain was the first record I ever bought.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-8338558752645420182013-01-14T07:43:54.641-05:002013-01-14T07:43:54.641-05:00I've had bursts of cleaning energy like you, m...I've had bursts of cleaning energy like you, many times prompted by cat pee. The WORST! I wish I could let my house go when I write. My space has to be at least straightened up before I can concentrate. And today, I have a cleaning lady coming over. They're SO affordable here in Mexico. Hmm? Let's see how much more productive I'll be...or will I be watching her clean?Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174226224096540850.post-45135551343336459192013-01-14T07:04:58.049-05:002013-01-14T07:04:58.049-05:00No carpet but brick. Funny story: a few years back...No carpet but brick. Funny story: a few years back, my hubby decided to take a sledgehammer to our brick fireplace. Now, we were on the verge of renovating the family room; however...not on Christmas Eve!! We had mega family coming over in the morning. Yeah, he could have planned a bit better. lol)S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.com