tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post2638135904679532424..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: 3 Posts in 1 Day? Am I losing it?Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-90902935092882311292007-06-18T09:53:00.000-07:002007-06-18T09:53:00.000-07:00so evocative...I spent four years in Oregon, and k...so evocative...I spent four years in Oregon, and knew that same bad mood (or its cousin) for most of that time. The only place I could escape it was at the Coast; and the windier, rainier, colder the better.Nature Goddess Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756102535284542914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-42473735219928103842007-05-06T19:56:00.000-07:002007-05-06T19:56:00.000-07:00Steve, Amishlaw, Colleen, r: Thanks so much for st...Steve, Amishlaw, Colleen, r: Thanks so much for stopping by and worrying about me. I've missed being here, too.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-31105620199012091902007-05-06T13:38:00.000-07:002007-05-06T13:38:00.000-07:00I'm beginning to join amishlaw in worrying. I kno...I'm beginning to join amishlaw in worrying. I know blogger has been acting up, and you certainly deserve a break. But the lack of posts, plus the ominous last lines of your poem create, well, a bad mood. As soon as you can, please let us know. Thanks.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-80205485172548857792007-05-05T03:25:00.000-07:002007-05-05T03:25:00.000-07:00I love this picture, Patry! And I LOVE your new we...I love this picture, Patry! And I LOVE your new website! (It's been a while since I've swung around to say hi).<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear about your new book - I also try to write 2,000 a day but lately it's been like ... well, 200. If I'm lucky. But 1,000 seems completely reasonable, so I'm going to modify my goal as well!Mia Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336557186169100337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-28642867475697208452007-05-04T04:43:00.000-07:002007-05-04T04:43:00.000-07:00Are you okay, Patry? It's unusual for you to be g...Are you okay, Patry? It's unusual for you to be gone for so long. Maybe you're just busy finishing up your second novel. Did anyone else do the Third Day Book Club?Crockheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-27786825991198679072007-05-01T20:04:00.000-07:002007-05-01T20:04:00.000-07:00Are you posting back here in the comments, Patry?!...Are you posting back here in the comments, Patry?! Just checking in because I miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-9760072414812336802007-05-01T15:04:00.000-07:002007-05-01T15:04:00.000-07:00Sara's right - last post on Fri. 13th is ominous -...Sara's right - last post on Fri. 13th is ominous - your fans await. How bout a Mayday post.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-24062451220309185152007-05-01T08:56:00.000-07:002007-05-01T08:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for the tips on the blog sites. They look ...Thanks for the tips on the blog sites. They look interesting! As for proscrastination, I can't help you. I'm writing to you instead of working on MY novel!P. A. Moedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121653584180540590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-80008259777413944672007-04-30T20:08:00.000-07:002007-04-30T20:08:00.000-07:00Chiefbiscuit: Your face reminds me how much I miss...Chiefbiscuit: Your face reminds me how much I miss my blog friends. <BR/><BR/>Kate: I like the word yawp! Thank you for leaving it here--and welcome to my blog. The proprietor has been delinquent and away, but will return. I hope.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-44674741049644844792007-04-30T19:48:00.000-07:002007-04-30T19:48:00.000-07:00I like the line "Wake up!" A barbaric yawp of sor...I like the line "Wake up!" A barbaric yawp of sorts.Kate Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-65927271158946947492007-04-28T00:11:00.000-07:002007-04-28T00:11:00.000-07:00I love that poem - I like poems that leave me surp...I love that poem - I like poems that leave me surprised/jolted at the end.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-86348101469157264192007-04-27T18:29:00.000-07:002007-04-27T18:29:00.000-07:00lorna: And if you do get in a bad mood in the mids...lorna: And if you do get in a bad mood in the midst of all that splendor, you have no choice but to feel guilty about it. How much fun is that?<BR/><BR/>gerry: Your Oregon story is a sad and cloudy one. The photos you've been posting on Flickr get better all the time though.<BR/><BR/>shelby: Thanks for stopping by to read my much neglected blog.<BR/><BR/>kg: Maybe we should start the internal weather report?<BR/><BR/>carla: Thanks and welcome!<BR/><BR/>sara: I'm blaming it all on Friday the 13th.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-56232841446573271702007-04-27T15:51:00.000-07:002007-04-27T15:51:00.000-07:00So...not to be an internet stalker or anything, bu...So...not to be an internet stalker or anything, but...<BR/><BR/>Should we be concerned that the last time you posted here, albeit three times in one day, was Friday the 13th?<BR/><BR/>Just asking. No pressure. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-61340966593150134552007-04-26T21:49:00.000-07:002007-04-26T21:49:00.000-07:00That photo is just gorgeous...and your poem evokes...That photo is just gorgeous...and your poem evokes a multitude of emotions. Thanks.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-45663418483312562632007-04-25T21:54:00.000-07:002007-04-25T21:54:00.000-07:00The "internal weather" -- that turn of phrase desc...The "internal weather" -- that turn of phrase describes it most accurately. This image is clearly staying with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-17128664664127715072007-04-25T14:46:00.000-07:002007-04-25T14:46:00.000-07:00I enjoye reading your blog this afternoon.. I do h...I enjoye reading your blog this afternoon.. I do hope your next Oregon coast trip is as wonderful as my trips have been. It is my favorite place period.<BR/><BR/>Happy Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>shelby<BR/><BR/>www.shelbydupree.blogspot.comShelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-5147227504002865562007-04-25T08:21:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:21:00.000-07:00It looks like you've gotten your comments back Pat...It looks like you've gotten your comments back Patry. I suppose we shouldn't be too querulous about blog upsets as its a free deal. I've known days like your Oregon day here on the North Shore. I thought February would never end. Now, however, with the return of spring, joy abounds. No green yet, but the birds are singing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-59104937578952129412007-04-25T06:08:00.000-07:002007-04-25T06:08:00.000-07:00I went to coastal Oregon once so far in my life, w...I went to coastal Oregon once so far in my life, with someone I loved, who I let go out of my life. <BR/>Hope your blogger troubles subside. I have been having trouble making new posts.<BR/>Thanks for commenting on my Flick pix.<BR/>Cool poem.gerry rosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095232815291651669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-62632756596279996522007-04-22T16:05:00.000-07:002007-04-22T16:05:00.000-07:00you can get in a bad mood on any coast---but I fin...you can get in a bad mood on any coast---but I find it harder on the west one.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976144449873569523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-78137251169041297022007-04-20T22:18:00.000-07:002007-04-20T22:18:00.000-07:00lance! Just saw your comment, and very much like y...lance! Just saw your comment, and very much like your interpretation.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-45581297390628480272007-04-20T22:15:00.000-07:002007-04-20T22:15:00.000-07:00Tish: I promise there will be no "bad mood in New ...Tish: I promise there will be no "bad mood in New York" poems. Just sunshine and lots of cupcakes.<BR/><BR/>nova: So happy to see you here again, fellow east coaster. I hope you get out to Oregon though. It is as breathtaking as I imagined it to be--no, more so.<BR/><BR/>deb: Thank you!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-54601934240401311122007-04-20T20:51:00.000-07:002007-04-20T20:51:00.000-07:00I absolutely love this - the poem and the photo - ...I absolutely love this - the poem and the photo - brilliant! JPJP (mom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03120439923927414464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-66910423889868661582007-04-20T14:32:00.000-07:002007-04-20T14:32:00.000-07:00I am such an East Coaster -- I'll have to someday ...I am such an East Coaster -- I'll have to someday make it back out to the West Coast, and particularly to the Pacific Northwest, and see all the beauty that you've described.celestialmtnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629749999381536907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-79603293268912751132007-04-19T11:30:00.000-07:002007-04-19T11:30:00.000-07:00Wonderful poem. But I can't imagine what got you i...Wonderful poem. But I can't imagine what got you in a bad mood. I only picture you in good moods.<BR/><BR/>TishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-47603676687339892592007-04-19T07:23:00.000-07:002007-04-19T07:23:00.000-07:00Clearly we have three snapshots here. We have the...Clearly we have three snapshots here. We have the photo, the poem, and the emotional imagery that we all(the readers/writer) personally attach to the first two. The thrid is what gives this wings, great wings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com