tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post6600410420549644205..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that problems in concentration have fully taken hold ...Fran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14955720637204141332012-10-17T01:00:09.607-07:002012-10-17T01:00:09.607-07:00Why do I wait so long between visits? I think your...Why do I wait so long between visits? I think your chat line would be a huge success and if you can do it in the cold voice (aka Demi Moore, even better :)imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43591733064525876072012-10-16T08:18:39.041-07:002012-10-16T08:18:39.041-07:00At least you can remember where you've been......At least you can remember where you've been....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-78384317942965151322012-10-16T08:17:57.087-07:002012-10-16T08:17:57.087-07:00If you knew me, you'd know it wasn't the f...If you knew me, you'd know it wasn't the first sign at all.... Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-89833363032044565562012-10-15T15:03:43.901-07:002012-10-15T15:03:43.901-07:00We've just come back from Cumbria, where there...We've just come back from Cumbria, where there were lots of nice fluffy black sheep. And our hotel was haunted. Seemingly. Particularly our room, according to the brochure. And we were the only guests. Apparently. And when I Googled the hotel on our return, I found that it featured on "Britain's Most Haunted". Argh!<br /><br />And you think you have problems. Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42513252191087118072012-10-15T05:00:31.215-07:002012-10-15T05:00:31.215-07:00It's the talking aloud that should worry you, ...It's the talking aloud that should worry you, not the forgetting what you were doing...I hate to repeat the old saying, but it's the first sign...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-63412248358898815902012-10-15T04:58:35.528-07:002012-10-15T04:58:35.528-07:00Please don't tell me this is true about black ...Please don't tell me this is true about black sheep being bannedNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-45381179606452536772012-10-14T14:30:34.857-07:002012-10-14T14:30:34.857-07:00That's good to hear. Smiles are my Best Thing...That's good to hear. Smiles are my Best Thing. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-63131344013193964582012-10-14T14:29:55.828-07:002012-10-14T14:29:55.828-07:00To be honest, L & R, I think I'd have forg...To be honest, L & R, I think I'd have forgotten a great deal of it too if I didn't have to be teaching it day after day after day after day. In fact, I think grammar may well be the ONLY thing I still know. I remember zilch about the Industrial Revolution, chlorophyll and algebra.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-65665537881771605922012-10-14T14:27:35.000-07:002012-10-14T14:27:35.000-07:00I agree, Libby. I think you should drop ALL that ...I agree, Libby. I think you should drop ALL that stuff and read a book on grammar. University fees? Parents? Insurance? Pff!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-56544717258033386652012-10-13T04:07:53.552-07:002012-10-13T04:07:53.552-07:00Oh what a lovely post! I am full of smiles!
Anna...Oh what a lovely post! I am full of smiles!<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-7005747633019088672012-10-13T00:44:56.314-07:002012-10-13T00:44:56.314-07:00I just badly need the grammar lessons without the ...I just badly need the grammar lessons without the sexy talk, you are speaking english aren't you. Too many years have passed since I left school. I badly need punctuation and spelling lessons too. When does next term start?Linens and Royalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424916243839362866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76514684003152067852012-10-11T23:53:56.818-07:002012-10-11T23:53:56.818-07:00This chat line malarkey could be a winner........a...This chat line malarkey could be a winner........a help for us poor older ladies who keep forgetting stuff because I know so much less now than I did at school ..... my head is now filled to the (thinning hair)brim with stuff and life and work and kids and parents and shopping and cooking and cleaning and farting and cats and friends and cars and insurance and university fees and dinner and aaaaaaarrrrrrggggh.................and breathe.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-21275713608541721912012-10-11T13:48:14.263-07:002012-10-11T13:48:14.263-07:00It is to many. She is in good company....It is to many. She is in good company....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-84436809943866142282012-10-11T13:47:31.620-07:002012-10-11T13:47:31.620-07:00I have a feeling your mind is on other things, Ste...I have a feeling your mind is on other things, Steve.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-48141471272012318972012-10-11T13:47:15.772-07:002012-10-11T13:47:15.772-07:00Do I hear bitterness?Do I hear bitterness?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-18130510389973360092012-10-11T13:46:58.796-07:002012-10-11T13:46:58.796-07:00Yes, maybe, but I don't fancy being punctuated...Yes, maybe, but I don't fancy being punctuated in such a drastic way. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-15126057385951099562012-10-11T13:46:20.186-07:002012-10-11T13:46:20.186-07:00I love the comments this post has inspired!I love the comments this post has inspired!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-34107856429006725732012-10-11T13:45:16.278-07:002012-10-11T13:45:16.278-07:00I have adult children and I use plastic silverware...I have adult children and I use plastic silverware for picnics.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-8009042944962524742012-10-11T13:06:54.881-07:002012-10-11T13:06:54.881-07:00Lolita may know quite a lot about active and passi...Lolita may know quite a lot about active and passive voices already ... the apostrophe may still be a mystery , though . SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24163614719716676102012-10-11T12:11:17.692-07:002012-10-11T12:11:17.692-07:00I like a pint of Black Sheep. But that's not t...I like a pint of Black Sheep. But that's not the same thing at all, is it?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-83896317759599619132012-10-11T10:27:01.299-07:002012-10-11T10:27:01.299-07:00A grammar chatline? Yes, great idea. And can we ha...A grammar chatline? Yes, great idea. And can we have one for spelling, and how to translate text speak into plain English, and helpful tips on finding what you actually want on Google? <br />Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-1458781672806549232012-10-11T09:52:06.318-07:002012-10-11T09:52:06.318-07:00If you had surgery to shorten your colon, would yo...If you had surgery to shorten your colon, would you be left with a semicolon? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-17069592818005674282012-10-11T03:46:38.317-07:002012-10-11T03:46:38.317-07:00You'd have to make sure you were being fully i...You'd have to make sure you were being fully inclusive - you know: homophones, lower cases etc.... and as long as people didn't think you were prepositioning them!broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-70820066966484957312012-10-11T01:58:35.939-07:002012-10-11T01:58:35.939-07:00Well, at least that would scan, unlike 'rainbo...Well, at least that would scan, unlike 'rainbow'. But I fear for any potential farming careers. And as for your comment on the phone calls, it made me lave a lot. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-39987357207504515582012-10-11T01:57:10.388-07:002012-10-11T01:57:10.388-07:00Do they not care about scansion these days either?...Do they not care about scansion these days either?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com