tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post5532568638797150872..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: To My Valentine, the DeadlineDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40501957101972841632017-02-16T15:50:04.451-07:002017-02-16T15:50:04.451-07:00Bowing. :-)Bowing. :-)Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34291967377902555492017-02-16T10:02:39.013-07:002017-02-16T10:02:39.013-07:00Outstanding! *looks for trophy and applause emojis...Outstanding! *looks for trophy and applause emojis*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74463043555693633282017-02-16T10:01:54.144-07:002017-02-16T10:01:54.144-07:00Ah, dear Douglas! A hero of mine.Ah, dear Douglas! A hero of mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21918255534928822232017-02-16T10:01:31.204-07:002017-02-16T10:01:31.204-07:00They can be inspiring, that's for sure. Like t...They can be inspiring, that's for sure. Like the time I was given twenty-four hours to create a wedding cake for two hundred people. :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28563889592827256952017-02-16T09:58:05.590-07:002017-02-16T09:58:05.590-07:00Ed Zachary. ;)Ed Zachary. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54916693058507112932017-02-16T09:57:25.577-07:002017-02-16T09:57:25.577-07:00Almost as entertaining as watching the Blue Angels...Almost as entertaining as watching the Blue Angels, eh? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40969525521034037292017-02-16T09:56:33.200-07:002017-02-16T09:56:33.200-07:00Happy to be of service. ;)Happy to be of service. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71451417507353913682017-02-16T09:55:30.070-07:002017-02-16T09:55:30.070-07:00So many squirrel moments, so little---Oo, what'...So many squirrel moments, so little---Oo, what's that?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551339650769860999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53311765620838864812017-02-15T22:17:50.749-07:002017-02-15T22:17:50.749-07:00Thanks, Linda.Thanks, Linda.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48526460433669961372017-02-15T20:36:34.166-07:002017-02-15T20:36:34.166-07:00Love this comment, Polly. :-)
Love this comment, Polly. :-)<br />Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39164302987003780042017-02-15T16:25:32.601-07:002017-02-15T16:25:32.601-07:00I loved your ode to deadlines,
but I realized yea...I loved your ode to deadlines, <br />but I realized years ago,<br />I wasn’t good at keeping them,<br />that’s one thing I did know.<br /><br />I wrote the books I wanted,<br />though not one big pub did.<br />So I took the indie route instead,<br />which might have been stupid.<br /><br />Too late to second guess my choice;<br />I’m in it way too deep.<br />To change careers at this late date,<br />would make me lose some sleep.<br /><br />So on I go just writing words <br />that most don’t want to read.<br />I’ll try to set parameters,<br />but deadlines I don’t need.<br />Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86959248894579344332017-02-15T15:28:32.052-07:002017-02-15T15:28:32.052-07:00“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they...“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” <br /><br />― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of DoubtKhadijah Lacinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355128695081775758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29091247277136317972017-02-15T14:23:49.108-07:002017-02-15T14:23:49.108-07:00Ah yes, deadlines. Evil, threatening, but oh, so ...Ah yes, deadlines. Evil, threatening, but oh, so necessary. For me, at any rate!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17645755406189277888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82488686132004914552017-02-15T13:54:21.858-07:002017-02-15T13:54:21.858-07:00Hahaha. You didn't quite make this one either....Hahaha. You didn't quite make this one either. Love it!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21530036621105157192017-02-15T10:41:46.783-07:002017-02-15T10:41:46.783-07:00I love deadlines. I love waving at them as they pa...I love deadlines. I love waving at them as they pass by.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56252177818608235412017-02-15T09:06:10.206-07:002017-02-15T09:06:10.206-07:00Wow! As a poet at heart, I love this ode. Smiling ...Wow! As a poet at heart, I love this ode. Smiling as I read each line, I saw the pointed truths in its words and its message, Audrey. Like Maryann, I'm now going back to work. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79834508812864212322017-02-15T08:42:50.514-07:002017-02-15T08:42:50.514-07:00Love the ode, even though I don't always love ...Love the ode, even though I don't always love that nagging voice in my head. But we need that nagging voice. It is so hard sometimes to stay disciplined. As I write this comment, I should really be off the Internet working on my book. Okay, okay, I'm going. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com