tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post5752772894985061357..comments2023-12-29T00:58:08.841-08:00Comments on A Novel Woman: How to use your hands to make musicA Novel Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-9129956106352042732009-12-13T16:40:27.569-08:002009-12-13T16:40:27.569-08:00I'm here! I love your blog! I'm not sure...I'm here! I love your blog! I'm not sure why I haven't commented in the past... a bit shy, I guess. I can relate to so much of what you write about, but a lot of it is new and fascinating to me too. We share our weather ups and downs - I live in Vermont. I felt the same emotions you were feeling after you dropped your daughter off at college; I had dropped mine off a week before. Your photographs are lovely and your writing is wonderful, hysterical, touching and informative. I love the videos you post and often share them with family and friends. I found your blog through the Diana Gabaldon compuserve forum... I think it was when you were contributing bits about your squirrel wars. Thanks so much for sharing your life with us!Carolyn G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-41449702973965134772009-12-12T10:40:53.717-08:002009-12-12T10:40:53.717-08:00Yeah, Herbie was a delight. He pulled the same cr...Yeah, Herbie was a delight. He pulled the same crap when I was there too with the comments. Just unbelievable. My music teacher was an "old spinster" Miss Matthew - she was probably 30 years old. We didn't have the communal reed washer though - that's just revolting, not to mention a breeding ground for hepatitis! It's amazing we survived our childhoods...yuthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-53133478571482865102009-12-12T07:08:18.803-08:002009-12-12T07:08:18.803-08:00Debby, my son's Grade four teacher tossed my s...Debby, my son's Grade four teacher tossed my son's homework back at him and told him "this is bullsh!t" and made another sit in a garbage can during recess, and slapped another across the face. I phoned around and none of the other parents knew any of this because she told the kids what goes on in the classroom is just between us so don't tell your parents.<br /><br />Of course I complained, but the union being what it is....well, the superintendent of schools put it like this. "Unless you have a teacher punching a student to the ground and there are thirty witnesses willing to back you up, you're not going to have a case to get her fired." She had complaints going back over 20 years and continued on even after my complaint. At least I was able to pull my son from her class.<br /><br />(shaking head)A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-7596897509433401462009-12-12T07:02:13.509-08:002009-12-12T07:02:13.509-08:00Hey Jo, thanks! More Buddy stories to come. He...Hey Jo, thanks! More Buddy stories to come. He's always up to something.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-19118406037692186362009-12-12T07:01:31.061-08:002009-12-12T07:01:31.061-08:00Yutha, Herbie Staples was insane. He made racist r...Yutha, Herbie Staples was insane. He made racist remarks, called kids "stupid" and said to one "you have constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth" amongst other gems. He spent more time talking about hockey games than history. I can't remember the music teacher's name, but the student's father sued him. It was before you got there.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-63600009040307177852009-12-12T06:07:41.606-08:002009-12-12T06:07:41.606-08:00The school superintendent grabbed a kid from his c...The school superintendent grabbed a kid from his chair, slammed him against the wall, held him there by his lapels, and screamed in his face. As I remember it, Marc did not do anything. He was a cut up and had made a comic remark. Not even a rude one. The superintendent was not fired for this either. I was in fifth grade. <br /><br />This scene is the one that played in my head each time they sent a paper home asking for permission to use corporal punishment on my kids (a routine at the beginning of each school year, not because they needed it). Not all teachers are great. Not all teachers are even good.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-20860031689545243372009-12-12T06:07:07.410-08:002009-12-12T06:07:07.410-08:00I'm too shy to leave a daily comment, but I re...I'm too shy to leave a daily comment, but I read you every day--or I at least check to see if you've posted something new! I love your blog and thanks for this video. More Buddy stories!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-67346526721225176992009-12-12T05:46:28.928-08:002009-12-12T05:46:28.928-08:00I'm too shy to comment too. Which teacher sla...I'm too shy to comment too. Which teacher slapped the student? Because that happened in my grade too. Herbie Staples punched a student while we were writing exams in the gym. He didn't get fired though - unbelievable...ah, the good old 70's...Yuthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654345906099134977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-69804726734372761292009-12-11T21:06:42.028-08:002009-12-11T21:06:42.028-08:00Anne, choirs rock! Make sure you check out the new...Anne, choirs rock! Make sure you check out the new TV series on Monday called The Sing-Off. An all a cappella competition, like a cross between Glee and American Idol. Ooh, I can't wait. I'm old enough to remember going to see The Nylons live in Toronto.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-67244822063580399922009-12-11T21:03:57.763-08:002009-12-11T21:03:57.763-08:00Diane, you have positively made my day. Thanks so ...Diane, you have positively made my day. Thanks so much for the kind comments.<br /><br />Really.<br /><br />And say hi to your son. My son is twenty-one now. As for adolescence? This too shall pass.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-70998127305882748812009-12-11T17:49:19.975-08:002009-12-11T17:49:19.975-08:00Okay, I'm comin' outta the woodwork.
I ...Okay, I'm comin' outta the woodwork. <br /><br />I discovered your blog 2 weeks ago (thanks to your link on Diana G's CompuServe forum), and I'm hooked. Not only do <i>I</i> enjoy it, but my 14-year-old photography-lovin' son does, too. He's in the throes of adolescence--thinks I'm annoying and hates talking to me these days. <i>However</i>, now that I've got your blog, we've got stuff to talk about.<br /><br />He loves your photography (the Tilt-Shift post was especially cool), and we both love your humor. He actually spoke to me in full sentences regarding the "Lost and Found" postcard adventure; said today's video was "cool."<br /><br />So thank you for the first blog I've become addicted to. "Fear of Flying..." had me laughing out loud, as have several other posts.<br /><br />And for the record, I love your photography, too.Diane T.http://www.springboardplans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-29347424471848555372009-12-11T16:38:30.335-08:002009-12-11T16:38:30.335-08:00That was amazing!!!! And I think the best part ab...That was amazing!!!! And I think the best part about it was that they seemed to be having a ball!Anne S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-19903034607850448982009-12-11T13:14:11.526-08:002009-12-11T13:14:11.526-08:00Yup, me too I'm shy.
I think maybe the trolls...Yup, me too I'm shy.<br /><br />I think maybe the trolls have gone back into hiding under the bridge.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-7504258106554907092009-12-11T13:05:02.006-08:002009-12-11T13:05:02.006-08:00I've seen the video before, and really, it'...I've seen the video before, and really, it's awesome. Also, yep, I'm shy. That's why I don't comment on your blog. Or maybe trolls are screwing up your comment section. Someone told me they were out and about.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.com