tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post6178993443283216305..comments2024-03-08T08:21:45.799-05:00Comments on sam of the ten thousand things: what is and is not...sam of the ten thousand thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-15253611024624453732007-05-13T13:27:00.000-04:002007-05-13T13:27:00.000-04:00Thanks for reading, CE.Thanks for reading, CE.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-58455564902376855532007-05-11T13:38:00.000-04:002007-05-11T13:38:00.000-04:00Ah, Sam, I finally heard a negative from you--"Fro...Ah, Sam, I finally heard a negative from you--"From the bottom"--this helps humanize your literary sainthood for me, but your refusal to cite examples reflects your usual politic magnanimity.<BR/><BR/>I hope it's not too much to hope that my work falls in the category that does not announce itself.C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-86680788951041648002007-05-08T00:08:00.000-04:002007-05-08T00:08:00.000-04:00I appreciate the read, Jenni.I appreciate the read, Jenni.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-65478468420989263812007-05-07T19:24:00.000-04:002007-05-07T19:24:00.000-04:00love the quote, sam.love the quote, sam.jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572881547671631396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-6836302210887658342007-05-06T22:49:00.000-04:002007-05-06T22:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for the read, Liz. Always the underestimat...Thanks for the read, Liz. Always the underestimation. I agree.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-65923951000099881472007-05-06T11:16:00.000-04:002007-05-06T11:16:00.000-04:00Sam, very interesting. The clinching line for me w...Sam, very interesting. The clinching line for me was: 'It's what we've settled for' - maybe it's about underestimating what 'we're about'/ or 'what is' there and being too flighty/wary to go digging for it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks - enjoyed your thoughts.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-83033690758162920082007-05-05T20:38:00.000-04:002007-05-05T20:38:00.000-04:00Thanks Pamela, Deborah, & GG for the read and comm...Thanks Pamela, Deborah, & GG for the read and comments. And Collin, thanks for the award.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-37418923109848561032007-05-05T19:30:00.000-04:002007-05-05T19:30:00.000-04:00Sam, I have bestowed upon you the Thinking Blogger...Sam, I have bestowed upon you the Thinking Blogger Award. Check my blog for details on your win. :)Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-21602513044586695592007-05-05T09:08:00.000-04:002007-05-05T09:08:00.000-04:00O! O! O! Thankee for this.O! O! O! Thankee for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-86385636083614811832007-05-05T00:56:00.000-04:002007-05-05T00:56:00.000-04:00I'm glad you enjoyed the Bassey. Thanks.I'm glad you enjoyed the Bassey. Thanks.32poems.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729075268073757529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20269767.post-1963111577386275812007-05-04T18:06:00.000-04:002007-05-04T18:06:00.000-04:00I had a flash of Marley's ghost awakening Scrooge ...I had a flash of Marley's ghost awakening Scrooge when I read this...and isn't that exactly the point? <BR/><BR/><I>The chain he drew was clasped about his middle. It was long, and wound about him like a tail; and it was made (for Scrooge observed it closely) of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel...Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no Pamela Johnson Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637447850820805268noreply@blogger.com