tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post6934856596777583221..comments2024-02-21T05:25:15.214-05:00Comments on Views from Raven's Nest: Saturday Wordzzle Challenge: Week 26Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-11020667416498182082008-08-20T21:59:00.000-04:002008-08-20T21:59:00.000-04:00"Live as big as the sky." I like that.I too have ..."Live as big as the sky." I like that.<BR/><BR/>I too have a demon that visits me when I receive too much praise -- or at least I used to -- my head gets too big for my hat and I grow very impatient with people not as wonderful as I. So -- since I am really not any more wonderful or talented than the next person -- I have learned to step back and disassociate myself from praise directed my way. I realize praise does not make me "more", instead too much of it induces me to make myself "less".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-38753901050623858102008-08-17T11:21:00.000-04:002008-08-17T11:21:00.000-04:00kimmie - thanks. I fear too many of us can relate ...kimmie - thanks. I fear too many of us can relate to that poem. Glad you played again this week<BR/><BR/>clarence - better late than never. I loved your contributions<BR/><BR/>michael - you closet wordzzler you! On the spot, way clever and with compliments to boot! Yay Michael!!!!!Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-56748618588561433932008-08-17T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-17T10:43:00.000-04:00In a world where I used to be able to say it was a...In a world where I used to be able to say it was a "figment" of my imagination, today it has become a mere fragment of that same imagination. Imagine that! Not to worry, though. It isn't a matter of a spike in my hemoglobin, or my insipid laughter. No! Raven helps me flourish in the blog world by her ability to juxtapose reality with humor!!!!YAY RAVEN!!!!! I celebrate you! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-67836323351914423582008-08-17T06:34:00.000-04:002008-08-17T06:34:00.000-04:00Poor Lance - such a trooper! Am glad to be doing t...Poor Lance - such a trooper! Am glad to be doing the wordzzles again, even if they do include haemoglobin. :)Clarencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946581927135639168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-88321186318355431092008-08-16T17:17:00.000-04:002008-08-16T17:17:00.000-04:00Oh My, I am so moved by your poem Raven. I so cou...Oh My, I am so moved by your poem Raven. I so could relate to it. Sad, but true.<BR/><BR/>You did a wonderful job on all of them this week, but you always do. A writer you most definately are.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>KimmieKimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325629129760976855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-6550984276004545862008-08-16T16:40:00.000-04:002008-08-16T16:40:00.000-04:00carletta - I'm so glad you played again this w...carletta - I'm so glad you played again this week. Wish I knew how to solve the Mr. Linky problem. He's behaving here on my end this week.<BR/><BR/>mommywizdom - I think that's really part of the fun of this exercise... first that our imaginations kick in and find ways to turn them into a story and second - how many amazingly different ways we come up with to do it. <BR/><BR/>akelamalu - yes. Jeff did it. He's to blame for next week's words too. It's all on Jeff. I think your Scrabble exercise this week was pure pure genius. It may go down in history as one of my favorite every wordzzles.<BR/><BR/>richard - LOL... please don't faint. I love your twisted intrigue in your stories. McCool & Co are way to macho to faint.<BR/><BR/>melli - I'm so glad you are going to play! It's always fun to bring in new addicts. It's pretty amazing how the mind can find a way to string stuff together. <BR/><BR/>diva jood - thanks. I'm so glad you've joined the party. I enjoy your worddzles.<BR/><BR/>jay - Thanks. Do I really rock? That's so cool.<BR/><BR/>jay simser - you came up with brilliant stuff for a numb mind. I loved what the sisters did this week.<BR/><BR/>jeff b - glad you took my ribbing in the spirit it was intended. As for hemoglobin. It probably won't show up again any time soon, but you never know what the words will be. I kind of use whatever springs into my head. The only time I edit myself is if my brain churns out two or three things that are too much alike. I think it's fun (well and awful too) to have words like hemoglobin that are pretty rough to put into a normal sentence. Make my mind work and that's always good. Now I'm off to read what you've come up with.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-9552184280468973662008-08-16T14:17:00.000-04:002008-08-16T14:17:00.000-04:00OK, OK...bring it on, I can take it.Bwahahahahaha!...OK, OK...bring it on, I can take it.<BR/><BR/>Bwahahahahaha!!!<BR/><BR/>Can I assume that the word hemoglobin will never grace the likes of Wordzzle again? <BR/><BR/>Still, you pulled it off beautifully. The poem was out of this world. <BR/><BR/>I honestly thought when I sent these words over that you were going to pick and choose from the list, so please, in the future if I send some your way, feel free to veto any you like (or should I say don't like)<BR/><BR/>And don't worry about teasing me, I love it.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-62941136541110024792008-08-16T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-16T11:24:00.000-04:00Oh, I agree. I have been waiting in anticipation u...Oh, I agree. I have been waiting in anticipation until I finished mine. I thought of trying a poem again but not this eek. My mind is too numb and my brain to dumb. <BR/><BR/>You are the best!jaycoles@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299489611656202052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-88650096327250513842008-08-16T11:05:00.000-04:002008-08-16T11:05:00.000-04:00Both of the Wordzzles were great, but the poem? Wo...Both of the Wordzzles were great, but the poem? Wow! <BR/><BR/>You totally rock!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134850383532818765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-78470852392648601032008-08-16T10:30:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:30:00.000-04:00Oh, yes, I love the chubby barracuda. Terrific st...Oh, yes, I love the chubby barracuda. Terrific stuff.DivaJoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534571327558009753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-73873639939629234542008-08-16T10:23:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:23:00.000-04:00I can't write poetry when I get to choose the word...I can't write poetry when I get to choose the words and none of them are hemoglobin! <BR/><BR/>I loved the 'chubby barracuda' - I have an anorexic barracuda ;)<BR/><BR/>and Lance Langmulchen!! sounds like a garden disease, poor chap fainted.<BR/><BR/>I think though that the vanity is my favorite this week - I could see her running around, the cats being cats and then - Mother!<BR/><BR/>great stuff Raven<BR/><BR/>and thanks Jeff for more great words :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-80762632494040222792008-08-16T09:14:00.000-04:002008-08-16T09:14:00.000-04:00Ohhhhh good grief! I saw this over at Carletta's ...Ohhhhh good grief! I saw this over at Carletta's and thought I WANNA DO THIS... but look at those words for next week! Holy cow... Well. We'll SEE what I come up with! This is NUTS! <BR/><BR/>YOU are fabulous!!! So you didn't come up with the list of words for this week? WOW! You did sO well with them! That poem is absolutely AMAZING! But the stories are great too! You are GOOD!Mellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266127127286739779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-44990952535205348882008-08-16T06:53:00.000-04:002008-08-16T06:53:00.000-04:00Two stories and a poem, a poem in which you use th...Two stories and a poem, a poem in which you use the word hemoglobin. I'm with Lance, I'm about to faint.<BR/><BR/>RichRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028871782757014447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-32994012869956384962008-08-16T04:44:00.000-04:002008-08-16T04:44:00.000-04:00Oh I loved the first one Raven, in fact I loved th...Oh I loved the first one Raven, in fact I loved the second one too, but my favourite was the poem - you're so clever!<BR/><BR/>So Jeff was to blame for this weeks words was he? Just wait until I see him! ;)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-14679817191624501522008-08-16T01:15:00.000-04:002008-08-16T01:15:00.000-04:00Hmn... I love your take on the words - funny how ...Hmn... I love your take on the words - funny how we all see them differently. Thanks for another opportunity at this fun challenge/exchange!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-40470939483736617722008-08-16T00:26:00.000-04:002008-08-16T00:26:00.000-04:00Always, always, you hit the mark so well. Then, it...Always, always, you hit the mark so well. Then, it is your challenge and that's fitting!<BR/>Your mini challenge made me laugh -I could just picture the scene with someone I know and couldn't help myself.<BR/>I LOVE the poem. Love given and not taken is heartbreaking.<BR/>I feel like I've been in Ruth's shoes when it comes to feeling the computer grounds me - blogging is good for me on days I need grounded. "I am in Hell" - great ending.<BR/>I don't see Mr. Linky or an 'X' -only your note so do you mind linking me - I played - a little. :)Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.com