tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post7437457421682334809..comments2023-12-08T21:55:30.375-06:00Comments on Life, Love, and Food: Like a ChameleonRosiecat24http://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-65970491460855059952009-06-17T11:08:31.858-05:002009-06-17T11:08:31.858-05:00Hi Jim! Hmm, I don't know how easily you'...Hi Jim! Hmm, I don't know how easily you'll be able to steal my readers. They're all smart cookies, so your comments will have to be awfully witty to lure them away. That being said, of course I welcome comments from readers! It's one of the best parts about writing a blog.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting me!Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-91531825602103666902009-06-13T12:44:29.131-05:002009-06-13T12:44:29.131-05:00Very interesting blog post.
You said:
"Kath ...Very interesting blog post.<br /><br />You said:<br />"Kath and I talked about good blog etiquette. She assured me that I’m not stealing her readers if people visit Life, Love, and Food after I leave a comment on her blog. She called it ‘networking!’”<br /><br />Oh, good! So you don't mind if I leave this comment on your blog and steal ... I mean "network" ... your readers?jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-12615833134651765982008-11-24T11:29:00.000-06:002008-11-24T11:29:00.000-06:00Asmodeus, you are both ludic and wise beyond your ...Asmodeus, you are both ludic and wise beyond your years. Is it selfish of me that I write to help MYSELF see things? Writing is my way of taming my wild thoughts into something I can recognize. Perhaps I am the ultimate control freak!<BR/><BR/>I like the way you think about pleasure. I suppose I've been thinking about categories because I want a way of explaining what I do here to other people. Someone suggested "creative non-fiction," which would work, except when I have fictional conversations with my kitchen for the sake of entertainment! Then there's the problem of other minds: one person's pleasure is another person's pain. Not all of us love spending an hour caramelizing an onion or stirring a risotto, but I love an excuse to slow down and savor the pleasure of cooking.Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-43624395017203639922008-11-21T21:21:00.000-06:002008-11-21T21:21:00.000-06:00Niche #1: you are a scientist and a cooking writer...Niche #1: you are a scientist and a cooking writer! You see things that other people don't see in cooking, and in life, as a result. Because, as the above comments attest, you are a good writer, we get to see these things, too.<BR/><BR/>I'm not convinced, though (says the wine blogger, of course) that pleasure can be put in a hierarchy. Is pleasure so fixed? Can it even be a _category_?WestonBoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913942603395159119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-72472172299905708022008-11-16T15:16:00.000-06:002008-11-16T15:16:00.000-06:00Thanks, ttfn300! I think it's wonderful to be par...Thanks, ttfn300! I think it's wonderful to be part of a community of food-lovers. Meeting in person really makes the community feel tangible. It's a good reminder for me that there are real people out there who are affected by what we put on our blogs.Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-70066099864895222172008-11-15T11:06:00.000-06:002008-11-15T11:06:00.000-06:00another winner :) i have alot of similar thoughts...another winner :) i have alot of similar thoughts on those blogs... and enjoyed your take on the meeting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898098819208716948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-83974353881057331222008-11-12T14:01:00.000-06:002008-11-12T14:01:00.000-06:00Your wish is my command, Yasmin:http://lifeloveand...Your wish is my command, Yasmin:<BR/><BR/>http://lifeloveandfood24.blogspot.com/2008/11/only-slightly-nuts.htmlRosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-22024080505356514922008-11-12T10:54:00.000-06:002008-11-12T10:54:00.000-06:00I just tagged you with a 7 random things about you...I just tagged you with a 7 random things about yourself meme. Here are the rules: http://yasminblogs.blogspot.com/2008/11/7-random-things-meme.html.yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347386322304198631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-31928323003885516352008-11-12T09:37:00.000-06:002008-11-12T09:37:00.000-06:00My dear AMPD,Thank you for the sweet teacher compl...My dear AMPD,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the sweet teacher compliment! I like how children's book authors know they have to keep things simple in order to write effectively. I think some ADULT book writers could benefit from this lesson.<BR/><BR/>Anne Lamott is great! She tells it like it is: very funny, kind, sometimes crude but always compassionate. I've read three books of hers now and I'm working on a fourth. She's written several essay collections about her Christian faith and how it plays out in her life; I find her thoughts on faith heartbreaking and uplifting. She tackles such difficult material, and I admire her gutsiness. She also writes for Salon, an on-line publication, and I've been reading her old Salon essays too.<BR/><BR/>JD, pickles! Brilliant! Why am I not eating my sandwiches with pickles?!? I love pickles. I do think they are still vegetables, but I'd be unhappy to live off of pickled vegetables. I like fresh ones too.<BR/><BR/>Yasmin, thanks for the sweet words. I think there's this pressure for us to label ourselves as THIS but not THAT. It's ridiculous. We're complicated creatures. As for the sandwich, let's just say that when inspiration taps me on the shoulder, I sit down and start taking notes.Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-78226495436546031282008-11-11T21:17:00.000-06:002008-11-11T21:17:00.000-06:00Another great post, i love the part where you talk...Another great post, i love the part where you talk about reconciling your different selves together, that really everyone has. also your grilled cheese sandwich sounds inspired.yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347386322304198631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-50183221206169411482008-11-11T19:27:00.000-06:002008-11-11T19:27:00.000-06:00The only vegetables I associate with grilled chees...The only vegetables I associate with grilled cheese are pickles, because you CANNOT have a good grilled cheese without pickles. (are pickles even still vegetables in their pickled state?)JD @ run-thru-life.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196732007819344467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-49308669831583763562008-11-11T19:26:00.000-06:002008-11-11T19:26:00.000-06:00RA,Two thoughts in no particular order:1. "'Why d...RA,<BR/><BR/>Two thoughts in no particular order:<BR/><BR/>1. "'Why do you think people read her blog in the first place?' asked Kitchen, her voice filled with curiosity."<BR/><BR/>That sentence immediately rang my mental potential-children's-author-bell. (I hope you recognize that to a schoolteacher this is complimentary.)<BR/><BR/>2. You're reading Anne Lamott? I've been thinking about reading Anne Lamott. She's been mentioned/quoted in two of my recent reads. Reactions, comments, suggestions?<BR/><BR/>AMPDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-46763474599581885842008-11-11T12:06:00.000-06:002008-11-11T12:06:00.000-06:00Thank you, Ruth! Nice to meet you!Anna, grilled c...Thank you, Ruth! Nice to meet you!<BR/><BR/>Anna, grilled cheese is near and dear to my heart. It has been unfairly categorized as junk food and bad for you. I say, make it with high-quality ingredients, enjoy the sensual pleasure of cooking it, and surround it with a plethora of vegetables on your plate. THAT'S how I eat grilled cheese.<BR/><BR/>The KERF events were really fun! I was definitely nervous about my ability to offend people with my honesty--I'm a terrible liar and I treasure authenticity. But I'm finding that with a pound of curiosity and a sprinkling of compassion, it's much easier to meet new people. I see that you are in Chicago these days? Would you be interested in a bloggers+readers gathering?Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-62807527027112431982008-11-11T10:58:00.000-06:002008-11-11T10:58:00.000-06:00oh man! that grilled cheese recipe looks divine.v...oh man! <BR/>that grilled cheese recipe looks divine.<BR/>very interesting to hear about the meeting of minds - i haven't been to an outing of internet people yet. maybe soon!annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868626728831729493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-48082656067709828392008-11-10T14:26:00.000-06:002008-11-10T14:26:00.000-06:00JD, I'm hiring you as my agent. Clearly you know ...JD, I'm hiring you as my agent. Clearly you know talent when you see it ;-)Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-10646744375372070312008-11-10T14:04:00.000-06:002008-11-10T14:04:00.000-06:00I love the conversations between you and your kitc...I love the conversations between you and your kitchen! I fully expect a novel where your kitchen is a main character.JD @ run-thru-life.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196732007819344467noreply@blogger.com