Comments on: a rambling post, in which I am ungrammatical http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/ a writer in search of zen-like clam Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:06:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kate Johnson http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80753 Kate Johnson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:40:31 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80753 I reduced my Christmas card list last year by at least half. I cut out all the people who hadn't sent me cards for years, or who hadn't replied to my request for an updated address. Nuts to 'em! My UK ones are usually fairly timely, but this is mostly because I panic about getting my overseas ones done in time (usually, I don't!). Happy Chanuka-stmas! I reduced my Christmas card list last year by at least half. I cut out all the people who hadn’t sent me cards for years, or who hadn’t replied to my request for an updated address. Nuts to ‘em! My UK ones are usually fairly timely, but this is mostly because I panic about getting my overseas ones done in time (usually, I don’t!).

Happy Chanuka-stmas!

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80700 Julie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:11:23 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80700 Lacey...I may end up on the dark side, perforce!! Jan...there are days and days but we take off for the States very soon. So only a couple of days left really. Oh well...who can be superwoman, huh? (Er...most everyone other than me, it seems!) Lorraine...I like the idea of saving the planet. Yeah, that's what I'm doing. Yup, definitely. ;-) Lacey…I may end up on the dark side, perforce!!

Jan…there are days and days but we take off for the States very soon. So only a couple of days left really. Oh well…who can be superwoman, huh? (Er…most everyone other than me, it seems!)

Lorraine…I like the idea of saving the planet. Yeah, that’s what I’m doing. Yup, definitely. ;-)

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80699 Julie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:09:03 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80699 Kristen, I love Christmas letters. I wish I were together enough to write one. Thank you for stopping by (and letting me know I'm not unduly creepy). I've really enjoyed your blog and have taken some book recommendations from it. Kristen, I love Christmas letters. I wish I were together enough to write one.

Thank you for stopping by (and letting me know I’m not unduly creepy). I’ve really enjoyed your blog and have taken some book recommendations from it.

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80698 Julie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:07:14 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80698 We did indeed love being in your home with you, Kate. What a wonderful, generous weekend it was and I'm glad we fitted it in before the virus really struck! (And I thought your home was perfectly tidy) We did indeed love being in your home with you, Kate. What a wonderful, generous weekend it was and I’m glad we fitted it in before the virus really struck! (And I thought your home was perfectly tidy)

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80697 Julie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:05:41 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80697 Xuxana, I hope you showed the true spirit of Christmas and elbowed those rude people out of the way!! ;-) Xuxana, I hope you showed the true spirit of Christmas and elbowed those rude people out of the way!! ;-)

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80680 Lorraine Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:38:29 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80680 Hi Julie. I haven't written a single Christmas card either. Jan's right, there are days and days to go...Or, if not there are always e-christmas cards, it's not really cheating, it's saving the planet or something. Except you have to use your computer to do it. P.S. I think the rambling must be catching ;-) Hi Julie. I haven’t written a single Christmas card either. Jan’s right, there are days and days to go…Or, if not there are always e-christmas cards, it’s not really cheating, it’s saving the planet or something. Except you have to use your computer to do it.

P.S. I think the rambling must be catching ;-)

]]> By: Jan Jones http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80667 Jan Jones Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:28:40 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80667 (((hugs))) for the Fecklet. And more ((((hugs)))) for you. There are still days and days to to until Christmas. All will be well. (((hugs))) for the Fecklet. And more ((((hugs)))) for you.

There are still days and days to to until Christmas. All will be well.

]]> By: Lacey Devlin http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80651 Lacey Devlin Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:56:12 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80651 I don't send Christmas cards anymore :O Come over to the dark side Julie! I don’t send Christmas cards anymore :O Come over to the dark side Julie!

]]> By: Kristen http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80650 Kristen Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:44:47 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80650 I have to be honest and say that there's no joy for me in addressing, sealing, and stamping cards. That's just all necessary. The joy for me is in the writing of the generic Christmas letter (mine is all sarcastic and fun rather than a standard brag and gag). So if I want to write it and enjoy the reactions I get, I have to do the tedious stuff. Oh, and I decide which card goes to which person based on which holiday they celebrate since I'm such a cosmopolitan and wordly soul with varied and various friends. Bwahahaha! P.S. I don't think it was creepy that you were hanging around waiting to see what I thought of your book at all. I probably still won't read any comics since the one time I tried it made me cross-eyed with frustration but I'm just as happy to understand my husband and oldest son's obsession that little bit better. :-) I have to be honest and say that there’s no joy for me in addressing, sealing, and stamping cards. That’s just all necessary. The joy for me is in the writing of the generic Christmas letter (mine is all sarcastic and fun rather than a standard brag and gag). So if I want to write it and enjoy the reactions I get, I have to do the tedious stuff. Oh, and I decide which card goes to which person based on which holiday they celebrate since I’m such a cosmopolitan and wordly soul with varied and various friends. Bwahahaha!

P.S. I don’t think it was creepy that you were hanging around waiting to see what I thought of your book at all. I probably still won’t read any comics since the one time I tried it made me cross-eyed with frustration but I’m just as happy to understand my husband and oldest son’s obsession that little bit better. :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2009/12/13/a-rambling-post-in-which-i-am-ungrammatical/comment-page-1/#comment-80647 Anonymous Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:41:40 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/?p=1203#comment-80647 Joy is not in the christmas card operation you saw Joy is not in the personal vitriol and spite directed at people on the I heart Presents blog - that is just petty and mean. I've posted my own response on my own blog. The I heart blog has just got too poisonous and too petty and point scoring for me to even want to be there. Joy was seeing you and the on-off-fever toddler in my not at all tidy, not at all tidy home last weekend and none of us caring, all of us loving it. Happy Chanukah! Happy Christmas - Happy whatever my dear. The joy is in knowing people like you. And who the hell neeeds a perfect card for that? I don't Love Kate Joy is not in the christmas card operation you saw

Joy is not in the personal vitriol and spite directed at people on the I heart Presents blog – that is just petty and mean. I’ve posted my own response on my own blog. The I heart blog has just got too poisonous and too petty and point scoring for me to even want to be there.

Joy was seeing you and the on-off-fever toddler in my not at all tidy, not at all tidy home last weekend and none of us caring, all of us loving it.

Happy Chanukah! Happy Christmas – Happy whatever my dear. The joy is in knowing people like you. And who the hell neeeds a perfect card for that? I don’t

Love

Kate

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