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Re: Blogging is Life-Changing

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:07:42 -0000

Jandy, I really liked the third observation... about blogging being a place where one could experiment with and shape identity. Maybe it's a little like improv... taking roles and seeing which ones ultimately fit.

Re: How to Break into Publishing - Letters to a Young Editor 1

L.L. Barkat — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:39:11 -0000

Vygotsky. Wow. You're the only person I've ever met in "real" life (ha! is virtual life real?) who knows Vygotsky.

In any case, this must be why I talk and write all the time. Must be that I need more thoughts!

Actually, I think it is so cool to consider how thought interacts with language and vice versa. Now, could the same be said of music, of art?

Re: How to Sell Yourself - Letters to a Young Editor 2

L.L. Barkat — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:44:40 -0000

Yes, but remember that we can have a totally open and fun conversation with you (ask Amy what I mean... about awkward conversations with people in certain professions. I think she'll remember.) So, it's good that you don't make as much money. You can have a better time at parties.

Re: You Can Do Anything - Letters to a Young Editor 3

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:13:06 -0000

I like your last point. I think that we writers can face a subtle form of "cheating." And that's to write what we believe an audience wants to hear, rather than being prophetic. Or it's to write in a style we think an audience will be comfortable with, rather than stepping out and experimenting. I'm not saying we writers are always called to be non-conventional, but sometimes we surely are... and the question is whether or not we will cheat in that moment, that season.

Re: You Can Do Anything - Letters to a Young Editor 3

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:19:06 -0000

Mark, loved that link about prophets!

And, Craver, I think I struggle with that line. Somehow my particular writing gifts take me in the direction of "prophet," yet my audiences seem to stay with me because I can also be diplomatic (oh, not in real life... just in my writing!)... am I sometimes too diplomatic? Maybe. Does that make me a hypocrite? Maybe. Or maybe it just makes me a coward or a sloth.

Re: The Finances of Publishing - Letters to a Young Editor 4

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:16:38 -0000

Okay, I distinctly remember Riess, Crouch, Winner and Crosby answering this question (can you live as a writer?) at the Calvin Festival...

You can get their answer here (it is both less hopeful and more hopeful than one might expect)...

http://llbarkat.com/justsayno.html

Re: You Can Do Anything - Letters to a Young Editor 3

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:19:06 -0000

Craver. Thank you. That is a wonderful compliment (and now I know I can never meet you in person, because I am more exemplary in print than I am in sandals.)

Re: Is God Great?

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:54:53 -0000

God is not great? Who can look at the face of a child, or even a violet, and say this?

(But thanks for telling us about the debate, for those who feel like participating.)

Re: Is My Family Great?

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:56:31 -0000

Is that you... with... a ... beard?

Yes, btw, your family is great.

Re: Time Is Relative, So Why Shouldn’t Faith Be Relative?

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:36:27 -0000

Seems to me that people on both sides of the God question often suffer from this kind of thing-- thinking that someone else is ridiculous for their honest struggles to come to real conclusions. It bothers me.

Re: All Your Barns Are Belong to Us

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:59 -0000

RLP, that was funny.

And, btw, your book was not a failure in my house. I love it. I tend to read it when I'm feeling down. Or when I want to hear a real voice.

L.L. Barkats last blog post..Arguing with Lauren Winner

Re: The Horror, The Horror

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:34:18 -0000

Wow. I clicked over to the preview. It was breathtakingly beautiful. Especially from a visual art perspective.

I'm not a horror fan, but I occasionally like a good suspense tale. Oh, and I love everything M Night Shyamalan does. He can make even the empty corner of a room so scary!

Why do we like to be scared? It's a good question. Or perhaps it is better put like this... why do YOU like to be scared?

Re: All Your Barns Are Belong to Us

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:33:41 -0000

RLP, that was funny too.

Re: I’m Going to Be at GodBlogCon.com!

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:38:55 -0000

Enjoy. I'd love to be there, but I think I've used up my conference quota for the year. : )

Re: Meet Andre Yee the Wiki Moses

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:58:51 -0000

Okay, I was very obedient. Well maybe not VERY. But I did a few of the suggested things. Oh, and I watched the video (which I liked... nice spirit).

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:18:07 -0000

Lederhosen. Whether you should keep wearing them. Hmmm....

Can I take The Fifth?

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:19:56 -0000

Sure L.L, do what you like.

[this is me talking to myself, partly because I like talking to myself and partly because I'm trying all the little DiSQUS buttons to see what they do]

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:24:10 -0000

I like smiles. I don't like the way there's this little grey, straight face next to my comments.

[this is me talking to myself again, because I'm kind of on a roll here.]

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:29:08 -0000

Egads. Not only did I have to put on a grey smiley with DISQUS, but I lost the link to my own site. The DISQUS gods appear to take over and direct traffic to themselves if a person goes so far as to "register" and "login" and all that jazz.

[I am going to assume that if a guy wears lederhosen then he might be the kind of guy who won't mind that I'm experimenting here in the comments.]

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:41:19 -0000

[from one who has possibly lost her mind]

Um, yeah, MG, I know. But it's too much work. Too many choices. I don't want a life history (a life stream?) when I mouseover the cute faces or the icky grey faces. I just want a hot-link right where I want to go. You know?

Sometimes simple is just right.

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:44:47 -0000

Okay, I found a way around it, though it's not transparent....

... if one clicks very determinedly on the link and ignores the pop-up box, one can pass GO, collect $200, or at least get to the desired site in a single, very firm click.

I like experimenting. I'm assuming that you're accepting this, or that your lederhosen have cut off the circulation enough that perhaps you're not really noticing what's going on.

Re: Disqus Comments, Lijit Search, Better Sidebars and Lederhosen

L.L. Barkat — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:40:19 -0000

Lijit's free reign concerning use of content?! What's that? Sounds scarier than a man in lederhosen.

Re: A Dozen Great Halloween Books - Defending Spooks and Zombies and Halloween

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:16:56 -0000

!!!!!!!!!!

: )

[I'm sure I speak for others here too.]

In other words, does this mean you're back?

Re: What I Learned from Government - it’s time to stay engaged

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:29:16 -0000

And in our government, there are really multiple pilots. Which, in a way, is both comforting and scary. Comforting because it differs from a dictatorship or even a kingship where one person really does exert excessive control and vision. Scary because it means that when we get ourselves onto the rocks, it means that a whole lot of prominent people pitched in to steer us that way.

Still, the "common people" have a lot of power when it comes to how we're ultimately steered. Yes, I even consider the economic crisis when I say this. In other words, maybe when we embrace the thought that we can live on the edge of our finances and buy more than we could ever pay for on credit, maybe we too have created part of the problem.

Re: What I Learned from Government - it’s time to stay engaged

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:12:36 -0000

That stuff about the Roman ships and their relationship to the word "government" is simply fascinating. (What can I say... I love words, history, and the history of words.)

Re: Jesus married Bridezilla and moved in next door to God

L.L. Barkat — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:06:25 -0000

Boy, that Jesus guy was more unorthodox than I thought! But then, I've been thinking recently that he's more unorthodox than most people have probably thought...

Great title, btw.

Re: Thanksgiving, Coffee and The Squanto Hop

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:40:00 -0000

Your thought about dancing in the leaves with a general thanks-for-it-all reminds me of Ann's Thanksgiving reflection today. Great minds... : )

And just generally (hah!) I loved this post. The images, the language, the honesty... yeah, call this part of the comment my dance in the cyberleaves at GoodWord.

Re: Random Act of Poetry - Where We Live

L.L. Barkat — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:40:16 -0000

Love it.

Though as you say, for whimsy it's a bit dark. Like new leaves push off the old ones... kind of sinister. Still, isn't tension a friend of poetry?

Re: My baby turns eight today

L.L. Barkat — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:52:36 -0000

How very, very sweet. (The pie looks good too.)

Re: Christmas is Almost Here

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:23:42 -0000

I've been sneaking some night-time sleigh rides, after I visit my Secret Place in my little woods. It makes me laugh. And I see the snow with a child's eyes.

Re: Church online in spirit, Church down the street in flesh

L.L. Barkat — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:01:46 -0000

So sorry to hear about your dog. I almost feel strange commenting about the rest of the post.

Okay, but as to the question of how real on-line relationships are... I have two words...

pumpkin pancakes.

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