tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post7785017844753239412..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: My Family and My Personality Revealedmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-90330673358377272902009-08-15T13:57:41.267-07:002009-08-15T13:57:41.267-07:00Done. And cross posted to the old and the new.Done. And cross posted to the old and the new.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69389204022481710502009-08-12T16:11:15.790-07:002009-08-12T16:11:15.790-07:00Never been memed, Karen -- I can't believe it!...Never been memed, Karen -- I can't believe it! Take your time, or even ignore it if you want.<br />As for any similarity between Pater and my brother, I've never ever seen it -- although they both have "strong" noses (my brother's been broken so many times . . . ).materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60973911416490816052009-08-12T09:07:21.037-07:002009-08-12T09:07:21.037-07:00Mater, I've never been memed in my whole year ...Mater, I've never been memed in my whole year of blogging! I'll get to it, but it may be awhile. I had to post something for an AICI newsletter entry and I have to leave the current one up for a while.<br /><br />I know why Nola is looking at Uncle Joel that way!!!! She is totally confused that this guy is so much LIKE Pater, but that something's "off". She already sees similarities in manner and physical quality. That's what that look on her face is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15423379945548492922009-08-11T21:37:01.061-07:002009-08-11T21:37:01.061-07:00Thanks, PM -- something I'd like to think abou...Thanks, PM -- something I'd like to think about is how much of my personality is screened from the blog because of behaviours, etc., that I choose not to write about here. Not sure how I could tackle that question -- how to gather any kind of empirical info, or whether that would be necessary -- but I wonder if personality manifests itself despite what I/we bloggers withhold -- any thoughts?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46110217308969717962009-08-11T09:56:27.590-07:002009-08-11T09:56:27.590-07:00It's interesting, isn't it, what aspects o...It's interesting, isn't it, what aspects of our personality become visible through our blogs? I admit to being surprised by some of the patterns I see in my own, but I am definitely surprised not to see a great big "Supportive" or "Appreciative" on yours. You are undeniably both!Puttermeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15197963173046860661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12849320384014004462009-08-10T19:39:13.468-07:002009-08-10T19:39:13.468-07:00LPC: Good! Enjoy your Wittgenstein.
Pseu: I'm ...LPC: Good! Enjoy your Wittgenstein.<br />Pseu: I'm looking forward to the dart-throwing (nice analogy), but I'm really looking forward to hearing where you're flying to. I'm not going to guess out loud, altho' I have some ideas . . .<br />Tiffany: He's such a big but gentle guy with such an interesting face (a rugby player's lifetime of injuries recorded on it) -- she's just mesmerized. Thanks, btw, for responding so quickly to the meme -- fun!<br />Mardel: I'll look forward to reading what you say about yourself -- I'd like to think you value yourself as highly as we do.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89285392770813467522009-08-10T15:44:27.412-07:002009-08-10T15:44:27.412-07:00Well this looks like fun and a bit of a challenge ...Well this looks like fun and a bit of a challenge as well, as I am not so good at the "what my words say about me bit, although I am flattered at being thought honest and observant. Emotional, well yes, I am always struggling between the intellectual and the emotional and rather tripping obliviously through life. We'll see what I come up with, and if it bears any resemblance to what others see in this same blog.<br /><br />I have to agree with others' comments on your many good qualities.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54517916682741219842009-08-10T15:27:58.921-07:002009-08-10T15:27:58.921-07:00Thank you, Mater! I shall now spend some (work) ti...Thank you, Mater! I shall now spend some (work) time thinking about this and post as soon as I can. <br /><br />And I LOVE that photo of Nola with her great-uncle. You can almost see the thoughts running through her head!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51685469011195164562009-08-10T14:50:59.632-07:002009-08-10T14:50:59.632-07:00Oh, and I think you've captured your essence v...Oh, and I think you've captured your essence very well with the words you've chosed. I'd also add "gracious" to that list!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17188790835250331392009-08-10T14:49:51.762-07:002009-08-10T14:49:51.762-07:00This looks like fun, the kind that requires though...This looks like fun, the kind that requires thought. Distilling always is harder than expanding, <i>n'est-ce pas?</i> but I'll see if I can't throw some darts that land on the best words.<br /><br />But I have some very exciting news, soon to be shared on my blog.... (hint: involves a long flight....)Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-10433999585356091402009-08-10T12:17:20.028-07:002009-08-10T12:17:20.028-07:00You are welcome. And I'm really OK. I like fee...You are welcome. And I'm really OK. I like feedback. If worry for my sensibilities has attached your shoulders to your ears, please take them down right now:). However, your concern has made me even more OK. All is now right with the world...And back to reading The World As I Found It. Nothing a little Wittgenstein can't improve.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80555420795650274962009-08-10T11:05:05.446-07:002009-08-10T11:05:05.446-07:00Oh, and I should add a big thank you, Duchesse, fo...Oh, and I should add a big thank you, Duchesse, for adding those qualities which I am so pleased you see in me. Knowing you can be blunt and picky, I also know you don't fling compliments around meaninglessly so I'll treasure these.<br />LBR: Thank you so much as well -- I do like to think of myself as able to make creative connections, but hadn't thought of that ability in terms of my blogging personality. But if you say so -- after all, you're the uber-connector!<br />LPC: Thank you! I often think of how underrated kindness is these days and yet how essential to community. I'm pleased to think that you see that in my blogging self.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53078221113627676582009-08-10T10:53:03.159-07:002009-08-10T10:53:03.159-07:00May I add "uncomfortable with discord" t...May I add "uncomfortable with discord" to my own list? While I value bluntness, in some instances, for its efficacy, my own tendency is not to share negative opinions unless I'm sure their benefits outweigh their costs. Thus I have to admit to being dismayed by your comment, Duchesse, even as I admire your ability to know and speak your own mind. Even more, I'm impressed by LPC's ability to accept the criticism graciously and endeavour to learn from it. Now, if all those feathers are smoothed down, my shoulders could leave my ears alone for a minute or two . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30005717095909540662009-08-10T10:25:06.207-07:002009-08-10T10:25:06.207-07:00Mater, were I a book I would want the description ...Mater, were I a book I would want the description you wrote above on my dust jacket. Thank you for your generosity. I look forward to reading the blogs you have listed. <br /><br />Duchesse, you are the first person I have heard say that they do not like Privilege. I am sitting here absorbing the information. I suppose this is what we take on in the endeavor to put ourselves out there. Sometimes people won't like what we say. I don't enjoy being not liked, but it's your right and in fact I'm glad you said so. I prefer knowing to not knowing. If, in fact, you'd like to tell me more about why, please email me. I will listen. I hope I put doing a good job before the need for praise. Can't always guarantee it of course.<br /><br />Again, Mater, thank you very much. I would add kind to your list.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18357369209929065702009-08-10T09:04:59.854-07:002009-08-10T09:04:59.854-07:00There are a couple of traits that are yours that I...There are a couple of traits that are yours that I don't see on the list:<br />1. Highly creative<br />2. A connector <br />3. Loving mother<br />4. An extraordinary appreciation of beauty.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64399671157236284632009-08-10T09:02:49.134-07:002009-08-10T09:02:49.134-07:00The five you picked for me are consistent with my ...The five you picked for me are consistent with my own choices, and I'd add blunt (so I will say I do not enjoy "Privilege") and picky (which is why I no longer read one aspiring writer's blog, with its writing samples larded with grammar errors.) <br /><br />I would add for you, tolerant, diplomatic, loyal, creative.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com