tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post6919218537966551742..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: Friday Filler! Mountains and Manuscripts!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-60808939638244304972011-10-28T13:55:44.500-07:002011-10-28T13:55:44.500-07:00Did you know that a bear can lose as much as 25% o...Did you know that a bear can lose as much as 25% of its weight during hibernation. The preferred position is to curl up into a ball and tuck your nose in toward your feet to conserve heat and minimize moisture loss. Isn't it cool that I didn't have to look any of that up? I remember reading about it. And in the article, they actually used a picture of a bear curled up into a ball as Figure 1. That was awesome.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-58824711598649014502011-10-28T13:52:23.165-07:002011-10-28T13:52:23.165-07:00Hibernating sounds great. Or maybe just naps when ...Hibernating sounds great. Or maybe just naps when I need them. Like right now.<br /><br />But I have to go to the bank and the library and buy food for a 11-yo birthday party tomorrow and shop for snow boots and snow pants for two kids who suddenly decided to grow and then to the school to collect spelling homework to grade....Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-84105202195625224522011-10-28T11:51:26.078-07:002011-10-28T11:51:26.078-07:00Scott, maybe you should hibernate until spring. I&...Scott, maybe you should hibernate until spring. I'm not joking. Sometimes a nice long break from writing can do really amazing things. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-38740746571776298372011-10-28T10:55:48.704-07:002011-10-28T10:55:48.704-07:00Game 6 was the best championship series game I hav...Game 6 was the best championship series game I have ever seen in over 35 years of baseball viewing. EVER. Seriously. I could write a book just about that game!<br /><br />-AlexAlex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-9231358911611095142011-10-28T10:51:02.711-07:002011-10-28T10:51:02.711-07:00Chuck:
"I'm outlining."
"I'...Chuck:<br /><br />"I'm outlining."<br />"I'm doing research."<br />"I reconceptualizing the formal schema of the narrative; that takes time."<br />"Did you see that I fixed the porch window? Hey, have you lost weight? You look great! Is this my round? What are you having?"<br /><br />Alex: I happen to know that you have ideas for at least two new books. Nice scrub jay icon, though. And I hear Game 6 was amazing.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-80212236395919565792011-10-28T10:35:01.046-07:002011-10-28T10:35:01.046-07:00I am:
1. not writing.
2. not thinking about not wr...I am:<br />1. not writing.<br />2. not thinking about not writing.<br />3. not worried about not thinking about not writing.<br /><br />Then again, I'm an outlier here, and not sure why I post here, since I haven't written in years and have devoted my life to watching birds. Would that be a low altitude (me) or a high altitude (the birds) adventurer?<br /><br />On the other hand, I do have a book coming out in March and just finished looking over the proof for what were incredibly minimal typos so there's that. But really, writing is totally a back-burner kind of thing for me.<br /><br />What I'm doing in a Filler Kind of Way:<br />1. getting pumped for Game 7 of the World Series tonight.<br />2. keeping the hot cocoa supplies well stocked.<br />3. watching Gonzo (the Red-breasted Nuthatch) at my bird feeder.<br /><br />It always comes back to birds.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-84070298339210370372011-10-28T10:32:51.985-07:002011-10-28T10:32:51.985-07:00What I'm really doing is not "w"ing ...What I'm really doing is not "w"ing on my WIP's. Got any good excuses I can use on my wife and my critique group?Chuck H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07266126276487521854noreply@blogger.com