tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post7842782377772703378..comments2023-04-11T23:12:14.964-04:00Comments on Here and Next: Boredom & GrammarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-15205870146483927592014-02-13T00:59:12.862-05:002014-02-13T00:59:12.862-05:00First, I must comment that I had no idea what you ...First, I must comment that I had no idea what you did when you lived in Caifornia. Maybe I knew at the time but forgot after all these years. One of the things I love about reading your blogs is that I get to know more about you. Second, I love the gorgeous hydrangeas. Such beautiful, vibrant colors!<br /><br />The "Lavatory Self Portraits in Flemish Style" were a hoot. Did she really do them all on an airplane? Enjoyed the toilet paper rolls on the wall. Who would ever think that such beautiful designs could be made with such a lowly, mundane object as a roll of toilet paper?<br /><br />I saw this on a poster: Let's eat Grandma!<br /> Let's eat, Grandma!<br /> Commas save lives.<br /><br />My favorite punctuation marks seem to be commas (they save lives, after all!) and parenthesis. I tend to use both frequently. I've never quite figured out how to use the semi colon in sentences except to separate items in a list. <br /><br />My feelings about grammar are that it is incredibly boring and yet very complicated at the same time. There are a few tricky rules that I'm not sure about. I hate it though, when I hear people speak improper English. For example if someone says, "I seen her yesterday." <br /><br />I'm afraid that I couldn't tell you what an infinitive verb is or a transitive verb or exactly what a dangling participle is but I know when it sounds right. I remember having to diagram sentences in school.....hated it! <br /><br />My favorite strategy to combat boredom when waiting at an appointment or during a lull in an activity is to read. I try to always bring a magazine or book with me. I love Reader's Digest for that purpose. When I am doing a boring task such as folding laundry, I think about other things. My favorite subject to think about these days is my little Parker. I recall his precious face and the cute and funny things he does. If it's a sunny day, I enjoy looking out the window. When I'm really bored it's because I have things to do that I really don't want to do. In which case I go check my email or do some other avoidance tactic. A nap is good too.<br /><br />Bevonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-52817314470547915002014-02-03T16:36:39.493-05:002014-02-03T16:36:39.493-05:00Your mindfulness of boredom's tedium comes shi...Your mindfulness of boredom's tedium comes shining through in this blog. How wise it is to be present to it-- just being aware of yourself, when face to face with such an unpleasant guest. Just be sure you breathe, focusing on the inhalation and exhalation....Boredom does seem to be in that family of dullness, tiresome, weariness, nothingness and their dancing partners-- excitement, energized, motivation, and somethingness. What odd couples on the dance floor of our lives. Syntax does make boredom come to life---rescuing it from the lonely, non-copassionate realm of -- " If only I were more disciplined, original, motivated, __, __, __." (fill in the blank). As you can proabably guess, syntax is my favorite part of grammar. As for my favorite punctuation marks, give me a good comma,,,,,,,,,,,,dash-----------------, or parentheses ((((((((---))))))) and I'm in happy, linguistic, heaven.JoeyDnoreply@blogger.com