tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post3940616031216898735..comments2023-11-01T19:05:00.474-07:00Comments on Mark's Work: As the SALON Doors SwingMark O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-40025523192828566062012-02-09T08:24:15.761-08:002012-02-09T08:24:15.761-08:00No such thing as "a bit behind." We'...No such thing as "a bit behind." We're on bloggers' time.Mark O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-26233108600581345332012-02-09T07:57:20.825-08:002012-02-09T07:57:20.825-08:00Excellent observations as always. Can't wait t...Excellent observations as always. Can't wait to hear the name of the new digs. ;) (It's probably already been named--I am, as always, running a bit behind!)Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-37525319088820262232012-02-04T16:39:00.920-08:002012-02-04T16:39:00.920-08:00I used to want a saloon a lot more than I want one...I used to want a saloon a lot more than I want one now. What's up with that?<br />Yes! The Saloon Salon needs a name!Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-22618287105322366212012-02-04T10:02:50.838-08:002012-02-04T10:02:50.838-08:00Word Nerd: You're not going to hold my [possib...Word Nerd: You're not going to hold my [possibly construed as] snide comment on Tangledlou's site against me? :) <br /><br />I appreciate your comment; my experience is limited, but the sentiments appear universal. <br /><br />My joke about the moderator, is a reference to the less civilized community of sfgiants.com, shudder.<br /><br />Your seconding of Lynda's opinion is duly noted. I sense a compromise on the horizon.<br /><br />The longer I live, the more birthday candles I GET to put on my gluten-free, chocolate-zucchini cake.Mark O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-85286501980577856132012-02-04T08:08:06.244-08:002012-02-04T08:08:06.244-08:00I love your observations on the blogging community...I love your observations on the blogging community. It really does seem to be a (mostly) cohesive and drama-free place, largely because of exactly what you mentioned. I think it helps, too, that like-minded folks tend to gather together--just as they do offline--but here, we're not limited to those who happen to live and work in our own neighborhoods, so we make connections with all sorts of people from far and wide. <br /><br />The best thing we (or at least I) take from the experience is the confirmation that despite any surface differences, we are, at the core, all pretty much the same. I've always believed that, and the longer I live the more I know it to be true.<br /><br />Oh, and I know I'm new here, so I might be overstepping, but I read Lynda's comment above and I have to agree. Were I to be invited to two parties, I'd likely prefer the saloon one to the salon one. ;O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-20668037643806723322012-02-04T04:52:29.827-08:002012-02-04T04:52:29.827-08:00That's not criticism, Lynda, that's an obs...That's not criticism, Lynda, that's an observation which is valid, made by a poster, and no judgments will be made. :)<br /><br />Yes, you are seeing that thread too, part of a bigger tapestry, and the pieces fit together nicely. Thanks for the sawdust image-I like it.Mark O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-59276856889771624572012-02-04T04:41:43.221-08:002012-02-04T04:41:43.221-08:00I hadn't thought about posters being nonjudgme...I hadn't thought about posters being nonjudgmental. But, wow, you and Judy are right, this community is never critical. <br /><br />Well sometimes, okay a lot of the time, I am critical of my own writing. <br /><br />When I read another person's blog, the discovery, bit by bit, of the person behind the keyboard is what I find fascinating. <br /><br />I have a feeling that even though we are all different in our personalities there is a common thread that runs through each of us. I can't quite put my finger on it, but i's there, right on the tip of my keyboard. <br /><br />By the way, and please don't take this as a criticism, but I am sorry to hear that you have renovated the old saloon and have now turned it into a salon. I kinda liked the old place saw dust and all. :)lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.com