13 Thursday: Bloggers at Play
1. Last week when I drove to Christiansburg I had to slam on the brakes on Route 8 because I was looking at this woman on the sidewalk whose purple jacket caught my eye, which made me think maybe I should have a bumper sticker that says, “I Brake for Purple.”
2. On another occasion while driving on a cloudy day, I swerved when I noticed the clouds had opened up in this one little spot, revealing a striking shade of blue sky, which made me wonder if I could get in trouble for driving while “under the influence of color.”
3. Am I the only one who sometimes types the spam code into the URL address line when leaving a comment on someone’s blog?
4. Some blogger sites show a preview of your typed comment right below the one you just typed. A couple of times I’ve noticed these and thought, “Hey, that sounds like something I just said!”
5. When my sons were little and they were in the back seat while I was driving, I would adjust the rear view mirror to stare at them because I was in awe of their innocence and beauty.
6. The sound of my foot going from the clutch to the gas pedal on a rainy day reminds me of the sound of cords shifting on an acoustic guitar.
7. We have another Spoken Word Open Mic this Saturday at the Café Del Sol. I’ll be reading the new poem I wrote about my father’s death. One of the lines in one of the poems reads: I’m reminded he’s dead…by the tangerine in the kitchen fruit bowl…left over from Christmas… and shrunk down to half its size…No one wants to eat it now…or throw it away.
8. I just learned that a poem I submitted to Wemoon for next year was accepted for publication. It was one about meditation and would have went well with yesterday’s post.
9. Did you notice in the photo above how dirty my car is? I’m getting a car wash as I type this, which is another way of saying “it’s raining.”
10. I have a fear of commitment when it comes to tattoos. I can’t think of any image I’d want to have for the rest of my life. My friend Mara just got a triple spiral tattoo. “It’s like putting a bumper sticker on your body,” I said to her.
11. A poem in my book “Muses Like Moonlight” reads: Highway encroachment is a concrete build-up…like plaque laden arteries that cut off the heart…The more we pave it the…harder we become…The more roads we make… the more we are driven.
12. My real bumper sticker (when it’s not Thursday) reads: When Jesus said love your enemy, he probably meant don’t kill them. A couple of years ago, I was asked by the Plowshare Peace Center to read poetry at a rally in Roanoke, and they gave me the bumper sticker as a gift.
13. I still can’t get DSL in my neck of the woods. It’s like having to drive 35 MPH when everyone else is going 55.
Post Note: Swing by Leanne’s place for the Thursday 13 directions, and check out my new 13 Thursday blog link featured on my sidebar. (Thanks to Nelson Pidgeon)
January 12th, 2006 8:56 am
My son doesn’t drive yet and I love to look at him through my rear view mirror… I am showing my Blogger (literally!)side today, my TT’s is posted
January 12th, 2006 9:20 am
Nothing wrong with driving in the slow lane every now and then. In fact, I try to do it as often as feasible.
January 12th, 2006 10:13 am
Didn’t mean to confuse you, Colleen. I am keeping the new blog (www.maremag.blogspot.com) as blogger allows more room to do things. Pls come and visit! sorry about the inconvenience.
January 12th, 2006 10:41 am
I have observed that all DSL is not created equal.
Dial-up: 15 mph
DSL in Mississippi with BellSouth: 55 mph (Used existing phone lines to set network up so we had Macs and PC’s on at the same time without having to do the wireless bit.)
DSL in Virginia Beach with Verizon Wireless (only choice with them): 30 mph.
One of the few things I miss about Mississippi is the DSL.
January 12th, 2006 11:21 am
I love your weekly Thursday 13 photo! You are so creative! I wish I were that creative. #4 is just hilarious! HA HA!
My 13 are up!
January 12th, 2006 12:05 pm
I must confess that I brake for birds. Seriously. Hmm, I need to find THAT on a bumper sticker.
My 13 are up.
January 12th, 2006 12:19 pm
I’m completely with on on #3 and #4. 🙂
I love your weekly Thursday 13 photo to… Look forward to seeing them every Thursday!
Thanks for stopping by earlier.
January 12th, 2006 12:26 pm
I go to the same car wash that you do!
And I have the same commitment issue with tattoes. I’ve been trying to think of something for fifteen years that I was sure I would still think was cool thirty or forty years from now. My problem is that I can look back fifteen years at what I thought was cool then and say “what was I thinking?” So I’m pretty sure that if I got a tattoo today, fifteen years from now I would look at the one I chose and say “what was I thinking?”
January 12th, 2006 1:35 pm
Here I’m trying to figure out what my 5th tattoo will be. haha!
I brake for beautiful scenery, unusual birds and bright colors, too. That’s why I don’t drive much I think – I’m probably a danger to everyone else on the road. 😉
January 12th, 2006 3:30 pm
Oh yeah, I’ve done #4!!!! LOL 🙂
My 13 are up!
January 12th, 2006 3:35 pm
My first time here, I believe. I miss driving a stick.
And I have said the exact thing about tattoos! Too much commitment. I’m single, btw 🙂
Here are my 13.
January 12th, 2006 4:42 pm
Ya know it’s kind of dangerous driving 35 in a 55! Most of us are going about 80! My list is up!
January 12th, 2006 5:28 pm
Finally got to catch up on reading your posts! Computer is home and so far so good….hope your’s gets well soon.
We are driving with another couple to your neck of the woods for dinner tonight! That should be fun, Oddfellows? Is that right? I am looking forward to it, I hope they have music tonight.
January 12th, 2006 7:54 pm
When I lived in UT, I had DSL at home but it wasn’t available at work and I’d run home to download large files…
January 12th, 2006 8:39 pm
Two of your own poetry quotes and a book referrence, are you going commercial on us, Colleen?
I got a little carried away, tonight, maybe left a little personal insight on my blog.
January 12th, 2006 10:38 pm
I can’t wait to read your 13. You are so creative.
What I learned this week…stay out of your way when you’re driving! :p
My 13 are up!
http://kimmyandjacob.blogspot.com
January 12th, 2006 11:21 pm
Thanks for visiting me…Snickes is our Fox Terrier, but she thinks she’s a “people” as my grandma says 😀
January 12th, 2006 11:30 pm
I hate tattoos. I cannot think of one good reason to mark up perfectly good skin.
January 13th, 2006 4:53 am
I use to consider the idea of a Tattoo and like you, could never think of one I’d like to live with for the rest of my life, except..possibly…A Rose!
Love yoyr TT Picture each week Colleen….
January 13th, 2006 10:08 pm
I don’t like bumper stickers at all, but I do love a good tattoo. Sorry, didn’t get a chance to do the 13 this week.