tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7105935800703721486..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Some questions you shouldn't askJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28852197421457816232016-02-13T06:49:32.421-05:002016-02-13T06:49:32.421-05:00Re Cody and therapy. He's been down that road ...Re Cody and therapy. He's been down that road before so he knows how important it is and what can be accomplished. Once again, thank you all for the good thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5178840087897862012016-02-13T05:14:36.913-05:002016-02-13T05:14:36.913-05:00Sometimes I've got a lot to say.
Sometimes I ...Sometimes I've got a lot to say.<br /><br />Sometimes I just like to read what everyone else has to say. <br /><br />And then I shall offer up this on-topic joke for an off-topic day:<br /><br />A man suffered a hand injury in an accident, however, the doctor was able to save the hand. When the man woke up he was amazed. "Doctor," he asked, "Do you think I'll be able to play the piano?"<br />The doctor replied, "I'm pretty sure you can."<br />"Great," said the man. "I've always wanted to learn."Her Grace, Heidi, the Duchess of Knealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818060864422019573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72860063299180850582016-02-13T03:29:38.736-05:002016-02-13T03:29:38.736-05:00This thread is one of the funnest I've ever re...This thread is one of the funnest I've ever read here. Going off topic isn't too terrible as we are not hijacking a valid question<br /><br />After my confession that I'm quitting writing. I signed up for an online crit group with my local SCBWI chapter and registered for a one day master class. So much for whimpering famous last words. I've quit writing at least four times. I am embarrassed that I did it publicly. I can hear y'all snickering. <br /><br />Telling myself and truly believing I would quit (for 48 hours) was liberating. I actually dusted the house, even the inside a wall lamp.<br /><br />Julie, I'm happy Cody will keep his fingers and get movement back. About a two ago someone in my family had a accident and lost all sensation from the chest down, no more function below the sternum. It was like a tsunami hit the entire family. Life has regained some normality. I hope Cody will be able to ride.<br /><br />Julie, your novice realtor story is fabulous.<br /><br />I agree with what KD says about those questions and I too am unashamed to ask stupid questions. <br /><br />Brigid, I'd refrain from opening a Cafepress store with anything about QOTKU. That sounds like a trip to Carkoon. There is the Pinterest board Christina created. I think the link is at the top of the blog on the right.angie Brooksby-Arcangiolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000615140577512304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68823749924806630742016-02-12T23:38:00.482-05:002016-02-12T23:38:00.482-05:00Everything goes better with bacon, especially vege...Everything goes better with bacon, especially vegetables. Even brussels sprouts. (But not okra. Nothing could make me eat okra.)<br /><br />Julie, glad your son gets to keep his fingers. It is really a scary thought to all of us who work with our hands. Hope he gets back more use than the doctors are saying.<br /><br />I will probably ask inept questions if I ever get "The Call" but I'm pretty sure it won't be the ones you posted, Janet.<br />Fuck no!Panda in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160375490647791433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1923486970350381102016-02-12T20:23:57.639-05:002016-02-12T20:23:57.639-05:00This is the first time I've jumped on since 7a...This is the first time I've jumped on since 7am. Watched my two year old granddaughter today. Whew, it was fun.<br />75 comments, wow !<br />As I scrolled down quickly the only comment which caught my eye said something about everybody being off topic. So shall we discuss Trump and Bernie or would that be too off topic. How about coal vs.nuclear, olive vs. Canola, blue vs. gray or Janet' s high kickers vs. Cosby.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30338931280408521712016-02-12T19:35:49.301-05:002016-02-12T19:35:49.301-05:00Ahhh, rutabago = swede = turnip! I know turnips, a...Ahhh, rutabago = swede = turnip! I know turnips, and I love them in soup.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69693100568328571342016-02-12T19:35:01.926-05:002016-02-12T19:35:01.926-05:00Julie, I do enjoy it, *most* of the time. :)
Bri...Julie, I do enjoy it, *most* of the time. :)<br /><br />Brigid - LOL! From now on, you're Rutabaga, not Brigid! But yes to the soup! I also make a mean butternut (or acorn) squash soup. One of my neighbors *expects* it every Christmas. <br /><br />AJ, oh my. Rutabaga's are a root vegetable - a lot like turnips, only orange. They have a mild rooty taste, but honestly, all ya'll have got it down when you mention roasting - with olive oil/salt, or butter, or BACON. I believe you can make any vegetable taste pretty darn good that way! All the other greens like mustard, collards, turnips - well - think KALE. LOL! But here in the south, we cook them in ham hocks, and other secret ingredients. :) <br /><br />Okra - you probably need to Google it, and it might make you gag. Someone above - nightsmusic I think - said it was like snot in soup. Oh Dear. I love okra, fried, stewed, boiled, pickled. I don't care. It's good to me, but I think like grits, it's a southern thang. Although Colin said he liked it! But Colin thought it was bitter. I've never tasted bitter okra...maybe (again) b/c my taste buds are southern? <br /><br />Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68014946433475317642016-02-12T19:33:29.886-05:002016-02-12T19:33:29.886-05:00Colin, we don't have swede's either, so sa...Colin, we don't have swede's either, so sadly I still don't have a clue what they are... must google =)AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64659342306824284792016-02-12T19:29:40.459-05:002016-02-12T19:29:40.459-05:00I'm a big fan of asking questions. Even "...I'm a big fan of asking questions. Even "stupid" ones. But these questions are a few steps beyond stupid and bordering on offensive and rude. If you're going to ask questions in a professional setting, do some basic research first.<br /><br />Julie, glad to hear your son is recovering and in therapy already. <br /><br />Since everyone else is off topic: I was on the danceline for three years in high school. That picture? Those are not high kicks. High kicks are when you almost hit your own forehead. WE did high kicks, and splits. Also, it is not fun to dance in parades. Every summer, we danced in the parades of all the small towns around the Minneapolis metro area. All of them. Hot, painful, exhausting, hard work. Breathing in fumes from gasoline and car exhaust and melting asphalt. While smiling. Shin splints by the end of summer, so bad you could hardly sleep. But it <i>was</i> great fun to dance at football and basketball games and other various events. Two of my three sisters were also on the danceline, but not all of us at the same time. My youngest sister was wiser than we were. Or so she claimed. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17974351169376463662016-02-12T19:18:24.050-05:002016-02-12T19:18:24.050-05:00Julie, doctors can be good at what they do, but th...<br />Julie, doctors can be good at what they do, but they are not gods. I was told my #2 son would never talk, nevermind read. He would never make it to a group home, would need to be placed in an institution by age 12. <br /><br />Next month he will be age 20. He lives at home with us. He talks. He reads. He's a sweetheart. He is definitely group home capable. Might possibly make it to assisted living (less restrictive than group home).<br /><br />Tell Cody to believe the doctors only if it makes sense, and never accept a prognosis like that without a fight. We're all rooting for him to prove them wrong. <br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73116594197477923182016-02-12T18:04:35.596-05:002016-02-12T18:04:35.596-05:00I used to love dancing. Went to the dance clubs in...I used to love dancing. Went to the dance clubs in the 80s and had a ball, every time. Sometimes three times a week. Found I didn't even need alcohol to have fun - give me a glass of water and set me loose. Then I met my ex, who didn't dance, and now... well, I haven't danced now for a long time. The last time I went to a dance club, no one really danced. They just stood around on the dance floor, talking.<br /><br />Artichokes are okay. Iceberg lettuce<br />makes me gag. But all lettuce is evil. Spinach is okay, but I prefer it cooked. The only veggies I prefer raw are peas and carrots. Cauliflower is okay raw, too.<br /><br />And I can't really eat peppers. I used to love them. But when they give you heartburn so bad you think you're having a heart attack, you just have to give them up.<br /><br />Nightsmusic: Here here! Bacon and chocolate are definitely their own food groups. Unless you count chocolate as a vegetable (it's made from beans, you know), in which case it's practically healthy.<br /><br />Bethany: The offensive thing about lettuce is that everyone thinks you have to eat it. I'm an adult and have been for over 30 years. I don't have to eat anything I don't like. <br /><br />Donna: I don't like beets, but I like beet greens. I like the way my mum used to make 'beet-niks' - basically, bits of bread cooked wrapped in beet leaves. Unfortunately, I can't eat the bread anymore. And it's very difficult to get beet leaves here if you don't grow your own.<br /><br />I don't like turnips or rutabaga. Never tried collards or mustard greens or okra. Some foods that are common down south are impossible to grow in Canada's climate, and too expensive when they're imported. And around here, mustard is grown for mustard. It's a big crop. No one eats the leaves.<br /><br />And don't give me anything pickled. That's something else I've never liked. Yes, I'm a cranky old bat. But that just means I can eat what I want (unless it has gluten in it).<br /><br />Julie: I'm glad Cody is recovering. That's got to be painful. Here's hoping he regains most of his motion. Hands are important. I'm not being flippant here - they really are important. Tell him he's got the whole passel of Reiders rooting for him.<br />BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74710363182789705142016-02-12T17:58:21.554-05:002016-02-12T17:58:21.554-05:00Doctors are frequently wrong. When our Marine was ...Doctors are frequently wrong. When our Marine was born he weighed a pound and a half and had frequent seizures. He had meningitis. He was on oxygen and that was supposed to cause vision problems. He was supposed to be slow to develop and possibly learning disabled. He grew up to be an honor student and a Marine. So tell Cody to go as far as he can. It worked for us. CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27944095719302171182016-02-12T17:51:23.435-05:002016-02-12T17:51:23.435-05:00AJ: As I noted earlier (I know, so many comments a...AJ: As I noted earlier (I know, so many comments ago), rutabaga is what we, in the UK, called swede. And yes, beets, are beetroot. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5821801019117185792016-02-12T17:05:40.896-05:002016-02-12T17:05:40.896-05:00Lisa,
The doctor already told him he will never b...Lisa,<br /><br />The doctor already told him he will never be 100%, but he's already in therapy, so they'll try to get as much as they can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28123871662994714932016-02-12T17:00:45.743-05:002016-02-12T17:00:45.743-05:00Julie, glad to hear Cody has come through the surg...Julie, glad to hear Cody has come through the surgery fine. And I imagine part of the limberness of his hand after this will be determined by carrying through with therapy? <br /><br />The vegetables? Love all of them except the turnips I've bought have pink tops to them. Shouldn't parsnip be listed too? And okra...is there okra in jambalaya? <br /><br />And I'm sorry y'all but lettuce cannot be dumped into one category. There's so many shapes and flavors: red oakleaf, romaine, arugula or rocket, watercress, endive, chicory, escarole, radicchio, and frisee. And you'll notice nary a mention of iceberg, which I don't buy. Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28123850997534924532016-02-12T16:40:23.905-05:002016-02-12T16:40:23.905-05:00The list of veggies must be particular to the US, ...The list of veggies must be particular to the US, because I have no idea what most are:<br /><br />Rutabaga - ?<br />Turnips (white AND green) - white have eaten, not fussed, green ?<br />collards - ?<br />mustard greens - ?<br />beet greens - ?<br />beets - ? (unless this is beetroot then Yum!)<br />okra - ?<br /><br />My fear of making a newbie mistake when querying is what drove me to hunt for answers. I ended up here. The end. AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21770487467646166182016-02-12T15:29:19.583-05:002016-02-12T15:29:19.583-05:00That Rockettes photo is a great way to kick off th...That Rockettes photo is a great way to kick off the weekend. <br /><br />Another batch a crisp advice today.<br /><br />Julie, so glad to hear Cody's surgery went well.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30233157870837312152016-02-12T15:28:25.104-05:002016-02-12T15:28:25.104-05:00Donna—not only that, but one of my very first scre...Donna—not only that, but one of my very first screennames was Rutabaga. It makes superb soup. Take out 1/4, purée it, and stir it back...perfect.<br /><br />So far I haven't met a vegetable I didn't like, given enough butter, oil, or bacon grease. Roast 'em all.<br /><br />We can totally set up a CafePress or something. Heck, I can do it if we want to make it happen—we can figure out Janet's favorite charity to donate proceeds to. I'd love a mug that said that. Just have to make sure it's in a good font. <br /><br />I'd have to hide it when my in-laws came 'round though. I'm still pretending to be well-behaved.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26127662843990643082016-02-12T14:55:23.875-05:002016-02-12T14:55:23.875-05:00One of us has to open the Reider Community Gift Sh...One of us has to open the Reider Community Gift Shop & Wisdom Emporium (NOT JANET ... I don't care to go to Carkoon!), and here we have our maiden product: the t-shirts and coffee mugs quoting Julie: "Thank God writing is like making love. We don't have to be an expert to start."<br /><br />Sherry, maybe we can also offer a bumper sticker saying "Janet Reid is all the cops" ... ?DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1825399585293476262016-02-12T14:42:27.288-05:002016-02-12T14:42:27.288-05:00WWme- It's okay to laugh; we did! It was a par...WWme- It's okay to laugh; we did! It was a particularly nasty fire year so I can't entirely blame him, although after I got dressed I did have to redirect the conversation back to health, not trees a few times :D.<br /><br />Reiders, correct me if I'm wrong, but I do remember reading that Janet's contract is non-negotiable? To me, a non-negotiable contract usually signifies that the business entity/person has really done their homework on what works and what is needed to run their business. When they take their work seriously enough to stand behind their contract, this also means they know how to stand behind a contract negotiated on your behalf. <br /><br />I can relate; our Forestry Agency Agreements are also non-negotiable. Periodically we review them to make sure we are meeting industry standards, with lawyers on retainers to fact-check, because we want our business to run smoothly with expectations agreed upon; this takes time and money. And in our business, I can only answer so many questions until we suggest to a potential client they hire a lawyer to review the contract with them. To receive our own contract back redlined, means they do not agree with our business AND the Industry's laws/practices in general - that is NOT a good working relationship to start with. <br /><br />So we politely redirect them to other Foresters. That's okay. We are not desperate bottom-feeders (a term I hear in the logging industry, a lot :D).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5377251848630057712016-02-12T14:41:00.474-05:002016-02-12T14:41:00.474-05:00Only Janet can accomplish good cop/bad cop all in ...Only Janet can accomplish good cop/bad cop all in one post. From I don't care to you guys are just fine! We all start some place different in our journey of writing, but this hangout helps smooth the path. It seems that Janet shares the primary wisdom, and then all the woodland creatures sprinkle in the individual experiences that cement the understanding. A perfect blend!Sherry Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326605891373049617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33600276520038460092016-02-12T14:38:01.950-05:002016-02-12T14:38:01.950-05:00Janet not sure if you get to this comment or not b...Janet not sure if you get to this comment or not but I wanted to say thank for all that you do. This little fish will be your chum any day. It is nice to know that a rock star like you is at the helm of someones success. <br /><br />O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she is fierce.<br /><i>William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"</i><br /><br />No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en In brief, sir, study what you most affect.<br /><i>-William Shakespeare</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69128761988002826122016-02-12T14:27:40.205-05:002016-02-12T14:27:40.205-05:00Donna,
It's great they compete for your atten...Donna,<br /><br />It's great they compete for your attention even now. That's so much better than being ignored.<br /><br />John, I love that story and it's a perfect example of just doing it.<br /><br />I've been thinking about #4.<br /><br />Thank God writing is like making love. We don't have to be an expert to start.<br /><br />And for our atta boy speech. It's nearly half way through February. How the heck did that happen? Do something today to make your writing dream come true. This is your dream. Only you can make it happen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39455633737725583082016-02-12T14:23:15.979-05:002016-02-12T14:23:15.979-05:00Julie, it is a blessing to hear about Cody's b...Julie, it is a blessing to hear about Cody's big hand - all in one piece. You and I are not the closest pals on the boards here, but this is really joyous news. May it continue to get better from here.<br /><br />This is what this community is: the very real happiness and hope we have for those we may never know except because of Janet.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31756758564348920202016-02-12T14:06:02.080-05:002016-02-12T14:06:02.080-05:00Julie,
"Hey, punk. Call me."
So endear...Julie,<br /><br />"Hey, punk. Call me."<br /><br />So endearing, and I know you relish the quirkiness, b/c that's better than NO relationship! My son (Justin) is sometimes like a puppy. All wiggly, and squirmy when he has my undivided attention. He and Brooke (daughter) still compete for it, just like when they were kids. "Hey, Mom, watch this! "No, she's watching me now, not you, you already went once! It's my turn!"<br /><br />Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.com