tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post636172927497194276..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: Friday RBOC -- Returning from the 'Zoo editionAnother Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-42521517020831767672007-05-18T22:03:00.000-04:002007-05-18T22:03:00.000-04:00Tiruncula and Ancarett made me get rid of all my w...Tiruncula and Ancarett made me get rid of all my weasel words, and LDW made me write a ... conclusion!<BR/><BR/>I'm really sorry I missed your paper. It turned out to be across from three papers in one session I really wanted to hear, except that I had to skip out because next door was New Kid's session, and I'd promised moral support -- plus it was a session run by two of my oldest friends. Somehow in the middle I managed to hear part of the really interesting Bede session across the hall. Yours was not even on the same part of campus, so I couldn't run back and forth. Argh.Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-61042855964545039932007-05-18T21:44:00.000-04:002007-05-18T21:44:00.000-04:00I found my paper a bit squeezed at the end of my s...I found my paper a bit squeezed at the end of my session, so I was cutting out modifiers on the run. The reaction to the paper was positive enough that I realized I didn't need those modifiers.<BR/><BR/>Actually I realized that before any reaction. Must keep that thought.Steve Muhlbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136005762428407135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-13153410625405961552007-05-18T15:06:00.000-04:002007-05-18T15:06:00.000-04:00I don't mind when people read -- what I mind is wh...I don't mind when people read -- what I mind is when they read so quickly that you can't think about what they're saying.Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-46179034033617007642007-05-18T15:00:00.000-04:002007-05-18T15:00:00.000-04:00The unwillingness of scholars to practice presenta...The unwillingness of scholars to <I>practice</I> presentations always amazes me: I always do several pre-readthroughs on a paper before presenting, with a clock on hand so I know how much needs to be cut. Then I cut some, and do another readthrough, to make sure it makes sense and fits. And another....<BR/><BR/>So I <I>am</I> reading, usually, but not in a deadpan manner.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-86931500595749636052007-05-18T12:10:00.000-04:002007-05-18T12:10:00.000-04:00Heh, I just clipped Middle Cat's VERY long claws ...Heh, I just clipped Middle Cat's VERY long claws this morning! If I can pounce on her quickly she's pretty decent, actually, because she retreats into "I am not here, this is not happening" mode. Whereas Youngest Cat fights like a mad thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-58165537449609363462007-05-18T10:55:00.000-04:002007-05-18T10:55:00.000-04:00Well, Girly is a lap massager, and Mr Soppy McPerv...Well, Girly is a lap massager, and Mr Soppy McPervboy likes to crawl under the covers and massage whatever he can find, so they are quite used to being clipped, thank goodness!Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-24061748213392669242007-05-18T10:16:00.000-04:002007-05-18T10:16:00.000-04:00Cat claws *are* sacrosanct, and some cats are very...Cat claws *are* sacrosanct, and some cats are very good at hiding the nail clippers.<BR/><BR/>However, when someone's "thumb" claws are long and curving enough that they tend to get stuck in things, it is a slightly larger problem...Jane Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226543756994730250noreply@blogger.com