tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post8787568064972841514..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Blues and resolvesMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-45488508039197998392014-12-31T08:47:43.413-05:002014-12-31T08:47:43.413-05:00Such things are the way they are... I just don'...Such things are the way they are... I just don't want to participate in them being that way.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-72453428769137074552014-12-31T08:13:09.242-05:002014-12-31T08:13:09.242-05:00A laudable bunch of aspirations my friend, as usua...A laudable bunch of aspirations my friend, as usual, and I'm certain you'll accomplish every single one.<br />And yes, I understand the frustration. It's the time of year one feels it most.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-873618672181896922014-12-30T17:17:54.724-05:002014-12-30T17:17:54.724-05:00Hi Marja-Leena,
Yes, the turning of the wheel is ...Hi Marja-Leena,<br /><br />Yes, the turning of the wheel is melancholy for those of us old enough to look back over many years, old enough to know we won't have an equal number remaining. <br /><br />You know, it is a somewhat depressing subject, but what is aggravating is the way marketing has taken over everything. And so we are pelted with other people's marketing and advice about Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-46179155042158079282014-12-30T16:26:14.961-05:002014-12-30T16:26:14.961-05:00I'm glad you liked my photo of the Christmas g...I'm glad you liked my photo of the Christmas gifts - can hardly wait to read them! I often feel a wee bit depressed at the change of the year - probably because I think of how time flies too fast, and ever faster as I get older.<br /><br />Oh, and self-promotion - the artist's bane, certainly for me, and my downfall! Now that is a depressing subject, sigh! <br /><br />Great list with a marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-76884367249953122462014-12-30T16:02:36.866-05:002014-12-30T16:02:36.866-05:00Much joy in your writing and reading next year, Le...Much joy in your writing and reading next year, Lesley!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-8965635183529477102014-12-30T15:44:20.055-05:002014-12-30T15:44:20.055-05:00Yes. It feels much better to focus on the work tha...Yes. It feels much better to focus on the work than on publicizing the work. Serious reading and serious writing are curative (though so is chocolate).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-80813213890176707512014-12-30T15:22:53.298-05:002014-12-30T15:22:53.298-05:00It's because I've taken a big break from c...It's because I've taken a big break from cleaning! AGH. I'm off to dance with the vacuum!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-59232700557730875632014-12-30T15:19:30.111-05:002014-12-30T15:19:30.111-05:00See, you're feeling better already! Just was t...See, you're feeling better already! Just was the doctor ordered!R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-92016046014315947682014-12-30T15:14:50.829-05:002014-12-30T15:14:50.829-05:00Georgia pecans, that is... We're Georgians on ...Georgia pecans, that is... We're Georgians on both sides of my family, except when we're South Carolinians. A few of us stray elsewhere.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-86644615458272704912014-12-30T15:13:47.516-05:002014-12-30T15:13:47.516-05:00Yum. Although I did just have some pecans covered ...Yum. Although I did just have some pecans covered in magic froth--dunno what it was, but tasty and crisp on the outside. Lot of cookie and candy madness still going on here. Eh, diet after Epiphany!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-49751377442713238382014-12-30T14:54:02.058-05:002014-12-30T14:54:02.058-05:00Be envious, y'all. I just had a handful of cho...Be envious, y'all. I just had a handful of chocolate covered pecans from Mississippi. Ah, the guilt . . . the pleasure . . . the pounds . . . R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-35874856057669839252014-12-30T14:52:13.745-05:002014-12-30T14:52:13.745-05:00Chocolate is always good. I just had some coconut-...Chocolate is always good. I just had some coconut-and-cherry chocolate... Mine are pretty mild today. Probably more about cleaning house than the state of the arts!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-6823652658831501552014-12-30T14:29:04.879-05:002014-12-30T14:29:04.879-05:00I wish I could share a universal recipe for banish...I wish I could share a universal recipe for banishing the blues. Only one thing works for me: forget the past, ignore the future, and focus only on the present moment -- and then indulge yourself by gobbling down a handful of chocolates! R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com