tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post8284650106428773569..comments2023-10-21T04:15:51.229-06:00Comments on CHROME ON THE RANGE: SATURDAY BITS AND PIECES.Rob-bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-14429060407464559152012-08-04T14:58:55.309-06:002012-08-04T14:58:55.309-06:00® Julie Magers Soulen: Thanks for coming by and v...® Julie Magers Soulen: Thanks for coming by and visiting the Bear.<br />Dry weather in summer has been a real problem; dry humour, not so much.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-87470694252585979612012-08-04T14:52:51.354-06:002012-08-04T14:52:51.354-06:00Sorry to hear you are having fires up your way too...Sorry to hear you are having fires up your way too. It's been a bad year for Colorado. Let's hope we get some good snow this winter!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Julie<br /><a href="http://juliemagerssoulen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Julie Magers Soulen Photography</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773042400899326514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-70516056303044828782012-07-30T19:15:51.375-06:002012-07-30T19:15:51.375-06:00® J Cosmo Newbery: Like your poems; I hope to be b...® J Cosmo Newbery: Like your poems; I hope to be back regularly.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-77755586417124335682012-07-20T05:04:45.803-06:002012-07-20T05:04:45.803-06:00Hi Rob, thanks for your kind words, JCN.Hi Rob, thanks for your kind words, JCN.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-91837714443279178532012-07-20T04:48:08.258-06:002012-07-20T04:48:08.258-06:00® Lydia: Hi there, "A follower." Glad yo...® Lydia: Hi there, "A follower." Glad you like the picture. Most of the smoke has cleared out of the air with all the rain we have ben having. A case that it's not always bad to have your "parade" rained on. <br /><br />® Dona Weaver: Sorry to hear of your son's misadventure with fire. Glad to hear that the whole family was safe. <br />Teletype keys. Whoa, that a is ancient history. Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick all day and all night. And we though that was pretty fancy. <br /><br />® About Last Weekend: Glad you survived your French adventure, Jody, and made it back to the blogsphere!<br />A kimono made of coffee filters! Art you can wear? Hmmmm.<br /><br />® Arlee Bird and Lins' lleisio: Uh-oh! Suddenly I'm creating expectations. Maybe I need to find a hollow log and hide for a while.<br />Truth be told, I want to get on with that post within the next week. It's just that things like grandchildren keep intruding. <br /><br />® Tronster: Say, that's beginning to make sense. I just didn't know the Fox was the type to type. Bear learned something today.<br /><br />® That Janie Girl: Glad you're back in the blogsphere after your Greek travels. <br />My goodness! Three days in a row! You've recovered your blog mojo (blogjo?) and you're going for it! Yes!!<br /><br />® Susan Bodendo - Super Earthling: Hey; thanks for coming by. I think your Super Earthling blog is quite interesting. <br />As for going back to bed, I think I'll try that, again. I't only 4:30 a.m.; I might get some more sleep. (Note: it is way after sunrise, but, being a Bear, I can sleep just about any time. Including the times when my neighbour is practicing his music, like right now!)<br /><br />® The Golden Eagle: Glad you liked the photo. I'm trying to get more "intentional" (oooh; isn't that a word) about my photography. I'm getting to the point where a day without taking a photo is becoming a bit of a lost day. Sigh.<br />And, trust you, to come up with a good logical, technical explanation of the Fox story. (I was aware that the whole thing developed in Michigan during the 1880s as a test for penmanship.)<br />What I didn't know is that the whole story developed to help the Fox improve the quality of his writing. I didn't even know a Fox could use a pen. But, then, if a Bear can use a computer. . . .<br /><br />Yup. Time to go back to bed!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-89241187738902801352012-07-19T16:40:50.482-06:002012-07-19T16:40:50.482-06:00Interesting photograph! Sorry to hear about all th...Interesting photograph! Sorry to hear about all the smoke, though.<br /><br />Thanks for the links to other blogs.<br /><br />I found a Wikipedia article about the fox-dog statement--<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog</a>. According to it, the phrase contains all the letters in the English alphabet.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-58074212875096548352012-07-19T12:57:48.677-06:002012-07-19T12:57:48.677-06:00I really enjoyed your post, Rob-Bear! And I always...I really enjoyed your post, Rob-Bear! And I always enjoy the wonderful comments you leave on my blog. :) <br /><br />As for going back to bed—that’s one of the joys of retirement. No one can make you get up at the crack of dawn anymore if you don’t want to! <br /><br />I’ve been blogging (I’ve had a number of different blogs) since 2004 and have had the pleasure to meet some of the nicest and most talented people online. Sadly, there have also been some unpleasant surprises too, but I guess that’s bound to happen when so many people of different cultures, beliefs and interests converge on the internet.<br /><br />I’m sorry that you’re plagued with the problem of forest fires in Canada too. So awful and frightening.Susan Bodendo/Super Earthlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552499547660991944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-51004227721752832122012-07-18T23:04:04.745-06:002012-07-18T23:04:04.745-06:00I'm trying to blog more because I knew you wer...I'm trying to blog more because I knew you were going to be spotlighting other's blogs.<br /><br />Okay, I'm lying. I didn't.<br /><br />But I did post…what is that, 4 in a week's time? YAY!! Getting back into the swing of things!<br /><br />LOVE your profile pix! Now I get to SEE you!!That Janie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447630124016303483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-80362791865966342322012-07-18T16:56:13.993-06:002012-07-18T16:56:13.993-06:00The only reason the quick brown fox jumped over th...The only reason the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog was to check and see if all the keys on the typewriter worked. That phrase contains all the letters of the alphabet.<br /><br />Hope this helps. Keep writing.Tronsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625576095028472236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-34580088795523978342012-07-18T14:41:15.233-06:002012-07-18T14:41:15.233-06:00Really interested about your blog on virtual frien...Really interested about your blog on virtual friends, my virtual friend. I shall watch out for it.Lins' lleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959733901735226832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-19379535808718092832012-07-18T13:18:33.745-06:002012-07-18T13:18:33.745-06:00A post about followers or comments will usually ge...A post about followers or comments will usually generate a good bit of discussion. Bloggers seem to love those topics.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-87952876506623492002012-07-18T12:42:29.295-06:002012-07-18T12:42:29.295-06:00Good to be back and have a good old catch up. Love...Good to be back and have a good old catch up. Love your new "human' photo! We once nearly bought an art piece, a kimono made from used coffee filters, its was absolutely beautiful, not sure why we didn't make the purchase....About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-81881060958078503642012-07-18T05:53:09.050-06:002012-07-18T05:53:09.050-06:00Sorry to hear about your fires. This has been a sc...Sorry to hear about your fires. This has been a scary year. One of my sons and his family had to evacuate. Fortunately the wind shifted and their home didn't burn. This is the second time in two years they've had to flee like that.<br /><br />I can answer your question, but you need to have the entire phrase. It's "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back". I was in the U.S. Army years ago, and we used that term to make sure all the teletype letter keys worked.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-56369924906073487282012-07-18T00:15:31.583-06:002012-07-18T00:15:31.583-06:00Your new profile pic is fantastic, Bear!
That smo...Your new profile pic is fantastic, Bear!<br /><br />That smoke is miserable and I urge you to stay out of it as much as possible (except to sneak out for the occasional amazing sunset photo).<br /><br />I am anxious to read the article you are working on. <br />Sincerely,<br />A Follower :)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-11249969916042547072012-07-17T07:08:23.805-06:002012-07-17T07:08:23.805-06:00® kj: Thanks for the insightful thought about the ...® kj: Thanks for the insightful thought about the fox and the dog. Did Emily put you up to that?<br /><br />And, for the record, I think you are a delightfully hospitable blogger. Thanks.<br /><br />® lotta joy: I've never been much of couch person. But I can get into or on to the bed just about any hour of the day, and go to sleep. I'm sure you and Beau could do that, too, with a little training. Training for you; I'm sure Beau is already trained for that.<br /><br />® susan: I have never met any of the people with whom I communicate by blog, though there is one friend who has also become a blogger. But I agree that one can met the nicest people in the blogsphere.<br /><br />Last word I've heard is that parts of North American are going through the hottest year on record. We've been getting a lot of rain for the past few days — a nice change.<br /><br />® Bipolar Diva: This is one case where "when your hot, your hot" is just not. As in not "hot." So to speak<br /><br />Blessing and Bear hugs, everyone.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-74938372177004576142012-07-17T00:05:32.134-06:002012-07-17T00:05:32.134-06:00oh those terrible forest fires. they're just a...oh those terrible forest fires. they're just awful!The Bipolar Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449793830455116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-69454367293479492422012-07-16T20:16:09.182-06:002012-07-16T20:16:09.182-06:00Blogging is a nice way to meet new people and ever...Blogging is a nice way to meet new people and every so often blog friends become real friends - a wonderful result. I do follow a number of blogs and also have a list of followers but I keep both in the background. <br /><br />I read today that the heat and drought across North America are causing severe problems for farmers. Wheat, corn, and soy crops in the US will be way below normal this year. Rain would be a big help everywhere and not just to quell the fires.<br /><br />I hope all is well there now.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-40680484699770630892012-07-16T15:20:41.628-06:002012-07-16T15:20:41.628-06:00I make all kinds of plans. I have the will....the...I make all kinds of plans. I have the will....then the will decides the couch looks much more inviting.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-24942921899385173822012-07-15T22:08:30.443-06:002012-07-15T22:08:30.443-06:00hello mr rob bear, i see that i am arriving late. ...hello mr rob bear, i see that i am arriving late. i got a chance to read your what your followers had to say, which i liked.<br /><br /> Why did the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog? <br />i am surprised you are asking such a simple question. the dog was blocking the path. there was no other choice since foxes can't fly or dig tunnels. not to mention using time judiciously :^)<br /><br />i take my time getting to know bloggers even though i am open from the start. i've found political opinions can be surprising and then decisive. i don't say much in that area except i'm not a republican and probably won't ever be :^)<br />love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-61537719943190083702012-07-15T21:18:14.463-06:002012-07-15T21:18:14.463-06:00® That gentleman's lady: Ah, that is a good po...® That gentleman's lady: Ah, that is a good point.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-73637437456975725422012-07-15T11:31:23.872-06:002012-07-15T11:31:23.872-06:00lazy dog couldnt be bothered to move, bear. i bet ...lazy dog couldnt be bothered to move, bear. i bet he would move for a bear xxxThat gentleman's ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662660073866660544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-5289091235094441082012-07-14T23:24:20.206-06:002012-07-14T23:24:20.206-06:00® J Cosmo Newbery: Perhaps that's the answer!...® J Cosmo Newbery: Perhaps that's the answer! The fox jumped over the dog because it was in his path on the way to get to the chick. <br />Trust you to come up with something like that. A throwback to the curate's life after dark. <br />Thanks!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-13025750663730948152012-07-14T22:46:47.985-06:002012-07-14T22:46:47.985-06:00Sounds a normal sort of day. I think the fox had ...Sounds a normal sort of day. I think the fox had 26 letters after him. And, anyway, the chick was on the other side of the road.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-23221754884744395472012-07-14T22:21:52.137-06:002012-07-14T22:21:52.137-06:00® A Lady's Life: I've always though that s...® A Lady's Life: I've always though that somewhere like Kamloops or Kelowna might be a good preparation for H**l. (I'm only kidding; but the interior is indeed hot! It is also forest fire county. )<br /><br />® Gene Pool Diva: Thanks for visiting. You're the second Diva I've met in the blogsphere. Is the blogphere big enough for two divas, Kelly? Who knows. <br />And we are scheduled to get some more rain tonight and, I believe, through the weekend and as far ahead as Tuesday morning. Promises, promises. <br /><br />® Irene: Truth is, Irene, I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Strange way to live life, but that's the way it is, when one is a Bear. <br /><br />® Inger: I can appreciate that life is more than just a bit stressful in fire country. I hope all of you stay safe.<br /><br />® Chatty Crone: Remember; my question about using a coffee filter in my tea pot was my first mistake of the day. <br />Maybe the smoke will clear up a bit over the weekend, Sandie. Maybe not. Right now, I can smell it in our apartment.<br /><br />® That corgi: Thanks for the writing encouragement. <br />Having been a fire fighter, I am also well acquainted with smoke, and ash, and all that, Betty. <br />The grandchildren are having a sleepover tonight; tomorrow will be good, I trust.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-91335063243172782532012-07-14T21:36:38.283-06:002012-07-14T21:36:38.283-06:00I do look forward to your article about followers ...I do look forward to your article about followers of blogs. I personally don't like the feature but how else can one get the updates on Dashbaord that someone wrote a new entry, so I guess we're "stuck with it". Ick with the fires; I am so familiar with the smoke in the air and the ash that can accumulate on cars. Tough year already for fires so many places.<br /><br />I hope tomorrow is restful for you all!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com