tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post6895891557465976176..comments2023-09-23T00:37:29.396-07:00Comments on Mom's Cancer Blog: Avast Ye Bloomin' CockroachesBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1847155111705612992007-09-24T05:43:00.000-07:002007-09-24T05:43:00.000-07:00Thanks Brian - I've done the post on my blog now. ...Thanks Brian - I've done the post on my blog now. It's called: Cancer Awareness Month: Getting Superpowers!<BR/>And it's on: A curious State of Affairs (wordpress) :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-82403891236312554402007-09-23T11:12:00.000-07:002007-09-23T11:12:00.000-07:00Jan, I'll contact you through your website as well...Jan, I'll contact you through your website as well, but of course you're welcome to write about my book and use my artwork. I'm honored, and appreciate your courtesy in asking. I enjoyed your site, particularly your stories about your grandad. Best of luck with your writing; wouldn't we all like to be successful enough to do it full-time?Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-42115020289652275132007-09-23T01:30:00.000-07:002007-09-23T01:30:00.000-07:00Brian, I am a cancer survivor myself and since Sep...Brian, I am a cancer survivor myself and since September is cancer awareness month, I have been writing a number of blogs to promote awareness on my site "A Curious State of Affairs" (wordpress)<BR/><BR/>I wondered if you would mind me doing a post on <BR/>"Mom's cancer" pointing people in the direction of your inspiring book and also including two of the cartoon images (the ones I have in mind are "superpowers" as it is inspirational - and "mom smoked for 45 years" as a warning).<BR/>I won't use them without your permission.<BR/>I'm sorry for the loss of your mom - she must have been a fine lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-61544281297320709812007-09-22T09:45:00.000-07:002007-09-22T09:45:00.000-07:00And here I was thinkin' that "buccaneer" was a rea...And here I was thinkin' that "buccaneer" was a really high price for corn.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-7707247270513685122007-09-22T05:31:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:31:00.000-07:00"Savvy" of course deriving from "sabe," there bein..."Savvy" of course deriving from "sabe," there being a reason they called it "The Spanish Main." And Cap'n Flint's "Pieces of eight!" were broken from Spanish coins.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, "buccaneer" comes from native languages through the French, and "avast" from Dutch.<BR/><BR/>To which Cap'n Flint might add "Polyglot a cracker?"Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-38023733155414074062007-09-20T07:53:00.000-07:002007-09-20T07:53:00.000-07:00Looks very hookworthy, ergonomically-speaking.Looks very hookworthy, ergonomically-speaking.ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-7856124798060679522007-09-19T14:16:00.000-07:002007-09-19T14:16:00.000-07:00Diane says there should be one other key, one that...Diane says there should be one other key, one that says "Savvy?"<BR/><BR/>(For those not up on their Jack Sparrow, "savvy?" is what he says after trying to translate Piratese into English.)Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.com