tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post6704293589796675105..comments2023-10-11T05:53:41.041-04:00Comments on Prill Boyle's Defying Gravity: A Lesson in ListeningPrill Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586202626442746356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-16424872379879876302008-08-08T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:51:00.000-04:00Anonymous-- Point well taken about the phone boot...Anonymous-- <BR/><BR/>Point well taken about the phone booth. I didn't realize how defensive I sounded until I re-read my response. That's why I deleted, edited & re-posted my comment. In between the original and edited versions, I asked my husband Mike what he would have done and added that as well.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you can see that this is a touchy subject for me. I'm stillPrill Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508523024268122033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-27034302317975886962008-08-08T11:36:00.000-04:002008-08-08T11:36:00.000-04:00It is time...The last paragraph of "A Lesson in Li...It is time...The last paragraph of "A Lesson in Listening",before the "FYI" is an admonition to yourself, Prill: Perhaps I was wrong about stopping at the scene of the accident. If you were a Dr.,you would have stopped. Stopping at the Toll Booth might have expedited the emergency response. The blog like your Book, "Defying Gravity" are reportorial. Reporting is second hand information. If you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-78375039938469247062008-08-08T11:23:00.000-04:002008-08-08T11:23:00.000-04:00Anne, Thanks! Always good to hear from you. Can't...Anne, <BR/><BR/>Thanks! Always good to hear from you. Can't wait to see some of the photos from your trip.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, <BR/><BR/>(I'm curious why you're so shy about giving your name.) <BR/><BR/>Ev, Penny and I discussed yesterday the pros and cons of stopping. All of us felt in retrospect that we did the right thing. (That's not to say we did, just that we felt we did.) There were threePrill Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586202626442746356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-54994345222007649242008-08-08T08:32:00.000-04:002008-08-08T08:32:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Prill Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508523024268122033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-75893660687583185752008-08-07T22:55:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:55:00.000-04:00Prill - I had something similar happen to me the o...Prill - I had something similar happen to me the other day. When exiting left off the interstate, an SUV in front of me (fortunately with a bit of distance in between) crashed sideways into the Jersey barrier. I don't know if the driver misjudged, got distracted, or what. But the car bounced off several times with smoke and sparks flying.<BR/><BR/>What I did know was that I had my two young ACWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298402039722869768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128469.post-51017796236710919442008-08-07T22:01:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:01:00.000-04:00Hi Prill - It is very hard to write well even for ...Hi Prill - It is very hard to write well even for those who have the talent for depicting with words. The main matter is the subject matter. Every day events can comprise a compendium of every day events, nothing more. A friend of mine wrote a book that was a collection of his essays as a journalist. The material had the required length for a book but it lacked a theme, a reason for being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com