tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post150748011431239237..comments2023-09-01T06:43:37.443-07:00Comments on Blinding Moments of Unconviction: Dissecting Anna Karenina on the First Day of SchoolVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00955306665512218243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-78147141326397396142008-09-09T15:25:00.000-07:002008-09-09T15:25:00.000-07:00I'm glad you found me on facebook, and I'm glad yo...I'm glad you found me on facebook, and I'm glad you posted a link to your blog, because I had a marvelous time (while I was supposed to be doing other things -- oh well) skimming back through just now. Do you really live on 10 acres in WA? And did you really have 2 weeks in Moab AND a trip to Banff last summer? You're my new idol. You have a beautiful family and I relate SO much to your thoughts on motherhood. Thanks for sharing glimpses of your life online. I've been writing imaginary blog posts in my head for several years now, but have never taken the next step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-3383590284302665162008-09-08T14:43:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:43:00.000-07:00Mt travelogues are nothing compared to your experi...Mt travelogues are nothing compared to your experience as a mother. I should be the one telling you that I'm jealous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-67749415500266640222008-09-08T13:36:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:36:00.000-07:00That was beautiful. I enjoyed it as I enjoyed you...That was beautiful. I enjoyed it as I enjoyed your post about mother guilt. <BR/><BR/>I've had Anna Karenina on my shelf for years and tried 3 or 4 times to start it. It will probably stay on my shelf for a while, however I'm glad you've given me a taste of it.Kaerlighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831158176657756650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-6666060516921839722008-09-08T08:52:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:52:00.000-07:00I'm actually right in the middle of Anna Karenina ...I'm actually right in the middle of Anna Karenina right now. Although you didn't review it, I have to say that I agree with your synopsis - that it's a bit tedious, but so is life. I love the dissection of the characters thoughts and motivations. <BR/><BR/>I think it's fantastic that you miss your children. No...you MISS them. What lucky children. I agree that it stinks to watch them pick up more and more of the world and school system, but, like you, I admire them for being the wonderful beings they are in spite of it. <BR/><BR/>I hope the school year is great.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107964636020955468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-54958900502421925212008-09-07T23:04:00.000-07:002008-09-07T23:04:00.000-07:00Great post. I haven't gotten to that part in the b...Great post. I haven't gotten to that part in the book, yet. I'm trying to build momentum getting into the book. I sort of have to get immersed in the story of the characters so that I stay up late reading. Seems to be the best way for me to finish a book. I'm just barely getting to that point with Anna Karenina tonight.<BR/><BR/>I like your tie-in to that excellent Tolstoy quote. To help deepen your sadness/sense of time conflation/awareness of your children as part of you and not part of you, I'll recommend an essay: "Once More to the Lake," by E.B. White--if you've already read it, you should read it again now that you have an almost-adolescent.Joalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461081735941226493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47887533211860510.post-3796246371508888782008-09-07T22:19:00.000-07:002008-09-07T22:19:00.000-07:00always insightful, thoughful, profoundwhat's up wi...always insightful, thoughful, profound<BR/><BR/>what's up with Ansel's hip hop outfit getting so much wear? Droppin' mad beats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com