Hmm... and right there is the randomness of it all unfortunately.
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hmmmm - would that be like 'Googling' yourself?I don't understand how explaining what some of my stories mean when you do the same in On Writing, the only difference is you are published. Here is the thing...there are weapons of mass destruction at everyone's disposal, for the taking. Now, I didn't bring you here to start up the same old ****...anything sound familiar here.
Argh,
Craig
Argh,
Craig
Here's what I don't get, and I promise I'm not trying to start a fight: why is it more affecting to have an animal die than a human being? The only death of a human in an SK book that I ever hear bewailed is
Tad in Cujo--I get that. It was awful to read as a teenager, so much so that I don't know if I can ever read that book again as a parent.
There's a way to make a counter-point and comment in a way that you don't make the other person feel like a total moron.
Choose how you word things carefully. Kindness means more than intellect or being correct.......
Choose how you word things carefully. Kindness means more than intellect or being correct.......
Might not be the correct answer, but I think animals give us unconditional love. No questions asked, no judgments. Just pure acceptance. Our hearts go to them in a different way than towards a human. Rarely does one get negative vibes from an animal, whereas one sometimes does from humans. Maybe that is a factor. There is sort of an invisible bond between human and animal.
I have always said that I can watch a movie where hundreds of people are killed with barely a flinch of my eye, and one dog walks on the screen and stubs its toe and I'm a blubbering idiot. I don't know why that is. I'm sure there is some psychologist out there who has studied this and there is an answer.
Maybe because people view animals as 'defenseless' - of course, children are defenseless also - I think Spidey was also on the right track with the "unconditional love" and "negative vibes" theory. People can be rude, talk back, be nasty, but if dog loves you, all they want is love in return. My mother is very much like this, can't watch things where animals are hurt or killed.
No right or wrong answer--I just wondered
I'm endlessly curious about what makes people tick.
It all started with Bambi's mother.............
... eating leftover Chick-fil-A Cobb Salad at 8:50 am ...
Dana Jean - have you watched any Grace and Frankie on Netflix? I'm liking it a lot!
Why is it everything hits at once, or nothing is going on at all...?
It's hard to type on the phone while riding in a bumpy van
No, I've not heard about it. Will check this out. Always looking for something new to watch. Thanks!Dana Jean - have you watched any Grace and Frankie on Netflix? I'm liking it a lot!
Now this is just plain wrong
I think I just realized why I do what I do for a living. I had one of these. I never stopped.
Was a last minute fill in at a book reading/signing today. Spent a good deal of time talking to the nicest 70 year old man while he waited for his wife to get books signed. I don't think I'm doing this 'writer-of-chick-lit' thing quite right--lol.
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