tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post5794078083531017973..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: A Connecticut Yankee Interviews a Pennsylvania DutchEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-30482463086367489872009-03-11T19:33:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:33:00.000-04:00Sara, you're far more practical than I. Will you p...Sara, you're far more practical than I. Will you please come with me, so you can get us rescued while I'm lolling around in the bath reading about Knights and Ladies?<BR/><BR/>MFS, pick up some Mars Bars and salt and vinegar crisps for me while you're in England, and then, when you get back, I'll come up and we can have a junk food and "My Fair Lady" night. Afterwards, we can drink wine and ponder the whole "woman-rescued-by-man" question.<BR/>Oh, and you get 100 on the pop quiz.<BR/><BR/>Charlotte, we most definitely will toast you when we open the (organic) red wine. <BR/><BR/>Dorr, yes it is cool. Next time you come down, we'll have to go "exploring."<BR/><BR/>Stef and Litlove, you can be my guests on the opening night in London, and I'll explain to Colin that you-all thought I said we were doing "blog research," when I really said "snog research." :-)!<BR/><BR/>Bob, see? I told you I know absolutely nothing about reading and playing music. However, I like the idea of my intellect being a "Fake Book" that adds another level of expertise and creativity. Now, off to listen to your version of "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face."Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-74314203086649129992009-03-11T12:29:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:29:00.000-04:00Emily, No reason to denigrate your intellect as be...Emily, No reason to denigrate your intellect as being fomented from a Fake Book. To extend the metaphor further, if you play music as literally written, and do it very well, you exactly express the intent of composer. Play the same from a Fake Book, you are adding more of your own interpretation to the composition. In some ways, “faking it” provides another degree of expertise. As your favorite musical is “My Fair Lady,” here is my interpretation of “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” played from (you guessed it) a Fake Book:<BR/>http://binaryoptions.googlepages.com/12IveGrownAccustomedtoHerFace.wmaBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495693030721170952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-56213566933393475612009-03-09T12:13:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:13:00.000-04:00What fun! And how exciting that the Mandarines are...What fun! And how exciting that the Mandarines are coming to visit. I've never been much of a bubble bath person so I think I would have to have lots and lots of dark chocolate and a place to store it so it doesn't melt and so the ants and other island critters can't get it. And Can I have a Colin Firth smooch too please? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-14322993229372871852009-03-09T04:36:00.000-04:002009-03-09T04:36:00.000-04:00How exciting to have Les Mandarines! And I'm behin...How exciting to have Les Mandarines! And I'm behind you in the queue for Colin Firth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-72569080272890397442009-03-08T21:48:00.000-04:002009-03-08T21:48:00.000-04:00Your exploring sounds like great fun -- how cool t...Your exploring sounds like great fun -- how cool to find new farm stands and places to walk and how great to spend time in libraries!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-91190442420122879802009-03-08T13:59:00.000-04:002009-03-08T13:59:00.000-04:00How cool that the Mandarines are coming to stay! H...How cool that the Mandarines are coming to stay! Hope you have fun together, and when you open a bottle of red wine, please toast me.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976147051582732043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-90641931380612845102009-03-08T12:42:00.000-04:002009-03-08T12:42:00.000-04:00I like your answers, Emily. I also like just getti...I like your answers, Emily. I also like just getting in the car and going, and I did that to find my way around where we live. I'm not disappointed at your choice of DQ - after all, it's your life on the deserted island! And I love 'My Fair Lady', so we should watch it some time. Also fully agree re the bath. When I grow up I will have a gloriously luxurious bathroom, with an enormous bath.<BR/><BR/>You did not do this as a pencast because it was too much hassle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-60661758961696583802009-03-08T11:41:00.000-04:002009-03-08T11:41:00.000-04:00Good questions and great answers. I think I would...Good questions and great answers. I think I would bring along Idiot's Guide to Surviving On And Getting Rescued From a Desert Island. I might also bring a bikini because Lord knows I should be seen in any public place with one. On the otherhand if I am successful with Idiot's Guide the rescuers will find me so perhaps a one-piece is the wiser choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-73349675258562956802009-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:002009-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:00Mandarine, absolutely. You may even post pictures ...Mandarine, absolutely. You may even post pictures (since you're very good with a camera).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-56653187409568550072009-03-07T15:27:00.000-05:002009-03-07T15:27:00.000-05:00Will I be allowed to do some guest blogging while ...Will I be allowed to do some guest blogging while we try to be perfect houseguests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com