tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post25758734513028430..comments2024-03-29T14:57:15.627+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Glyphs, Ps and Qs, Murder ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12857414561528380512010-09-11T07:16:01.105+01:002010-09-11T07:16:01.105+01:00Hi Keith .. thank you! Davina’s challenge with yo...Hi Keith .. thank you! Davina’s challenge with your speaking skills .. I’m sure would have been a piece of cake .. everyone entered into the spirit of the story with such different approaches and ideas .. and I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it a few years ago – but I enjoyed the process.<br /><br />I wonder how many youngsters know ‘Qwerty’ .. and I laughed at the ‘what’s a pencil, Dad?’ ... those fine writing instruments .. I use a pencil all the time!<br /><br />Thanks good to see you – have a good weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63647036998512745632010-09-10T18:45:46.324+01:002010-09-10T18:45:46.324+01:00Hi Hilary
That was a great read... interesting and...Hi Hilary<br />That was a great read... interesting and with lots of humour.<br />Don't know if I would have got very far with Davina's challenge, sounds pretty formidable.<br /><br />Not sure if my daughter knows what QWERTY is but I did ask her the other day to pass me a pencil and she replied... what's a pencil? LOLKeith Davishttp://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-29075380846501559312010-08-31T19:12:08.113+01:002010-08-31T19:12:08.113+01:00Hi Stephen .. how right you are .. and my next pos...Hi Stephen .. how right you are .. and my next post - with you featured .. will soon be totally irrelevant washed over by the mantle of the earth!<br /><br />Sad to think .. let's enjoy the now! .. I'll have to have a look at your link .. at some stage - I'm still trying to catch my tail .. <br /><br />Thanks for coming by .. when you're so busy with your publishing thoughts .. it's so interesting to read ...<br /><br />Have a good busy! week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-43408642875272587022010-08-31T18:43:23.447+01:002010-08-31T18:43:23.447+01:00Interesting question. I like that show Life Withou...Interesting question. I like that show Life Without People<br /><br />http://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people<br /><br />If this were to happen, eventually all recorded human life would disappear due to tectonic plate movement recycling the earth's crust over and over. <br /><br />http://www.history.com/shows/life-after-peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55308347679002612152010-08-31T06:59:05.295+01:002010-08-31T06:59:05.295+01:00Hi SuZen .. thank you! Language constantly change...Hi SuZen .. thank you! Language constantly changes doesn’t it .. so I doubt all those explanations will be around in 50 years .. but as you say we know what we should be doing .. as kids and as adults.<br /><br />I agree .. don’t mess with the keyboard .. who knows what will come out – will ‘talking text’ take on? .. and as you say the thumbs are the main instrument for the young – but that’s altering their physiology .. for good? We just don’t know how our brains are being rewired, or what’s happening to our hands for those who didn’t learn to type (if learning to type is the best method .. it’s stood the test of time, though).<br /><br />I hated typing .. just somehow got on with it .. wasn’t particularly good .. and certainly didn’t improve once I hit the job market! Still I’m pleased I can type now .. Your Mrs Wheeler sounds a taskmaster, who succeeded in getting her pupils through their exam!<br /><br />Hope you enjoy the stories over at Davina’s .. certainly the writers enjoyed the process – to my surprise I did .. Have a good week - with a hug or two .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57613675683117927462010-08-30T19:30:42.981+01:002010-08-30T19:30:42.981+01:00Hi Hilary - This post was simply masterful! I so ...Hi Hilary - This post was simply masterful! I so enjoyed the p's and q's explanations - will it ever be one Real answer? Doesn't really matter I suppose because everyone knows the underlying message of it! :)<br /><br />Oh mercy don't mess with the keyboard! I'm at loss for technical things altogether and the keyboard I at least feel a sense of familiarity. I know the young text only with their thumbs! And here I suffered with Mrs. Wheeler in typing class for a solid year!<br /><br />Will pop over to read the stories at Davina's! <br />hugs<br />suZenSusan Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755153568864508986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53273525606987625092010-08-30T13:30:30.762+01:002010-08-30T13:30:30.762+01:00Hi Talli .. thanks for coming by - old typewriters...Hi Talli .. thanks for coming by - old typewriters are certainly less clinical than computers .. but an awful lot harder to use & then .. practically no corrections possible etc .. I certainly couldn't cope!<br /><br />Thanks - hope you're enjoying some of the last of the summer sun .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13442328459207727492010-08-30T12:32:59.993+01:002010-08-30T12:32:59.993+01:00I love old typewriters! There's a kind of myst...I love old typewriters! There's a kind of mystique about them... they sem less clinical than computers these days.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56499319633793100952010-08-29T15:18:23.580+01:002010-08-29T15:18:23.580+01:00Hi BK .. glad you dropped by - pleasure to see you...Hi BK .. glad you dropped by - pleasure to see you .. all's well here .. Mum seems to be ok, but can't hear .. so we go on doing the best that we can ..<br /><br />All the best & have a good Sunday .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-14690457412174845022010-08-29T14:26:56.204+01:002010-08-29T14:26:56.204+01:00Hi Hilary, thank you for dropping by my blog alway...Hi Hilary, thank you for dropping by my blog always. It is a great joy to have you around. Thank you for the kind comment and well wish. I wish for goodness in all areas of your life too. And wish that your mother is well too.BKhttp://www.symphonyoflove.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74665072665857300412010-08-29T07:14:22.696+01:002010-08-29T07:14:22.696+01:00Hi JD .. thanks – yes Davina certainly give us som...Hi JD .. thanks – yes Davina certainly give us some wonderful posts taking creativity to a different level. <br /><br />Thanks too for your thoughts – my type of posts seem to fall into place when I was keeping my mother interested and stimulated .. and the gentle tie ins seemed to do the trick – and she is interested in all things (fortunately!) .. so moving along the historical lines was a logical next step.<br /><br />Great to see you – I had to look up ;) being completely ‘dumb’ about these .. so a wink back in my language! Cheers – have a good Sunday .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40855062921904505002010-08-29T07:13:50.853+01:002010-08-29T07:13:50.853+01:00Hi Sibyl .. thanks .. some of it I’d heard about –...Hi Sibyl .. thanks .. some of it I’d heard about – I’d forgotten wigs were called Queues! We certainly are in a fast changing world .. but glad you enjoyed it and learnt something .. Enjoy today .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62089648282650160932010-08-29T02:15:25.099+01:002010-08-29T02:15:25.099+01:00Yes, Davina does have a way with words, and you ha...Yes, Davina does have a way with words, and you have a way with connecting the dots and painting the bigger picture, along with the historical perspective ;)J.D. Meierhttp://SourcesOfInsight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27073066126251533192010-08-29T01:45:51.151+01:002010-08-29T01:45:51.151+01:00Hilary: Another really interesting post with great...Hilary: Another really interesting post with great facts. I literally didn't know any of these little tidbits of information ... pretty fascinating. Things really are changing so quickly. Great post.Sibyl - alternaviewhttp://www.alternaview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4031874888845495312010-08-28T07:32:23.323+01:002010-08-28T07:32:23.323+01:00Hi Vered .. it would have been a bit embarrassing...Hi Vered .. it would have been a bit embarrassing and a huge effort to get it replaced .. and as you say the image of wigs falling off left, right and centre as the men twirled and strutted their stuff on the ballroom floor .. is an Alice in Wonderland visionary scenario .. I can see that happening .. the kids would guffaw in delight, or roll in the aisles! .. <br /><br />Wonderful comment – thanks Vered .. enjoy the weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59454229483754399782010-08-28T07:27:49.097+01:002010-08-28T07:27:49.097+01:00Hi Chase .. you’re obviously used to the Qwerty fo...Hi Chase .. you’re obviously used to the Qwerty format – as I am .. I’d hate to lose my keyboard .. I could do with a typing keyboard for my mobile phone! <br /><br />Now I hadn’t heard that explanation .. and what absolute sense that makes too!! I’m sure that owners would have been duly impressed and bought this new-fangled machine for their business .. having seen that demo.<br /><br />Re “emoticons” .. I agree that would just add an extra keyboard learning dimension .. emoticons are a different subject altogether ... <br /><br />Actually – I don’t know! :) Gosh I got a smiley face I think .. but then deleted and got the emoticon .. learning all the time!<br /><br />Glad to hear you’re happy and smiling .. and I don’t need to use keystrokes I don’t understand .. to express that I’m feeling the same way: happy and smiley on a bright sunny morning!<br /><br />Appreciate your take .. good to hear from you .. and see you soon ... Have a good weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-44330572247386019202010-08-28T07:10:40.534+01:002010-08-28T07:10:40.534+01:00Hi BB .. how wonderful to see you back ..safely fr...Hi BB .. how wonderful to see you back ..safely from findings your escaping horsie .. <br /><br />I hate to tink gues wot? in Funsterland ... yore Jannie expected u to clambers up de trees wiv a glas of vino for herself .. wot next?!!<br /><br />Tank gudness dat u’re not hert .. Poor Jazmeen .. squash flattened .. just glads to here she is up and about squirrelling again .. <br /><br />Wit loves to you all .. from us all .. Mum, Hardwick and me .. Happies weekends .. pls rassuns de vino fur Jannie herself .. and luks after U .. no climbing trees specially with glas in hand. Xoxo HilreeHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12515485124366571772010-08-28T07:04:08.732+01:002010-08-28T07:04:08.732+01:00Hi Jannie .. great to see you .. thought you’d lov...Hi Jannie .. great to see you .. thought you’d love the pub Ps and Qs! They probably do serve up trees .. did you see the post I did about the pub in a tree in South Africa? <br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-this-petrified-octopus-with.html <br /><br />Yes - I read it somewhere this week .. on a blog – sorry not sure where! Just googled .. this is a post from Seth on his beginnings and his next move .. have a read:<br /><br />http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/08/moving-on.html <br /><br />Thanks Jannie .. glad the diacritical marks .. can now be found .. I think I’ll have trouble remembering that word! But sometimes I’d like to get my typing right when I use a foreign word .. now I can I hope ... <br /><br />The post seemed to fit with my story .. delighted you enjoyed it .. thanks .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65642937910277946732010-08-28T06:49:39.090+01:002010-08-28T06:49:39.090+01:00Hi Patricia .. thank you! Glad you liked the stor...Hi Patricia .. thank you! Glad you liked the story too .. <br /><br />Gosh – did your Dad have a manual typewriter .. what was he using it for? Sounds like my father’s brother and sister .. they had typewriters ... and my cousin wanted his son to learn to type .. and I’m amazed at who encourages their children to type, and who doesn’t – even typist friends of mine .. didn’t get their children typing .. will they regret it or not – I don’t know!<br /><br />Ah .. I haven’t seen ‘You’ve Got Mail’ .. now I must see it! .. collecting manual typewriters – a different way to recycle!<br /><br />Thanks Patricia .. Betsy and I must obviously do more communicating .. but we each have our styles .. and you bring out your thoughts and tell us things we perhaps didn’t know about .. which is so interesting .. and then bring in your challenges with things happening around you – while leading your own life .. it certainly is a diverse world – thank goodness for that.<br /><br />No rain – oh I’m sorry .. perhaps it’s arrived by now? These temperature drops are quite extraordinary aren’t they .. 20 degrees .. it’s wonderful (sometimes) when the cool comes .. <br /><br />Have a great weekend .. with some welcome rains ... at least you have kids (1), who are techie (2) .. still I’m learning slowly .. another phase ahead .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87173333166943025552010-08-28T05:18:27.725+01:002010-08-28T05:18:27.725+01:00The image of a huge wig falling off during dancing...The image of a huge wig falling off during dancing is hilarious. :)Veredhttp://momgrind.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68857850602205340962010-08-28T00:19:14.323+01:002010-08-28T00:19:14.323+01:00I don't think keyboards should be redesigned. ...I don't think keyboards should be redesigned. The Qwerty format works well. <br /><br />Of course, I heard it was laid out this way at first so that the word "typewriter" could be spelled out quickly using only the top row of letters. This way, salesman could demonstrate the product, impress buyers, and drum up business. <br /><br />I don't think we need emoticon keys either. <br /><br />What does this really say? :) <br /><br />I'm happy. I'm smiling. It seems pointless most of the time. <br /><br />Anyway, that's my take.Chase Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936179353954941946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89940871119291239802010-08-27T21:59:13.330+01:002010-08-27T21:59:13.330+01:00deerist hilree.
gues wot?
i falled out of a tree...deerist hilree.<br /><br />gues wot?<br /><br />i falled out of a tree tryeing to get my jannies glas of wine up to she. <br /><br />butt i not hert!! i landed on jazmeene. she just a littel sore, but no brokin bones or koncussins.<br /><br />wit loves, me<br />BB<br /><br />xoBlue Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293991594659253739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-18842378695474565632010-08-27T21:56:07.728+01:002010-08-27T21:56:07.728+01:00I have to say I'll go with the pints and quart...I have to say I'll go with the pints and quarts version of P's and Q's :) Whenever a chance of ale is possible, it MUST be the answer.<br /><br />Really? Seth Godin is getting out of publishing hard copy books. <br /><br />And I actually did NOT know how to get my accent graves, aigues and circonflexes going correctly! Thank you, Hilary!<br /><br />You did a stellar job here!! And on such short and inspired notice.<br /><br />xoxoJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48252660419651261492010-08-27T21:21:42.730+01:002010-08-27T21:21:42.730+01:00This was a wonderful post Hilary and you wrote a w...This was a wonderful post Hilary and you wrote a wonderful story on Davina's blog too - I love your mastery of words and information.<br /><br />I learned to type on my Dad's manual typewriter, then an electric typewriter and I made sure all of my children could type for the computer - they are way ahead of me on all things computer and phone...I have an iphone because it was so helpful in getting my youngest child through school and college...I called my early cell " my leash"<br /><br />It made me laugh because one character in the movie "You've got Mail" collected manual typewriters! <br /><br />I so enjoy how you tie things together....and yes! I do think you and Betsy have a similar style of integration....not like my offensive emotional -casual conversational style...<br />Oh the diversity of each of us...it makes for a wonder full world.<br /><br />No rain here - just wind - we seem to be in a pocket of dry, cloudy but dry....all around us rain, which we could use - it was in the upper 80s now has dropped to 60s.<br /><br />The rain is coming.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24721843146534839812010-08-27T07:13:03.321+01:002010-08-27T07:13:03.321+01:00Hi Tony .. thanks for coming back to me .. ah .. n...Hi Tony .. thanks for coming back to me .. ah .. now I understand - I missed out on typing at school .. let alone mixed classes! But your description of those great slabs of metal stubbornness – that were so heavy .. tank like structures .. & ah I see you too wondered what to do with it. Now .. those that learnt might be quite grateful?! Have a good weekend ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com