tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569355678882263943.post2022262848180245900..comments2023-10-28T06:45:31.002-07:00Comments on Brooke Hopkins & Peggy Battin: TyposSara & Greg Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484783478337960032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569355678882263943.post-856891532344278292010-02-15T04:42:31.987-08:002010-02-15T04:42:31.987-08:00It’s good to know that on top of all the rehabilit...It’s good to know that on top of all the rehabilitative work he’s doing, Brooke’s attention to writing is such that the details of typos matter. As Terry says, no one reading these pages can doubt that you both have the full measure of marbles. More marbles than most, in fact. <br /><br />Laurie beautifully expresses what most of us must be conscious of: Your shared courage, strength and intelligence is remarkable. If any two people can transcend this, it’s you. As she says, hour by hour, you’re getting there. Your willingness to share the struggle -- your humanity -- graces our lives.<br /><br />On another front, a study I read some time back suggests that living abroad tends to enhance an individual’s creativity. I’ve wondered about that as I’ve gradually adjusted to life in Ireland, picking up new ways of relating socially, learning the rhythms of the countryside, gaining fluency in weather-related small talk. I like to think meeting these challenges will keep my brain functioning alertly, but I suppose that’s a crap shoot anyway. <br /><br />However, I’ll now be testing the creativity hypothesis even more radically. Soon -- next month in fact -- you’ll be losing a reader in South Tipperary but gaining one in Salzburg. It means plunging into a culture about which I know little, without even the support network of friends and extended family I have here. It also means learning German by sudden immersion. The experience should at least provide interesting fodder for my own blog.<br /><br />I’ll keep you posted.<br /><br />love,<br />LorraineLorraine Sealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497806391999639680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569355678882263943.post-16999237966398719332010-02-12T17:41:32.001-08:002010-02-12T17:41:32.001-08:00Brooke:
Nobody out here would think you'd lo...Brooke: <br /><br />Nobody out here would think you'd lost your marbles because of a typo, my friend. As one who spent ages editing, I know that no matter what you do, inconsistencies (let's call it that, rather than errors) creep in. In any case, Shakespeare's own name, as you well know, has multiple contemporary spellings. God only knows how many different ways the Bard spelled Polixenes!<br /><br />I'm just thankful you're well enough to care about such things. <br /><br />My love to you all,<br /><br />Terry HummerT.R. Hummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113264848463596680noreply@blogger.com