tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post5070486414654256204..comments2023-08-10T03:13:08.844-07:00Comments on Dee Dee Chumley: Bird-brained Advice for Writing: Part I - Generating ContentDee Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075414876444998775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post-6294427213459241542014-09-26T15:10:14.865-07:002014-09-26T15:10:14.865-07:00At least I got it right in the previous post. (I c...At least I got it right in the previous post. (I checked.)Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075414876444998775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post-81802416906518129422014-09-26T15:08:36.623-07:002014-09-26T15:08:36.623-07:00Ackkk! I knew that! I guess I just had birds on th...Ackkk! I knew that! I guess I just had birds on the brain. Or I really am a bird-brain.Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075414876444998775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post-79814316541698093262014-09-26T12:26:41.328-07:002014-09-26T12:26:41.328-07:00By the way, it's The Book Nest (in case anyone...By the way, it's The Book Nest (in case anyone's trying to find it!). :-) Mama Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994486623298471734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post-44429181439582320642014-09-21T17:59:08.898-07:002014-09-21T17:59:08.898-07:00Okay, Shel, now you really have my interest. Not b...Okay, Shel, now you really have my interest. Not being familiar with French, I'm at a loss as to the word. Tell me your middle name and I can do some research! Loved the story. I'm surprised we aren't all permanently scarred from school lunch traumas!Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075414876444998775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229818391094949327.post-42978717428823138252014-09-21T15:18:44.470-07:002014-09-21T15:18:44.470-07:00Like you, I suffered humiliation at the hand of a ...Like you, I suffered humiliation at the hand of a mother who clearly didn't understand stigmas attached with school lunch issues. Already feeling somewhat abused that I didn't have a cool TV-themed lunchbox like so many others, my mother had the audacity to write my nickname in large black letters on my lunch bag. A French endearment that is spelled very similar to an English word with an entirely different meaning. I'm hear to tell you, elementary school children have no respect for the difference an accent mark makes in how one pronounces a word!Shel Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493140059859176864noreply@blogger.com