tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post4432814023364173655..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Behind the ScenesBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-5637721417768987962007-11-09T19:50:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:50:00.000-05:00angela:Thanks. I'm sharing what I can and keeping...angela:<BR/>Thanks. <BR/>I'm sharing what I can and keeping my conscience clean!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-17495891586436829182007-11-09T17:18:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:18:00.000-05:00Totally understandable, Beth. I add my wishes to ...Totally understandable, Beth. I add my wishes to the rest and loved the invitation to come as you are. We all need a place to be, and I'm trying to learn that even without anonymity as a guarantee, I can still share most of what I'd like to with a clean conscience. It is, after all, *our* story. Sending you lots of good thoughts.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609676792430545424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-65408790343112349612007-11-08T18:53:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:53:00.000-05:00patricia:You'll be getting (all of) me soon!patricia:<BR/>You'll be getting (all of) me soon!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69606329521375537142007-11-08T12:38:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:38:00.000-05:00Hell, I'll very happily take all of you...I'm sure...Hell, I'll very happily take all of you...I'm sure your worst is actually some people's best...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-40043449570149684932007-11-08T08:43:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:43:00.000-05:00lainey-paney:I've discovered many things about mys...lainey-paney:<BR/>I've discovered many things about myself - some I like, some I don't. In some ways, it's a fascinating journey of self-discovery. <BR/><BR/>eileen:<BR/>I'm glad to be blogging with all of you, too. And I love your blog - such an inspiration for me.<BR/><BR/>dorky dad:<BR/>Thanks - I'm kind of partial to <I>this</I> Beth, too.<BR/><BR/>princess pointful:<BR/>Any "stifling" is a Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-72640620095852086912007-11-08T01:51:00.000-05:002007-11-08T01:51:00.000-05:00As long as you don't feel stifled, that's what mat...As long as you don't feel stifled, that's what matters. This writing is for whatever you get from it... we just enjoy being along for the ride!Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-19353403677891663712007-11-08T00:32:00.000-05:002007-11-08T00:32:00.000-05:00I'm perfectly happy with the Beth we get on this b...I'm perfectly happy with the Beth we get on this blog. You will get no complaints here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-23975566546160484672007-11-07T20:49:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:49:00.000-05:00Beth,I totally get it! You have to do what feels ...Beth,<BR/>I totally get it! You have to do what feels right for you. I am just so glad that you are here blogging with us when you can. I love your blog and miss you when you are not around. BUT, you gotta take care of yourself first.<BR/>XOXOXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4037712942670650652007-11-07T20:30:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:30:00.000-05:00...and isn't it amazing the strengths that we some......and isn't it amazing the strengths that we sometimes find within ourselves...sometimes out of necessity...Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-65193034282496062852007-11-07T20:29:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:29:00.000-05:00it's your blog. say what you like.it's your blog. say what you like.Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-10110185473281188932007-11-07T17:28:00.000-05:002007-11-07T17:28:00.000-05:00guy:Thank you, my friend.beth:You're right. This b...guy:<BR/>Thank you, my friend.<BR/><BR/>beth:<BR/>You're right. This blog <I>is</I> for me. And it provides such a supportive community of friends. Such as yourself!<BR/><BR/>lynn:<BR/>Thanks, pal. (And you would know how it all feels.)<BR/><BR/>myutopia:<BR/>The inner strength is there and I'm definitely using it...<BR/><BR/>mrs.g:<BR/>Oh, no - I'm not ill. Not to worry on that score. (Personal Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-29001767196961872492007-11-07T16:56:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:56:00.000-05:00All of you is just fine Beth - do what you have to...All of you is just fine Beth - do what you have to, be who you have to, and share only what you choose to with we out in blogging land.<BR/><BR/>Last year was a tough one for me, I have noted briefly on my blog that after a long marriage, we separated. This also meant leaving a co-housing community that we helped form 12 years ago (we needed to sell our home). I don't go on about it online (Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148485566444804108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-23353927025266666232007-11-07T16:25:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:25:00.000-05:00Like all I've ever seen....do what you need..your ...Like all I've ever seen....do what you need..your blog is, as you said, YOURS. Hang in there, we're all wishing you the best.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-61142559105597444342007-11-07T16:22:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:22:00.000-05:00Beth, I like your blog; I never know what to expec...Beth, I like your blog; I never know what to expect. One day it's about a book review, the next it's about some phone call. I am glad to have you blogging whatever you want to blog. You don't have to reveal anything you don't want to. <BR/><BR/>Love ya.<BR/><BR/>God bless.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-86465388271723296842007-11-07T15:14:00.000-05:002007-11-07T15:14:00.000-05:00I don't blog the (real) personal bits of my life e...I don't blog the (real) personal bits of my life either. ...only the parts I decide I want to share. We are glad for the bits YOU decide to share with US.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-18214664362427181512007-11-07T14:17:00.000-05:002007-11-07T14:17:00.000-05:00I think whatever we get from the Beth who comes he...I think whatever we get from the Beth who comes here is the best of Beth..be that good, bad or indifferent. Life can be a roller coaster..and we learn to ride with the ups and the downs.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-19721411515798187182007-11-07T13:40:00.000-05:002007-11-07T13:40:00.000-05:00I have no idea what you're referencing in this pos...I have no idea what you're referencing in this post, but, Beth, I will take you any way I can get you. I love your blog! I just hope that you aren't ill and if you are, I hope you are on your way to feeling better.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4781568849850335902007-11-07T13:12:00.000-05:002007-11-07T13:12:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing with us. I hope whatever you...Thank you for sharing with us. I hope whatever you are going through that you find your inner strength to help take you through it.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149003661590866046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4331315982321148972007-11-07T11:54:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:54:00.000-05:00How beautifully put.How beautifully put.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-66716647958697740742007-11-07T11:48:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:48:00.000-05:00we happen to like all of the Beth's...best or not....we happen to like all of the Beth's...best or not. But it's very importnat that tyour blog feed YOU first and foremost, so you do what cha gotta do....<BR/><BR/>love youAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-80171151772065432672007-11-07T10:59:00.000-05:002007-11-07T10:59:00.000-05:00Beth, in the words of the great late Curt Cobain, ...Beth, in the words of the great late Curt Cobain, "Come as you are."The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.com