Yeah but . . .diebirchenMarch 8 2010, 12:23:33 UTC
I'm a techno-moron. Just ask Dawn -- she who knows all the hideous details of my lack of computer smarts. She's been walking me though the steps of doing this'n'that, which I can't figure out in my sack of hammers approach to computers. What that means in plain English is that when you say "And friend this screen name too," I don't know how to do that. Uh-huh! Searched the page to no avail. See? Sack of hammers here. I was not so dense as to not be able to click on "would you mind please reading this" though, and that, at least, is in my favor. [No "u" in favor in the colonies, sorry!] That I could manage. Yay me! But without Dawn, even this would be impossible. Where in northern England? My year there was in Pinner in a semi-detached with the kids watching Blue Peter, Basil Brush, and Tom Baker as the Doctor. signed, trying to decide if my clothing is annoying and obnoxious (sighing and rolling eyes -- probably! Malign fate has me in its grips.)
I looked on the right side of the page, but nay, not so -- no "Add Friend" or any of the other things you list. Now I'm the first to admit that I'm danged slow, but it ain't there!!! I've got money and finance tips, Aim ATM, an offer for unlimited Autoresponders -- whatever the hell they are, and a suggestion that I take a Dale Carnegie course, among other things, but those things you list aren't there. WTH! Why do the techno gods hate me? On top of all that it says "about there ads." Grrrr Argh! Heeeeeeelp! I need to learn Morse Code. signed, Box of Rocks
Re: "Though the mills of God grind slowly," apparently I grind even slowerdiebirchenMarch 8 2010, 19:43:09 UTC
Crap. My response went to my page, not yours. I can do Chaucer in Middle English. Apparently I can't do this. Hopelessly dense, I remain ever your obedient servant, yada, yada, yada. M.
Re: "Though the mills of God grind slowly," apparently I grind even slowerpfeifferpackJune 5 2010, 17:49:43 UTC
I had a teacher that forced us to memorize that prologue in the Middle English. I remember the first part: Whan that aprill with his shoures soote, The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan zephirus eek with his sweete breeth inspired hath in every holt and heeth tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne, and smale foweles maken melodye, that slepen al the nyght with open ye (so priketh hem nature in hir corages); thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.
Yup, I had to cheat and look up the spelling but I can recite it even now after *cough* 39 years.
Re: "Though the mills of God grind slowly," apparently I grind even slowerdiebirchenJune 5 2010, 22:21:00 UTC
Go you! My favorite prof of undergrad days tried to get me to learn Old English. He's written one of the major texts thereon: Robert Stevick, now retired. I didn't and now regret it. Hve you read the relatively new Seamus Heaney translation of "Beowulf"? It's glorious! If you have any interest, it's worth a look.
Re: "Though the mills of God grind slowly," apparently I grind even slowerdiebirchenJune 6 2010, 00:59:00 UTC
Another followup is "Beowulf and the Monsters," a fascinating, page-turning, albeit scholarly work by J. R. R. Tolkien. At the other end of the spectrum is "Grendel," a novel by John Gardner, a retelling of the Beowulf story from the perspective of the monster. He was as the gods had created him. He played according to rules others set in motion. It's a very good read, especially in conjunction with the others: the classic, the scholarly, the modern novel.
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signed,
trying to decide if my clothing is annoying and obnoxious
(sighing and rolling eyes -- probably! Malign fate has me in its grips.)
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Go to that link again.
Look on the right of the page. There is a list.
# Add Friend
# Post an Entry
# Tracking
# Send V-Gift
Click the "Add Friend" link.
It will take to the next page and on the left of the page will be a button "Add" or "Cancel" just click add.
This means I will be able to track your entries, know when you post them so I can come and check them out.
Sorry it has to be 2 screenames, but it's a problem Livejournal wont fix and I like to know what my friends post :)
Is that okay?
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signed,
Box of Rocks
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Okay.
Click HERE
Then look for the ADD button somewhere on the lower left of the screen. That's it :)
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signed
painfully grateful friend :)
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M.
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Whan that aprill with his shoures soote, The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan zephirus eek with his sweete breeth inspired hath in every holt and heeth tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne, and smale foweles maken melodye, that slepen al the nyght with open ye (so priketh hem nature in hir corages); thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.
Yup, I had to cheat and look up the spelling but I can recite it even now after *cough* 39 years.
Ah GOOD TIMES,
Kathleen
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*hugs*
Kathleen
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