Comments on: No pictures http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/ The musings and ravings of a bloggart family Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Kristine/SHS http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1851 Kristine/SHS Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:48:02 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1851 Great. If I get a new computer, I'll have to figure out how to move my card from my camera to my computer? I'm having enough troubles with my GPS. I've grown rather attached to my USB, it's rather UMBILICAL . . . Great. If I get a new computer, I’ll have to figure out how to move my card from my camera to my computer? I’m having enough troubles with my GPS. I’ve grown rather attached to my USB, it’s rather UMBILICAL . . .

]]> By: KME http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1725 KME Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:27:53 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1725 Posie - and just think what we used to do without blogs and digital cameras? I shudder to think. Are you blogging these days?? Posie - and just think what we used to do without blogs and digital cameras? I shudder to think. Are you blogging these days??

]]> By: KME http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1724 KME Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1724 Ginger - and I literally JUST read your SHS note about how you love photos in the blogs you read. Sigh. It's hard keeping up. :) Ginger - and I literally JUST read your SHS note about how you love photos in the blogs you read. Sigh. It’s hard keeping up. :)

]]> By: Ginger in LA http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1723 Ginger in LA Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:42:14 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1723 I really did read it - even with no pictures. But I was shocked at first and had to double check whose blog I was reading! I really did read it - even with no pictures. But I was shocked at first and had to double check whose blog I was reading!

]]> By: Carl Gray http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1719 Carl Gray Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:21:56 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1719 How interesting that you publish a "no pictures" blog just after I had posted a <a href="http://carlgray.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow">blog entry</a> in which I sadly had no pictures to include. Originally all of my blog was text only, relying on vivid descriptions and word pictures which gave readers a chance to use their own imaginations to <i>picture</i> what I was describing. But after reading Kathy's blog, I was inspired to always include photos with every entry. So this time I cheated and simply linked to photos on the Internet taken by someone else! After all, Kathy sets the blogging standards for the whole Internet and one of the rules is <i>no blogs without pictures</i>. So now I am checking into the detailed XML data for this non-standard entry to determine if it was indeed posted by Kathy, or by an imposter. The latter seems quite likely since Kathy really would have been too busy packing and coralling kiddos to have time to type all of this. I am currently cross-referencing the flight itinerary with the actual posting date/time of this entry. I have already discovered a possible discrepancy that could jeapoardize the authenticity of this blog. I'll keep you posted. How interesting that you publish a “no pictures” blog just after I had posted a blog entry in which I sadly had no pictures to include. Originally all of my blog was text only, relying on vivid descriptions and word pictures which gave readers a chance to use their own imaginations to picture what I was describing. But after reading Kathy’s blog, I was inspired to always include photos with every entry. So this time I cheated and simply linked to photos on the Internet taken by someone else! After all, Kathy sets the blogging standards for the whole Internet and one of the rules is no blogs without pictures.

So now I am checking into the detailed XML data for this non-standard entry to determine if it was indeed posted by Kathy, or by an imposter. The latter seems quite likely since Kathy really would have been too busy packing and coralling kiddos to have time to type all of this. I am currently cross-referencing the flight itinerary with the actual posting date/time of this entry. I have already discovered a possible discrepancy that could jeapoardize the authenticity of this blog. I’ll keep you posted.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1717 Debbie Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:01:57 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1717 Kathy, you can get a very inexpensive SD card reader that goes right in your little ole' USB port. Come on...no pictures...that is just not acceptable! LOL Kathy, you can get a very inexpensive SD card reader that goes right in your little ole’ USB port. Come on…no pictures…that is just not acceptable! LOL

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1715 Cynthia Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:47:45 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1715 What? NO pictures? Ok..... you can see that I'm one of those that really does read every word. I even read it all in order taking the pictures as they come! Go figure. It's ok to do something like this once in awhile. It keeps us all guessing what you're going to come up with to blog about next. What? NO pictures? Ok….. you can see that I’m one of those that really does read every word. I even read it all in order taking the pictures as they come! Go figure. It’s ok to do something like this once in awhile. It keeps us all guessing what you’re going to come up with to blog about next.

]]> By: Aunt Kate http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1714 Aunt Kate Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:25:44 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1714 Hi, I thought for sure that the title 'no pictures' was a joke!! I didn't scroll on to check, just kept hoping!! But alas!! I know that Mamie is at the PO right now mailing the cord. So there WILL be more pictures in the future. Tim, watch out for that defibulator. Remember, that's Uncle Jerry's current case! Ha. I love you all. AK Hi, I thought for sure that the title ‘no pictures’ was a joke!! I didn’t scroll on to check, just kept hoping!! But alas!!

I know that Mamie is at the PO right now mailing the cord. So there WILL be more pictures in the future.

Tim, watch out for that defibulator. Remember, that’s Uncle Jerry’s current case! Ha.

I love you all. AK

]]> By: Posie http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1713 Posie Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:52:15 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1713 RATS!! You know I'm one of those visual people - I look at the pictures and then go back and read the blog... Alas, no sweet pictures of the nieces and nephews! How am I going to get Edgren fix today?????? (With all the luggage, I am suprised that you didn't leave more behind...) WE WANT PICTURES!!! WE WANT PICTURES!!!! WE WANT PICTURES!!!! I, too, am eagerly awaiting your package with the usb cable in it...ha! (I love reading the blog anyways.....) RATS!! You know I’m one of those visual people - I look at the pictures and then go back and read the blog… Alas, no sweet pictures of the nieces and nephews! How am I going to get Edgren fix today?????? (With all the luggage, I am suprised that you didn’t leave more behind…)

WE WANT PICTURES!!! WE WANT PICTURES!!!! WE WANT PICTURES!!!! I, too, am eagerly awaiting your package with the usb cable in it…ha! (I love reading the blog anyways…..)

]]> By: Tim http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1712 Tim Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:27:44 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/no-pictures/#comment-1712 Just when you think you've seen it all ... I couldn't believe my eyes when I logged in this morning and saw the title, 'No Pictures'. "That's just a teaser headline," I assured myself. She would <i>never</i> post without a picture. Knowing that Kathy slurped all the pictures from the trip off the old blue laptop last night, I figured that she would just post a picture from last week (maybe of the exciting sand dune adventure) and hope that Carl wasn't paying attention. (Carl watches us carefully and rats us out when we post pictures that don't line up with the day we claim. It is good to be held accountable in this area, really. ) Then I opened up the blog entry, scrolled past all the text, and saw that it was true. No pictures. Who knew? Fortunately they have a defibrillator in the lunch room here at work, and I was able to get my heart started again (unlike James Bond, I don't need any sissy help for that kind of thing). We've come a long way from aspirin and band-aids in employee first-aid boxes. Just think of the health insurance dollars I saved! Kathy and I have had many long and rather strongly-worded discussions about the use of pictures in blogs. As one who tends toward pomposity, I prefer to blather on about whatever, and I add pictures only as necessary to satisfy the masses. Kathy feels (or so I thought) that pictures are the essence of blogs, and mostly adds discussion to visually separate and highlight the images. Imagine my surprise when I discover that she was merely posturing. Welcome to the dark side, Kathy. :) Just when you think you’ve seen it all …

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I logged in this morning and saw the title, ‘No Pictures’.

“That’s just a teaser headline,” I assured myself. She would never post without a picture. Knowing that Kathy slurped all the pictures from the trip off the old blue laptop last night, I figured that she would just post a picture from last week (maybe of the exciting sand dune adventure) and hope that Carl wasn’t paying attention. (Carl watches us carefully and rats us out when we post pictures that don’t line up with the day we claim. It is good to be held accountable in this area, really. )

Then I opened up the blog entry, scrolled past all the text, and saw that it was true. No pictures. Who knew?

Fortunately they have a defibrillator in the lunch room here at work, and I was able to get my heart started again (unlike James Bond, I don’t need any sissy help for that kind of thing). We’ve come a long way from aspirin and band-aids in employee first-aid boxes. Just think of the health insurance dollars I saved!

Kathy and I have had many long and rather strongly-worded discussions about the use of pictures in blogs. As one who tends toward pomposity, I prefer to blather on about whatever, and I add pictures only as necessary to satisfy the masses. Kathy feels (or so I thought) that pictures are the essence of blogs, and mostly adds discussion to visually separate and highlight the images. Imagine my surprise when I discover that she was merely posturing. Welcome to the dark side, Kathy. :)

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