8 sentences or less.
11-10-09, 08:10 AM
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When I tour with friends we are not joined at the hip. if some want a long lunch and I am getting antsy then I ride. we all know the route and where the next camp is and have cell phones if necessary. I find it irritating to not have some quiet time.
11-10-09, 09:19 AM
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In my mind I picture a guy standing over me with a ruler screaming "8 SENTENCES OR LESS!" and then rapping my knuckles when I go to far.....or maybe that is just a flashback from my early schooling.
Either way....seems a little inflexible to me, and my guess is the inflexibility will only get worse when the tour is under way.
Either way....seems a little inflexible to me, and my guess is the inflexibility will only get worse when the tour is under way.
11-10-09, 09:36 AM
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I am reminded of Aunt Julia who lived in Wetumpka, Alabama and was a little bit on the "interesting" side - if you know what I mean - but we'll go into that later because the real story is about how she had a way with words and more words - which we all realize is a gift given to those in the Southern climes - sooo, Aunt Julia would come walking down the sidewalk - (by the way, did I tell you that Aunt Julia really wasn't my aunt - it's just that everybody called her Aunt Julia?) - and my grandmother would just scream that she was going to be trapped all evening while she ran for the kitchen - but sure enough, Gram would answer the front door when the doorbell rang and have tea and cookies and very comfortable chairs at the ready.
So, I guess it depends on how long your sentences are.
So, I guess it depends on how long your sentences are.
11-10-09, 09:49 AM
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LOL...depends on how you punctuate that one sentence, eh? 
11-10-09, 11:20 AM
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Joined at the hip or team time trial is my impression if one person can't handle the other one having time during the day to do what they want.
11-10-09, 12:16 PM
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# 12,931 - The last section of James Joyce's Ulysses, Molly Bloom's soliloquy, consists of two sentences. The first one is 11,281 words long, and the second is 12,931 words long.
# 3,000,000 - Mark Leach’s Marienbad My Love, marketed as the world’s longest published novel in English, features a sentence that contains about 3 million words of the 17 million-word book.
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Eight of these would be 24,000,000 words. Blogging at sixty words per minute....
She could set a record for continuous hours spent blogging.
# 3,000,000 - Mark Leach’s Marienbad My Love, marketed as the world’s longest published novel in English, features a sentence that contains about 3 million words of the 17 million-word book.
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Eight of these would be 24,000,000 words. Blogging at sixty words per minute....
She could set a record for continuous hours spent blogging.
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11-10-09, 12:25 PM
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actually, 8 sentences --or even better, haiku-- would be a great creative technique to encapsulate the experience. Make it something to do on purpose, instead of a 'limit.' I like the idea, but not for your reasons
11-10-09, 12:31 PM
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Maybe the issue is something along the lines of 'being on the same page' when touring -- if someone values not spending a lot of time watching TV, for example, and wants to get back in touch with a simpler way of living while on tour (being with nature, with the sky, the sun, fresh air, and a different approach to the hours in a day), then it makes sense to have a partner in touring who shares that approach.
But it seems that the decision to share that approach could be based on volunteerism, free choice and understanding, and actually wanting to share the approach (once the approach is clear), rather than rules or imposed limits that may chafe.
But it seems that the decision to share that approach could be based on volunteerism, free choice and understanding, and actually wanting to share the approach (once the approach is clear), rather than rules or imposed limits that may chafe.
11-11-09, 06:29 AM
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yes, i want to keep in touch with family & friends - small family - so giving my Dad a call every now & then to let him know i'm still alive/well would be appreciated no doubt (he doesn't use a computer). friends - i'm really more inclined to go the ole postcard route with them - i thought it was SO cool to get postcards from my Dad from the places he had been while traveling....
it's just a big unknown at this point in planning, how much i would want to blog each day or even if i would feel like it.....but, we've been discussing this and i think we'll be able to reach a mutually satisfying compromise on the amount of time spent keeping (a personal blog) electronically up to date.
btw - Airwick knows that setting or trying to set such limits as "8 sentences" with me, will go over about as well as a snowball in hot places. hmmm, but then again....i love challenges....
it's just a big unknown at this point in planning, how much i would want to blog each day or even if i would feel like it.....but, we've been discussing this and i think we'll be able to reach a mutually satisfying compromise on the amount of time spent keeping (a personal blog) electronically up to date.
btw - Airwick knows that setting or trying to set such limits as "8 sentences" with me, will go over about as well as a snowball in hot places.
hmmm, but then again....i love challenges....
11-11-09, 12:58 PM
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I am reminded of Aunt Julia who lived in Wetumpka, Alabama and was a little bit on the "interesting" side - if you know what I mean - but we'll go into that later because the real story is about how she had a way with words and more words - which we all realize is a gift given to those in the Southern climes - sooo, Aunt Julia would come walking down the sidewalk - (by the way, did I tell you that Aunt Julia really wasn't my aunt - it's just that everybody called her Aunt Julia?) - and my grandmother would just scream that she was going to be trapped all evening while she ran for the kitchen - but sure enough, Gram would answer the front door when the doorbell rang and have tea and cookies and very comfortable chairs at the ready.
So, I guess it depends on how long your sentences are.
So, I guess it depends on how long your sentences are.
Airwick,
When I did my first tour with someone of the fairer sex (now my SO), I wasn't too concerned with her desire to blog. I was more concerned with the amount of time that I would have available to journal myself. That is why I decided to carry a digital recorder. I could just make entries whenever I chose, and I just wrote everything up after the trip.
Maybe it had to do with us touring in remote regions, or lots of mountain, or just getting to know each other better, but she only used a computer once in ten days IIRC.
The days unfolded as they needed to. And yes, there was stress, but that had more to do with our personality differences. Overall, it was a huge learning experience.
When I did my first tour with someone of the fairer sex (now my SO), I wasn't too concerned with her desire to blog. I was more concerned with the amount of time that I would have available to journal myself. That is why I decided to carry a digital recorder. I could just make entries whenever I chose, and I just wrote everything up after the trip.
Maybe it had to do with us touring in remote regions, or lots of mountain, or just getting to know each other better, but she only used a computer once in ten days IIRC.
The days unfolded as they needed to. And yes, there was stress, but that had more to do with our personality differences. Overall, it was a huge learning experience.
Good to see you.....
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11-11-09, 01:25 PM
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Dear Wolfpack -
(And I'm afraid to ask what you think about Chapel Hill - that loveliest of towns)
I am much more into snail mail than e-mail - even though we are connected thru the intertubes right now. I like getting e-mails, but I like getting cards and postcards even more. There's something about the physicality of a card and seeing the handwriting of your friend or family member - even if you can hardly read it. Yeah, postcards cost and so does postage - but I enjoy sitting down on a park bench and writing a line or two. I don't have to worry about finding a computer or an outlet or making sure my batteries are charged. I can write a card or two in my tent in the evening by flashlight - or in the morning before I am ready to get out of the sleeping bag.
Have you considered an old-fashioned journal? I still keep one. It allows me to write up the day's experiences sitting by the creek. I guess if you have one of them new-fangled mini notebooks, you can take it out by the creek just as easily. But I believe that there is a qualitative difference in putting pen to paper and jiggling a keyboard. Just me and my 2c.
J
(And I'm afraid to ask what you think about Chapel Hill - that loveliest of towns)
I am much more into snail mail than e-mail - even though we are connected thru the intertubes right now. I like getting e-mails, but I like getting cards and postcards even more. There's something about the physicality of a card and seeing the handwriting of your friend or family member - even if you can hardly read it. Yeah, postcards cost and so does postage - but I enjoy sitting down on a park bench and writing a line or two. I don't have to worry about finding a computer or an outlet or making sure my batteries are charged. I can write a card or two in my tent in the evening by flashlight - or in the morning before I am ready to get out of the sleeping bag.
Have you considered an old-fashioned journal? I still keep one. It allows me to write up the day's experiences sitting by the creek. I guess if you have one of them new-fangled mini notebooks, you can take it out by the creek just as easily. But I believe that there is a qualitative difference in putting pen to paper and jiggling a keyboard. Just me and my 2c.
J
11-11-09, 01:39 PM
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J -
Old fashioned journals....yes. When my ex and I used to go hiking/primitive camping for day trips or long weekends, I would take one with me and in the evenings I would write about our day. I love to do that and think that this is what I will end up doing. As I said above, I'm tied to a computer way too much and to be able to get away from it for any length of time would be a good thing. Would there be some withdrawal? Of course there would be, but I think I'd get over it pretty quickly.
Send us your address and maybe I'll drop you a postcard from somewhere while we are touring.
BTW - I'm ABC - Anyone But Carolina.
Old fashioned journals....yes. When my ex and I used to go hiking/primitive camping for day trips or long weekends, I would take one with me and in the evenings I would write about our day. I love to do that and think that this is what I will end up doing. As I said above, I'm tied to a computer way too much and to be able to get away from it for any length of time would be a good thing. Would there be some withdrawal? Of course there would be, but I think I'd get over it pretty quickly.
Send us your address and maybe I'll drop you a postcard from somewhere while we are touring.
BTW - I'm ABC - Anyone But Carolina.
11-11-09, 01:40 PM
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y'all need to read the words i'm typing.....how many times does a woman have to say things? more than once and you're gonna get on my nerves for having to repeat myself. 
Postcards FTW.
Postcards FTW.
11-12-09, 08:16 AM
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Airwick,
I can't believe that you actually posted this item. If keeping a journal is an interest for this friend you should be helping her expand her interest, not limit it. Get a life.
I can't believe that you actually posted this item. If keeping a journal is an interest for this friend you should be helping her expand her interest, not limit it. Get a life.
