tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.comments2023-04-21T08:08:20.390-05:00Commonplace CrazyCynthia Meentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-72241886653238359632023-04-21T08:08:20.390-05:002023-04-21T08:08:20.390-05:00Hi, Alexa! It's good to hear from you. Cal Pol...Hi, Alexa! It's good to hear from you. Cal Poly! That's a big deal. I'm proud of you. Retirement is great. I'm rested and enjoying country living. We have time to travel and enjoy spending time with the grandkids. Thanks so much for getting in touch with me. You put a smile on my face to go with my morning coffee. Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-53479391706186892952023-04-21T08:05:53.021-05:002023-04-21T08:05:53.021-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-85866825867001521022023-04-20T22:47:58.062-05:002023-04-20T22:47:58.062-05:00Hi Mrs. Meents!! I was a student of yours in the 2...Hi Mrs. Meents!! I was a student of yours in the 2017-2018 school year. I’m now a student at cal poly studying mechanical engineering!! I was thinking about you today while browsing online for long denim skirts, one of your signature outfit pieces. How has retirement been treating you?Alexa R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-26197878794609231712022-09-26T14:26:49.871-05:002022-09-26T14:26:49.871-05:00Are you kidding me? Someone CORRECTED you? For usi...Are you kidding me? Someone CORRECTED you? For using perfectly good words? I need to go lie down. Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-33249571371844904312022-09-26T12:59:50.390-05:002022-09-26T12:59:50.390-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-35417714143636619662022-09-22T09:36:16.517-05:002022-09-22T09:36:16.517-05:00Thank you for championing our cause. Somebody rece...Thank you for championing our cause. Somebody recently corrected me for typing "you are" instead of "you're". I don't think contractions are mandatory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-35956450103927222852020-11-07T16:06:51.838-06:002020-11-07T16:06:51.838-06:00Thanks for the question. You made me think, and no...Thanks for the question. You made me think, and now that I'm retired from teaching, I don't think as often as I did in the past.<br /><br />You are correct that the subject is "all," but the prepositional phrase is actually "of these jars' expiration dates." It is the dates that are expired, not the jars, so the possessive is proper. <br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by. I enjoy a good grammar problem every now and then. Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-54750170178805252112020-11-07T16:01:11.020-06:002020-11-07T16:01:11.020-06:00It's okay with me if you're picky. I can s...It's okay with me if you're picky. I can see what you mean. On the other hand, "misplace" means "to place incorrectly; to put in a wrong place." In this case the apostrophes were put in a wrong place. The right place is somewhere other than the poster. <br /><br />I'm sorry I'm so tardy in replying. I also live in the future and don't check up on things here as often as I used to. Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-46506577969177260842020-11-07T15:53:55.848-06:002020-11-07T15:53:55.848-06:00Unbelievable. Let's assume it was a typo.Unbelievable. Let's assume it was a typo.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-11819272697335580572020-09-03T07:40:53.995-05:002020-09-03T07:40:53.995-05:00If I may, I would like to question the number 3 in...If I may, I would like to question the number 3 in your pop quiz. The subject of the sentence is the word 'all'. If there is a possessive to be assigned, it should be to the subject, not the descriptive prepositional phrase 'of these jars' that follows it. Do you not agree? Thank you.Chucky DePriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781206485434804393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-23129483185909902122020-09-03T07:32:29.034-05:002020-09-03T07:32:29.034-05:00My last name is Childs. I recently wrote a handwri...My last name is Childs. I recently wrote a handwritten note to my surgeon, and he replied to me. His reply began "Dear Mr. Child's..." A SURGEON, mind you, not a man of letters, true, but still an educated, brilliant individual. I wept. I wept bitter tears.<br />Chucky DePriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781206485434804393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-23559674499253177712020-07-27T09:06:25.369-05:002020-07-27T09:06:25.369-05:00I'm from the future, and it doesn't get be...I'm from the future, and it doesn't get better. Yes, it's the year 2020, and the apostrophe situation has gotten worse, if anything. ALSO: I have a question: Do you think that the choice of the word 'misplaced' in your cartoon might be incorrect? To me, that seems to imply that the apostrophes were placed there from somewhere else on the page. In reality they arrived there on their own, independent of anything else. Whaddays think? Am I getting carried away? Thank you.Chucky DePriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781206485434804393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-52105832486920247532020-04-12T01:25:33.268-05:002020-04-12T01:25:33.268-05:00It bugs the crap out of me. I guess people don’t r...It bugs the crap out of me. I guess people don’t realize how ignorant it seems. Or is it lazy? IDK. adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009614457905587635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-31817600184648072152019-11-25T08:02:12.480-06:002019-11-25T08:02:12.480-06:00Hi! So glad to hear from you. I'm only 4 month...Hi! So glad to hear from you. I'm only 4 months behind you, so I'm not that young.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-38874586807415304602019-11-25T07:54:49.434-06:002019-11-25T07:54:49.434-06:00It is so good to hear about your adventures! I'...It is so good to hear about your adventures! I've often wondered how you were. It looks like life has been good to you. You look great at 60! I turn 61 today- you're just a young-un! Karirosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-48922424237003637022019-06-09T23:48:15.171-05:002019-06-09T23:48:15.171-05:00Hi there, I log on to your blogs like every week. ...Hi there, I log on to your blogs like every week. Your writing <br />style is witty, keep doing what you're doing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-24387279171487165282019-04-28T06:52:12.669-05:002019-04-28T06:52:12.669-05:00bookmarked!!, I like your web site!bookmarked!!, I like your web site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-65016039051802430372014-01-19T16:45:13.203-06:002014-01-19T16:45:13.203-06:00I found you! Your comment was in the spam folder. ...I found you! Your comment was in the spam folder. Sorry about that. I'm glad you found my post encouraging.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-73143834213188344332014-01-19T16:22:54.910-06:002014-01-19T16:22:54.910-06:00I think we've all experienced both sides of th...I think we've all experienced both sides of this coin. You'd think we'd learn.Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-75556581345378807802014-01-19T11:32:28.634-06:002014-01-19T11:32:28.634-06:00Well put. It's like finding beauty in a dead t...Well put. It's like finding beauty in a dead tree or a rusty latch. In your reactions box I tic encouraging. Oh wait, that isn't an option. ;)Kareennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-34079185720368842232014-01-19T10:50:54.333-06:002014-01-19T10:50:54.333-06:00Awwww that's so sweet! I can relate to both id...Awwww that's so sweet! I can relate to both ideas...not having an experience live up to what you thought it would be and then the other side of being so happy for the smallest of joys. Expectations can be a definite joy kill. It's best if we get happy about those worms were catching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-10543334098104473192013-12-30T17:48:27.727-06:002013-12-30T17:48:27.727-06:00It really is obnoxious, isn't it?It really is obnoxious, isn't it?Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-16005449505163340142013-12-21T11:08:40.521-06:002013-12-21T11:08:40.521-06:00I dont remember seeing this before five or so year...I dont remember seeing this before five or so years ago. I cant believe so many people seem to have no clue<br /> I learned this in fourth grade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-45566428539710026832013-05-13T11:58:36.378-05:002013-05-13T11:58:36.378-05:00OMG, what a crazy trip! Glad it ended ok and nobod...OMG, what a crazy trip! Glad it ended ok and nobody's head exploded.<br />Thanks for hooking up at the HUmp Day Hook UpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959073393251134765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86964024870473132.post-33268976346429740182013-04-17T18:43:03.194-05:002013-04-17T18:43:03.194-05:00Hi, Lori! It's great meeting so many people th...Hi, Lori! It's great meeting so many people through GenFab! I don't know what Stephen King would think about hearing that he writes like me! Ha!!Cynthia Meentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775952813637311480noreply@blogger.com