Lessons in the Key of Life
Viewing comments for Chapter 15 "The Holiday Greeting Pin"A music and dance teacher's improvization
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Comment from damommy
How funny that the children 'got' it right away. They are so literal in their thoughts and speech. All the adults were trying to be so clever, they missed it altogether.
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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How funny that the children 'got' it right away. They are so literal in their thoughts and speech. All the adults were trying to be so clever, they missed it altogether.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Exactly!
Comment from judiverse
I see I'm starting out Sunday by parting with a lot of 6s. This is great. It's really enlightening that the children got the meaning of the pin and adults came up with all kinds of interpretations. (I'd probably have been with the gal who said, "No CHRISTMAS." We're so used to seeing those circles with the diagonal line and know they mean "No" to something or other. The harried "No life" mother certainly had a point. She really called it as she saw it. What an interesting insight into human nature from how people saw the pin. judi
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I see I'm starting out Sunday by parting with a lot of 6s. This is great. It's really enlightening that the children got the meaning of the pin and adults came up with all kinds of interpretations. (I'd probably have been with the gal who said, "No CHRISTMAS." We're so used to seeing those circles with the diagonal line and know they mean "No" to something or other. The harried "No life" mother certainly had a point. She really called it as she saw it. What an interesting insight into human nature from how people saw the pin. judi
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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It's so true. At the beginning of the week, I was kind of put off by it, a la "What is WRONG with these people?!" But, by the end of the week, I couldn't wait to hear the newest incorrect answer! As you said, it was MOST enlightening!!
Thank you for the delightful review. xo
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You're welcome. This is an example of how people so often misinterpret the meaning of some of our symbols, like statues and flags. judi
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Good point!
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Very enjoyable reading. judi
Comment from JudyE
I think you are right about the lesson to be learnt here. Sometimes you can have too much knowledge and it gets in the way of spontaneous responding and pleasure.
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I think you are right about the lesson to be learnt here. Sometimes you can have too much knowledge and it gets in the way of spontaneous responding and pleasure.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Definitely.
Comment from Debra White
Hey Rachelle :)
We sometimes can't see the wood for trees! Or...we can't see the actual point because of our own agenda ;)
The 'No lesbians' interpretation of your pin badge really made me giggle!
I always enjoy reading you, thanks for another entertaining snippet :)
Sending my best wishes to you, Debra :) x
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Hey Rachelle :)
We sometimes can't see the wood for trees! Or...we can't see the actual point because of our own agenda ;)
The 'No lesbians' interpretation of your pin badge really made me giggle!
I always enjoy reading you, thanks for another entertaining snippet :)
Sending my best wishes to you, Debra :) x
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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That one was my favorite that week, too, Debra. I mean, come on!! I said, "It's a holiday greeting." So am I going to see your child and say, "Hi, Suzie! No Lesbians!" wth! Too hilarious.
Thanks for the great review. xo
Comment from Colin John
Hi Rachelle , you do come up with the best stories and all there remarks seem to fit their personally .
No doubt from you I would have said "Limey " another fine historical and warm story . Kind Regards Colin and a happy No L. Xxx
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Hi Rachelle , you do come up with the best stories and all there remarks seem to fit their personally .
No doubt from you I would have said "Limey " another fine historical and warm story . Kind Regards Colin and a happy No L. Xxx
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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HAHAHAH. That's very funny...because it IS a lime shade of green!
Thanks for yet another very fun review, Colin. You can ALWAYS make me smile. xo
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There you go then , I guessed right now how would I know that lol
Relaxed now with my head in the computer lol xx
Comment from MissMerri
I enjoyed this immensely, for its clever writing and human insight. You do tell the most interesting tales, and I'm so glad you are doing this. We can all learn from the fun lessons you share. I did see a stray word you may want to erase, but as usual, there is very little to suggest or change.
Edit: while "No Life" was the offering I got a (delete 'a' here) from a sleep-deprived mother of four"
Loved it!
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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I enjoyed this immensely, for its clever writing and human insight. You do tell the most interesting tales, and I'm so glad you are doing this. We can all learn from the fun lessons you share. I did see a stray word you may want to erase, but as usual, there is very little to suggest or change.
Edit: while "No Life" was the offering I got a (delete 'a' here) from a sleep-deprived mother of four"
Loved it!
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Oh, thank you very much for catching that, Adonna. I appreciate your having my back that way. xo I'll fix it after I've responded to all these reviews. xo
Comment from LisaMay
I love the story about how you got the pin.
It is most intriguing how adults get less and less capable of seeing simplicity, and end up seeing only how they see the world with their own biases or preoccupations. The parents in your story would be a typical cross-section. I was saddened by your comment '...who knows I'm Jewish (but lets me come into her home every week anyway).' I know it's humour but it feels so wrong that it is.
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I love the story about how you got the pin.
It is most intriguing how adults get less and less capable of seeing simplicity, and end up seeing only how they see the world with their own biases or preoccupations. The parents in your story would be a typical cross-section. I was saddened by your comment '...who knows I'm Jewish (but lets me come into her home every week anyway).' I know it's humour but it feels so wrong that it is.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Here's how it gets even MORE wrong: it's my mother-in-law. I'm serious. Oy!
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How terribly wounding to know that as a fact you have to live with. Bitch!!!
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That's okay; her son likes me.
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I'll un-bitch her then. Keep that nice man.
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It is my lifetime goal!!
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But she still is a bitch...and an Anti-Semite...
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Not a nice combination.
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But a typical one. It's rarely to find "an absolutely lovely soul...though she is an Anti-Semite."
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That is certainly true, just like "he is an absolutely lovely soul...though he abuses women."
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Exactly, exactly, exactly.
Comment from Thomas Bowling
Funny. I hate to admit it, but in my youth, I was a bit of a prankster. A friend and I were walking past a hospital. In the grass was a large Noel sign made up of individual letters. We rearranged the sin so that it said, Leon.
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Funny. I hate to admit it, but in my youth, I was a bit of a prankster. A friend and I were walking past a hospital. In the grass was a large Noel sign made up of individual letters. We rearranged the sin so that it said, Leon.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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HAHAHA. That's actually very funny. One of those no-harm, just boys being amusing kinds of laughs. If I'd seen it, I definitely would have been amused. xo
Comment from Alex Rosel
I enjoyed reading this. Your narrative pulled me into the scenario and kept me wanting to read more, wanting to know where it was going.
One thing that I particularly liked -- and it's a difficult one for authors to get right -- is the detail of the lapel pin being a gift from a fellow customer in a Dollar Store. There is a plethora of advice on the Internet which advises authors to only include detail that's relevant to the story. Or, in plain terms, cut out the word fluff. While I mostly agree with that sentiment, and on the surface the Dollar Store origins of the lapel pin might be viewed as irrelevant, it's not. It the small details like this, especially if conveyed succinctly, that create the veracity of the narrative.
This is a lovely piece :)
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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I enjoyed reading this. Your narrative pulled me into the scenario and kept me wanting to read more, wanting to know where it was going.
One thing that I particularly liked -- and it's a difficult one for authors to get right -- is the detail of the lapel pin being a gift from a fellow customer in a Dollar Store. There is a plethora of advice on the Internet which advises authors to only include detail that's relevant to the story. Or, in plain terms, cut out the word fluff. While I mostly agree with that sentiment, and on the surface the Dollar Store origins of the lapel pin might be viewed as irrelevant, it's not. It the small details like this, especially if conveyed succinctly, that create the veracity of the narrative.
This is a lovely piece :)
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Alex, I am SOOO very glad you said that, because I was SO VERY CLOSE to omitting those words! I tend, as you know because you've helped me edit several times now, to 'overdo' descriptions. So I vacillated on this one. You've just started my day out really well. Thank you for that...AND the wonderful review. I appreciate both very much. xo
Comment from Patty Palmer
That's a very interesting post. How people from different walks of life each saw something so different from each other. It seems some of them really reached to see something in it. And all it really meant No L
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That's a very interesting post. How people from different walks of life each saw something so different from each other. It seems some of them really reached to see something in it. And all it really meant No L
Comment Written 07-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2019
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Yep!! At the beginning of the week, I was thinking, "What is WRONG with the people." But after several days of it, I was thinking, "Oh, I can't to hear what THIS man's/woman's take is going be on this pin!"
Thank you for the wonderful review. xo