Monday, January 11, 2010

Where is Mt. Crumpit, anyway?

Just north of Who-ville, as I'm sure you all knew! Welcome to the first day of my first post of my first blog. Ever! Named for my favorite line in children's literature:

Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit,
He rode with his load to the tip top to dump it!

from How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, as I'm sure you all knew!

One of my favorite lines. There are so many to choose from. Like:

And the Banderilleros were mad and the Picadores were madder and the Matador was so mad he cried because he couldn't show off with his cape and sword.

From The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf-- you knew that one, right?

Speaking of literary references, I found this fascinating line from an oft-misquoted Emily Dickinson poem:

How dreary - to be - Somebody!
How public - like a Blog -

I didn't even know they had blogs back then!
Okay, Emily Dickinson did not have a blog. But don't you wish she did?
So, gentle reader, here is my question to you: whose blog do you wish you could read? I mean, if you could go back in a time machine and invent blogs so long ago that even Jane Austen could have had one, if she wanted (and you know she would!)

Thanks for visiting my first blog. Ever!

10 comments:

  1. Congratulations! I love having a blog. I hope enjoy this new venture!

    Now to answer your question about blogs. Hmmm...a few folks immediately come to mind:

    Jesus
    Paul
    C.S. Lewis
    My grandma
    My great-great-great grandpa

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  2. There you are!

    Congratulations on the new blog venture.

    Mart Twain would've had a killer blog, don't you think?

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  3. Definitely Jesus. And then Poe. Can you imagine what he would write on his blog? Oh and Dickens too.

    Nice to see you among the bloggers. I'll be pestering you on a regular basis. :-)

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  4. Welcome to the "blogosphere"!

    I must concur with the previous posters on interesting historical blogs.

    Jesus
    King David (perhaps starting with the "Saul is still king, and I am trying not to get killed" years)
    Methinks Will Shakespeare would have had a kickin' blog, as well as
    Thomas Jefferson
    etc.

    Tim Keeton
    Poet / Wizard / Teller-of-tales
    http://timkeeton.com

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  5. Welcome to the "blogosphere"!

    I must concur with the previous posters on interesting historical blogs.

    Jesus
    King David (perhaps starting with the "Saul is still king, and I am trying not to get killed" years)
    Methinks Will Shakespeare would have had a kickin' blog, as well as
    Thomas Jefferson
    etc.

    Tim Keeton
    Poet / Wizard / Teller-of-tales
    http://timkeeton.com

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  6. Welcome to the blog world, Constance. Did anyone answer your question about posting images? When you're creating a blog, you'll see a tool line just on top of where you write your blog. THe second button from the right is for posting images. Play around with it-- it takes time for sure to get the hang of it. I'm still learning and have been blogging for 2 years or so!
    And to answer your question I would love to read blogs that my great-grandparents would have written in Germany. How interesting that would have been.

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  7. Wow, what great ideas for bloggers. I would love to read Poe's, but I'm sure it would be a major downer!

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  8. Hi Constance! Way to go. I think Carol answered your question - click on the image icon, choose left, right, or center. Browse & upload (it's easy if the jpeg is stored on your computer. Not sure if it's only on Flickr.) It does need to be a jpeg, though. Once in the post, it can be moved around by cutting and pasting. (in html mode) A little tricky but just play with it.

    Whose blog would I like to read? Hmmmm - Maybe Isabella Bird - her travel writing fascinates me. And Mark Twain for the fun of it!

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  9. Constance, what a great question you posed. I would have loved to read Annie Oakley's blog. That would have been a hot one.

    Enjoy your blog!

    See you soon, I hope...

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  10. Dig it! I'd like to read Queen Elizabeth (the first one's) blog...such a time of rennaissance for artists...and a wee bit more free thought on religion.

    Will be back for more, my friend...and congratulations...it's a blog! Lox

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