ARE THERE READERS UP THERE? OR JUST SQUIRRELS?
A year or two ago, Opinionated Man of the blog, Harsh Reality, ran a post in which he asked his readers to comment on their physical location. I found it interesting that so many people took the time to join in, from all corners of the world. I’d like to link to that post here, but OM has published so many posts it would probably take a good portion of the rest of my life just to find that particular one!
NOTE TO OPINIONATED MAN: I’ll be happy to include the link if you want to send it to me, or leave it in the comments below.
At that time, I had only a handful of readers myself, and I pretty much knew where all of them lived, seeing as the majority of them were friends and relatives. Now that I’m a big[ger] blogger (relatively speaking), I’ve kind of lost track of where everyone is. Sure, certain readers comment on each and every post – and I know where they hale from. (Yes, that’s bad grammar – deal with it.)
But how about the rest of you? Many of you read my posts without ever commenting or “liking” – that’s perfectly OK with me. You can print off my posts, tape them up, and throw darts at them for all I care. I’ll take whatever attention I can get.
(Just don’t throw darts at any of the Puppy Cody or Teddy Rosalie pictures – that would only piss me off.)
Anyway, to create a sense of community – and to make me feel special – how about leaving a quick comment below and telling me what country or area you are in. Or provide the name of the nearest city or town. When I become rich and famous (i.e., win the lottery), I promise to host a blogger party and invite each and every one of you.
I’ll start: I live in Buffalo, New York, USA.
That was easy. Now it’s your turn. GO!
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I love to hear from my readers. You may comment on this post (please), comment on my Facebook or Twitter pages, or email me at cordeliasmom2012@yahoo.com or notcordeliasmom@aol.com
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I live in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
EIEIO.
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I live in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
EIEIO
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I live in Council Bluffs, Iowa
EIEIO
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Thanks for joining us. Sorry it took so long to respond – all 3 of your comments went into my spam folder, and recently I haven’t checked that as often as I should!
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No worries.
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Boston area…those people that got almost as much snow as you last winter.
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I think you actually got more snow than we did. Hopefully, this coming winter won’t be so harsh.
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Hopefully…we always talk about Buffalo and Syracuse being more used to all that snow!
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True. With the volume of snow that you had, a lot of Buffalo residents would have just pulled out the toboggans and skis and yelled “Snow Day!”
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Feilding, a town of about 14,000 in the Manawatu region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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And I know just where that is! (Not)
Thanks for commenting, Barry. I love having readers on the far side of the earth.
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Ottawa – the capital city of Canada.
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Good morning, Paul. Thanks for sharing that – there may actually be one or two readers who don’t know you as well as I do!
NOTE TO READERS: Paul will be guest posting here again real soon. Stay tuned.
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Paul – may I ask if you’re east side or west side Ottawa, or downtown? Just asking because I know the town well, I grew up there actually.
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And the “sense of community” commences (or continues). I love it!
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Sandy Hill Trent. Just a few blocks east of Ottawa University. I rent a place in the student housing area on Osgoode street. It is really handy to all services, the rent is affordable and includes cable and internet, and the neighborhood is good. The other end of Osgoode is all fancy old homes used by diplomats,. including some embassies. If you know where the Russian Embassy is beside Strathcona Park – I live about 1/2 a kilometer from there.
I am almost finished a fiction post form CM – I’d be interested in your opinion when it is posted. She doesn’t know it is fiction this time and it is my first attempt, so we shall see.
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(Well, Paul, I guess I know now. 🙂 I’ll be looking for it.)
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Looking forward to the fiction.
I grew up in Nepean and still have family there.
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I lived in Barrhaven for 8 years and Orleans for 10 years. My ex’s son played organized junior hockey for the Gloucester Rangers and their greatest opponents were the Nepean Raiders. Good hockey team. 😀
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Southern US…
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Land of sweet tea and honeysuckle, and Southern Hospitality. I’ll be right down.
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Hartford-ish, Connecticut with a deep connection to Pittsburgh, PA
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Thanks, Dan. I’ve been to Pittsburgh (briefly, just passing through), but not Connecticut. Maybe some day.
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Several places in Ontario!
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Close enough. Thanks, Trent!
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Lansing, Michigan! I won’t throw darts at your posts lol
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Ah, Mid-Michigan. I never knew that’s where you are. Thanks for sharing!
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Pennsylvania Dutch Country, north of Reading. ( My son was born in Lockport, NY. )☺
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Such a small world! I’m going to Lockport and Medina this weekend for a mini-wine tour. I’ll lift a toast to you and your son.
And, of course, Reading isn’t all that far, either. We were only about an hour away from you when we went to Hershey a few years back.
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We were there from 1985-87…two of the mildest winters ever recorded, I’m told. ☺
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My middle daughter was born in 1986 at Suburban Hospital in Amherst. Had we known each other back then, we could have had coffee or something.
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I had friends in East Amherst…went down South Transit St. quite often. My son born in April, 86 in Lockport. ☺
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Interesting. We might have passed in traffic at some point.
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Don’t you mean… a van down by the river? 🙂
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Well…at least the river part is accurate. ☺
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LoL 😉
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Saint Paul, MN
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Thanks for joining in! So far, most of the comments have been from the US (probably because of time zone issues rather than lack of interest from other parts of the world). My husband has been saying that he’d love to someday drive all across the country – it would be a great opportunity to meet with some other bloggers. Something to dream about.
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I encourage that road trip!
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Hi willow here I live in Berkshire Southern England 🙂 Vlad lives everywhere!
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Thanks, Willow. I knew you are in England, but I didn’t know exactly where.
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🙂
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Northern California…Sonoma to be exact..in my favorite coffee shop!
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Yes, I’ve heard about that coffee shop. 🙂 Do they still have water for coffee? Or is your particular area of California not affected by the drought?
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This area is definitely affected…But hasn’t affected the coffee shop yet! But we need rain real badly.
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I’m actually *in* Chicago now – when I first found you, I was in the Western Suburbs. Talk about culture shock!
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Glad you’ve found a place, I wasn’t sure. I agree, going from suburbs to city must require some adjustment. Thanks for the comment, Karen.
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About 25 miles west of London, actually… Probably not far from willowdot21, since I’m in Buckinghamshire, which neighbours Berkshire. Please, can someone send us a summer?
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You and Willow should arrange to meet, if you haven’t already. You could each do a post on it. (Isn’t this fun?)
I would gladly send you our summer, but it’s been rainy and my roof is leaking (again).
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada… Roughly 542 km south and west of Paul Curran
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Ok, now I need my high school math. 542 km is approximately 337 miles? A hop, skip and a jump! (Says the woman who had to cancel her road trip from Buffalo to Kitchener, and who still feels very bad about that. Maybe next year.)
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My backyard… lol. I would have to dig for the post, but I should do another one anyways. They are a lot of fun!
Denver, CO!
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I’ve always wanted to visit Denver to get that view of the Rocky Mountains.
Thanks, Jason, for letting me borrow your idea. I remembered that you told me way back when that it was OK to do so (see, some of us do pay attention to the comments on your blog).
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Someone pays attention to me!!! 😉
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Opinionated Man,
I am!
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Opinionated Man, You got a dead volcano 2 hours away from your backyard!
The closest dormant volcano to Denver is Dotsero Volcano, located approximately 2 hours from Denver in Eagle County. It is the only volcano in Colorado that has erupted in the past 10,000 years.
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I am from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
EIEIO!
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You made it! I truly appreciate the exceptional effort you made to find me on that other site just so you could let me know the comments section wasn’t working properly. Now that’s blogging community!
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Yeah? Well all right! Thank you for saying such nice things to me!
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Florida, U.S.A. Did I mention it is friggen hot here?!!
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I’ll bet it is! It was over 90 here yesterday, I can only imagine what Florida is like. That’s one of the reasons I stay up north.
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If you live near the beach you aren’t allowed to complain.
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Yea but I don’t work at the beach, so continue to bitch I will! 😉
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LoL
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4 Km/2 1/2 Mi. west of daughter, LadyRyl, in Kitchener, Ont., Canada. Just wait till two unchaperoned males descend on Buffalo in October. Then we’ll see if you want to risk a return match….uh, trip.
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Let me know when you’re coming in – definitely I will get Cordelia to come be my bodyguard (she’s even tougher than Not CM).
PS: I’m only working 4 days a week now, so I can take off a Monday or Friday to see you if that works out.
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I’m in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Practically a neighbor 🙂
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Closer than some of my readers, Marilyn, but still not close enough.
PS: Aren’t you supposed to be on vacation?
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I live in Greensboro, North Carolina in the Piedmont Triad of the state. Meaning at the foot or toes of the mountains. Sort of the middue of he state but just south ofor the Virginia border. I live by hete due to circumstances not under my control. It is a beautiful area. The people are kind and the cost of living is easy. Committed couples supposedly have a remarkable level of higher education in our area. I live with two lovely Oriental Shorthair cats. And I would stay here if Steve2 gets his act together. Otherwise I am a SeattleGirl through and through. I miss my home so much it hurts. But life is complicated. Thank you CordeliasMom for this opportunity to introduce myself. Please forgive the typos, I’ve had a major life-changing illness and cannot, be on technology as much as I like. I cheat and use my cell. Love to all. Going to follow Tiger around. Bye for Now. Candy Gai.
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Thanks for joining us. You’ve already had one really long trip – coast to coast! Glad you’ve found yourself in an area where the people are kind. That always makes a move easier.
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Hi CordeliasMom,
I live in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, more by the direction of outside forces than by choice. It is a good place to though, the people here are kind and thoughtful, and the cost of livingj
grear. reasonable. I live in Grreee
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Silly me. Silly cell phone. Sorry for the double post.
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No problem. It makes my comments count higher, which makes me look like a better blogger. 🙂
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I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I have lived all around Melbourne. I’ve been living in the Western Suburbs for about five years, somewhere I haven’t tried before – and I love it 🙂
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Thanks for joining in, Vicky. I’m eagerly awaiting word from the Western USA that we can finally get Australia involved in our collaborated posts.
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