Comments on: february: notes on montaigne

By: patricia

patricia — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:01:55 +0000

Stefaneener: Aw, not only were you the first to respond, but it seems you actually read the whole post, since you caught the beekeeping reference. I have such fabulous readers! (And you know I’ll be picking your beekeeping brain soon.)

Susan: Ha! I’ve told Mr. T that he reminds me of Calvin, but it wasn’t until I read your comment and looked at the first photo that I caught the uncanny resemblance.

Melissa: Yes, if nothing else, Mr. T and Montaigne might enjoy talking each other’s ears off.

Kristin: Yep, I’ve been wanting to share Sue Hubbell with you. Hopefully I’ll find some lovely beekeeping lines.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:13:12 +0000

I will relate to Sue Hubbell more easily because of our shared interest in bees; but I give you credit for studying the 1st essayist’s essays; and Mr. T’s contribution was invaluable.

By: melissa s.

melissa s. — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:57:24 +0000

LOL! i think Mr. T would charm the rhetorical pants off Mr. Montaigne!

By: susan

susan — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:52:52 +0000

The photos crack me up. If they make a Calvin and Hobbes movie Mr. T is ready to star in it. And I really enjoyed reading about Montaigne.

By: stefaneener

stefaneener — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:37:17 +0000

Well, now I feel a little more empowered to essai Monsieur Montaigne myself. And yes, your observation that “something has to make up for all those ‘Is’” really hit home — remind me sometime to tell you about my father in law’s response to my first paid-for piece of writing, which was, of course, a personal essay. . .

And hooray on the bees. You’ll do it impeccably, I assume.