Comments on: Strange Sleep of the Six-Legged http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged This is the podcast station for TheNervousBreakdown.com, an online culture magazine featuring authors and artists from around the world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Nervous Breakdown http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-128315 The Nervous Breakdown Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:09:18 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-128315 [...] loves insects and leaves...and also football and Rush (we imagine "The Trees" must be a favorite of their [...] [...] loves insects and leaves…and also football and Rush (we imagine “The Trees” must be a favorite of their [...]

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-113919 Ronlyn Domingue Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:23:46 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-113919 I rarely read poetry, vintage or contemporary. My pull has always been toward stories, and I think I'm just too lazy to find them in poetry. I'll have to peek at your blog. Unless you unsubscribe yourself, you're likely on for good. I don't even know where "my list" exists... I rarely read poetry, vintage or contemporary. My pull has always been toward stories, and I think I’m just too lazy to find them in poetry.

I’ll have to peek at your blog.

Unless you unsubscribe yourself, you’re likely on for good. I don’t even know where “my list” exists…

]]> By: Carl D'Agostino http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-113893 Carl D'Agostino Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-113893 Good. Thanks. Keep me as a subscriber. I would like to read your writing. I am retired high school history teacher. Friends retired English teachers. The stuff they call poetry these days like in New Yorker mag makes us gag. We see no literary art form in that or most contemp. poetry. Seems like authors hold these little conventions all over and give themselves little awards to perpetuate themselves and create a manufactured audience.And swoon over each other's nonsense. One redeeming quality is sometimes refreshing enchanting metaphors surface in their writing. Maybe it's just me because stuck in Milton, Donne, Bunyan, Chaucer, Emily, some Whitman, some Frost, Tennyson, Longfellow, some contemp Spanish and Dylan Thomas. ee cummings too. My blog mostly humor and cartoons and plan anti war posts like today's for 2011. Good. Thanks. Keep me as a subscriber. I would like to read your writing. I am retired high school history teacher. Friends retired English teachers. The stuff they call poetry these days like in New Yorker mag makes us gag. We see no literary art form in that or most contemp. poetry. Seems like authors hold these little conventions all over and give themselves little awards to perpetuate themselves and create a manufactured audience.And swoon over each other’s nonsense. One redeeming quality is sometimes refreshing enchanting metaphors surface in their writing. Maybe it’s just me because stuck in Milton, Donne, Bunyan, Chaucer, Emily, some Whitman, some Frost, Tennyson, Longfellow, some contemp Spanish and Dylan Thomas. ee cummings too. My blog mostly humor and cartoons and plan anti war posts like today’s for 2011.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-113801 Ronlyn Domingue Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:29:39 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-113801 Of all the lovely comments my work has received, yours is one of the absolute treasures. Thank you. I wish the same thing, Carl. May it be so... Of all the lovely comments my work has received, yours is one of the absolute treasures. Thank you.

I wish the same thing, Carl. May it be so…

]]> By: Carl D'Agostino http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-113744 Carl D'Agostino Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-113744 The theme kept repeating itself as I read "I wish this warmth would overwhelm people across borders of the world and embrace the comradeship of your bees." The theme kept repeating itself as I read “I wish this warmth would overwhelm people across borders of the world and embrace the comradeship of your bees.”

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-43233 Ronlyn Domingue Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:43:14 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-43233 Hope you had a restful slumber. There's more like this to come, I think. Hope you had a restful slumber. There’s more like this to come, I think.

]]> By: Mary McMyne http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-43213 Mary McMyne Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:40:23 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-43213 Oh. I'm only just now reading this. So frozen and still and lovely. Thank you for the moment of peace before I fall asleep. Oh. I’m only just now reading this. So frozen and still and lovely. Thank you for the moment of peace before I fall asleep.

]]> By: The (re)birth(day) (2010) post « Jill of All Trades, Master of One http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-42782 The (re)birth(day) (2010) post « Jill of All Trades, Master of One Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:29:12 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-42782 [...] Strange Sleep of the Six-Legged (Ronlyn’s uber-zen newest on The Nervous Breakdown) [...] [...] Strange Sleep of the Six-Legged (Ronlyn’s uber-zen newest on The Nervous Breakdown) [...]

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-42232 Ronlyn Domingue Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-42232 You're welcome. Thanks for visiting that space. You’re welcome. Thanks for visiting that space.

]]> By: kristen http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-42229 kristen Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:45:34 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-42229 Reading this transported me to a gentler/kinder/quieter place for a bit. Thanks, Ronlyn. Reading this transported me to a gentler/kinder/quieter place for a bit. Thanks, Ronlyn.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41799 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:54:57 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41799 I'm far more "brave" around stinging insects than I used to be. One day, that may come back to bite me. (pun intended) I’m far more “brave” around stinging insects than I used to be. One day, that may come back to bite me. (pun intended)

]]> By: Zara Potts http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41797 Zara Potts Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:50:41 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41797 I know! Isn't it strange??! I know! Isn’t it strange??!

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41796 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:50:07 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41796 I started practicing yoga about eight years ago. That's how I survived graduate school, restoring a house, and publishing a novel--with some overlap among them. I hope you continue to enjoy your practice. Thanks for reading, Alexis, and for the warm comment. I started practicing yoga about eight years ago. That’s how I survived graduate school, restoring a house, and publishing a novel–with some overlap among them. I hope you continue to enjoy your practice. Thanks for reading, Alexis, and for the warm comment.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41791 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:47:13 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41791 But they're <i>bugs</i>. :) But they’re bugs. :)

]]> By: Marni Grossman http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41773 Marni Grossman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:22:25 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41773 Gorgeous prose. And I'm awed that you're willing to poke a finger into a wasp's nest to try and lend a helping hand. (Mix metaphors much?) Gorgeous prose. And I’m awed that you’re willing to poke a finger into a wasp’s nest to try and lend a helping hand. (Mix metaphors much?)

]]> By: Zara Potts http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41761 Zara Potts Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:11:10 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41761 Ladybugs sounds so funny to my ears. We call them Ladybirds. Ladybugs sounds so funny to my ears. We call them Ladybirds.

]]> By: Alexis R. Osborne http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41718 Alexis R. Osborne Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:58:59 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41718 I love that You care for these little insects and creatures; too many just stomp on them in passing or ignore their signifigant little lives. To go off topic, as I always do, I find it cool that you do Yoga... I just recently got into it myself, it's so relaxing.... Wish Id found it years ago... I love reading your work; You are truly spiritually inspiring =) May your day be pleasant and negativity-free... I love that You care for these little insects and creatures; too many just stomp on them in passing or ignore their signifigant little lives. To go off topic, as I always do, I find it cool that you do Yoga… I just recently got into it myself, it’s so relaxing…. Wish Id found it years ago… I love reading your work; You are truly spiritually inspiring =) May your day be pleasant and negativity-free…

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41717 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:34:43 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41717 You nailed that description. When they swarm, they do look like the helicopters. (Ours are lucky to survive the chemical warfare here--city-wide mosquito spraying.) By the way, I'd go nuts for the ladybugs. You nailed that description. When they swarm, they do look like the helicopters. (Ours are lucky to survive the chemical warfare here–city-wide mosquito spraying.)

By the way, I’d go nuts for the ladybugs.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41716 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41716 Much thanks, D.R. Much thanks, D.R.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41715 Ronlyn Domingue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41715 Amazing what one notices when life slows down a bit. Thanks, Emilie. Amazing what one notices when life slows down a bit. Thanks, Emilie.

]]> By: D.R. Haney http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41688 D.R. Haney Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:45:34 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41688 I concur. This is almost like a prose poem. And the photos are beautiful also. I concur. This is almost like a prose poem. And the photos are beautiful also.

]]> By: Greg Olear http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41652 Greg Olear Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:59:12 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41652 Dragonflies are amazing. At our house, in the summer, they come in the afternoon en masse, and they suggest the helicopter fight scene from <i>Apocalypse Now</i>. We also have ladybugs in October -- one minute they're gone, the next they're here, in numbers so vast Hitchcock could make a horror movie about them. I no longer like ladybugs. Or wasps. But dragonflies rule. G Dragonflies are amazing. At our house, in the summer, they come in the afternoon en masse, and they suggest the helicopter fight scene from Apocalypse Now.

We also have ladybugs in October — one minute they’re gone, the next they’re here, in numbers so vast Hitchcock could make a horror movie about them. I no longer like ladybugs. Or wasps. But dragonflies rule.

G

]]> By: Emilie http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41591 Emilie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:32:19 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41591 I'm touched that you notice these little things and then relate them to the world so beautifully. Thanks for putting the bee on a brick in the sun. I’m touched that you notice these little things and then relate them to the world so beautifully. Thanks for putting the bee on a brick in the sun.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41584 Ronlyn Domingue Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:06:09 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41584 That's right--they didn't budge until the temperature rose enough. I'm still surprised I'd never seen that before, considering my years on the planet. Nature rocks. That’s right–they didn’t budge until the temperature rose enough. I’m still surprised I’d never seen that before, considering my years on the planet. Nature rocks.

]]> By: Zara Potts http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41578 Zara Potts Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:57:42 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41578 Just like your words are to me - magic. Just like your words are to me – magic.

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41577 Ronlyn Domingue Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:56:04 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41577 The grass and the growing woodland await her footsteps. (He has contemplated the purchase of pint-sized yard tools.) The grass and the growing woodland await her footsteps. (He has contemplated the purchase of pint-sized yard tools.)

]]> By: Ronlyn Domingue http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41576 Ronlyn Domingue Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:53:28 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41576 Thank you, Zara. Your words worked some affirming magic today. Thank you, Zara. Your words worked some affirming magic today.

]]> By: Simon Smithson http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41562 Simon Smithson Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:32:28 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41562 Wow, the dragonflies just sat there until they were warm enough to move? Nature is cool. And I, too, must applaud the humanity it takes to take care of a chilly bee. Wow, the dragonflies just sat there until they were warm enough to move?

Nature is cool.

And I, too, must applaud the humanity it takes to take care of a chilly bee.

]]> By: Alison Aucoin http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41524 Alison Aucoin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:30:18 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41524 Ella always notices little critters, caterpillars, flying things, and bugs. She makes tiny mumbly cooing sounds at them. I look forward to sitting in your big picture window as I watch her rummage around your yard with you and Todd. Ella always notices little critters, caterpillars, flying things, and bugs. She makes tiny mumbly cooing sounds at them. I look forward to sitting in your big picture window as I watch her rummage around your yard with you and Todd.

]]> By: Zara Potts http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rdomingue/2010/01/strange-sleep-of-the-six-legged/#comment-41484 Zara Potts Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:02:06 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24685#comment-41484 Beautiful. Just so gentle and gorgeous. I'm not at all surprised you would take the time to care for a bee. With your lovely prose and your kind and compassionate heart you are like honey to me. Beautiful.
Just so gentle and gorgeous.
I’m not at all surprised you would take the time to care for a bee. With your lovely prose and your kind and compassionate heart you are like honey to me.

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