tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post449323220458153182..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: The Competitive Side of My Life, or, How Could This Possibly Happen?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-81482298893755722552011-05-12T06:25:06.674-07:002011-05-12T06:25:06.674-07:00Michael, you dealt with it beautifully. I guess we...Michael, you dealt with it beautifully. I guess we should all expect that next year will be even more EXCITING than usual, eh? Can't you just picture all the audience members with dictionaries in hand? Yours, of course! Thanks for the resolution.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-1630676689977240632011-05-12T06:14:27.070-07:002011-05-12T06:14:27.070-07:00If you think the pressure on the contestants will ...If you think the pressure on the contestants will be more intense next year, think of the pressure on the Bee Master! Thanks for your graceful acceptance of the situation.Michael J. Sheehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223781372708789325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-57163875252947199432011-05-11T16:58:46.882-07:002011-05-11T16:58:46.882-07:00Okay, some words are hard to spell, but I don’t tr...Okay, some words are hard to spell, but I don’t trust spell-checking programs all the time, either, just as when I use a calculator I have to double-check with paper and pencil. But no more confessions of this kind, or you’ll think I’m insane.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-43898494455198252622011-05-11T14:24:30.640-07:002011-05-11T14:24:30.640-07:00we react this way because spelling is HARD without...we react this way because spelling is HARD without spell checker...lolDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-84771120241981523192011-05-11T14:12:38.772-07:002011-05-11T14:12:38.772-07:00Now there, Dawn--that's how so many people rea...Now there, Dawn--that's how so many people react to the idea, and I can't figure out why. A lot of not being disqualified early is the luck of the word draw, and it really is a fun day. My friend Trudy has had her husband bring their grandchildren to the event for three years.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-53877688130068344462011-05-11T11:08:27.806-07:002011-05-11T11:08:27.806-07:00I would be too terrified to think, much less spell...I would be too terrified to think, much less spell. Congratulations on pulling a tie out of your hat...or brain...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-16161094370965194032011-05-11T08:13:08.520-07:002011-05-11T08:13:08.520-07:00No one is immune to error, and the Bee Master ackn...No one is immune to error, and the Bee Master acknowledged his gallantly. I'm not sure how the role of the judges is construed at this Bee. <br /><br />Michigan Supreme Court? Has there been a recent development or are you making a general observation, Gerry?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-73772543549364482692011-05-11T07:23:33.987-07:002011-05-11T07:23:33.987-07:00I'm still doing a little happy dance over flum...I'm still doing a little happy dance over <em>flummoxed.</em><br /><br />It's been a year for Judging the Judges. Wonder if it will spread so far that we begin to pay attention to the antics of the Michigan Supreme Court? <br /><br />Not at breakfast of course. Sorry.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com