tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post5945755490373695591..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: My Life with Rodents: A memory (Along with 3-Word Wednesday)sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67698469198586724212007-03-18T21:36:00.000-04:002007-03-18T21:36:00.000-04:00Oh... I remember that awful Tom Cruise movie - YUC...Oh... I remember that awful Tom Cruise movie - YUCK!<BR/><BR/>You made me cry a little with your rodent story. =o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-51127751785839227772007-03-17T07:33:00.000-04:002007-03-17T07:33:00.000-04:00That was an excellent story, well told.Michele sen...That was an excellent story, well told.<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me here.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85275223350537317712007-03-16T22:09:00.000-04:002007-03-16T22:09:00.000-04:00I raised gerbils - more gerbils than I dare to rem...I raised gerbils - more gerbils than I dare to remember without the assistance of a psychiatrist - when I was around 11. They kept procreating. Incestuous, endless procreation that resulted in my trying to hide the truth from my parents. When they had a litter, I'd cover the cage and tell my mother they were sleeping. When I had to go out and buy food every other day, they wised up and I fessed up.<BR/><BR/>But your story takes the cake. An absolutely brilliant memoir...I love how you write.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-15694462695766986662007-03-16T18:50:00.000-04:002007-03-16T18:50:00.000-04:00Love rodents. Enjoyed your story and the names you...Love rodents. Enjoyed your story and the names you gave them. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me!<BR/>~SShephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-47993949907299501902007-03-16T13:59:00.000-04:002007-03-16T13:59:00.000-04:00I will go to bone's blog and give it a try...Fasci...I will go to bone's blog and give it a try...<BR/><BR/>Fascinating story about gerbils. I do not know much about them...gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18428158041964803552007-03-16T09:05:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:05:00.000-04:00That had to be Taps! I remember that movie. Exce...That had to be Taps! I remember that movie. Except I loved it at the time...of course I was only about 14 I guess.<BR/><BR/>I love those Japaneese Steakhouses you wrote about. Sometimes we still go to Arigatto's for a family birthday. <BR/><BR/>Your fiction was quite humorous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66841472614705032322007-03-16T09:01:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:01:00.000-04:00I just can't seem to get my brain willing to focus...I just can't seem to get my brain willing to focus on a story for 3 word Wednesday but I do enjoy reading what others come up with...you creative minds. :)<BR/><BR/>My girls want another pet. A gerbil, bird, rat, it doesn't matter to them. My cousins had a rat, but I can't get past that long tail. It just creeps me out. I'm not sure a gerbil would last around here. The cat hates the minidog and the minidog irritates almost all other animals. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm thinking I'll have to write about former pets. I prefer dogs to rodents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44502754293926683032007-03-16T09:00:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:00:00.000-04:0025 and getting old, that's classic. Just think at ...25 and getting old, that's classic. Just think at 1 the gerbil was that old, or older. Enjoyed the tale!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52715310982477394042007-03-16T08:45:00.000-04:002007-03-16T08:45:00.000-04:00Excellent story. I've been around a lot of pets o...Excellent story. I've been around a lot of pets of my parents but I've only had one pet and I've written a lot about him. Maybe I should write about some of my parent's pets.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18183187353143062212007-03-16T07:44:00.000-04:002007-03-16T07:44:00.000-04:00murf, my 3 words exercise was silly and kind of st...murf, my 3 words exercise was silly and kind of stupid. And yes, I do think gerbils are cute<BR/><BR/>Kenju, never had a gerbil bite me, but Ivan use to grab toothpicks from my mouth!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-77266639562624851692007-03-15T20:32:00.000-04:002007-03-15T20:32:00.000-04:00Thirty hit me worse than 40, and 25 was great! May...Thirty hit me worse than 40, and 25 was great! Maybe women look at it differently than men? My kids had a gerbil once and that devil bit me! He had teeth an inch long. <BR/><BR/>I like your story....LOLkenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29945604619296676382007-03-15T19:01:00.000-04:002007-03-15T19:01:00.000-04:00You almost make gerbils sound cute. Your 3 word W...You almost make gerbils sound cute. Your 3 word Wednesday contribution wasn't bad but it kinda makes me wish you'd return to dabbling in poetry. ;-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-64013519993416846572007-03-15T16:20:00.000-04:002007-03-15T16:20:00.000-04:00Pia, I suppose my letter to my Mom ranks up there ...Pia, I suppose my letter to my Mom ranks up there with some of the more insentive things I've done.<BR/><BR/>Diane, you get the prize. That's the movie, Taps!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-17745780282658644402007-03-15T16:13:00.000-04:002007-03-15T16:13:00.000-04:00I think you are referring to Taps starring Tom Cru...I think you are referring to Taps starring Tom Cruise and Sean Penn . . . and yes, it is terrible! The only birthday that has hit me hard is 30 . . . then I realized that the 30s are a great age to me, as are the 40s, and I imagine - 50s.<BR/><BR/>Pets are an important part of life, and Sigmund and the Brothers Karamazov sound like fine little rodents!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-39830116260384587692007-03-15T14:40:00.000-04:002007-03-15T14:40:00.000-04:00Good story :) Don't know where to start. It's hor...Good story :) Don't know where to start. <BR/><BR/>It's horrible when we first realize our Mom's are real people with their own problems--usually we realize it around our 25th birthday so you're right in the curve<BR/><BR/>Can't believe you were with your high school girlfriend that long<BR/><BR/>Love the Sigmund story. Glad he didn't cash the check<BR/><BR/>Glad you have nothing against gay rodents, you would have the society for gay rodents after youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com