Comments on: “Facts” Me No Questions, and I’ll Tell You No Lies…

By: kate DeWitt

kate DeWitt — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:01:39 +0000

not sure where it originated from, but that ad has a pretty glaring typo in it.

By: planetross

planetross — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:05:01 +0000

Interesting article on food stamps. I don’t even know if they have them in Canada. I think it’s just included in a general Welfare cheque for those who qualify: cash it at the bank and do what you want with it. Not the best system for some people though.

It always sucks to be in a position of being humbled by circumstances beyond ones control.

By: curlywurlygurly

curlywurlygurly — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:59:30 +0000

i wasn’t born until 1974…

jimsmuse sez: Oh stop. I wasn’t born until 1967, but I saw the crappy ‘Dragnet’ remake with Dan Ackroyd… LOL

By: S. Le

S. Le — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:48:14 +0000

“All we want are the facts, ma’am”. (Joe Friday circa 1951 “Dragnet”)

jimsmuse sez: LMAO, S. Le. I cannot believe it took 8 comments for someone to get around to saying that! Rock on!

By: prairieflounder

prairieflounder — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:51:26 +0000

Carrie, thanks for not tagging me again. I do enjoy a good meme but not when they run in groups. I am, however, thankful that you decided to unveil more of your personal information. Interesting article about food stamps, and thanks for posting the images, I have been fortunate enough to never have seen any in person.
-pf

jimsmuse sez: About not being tagged again — you’re welcome. I am flattered that everyone has taken the time to read that article I wrote so long ago. I do believe that the food stamp program is now done with swipe cards that look like debit cards, which probably removes some of the embarrassement of showing up at the store with what looks like florescent Monopoly money. Being in a position to need food stamps is tough enough to begin with! (P.S. I hope you got your “prize” for the contest – I would hate for you to think I dissed you, please let me know, pf!)

By: epicurienne

epicurienne — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:22:59 +0000

This is the BEST! I love it. Thank you so much for doing this meme for me because I’ve learnt so much interesting stuff about you. I LOVE the fact you once posed nude for an artist, I ADMIRE the fact that you survived tough times with your son and wrote about food stamps. It is FASCINATING that you celebrate Hannukah for all those reasons without being Jewish and that your sister has healed (!!) from those childhood accidents. I would never have known that you liked pokemons to the point of having favourites or were scared of dogs. But most of all I want to thank you for fessing up about the voodoo doll. It explains a lot about the heart palpitations and that persistent pain in my leg today!
Thanks, Jimsmuse. I love this post.

jimsmuse sez: Interestingly, after all of the “fluff” I had posted about random facts about myself, having to come up with a few more at your request really did get me thinking, and I have to admit that this list is more substantive than the others — so thank you for the kick in the butt! I will even pull a few pins out of my Epicurienne doll, just because I’m nice that way. You should be feeling better soon!

By: thedailydish

thedailydish — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:39:23 +0000

Carrie, you never fail to amaze me.

jimsmuse sez: When I look at this list and realize it’s all true, it even amazes me sometimes!

By: curlywurlygurly

curlywurlygurly — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:02:32 +0000

i’m just thankful not to be tagged again. i’m running out of secrets.

your article was very insightful…and even though you said that you’re not ashamed that you had to ask for help (and you shouldn’t be), i still feel bad that you had to go through such a difficult time.

jimsmuse sez: I’m amazed that after 10 years of that article languishing away on a website that I don’t even know if anyone looks at any more…it’s finally getting some attention! Life works in very mysterious ways; I’m starting to wonder if the “jim” of “jimsmuse” is going to notice all these hits on an ancient webpage and look me up. Hmmm. That would be interesting, and of course you would real all about it here on my blog! (Oh, and thank you for your caring about me, even though it all happened such a long time ago!)

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:18:16 +0000

I just read your article about food stamps. Wow, excellent writing. I am always astounded and amazed at the insensitivity of some people…fortunately I still think there are more good people than bad out there. I have helped someone out that was short of cash and I know many people that help any way they can…after all each of us is “short” at some point in our lives.

jimsmuse sez: I agree with you that there really are more good folks than bad folks out there — I just happened to catch that cashier on a really bad day (for both of us!) I’m not particularly ashamed of it any more, but as nathalie pointed out above, the way it works in the US is not the way it works in other places!

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:09:41 +0000

I’m still trying to wrap my head around the nude posing! My husband loves being nude…me not so much…only if the lights are OFF and I have been this way as far back as I can remember! Children love being naked (my grandchildren ages 3 & 4) strip down to nothing almost immediately after arriving at my house!

Interesting stuff, Carrie!

I needs me a voodoo doll!!!!!!!!!!! that one is amazing! or a dammit doll…you know the kind you slam on a table and yell dammit or whatever.

jimsmuse sez: I’m still trying to wrap my head around the posing too, Connie. However, after 17 years, a child, and a long time doing a sedentary job, I assume these days an artist would pay me NOT to pose nude! I’ve always thought that boys (even grownup ones) enjoy being naked more than girls, but most of them grow out of it eventually. I should note that I found that pic of the voodoo doll, I didn’t actually make it — if you go to Epicurienne’s blog (see the link above) and read her post about the meme, you will be in on the joke! Mostly I just knit sweaters and scarves!