a little birdie told me so: Amazing Blogger

Monday, March 17, 2008

Amazing Blogger

Since my early blog experience consisted of stalking and lurking on other people's sites, since I think that said lurking has made me somewhat of an blog connoisseur, since I love to share my admiration of said cyber-jewels with you, I will from time to time recommend certain of these blogs for your perusal.

So without further introduction, I give you Granny Smith.

I hope my mind is this sharp when I am her age....unfortunately a lot must improve before I am in her league.

3 comments:

Granny SmithMarch 18, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I'm flattered! Is the artwork yours? I especially like your profile picture. Thank you for the plug and the link!

I hope we remain blogging friends for a long time.
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steviewrenMarch 18, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Thank you for visiting and yes the artwork is mine. I enjoy your writing and I am encouraged by your interest in technology. So many people aren't interested in using new methods after a certain point in life. Go Granny Smith!
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RachelMarch 18, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Love the new header. What a little blogger you have become. And I enjoyed this post on Granny Smith.
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I'm glad you stopped by and I look forward to your comments. As Dr. Fraser Crane would say, "Hello, I'm listening."

...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'