tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post114443133374097970..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Stupid Yarn TricksFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144892552699055062006-04-12T21:42:00.000-04:002006-04-12T21:42:00.000-04:00Suggestion: A sprocket of spinning wheels.Suggestion: A sprocket of spinning wheels.Dana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144877091149787602006-04-12T17:24:00.000-04:002006-04-12T17:24:00.000-04:00Franklin - am just catching up with your blog - a...Franklin - am just catching up with your blog - and is as funny as ever!<BR/>Did you read Stephen Frys book, Moab is my Washpot (don't ask, I haven't worked out the title yet either!). Never mind baking scones, he has MANY other talents (especially with credit cards!)<BR/>Holly@home - I'm with you there on the jeans . If they don't have lycra,they chafe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144684088047504142006-04-10T11:48:00.000-04:002006-04-10T11:48:00.000-04:00Dearest Franklin,What have you ever done to me? Wh...Dearest Franklin,<BR/>What have you ever done <I>to</I> me? Why, nothing intentional to be sure. Excepting the facts that you live too far away, are too beautiful a soul to put up with the shit in your live that you must, and, oh yes, that pesky sexual persuasion thingy, you've done nothing injurious to my person. Nothing at all!<BR/><BR/>**sniff**<BR/><BR/>(Where's Dolores? I could use a dram of her single malt.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144622457416342402006-04-09T18:40:00.000-04:002006-04-09T18:40:00.000-04:00As always, I think your fantasies are way better t...As always, I think your fantasies are way better than mine, Franklin. That's why I have actual cats to entertain me. (The purpose of the husband and kids is not to entertain me, but to drive me around the bend.)Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144620136354836672006-04-09T18:02:00.000-04:002006-04-09T18:02:00.000-04:00You're a very funny man, Franklin.You're a very funny man, Franklin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144595128122814902006-04-09T11:05:00.000-04:002006-04-09T11:05:00.000-04:00From a girl who grew up on a ranch and around rode...From a girl who grew up on a ranch and around rodeo, I'd have to say Wranglers are my personal fave. I've enjoyed your rodeo pics. A lot like rodeos I've been to, and yet (somehow) quite different too. Thanks.Jocelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001467631027506100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144567205092711932006-04-09T03:20:00.000-04:002006-04-09T03:20:00.000-04:00Matthew P. used to own an alpaca, too, maybe he st...Matthew P. used to own an alpaca, too, maybe he still has one. So he won't mind Dolores, and will have a pasture for her.<BR/><BR/>J.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144567108123207962006-04-09T03:18:00.000-04:002006-04-09T03:18:00.000-04:00Franklin, I don't think Stephen Fry is good enough...Franklin, I don't think Stephen Fry is good enough for you. I would like to introduce you to Matthew Parris, once I have made his acquaintance myself. He's much better-looking and fitter than Fry, at least equally sensitive and intelligent, and queer as they come.<BR/><BR/>Love JeanJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144561851860643712006-04-09T01:50:00.000-04:002006-04-09T01:50:00.000-04:00Franklin- I think you're spinning is coming along ...Franklin- I think you're spinning is coming along so well! It looks great. I too found that having spindled some make the wheel easier to learn on, but also found that once I went back to the spindle I could spin on it so much better! So don't give up on the spindle just yet, use it when you only have a few minutes wherever. <BR/>Don't feel bad about the few things you think you can't do- my list is much longer! <BR/>I love the singles bar cartoon- it made me smile all day- of course I was also at my local fiber arts center spinning all day, but that was a good one! <BR/>Thanks for all the smiles!spininmamma4https://www.blogger.com/profile/09779119120728250353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144541435475112262006-04-08T20:10:00.000-04:002006-04-08T20:10:00.000-04:00Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie together in "Jeeves an...Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie together in "Jeeves and Wooster" were the best. It could not have been cast more perfectly. The series was made a long time ago now, but I could watch it over and over. I have a bit of a thing for Hugh Laurie as House at the moment - even though they have made him American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144513532373721762006-04-08T12:25:00.000-04:002006-04-08T12:25:00.000-04:00Check book? What check book?If you move in with S...Check book? What check book?<BR/><BR/>If you move in with Stephen Fry, how are you going to explain Dolores? Certainly you can't leave your personal assistant behind. She wouldn't stand for it.<BR/><BR/>Holly@home, well-broken jeans don't chafe. Either that or your skin's mighty tender. Gimme a nice butt in a well-fitted pair of jeans anytime...rrrrrROOWWLllll...FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144512294782951022006-04-08T12:04:00.000-04:002006-04-08T12:04:00.000-04:00Franklin: I think I love you.Franklin: I think I love you.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734681006473113328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144508065588087262006-04-08T10:54:00.000-04:002006-04-08T10:54:00.000-04:00Dear F, I read your blog everytime you post and I...Dear F, I read your blog everytime you post and I love it. Today your comic and your commentary made me realize just how much I do indeed love it. I hope someday you publish a little comic book about "living with dolores" because you guys are so funny. you use just the right words to describe your "experiences." Best wishes with all things. And never stop posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144496607040579942006-04-08T07:43:00.000-04:002006-04-08T07:43:00.000-04:00Ah, paper quilling! Of the truly useless crafts (i...Ah, paper quilling! Of the truly useless crafts (ie those used solely for decoration, like cross stitch), quilling is by far my favorite. I gave a speech on it in eighth grade, because we had to "teach something." Of course, I don't actually quill anymore (because, hello, useless) but I remember it fondly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144488621923265592006-04-08T05:30:00.000-04:002006-04-08T05:30:00.000-04:00Again, Franklin, you have almost made my morning c...Again, Franklin, you have almost made my morning coffee go up my nose... I shall drive to work with a smile on my face. My residents thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144469395261317312006-04-08T00:09:00.000-04:002006-04-08T00:09:00.000-04:00"hot cowboy" . . . what, like sweaty and damp and ..."hot cowboy" . . . what, like sweaty and damp and with an aroma of horse-poop and sawdust? Pine sawdust? Sounds like my kind of man unless he actually is gay. So I'll just have a beer with him and enjoy the company. Thanks, Franklin, for the imaginary ride. Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144464252081893692006-04-07T22:44:00.000-04:002006-04-07T22:44:00.000-04:00I don't fold laundry. I hang everything except un...I don't fold laundry. I hang everything except underwear and socks, which go into drawers, but they go in flat. There's really no need to fold them, is there?<BR/><BR/>I balance my checkbook and don't give up till it balances to the penny (OCD), but usually it balances on the first go round. When it doesn't, I wish I didn't have OCD, because I cannot give up until it DOES balance to the PENNY. <BR/><BR/>No idea what paper-quilling even is.<BR/><BR/>Do you really not have a driver's license? I have even more admiration and respect for you than I already did. I haven't driven a car since October 27, 2002, when I vowed never to drive again. It was a very bad day. I renewed my license since then though just because it was easier to renew it than to explain to the state that I wanted a state ID instead and raise a fuss and try to deal with people who didn't even have a process for people who just didn't want to drive anymore. Stupid cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144463832063694252006-04-07T22:37:00.000-04:002006-04-07T22:37:00.000-04:00What? Dolores is imaginary?What? Dolores is imaginary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144462486610758312006-04-07T22:14:00.000-04:002006-04-07T22:14:00.000-04:00*still laughing about the singles bar*(I started b...*still laughing about the singles bar*<BR/><BR/>(I started before the picture had even finished loading. Perhaps I am giddy from overexposure to fleece today.)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>omigod. The "verification word" is almost an actual word: "nbiopsy." o.ORanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144446333674218322006-04-07T17:45:00.000-04:002006-04-07T17:45:00.000-04:00So when is the "single's bar" going to be on a tsh...So when is the "single's bar" going to be on a tshirt....cuz I'll buy one. (for everyone I know)....clever boy, you are FranklinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144440920691631212006-04-07T16:15:00.000-04:002006-04-07T16:15:00.000-04:00Franklin: I think you're just about perfect! xoxox...Franklin: I think you're just about perfect! xoxox So there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144439173284909052006-04-07T15:46:00.000-04:002006-04-07T15:46:00.000-04:00My checkbook is currently balanced on top of a pil...My checkbook is currently balanced on top of a pile of overdraft notices and past due bills...it's a precarious balance but so far it's only slid off once.Ragnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001389119817161549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144438807786769942006-04-07T15:40:00.000-04:002006-04-07T15:40:00.000-04:00I like the Singles Bar. (OK, so maybe I'm a spinn...I like the Singles Bar. (OK, so maybe I'm a spinning geek...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261748017545683598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144436476948177202006-04-07T15:01:00.000-04:002006-04-07T15:01:00.000-04:00Things Franklin is not good at:1) driving2) dealin...Things Franklin is not good at:<BR/><BR/>1) driving<BR/>2) dealing with any technology more complex than a flashlight<BR/>3) rollerskating<BR/>4) suffering fools gladly<BR/><BR/>Im sure Frankin may ban me for this one, but I could not resist.<BR/><BR/>Frankin does not own a drivers license, even though at one point he did own a car.<BR/><BR/>While he works in some very high tech enviornments, his patience with things like software, computers, VCR/DVDs and cellphones is notoriously low. This is why he owns a Mac.<BR/><BR/>When we were both last on skates, at a party thrown by his then-boss, we both pretty much spent the evening sitting on the wall watching people fall down. (F, do you still have that picture of the guy in the bunny suit?)<BR/><BR/>The last one may not be entirely true...he has put up with me for 5 years...however, the doorman is another story...<BR/><BR/>XOXOAnonmoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283010096967244807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1144433952728006922006-04-07T14:19:00.000-04:002006-04-07T14:19:00.000-04:00The fact that Stephen Fry is gay distresses me to ...The fact that Stephen Fry is gay distresses me to no end, since I want him for myself. You two are perfect together though, so I will sigh and move on to continue my search for The Man while wishing you every happiness. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I could break up Hugh Laurie's marriage.... Nah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com