tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post2898663082579956661..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: ValedictoryFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-46191874636267903932007-07-22T16:24:00.000-04:002007-07-22T16:24:00.000-04:00Hey, that's excellent news! I've been deep in the ...Hey, that's excellent news! I've been deep in the Baby Fog and have just now come out of hiding to catch up on all the good blogs... I'm sorry I missed the good news of the new job for so long! But congratulations to you, and I'm sure, if said new job involves writing, that you will make them all swoon. Hope you're still as pleased with the post as the day you took it.Tropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928158609657128952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-39747316142379100022007-06-21T10:09:00.000-04:002007-06-21T10:09:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Sounds like a commencement to me...Congratulations! Sounds like a commencement to me. Best wishes!Inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788493943625233363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-76137096050525496302007-06-21T02:11:00.000-04:002007-06-21T02:11:00.000-04:00Franklin,I really enjoy reading your blog. Lately ...Franklin,<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy reading your blog. Lately some of my regular reads seem to have a snappish wild kingdom tone. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-15517169427551131052007-06-20T12:37:00.000-04:002007-06-20T12:37:00.000-04:00Congratulations on the new job. It sounds much mor...Congratulations on the new job. It sounds much more creative, and more in line with who you are as a person.<BR/>Best of luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-79150538773301150242007-06-20T09:45:00.000-04:002007-06-20T09:45:00.000-04:00Congratulations to you! I haven't stopped by in a...Congratulations to you! I haven't stopped by in a bit (lack of time) and am wondering now why the hell I didn't make time. Congrats to you on the new job! Can't wait to get caught up on all I've missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-59493375599930808212007-06-20T02:29:00.000-04:002007-06-20T02:29:00.000-04:00And I hope there was a celebratory brewski when yo...And I hope there was a celebratory brewski when you got there. Congrats on such a nice wind-up to the old. Not always so easy to achieve. Good luck with the new job - I hope there was champagne and a feeling of opening horizens after Monday's start.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124722668160658606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-86810900027790599222007-06-19T21:11:00.000-04:002007-06-19T21:11:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Franklin! You deserve to be doing...Congratulations, Franklin! You deserve to be doing work you enjoy for people who appreciate what you have to offer.<BR/><BR/>Now, it occurred to me that the people who looked at your blog and agreed that you have writing talent just might also have a sense of humor. Maybe. You'll find out soon enough. But that would be an excellent bonus, I think.<BR/><BR/>Consider yourself enthusiastically bear-hugged.Whining Procrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150450401036283888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-41523992342402122172007-06-19T20:32:00.000-04:002007-06-19T20:32:00.000-04:00Wonderful. Congratulations.Wonderful. Congratulations.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231116607977696313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-72434094065814385612007-06-19T16:08:00.000-04:002007-06-19T16:08:00.000-04:00Woo hoo!!! About time!!! I'm sooo happy for you, a...Woo hoo!!! About time!!! I'm sooo happy for you, and I know you'll be amazing at your new job.Sneaksleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641927903638843276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-21583802519235285082007-06-19T15:19:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:19:00.000-04:00One thing I've learned personally is that there is...One thing I've learned personally is that there is really nothing sweeter than leaving a job you hate. (Except maybe mooning the ex-boss on the way out, but I never have the nerve for that.) Congrats and I hope the new job is wonderful!Kara Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977752015195049857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-8992233899840643162007-06-19T13:25:00.000-04:002007-06-19T13:25:00.000-04:00I work at a University, also. Like anywhere else,...I work at a University, also. Like anywhere else, it can be awful or it can be great depending on whom you work for. Your writing is wonderful and thoughtful and fun, alternately and at the same time. Glad you got the job. And we'll keep reading.Laura Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499876318474562571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-75355755330752828022007-06-18T23:11:00.000-04:002007-06-18T23:11:00.000-04:00Yippeee! I'm a long time fan who couldn't resist d...Yippeee! I'm a long time fan who couldn't resist de-lurking to congratulate you on the NEW JOB!! I can't think of anyone who deserves success and happiness more than you. I am awed and inspired not just by your knitting, but also your writing and photography. <BR/><BR/>Thanks not only for being you, but for sharing yourself with us. Congratulations Franklin!Wendy Merganserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797434195211715827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-87555292373538322862007-06-18T22:54:00.000-04:002007-06-18T22:54:00.000-04:00Not only did you laugh all the way home, but I sus...Not only did you laugh all the way home, but I suspect you were skipping down Irving Park! Very good news and a great way to start summer. I'm also thrilled and not at all surprised at how wee Abigail has you wrapped around her little finger. She's gorgeous and the best dressed kid in the northeast.<BR/><BR/>Your el buddy, JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-11860958427268247072007-06-18T22:42:00.000-04:002007-06-18T22:42:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Franklin. I, too, will soon (if ...Congratulations, Franklin. I, too, will soon (if 6 months is soon) be leaving my job. Some similar issues--I am doing a job normally done by several departments. It simply wore me down. I hope the new position makes you happier and more fulfilled.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817321406833605079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-73632768079867523232007-06-18T19:14:00.000-04:002007-06-18T19:14:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your new job. I hope your first...Congratulations on your new job. I hope your first day was spectacular. Working at a University can be very trying - things don't seem to work there the same as in the 'real' world. And the politics...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-22397435978785382402007-06-18T16:12:00.000-04:002007-06-18T16:12:00.000-04:00Oh, a new job is exciting when it is moving in the...Oh, a new job is exciting when it is moving in the direction you love and away from the one you do not. I wish you the best in your new writing endeavors!TurnipToeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238424454502372001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-18109991280347762752007-06-18T16:10:00.000-04:002007-06-18T16:10:00.000-04:00Best wishes in your new endeavor, and congrats on ...Best wishes in your new endeavor, and congrats on getting out from under the old one! You deserve all good things.Tommehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440414362879424169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-88642662687357182512007-06-18T15:54:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:54:00.000-04:00Congratulations! New baby - new job - finished the...Congratulations! New baby - new job - finished the shawl. Life is good. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-36970890865813907172007-06-18T15:23:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:23:00.000-04:00A most hearty congratulations, Franklin! Nothing ...A most hearty congratulations, Franklin! Nothing like being to escape tedium into something the heart feels at home in.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091275490613600640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-41746195175031448552007-06-18T14:43:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:43:00.000-04:00Re: And you helped. When they asked about my writi...Re: And you helped. When they asked about my writing abilities, I pointed them here. I do believe the fact that 2,000 of you stop in once a day to see if I've written anything helped to convince them I could produce snappy copy for the magazine. Thank you<BR/><BR/>I feel so used!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-22253070226968340162007-06-18T13:50:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:50:00.000-04:00Congrats! I suspect that it was at least in part t...Congrats! I suspect that it was at least in part the blog - and your delightful writing style!<BR/>Just don't disappear from the blog, okay???<BR/>(((Hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-82893741028288243922007-06-18T13:43:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:43:00.000-04:00Congrats! That anyone could chirp after 8:47 am ED...Congrats! That anyone could chirp after 8:47 am EDT on 9/11 just blows me away. (I know, it sucks to be an HR person constantly delivering bad news, but chirping is not required.)Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-2692400417942364082007-06-18T13:17:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:17:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your move, um, over. I hope you...Congratulations on your move, um, over. I hope you find it a better fit.<BR/><BR/>Just listened to your piece on Cast-On and wanted to let you know how wonderful it was. I got misty at the end. Thank you for writing that. I can only hope that my kids and their kids (in the far future, please!) will find traces of me in the knitted items I have made for them over their lifetimes.toni in floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614792666557219410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-72965016823404776642007-06-18T12:14:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:14:00.000-04:00Lateral move, promotion, blah blah blah. You're ha...Lateral move, promotion, blah blah blah. You're happier? You get to do more of what you like and less of what you hate? You get to keep your benes? Hey, sounds like a deal to me.<BR/><BR/>As so many others have said, we wouldn't keep coming back to read your blog if you weren't writing terrific stuff. I'm glad I may have helped in some small way, but it's all you, m'dear. <BR/><BR/>I am ridiculously pleased. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-77447501243695647542007-06-18T11:50:00.000-04:002007-06-18T11:50:00.000-04:00If, by dropping in daily to get a dose of Franklin...If, by dropping in daily to get a dose of Franklin (in a good way), has in any small way helped you to a happier place, then, you're welcome.<BR/>But raslly, I should be thanking you fr providing a chuckle if not an outright laugh each time I read.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294106776474160304noreply@blogger.com