tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post110011127472128926..comments2023-11-02T01:28:14.306-07:00Comments on Sioux's Page: The Writers' RoomSioux Roslawskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-90394557217984255292015-11-06T17:37:36.471-08:002015-11-06T17:37:36.471-08:00Journal of Applied Behavioral Science... JABS! You...Journal of Applied Behavioral Science... JABS! You can't fool me.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-68049828799398786842015-11-06T17:35:54.739-08:002015-11-06T17:35:54.739-08:00Linda--And you're a magnet for crazy!Linda--And you're a magnet for crazy!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-24419403843227429832015-11-06T17:35:29.253-08:002015-11-06T17:35:29.253-08:00Michael--I think they still have them on the menu....Michael--I think they still have them on the menu. However, I won't EVER be ordering them...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-65671235449490981652015-11-06T16:58:39.461-08:002015-11-06T16:58:39.461-08:00That really wasn't a jab. You are always findi...That really wasn't a jab. You are always finding ways to cram more writing into your busy life. As a science teacher (BUT ONLY FOR SEVEN MORE MONTHS) I figured you could add a scientific journal to your list of publishing credits.<br /><br />Perhaps, Madam, you are feeling the delayed stabs of pins through a voodoo doll from that person you tried to steal the dog from! Don't think your Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-19674670081379717542015-11-06T16:16:31.798-08:002015-11-06T16:16:31.798-08:00We used to have open mic readings in a bar. The mo...We used to have open mic readings in a bar. The more they drank the crazier it got.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-70942067698391935862015-11-06T15:59:49.344-08:002015-11-06T15:59:49.344-08:00They used to sell (cow) brain sandwiches there wit...They used to sell (cow) brain sandwiches there with sauteed onions and provel cheese.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305232586114163511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-12567558868783668812015-11-06T15:29:36.506-08:002015-11-06T15:29:36.506-08:00MZ--I'm not sure that these bar patrons are th...MZ--I'm not sure that these bar patrons are that into classic literature. But I'm not sure...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-85611475129952544422015-11-06T15:28:32.726-08:002015-11-06T15:28:32.726-08:00Cathy--I understand that for you, the teacher part...Cathy--I understand that for you, the teacher part is in the past, but how about the bar part?Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-4033524056298695242015-11-06T08:44:17.903-08:002015-11-06T08:44:17.903-08:00Human sacrifices to the skull of Poe?Human sacrifices to the skull of Poe?Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-73948621199314850662015-11-06T06:08:17.146-08:002015-11-06T06:08:17.146-08:00See what happens when you take a character (teache...See what happens when you take a character (teacher) out of his or her routine setting (school) and put him or her somewhere completely different (a bar)?<br /><br />That's writing gold, Sioux. Brought to you by a former teacher/bar patron. :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-19619809885551789352015-11-06T03:47:37.798-08:002015-11-06T03:47:37.798-08:00Val-- I felt that jab!Val-- I felt that jab!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-19388797388020750632015-11-06T03:47:04.337-08:002015-11-06T03:47:04.337-08:00Pat--My secret? I fall asleep in my rocking chair ...Pat--My secret? I fall asleep in my rocking chair while watching one of my favorite shows. I have Samsonite suitcases under my eyes (they've gone past the point of bags). I start to snore before I've even read five pages of a book at night. That's my secret... ;)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-58553494846885955152015-11-06T03:45:12.528-08:002015-11-06T03:45:12.528-08:00Donna--I don't think teachers today have the e...Donna--I don't think teachers today have the energy to overthrow even a towel. But thanks for the kind words. Writing is one of the things that's keeping me sane these days...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-6339470591899576702015-11-06T03:44:05.677-08:002015-11-06T03:44:05.677-08:00Me, sharing YOUR idea with YOU? You Georgia ladies...Me, sharing YOUR idea with YOU? You Georgia ladies go overboard with humbleness and generosity... ;)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-13964264401495728842015-11-06T03:33:18.633-08:002015-11-06T03:33:18.633-08:00Haha...after multiple drinks the answers would def...Haha...after multiple drinks the answers would definitely change---from Sober Sippers to Drunky Monkeys. Do it!! And please share with us here.<br /><br />Since you don't mind me appropriating the secret back room deal with patrons all guessing and gossiping, I might work it into my current WIP, which includes the very fictional McLoy's Irish Pub. I'll have to think on that, because Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014582949326182166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-42885102767703230402015-11-05T17:45:02.628-08:002015-11-05T17:45:02.628-08:00Ooh! And don't forget to write up the results ...Ooh! And don't forget to write up the results of your scientific study, "What Drinkers Think Teachers Are Doing Behind Closed Doors: An Informal Poll of Bar Patrons on the First and Third Wednesdays of Each Month."<br /><br />I think your findings should be published in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-15813024600815143102015-11-05T16:15:36.199-08:002015-11-05T16:15:36.199-08:00I don't know how you do it. Working full time,...I don't know how you do it. Working full time, two critique groups, and regular blog posts. Seriously, how in the world do you find any time to write? I need to know your secret!<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-34696201722426371372015-11-05T11:47:46.003-08:002015-11-05T11:47:46.003-08:00You are so funny -- and busy -- Sioux. I'm gla...You are so funny -- and busy -- Sioux. I'm glad you're taking time to write. <br />Can you make up a story that you are teachers meeting with a secret plot to overthrow --- fill in the blanks. I bet before long word will get out about your secret plot and you'll have a reporter showing up demanding to know why teachers are meeting behind closed doors at a bar. <br /><br />Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-42773508633828309802015-11-05T04:45:30.350-08:002015-11-05T04:45:30.350-08:00Lisa--I lovelovelove your idea on how to get the b...Lisa--I lovelovelove your idea on how to get the bar patrons involved. I imagine we could give them napkins at different points in the evening... after one drink... after a second drink... and so on. Perhaps their answers would change?<br /><br />I think YOU should write a story with that idea as its core. It was YOUR idea. I have enough on my plate right now (0 manuscripts finished) while you Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-53132577086277343232015-11-05T04:07:02.789-08:002015-11-05T04:07:02.789-08:00Love this post, Sioux. Cracked me up. And you do r...Love this post, Sioux. Cracked me up. And you do realize that this is the basis of one heckuva of a story plot, right? I only wish I'd thought of it first, because my brain is bubbling up all kinds of things. But this one is all you, lady. I hope you'll run with it.<br /><br />Since there are so many regulars, you might convince the owner to take an informal poll of his patrons one night Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014582949326182166noreply@blogger.com