tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post6278650979333243357..comments2022-12-26T01:30:14.559-07:00Comments on The Unibrow: A Heart Unfortified (A Mind Impatient).Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-62221526462892940682011-09-28T18:25:09.124-06:002011-09-28T18:25:09.124-06:00Amanda, you were so on my mind yesterday as the ki...Amanda, you were so on my mind yesterday as the kids and I were watching some special on excavating mummies in Egypt! I thought, wow, parts of this job kick ass, and other parts...like being underground sweating in an Egyptian summer, just suck! :)<br /><br />I am glad I am not the only accent sponge out there!Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-63913468260208372342011-09-28T05:52:50.081-06:002011-09-28T05:52:50.081-06:00what tragic news about that teacher - reminds one ...what tragic news about that teacher - reminds one there is so much sad and misdirected energy in this world.<br /><br />well i'm totally with you on numbers 1 and 2 on your list. fries with mayo is my secret vice and i pick up on accents too - can't help it. but it comes in handy when you're trying to speak another language - if i can't get the grammar right at least i sound like i know what i'm talking about ;-)Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-67906361627224765712011-09-23T21:39:01.700-06:002011-09-23T21:39:01.700-06:00Medeia: Thank you! Tidiness is exhausting.
Lilacs...Medeia: Thank you! Tidiness is exhausting.<br /><br />Lilacs: The small things are the secret to happiness, I think. Sometimes it's hard to keep things in perspective.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-23329393765948917562011-09-22T04:08:22.191-06:002011-09-22T04:08:22.191-06:00sorry about such random senseless violence, happy ...sorry about such random senseless violence, happy to see there are others who delight in the small things, the secret of happiness...Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-74217559048055040042011-09-22T00:41:28.904-06:002011-09-22T00:41:28.904-06:00I'm sorry about the tragedies. :(
Lol about ...I'm sorry about the tragedies. :(<br /><br />Lol about trying to sell your brother.<br /><br />Your fridge is so tidy. I wish I could be as organized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-26794055412704826032011-09-21T21:06:52.033-06:002011-09-21T21:06:52.033-06:00LCVC: Great to see you on here making comments!! :...LCVC: Great to see you on here making comments!! :) I appreciate it, thoroughly. As for the fridge, it is really just constant vigilance, an appreciation for Tetris, and the commandment that cannot be broken: DO NOT return anything to the fridge without wiping it down with a damp cloth!!! It prevents a lot of heartache.<br /><br />Susan: Thank you! I actually have a picture of my honeys and salts somewhere, but my camera died an untimely waterlogged death, so I need something else to stick the card in.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-50152199463512851802011-09-21T19:52:29.401-06:002011-09-21T19:52:29.401-06:00I love your catalog of things you love--perhaps mo...I love your catalog of things you love--perhaps most of all (though it's hard to choose) that you collect honeys and salts. Just before I sent off this comment, I sampled your random playlist. Do you know, I think you've captured something of the beat, particularly of Punk Rock Girl, in the rhythm of your prose. Nice!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-82871333416905695802011-09-21T16:08:24.881-06:002011-09-21T16:08:24.881-06:00All right, Maggie, how do you keep the fridge so t...All right, Maggie, how do you keep the fridge so tidy??Lcvchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042803338543302485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-5379798516753609932011-09-20T23:52:27.246-06:002011-09-20T23:52:27.246-06:00Lore: That sounds delicious! I am sure Suze is ret...Lore: That sounds delicious! I am sure Suze is retching somewhere out there, ha ha...but I will try it. :)Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-69539141326194277322011-09-20T22:47:06.827-06:002011-09-20T22:47:06.827-06:00"I admire your keen business sense!" -- ..."I admire your keen business sense!" -- And I yours!<br /><br />Maggie and Suze, I actually have a recipe from Spain for gratinated eggplants with a tomato sauce, cream and cheese (sorry no mayo) but I suppose we could substitute the cream for mayo. ;-)<br /><br />It's yummy!Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-23345884374958940992011-09-20T21:38:45.914-06:002011-09-20T21:38:45.914-06:00Julie: I get mocked constantly for my taste in mus...Julie: I get mocked constantly for my taste in music, so thank you! I guess our musical and food tastes veer to cheese...<br /><br />I guess I am Hobbesian in some ways: I do believe that life is nasty, brutish and short. But not all of it. So we have to remember to celebrate the little things, as you put it, because all those little things put together make up something amazing.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-51387397174639800642011-09-20T21:03:30.535-06:002011-09-20T21:03:30.535-06:00First of all, you have the absolute best taste in ...First of all, you have the absolute best taste in music. I say this because every time I see your posts, my favorites are on it. And you know the Dead Milkmen. I used to love Bitchin' Camaro.<br /><br />Secondly, the Maggie Sandwich sounds like total trailer park goodness and my mouth is watering. When I was pregnant with my first son, I craved egg and fried bologna sandwiches every night for about 3 months. And then I moved on to that fluorescent orange spaghetti in a can. And then to vienna sausages. And then Pringles. I'm surprised my kid didn't come out as Larry the Cable Guy.<br /><br />Thirdly, I am so sorry about your terrible week. I never understand why these horrible random acts occur, especially to children. The world seems crazy some days; I throw up my hands in defeat. But it is the little things, which you have so beautifully described in your 7 things, that make me realize life is what you make of it and what you celebrate. And that's why I continue to go forward. Here's to a better week ahead.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-18132945245429676132011-09-20T19:31:54.506-06:002011-09-20T19:31:54.506-06:00Hattatts: Perhaps I should try salad cream again.....Hattatts: Perhaps I should try salad cream again...maybe it's not as good as I remember!<br /><br />Lore: Poutine is french fries topped with a kind of gravy (kind of like the American brown gravy, but not really) and then a mass of cheese curds, which squeak when you bite into them. I admire your keen business sense! :)<br /><br />Suze: I am going to concoct a dish with all of those things, and force you to eat it and change your worldview forever!<br /><br />Elizabeth: All of us are! :)<br /><br />Friko: Ok, I will stop about food - for now...as I go on to try some chocolate with mayonnaise...<br /><br />Loree: Chocoalte makes everything better!Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-58452801403151061502011-09-20T15:12:34.224-06:002011-09-20T15:12:34.224-06:00I am so sorry to hear about the murders. It's ...I am so sorry to hear about the murders. It's sp tragic and horrible.<br />Your love of dairy sounds familiar. I love it too although I will not drink white milk. I hate it. I will only drink it if it is mixed with chocolate.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-81367866916406379382011-09-20T11:20:43.982-06:002011-09-20T11:20:43.982-06:00right, that's you in a bracket the.
What I'...right, that's you in a bracket the.<br />What I've come away with is mainly that you like food, nasty, fattening food, dairy food, sweet food, all of it with mayo, including the chocolate.<br /><br />All of it slurpy and delicious, all of it out of bounds to me.<br /><br />Go away, stop talking about food.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-73645055358410737402011-09-20T09:09:46.661-06:002011-09-20T09:09:46.661-06:00I'm still laughing at #3. :-DI'm still laughing at #3. :-DElizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-77083889672134272432011-09-20T08:53:48.066-06:002011-09-20T08:53:48.066-06:00Good morning, my love, this was quite a patchwork ...Good morning, my love, this was quite a patchwork quilt post. I am going to just pick a few things in it to respond to.<br /><br />No. 1, you can have my mayonnaise, tomatoes and eggplants. (All ten courses.) ;)<br /><br />No. 2, I find it surprising that you're afraid of the dark.<br /><br />No. 3, Baby Jane. *That's* the name. Oh, and God bless Morrissey.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-80983069615506373152011-09-20T08:39:17.654-06:002011-09-20T08:39:17.654-06:00Maggie,
Very sorry to hear about the preschool te...Maggie,<br /><br />Very sorry to hear about the preschool teacher.<br /><br />About your facts: yes, the Arab in you would do that. My brother and I drew paper dolls and sold them (through the gates of our house) to the young son of one of the neighborhood maids. When my mom found out, she made us return the money (and the kid kept our paper dolls, too!!!)<br /><br />Your love for food is admirable! (BTW, in Ecuador they serve french fries with mayo and ketchup at restaurants, so you're not alone ;))<br /><br />PS. What is poutine?Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-87581631395625390442011-09-19T23:26:25.149-06:002011-09-19T23:26:25.149-06:00Hello Maggie;
A post which begins on a very sad an...Hello Maggie;<br />A post which begins on a very sad and sombre note and ends with much mirth and jollity which is something akin to life. <br /><br />You reveal fascinating things about yourself, and we love the idea of your attempting as a very young child to sell your brother. A novel idea - in all senses. <br /><br />The mention of Salad Cream, utterly disgusting in our view, takes us immediately back to the 1950s when, at that time, it appeared to be compulsory with all salads - in fact there was never an alternative. Perhaps now it is something of a novelty; we should try it again!!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com