tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post2842015224127718216..comments2023-10-14T03:29:45.887-05:00Comments on BEARS NOTING: X as in XENA (A-Z Blog Challenge)Rob-bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-6445855240657232492013-05-03T07:25:19.402-05:002013-05-03T07:25:19.402-05:00As you saw, I also did my post on Xena. I agree w...As you saw, I also did my post on Xena. I agree with you that what started out as a fun challenge quickly became a daily grind. This was my third year and I wasn't as prepared as in the past...for me the key was to keep at least a few days ahead and that did not happen this year! <br />Are you going to participate next year?Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15075862463694009635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-10753484775894086122013-04-28T20:15:23.027-05:002013-04-28T20:15:23.027-05:00Well, um, Jackie, it's like — well, sorta like...Well, um, Jackie, it's like — well, sorta like — the guy who was so open-minded that his brain fell out. (I think I talked about that earlier.) It's a bit like that, but different. It's . . . oh never mind. The whole process is way too complicated for a Bear to understand, or explain. <br /><br /><b>Blessings and Bear hugs!</b><br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (My poetry blog)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-21740229084166198842013-04-28T20:05:17.824-05:002013-04-28T20:05:17.824-05:00Brainless...I know better than that, Bear!
Brainless...I know better than that, Bear!<br />Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-3243768752101755502013-04-28T13:18:51.477-05:002013-04-28T13:18:51.477-05:00Thanks for dropping by, tara, my non-virtual frien...Thanks for dropping by, tara, my non-virtual friend! It's sunny and warm in the land of the Bear, meaning 5°C (or 41F). Which is truly beautiful weather after six months of winter. (Yes; six months. It got a bit tedious after a while.)<br /><br />After the unusual month of A-Z posting, I expect most of us will return to something a bit saner. Posting every day is a challenge, but I find the longer I make it part of my daily routine, the easier it is to do. Which strikes me as both strange and not so strange.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-62286661110585735272013-04-28T12:31:40.729-05:002013-04-28T12:31:40.729-05:00x is a tough letter, u are doing great!
looking ba...x is a tough letter, u are doing great!<br />looking back, i plan to post a couple of spring pics<br />and i dont think online friends are virtual either!<br />thanks for visiting so often! i will be more consistent after this crazymonth!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-1179664207284525612013-04-28T12:17:42.397-05:002013-04-28T12:17:42.397-05:00The aliens ate Xena? Good grief; another conspirac...The aliens ate Xena? Good grief; another conspiracy theory. What next?<br /><br />Evil Twin may have to wait a while to see Bear with xylophone. First, I'll get a smartphone. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-29593400766455788532013-04-28T07:55:09.145-05:002013-04-28T07:55:09.145-05:00It was the aliens. They ate Xena.
Sigh.
Oh, and...It was the aliens. They ate Xena.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />Oh, and Evil Twin was hoping to see a bear playing a xylophone!ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-85145690648799080672013-04-28T04:24:31.668-05:002013-04-28T04:24:31.668-05:00Thanks for visiting, and leaving your note, Kern. ...Thanks for visiting, and leaving your note, Kern. <br /><br />The Grand Trunk Pacific defaulted on its loans to the government in 1919; it was nationalized and named the Canadian National Railway (CNR). The CNR also included some smaller rail companies which also defaulted. It was government owned until 1995, when it was privatized. Trains still run along the tracks on the CN western main line, which includes the towns mentioned. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-63350872577981362822013-04-28T01:08:30.170-05:002013-04-28T01:08:30.170-05:00Watrous, Xena and Zelma are great names for towns....Watrous, Xena and Zelma are great names for towns. Does the Grand Trunk Railway still run, or did the town disappear because the train stopped coming through?<br /><br />Off to look up xeogenesis now...<br /><br />Kern Windwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771591425163484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-42726484042691428112013-04-27T22:14:52.324-05:002013-04-27T22:14:52.324-05:00Finding X-words is pretty easy. All you need is a ...Finding X-words is pretty easy. All you need is a dictionary and/or an inquiring mind. Mine sometimes goes on excursions of several days, leaving me brainless at home. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-59922548684013977492013-04-27T21:33:38.992-05:002013-04-27T21:33:38.992-05:00x-words are hard to come by, and by George, you ca...x-words are hard to come by, and by George, you came by one I'd never heard of!<br />Hugs,<br />J.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-44519605159453094942013-04-27T20:12:10.617-05:002013-04-27T20:12:10.617-05:00I remember those shows. Based on a Greek-age cultu...I remember those shows. Based on a Greek-age culture and Greek mythology. And her name was spelled Xena; she was the female Hercules of the time. The same person the Railway chose for the name of the station/community.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>That's my poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-48041192947626712592013-04-27T19:58:34.056-05:002013-04-27T19:58:34.056-05:00At first I thought you meant Zena Warrior - remem...At first I thought you meant Zena Warrior - remember that tv show? sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-82381376862367013062013-04-27T19:46:04.976-05:002013-04-27T19:46:04.976-05:00Life is about choice. If you don't like the na...Life is about choice. If you don't like the name your parents gave you, change it. Our daughter did. (Only a minor change.)<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-88361752736364151952013-04-27T19:43:13.049-05:002013-04-27T19:43:13.049-05:00I think it's a common phenomenon on any fronti...I think it's a common phenomenon on any frontier. Boom, then bust. Thanks for sharing, Julia.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>That's my poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-40574294878456016202013-04-27T19:41:27.735-05:002013-04-27T19:41:27.735-05:00Who lived here? What did she do, he do? Were there...Who lived here? What did she do, he do? Were there any scandals? Any big fires? Who ruled the church, and the Masonic Lodge? So many questions one could ask. i'm with you on that. Thanks.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-2317213489779101242013-04-27T19:37:13.298-05:002013-04-27T19:37:13.298-05:00I once had a friend named Xena. I always suspected...I once had a friend named Xena. I always suspected it was one she chose for herself rather than her birth name.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-48670425706629808082013-04-27T19:27:05.660-05:002013-04-27T19:27:05.660-05:00There are quite a few small towns like Xena in Uta...There are quite a few small towns like Xena in Utah. My brother-in-law is from one of them--it's sort of a ghost town really. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-21319103954245391452013-04-27T19:26:44.878-05:002013-04-27T19:26:44.878-05:00Thanks, Kristen. Actually those bits are easy to f...Thanks, Kristen. Actually those bits are easy to find. All you have to do is sniff around a bit. Oh, I forgot; your a human. Humans don't have keen noses, like Bears. And sniffing the air would look pretty silly for a human. So, I'll keep doing the homework for both of us.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>My poetry blog</b>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-77933957261629163822013-04-27T19:26:00.707-05:002013-04-27T19:26:00.707-05:00I've always been interested in ghost towns. Th...I've always been interested in ghost towns. They get me brainstorming for new story ideas. :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-49789096395591765962013-04-27T18:37:44.634-05:002013-04-27T18:37:44.634-05:00I love these interesting tidbits of info. This is ...I love these interesting tidbits of info. This is the kind of stuff I would never hear about on my own. Very interesting.<br /><br />#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: <a href="http://kristenhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kristenhead.blogspot.com</a>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-82682701521860137982013-04-27T15:27:02.684-05:002013-04-27T15:27:02.684-05:00The towns are still there, Zoe. They're just b...The towns <b>are</b> still there, Zoe. They're just buried under water. <br /><br />With the ongoing expansions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, I know of one town in Ontario which was flooded during my lifetime. They even dug up the bodies in the cemetery and moved them to the new community site. That's called paying attention to detail. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>That's my poetry blog</b>)<br />Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-68500266072656474792013-04-27T15:23:03.594-05:002013-04-27T15:23:03.594-05:00I don't know very much about it; there is almo...I don't know very much about it; there is almost no information about the town. A place that lasted maybe three generations. Very strange.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>That's my poetry blog</b>)<br />Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-36292583270178028362013-04-27T15:20:23.607-05:002013-04-27T15:20:23.607-05:00Actually, Susan, the townspeople didn't; the R...Actually, Susan, the townspeople didn't; the Railway company did. It needed a name which began with an X, to keep its alphabet of towns going. If you're going to function with the precision of an old-stye railway, consistency becomes imperative. Or so it appears.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<b>That's my poetry blog</b>)<br />Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211564386489765766.post-57479926659357898402013-04-27T15:16:35.825-05:002013-04-27T15:16:35.825-05:00Glad you enjoyed the vignette.
Blessings and Bear...Glad you enjoyed the vignette.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br />Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com