tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post6564432514207629732..comments2023-10-31T04:53:09.902-04:00Comments on Cold Lake Cathy: #fridayflash A Matter of PerspectiveCathy Olliffe-Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-17961510750991680662010-03-08T15:31:25.237-05:002010-03-08T15:31:25.237-05:00As others have said, you've nailed the two per...As others have said, you've nailed the two perspectives. The two-line old lady perspective is great. Lots of humor in this work too!Christian Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160609304010597116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-46312766259520288152010-03-08T13:11:03.597-05:002010-03-08T13:11:03.597-05:00You nailed it. That was awesome!You nailed it. That was awesome!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-15723016898062021952010-03-08T12:58:59.106-05:002010-03-08T12:58:59.106-05:00LOL! I guess no one's really smarter than any...LOL! I guess no one's really smarter than anyone else, no matter what age. I'm picturing an upside-down self absorption curve, like a mean smile, with age on the X axis and lack of sympathy on the Y axis.<br /><br />CDCecilia Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799727636246434837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-60804190638452286192010-03-07T09:32:47.925-05:002010-03-07T09:32:47.925-05:00I really enjoyed this Cathy. The brattish child sl...I really enjoyed this Cathy. The brattish child slightly pulled out of her self-indulgence, only to have completely misread the old lady, who completely misreads her! Great stuff.Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-220149764150201602010-03-06T22:36:49.250-05:002010-03-06T22:36:49.250-05:00P.S. That's one of the wonderful things about ...P.S. That's one of the wonderful things about your new home. I love the solitude.... but the scenery is ever changing and you capture it so well.Optomistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466362430067418073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-6142118851620209832010-03-06T22:34:26.258-05:002010-03-06T22:34:26.258-05:00You know my reaction. I just about wet myself when...You know my reaction. I just about wet myself when you read me the last line. . I look forward to your Friday Flashes every week Cathy. Love it love it love it.<br />BTW stunning photo at the top. Bright, white, crisp, cold. Beautiful.Optomistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466362430067418073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-53247595294979521852010-03-06T19:24:57.032-05:002010-03-06T19:24:57.032-05:00OMG - do you have some sort of long distance mind ...OMG - do you have some sort of long distance mind reading machine because I think my eleven year old regularly goes through this thought process! They are so self focused at that age. You nailed it. And I LOVED what the old lady was thinking! Nicely done.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-32302952928609404572010-03-06T13:27:56.254-05:002010-03-06T13:27:56.254-05:00Ha ha. They both sound like little shits.Ha ha. They both sound like little shits.Jared Branchhttp://thebokchoy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-47142025244416428262010-03-05T21:16:09.977-05:002010-03-05T21:16:09.977-05:00What a wonderfully humorous piece!
Loved the ennu...What a wonderfully humorous piece!<br /><br />Loved the ennui of the young girl and her mother's harried exasperation. You're so right about mothers being martyrs. Even when kids are adults, there's a lot of crying in the kitchen window still going on.<br /><br />Laughed out loud at the end! <br /><br />This was a hoot to read. :)Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-58758693697649816502010-03-05T20:55:58.562-05:002010-03-05T20:55:58.562-05:00Cathy, what a voice you have. What a natural, eff...Cathy, what a voice you have. What a natural, effortless, gift. I too saw the mother, and gawd you're so right. In the background, forever crying in the kitchen window is the truth. And the children that think they know it all, and you can't tell them how much they don't know, because you have to protect them for some things. You're so good.Lou Freshwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849342766852653969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-85670947653384497202010-03-05T19:48:52.070-05:002010-03-05T19:48:52.070-05:00Mark: thank you for noticing the mother. I was hop...Mark: thank you for noticing the mother. I was hoping someone would. In a way, this story is about her, even more so than her obnoxious offspring.<br />I think mothers are like martyrs... they sacrifice who they are for their children, even if the children don't appreciate or deserve it. Once they give birth, they are forever working in the background and crying in a kitchen window.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-2228213124040377752010-03-05T19:31:42.444-05:002010-03-05T19:31:42.444-05:00VERY interesting...so YOU are "anonymous"...VERY interesting...so YOU are "anonymous"?<br /><br />Anyway, to the matter at hand: <br /><br />Doh! Just when you think there's a glimmer of decent human feeling, the old lady drops a bomb. I think the mother always crying is a nice touch though. After the chuckling is over I'll be thinking about her.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-44766097180203358792010-03-05T14:06:04.460-05:002010-03-05T14:06:04.460-05:00Cathy - this was fantastic. A great fun read. Yo...Cathy - this was fantastic. A great fun read. You really kept it moving. I love the squinting and unsquinting game. . . I'm doing it right now as I am pretending to work. <br /><br />I should formally introduce myself, I think that was what you'd requested. I am the person that MADE you leave a comment on 'if the walls could. . . talk.' I have a lot of guilt about that posting and I was hoping that my visit here would reduce some of it. <br /><br />I'm not sure it did - but I did like this posting. A ton.koehttp://www.if-the-walls-could.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-8103392939817403182010-03-05T11:36:05.383-05:002010-03-05T11:36:05.383-05:00I agree completely with mazzz! Loved the different...I agree completely with mazzz! Loved the different perspectives!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-84821395744132697452010-03-05T11:30:10.163-05:002010-03-05T11:30:10.163-05:00Haha! I've been that girl, and boy am I going ...Haha! I've been that girl, and boy am I going to be that old lady one day...mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-62829038652859560992010-03-05T09:20:28.485-05:002010-03-05T09:20:28.485-05:00That is a brilliant comedy. The kids perspective w...That is a brilliant comedy. The kids perspective was so well-done - and I LOVE the old lady clincher!!<br /><br />Haven't heard the word idjit for a really long time - made me laugh!Anne Tyler Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909141266966569378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-33645635171831475382010-03-05T09:08:10.440-05:002010-03-05T09:08:10.440-05:00Lynda-Leah sounds like me when I was younger - eve...Lynda-Leah sounds like me when I was younger - everthing at home was "boring and stupid". Luckily, I liked old people. This little snippet of her view on such a small portion of a day is priceless - and I love the old woman's thoughts too. heheh Yay!CJ Hodges MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833789408143274185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-4157130543060302562010-03-05T09:01:46.621-05:002010-03-05T09:01:46.621-05:00Too funny. Great job on both perspectives.Too funny. Great job on both perspectives.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-59991330350058008532010-03-05T07:46:50.664-05:002010-03-05T07:46:50.664-05:00What a lovely old lady! Brilliant. And this line i...What a lovely old lady! Brilliant. And this line is inspired: "I slump over the table and stare at the wallpaper, squinting and unsquinting to see how the wallpaper violets look squinted and unsquinted."<br /><br />You're good at this, aren't you?<br />Simon.Skycyclerhttp://skycycler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-87275879590467080612010-03-05T07:32:44.655-05:002010-03-05T07:32:44.655-05:00Ha! Thanks for the morning laugh.Ha! Thanks for the morning laugh.Paula Boonhttp://www.paulaboon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-77402475780790775582010-03-05T07:01:38.451-05:002010-03-05T07:01:38.451-05:00nothing like spoiled recalcitrant brats.. nailed i...nothing like spoiled recalcitrant brats.. nailed itMichael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-67019591463360446422010-03-05T06:54:54.704-05:002010-03-05T06:54:54.704-05:00Thanks, Mark!Thanks, Mark!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.com