tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26892817.post6284122164772773002..comments2023-10-26T11:55:55.045-04:00Comments on Elf Killing And Other Hobbies: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To...Celina Summershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08581883122727085849noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26892817.post-31698802746509711292009-09-12T22:26:07.637-04:002009-09-12T22:26:07.637-04:00Gimme a break, CS -- you have no idea how much I e...Gimme a break, CS -- you have <i>no</i> idea how much I envy you writing exactly what you want, while I'm pumping out book reviews & critical essays that 6 people will read, & trying to squeeze a poem in at the odd moment. (I will, however, exempt the biography from that judgment -- that was from the heart.)<br /><br />It's when I hang around with folks who've made writing their <i>profession</i> that I grit my teeth & feel how parasitic teaching the stuff can be.<br /><br />(Eek -- I had to go online to remember how to form a Latin vocative the other day; shows how much the grammar stuck with me!)<br /><br />(Response so late coming 'cuz I forgot to check the "email followups" box.)Mark Scrogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431113440875342809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26892817.post-88916413188138263372009-08-25T00:53:04.927-04:002009-08-25T00:53:04.927-04:00Yep. And you're a much better testament to th...Yep. And you're a much better testament to the greatness of the Warrens than I am, Mark, because you have the patience and the passion to teach as well. I'm just a genre word hack with an outstanding classical education. :)Celina Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581883122727085849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26892817.post-9416604803711319992009-08-23T01:43:09.757-04:002009-08-23T01:43:09.757-04:00Amen to all that.Amen to all that.Mark Scrogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431113440875342809noreply@blogger.com