Comments on: Not with a bang but a whimper

By: Lesbian Dad

Lesbian Dad — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:30:21 +0000

Thank you so much! And welcome! Lots of nice people here. Glad to have you among ‘em.

By: alismom2

alismom2 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:24:28 +0000

Hi,
I’m a new reader, but know you, as our kids go to school together. What a wonderful blog. I’m glued to my chair. Thank you for writing. I’m hooked! ~Heidi

By: Lesbian Dad

Lesbian Dad — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:55:12 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you.

So very worth keeping at this, with such fine-hearted company. May we all have a far, far better 2010 than our 2009s were. Even if for some, 2009 was a banner (and not a bummer) year.

By: rev2bebt

rev2bebt — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:53:05 +0000

No worries, we’ll be here. Be gentle to yourself in this time away, and revel in every moment with your beautiful family.

As for silence; where would our speech be without it? Silence as punctuation, silence as rhythm, silence as thought, silence as that which turns babble into a powerful message. The words and images will return, and will be better for this period of quiet.

Peace and joy, health and happiness be unto you and yours in this New Year.

Eliza, Marcey and Asa

By: Vikki

Vikki — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:26:36 +0000

Posting on my blog has been light in recent weeks as well. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say…it’s more that I have too much. Both can stop us in our tracks.

By: Tara R

Tara R — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:06:34 +0000

I’ve begun posting a lot more photos on my site too. Somedays you want to ‘say’ something, but simply don’t have the words. And, slow doesn’t mean ‘stop.’

Hopes for you and yours to have a wonderful and peaceful New Year.

By: perkl8

perkl8 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:52:22 +0000

Whimper doesn’t seem quite right for the LD blog this year … seems more like a gestation period to me, from the outside looking in. And thank the good gods for slow blogging. What a relief! It’s so very Berkeley! I am in awe of your commitment to this blog! I’ll definitely be here reading. I wish your family the sweetest of holidays, lots of time to play and be.
p.s. I LOVE this photo … good book?

By: eyejunkie

eyejunkie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:34:39 +0000

Moving beyond visibility to comprehension is the commonality we all have as humans. Thanks for making the commitment of showing your family to me, Polly. It’s been an undeniable blessing.

More in the new year, I hope.
Merry Christmas!
Haley

By: genderkid

genderkid — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:26:03 +0000

The slow blogging concept makes a lot of sense. Many of my favorite bloggers post infrequently, but are well worth the wait. There’s no rush: Lesbian Dad is staying on my feed reader for sure.

Darkrooms are very soothing, aren’t they? I learned at my school’s lab, but now it’s hard to find photo clubs with semi-public darkrooms (not impossible, though!). Like slow blogging, I find that my best pictures come out of self-developing. Since each copy takes so long, you have to think hard about what’s best for each picture.

I hope you and your family have a nice year’s end!

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:45 +0000

I’m not going anywhere, Polly. Yours is one of the best voices we have making our families visible. With due respect to Sullivan, I’d also venture that blogging is like parenthood: a marathon, not a sprint. Taking time to catch one’s breath is not only permissible, but may be better in the long run. Happy holidays to you and yours.