Comments on: I Am Not a Circus Performer http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/ The Les Becker Blog: Writer (fiction, non-fiction, story-telling, memories, screenplays, radioplays, lyrics, ghost-writing, magazine articles, tourism and event promotion) and amateur photographer from Northern Ontario. Looking to escape Northern Ontario. Rescue me. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: BeckEye http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2236 BeckEye Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:29:53 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2236 God, is EVERYONE looking for a job now? Nothing sucks worse than job hunting. It's like twice the work of a real job with no pay. <em>Les Says: You got me there. Not a fun pastime.</em> God, is EVERYONE looking for a job now? Nothing sucks worse than job hunting. It’s like twice the work of a real job with no pay.

Les Says: You got me there. Not a fun pastime.

]]> By: wallybanners http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2235 wallybanners Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:33:01 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2235 Lucky you Wish I had kids :) <em>Les Says: Really? I'll trade her for a 25' Airstream trailer...</em> Lucky you Wish I had kids :)

Les Says: Really? I’ll trade her for a 25′ Airstream trailer…

]]> By: carol http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2233 carol Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:18:48 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2233 Hey, is it just me, or have you re-vamped your site? I like it. Ah, life is full of unexpected turns, isn't it - some good, some less so. Glad the job front looks to be opening up for you hon, you deserve it. Poor kyla, give her a hug from me. Great pic's, by the way, you have the eye for a shot! <em>Les Says: Yeah, I got sick of the blah white... Ky says thanks for the hug and sends kisses (you only get half of them, though; I'm keeping some for myself). Photography-wise, my "eye" seems accidental, most times. I don't think I take it seriously enough.</em> Hey, is it just me, or have you re-vamped your site? I like it. Ah, life is full of unexpected turns, isn’t it - some good, some less so. Glad the job front looks to be opening up for you hon, you deserve it. Poor kyla, give her a hug from me. Great pic’s, by the way, you have the eye for a shot!

Les Says: Yeah, I got sick of the blah white… Ky says thanks for the hug and sends kisses (you only get half of them, though; I’m keeping some for myself).

Photography-wise, my “eye” seems accidental, most times. I don’t think I take it seriously enough.

]]> By: Denise http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2228 Denise Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:53:33 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2228 oy. bad boo-boos, almost arrested (?), job hunting, school and troubling tomatoes...makes my life seem b-o-r-i-n-g.... <em>Les Says: Ha! I read your life, remember? Mine's pretty tame, really. And honest, <a href="http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/30/really-the-law-applies-to-us-too/" rel="">that near-arrest?</a> Not me. I swear.</em> oy. bad boo-boos, almost arrested (?), job hunting, school and troubling tomatoes…makes my life seem b-o-r-i-n-g….

Les Says: Ha! I read your life, remember? Mine’s pretty tame, really. And honest, that near-arrest? Not me. I swear.

]]> By: david mcmahon http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2221 david mcmahon Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:49:23 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2221 Ouch - hope the injuries have healed. And I'm sure the lesson has been learned, too. Nice tomato shot. But here's a thought - try it again. Same spot. Same time of day. And this time frame it so that you get the whole shadow in. Tell me what you think .... <em>Les Says: That shadow has come back to haunt me. I knew it would... once I noticed it after uploading the photos to the computer. Unfortunately, the tomato belonged to Ruby, and has since been eaten. I will most certainly be more alert to this kind of thing next time, though.</em> Ouch - hope the injuries have healed. And I’m sure the lesson has been learned, too. Nice tomato shot.

But here’s a thought - try it again. Same spot. Same time of day. And this time frame it so that you get the whole shadow in. Tell me what you think ….

Les Says: That shadow has come back to haunt me. I knew it would… once I noticed it after uploading the photos to the computer. Unfortunately, the tomato belonged to Ruby, and has since been eaten. I will most certainly be more alert to this kind of thing next time, though.

]]> By: Suzi http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2219 Suzi Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:17:55 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2219 Something you'll never hear Les say: "I'm bored." In that one post, you've offered teasers for at least five more. Hope Kyla's healing well, and that you catch a break soon! <em>Les Says: LOL! Hey, I'm catching *multiple* breaks left, right and center around here! I just have to learn to tell the difference between the opportunities and the time-wasters that are masked as opportunities. I'm getting there... :-) Bored?! Never happens.</em> Something you’ll never hear Les say: “I’m bored.” In that one post, you’ve offered teasers for at least five more. Hope Kyla’s healing well, and that you catch a break soon!

Les Says: LOL! Hey, I’m catching *multiple* breaks left, right and center around here! I just have to learn to tell the difference between the opportunities and the time-wasters that are masked as opportunities. I’m getting there… :-)

Bored?! Never happens.

]]> By: Mushy http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2218 Mushy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:02:09 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2007/09/27/i-am-not-a-circus-performer/#comment-2218 This too shall pass. For someone like you, things just have to get better. <em>Les Says: My biggest problem seems to be slipping back into the mentality that I have to panic about everything; and that the little things are just as important as the big things... and forgetting that this is MY life. *I* get to choose which are the important things. Once I get back into that frame of mind, everything immediately gets better. I like to think that eventually, this will become second nature.</em> This too shall pass.

For someone like you, things just have to get better.

Les Says: My biggest problem seems to be slipping back into the mentality that I have to panic about everything; and that the little things are just as important as the big things… and forgetting that this is MY life. *I* get to choose which are the important things. Once I get back into that frame of mind, everything immediately gets better. I like to think that eventually, this will become second nature.

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