tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post1927965573129191152..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): The Swamp Walkjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-71312108078502878372008-06-20T14:20:00.000-04:002008-06-20T14:20:00.000-04:00I'd do it! Sounds like fun!I'd do it! Sounds like fun!a/k/a Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499119739368587916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-67129712295010616682008-06-19T12:42:00.000-04:002008-06-19T12:42:00.000-04:00This sounds very cool and very scary at the same t...This sounds very cool and very scary at the same time. I think I'd probably go in, but I'd definitely be very nervous.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-30290314174720805242008-06-18T14:18:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:18:00.000-04:00Somehow this reminds me of your poem "Shoal Walk" ...Somehow this reminds me of your poem "Shoal Walk" . A good one.<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29152267637735836142008-06-18T09:41:00.000-04:002008-06-18T09:41:00.000-04:00I will volunteer but I don't know if I will be abl...I will volunteer but I don't know if I will be able to reach down that far for the weeds...And not go under water...But I will try anyway, I can't wait to go up to camp, I LOVE IT THERE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-79996526801971449962008-06-18T09:20:00.000-04:002008-06-18T09:20:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I could do that. BUT have fun. I don'...I'm not sure I could do that. BUT have fun. I don't even understand why people put mud and muck on them in spa's ...I guess It's not me. ;)Silver Creek Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062404159303618655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50086793170134598732008-06-17T23:29:00.000-04:002008-06-17T23:29:00.000-04:00the picture makes we want to say, "Yuck!" and dive...the picture makes we want to say, "Yuck!" and dive in at the same time.... Funny how mud has that effect.Sarah Sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415284135104217978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-69003405756825245092008-06-17T22:20:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:20:00.000-04:00Water snakes and leeches and mud, oh my!I'd think ...Water snakes and leeches and mud, oh my!<BR/><BR/>I'd think I'd be on the dock, or maybe in a nice hammock somewhere with a good book :)Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29028526419587721342008-06-17T18:09:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:09:00.000-04:00Baby Lisa: Hey, I bet your kids would participate...Baby Lisa: Hey, I bet your kids would participate in a Swamp Walk. I think they are both more adventuresome than you are ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-52549716028490862472008-06-17T18:07:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:07:00.000-04:00I have to admit that I was appalled that a Certain...I have to admit that I was appalled that a Certain Matriarch of the Family left Urban Sophisticate off the Swamp Walk Email. After all, Urban Sophisticate is one of the two founding members of the Camp Improvement Society With the Weird Acronym. <BR/><BR/>I agree that the leeches are pretty rare. I've only had one on me in all my years of Swamp Walking. But then again, I always wear socks.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-36378510405733546382008-06-17T17:38:00.000-04:002008-06-17T17:38:00.000-04:00"Similarly, a person familiar with Urban Sophistic..."Similarly, a person familiar with Urban Sophisticate Sister's thinking also would like to complain that Urban Sophisticate Sister hasn't been included in family emails (presumably because she won't actually be at camp over the Fourth) and likewise feels stifled. And for the record, the fears of leeches are unfounded. Water snakes, maybe, but not leeches."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-43676029104046682832008-06-17T16:26:00.000-04:002008-06-17T16:26:00.000-04:00Family at it's best! I love the addition of email ...Family at it's best! I love the addition of email chats to get the buzz going.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-47857905358062578882008-06-17T13:35:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:35:00.000-04:00I remember when we were kids you and your sisters ...I remember when we were kids you and your sisters would walk around the swamp while pulling me along in a boat. It never ceased to amaze me why you would want to do that. I was scared enough that something slimy and evil would jump into the boat and kill me.<BR/><BR/>Back then I was even afraid to jump into the water at our place in the Adirondacks. You'd look at me in wonder and ask, "Why wouldn't you want to swim in that perfectly clear water?" After being at your place, I asked myself the same question.Baby Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584132468254766032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-82668930629907982692008-06-17T12:12:00.000-04:002008-06-17T12:12:00.000-04:00Well, the source of the problem is Certain Old Peo...Well, the source of the problem is Certain Old People who haven't grasped the concept of a family email list, and who try to type all the names in every time, thereby leaving off about half the family. <BR/><BR/>I would never have forgotten Drama Niece. She and I have the SAME LAST NAME!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-61632698476456030412008-06-17T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:38:00.000-04:00I've heard from an unnamed source that this "Drama...I've heard from an unnamed source that this "Drama Niece" you have previously written about is disappointed that she is no longer being included in the family emails. <BR/><BR/>She, too, has opinions about the swamp walk, but her voice is being stifled. <BR/><BR/>-XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-47192196284594980452008-06-17T10:25:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:25:00.000-04:00I wish I knew you IRL. If so, I would volunteer fo...I wish I knew you IRL. If so, I would volunteer for the swamp walk, much as it makes my skin crawl, just for an invitation to camp.<BR/>We used to brave different swamps, for different reasons. I think I need to blog about that.Lomagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273397354830985024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81318436164500640622008-06-17T08:02:00.000-04:002008-06-17T08:02:00.000-04:00I love your tales from camp, leeches and all. Wha...I love your tales from camp, leeches and all. What a magical place!BerryBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688522956177325844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-8838553164123586552008-06-17T02:11:00.000-04:002008-06-17T02:11:00.000-04:00I'm sorry. You lost me at leeches. Eek!I'm sorry. You lost me at leeches. Eek!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-88679591174544284812008-06-17T01:11:00.000-04:002008-06-17T01:11:00.000-04:00I would be more than a little squeamish, my imagin...I would be more than a little squeamish, my imagination would be galloping madly away with me about what could be touching me - my stomach is jumpy even now!<BR/>great picture and I am impressed with the bravery of so many members of your circle. I hope I could overcome my fears and be a part of the tradition if I were lucky enough to be a part of this - but I don't know...Gawdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646113157120724047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-782971451997877312008-06-16T23:45:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:45:00.000-04:00Yours is the only blog I regularly read by a someo...Yours is the only blog I regularly read by a someone I don't know IRL and it is posts like this that keep me reading. Great images and I love your humor. There is more to it than that, but the biggest thing is that your posts make me smile.<BR/><BR/>Have a fun Swamp Walk on the 4th!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-14084920278510687572008-06-16T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:19:00.000-04:00anyone who wears white shorts and attempts to supe...anyone who wears white shorts and attempts to supervise from the dock deserves the mud. that is all.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-40125022555944948422008-06-16T22:30:00.000-04:002008-06-16T22:30:00.000-04:00never knew about this fascinating tradition. I'm ...never knew about this fascinating tradition. I'm afraid I would be a little squeamish around leeches, myself.<BR/><BR/>but, tradition is tradition, right!Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.com