Comments on: On Considering The Right Friends (For Bio Purposes Only)

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 02:47:01 +0000

Kate — you may win. Can I join your family. I promise to fall on your side.

Joan — how odd that I didn’t notice. I’m thinking she meant a merry widow, at least that’s how I read it. Getting slow in my old age. Widow’s weeds are, well, the best way to describe them is by having you picture the heavy black dresses that Victorian (and prior) women wore while in mourning. Really ugly stuff, but on the positive side, black is quite slimming. Or so I tell myself, especially on days like today.

Lorra — no, very few goldfish funerals around here. Booksquare is a cat-only household. And these cats have a policy of only killing their friends. It surprises them when it happens — probably I should have a talk with them about exuberance.

By: Joan Kelly

Joan Kelly — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:58:49 +0000

I would like to know what “widow’s weeds” are please? (The plunging neckline and cleavage, while enjoyable to hear about, were not helpful hints for me in conjuring a specific image, as I basically get the same effect with my v-neck BVD t-shirt and crossing my arms really tight…)

Thank you,
Joan

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:39:25 +0000

my cousin (actually my mother’s cousin, but closer to my age) is Louise Glu[with an umlaut]ck, the US (former) poet laureate Pretty good, eh? One of our relatives said about the two of us “The family’s writers range from high art to popular porn.” I chose to take it as a compliment–hey I strive for popularity.

By: Lorra

Lorra — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 00:05:43 +0000

Why do I get the sense that you L.A. types have never been to a goldfish funeral? And I thought y’all were trendsetters. I’m so disillusioned!

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:45:50 +0000

Well, far be it for me to suggest proper funeral attire for a goldfish, but, yeah, eccentric.

And Jim, by default, your life is half mine, so anything you say or do can be appropriated and twisted to suit my needs. And I’m pretty much willing to go public with everything other people do.

By: barefootjim

barefootjim — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:10:34 +0000

I just assume that everybody’s friends and family and lives and loves are all essentially interesting and insane,and that it’s all about how much you’re willing to publicize it.

By: Lorra

Lorra — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:12:29 +0000

So, let me ask you this: If I wore widow’s weeds from Victorias Secret and hosted an Irish Wake and Viking Burial at Sea (think flaming boat) for my goldfish who gave me sixteen wonderful years, does that qualify as eccentric and/or glamorous enough? (My mourning outfit had a plunging, lacy neckline and with Victoria’s help, there was a hint of cleavage.)

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 03:58:19 +0000

I can only hope you’re compiling a list of wacky friends…one never knows!

By: Brenda Coulter

Brenda Coulter — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:12:43 +0000

That entire essay was delicious. Thanks for sharing.