tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post4258387212190650259..comments2024-01-07T21:31:32.449+01:00Comments on Better Lies: Two Fingers and a Thumbkymmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-47617889357641751392013-08-30T12:48:53.151+02:002013-08-30T12:48:53.151+02:00Everything´s a little easier when it's shared....Everything´s a little easier when it's shared. Thanks, Janna!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-85217547927727951462013-08-30T12:48:14.046+02:002013-08-30T12:48:14.046+02:00Yup, good and bad things. Thanks, Jody!Yup, good and bad things. Thanks, Jody!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-85305285736112900392013-08-30T12:47:43.024+02:002013-08-30T12:47:43.024+02:00Nice to hear that, Steve. Thank you!Nice to hear that, Steve. Thank you!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-86811264697402907242013-08-30T12:47:08.131+02:002013-08-30T12:47:08.131+02:00Haha - a bit overboard with the threes... Thank yo...Haha - a bit overboard with the threes... Thank you, Sarah!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-21386846407542214622013-08-30T12:46:42.262+02:002013-08-30T12:46:42.262+02:00Painful not to feel able to do anything about it!
...Painful not to feel able to do anything about it!<br />Thank you so much, Christine!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-12185301598562782612013-08-30T05:40:24.808+02:002013-08-30T05:40:24.808+02:00That's a sign of a great friendship. We all n...That's a sign of a great friendship. We all need someone to look on the bright side when everything looks bleak.JannaTWriteshttp://jannatwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-11460395373779495602013-08-30T04:11:05.213+02:002013-08-30T04:11:05.213+02:00"It's all about threes." Great opene..."It's all about threes." Great opener. Things really do come in threes a lot. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-15077019290494973352013-08-29T22:01:38.346+02:002013-08-29T22:01:38.346+02:00very moving very moving Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-13132277671887215272013-08-29T21:43:18.481+02:002013-08-29T21:43:18.481+02:00So tenderly written - a tale of true friendship. L...So tenderly written - a tale of true friendship. Lovely use of three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-83989718024436247482013-08-29T20:21:36.162+02:002013-08-29T20:21:36.162+02:00Ouch, a painful story, for sure. But very real. Gr...Ouch, a painful story, for sure. But very real. Great little piece, Kymm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-56327712926664741482013-08-29T19:35:52.929+02:002013-08-29T19:35:52.929+02:00Oh sure, you like the threes, but then all you tal...Oh sure, you like the threes, but then all you talk about are twos!!! lol<br />Glad the strength of their relationship came through.<br />Thank you for your lovely comment, Jennifer!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-48413058202682087702013-08-29T19:32:55.648+02:002013-08-29T19:32:55.648+02:00I find adulthood is often not all it's cracked...I find adulthood is often not all it's cracked up to be!<br />Thank you so much, Linda! I'm glad you liked it.kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-69174429589855131942013-08-29T19:32:06.811+02:002013-08-29T19:32:06.811+02:00Things come in threes... Except when the other sho...Things come in threes... Except when the other shoe drops... haha<br />Thanks so much, Gina!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-4401296672600819722013-08-29T19:30:55.374+02:002013-08-29T19:30:55.374+02:00Thanks, Ivy! I wanted to reflect how the small bon...Thanks, Ivy! I wanted to reflect how the small bonds can resist the large disasters. Glad their history came across.kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-29816779943422232282013-08-29T19:29:23.223+02:002013-08-29T19:29:23.223+02:00Let's hope so. But optimism should get them ev...Let's hope so. But optimism should get them even farther than luck might. Thanks, Tina!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-65795810489753906352013-08-29T19:28:22.474+02:002013-08-29T19:28:22.474+02:00Three seems to be a toss-up as far as luck is conc...Three seems to be a toss-up as far as luck is concerned (maybe even moreso in Spanish!)<br />*swallows ten times*<br />Thank you so much, Valerie! I love that you always come here < 3kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-13468868270206882852013-08-29T19:25:57.309+02:002013-08-29T19:25:57.309+02:00Thanks, Draug! You may not believe all the threes ...Thanks, Draug! You may not believe all the threes I ended up cutting!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-85614030018644491332013-08-29T19:24:53.943+02:002013-08-29T19:24:53.943+02:00Well, I had to suck up a bit after abandoning you ...Well, I had to suck up a bit after abandoning you this past month!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-30316442022709305542013-08-29T19:24:04.596+02:002013-08-29T19:24:04.596+02:00Wow, Steph, thanks for all the love!
This is the s...Wow, Steph, thanks for all the love!<br />This is the second story dedicated to a friend of mine, a prize-winning crime novelist and journalist whose book I mention chronicles her fall: from being fired from her position as managing editor of one of Barcelona's free newspapers when she was 8 mos pregnant, to the resulting odyssey of being evicted from her home, along with her 10 year old and 4 year old, as it is being repossessed by the bank for defaulting on mortgage payments.<br />No paycuts for bankers over here, anyway!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-65370618113151587272013-08-29T18:18:28.055+02:002013-08-29T18:18:28.055+02:00I agree that this was a wonderful tapestry of thre...I agree that this was a wonderful tapestry of threes and the relationship between these two was so strong, making those last two lines especially tender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-68650640874656694782013-08-29T17:34:07.166+02:002013-08-29T17:34:07.166+02:00What a touching story this is with so much wisdom ...What a touching story this is with so much wisdom woven in. And the line about changing one worry for another. That's all adulthood really is when you look at it that way! Just a wonderful story as usual, Kymm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-67125947665250201032013-08-29T17:10:50.282+02:002013-08-29T17:10:50.282+02:00Things come in threes! “Seems like all we did by g...Things come in threes! “Seems like all we did by growing up was change one worry for another.” this line s so true. I like their friendship!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-82180971765110161572013-08-29T15:31:17.324+02:002013-08-29T15:31:17.324+02:00I love how you give us glimpses into their long hi...I love how you give us glimpses into their long history together. Their friendship is a beautiful contrast to the current struggles. Another great piece!Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933355170869547421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-3842668066144858002013-08-29T15:21:17.518+02:002013-08-29T15:21:17.518+02:00Third time's the charm, they say. I loved Luis...Third time's the charm, they say. I loved Luisa's optimism, even in the face of reality.TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166211486147906625.post-13946762042753224782013-08-29T02:15:45.011+02:002013-08-29T02:15:45.011+02:00I want three to be a lucky number for these two! ...I want three to be a lucky number for these two! Life is just so hard and unfair for some people. <br /><br />And when I have the hiccups, if I can swallow three times without taking a breath they go away.<br /><br />Great piece of writing Kymm! I always love coming here to see what you've come up with:)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.com