tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post2412611787012371523..comments2024-03-28T18:45:53.301-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: Do As I Say, Not As I Do!!!!cotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-57537349104455046202018-08-24T05:20:44.861-05:002018-08-24T05:20:44.861-05:00I can see that you are an expert at your field! I ...I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business. <a href="https://view.ly/v/2gEpJYevB3Ax" rel="nofollow">https://view.ly/v/2gEpJYevB3Ax</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-13326937362630266492011-11-18T16:04:37.084-06:002011-11-18T16:04:37.084-06:00Oh my god, there's so much useful material in ...Oh my god, there's so much useful material in this post!www.ciudad-real-3d.comhttp://www.ciudad-real-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-43558820157725963142009-07-18T18:40:11.211-05:002009-07-18T18:40:11.211-05:00Oh Joni, I somehow missed this post.
And I love y...Oh Joni, I somehow missed this post.<br /><br />And I love your retort to the Anon. I had to enable comment moderation to kill a troll that would NOT leave me alone. Of course he always posted anonymously - always. And his attacks were very childish and got quite personal. So he is gone forever.<br /><br />I did know about the "tree circles" and their impact on trees. I'd done Decorinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494592414546840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-5064166023264921562008-05-25T17:40:00.000-05:002008-05-25T17:40:00.000-05:00Thanks Alex - I know YOU know the truth! thanks,J...Thanks Alex - I know YOU know the truth! thanks,<BR/>Joni<BR/><BR/>SHARON ---- ok, I'll join you in Umbria over France, you can be Diane Lane and I"ll be Dame Maggie (oy! - I'd rather be Diane!)cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-66031442889041300942008-05-25T16:08:00.001-05:002008-05-25T16:08:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415645585094331550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-59912950068165372482008-05-25T16:08:00.000-05:002008-05-25T16:08:00.000-05:00Love your tree! I also think your comment on the w...Love your tree! I also think your comment on the workers was a good way of opening a can of worms. It is time to aerate not only your tree but also a lot racism that seems to be pretty deep. I'm glad it is generating a lot of comments -it should. I think apathy is killing this country and I'm glad to see people speak out. I took it tongue in cheek and even if I did believe you to be racist (whichAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415645585094331550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-28042947539572388372008-05-25T14:47:00.000-05:002008-05-25T14:47:00.000-05:00Joni, sorry to say that I'm not in N.Y. or Memoria...Joni, sorry to say that I'm not in N.Y. or Memorial. In reality, my cul-de-sac is smack in the middle of suburban Houston, and I'm just trying to "bloom where I'm planted." But, if perchance to dream, my FOREVER HOME would be a little adobe under the stars in Taos or Santa Fe, an old stone ruin with a rooftop terrace in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, or anything remotely habitable in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-3622751155724724262008-05-25T12:43:00.000-05:002008-05-25T12:43:00.000-05:00Anon: ok, truce accepted!!! haha - omg, I've bee...Anon: ok, truce accepted!!! haha - omg, I've been so upset about this - it was total sarcasm directed against those who hate "illegal aliens" - and it just killed me that someone ddn't see the sarcarm !! thanks for all your kind words. ok - enough of politics, more design.<BR/><BR/>Jonicotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-7183586254387647052008-05-25T11:50:00.000-05:002008-05-25T11:50:00.000-05:00From anon 9:49 and 1:28. Hey Joni I'm sorry too. I...From anon 9:49 and 1:28. Hey Joni I'm sorry too. I really do love you blog and visit it everyday. My first foray into the blogispher was you. After reading your posts and the links you had, well, it just kinda snowballed. And I still check your posts everday to see what wonderful thing you will come up with next. You are truly a gem. Diamond I think. And, well I, I love ya man.<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-28990120001836161272008-05-25T03:56:00.000-05:002008-05-25T03:56:00.000-05:00Thanks Sharon for your support! I'm glad you reco...Thanks Sharon for your support! I'm glad you recognized the sarcasm for what it was! jeez!!! I'm not THAT stupid to be prejudice and then print it for all the world to see...but whatever.<BR/><BR/>Hey - I didn't know you lived in Houston! I thought you were from NY? Let me guess the cul de sac Memorial????<BR/><BR/>thanks again for the support, I need it.<BR/><BR/>Jonicotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-25174020274456284742008-05-25T02:33:00.000-05:002008-05-25T02:33:00.000-05:00Joni, I read every word of your post, and I am ast...Joni, I read every word of your post, and I am astounded that your comment garnered criticism. Apparently, misguided political correctness can suffocate (pun intended) the ability of some to discern sarcasm, wit, parody, irony, etc. Sad. Oh, and I just knew you had to be a Democrat. As the lone, rabid Democrat residing on a Republican cul-de-sac in Houston, I assure you that life can be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-55881983079686679132008-05-24T07:29:00.000-05:002008-05-24T07:29:00.000-05:00Wow, the fur is flying! LOL. Uh-oh, don't want to ...Wow, the fur is flying! LOL. Uh-oh, don't want to get condemned....maybe that was insensitive to your animal readers...was it? I am just going to apologize in advance - just in case. <BR/>At any rate, I am sorry about the tree, I hope it recovers (or maybe not, postings from your new place in the South of France could be pretty spectacular) Thanks to the wonderful workers who freed the tree's annechoviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312210924851934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-80047894082809167262008-05-24T07:22:00.000-05:002008-05-24T07:22:00.000-05:00Dear Joni, I got the joke and was not offended. Si...Dear Joni, I got the joke and was not offended.<BR/> <BR/>Sign me a grateful G'ma, who would not have two beautiful and delightful grandchildren, had their paternal grandparents not come to America to work, over 40 years ago. They are now American citizens and homeowners in the US and still own an old family home in Mexico. We are constantly amazed at the work ethic! <BR/><BR/>Thanks Joni!<BR/>PatPAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-4915935871346517512008-05-24T02:07:00.000-05:002008-05-24T02:07:00.000-05:00Anon 9:59 - I wasn't really talking to you, I was ...Anon 9:59 - I wasn't really talking to you, I was talking to the next anon - I don't like being told what to do like that especially as I had explained my comment earlier. But again, it was sarcasm - my way of sending out a message that I am not in agreement with the current waves of racial stereotyping and scapegoating. I'm sorry that both you and the other anon don't agree with my way of cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-4666217805835203662008-05-24T01:49:00.000-05:002008-05-24T01:49:00.000-05:00My apologies anon 1:28 amI had no wish to attack y...My apologies anon 1:28 am<BR/>I had no wish to attack you. If my behavior on here is "sophomoric", maybe it's because I'm new, I don't know. Truce please.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Susanfemme hessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490452069664679666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-27578513068168173522008-05-24T01:28:00.000-05:002008-05-24T01:28:00.000-05:00From anon 9:49. Look. I am now being attacked for ...From anon 9:49. Look. I am now being attacked for stating what I thought was the obvious. I realize Joni's post and comment was done with tongue in cheek. I did read the post all the way thru, twice even. It isn't a stretch for someone to believe after reading it that it was a questionable comment, even if it wasn't done with malise. I am not a blogger. I do not have a blog to promote. And I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-33645513748164004442008-05-24T00:38:00.000-05:002008-05-24T00:38:00.000-05:00Joni, thank you so much for stopping by and leavin...Joni, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving an encouraging comment on my blog. It warms my heart when you do that!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Susanfemme hessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490452069664679666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-18487799186197931552008-05-24T00:36:00.000-05:002008-05-24T00:36:00.000-05:00I'm all for banning anonymous posters. It seems li...I'm all for banning anonymous posters. It seems like some people have nothing better to do than participate in character assasination without taking responsibility. I was totally oblivious to the whole "alien pesky" part of your blog. I don't want to make the anon a "whipping post" I just want you to step up and "Choose an Identity". Launching missiles that can't be traced back to you is cowardlyfemme hessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490452069664679666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-45954739054159134882008-05-23T22:33:00.000-05:002008-05-23T22:33:00.000-05:00Nothing like a little comment to bring out the ano...Nothing like a little comment to bring out the anonymous posters - why not leave your name? What are you scared of? Being googled and exposed for being a hypocrit? I'm not going to remove it EVER. It was said sarcastically - and the reason no one commented on is becuase most people probably don't even read this blog all the way through and if they do = they know it was said sarcastically.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-12465627922749924792008-05-23T21:50:00.000-05:002008-05-23T21:50:00.000-05:00Remove the pesky alien comment, I don't care if yo...Remove the pesky alien comment, I don't care if you were kidding - It isn't funny and for an intelligent woman, it is a careless remark. Sorry, you should be chastised. PeriodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46094265430932954332008-05-23T21:49:00.000-05:002008-05-23T21:49:00.000-05:00Thanks Joni for the clarification. I have to say w...Thanks Joni for the clarification. I have to say when I first read this I was appalled. I have been reading your posts for awhile and it seemed a bit out of character. I understand it was just your devilish wit. But somehow I'm still shaking my head a little. Mostly because as I read the comments I noticed not one person even mentioned it. All I read were condolences for your tree. And by the wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-57904649763528700422008-05-23T20:18:00.000-05:002008-05-23T20:18:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts about my tr...Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts about my tree - I hate to scare people and what's true for me doesn't make it true for you. But the dirt was thick and piled up high and it was compacted - the man could pull it back like a scab -- it was that compacted. But who knows if that is really what is wrong? He swears it is, let's hope so. <BR/><BR/>AND AND AND AND<BR/><BR/>A note for cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-6420560291691914822008-05-23T18:31:00.000-05:002008-05-23T18:31:00.000-05:00We recently planted 4 trees a in some new and old ...We recently planted 4 trees a in some new and old gardens and actually raised the bed of a new garden that is home to an existing tree.... uh oh. That may be a problem. <BR/><BR/>I'll mention this to the 'big guy' and see what he knows about this.<BR/><BR/>You know... if you do move to the south of France you will be getting plenty of visitors... :)Cemayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289186030279080471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-71117180162738125052008-05-23T17:20:00.000-05:002008-05-23T17:20:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry about your tree...the thing about big...I'm so sorry about your tree...the thing about big mature trees, is that it seems they are indestructable. I've attempted to plant some flowers around a coral tree in my backyard, and the roots from the tree choked out any possibility for the flowers to grow. So, yeah typically you would think the old tree would be able to fend for itself. I see that's not the case. Thanks for sharing your femme hessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490452069664679666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-30302559645610206532008-05-23T14:08:00.001-05:002008-05-23T14:08:00.001-05:00The greatest concentration of roots occurs in the ...The greatest concentration of roots occurs in the top foot of soil. Hard to believe, but this is true even of a tree as large and mature as your specimen. When the soil or mulch is built up too high, and not over a period of time, it has a suffocating effect.<BR/><BR/>Thanx for the important reminder.<BR/><BR/>You know, Texans are a tough breed, here's hoping for a good outcome!<BR/><BR/>LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com