How’s your week going so far? The weather has deliver excellent days to Cincinnati, but change is due to happen any day.
Meanwhile, our handbell choir director has extended rehearsals so we can get more time preparing for all that is on our plate. The commissioned piece is a tough, but it’s starting to come together as the premier is just several weeks away. Then the normal avalanche of holiday music for November and December will drive us into a frenzy.
Given the stalemate in the US government, we in the USA need a special dose of midweek satire. In order to deliver a challenge, here is another special edition of identify the blogger – but these headliners are from all over the world.
Can you identify any? I’ll include the answers toward the end of my day.
1) Composer Stuck in Looping Coda
2) Aussie Super-Mom Won’t Leave Shower Until Water Runs Out
3) British-born South African in Florida Diagnosed with Identity Confusion
4) Homesick Aussie of Finnish descent spending too much time in Italy
5) Dog Owner Bets Switching Meals with Dogs on Running Time
6) Fashion Icon Wears Jacques Strapé Design at Exotic Polynesian Resort
7) Midnight Power Allows Photographer to Walk Across Bog
8) Ambidextrous Artist Challenged to Draw Hands with Her Feet
9) Artist Admits to Using Number to Paint and Play Piano
10) Cornfield Physicist Explains E = MC Hammer to Kevin Costner
11) Marching Band Director Would Rather Watch the Football Game
ANSWERS
1) Lynn at Composer in the Garden (Pennsylvania, USA)
2 Charlie at Hotly Spiced (Australia)
3 Sylvia at A Day in Paradise (South Africa)
4 Debra at Bagni di Lucca and Beyond (Australia, Finland, Italy)
5 Leo at Doggy’s Style (Spain)
6 Kay at Pure Complex (NYC, USA)
7 Robin at Beeze at Dawn
8 Raye at Jots from a Small Apartment (Oregon, USA)
9 Marina at Art Toward a Happy Day (Greece)
10 Jim at The JAR Blog (Iowa, USA)
11) Tim is a friend, commenter, and reader who has been with me from Day 1
Can’t place any of the bloggers.
But I’d love to meet them!
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Guapo,
Looking at the list, for sure, you know one of the artists.
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I am completely stumped over who this mystery blogger could be, but this must be one of your — wow! — 2,400 followers Frank. I only have 24 followers and a few hundred spambots.
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Lame,
Don’t let my Followers number influence you because I must be on some Robo-followers network … actually meaning a snowball effect from a bunch of people who don’t visit or comment. On the other hand, cross referencing readers to other blogs is a chore, so not sure I can help you. OH well …
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Frank, this year the Robo-followers have reached epidemic proportion while stats have fallen. I wish WP gave us a way to delete and block the spam-bots. Even if it reduced my following I’m okay with that knowing that my followers are Real.
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Not only the robo-followers, but I’m getting many new bloggers.
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Yeah, I see you’ve added 14 more since we began this conversation.
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Which also means 14 emails to delete.
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PS: I have discovered that you know one of the bloggers … and interestingly, their last post fits!
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Hm, really? When do you plan to do The Big Reveal?
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Answers are up!
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I see Leo!
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That a way … and very fitting for his last post about missing the race!
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I, too, am eager to see your answers as I am not finding success in trying to decipher these. Very intriguing!
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Hi Patti,
Check after late this afternoon (your time). If not up, they shouldn’t be much longer after that. Thanks for trying.
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Stumped but impressed with the Aussie Super Mum
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GFB,
She’s an impressive lady for that feat!
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She sure is!
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Aussie Super-Mom Stuck in Shower Allows Photographer to Walk Across Exotic Polynesian Resort Switching Meals with Dogs
and who is the mystery blogger.??
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Bulldog,
Oh my my … that’s too much! Many thanks for the chuckle … and well done!!!!
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Could the blogger be Judith, who is now in Florence?
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
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Kathy,
Not Judith, but I think you know my intent of this one.
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lol! I got a couple of them. I think. Judith? Lynn (the composer)? And me (maybe?), with my super Midnight Power?
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Robin,
🙂 … you got two! … answers are now posted.
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Well done, Frank. That was fun. 🙂
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Thank you Bog Walker.
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Homesick Aussie of Finnish descent spending too much time in Italy – Deborah?
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I’m guessing that I might be the composer and Robin might be Midnight Power Allows Photographer to Walk Across Bog – what say you, Frank?
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Lynn,
You are pretty good … and the answers are now posted.
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Lynn,
There ya go!
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This post is a delightful discovery today! Can’t wait for the reveal. (will be pondering all day)
Handbells do seem to go with the season (we played every opposing team’s school song during football season half time….on the field….with the girls drum and bugle drill team not the band….yes football in TX is different.)
Thanks for the fun (not turning the TV/media on today…prefer to laugh at real jokes not jokers)
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Mouse,
In college band we always saluted the other school with their fight song at pre-game.
Handbell music is actually written for all seasons … including many genres!
Meanwhile, I have made the reveal.
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Oooo. can’t wait to see if I was right about some!
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Ohhh lord!!!
Now I’ll keep refreshing till I see the answers!
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Probably not until around your early morning hours.
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I love your headliners and I can’t wait for the unveiling!!!!!
Like Doggy’s Style, I’ll keep refreshing too! 🙂
Meantime… happy Wednesday, Frank!
PS. yes, they are itching for either the ambidextrous artist, or the other one with the piano and paint.
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Marina,
Glad you enjoyed this … and the reveal is up!
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🙄 !!!
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Can’t say that I recognize a single blogger from that list, however I hope you’re enjoying your Wednesday Frank. It’s a cold, rainy, one in San Antonio today, which means I love it!
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Alex,
Light rain here at the start of the day, and cooler temps are supposed to come tomorrow. Cheers to your joy for the day!
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PS: I am confident you know at least one.
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It’s a good job you don’t do quizzes. If they were as hard as this I’d get a bif ‘F’ as in Federal 🙂
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Fasab,
No quiz intended … just some fun with guesses.
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I see myself here, Frank. 😀 Love it. I think Frizz is also here. Not sure about the others, but good luck with the handbell rehearsals. 🙂
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Syvia,
That a way … but no Frizz because I would say, “Who’s Frizz?” Meanwhile, as you know, rehearsals are important to reach a certain level of competence.
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Then it must be Nomad Sprogg. (Frizztext reblogged him today.)
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Meanwhile, I added the answers to the post.
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IT’S ME IT’S ME IT’S ME!!!!!!! You cheeky little devil you…………
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Jots,
Did you get the right one? 😉 … Answers are up.
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Yes, of course, #8. How could I forget the frustration of my many attempts to draw “with my feet”……!!
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🙂 …. and during your injury is when I developed that one.
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Clever you…..so smiling am I.
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Glad to cause a smile.
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Nicely done, sir. And go Bengals this Sunday.
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Cayman,
Many thanks … and I always fret playing teams one should beat on the road.
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Don’t fret. Cheer. Hey, you guys have done the fretting thing for way too long a time. You deserve better than that, so ask your team to, yanno, deliver something better than that.
PS- As a Miami fan, this is my daily affirmation. So . . results? They just might vary . . .
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Thanks … and LOL …. and the Dolphins are on the schedule … what, in three weeks?
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Halloween night. Hells Bells, yes. And now that I have gotten to know you, this will be the ONLY game on the sched I look forward to. Win or lose.
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Must revenge last year’s loss at our place. Miami D was too much to handle.
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It’s all good.
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Wow. I sure missed that one, Frank. Now I see why you were bugging my ear earlier.
Pardon my density, if I may use a physics term. 🙂
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Btw…I was not far from that field last week.
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Jim,
Density is a good term! 🙂 … hope your explanation turns into a post.
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Yep!
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See my edit of the comment
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Kevin is a bright fellow. But, I’m not sure the MC Hammer explanation would make any sense coming from me.
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I’m confident you can develop an explanation.
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When I talked to my mom today – she told me that she turned the heat on already today. It was a bday gift to herself.
It’s a bit chilly here. I’m trying to hold off till the end of the month. We’ll see.
Already preppin’ for the holidays I see. Boy – that time will be here in no time!
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RoSy,
I think our chili starts tomorrow …. yesterday, a weatherman mentioned the possibility of the two s-words sometime next week.
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Oh no! That weatherman should bite his tongue!
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My wife, who hates winter, cringed!
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I cringe with her.
I turned the heat on today. My finger tips & toes were bluish. And – it wasn’t nail-polish.
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I will tell her your comment … BTW …. she just asked me to turn on the furnace.
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LOL 🙂
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… and she laughed in agreement
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HA! Some new ones to explore – perfect for the weekend! Thanks (shall return )
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Mouse,
Good people … so enjoy!
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Ah a new twist to the game. i love it!
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TBM,
Glad you enjoyed it. Were you in a previous edition?
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Oh geez, I don’t know. Usually I’m not clever, must have had four cups of tea that day, and not two.
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Hold on … I’ll check
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Nope – no wonder you don’t remember. 😉 …. But yours is already written for a future post!
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You can see the future. That’s handy!
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Ohhhh I knew the dog one was me, it was easy and you gave it away on my blog.
As for the rest I had no clue, I’ll have to check their blogs out.
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Doggy,
These are fun, so I like to pop them in occasionally, plus promote people as yourself!
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And how could you forget me ???? No you are in my black book … on the front page, Frank – on the shutdown list. *laughing ….
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Viveka,
I can say with certainty that you are in the queue!
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Frank … doesn’t help … I don’t do queues *laughing.
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Now you know you are in line … but you don’t know when. 😉
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I can’t believe I didn’t get Robin or Debra! What is wrong with me?
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I agree … it must be the Ecuadorian water. 😉
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I got one! First time for me! I recognized Charile, at Hotly Spiced. Such fun!
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Debra,
Good for you … and Charlie didn’t even see it. 😦
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You can never spend too much time in Italy!
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Debra,
Absolutely correct.
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Sorry, just checking in and moving on up. I think I actually recognised a few bloggers there – hard to keep track, with my growing collection! 😀
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John,
Finding bloggers you don’t know is part of m challenge. Over and out.
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