tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post6176331911072105900..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: 64 Flamingos and an Imaginary DogRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-86767237983839383332011-08-28T23:39:02.203-04:002011-08-28T23:39:02.203-04:00(Crying.)
I'm just thinking about how much bo...(Crying.)<br /><br />I'm just thinking about how much both of you wanted to believe Roxie had tipped you off about the 2010 earthquake! It's so sad but so perfect.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-37221791611754476772011-08-27T09:06:20.932-04:002011-08-27T09:06:20.932-04:00No relevant earthquake stories, but I think the fa...No relevant earthquake stories, but I think the fact that the original and successor dogs are similar (in appearance, and also in breed) does play a role. Family members have had two dogs of the same breed, and very similar markings, in succession. I knew the older dog from puppyhood, but didn't meet the present one until he was an adult. I'm amazed how similar they are, how similar my connection to them is, and, especially, how similar the newer dog's reactions to me are to the older dog's (which I assumed had something to do with our knowing each other for a long time, and my having dog-sat for extended periods on several occasions, including in puppyhood, but may well be breed characteristics instead). <br /><br />And yes, eyewitness testimony in particular, and human storytelling about stressful events in general, is notoriously unreliable. When I (long, long ago) worked as an investigator for a Public Defender Service, the common wisdom was that the first person to call the police was the complainant, and the second the defendant. I'm not sure how, if at all, cell phones have changed that, but the core issues remain. <br /><br />And human beings of any gender remembering dead spouses/partners? Or siblings trying to agree on stories about deceased (or even living) parents? That's a whole 'nother can of worms. The stories are, indeed, all true in some way, but often very different (from each other, and/or from any documentable historical facts).Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-13234941564845015892011-08-26T22:36:43.637-04:002011-08-26T22:36:43.637-04:00Book recommendation: The Invisible Gorilla by Chab...Book recommendation: <i><a href="http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/" rel="nofollow">The Invisible Gorilla</a></i> by Chabris and Simons. The Imaginary Dog is just what they would predict. Sadly, their book was completed before you made your story public, because "The Imaginary Dog" would have made an excellent title for one of their chapters.Dudley's humannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-69057494549822667492011-08-26T11:17:27.614-04:002011-08-26T11:17:27.614-04:00I think we have had a few little baby earthquakes ...I think we have had a few little baby earthquakes over the last couple of decades here abouts. they just were not especially memorable. I wonder if the Roxie story is a mashup of two incidents? <br /><br />hugs and love!Katie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-44197657689466540982011-08-25T22:36:37.724-04:002011-08-25T22:36:37.724-04:00This is some seriously philosophical shitte!This is some seriously philosophical shitte!Comrade PhysioProfhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-21952829723023043812011-08-25T17:57:30.702-04:002011-08-25T17:57:30.702-04:00Glad you brought up autobiography in this context,...Glad you brought up autobiography in this context, Stacey. As lit teachers, the Moms are forever telling students that truth and meaning often have little to do with mere facts. The imaginary dogs are always as important as the real ones, and it doesn't much matter which is which, right? Still, Moose was quite taken aback to see that this distinction may actually be as blurry in life (and her own middle-aged brain!) as it is in literature. There is a nice little irony, I think, in her having to turn to this here humble (dead dog) blog to prove that she and Goose were both "remembering" a fully imaginary dog. Proving once again that <b>Roxie's World</b> is the realest world of all!Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-27508007552379292382011-08-25T17:23:49.149-04:002011-08-25T17:23:49.149-04:00Fascinating about those zoo animals: it's so c...Fascinating about those zoo animals: it's so curious how they responded differently. When we get wicked thunderstorms (they are LOUD and do shake the house when close by) my cats run around anxiously looking for a place to hide.<br /><br />And about false memories: I've often thought about that, especially when teaching autobiography. I know I have at least incredibly distorted memories of past events (when held up against others who were there). It's in that retelling, though, that meaning lies, and yes, Goose, "fulfilling some psychic need."<br /><br />Thanks for another thought-provoking, and funny, post!Stacey Lee Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247602168205239028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-41218263196659077662011-08-25T14:18:04.997-04:002011-08-25T14:18:04.997-04:00Memory sure is a funny thing. My bro was telling ...Memory sure is a funny thing. My bro was telling me how many witnesses don't think they are lying when they adamantly assure a jury that they saw something they just didn't see. That eyewitness accounts are the least reliable for beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt evidence is very instructive about not only matters of fact but also truth, huh? One wonders with ole Pilate--what is it that comes to count as fact, and then renders truth, anyway? I was also convinced that I had called my mother, who in July 2010 had been dead for two months. Fulfilling some psychic need indeed. . . .<br /><br />Thanks, Rox, for such a thought-provoking, entertaining post. Love those flamingos -- aren't they in our backyard romping with an imaginary dog?<br />xxoo,<br />GooseGoosenoreply@blogger.com