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I’ve been unable to comment on other blogs today. I’ve tried from my iMac and my iPad. Via Safari. Via Chrome. And via Firefox. I get a message that my comment is publishing. It remains in a loop and never succeeds. I was surprised to be able to reply to comments on my own blog. I’ve since noticed that there are no recent comments on other blogs. So, it looks like I’m not alone.
I woke up this morning singing “I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealekekua Hawaii.” I have no idea why. It made me think of the humuhumunukunukuapaa’a, the state fish of Hawai’i, whose name I proudly learned when I heard this song as a child. Something I just learned today, however, is humuhumunukunukuapua’a translates to “triggerfish with a snout like a pig.’
I received today’s profound thought from my sister-friend, Susan, not long before she died in 2022.
It isn’t the ups and downs that make life difficult; it’s the jerks.
Charlie Chaplin
Hoy no he podido comentar en otros blogs. Lo he intentado desde mi iMac y mi iPad. A través de Safari. A través de Chrome. Y a través de Firefox. Me aparece un mensaje que dice que mi comentario se está publicando. Se queda en un bucle y nunca se publica. Me sorprendió poder responder a los comentarios en mi propio blog. Desde entonces, he notado que no hay comentarios recientes en ningún otro blog. Así que parece que no soy el único.
Esta mañana me desperté cantando “Quiero volver a mi pequeña cabaña de hierba en Kealekekua, Hawái”. No tengo ni idea de por qué. Me hizo pensar en el humuhumunukunukuapaa’a, el pez estatal de Hawái, cuyo nombre aprendí con orgullo cuando escuché esta canción de niño. Sin embargo, hoy mismo aprendí que humuhumunukunukuapua’a se traduce como “pez ballesta con hocico de cerdo”.
Recibí esta profunda reflexión de mi amiga Susan, poco antes de que falleciera en 2022.
No son los altibajos lo que hace la vida difícil; son los imbéciles.
Charlie Chaplln
Photo from one of SG’s shopping catalogs??? 🐠🐠🐠🐠
wickedhamster:
Not on his list. I just read that they’re extremely aggressive and are better with their own kind.
Just like me…
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Deedles:
It worked! I still am unable to comment anywhere else. Argh!
I hope your commenting issues resolve themselves quickly. We can’t blog without you.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
It turned out it was Google (but not WordPress). But I’m glad it appears to be resolved.
It appears that the commenting problem is (again) just on Blogger, not WordPress. Google’s gnomes have a lot to answer for… Jx
PS Pretty fish!
Jon:
Isn’t the humuhumunukunukuapuaa’a stunning? It apparently doesn’t play well with others. Diva.
Jon:
And most bloggers I follow, apparently, are on Blogger. What a relief it’s working again.
My favorite version of the song is Leon Redbone and Ringo Starr. They collapse in laughter while struggling with the syllables.
Bonnie in Minneapolis
Bonnie in Minneapolis:
Oh, thank you for this! I had never heard their version and didn’t find it when I was looking for one to share. Leon Redbone is perfect for this.
Glad to entertain you with their rendition after I’ve enjoyed the stories and scenery of your days.
Bonnie in Minneapolis
I think it’s a Blogger problems since my comments there have been hit or miss.
I performed a hula dance to that song as a child in a dance recital. I still remember parts of it.
Kelly:
Yep, it was Blogger. But it’s back! No video of the hula dance?
Yep. It’s a blogger thing. I hope they fix it.
Interesting song to wake up with in your head.
I can safely say I never have. Yet.
We’re getting rain, Mitchell! It’s not a drenching rain but it’s more than a spit rain.
Mary Moon:
Oh, sweet rain. We have an 87‰ chance this morning. It’s 11 and no sign. The chance goes down to zero in a couple of hours. Here’s hoping.
Blogger’s doing it’s normal bullshittery. Sigh.
I noticed the same thing early this morning. It’s aggravating, but as I always say, you get what you pay for.
Jennifer
Jennifer:
Yeah, and I pay for WordPress. But that didn’t help yesterday.
It’s quite restful to find you can’t comment nor receive comments. It’s an echo of lockdown when we were free to stay home, unjudged!
Boud:
It’s odd how frustrated it made me yesterday. I ended up typing my individual comments and saving them in Notes, so I could quickly catch up when it was working again. All done!
That was introvert Boud.
It is so nice to have comments back working again!
David,
It sure is. I couldn’t believe how disconnected it made me feel.
I tried all kinds of things yesterday but since it wasn’t just me I guess I couldn’t fix the entire blogosphere.
Luckily it’s resolved.
Jerks.
Bob,
I tried at first and then thought to see if anyone had comments. When i saw that popular bloggers like you didn’t even have anything and mine were getting to me just fine, I realized it was a Blogger issue. Wonder what happened. I’m sure we’ll never know.
I had read Steve Reed’s blog and after one attempt to leave a comment I didn’t even try on any others. Triggerfish are so cool looking. I think SG should get a discus and maybe some little school fish to dart around. Discus are very personable.
ellen abbott:
I love the discus. I shared photos of them after our first visit to the aquarium shop. They were interested in me, as opposed to darting away. SG plans to get a group of school fish.
A spin on that maxim is the good people in life make the ups and down bearable.
Urspo:
I miss the cynicism.
That ukelele player doesn’t look like he’s as into that song as his female partner.
Kirk:
I noticed that. I think he was going for a Captain and Tennille vibe. And he did finally smile.
That is a crazy beautiful fish — too bad it has such a weird name and a bad rep for being with others 🙂
I loved your fragrance bottle (in the last post)!
Judy C:
I didn’t remember it being so beautiful. Yes, too bad about its temperament. It also grows much larger than SG’s requirements. The tank he has is the minimum size recommended for them.
Talk of stylish colours for a fish.
larrymuffin:
Mother Nature!
Tried to leave a comment (on your post about being unable to comment) and it was rejected with the words “nonce verification failed.” (I beg your pardon?!) So let me try again.
I’ve never heard that song, but I’m impressed at any songwriter who could work humuhumunukunukuapaa’a into a lyric!