About The Author
I’m grilling in a dress, what more do you need to know?
But since you’re here, Welcome! It’s a warm day, so come on in. There are ears ripe for picking, so take a treat home with you. Keep in mind, this is my corn and you people are guests in my corn, so I expect everyone will act accordingly. The stalks can break, and that’s no good for anyone. Have some cider. Enjoy yourself. Take a look around and make yourself at home.
About The Name
“It’s okay, honey. I… I was just talking to the cornfield.” Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams
When I would get sick as a kid, and have to stay home from school, Mom always rented movies. Most of the early years were filled with requests for The Neverending Story. Over and over and over. I was a reader regularly relinquishing reality for the adventures in books.
But then I got too big for all that childish stuff, I was 12 afterall, and, in an attempt to give her daughter something grown-up that still managed to pass her parental controls, I fell in love with Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball fields in the middle of corn fields, and quintessentially American adventures.
Field of Dreams has remained my favorite movie. And, no, you cannot use this declaration to answer any security questions to pilfer my passwords. Everyone knows I love this movie; it’d be a stupid security question to use.
But this little space isn’t about the movie, baseball, or security questions, though I might talk about movies, baseball, and security questions.
I picked this name and tagline for several reasons. Or a couple. Maybe a few. Or just one.
I sat down and plotted what it was I wanted out of this blog. I wanted to be able to create, to write, to opine, and to be funny, or at least funny looking. I wanted general and I wanted my unique oddness to be a part of it.
I thought and I thinked and I thunk. What is my favorite book? What is my favorite music? What is my favorite movie? What would be a reflection of me?
My answer came from my favorite movie: Field of Dreams. That’s what I wanted from this, an open field to dream. I watched the movie (again) and wrote out my favorite quotes, and near the end I wrote and hit on exactly what I would name this space: “That’s my corn out there. You guys are guests in my corn.”
Born: This is My Corn. You people are guests in my corn. This movie is full of quotable quotes, and I found I had an abundance for filling out the theme and widgets with Dreams appropriate thievery. Everything fell into place.
Plus the added bonus of corn being one of the single most versatile crops grown in the United States, the fact that I was born and raised in the Midwest, and that corn is just a funny funny word. Corn. Corny. Cornball. Corndog. Ha! Corn. Say it enough and it no longer sounds like a real word.
I like your humor! Just came across your blog through Black Box Warnings, thanks for liking my post way back when 🙂
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I’m sorry I missed your comment. I usually try to be better at responding. Now it’s my turn to say thank you for commenting way back when.
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Why didn’t you tell me you had another blog?
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I didn’t tell anybody. I slipped over here very quietly.
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How come?
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Lack of confidence…fear of growth…
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Thanks for sharing Tomorrow I am going to attempt part 2 of stabbing and I have no confidence doing so
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if i could have one of those burgers?!
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But of course!
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why thank you!
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Not only a Donkey but a dark horse! You kept this one hidden. Super another blog to follow. 🙂
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He is a dark horse, sneaking through the night trampling on dreams.
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xx I shall set aside sometime to have a read through this blog 🙂
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I enjoy the corn theme. Congrats on Freshly Pressed..
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Thanks! and Thanks! I had fun putting the theme together.
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A fellow Mad Hatter. Enjoyed the humour. St. Louis is cold?
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It’s cold in the winter and hot in the summer. It’s snowing there today.
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I’ve only been there in the summer. Not just hot, but humid. It’s snowing here too, and is a balmy -12ºC, or so. Tomorrow should be near 0º, a great improvement.
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The humidity is ridiculous. I get that here in Atlanta too, but not as much cold and no snow. I do not miss the cold.
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At least with snow, I know what season it is.
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So I know you’re all busy being freshly pressed, but wanted to let you know I tagged you in a game of blog tag. Have fun this week!
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Thanks! Being Freshly Pressed is busy business, but tons of fun. I’ll check out the blog tag and get to it. 🙂
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Wonderfully inventive blog. Love. Congrats on Freshly Pressed!
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Thank you. Your Roxy Doxy reading a book is adorable. And I love the title; clever indeed.
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I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger award. Thanks for letting me wander through your corn.
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Can I get some corn?
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I thought I was already following you, do you have multiple blogs or am I just a dipshit. A woman grilling in a dress and boots? AND not using gas! Yay!
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Oh, and you should totally try grilling corn! It rules!
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It does rule! The veggies, including corn on the cob, had come off before the meat went on.
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You were already following me, and yes, I have multiple blogs – one serious where I’m all serious and stuff and one fun where I’m all fun and stuff. You were following over at the Donkey blog, the serious one.
Charcoal on an old Weber grill – nothing beats it, nothing. I’ve tried gas, and it’s fine and all, if you just want a stove outside. Me, I’d rather risk life and limb tossing a match on a pile of lighter-fluid doused charcoal any day.
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Love your corn -:)!
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Thank you 🙂
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Awesome, funny blog. I am a subscriber now, sis. Keep rocking your funniness and honesty, honey. I am proud to be in your cornfield. Hugs, BigLizzy
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I am so happy you are here. Thank you. I’ve been reading over at your blog since I came home from work…oh goodness have I been missing out. You are such a dear. I am thankful you braved BBW today so we could meet.
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Awww…thank you, my sweet new friend. I’m so glad we met, too. Can’t you just see the two of us astride ma big ‘ol HOG and ripping through the world? How fun would that be?! Thanks for reading and following BigBodyBeautiful, sis. We are in each other’s cornfields now. Yipeee! XOXO
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What else do i need to know? Are they pork or beef sausages? Great blog, by the way.
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I love that you’re grilling in a dress. My husband won’t let me grill anything. Jerk…
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My ex-husband wouldn’t let me grill anything either, which is part of why he’s an ex.
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Ha! I figure if not grilling is our biggest problem, then I think we’re ok.
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I think you’re probably right. Not grilling was the least of our problems.
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I understand.
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Hi Melanie,
A. Your blog is excellent
B. That photo of all that food on the grill is one of my favorite things on WordPress
C. I’m happy to be a new follower!
Keep up the great work!
-Andrew
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Hi, Loving your blog! In other news, I put your name into the hat for a drawing on my site because you were kind enough to “like” my recent post, “Hitting Bottom and Calling it Home.” This means you win a signed copy of Jim Mastro’s middle-grade sci-fi novel, “Talisman of Elam.” If you would like it, just let me know how to get it to you. You can message me on FB [Betsy Donovan Marro] if you like. If you’d like to send it to a friend, then just let me know the name and address and I’ll ask Jim to send it out. All the best and thanks again for stopping by! Betsy
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Thank you Besty! I sent you a FB message (it should be in your “other” folder) with my address. You just solved the question of what to get someone for Christmas. Thanks!
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Great. Will be in touch shortly.
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Apparently, I’m late to the the party but I saw a few friends on facebook like your page and I must say, the corn theme pulled me in. Clever. 🙂 I’ll be stickin’ around.
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There’s no such thing as late. The party starts when you get here. 🙂
Thanks so much for coming over. I’m glad you’d like to stay. I’m looking forward to reading your blog today. I poked through a little bit this morning. I like your comment about diving head first into a dream. That’s so the way to do it!
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Thank you! Hope you find that you’d like to stay awhile too. 🙂
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Thanks for the comment on my blog about my horrible troll lovely!
Excellent BBQ btw. I can only assume you are not a vegetarian? 🙂
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Oh but of course! I’m having a most excellent time reading your stuff. I love your voice. That’s troll is just jealous.
No, no vegetarian here. I tried once. It lasted almost a year, and then steak happened and I haven’t looked back.
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Lovin It! especially “its my corn” I am only on my 1st blog and very new to all this and if I can inject just a smattering of your humour I will be a happy bunny.Thank you.
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Great movie.
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Indeed it is. One I re-watch regularly.
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You had me at “corn”. Very creative blog. I once moved from an urban setting to a cornfield in Michigan. I’ve never been the same. ☺ Van
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Thanks Van!
That kind of move can be jarring, a kind of culture shock. I did it once and vowed never again would I live more than five miles from a grocery store.
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Why haven’t I been in your corn before now? This is fantastic. I’m hooked. 🙂
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Why thank you so much Carla. I’m pleased you have enjoyed yourself. Take a seat and some sweet tea and enjoy the stay.
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Hello! I have nominated you for the Sunshine award on my blog. I hope you will check it out and join 🙂 Hope you have a great day.
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Yes, Field of Dreams. Among my favourite lines…’I’m going to beat you with this crowbar until you go away’ and ‘I’d better get going before Elicia thinks I’ve got a girlfriend.’ So much love for Burt Lancaster. Nice choice, and nice blog. Yay for corn.
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“Peace, love, dope. Now get the hell out of here!”
But not really. Glad to have you. It’s always nice to meet another Dreams fan. 🙂
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“But you’re a pacifist!” We had it taped…TAPED!…and my sisters and I watched it every weekend for a few years, bad late 80s commercials and all. Thanks for having me!
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We had it taped too. Good ol VHS. now I’ve got it on DVR. Just the other day I was reciting the opening (“The only thing we had in common was that she was from Iowa, and I had once heard of Iowa.”) to my kids eye-rolling dismay. 🙂
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