Comments on: Gratuitous Filler

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:35:22 +0000

Dear Jenny,
Please please puleeeeez post that photo of you at about age 3 or 4 where you DO have hair and it’s still blond, but the curls have arrived and it’s all crazy hair. PLEASE??!!! I think everyone will love it.
Love,
Vivian

By: roy

roy — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:04:06 +0000

What can I say? That is just a great picture of you and your father. I have noticed that most babies who are 1/4 Sicilian have that charismatic presence.

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:54:08 +0000

N: Yup, that’s my Paw. And he did have quite the 70’s ‘do. (I’m assuming you meant his hair, since mine is almost nonexistent in the photo…)
THB: Fortunately, that’s the one thing I did finally figure out. I feel your pain, sister.
M: Gratuitous sex, nudity and violence I’m totally in favor of. It’s really just gratuitous puppies I have issues with.
T: OMG, a proposal? It’s so unexpected! But, I suspect your husband might object…
J: Yeah, my dad is pretty cute, idn’t he?

By: jessica

jessica — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:26:19 +0000

Aw, Jenny….what a cutie pie!

By: trisha

trisha — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:49:13 +0000

Will you marry me, Jenny?

By: mainja

mainja — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:24:46 +0000

generally i’m a big fan of the gratuitous…

By: teahouseblossom

teahouseblossom — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:06:01 +0000

Nice post!! I still haven’t figured out how to put photos directly onto my site. So I have to link to a geocities site. Lame, I know.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:26:55 +0000

Your Dad I’m assuming? Nice hair.

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:55:39 +0000

TS: Be sure to stop by tomorrow - we have an all-you-can-eat crab leg special that's second to none!
S: It must have been cold there in my shadow, to never have sunlight on your face...
It's actually so funny you mention that, because when I was thinking of posting the puppy photo, I thought of you and how your puppy pic got like FOUR THOUSAND COMMENTS. So really, 'tis I who be the gratuitous copycat. Please post your baby dog photo! (and really, you're the sweetest - thanks!)
F: I remember that photo well. I was the most feared sheriff in the entire county fair. And that boy rode off into the sunset, I believe.
N: You should never feel guilty about eating late night cereal, unless it's Lucky Charms. And then you should feel deep, deep shame.
B: It's so true that looking at old photos makes us want to fill in the blanks. Create a history. And I love that site - it's always a fun treat!

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:44:43 +0000

This has been that writing . . . that you were telling your friend you had to write, I mean. I love it when the reality weaves into the writing into the reality into the writing.
ALSO:
When I run out of real photos that are actually of my own family, I always to to the following:
http://www.bighappyfunhouse.com/
old photos somehow weave into your reality – even if they’re not of your own family
I don’t know what made me think of that site when I was looking at your photos there.