tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post8616493386298115357..comments2023-11-02T01:21:52.355-07:00Comments on TheArtofNotGettingPublished: G IS FOR GPSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-43664688257241982042016-04-10T12:04:31.306-07:002016-04-10T12:04:31.306-07:00I've never been good with maps, despite the fa...I've never been good with maps, despite the fact that I didn't have GPS until my 30s!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-81448852812587837762016-04-10T06:53:28.172-07:002016-04-10T06:53:28.172-07:00I really admire anyone who can navigate this way. ...I really admire anyone who can navigate this way. The extent of my skills lies in knowing which direction is south by where the sun is at noonish!<br />DebbieRandom Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298522848171348845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-58516505429630209182016-04-09T14:20:00.660-07:002016-04-09T14:20:00.660-07:00Obviously, they couldn't ask for directions. ...Obviously, they couldn't ask for directions. They were MEN.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-55475981487735535662016-04-09T14:16:18.818-07:002016-04-09T14:16:18.818-07:00What truly amazes me is those bird's-eye-view ...What truly amazes me is those bird's-eye-view maps, drawn hundreds of years before airplanes were invented! How were they able to visualize it all?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-2568631579321647642016-04-09T14:01:48.648-07:002016-04-09T14:01:48.648-07:00Join the club! Luckily, it's an online club, ...Join the club! Luckily, it's an online club, so you don't need to find its actual location! XOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-40534485140313387032016-04-09T13:57:55.279-07:002016-04-09T13:57:55.279-07:00You're not barging in, Nila! Your comments ar...You're not barging in, Nila! Your comments are always entertaining and always welcome! And I'm glad that you and I have found each other on the Internet. WITHOUT using GPS!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-57559407632652015432016-04-09T13:54:55.899-07:002016-04-09T13:54:55.899-07:00I have no sense of direction. I need to use a GPS ...I have no sense of direction. I need to use a GPS and printed instructions to get anywhere.<br /><br /><a href="http://yvonneventresca.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Yvonne V</a>Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-22782577367933247772016-04-09T13:25:38.820-07:002016-04-09T13:25:38.820-07:00It really is something to imagine how anyone found...It really is something to imagine how anyone found their way...without even stopping to ask for directions!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-70750584834435736472016-04-09T12:51:14.237-07:002016-04-09T12:51:14.237-07:00I just watched an episode of Expedition Unknown wh...I just watched an episode of Expedition Unknown where they tried to make sort of compass that the vikings might have used before compasses were invented. It was with a piece of that was carved and a crystal. It actually worked too. It was really interesting.<br /><br />~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~<br /><a href="http://storydam.com/" rel="nofollow">Story Dam</a><br /><a href="http://www.patricialynne.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Lynne, Indie Author</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-22358027645754203772016-04-09T12:10:56.220-07:002016-04-09T12:10:56.220-07:00Okay, I am going to barge in on this thread to say...Okay, I am going to barge in on this thread to say that neither the husband nor I have the foggiest notion about navigating. Given that we've moved country four times going to completely unknown places, and he also will never ask for directions (its hardwired, isn't it?) it makes for a... what shall say...an interesting life! Not a single road in those cities where we haven't got lost, usually at 2 am in the morning! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-9092990994475328272016-04-09T12:03:19.773-07:002016-04-09T12:03:19.773-07:00Really, Medieval times are amazing for how much hu...Really, Medieval times are amazing for how much humans accomplished with how little. I wonder if 500 years from now anybody will be marvelling at what is being achieved now. More likely they'll say look at the utterly stunning resources they developed and look at the ways they laid their planet to waste. <br /><br />Your posts are a delight to read always for their depth of historical detail. I am totally floored by the research and the sheer volume of work for each of them. Kudos!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-70931752362166953642016-04-09T11:47:16.711-07:002016-04-09T11:47:16.711-07:00Yolanda: my husband also always thinks he knows wh...Yolanda: my husband also always thinks he knows where he's going, and he's usually right, but when he's wrong he refuses to ask anyone for directions, so we can do a lot of wandering!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-9508594040874798032016-04-09T09:48:36.232-07:002016-04-09T09:48:36.232-07:00You made me smile. I'm very much like you! Tha...You made me smile. I'm very much like you! That's why I wrote down my route on a daily basis. My husband is the one who can look at a map once and know where he's going. I have to write down the exits, etc. Coming across country with my two boys in a 24ft u-haul, my youngest son would point the way to the highway when we left the hotel. He was my navigator. LOL I too don't know south from north or east from west. I have to study the course, but I will say I've gotten lost fewer times than my husband. I like to know where I am and where I'm going. He's not as concerned, because he assumes he does. I know better. :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-89247704717340256492016-04-09T08:46:38.193-07:002016-04-09T08:46:38.193-07:00Thank you! I do my best!Thank you! I do my best!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-20532662142034249112016-04-09T08:45:29.274-07:002016-04-09T08:45:29.274-07:00For the most part, they had no idea what lay ahead...For the most part, they had no idea what lay ahead of them, but their will to discover new places (and conquer the people who lived there, but that's another story) outweighed their fears. It's that same urge that will get us to Mars someday - I hope in our lifetimes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-58916604545273055812016-04-09T08:42:13.544-07:002016-04-09T08:42:13.544-07:00If it were me, I would have jumped out the window....If it were me, I would have jumped out the window. With or without a parachute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-69721682338372219382016-04-09T08:40:36.997-07:002016-04-09T08:40:36.997-07:00Yolanda, you're my hero. I'm the kind of ...Yolanda, you're my hero. I'm the kind of person for whom GPS was invented: the direction-challenged. When I go to the bathroom in a strange place, I have to stop outside the door first and say to myself: when you come out, you're going to turn left and then right. So, GPS has actually changed my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-35975653381051384152016-04-09T06:20:40.955-07:002016-04-09T06:20:40.955-07:00I have to say, these mariners were truly brave. Th...I have to say, these mariners were truly brave. They didn't have much to go by, but stil they (mostly) found their way around. <br />Besides, ancient mariners often had even less, and they still manage to brave the seas. <br /><br />@JazzFeathers<br /><a href="http://theoldshelter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Old Shelter</a> - Jazz Age JazzJazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-51651727531259568702016-04-09T00:39:18.736-07:002016-04-09T00:39:18.736-07:00that's quite informativethat's quite informativei b arorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161315866262492520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-57144231050409234462016-04-09T00:18:06.077-07:002016-04-09T00:18:06.077-07:00While working in Africa in 1983-5, I had occasiona...While working in Africa in 1983-5, I had occasionally to go to the capital in the firm's small plane. The pilot was in the habit of designating his front passenger as co-pilot, so he could relax for at least some of the two-and-a-half hour flight.<br />His navigation instruction was simple: point to the correct compass heading, then pic a cloud straight in front of you; fly toward that cloud, and when you pass it, pick on another one. It had to be relatively accurate; there were no roads or railways to follow, and the beacon at our small airfield (when it was working) had a range of only 25-30km!<br />GPS? Not in those days, not in our little Cessna.<br /><br />Keith Channing A-Zing from <a href="http://keithkreates.com" rel="nofollow">http://keithkreates.com</a>Keith Channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400352101352294048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-1817180993344782482016-04-08T20:47:32.982-07:002016-04-08T20:47:32.982-07:00I've driven the entire US and most of Alaska, ...I've driven the entire US and most of Alaska, were cars are allowed. I relied on maps and before each day would map out my route. I'm old school and have never used GPS in the modern sense. Maybe one day, but I doubt it. LOLYolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.com