Comments on: Gratitude and Google bots

By: Tovar

Tovar — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:44:22 +0000

Thanks for coming this way and adding me to your blogroll. And thanks to Kari for sending you.

I look forward to checking out your blog, too. My wife and I had striped bass for dinner the night before last, a delicious fillet given to me a few weeks back by my uncle on Cape Cod, who did better than I during our weekend of fishing together.

Yeah, my name is an oddity. That’s what you get when you have an Italian grandfather and parents who opt to name you after a movie character.

By: MNAngler

MNAngler — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:19:50 +0000

Tovar,

I found you through one of your cohorts mentioned above, Kari, the non-pink camo wearing hunter. You have a great blog here and I look forward to reading more. I’ll be adding you to my reader list and my blogroll.

While my blog is mainly about my fishing adventures and all that goes with it, I do occasionally post about food when I find it appropriate. So as not to be gratuitously plugging my posts here (any more than I already have), I’ll send them to you personally.

Keep up the great work.

P.S. I LOVE your name. It’s one of the coolest I’ve ever seen.

By: NorCal Cazadora

NorCal Cazadora — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:07:15 +0000

Thought you’d like that!

By: Tamar@StarvingofftheLand

Tamar@StarvingofftheLand — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:37:31 +0000

Thanks for the link to another woman who agonized about waders, camo, and dashing good looks.

By: Tovar

Tovar — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:39:12 +0000

You’re more than welcome, Tamar. Your blog is great fun. And playful fun is important—even, and perhaps especially, when we’re “tackling substantive issues.” I’m glad to be getting to know you.

By: NorCal Cazadora

NorCal Cazadora — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:38:46 +0000

Tamar, you must read my friend’s post about her first pair of waders: http://hellek.blogspot.com/2008/01/camo-elegance-oxymoron.html

By: Tamar@StarvingofftheLand

Tamar@StarvingofftheLand — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:14:26 +0000

Tovar — Thanks so much for the kind words, and for pointing your readers to my site. One of the best parts of writing about hunting and fishing, growing and gathering is tapping into the community of people who think about, and care about some of the same issues I do.

Your Google analysis is hilarious. Although I haven’t approached mine scientifically, I do notice that I get a lot of searches about waders — all pointing to a piece I wrote last year called “Do these waders make me look fat?” Well, I’m glad at least one of us is tackling substantive issues …

Thanks again.

By: Tovar

Tovar — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:40:22 +0000

Thanks, Sherry.

I appreciate you taking the time to offer such praise for the blog. For me, it makes a big difference to know that folks are getting something out of the posts and discussions.

By: Sherry Kerr

Sherry Kerr — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:45:20 +0000

Tovar, it has been a pleasure to discover this blog and the most thoughtful, articulate commentary on hunting that I’ve read. Your posts are a welcome reminder that asking questions of ourselves about our place in the food chain is not only OK, but right.

By: Tovar

Tovar — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:11:12 +0000

Good getting to know you, too, Michelle.

I grant you that having a high-speed vehicular encounter with a tusky 600-700 pound pig is not high on my list! The thing about moose is that they are so dark-colored. If you’re driving at night, you’re not likely to see the animal until the last second, even if it has strolled out into the road at a leisurely pace. I guess you could have the same problem with a giant, dark boar. I’ve never hit a member of either species or even had a close call, thankfully.