tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post8909016906785495156..comments2024-03-10T03:38:31.026-05:00Comments on DL Hammons: SenselessDL Hammonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-33462529939267199642012-03-08T21:23:51.339-06:002012-03-08T21:23:51.339-06:00A woman at work surprised me with her lack of sens...A woman at work surprised me with her lack of sense smell when I asked her about my cologne. She swears it heightens her sense of taste and loves chocolate. WildMaurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-38169036031063213862012-03-06T22:20:43.216-06:002012-03-06T22:20:43.216-06:00I don't have a strong sense of smell but I do ...I don't have a strong sense of smell but I do have one. I can't imagine not smelling anything. Can you taste the apple pie, even if you can't smell it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-29823163440583853392012-03-04T22:01:19.282-06:002012-03-04T22:01:19.282-06:00Sometimes I wish I couldn't smell. Certain sme...Sometimes I wish I couldn't smell. Certain smells trigger bad migraines, your super power would come in handy.Jessica Salyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227752359369023249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-75975294854402805742012-03-04T16:14:29.805-06:002012-03-04T16:14:29.805-06:00Strange. I can see how a lack of smell could be a...Strange. I can see how a lack of smell could be a mixed blessing. And its interesting you would need to "remember" to put those emotions surrounding the sense into your character's. Hopefully it is no different than referencing any other experience an author has not had; rather like researching a beautiful city that you've never visited.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-22047771593626815522012-03-03T13:09:15.791-06:002012-03-03T13:09:15.791-06:00I don't have any amusing stories revolving aro...I don't have any amusing stories revolving around smell that I can think of right now, but this made me think you could have a cool protag who is missing their sense of smell and do some neat things with it!<br /><br /><a href="thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shannon at The Warrior Muse</a>, co-host of the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">2012 #atozchallenge</a>! Twitter: @AprilA2ZShannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-20056433254126920002012-03-02T22:42:56.851-06:002012-03-02T22:42:56.851-06:00It'd be pretty tough to top that story of your...It'd be pretty tough to top that story of yours. (You're better off without her; who needs someone without a sense of humor??) There are times it'd be an asset not to be able to smell ... like dirty diaper time, and stomach flu time ... but does it affect your ability to enjoy eating? Smell and taste seem to be so closely entwined. Not being able to taste good food would ... stink. (Sorry.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-8257281214115006902012-03-02T19:39:38.387-06:002012-03-02T19:39:38.387-06:00Yikes! That date proves timing really is everythin...Yikes! That date proves timing really is everything!<br /><br />This makes me wonder how your sense of taste is - I thought the 2 senses were linked...<br /><br />I'm not very good at including all of the senses in my writing - I have to go back and add in sensory details in later drafts :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-47946137756200686582012-03-02T19:07:44.515-06:002012-03-02T19:07:44.515-06:00that is a funny date story :) I hope you can taste...that is a funny date story :) I hope you can taste!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-28236127688517732632012-03-02T18:56:19.271-06:002012-03-02T18:56:19.271-06:00I had to laugh when you told us the story about yo...I had to laugh when you told us the story about your date. How funny! I've never heard of someone without a sense of smell but it could be really cool. Somedays I wish I didn't smell either. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-79924345685262152042012-03-02T16:56:08.885-06:002012-03-02T16:56:08.885-06:00That sounds like a mighty fine superpower to have ...That sounds like a mighty fine superpower to have at times. I recently found out my neighbor can't smell - but it was the result of an accident and apparently the smeller in his brain got broken. And yep, he's changed a LOT of diapers.<br /><br />None of my SBD stories are as funny as yours!Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-90029516904434884802012-03-02T15:02:50.014-06:002012-03-02T15:02:50.014-06:00Scent is very powerful...for good or bad, LOL!
In...Scent is very powerful...for good or bad, LOL!<br /><br />In fact, strong odors figure prominently in my YA Dystopian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-70702659139622538802012-03-02T12:47:59.103-06:002012-03-02T12:47:59.103-06:00HA, what a story!! Doesn't this mean all of yo...HA, what a story!! Doesn't this mean all of your other senses are heightened, EVEN your super spidey senses? :DChristina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-34305337700015176622012-03-02T12:45:20.257-06:002012-03-02T12:45:20.257-06:00My sister couldn't say esses when she was litt...My sister couldn't say esses when she was little. She once said, I mell moke. We still say that in the family if we smell smoke.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-3125257861652328612012-03-02T12:12:00.448-06:002012-03-02T12:12:00.448-06:00How interesting! I'd never thought of smell as...How interesting! I'd never thought of smell as a sense you could be born without, but I guess it makes sense. (No pun intended, lol)<br /><br />Your date story is hilarious, though I'm sure it wasn't at the time!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-21824419014415078922012-03-02T11:32:10.413-06:002012-03-02T11:32:10.413-06:00My grandmother had no sense of smell either. Of co...My grandmother had no sense of smell either. Of course my grandfather used it to his advantage to smoke without her knowledge. I can see advantages and disadvantages of not being able to smell so I'm not sure whether I envy your inability to smell SBDs or pity your not being able to smell rain.KC Weldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446770597289887453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-54734802546752057062012-03-02T10:38:44.364-06:002012-03-02T10:38:44.364-06:00"SBD" <-----Too funny!!!!
How intere..."SBD" <-----Too funny!!!!<br /><br />How interesting, DL... I've never known any one like this. But so great that you've turned this "weakness" around into a strength with your writing... I use smell in writing a lot, and I would feel at a loss without it!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-10711961196118208272012-03-02T09:54:08.400-06:002012-03-02T09:54:08.400-06:00Something I take sooo for granted. Never thought m...Something I take sooo for granted. Never thought much about intentionally incorporating it in my writing, but realize that (like taking it for granted) I do.<br /><br />I second what Matt said about smoking. I was amazed at the things I could smell and taste after quitting.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-74766016984958388672012-03-02T09:26:19.158-06:002012-03-02T09:26:19.158-06:00LOL. Your date story was awesome. I have a similar...LOL. Your date story was awesome. I have a similar one though with my hubby. You ready?<br /><br />My hubby is completely deaf in his left ear. This comes in handy when he wants to pretend he didn't hear whatever I just said, or the baby is crying :) But, on our very first date, I had no idea he couldn't hear out of that ear.<br /><br />We went on a double date, and I happened to be sitting on his left (the deaf side) in the theater. The girl from the other couple was sitting on his other side. <br /><br />It was an awful movie. All of us were making fun of it while it was going on, and we were the only ones in the theater, so we didn't have to worry about anyone telling us to be quiet. So, I kept making witty remarks to my date, but, HE KEPT IGNORING ME whenever I said anything. Instead, he would talk to the girl on the right.<br /><br />So, I got the hint, and figured he really didn't like me. I got so annoyed, that I eventually put my feet up on the chair in front of me to pretend indifference.<br /><br />Little did I know, that that little gesture really impressed him, because he thought I was so cool and relaxed on a date. so he decided to ask me out again, where I found out about his deafness.<br /><br />Now we're married, so it has a happy ending :) Whew! Sorry for the long comment!Tiana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568247032288076461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-51989381665997970782012-03-02T09:22:58.929-06:002012-03-02T09:22:58.929-06:00When I was a smoker, I had almost no sense of smel...When I was a smoker, I had almost no sense of smell. Now that it's been a few years since I quit, it's coming back.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-32247489656302255482012-03-02T09:14:23.901-06:002012-03-02T09:14:23.901-06:00Hahahaha! I would give anything to have been a fly...Hahahaha! I would give anything to have been a fly on the wall when you made that comment...and flies don't mind stinky smells either. Can you taste anything? Because doesn't taste come from smelling? Like when I hold my nose when I swallow foul tasting medicine. And me? I DO smell things. I'm like a canary and can smell most things other's can't. Thank heavens I like the way my man smells <br />otherwise...:(Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-57362513220394317072012-03-02T09:11:14.986-06:002012-03-02T09:11:14.986-06:00I'm immune to skunk smell, but ya, I can smell...I'm immune to skunk smell, but ya, I can smell the rest of that nasty crap you mentioned. Including SBD's, and seriously, that is the funniest thing in the world. Gosh if I were her, I would've just told you to roll the window down and then say something about how comfortable I am around you, and had a good laugh. Man, she really didn't have a sense of humor... which is far worse than not having a sense of smell. :)Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-79346625933720277672012-03-02T08:08:47.795-06:002012-03-02T08:08:47.795-06:00I love how you are able to see that your 'lack...I love how you are able to see that your 'lack' is really just a difference and that it -- like almost everything in life -- has both plus and minus. <br /><br />It's also interesting the cosmic synchronicity -- I was just reading a story about how astronauts crave Tabasco sauce. It seems they lose their sense of smell after a time in zero-G. <br />( http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/23/147294191/why-astronauts-crave-tabasco-sauce )<br /><br />So you've got something in common with astronauts, DL! How cool is that?!?!StratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-35985241149588185092012-03-02T07:56:33.196-06:002012-03-02T07:56:33.196-06:00Actually, I'm seeing a number of perks to your...Actually, I'm seeing a number of perks to your "diability" DL. I can't stand the smell of puke. It makes me want to puke. I think my husband realizes this, which is why he cleans up when my kids are sick (and I feel really bad about that). And I almost die when I go into stores with perfume counters by the entrances. There are some I avoid because of this. <br /><br />And if you can't smell food, then you won't crave it so much, especially since smell affects taste. Great boon for dieters. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-67367885088300623972012-03-02T07:53:21.421-06:002012-03-02T07:53:21.421-06:00Personally, I think that's quite the gift. I r...Personally, I think that's quite the gift. I regularly get stuck on the bus or train next to individuals with serious B.O., but you will never be bothered! Great story about your date, btw... too bad that girl didn't have a sense of humor!!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326887084989013586.post-58970637589403901752012-03-02T07:17:26.767-06:002012-03-02T07:17:26.767-06:00Wow, that's really kind of sad. The whole appl...Wow, that's really kind of sad. The whole apple pie thing really got to me. And as a former chef, sense of smell was everything.<br /><br />Then again, that SBD story was mighty funny.<br /><br />I don't know what I would do if I couldn't smell. There's something about puppy breath, and baby skin that's too good to pass up.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com