Comments on: Near Death Experience

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:32:28 +0000

Regarding PW, isn’t it almost like biting the hand that fed you, Rechelle? I discovered your site from tha ad that you paid for on PW’s site. I love reading you, and I still love reading PW. And, yes, I bought the cookbook.

By: Christine from Canada

Christine from Canada — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:06:51 +0000

Love Zumba! Unfortunately, classes are so packed at my gym, the experience isn’t as enjoyable as it could be. And, the instructor is this teeny weeny thing at the front of the class, so she’s difficult to see. I’ll have to stick to my Step classes.

Re: PW. I’m one of those people who didn’t know who the heck she was. Checked out her site. Meh. It’s just so gosh-darned precious, isn’t it? I’m in the minority because, obviously, thousands of people just fawn over her in the comments section, and she’s up for all sorts of blog awards. Maybe I have to be from the Mid-West, or not from Canada, or something, to understand her. Oh well. Good recipes and good photography, though!

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:39:55 +0000

Stopping in to let you know I’ve been here sniffing around…laughing and having a grand ole time.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:55:57 +0000

I just needed to share with you, Rechelle, that Charlie the Bassett hound has is own fan page on Facebook. I just found it. I am NOT a fan.

By: Twin-Skies

Twin-Skies — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:40:30 +0000

I’ll have to read up on this Lynn Swan fellow – I’m not much of a sports fan, and most of my knowledge is in martial arts history XD.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:21:31 +0000

Yeah, thumbs up to Lynn Swann’s grace!

I agree, you must be in better shape than you think, Rechelle – just reading the word ZUMBA makes me tired. Seven hours?!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:27:57 +0000

I just wanted you to know that I have spent the last six hours looking at your blog. I found it this morning at 7:00 and here it is 3:30, I did dash away to the library to find some books you mentioned (not much luck-not much of a library) All day I kept asking myself “I wonder if she has read….” and then WHAM there would be a post about just that book. Lovely way to waste a day, my list of books, sites, links has grown so that many more hours will go the same way. I will definitely be back. Thanks.

By: Kalena

Kalena — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:02:03 +0000

Did you ever let the cat in?

By: Sandy in MI

Sandy in MI — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:41:53 +0000

Anyone who thinks this is the first swipe Rechelle has taken at PW hasn’t been reading very long or very closely.

7 hours of Zumba per DAY? For a WEEK?! How is that possible? Good grief. I did Zumba for about 15 minutes at my first grader’s school, not as the instructor, and that was about it for me. You must be in better shape than you give yourself credit for.

By: 12th Man Training Table

12th Man Training Table — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:15 +0000

Kelly: Cool — thanks!

By: kelly

kelly — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:11:02 +0000

12th Man Training Table — I was just about to mention Lynn Swann! I remember when I was a wee little thing seeing him dance on Mr. Rogers. :)

There was also a cool profile done on “The Story” on NPR recently, about a choreographer/dancer who had just returned from a stint in Iraq and put together a ballet about it:

http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_919_Roman_Baca.mp3/view

By: CJ :)

CJ :) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:13:25 +0000

Rechelle, welcome to the dark side. I’ll be subscribing to your blog. :)

As far as PW goes, I am also a former reader. I loved her before she became famous, but now that she’s on top of everything she’s become predictable and, dare I say, a bit pedantic and holier-than-thou. It’s also sort of hard to take her seriously when she’s married into one of the wealthiest families in Oklahoma. I don’t begrudge her success, but she’s not exactly “one of the girls” as she tries to come across.

However, fads come and go. Only atheism is forever. :)

By: Lindie

Lindie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:09:00 +0000

Love your blog, love PW’s blog, love lots of blogs. I’m what you call an armchair traveler as I also read lots of travel books too. I have a new passport and think I will do some traveling soon. Been awhile since I’ve been to Europe! Frankly I would even welcome a trip to the Lodge in OK, I’ll write PW and tell her I am bug free!

By: Oklahoman

Oklahoman — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:36:17 +0000

Is this an experiment to gauge reactions to change? I’m fascinated by the wide range of comments. Praise, criticism, love, misundertanding, confusion. You’ve seemed to left your readers wanting more information. It would be interesting to see how your reader’s geographic location breaks down according to “embracing” the new you or “disliking” the new you.

By: ddr

ddr — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:04:50 +0000

I keep reading posts that say Rechelle is angry, or being hostile, or name calling. I just don’t see any of that in what she has written. She expressed a few opinions and that is it. She seems to think that PW has lost her edge and she has come to feel that she no longer believes in God. I just don’t see how people are reading anger into these statements.