tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post113327665338031338..comments2023-10-14T06:23:29.731-05:00Comments on Polly ME: A Day in the Life of a Death Investigator: 11/29/05PollyMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133548993823702512005-12-02T12:43:00.000-06:002005-12-02T12:43:00.000-06:00Dead Men Do Tell Tales was written by William Mapl...Dead Men Do Tell Tales was written by William Maples. He was a forensic anthropologist at the University of Florida, Gainesville. When I was at the ME's office on Florida we would often bring our skeletal remains cases there for analysis. <BR/><BR/>That book was responsible for me wanting to become a death investigator in the first place. It was definitely a life story/professional memoir. PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133548282126134382005-12-02T12:31:00.000-06:002005-12-02T12:31:00.000-06:00LTTG, but I don't think a true "plot" is necessary...LTTG, but I don't think a true "plot" is necessary for non-fiction. <BR/><BR/>You may be recalling a series of events where only a few details are fictional (names, places, dates, etc) so how does a "plot" fit in?<BR/><BR/>A lesson? a life changing? moral issues? humanizing a dehumanized subject? yea. <BR/><BR/>A simular book could be <I>Dead men DO tell tales.</I> which is written by a (I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133538584161529232005-12-02T09:49:00.000-06:002005-12-02T09:49:00.000-06:00Faye,Welcome to the blog. Don't worry about being...Faye,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the blog. Don't worry about being jumped on. We're a friendly bunch. And you are not the first to tell me that I should just do it and not look for so much "help". <BR/><BR/>That said, please note that I did not ask for advice. What I did was comment on the state of things. This is something of an online diary for my professional (a bit of my private) life, after PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133538190929423902005-12-02T09:43:00.000-06:002005-12-02T09:43:00.000-06:00There are so many trite and trivial self asorbed b...There are so many trite and trivial self asorbed books that I hope you can rise above that and make yours meaningful. Also, i dont mean to be rude but is it a normal practice for an author to ask for so much help and ideas. Whose story does it become? I wrote many years ago before my husband passed and it was a strict practive that a writer learned to write by writing through spots not asking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133448002163891032005-12-01T08:40:00.000-06:002005-12-01T08:40:00.000-06:00"LHG as a simpering, light-loafered weakling" - AA...<I>"LHG as a simpering, light-loafered weakling" - AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!</I><BR/><BR/>Right, Higgy. With all the humiliation a certain PI put him through in Vegas I'm sure he just loves reading this!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, welcome back Polly! (And Jackie says LHM is a keeper.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133381577709704442005-11-30T14:12:00.000-06:002005-11-30T14:12:00.000-06:00*waves hi at Polly**decides NOT to say It's about ...*waves hi at Polly*<BR/><BR/>*decides NOT to say <I>It's about time!</I>*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133369511853807052005-11-30T10:51:00.000-06:002005-11-30T10:51:00.000-06:00"simpering, light-loafered weakling" - sounds like..."simpering, light-loafered weakling" - sounds like a job for DiCaprio!<BR/>higster - Target.com has a special buy one/get one free for light-hearted asses. <BR/>11/30/2005Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133363722504344422005-11-30T09:15:00.000-06:002005-11-30T09:15:00.000-06:00"LHG as a simpering, light-loafered weakling" - AA..."LHG as a simpering, light-loafered weakling" - AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Way to go, Bill - that description, combined with my experiences of meeting him - just made me laugh my ass off....<BR/><BR/>*goes in search of new ass to replace his laughed-off one*Higgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705824739575363627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133323534696918592005-11-29T22:05:00.000-06:002005-11-29T22:05:00.000-06:00Yeah. You'd think that I'd be sick of him by now....Yeah. You'd think that I'd be sick of him by now.PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133323476177197942005-11-29T22:04:00.000-06:002005-11-29T22:04:00.000-06:00A guest for a MONTH??Yikes.A guest for a MONTH??<BR/><BR/>Yikes.Nancy Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415827393969690168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133322959669540232005-11-29T21:55:00.000-06:002005-11-29T21:55:00.000-06:00Just got the first Laurie Notaro book. Thanks, Ms...Just got the first Laurie Notaro book. Thanks, Ms. Snark. That definitely seems more my style.PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133319023905547872005-11-29T20:50:00.000-06:002005-11-29T20:50:00.000-06:00LHG, haunted by his lackluster experiences during ...LHG, haunted by his lackluster experiences during the Mezza-Mezzo War, falls asleep on the couch in Chapter One.<BR/><BR/>OR...DonnaJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492769993333488781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133309762892460482005-11-29T18:16:00.000-06:002005-11-29T18:16:00.000-06:00A really good example of someone who also uses her...A really good example of someone who also uses her "plotless life" is Laurie Notaro. Very very funny books.Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133297135709444542005-11-29T14:45:00.000-06:002005-11-29T14:45:00.000-06:00Tamara,That would work as long as it's not The Gre...Tamara,<BR/><BR/>That would work as long as it's not The Great War :-)<BR/><BR/>BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133291823776657292005-11-29T13:17:00.000-06:002005-11-29T13:17:00.000-06:00Polly,Thanks! Any time you need help, just let me ...Polly,<BR/><BR/>Thanks! Any time you need help, just let me know.<BR/><BR/>> LHM would be a great damsel in distress, too...<BR/><BR/>That would work for Hollywood too, especially if he is portrayed by a simpering lightloafered weakling.<BR/><BR/>BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133281994046761302005-11-29T10:33:00.000-06:002005-11-29T10:33:00.000-06:00Tamara. Nutella...what to do with it...anything y...Tamara. Nutella...what to do with it...anything you want. I have, so far, behaved with it...eating it straight out of the jar...or on toast...apples...bananas...on anything really.<BR/><BR/>Or, so I've heard...(but haven't tried)...on anyone who's willing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133279817083239462005-11-29T09:56:00.000-06:002005-11-29T09:56:00.000-06:00Bulletbill that rocks!!LHM would be a great damsel...Bulletbill that rocks!!<BR/><BR/>LHM would be a great damsel in distress, too...PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133279365906343122005-11-29T09:49:00.000-06:002005-11-29T09:49:00.000-06:00Need a plot? No problemo. You work in an area th...Need a plot? No problemo. <BR/><BR/>You work in an area that most of us will never see and hopefully never experience firsthand<BR/><BR/>Plot:<BR/><BR/>An overworked ME (Polly PI) handles a steadily increasing number of cases, her beau (LHM) is out of state, but not out of mind. <BR/><BR/>As her workload increases, so does her exhaustion. One night, sitting in a darkened hallway she is half Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133278402609694082005-11-29T09:33:00.000-06:002005-11-29T09:33:00.000-06:00T,I was thinking of placing a Santa hat on all of ...T,<BR/>I was thinking of placing a Santa hat on all of the body bags in the cooler... you know...for a festive flair.<BR/><BR/>Higgy,<BR/>I think that case would be great. I'm working on it. Problem is the timeframe. I wonder if I can fudge it a little with the timing and still call it nonfiction?PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133277599312443232005-11-29T09:19:00.000-06:002005-11-29T09:19:00.000-06:00Polly - don't worry about us, we're just here pini...Polly - don't worry about us, we're just here pining away for your return to cyberspace; wondering when the next post will show up; hoping that you're having as good a time with LHM as you did with him in Vegas....<BR/>hehehehehehe....<BR/><BR/>On the book - is there any long-standing case that you took a while to solve? Maybe start with that and come back to it time and time again (with other Higgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705824739575363627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1133277399021279052005-11-29T09:16:00.000-06:002005-11-29T09:16:00.000-06:00Christmas will definitely not be busy... other tha...Christmas will definitely not be busy... other than I'm working all of Christmas day and will be all alone with my eggnog.<BR/><BR/>And maybe some Nutella.<BR/><BR/>With a bow on it.<BR/><BR/>Bah humbug.PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.com