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Comment on Happy Delicious Banana Bread Day to Me! by clickclackgorilla

clickclackgorilla — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:51:52 +0000

Mmm, I love banana bread. It’s an especially good way to use up all the aging bananas I find in the dumpsters.

Comment on Chicago! by A year in review.. | doomy doom

A year in review.. | doomy doom — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:17:27 +0000

[...] year for traveling. I got to see Grand Cayman Island. Quite a lot of fun there. I flew out to Chicago to visit with my sister and then drove over to Indianapolis to see my friend graduate from Purdue. [...]

Comment on A Christmas Wish List by admin

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:44:29 +0000

I don't know. If I'd have gotten the wish list that has sparked so much controversy I probably would have looked it over, and if I couldn't have afforded anything or wasn't interested in buying the kid anything on the list, I would have perhaps just bought the kid a gift card or something that s/he could have used to begin saving for the toy s/he wanted. Perhaps sent the kid a card with ten bucks in it. Written in the card, "A contribution toward [object that you wanted for Christmas]. Merry Christmas!"
Or, if s/he was specific enough to list certain games or objects, I might have thought of different accessories that could go along with them, or other things that might complement the gift. For example, maybe s/he wanted a specific video game. Personally not wanting to spend the money on a game, I might have researched the game and then bought, let's say, a book that had the same types of themes.
I guess I just wouldn't have been personally insulted by a Christmas Wish List from a 12 year old that's had kind of a rough year.
And, last I checked, none of the family, that I'm aware of, celebrates the 'true' meaning of Christmas - Christ's birth and the Zoroastrian magi that came to visit him, or the celebration of various other gods/goddesses, like Mithras, Ishtar, and Sol Invictus.

So, when Christmas finally lacks commercialism in our society, I'll be more critical of people wanting Christmas presents for a holiday they don't understand nor believe in.

Comment on A Christmas Wish List by Trevellian

Trevellian — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:11:05 +0000

I don’t mind Christmas wishes, but wishes pointed at relatives that cost over $100 is just a little tacky, imho. What happened to work for what you want? or learning the value of money, and the joy of being able to accomplish something for yourself? Call me silly, or maybe old-fashioned (can someone young be old-fashioned?)… anyway…

Comment on Chasing Amy by Trevellian

Trevellian — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:43:23 +0000

I love that movie! I agree; our past is what makes us who we are now, and why should we apologize for it anyway?

Comment on they say it’s your birthday.. nanananananahh by timsamoff

timsamoff — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:28:00 +0000

Hey! Happy birthday… Sorry my wishes are late.

Comment on job? no. by Gary M

Gary M — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:40:00 +0000

I agree that finishing the last few classes has to be your highest priority. It is so easy to get seduced by a job offer and become so distracted by life you just never get back to school. That piece of paper is worth thousands of dollars eventually. As for moving away from friends, hey, you did it before and found new ones in Ridgecrest, didn’t you? Welcome to life – people we love will always come and go into/out of our lives. Those who are important we will find a way to stay connected to, and the Internet makes it so much easier than when I was your age.
Deciding to narrow what you want/need to do for your life’s work is one of those first big steps and don’t feel bad if you make a few false starts (everyone does.) Follow your heart before you follow the money, but eventually you need to decide something. The good news is you can change your mind!
Off the soapbox now…
Love Ya! Gary and Patty

Comment on Long time no blog.. by atropos

atropos — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:04:00 +0000

Hiya! Nice of you to drop by. Glad you like it.

Give my dad a big hug an tell him I say hi!

Comment on job? no. by atropos

atropos — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:54:00 +0000

Thank you, Tim. I’m sure you have no idea how much I appreciate that.

Comment on job? no. by timsamoff

timsamoff — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:01:00 +0000

I’m sure you made a wise decision — I wish people were offering me jobs on the spot right now.

Comment on Long time no blog.. by Dotty

Dotty — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:00:00 +0000

Hey there, it's me, Dotty. How are you? This site is pretty cool.

Your Dad seems to be doing ok. Should see him Saturday, at Shayne's Championship Football game.

Later...