tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post5697808016288283536..comments2023-09-25T07:18:11.130-07:00Comments on It's All About Balance: Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-50109149887599846452009-02-17T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-17T16:51:00.000-08:00Interestingly enough, I was reading a newspaper ar...Interestingly enough, I was reading a newspaper article today (GASP, reading a newspaper!) that was talking about these internet-type issues. On the web people lose a sense of decorum because they are invisible. There is no sense of accountability...few people take the time (I think, could be wrong though) or make the effort to trace comments back to their IP addresses and then find out who actually resides at that address. And what would you really do then?<BR/><BR/>On the web, you can virtually say and do what you want in freedom...unless you troll for 12 year old girls or little boys to victimize or plan to do something dastardly to the USA...writers get a free ride...and that is a shame.<BR/><BR/>People really should have the cahones (did I spell that right?) to OWN what they write and be willing to take the salt on the wound that might come from less than intelligent comments.<BR/><BR/>Ah yes, FIRST AMENDMENT...but there is this little thing called civility too.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, you do a wonderful job expressing yourself in a most poignant and salient way...that is why people enjoy following you!<BR/><BR/>Keep it up, even if you need a bit of R & R for the brain cells to start manufacturing prose again :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-56265629232960285972009-02-17T15:40:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:40:00.000-08:00Thanks so much; you are the best.Thanks so much; you are the best.Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-69941983902165373332009-02-17T08:42:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:42:00.000-08:00I've run into some conflicts in the blogosphere an...I've run into some conflicts in the blogosphere and I always find myself trying to be peacemaker. Guess I've got experience in it--having three kids.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-71470586875410425222009-02-17T08:28:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:28:00.000-08:00ps I dropped in here at random via friends of frie...ps I dropped in here at random via friends of friends' blogs etc... I must say that Honest Scrapper Award I won it too, and tried to trace it back to its source but just couldn't do it ~ too very complicated...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-22462823498198372822009-02-17T08:26:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:26:00.000-08:00How come you get a 3-day weekend? You are in Ameri...How come you get a 3-day weekend? You are in America, I assume? I'm a Brit, so whatever holiday you get I'm totally unfamiliar with I'm afraid...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-37840075903342784242009-02-17T07:48:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:48:00.000-08:00Thank you April. For the award (my first ever!) an...Thank you April. <BR/><BR/>For the award (my first ever!) and also for the realization it helped to foster. <BR/><BR/>I blogged about it today. <BR/><BR/>The lesson is invaluable. Thank you. Hugely!<BR/><BR/>Oh, am I "supposed" to do anything with this award?wonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300211472223702365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-70992349725422476082009-02-17T07:05:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:05:00.000-08:00Now I wanna know what your talking about. I know ...Now I wanna know what your talking about. I know thats bad form but i doSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150191994661266181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-4802418450443491622009-02-17T02:12:00.000-08:002009-02-17T02:12:00.000-08:00That was so sweet of Sylvia! I'm pretty sure that...That was so sweet of Sylvia! I'm pretty sure that I would've had the best of intentions but probably would've eaten the Oreos on the way home. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the award, lady! I appreciate it. I especially like the "opinionated without being a bitch" part. So, without further ado, who's been giving your problems? I can chew them a new asshole but I won't be a bitch about it. I'll just be very opinionated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-11374195687278462722009-02-16T22:50:00.000-08:002009-02-16T22:50:00.000-08:00That does suck in the whole confrontational thing....That does suck in the whole confrontational thing. I thought this was a place to get away. I'll chalk it up to old man winter. Once there's more sunshine and warmth that's bound to change people's attitudes for the better. Congrats on your awards. Can't wait to go see the blogs.Shionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492147249152256505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-73502948915213158302009-02-16T17:38:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:38:00.000-08:00I started losing the feeling of community a while ...I started losing the feeling of community a while back, so I get it. I wasn't able to write about what I wanted to write about for a long time.<BR/><BR/>We had a lovely weekend. Went to a wedding on Valentine's day and danced my tail off like I haven't done in YEARS. And Alexander had just as good of a time!<BR/><BR/>Sunday, I went into work (yay!) and today I got four teeth pulled from my head. (DOUBLE YAY!).<BR/><BR/>I'm all vicodined up right now so I hope this makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-12318174945406131012009-02-16T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:30:00.000-08:00I'm here! What a lovely surprise and prize. Thank ...I'm here! What a lovely surprise and prize. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Regarding your post, I had someone say something negative about me that really jogged me from my complacency that it's kind of kumbaya land out here. It's so easy on a blog to read and comment if what you have to say is worthwhile, but to just read and leave without commenting if you don't have anything positive to say. We're here because we need to connect, so why, why try to break down people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com