tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post2691248457841944322..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: ORDINARY DAYJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-88555798969718676372012-08-08T09:48:32.710-07:002012-08-08T09:48:32.710-07:00I blame Obama for my lack of blogging, but truth b...I blame Obama for my lack of blogging, but truth be told, I just am not very organized these days. I need to address that. Since my surgery in April, I find it very hard to get organized and do things.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69909922400039233702012-08-02T19:35:25.782-07:002012-08-02T19:35:25.782-07:00I think I've been in lackadaisical mode for a ...I think I've been in lackadaisical mode for a long time when I see the total posts most months -- have been just more so, I guess. Possibly that's a virus goin' 'round since many have it. Not sure if the virus is airborne or is transmitted in more mysterious ways.<br /><br />Wonderful you're having an opportunity to enjoy visits from such long time friends. Knee, hip joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-62520931666356911242012-08-02T06:23:54.671-07:002012-08-02T06:23:54.671-07:00love it when all you smart bloggers confess to fee...love it when all you smart bloggers confess to feeling lackadaisical about blogging. that's pretty much my default mode these days. I've really enjoyed this post, Joanne. Girlfriends....I've got a surplus this weekend, that's for sure. or maybe not a surplus, but two very wonderful, longtime friends are visiting, and that's going to involve some tricky scheduling. Such a Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11253530472603068332012-07-31T00:28:48.912-07:002012-07-31T00:28:48.912-07:00I know many enjoy Twitter which I have yet to expe...I know many enjoy Twitter which I have yet to experience actually using. Perhaps eventually I'll be introduced to Twitter in a manner that I can find to be beneficial. <br /><br />FB is an idea I like, but my view based on their actions and own admissions in past news reports, is that there might be reason to consider with reservation how they may choose to treat their users activities and joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-60400310918366613632012-07-30T22:41:31.635-07:002012-07-30T22:41:31.635-07:00I should probably have said this was an unusual or...I should probably have said this was an unusual ordinary day for me. I thought they were actually mundane and probably didn't deserve to be written about -- but I did -- considering all the really important matters occurring in the world. <br /><br />I purposely have never had a TV in the bedroom. The old 2nd TV I still have in another room isn't HD and wasn't worth hooking up to ajoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56806312022873875052012-07-30T22:18:10.980-07:002012-07-30T22:18:10.980-07:00I think having a spouse or partner who is also a b...I think having a spouse or partner who is also a best friend for mutually exchanged confidences is what couples generally seek. You're fortunate to recognize and appreciate that you have that presently. <br /><br />Whatever ones situation I think girl friends are special and unique at any age, or whatever the marital status. <br />I've generally been very fortunate in my choice of the joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-907436913090794372012-07-30T21:19:01.114-07:002012-07-30T21:19:01.114-07:00Interesting that you've had some antenna recep...Interesting that you've had some antenna reception issues, too. I understand there can be solar interference with signals which you might be having if you have video okay at other times of day. I think my video problem is something else which may be rather simple to correct, or may require more serious intervention. I'm just not bothering to do anything about it right now -- I can'joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69849148941400300312012-07-30T21:11:34.749-07:002012-07-30T21:11:34.749-07:00I've not been strongly into "Things Astro...I've not been strongly into "Things Astrological" but have been intrigued with some of the ideas throughout the years. The communication screw ups because Mercury is Retrograde does give my thoughts a jolt. I should do some retroactive research into where Mercury was in years past on a few occasions when I became flummoxed due to some strange unexplainable to me personal joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71348386985128388072012-07-30T20:49:50.439-07:002012-07-30T20:49:50.439-07:00Glad to hear from you. I hadn't really put to...Glad to hear from you. I hadn't really put together a pattern as you've perceived. Perhaps there is, indeed, one -- maybe stimulated by these times in which we live -- an instinctive sense that recognizes now is a time when our individual and collective strength needs to come to the forefront. Coincidentally(?), tonight I'm in a rather pensive mood thinking somewhat differently joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-18023577887026753162012-07-30T20:33:19.680-07:002012-07-30T20:33:19.680-07:00Understand your disgruntlement, but I'll defin...Understand your disgruntlement, but I'll definitely vote as there are serious differences between the major political parties about which I care deeply. Am glad I'm not in a market where so many often distorting negative ads are running. I don't listen to the blowhards on TV who merely confuse the issues. I'd like to see a legitimate debate in which the candidates are forced tojoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-87460784008094825602012-07-30T15:47:49.438-07:002012-07-30T15:47:49.438-07:00Twitter and Facebook simplify my life. I find out ...Twitter and Facebook simplify my life. I find out what's going on in real time through Twitter. Facebook is just great for keeping track of family and friends, and they allow me to post pix of them with the proper privacy settings (I can't do that on my blog, because they don't want me to, and I respect that.) <br />I don't have much desire to expose my inmost thoughts to anyone, Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36354773042241070572012-07-30T10:34:01.908-07:002012-07-30T10:34:01.908-07:00Somehow your ordinary day doesn't seem so ordi...Somehow your ordinary day doesn't seem so ordinary to me. I guess my days are pretty quiet and boring in general. As you know I just started blogging again after a little hiatus. I've been watching the Olympics quite a bit...every day actually. Although my son wants to get me a bigger flat-screen and maybe HD viewing....my present TV in my bedroom is working just fine and is plenty Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-39612236034848770372012-07-30T09:34:55.579-07:002012-07-30T09:34:55.579-07:00I don't confide in girl friends anymore. I co...I don't confide in girl friends anymore. I confide only in my husband, because he can keep a secret. Most women can't.<br /><br />We bought our 52 inch High Definition TV in 2007. When it breaks, we intend to buy a 70 inch. No sense fixing the old one, per hubby, because like cars, TVs deteriorate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13327989522373299602012-07-30T08:34:51.784-07:002012-07-30T08:34:51.784-07:00I use facebook to keep up with family and friends ...I use facebook to keep up with family and friends and twitter to keep up with the news. I have only two twitter followers since I produce very little content on it.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-90004955632080891602012-07-30T02:54:13.083-07:002012-07-30T02:54:13.083-07:00Just wanted to come by and thank you for your insp...Just wanted to come by and thank you for your inspiring comments. Welcome words.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-55302572859396616662012-07-30T02:03:59.087-07:002012-07-30T02:03:59.087-07:00joared, thank you so much for visiting me. I lif...joared, thank you so much for visiting me. I life is so very simple compared to yours now that I have relocated to a simpler lifestyle at the edge of the woods. I read with much interest about the antenna situation. I wonder if that is why I am not getting several stations that use to come through so clearly.<br />I could not view the olympics either. Thank you for this information. Also One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-41932343462833684182012-07-30T01:09:44.811-07:002012-07-30T01:09:44.811-07:00I don't know if you believe in, or subscribe t...I don't know if you believe in, or subscribe to...Things Astrological. BUT...The Planet MERCURY is Retrograde---which means ALL things to do with communication are screwed up. Your TV?? Mercury. Other things get screwed up, too---but mostly it is anything to do with communication....Good Luck, my dear. I hope you can get yoyr TV fixed.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-48930316821790312762012-07-29T19:50:44.706-07:002012-07-29T19:50:44.706-07:00Since you touched on the subject of women supporti...Since you touched on the subject of women supporting women and I frequently see your eloquent comments, I am curious about a phenomenon I‘ve observed. As my blogger dashboard rolls in I usually post a comment relative to the subject at hand. There is another blog roll that stacks up I clean out at the end of the week. This whole week I am seeing strong women trying to control their finances, Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014200443279957847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-53670879951264084022012-07-29T10:04:40.288-07:002012-07-29T10:04:40.288-07:00Happy to see you posting today. I too have been a...Happy to see you posting today. I too have been a bit remiss in regular posting. Too busy at present trying to sort out the yarn business. Why can't we find what we want when we want it. I almost feel the same way about politics. I am so disgusted I may not vote for president in the fall. I will at least show up at the polls and vote for bonds. No point in chosing a rep for the Congressschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-16520999086998500352012-07-28T18:03:43.429-07:002012-07-28T18:03:43.429-07:00How lucky the recipients are to receive your wife&...How lucky the recipients are to receive your wife's loving creations. I'm fortunate enough to have received a few original hand-made greetings that I treasure. Hm-m-m, you may be on to something -- an Olympic virus.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-84612286948211494492012-07-28T14:48:39.878-07:002012-07-28T14:48:39.878-07:00We fully endorse the value in sending printed card...We fully endorse the value in sending printed cards to close friends and family. Beautiful wife Sandy custom makes each card, and she gets zillions of favorable comments from the recipients. Our TV is acting up in strange ways. Wonder if it's an Olympic virus?Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-28632480418579386062012-07-28T14:37:21.283-07:002012-07-28T14:37:21.283-07:00DISCLAIMER -- Am again annoyed Blogger failed to f...DISCLAIMER -- Am again annoyed Blogger failed to follow the line spacing as I set it up, so they jammed up the lines at the quotes end in my post content above. Furthermore, when Blogger does that -- this isn't the first time -- I've never been able to correct their layout error. I'll accept responsibility for the elder Queen matter (probably some other English usage shortcomings,) joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-4029290699109476722012-07-28T14:03:28.174-07:002012-07-28T14:03:28.174-07:00No, I was just trying to make the point the Queen ...No, I was just trying to make the point the Queen is an elder -- aged as elderbloggers! Oh, you English Profs -- will I never escape your editing my sometimes lacking King's (or is it Queen's) English compositions!!!joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-858461418681910852012-07-28T06:12:16.607-07:002012-07-28T06:12:16.607-07:00"...elder Queen Elizabeth skydived...."
..."...elder Queen Elizabeth skydived...."<br /><br />Has the United Kingdom elected a younger Queen Elizabeth while I was out golfing? English ProfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com