tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post3196404045485030153..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G66: Red Sox 6, Diamondbacks 3allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-69486912231570458782010-06-17T12:26:41.895-07:002010-06-17T12:26:41.895-07:00Thanks for your gentleness. No need to discuss fur...Thanks for your gentleness. No need to discuss further. I'm all too familiar with my own faults! Thanks tho.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-59191641023430261672010-06-16T15:55:35.991-07:002010-06-16T15:55:35.991-07:00Obviously, I was trying to be very gentle. Glad to...Obviously, I was trying to be very gentle. Glad to discuss more by e-mail if you think it could be helpful.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8967846982792858042010-06-16T07:43:07.836-07:002010-06-16T07:43:07.836-07:00As for the interpersonal stuff the exchange brough...<i>As for the interpersonal stuff the exchange brought up, the only thing I feel compelled to mention is something from my experience. In the heat of an argument, one of my brothers once accused me of always having to have the last word. This was very hurtful to hear, and his phrasing was far from kind. But I had to admit, on reflection, to some fault on my part.</i><br /><br />I guess that's your way of saying that you see me that way - which is fine. I appreciate the insight.<br /><br />I can see how in a thread discussion I can seem that way, although in person I'm very willing to let things go. I can try to end discussions earlier, not repeat myself. It's a useful challenge.<br /><br />Going back over the thread, I see that I did repeat myself. That isn't to get some mythical last word, or to try to convince anyone that I am right. It's only because I was still thinking it. So instead of saying to myself, don't repeat yourself, you've already made that point, I just typed it.<br /><br />I feel no need to always be "right" - and certainly feel nothing like that about this specific issue. I really only meant to continue the discussion. <br /><br />That's my story. The other half of the story is that what Pepe said has no place in gamethreads, both in the way he said it and his voicing his opinion of me. As I said earlier and will gladly repeat, I'm sure we've all had thoughts about fellow commenters that may not always be kind - but we refrain from typing them, because it's not appropriate. <br /><br />One can say, "This is how I feel and I don't want to discuss it anymore" (or words to that effect), and that is very different from "You are such-and-such".laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52889932521238073662010-06-15T21:05:57.846-07:002010-06-15T21:05:57.846-07:00I realize that my last (and previously only) comme...I realize that my last (and previously only) comment on the "-isms" discussion was a bit cavalier and did't adequately recognize that there was some real emotional intensity present in comments here on several issues that can be pretty charged in discussion. I don't have anything of value to add to the discussion at this point, but certainly no offense was meant.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044296357860322585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-59018900175081408392010-06-15T19:50:20.286-07:002010-06-15T19:50:20.286-07:00Read the Wiki on the Wrinkle books on what books a...Read the Wiki on the Wrinkle books on what books are considered part of the series and what aren't. The last time we talked, I knew there had been more since I was reading them (the third, <i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i>, was the last I remembered from my youth.) But apparently there are others featuring the characters' children but aren't considered part of the series.<br /><br />I could see Pepe was angry and Laura was hurt, which was hard to read. I myself believe the Indian names are problematic, though I understand changing them would also be problematic.<br /><br />As for the interpersonal stuff the exchange brought up, the only thing I feel compelled to mention is something from my experience. In the heat of an argument, one of my brothers once accused me of always having to have the last word. This was very hurtful to hear, and his phrasing was far from kind. But I had to admit, on reflection, to some fault on my part.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66126766955710250872010-06-15T19:19:39.638-07:002010-06-15T19:19:39.638-07:00Nick, I feel for you. I can't do those late n...Nick, I feel for you. I can't do those late nights anymore. I've gotten too old.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-63541067999805958232010-06-15T19:17:12.562-07:002010-06-15T19:17:12.562-07:00Dirty water! I see the thread exploded since the ...Dirty water! I see the thread exploded since the last time I stopped by. I always miss the good -isms discussions.<br /><br />5 books in a Wrinkle in Time series? I need to get reading.<br /><br />My mom's coming in tonight. Her flight was supposed to arrive at Bradley at midnight. Now we're looking closer to 2am. ugh. long night ahead.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044296357860322585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-79831502221946199002010-06-15T19:16:53.454-07:002010-06-15T19:16:53.454-07:00Thx. I'll get to a game at Wrigley and a game...Thx. I'll get to a game at Wrigley and a game at Fenway.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-29880356007544517662010-06-15T19:16:38.667-07:002010-06-15T19:16:38.667-07:00I'm not really going to be rational about the ...I'm not really going to be rational about the Yankees. It does not belong to NY, they stole it from New England, and...you know the rest!johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26876292450431700192010-06-15T19:16:37.182-07:002010-06-15T19:16:37.182-07:00Yes, spelled Yanqui in Latin America.Yes, spelled Yanqui in Latin America.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-70731517352071014242010-06-15T19:16:32.758-07:002010-06-15T19:16:32.758-07:00OK, good night to you all.OK, good night to you all.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-84730405897404932412010-06-15T19:16:11.761-07:002010-06-15T19:16:11.761-07:00Safe travels, Mrs G. Have fun.Safe travels, Mrs G. Have fun.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20921934892450822732010-06-15T19:16:03.979-07:002010-06-15T19:16:03.979-07:00And didn't they used to protest overseas, &quo...And didn't they used to protest overseas, "Yankee Go Home" about all Americans?<br /><br />Context is everything....Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61904855035861650922010-06-15T19:15:45.171-07:002010-06-15T19:15:45.171-07:00Good night, all. I may be home for tomorrow night&...Good night, all. I may be home for tomorrow night's game, too. Yay.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73364566464428690082010-06-15T19:15:27.711-07:002010-06-15T19:15:27.711-07:00Well, my son and I leave tomorrow for a week of tr...Well, my son and I leave tomorrow for a week of travel to Chicago/Boston. I'll join the conversation here when I can.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43426197797857859442010-06-15T19:14:59.485-07:002010-06-15T19:14:59.485-07:00Dirty water!Dirty water!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75087056119432344882010-06-15T19:14:58.218-07:002010-06-15T19:14:58.218-07:00Yea, I suppose, amy, but to me a Yankee is from Ne...Yea, I suppose, amy, but to me a Yankee is from New England, and the Southerners were just tarring all Northerners with the picky, fussy abolitionists New England was notorious for.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10832658230336602592010-06-15T19:14:53.906-07:002010-06-15T19:14:53.906-07:00Poor Harv. Sitting here having no clue we are usin...Poor Harv. Sitting here having no clue we are using him to get a few chuckles!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-27383608618161170652010-06-15T19:14:50.916-07:002010-06-15T19:14:50.916-07:00Don't drink the water!
DIRTYDon't drink the water! <br /><br />DIRTYlaura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33668155353997631992010-06-15T19:14:42.677-07:002010-06-15T19:14:42.677-07:00Three.
DIrty>>CleanThree.<br /><br />DIrty>>CleanKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-90671388170647464312010-06-15T19:14:36.691-07:002010-06-15T19:14:36.691-07:00This overly PC white man says:
"The water is...This overly PC white man says:<br /><br />"The water is <a href="http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn296/joyofsox/muddy.jpg" rel="nofollow">Muddy</a>!!!"allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-78238834554874082072010-06-15T19:14:06.121-07:002010-06-15T19:14:06.121-07:00And then, of course, there is Yankee Doodle Dandy....And then, of course, there is Yankee Doodle Dandy.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-14133505520025604402010-06-15T19:13:59.888-07:002010-06-15T19:13:59.888-07:00But is he an overly PC white man? That's the q...But is he an overly PC white man? That's the question.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-35884196205372377002010-06-15T19:13:21.865-07:002010-06-15T19:13:21.865-07:00I blame Harvey.
Sure, why not? He's a man;)<i>I blame Harvey.</i><br /><br />Sure, why not? He's a man;)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73239469181598157432010-06-15T19:13:07.150-07:002010-06-15T19:13:07.150-07:00My Southern friends in college used to refer to th...<i>My Southern friends in college used to refer to those of us from the North as Yankees.</i><br /><br />And my Brit friends refer to everyone from the US as Yanks.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.com