tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post4314366260653013457..comments2023-08-15T00:02:00.504-04:00Comments on Follow Your Bliss: A is for AsiaGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-50661056727251461012008-04-28T17:08:00.000-04:002008-04-28T17:08:00.000-04:00Joy sounds like a joy!!Joy sounds like a joy!!My adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218693077058627643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-76101458678386232442008-04-27T09:46:00.000-04:002008-04-27T09:46:00.000-04:00Joy - I am with you of course, this story never ce...Joy - I am with you of course, this story never ceases to make me laugh and the best part for me is remembering your expression and perfect delivery. See, if you had not been class mother that year I would probably never caught the mistake. And today there would be a group of 11 year olds talking about the cool oz-ee-uh. Once again you made me look good (or is that bad?). LOL.<BR/><BR/>Ched - Thanks for the support. I feel much better now. <BR/><BR/>Lynda - Oh now we are the same generation? Aren't you much younger than I am? Perhaps your flawless, delicate skin has fooled me once again...<BR/><BR/>Reya - Your comment makes me think of Blake and the divide between innocence and experience. What is the perfect balance? What do we give up in order to have the other? <BR/><BR/>Wat - In the climate of today's world it is really easy to lose faith in all of the core beliefs you mention. I have become much more jaded and cynical since Bush became president of the U.S.A. and I fight against that. Although seeing things with a clearer vision does not have to be a downer if we can also think about how to improve things and make the world (or at least the world around us, our world) a better place. Kindness and good will still count for something.<BR/><BR/>Mark - Yes, I did know that. A cute little girl told me that :) As for losing faith...see above.<BR/><BR/>Dumdad - The same thing happens in class sometimes. The first person to admit that they don't know something does allow the room to breath a bit easier. Why are we all so afraid to appear out of the loop? These days I am pretty vocal about asking someone to clarify and I find that half the time the speaker does not know it either. Now that can be dangerous! Some folks in some circumstances are just not used to being questioned. <BR/><BR/>I LOVE that you will carry oz-ee-uh with you. That is wonderful!<BR/><BR/>JDZS - I know, right? Thanks God indeed.<BR/><BR/>Mom - See that wasn't so hard.<BR/><BR/>Pod - You do know how to make me smile.<BR/><BR/>Kim - I got the pictures. Thank you! They are fantastic. About mama's...I was thrilled that mine figured it out and surprised me. <BR/><BR/>Steve - Balance. That is exactly what I think of when I think of you.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-2031389458864904872008-04-25T14:51:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:51:00.000-04:00That's funny! It's weird how we can look at famili...That's funny! It's weird how we can look at familiar words and, depending on context (or lack of one), they look so alien.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty inherently trusting, too -- but I'm also inherently cynical, so it all balances out. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-44754578303121503102008-04-24T11:57:00.000-04:002008-04-24T11:57:00.000-04:00red pandas are quite cute! just to let you know a...red pandas are quite cute! <BR/><BR/>just to let you know a cd with photos from the met is working it's way to you!!<BR/><BR/>how nice to have a comment from your mama! my mom, hasn't quite figured out how to leave a comment, despite direction.... but I'm honored that she regularly checks on her mousey daughter's musings and doesn't seem to mind if I get carried away on some rant .... I think we are both blessed with wise, sweet mamas!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-72512539338669021072008-04-24T07:27:00.000-04:002008-04-24T07:27:00.000-04:00i'm a toad really;0)i'm a toad really<BR/>;0)Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-48564666192689853432008-04-23T16:59:00.000-04:002008-04-23T16:59:00.000-04:00Love reading your blog; can't wait to see what com...Love reading your blog; can't wait to see what comes next! Proud of you! Love ya, Mama xxooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-85801373775150101812008-04-23T13:00:00.000-04:002008-04-23T13:00:00.000-04:00Thank God for your education at Columbia, darlin'!...Thank God for your education at Columbia, darlin'! You know I ALWAYS encourage questioning. Growing up I questioned everything, and now it's like my whole world. ;-)J. David Zacko-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028163483283414001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-51621645517990402252008-04-23T12:35:00.000-04:002008-04-23T12:35:00.000-04:00What a wonderfully funny story - you just couldn't...What a wonderfully funny story - you just couldn't make this up.<BR/><BR/>And I admire your humility and honesty in admitting you'd blundered. If more of us were like this we'd all get along so much better. It's taken me a long time to admit to various failings and even now I sometimes don't and later think "You plonker, Dumdad, you were plain wrong but wouldn't back down!"<BR/><BR/>I've been in news meetings where some complicated subject has cropped up and everyone with their Oxford and Harvard degrees all murmur important things. Silence. Then some brave journo pipes up: "Frankly, I don't understand a bloody word of this." And as often as not there's an almost audible hiss of relief then laughter as others also admit to being equally bamboozled.<BR/><BR/>It is in those moments my faith in humanity is partially restored.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I've got a feeling that Asia shall forever be pronounced Oz-ee-ah in my mind. Thanks, Gary!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-40905437797098119212008-04-22T19:59:00.000-04:002008-04-22T19:59:00.000-04:00When I was young I never questioned anything any a...When I was young I never questioned anything any adult said or did. That is sort of not the case these days. Glad you liked the book and in case you didn't know Zeus was Hercules's daddy.marxsnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193601914742507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-27154097297843059972008-04-22T17:09:00.000-04:002008-04-22T17:09:00.000-04:00Well, red pandas are ultimately from Asia right? ...Well, red pandas are ultimately from Asia right? So you were close!<BR/><BR/>Even after 9/11, I was feeling fiercely patriotic and had an almost blind love for this country, but all of that has faded away now. Call me a bit more cynical and jaded now I suppose, but I can't help it. I've lost my utter core beliefs in religion, government, marriage, and other institutions. It's as if I only hold out hope in being kind to others and getting good karma in return, for everything else has been practically a lie!WAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265139894543519211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-78541340991019077012008-04-22T08:52:00.000-04:002008-04-22T08:52:00.000-04:00I'm so happy you went to grad school at Columbia. ...I'm so happy you went to grad school at Columbia. Innocence and trust are wonderful qualities in the very young, but become not so adorable, nor desireable, once a person grows up.<BR/><BR/>You're still so pure of heart, though, my dah-ling. Such a beautiful, pure, questioning heart you have! Thank you!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-49705685341813605552008-04-21T20:37:00.000-04:002008-04-21T20:37:00.000-04:00Funny how in our generation we never questioned ad...Funny how in our generation we never questioned adults, teachers,<BR/>parents or any adult in general. It was amazing or shocking to us when we become older that feedback<BR/>from adults, teachers and parents were encouraged. When we gave our feedback, our views and opinions<BR/>were valued. It was a wonderful and amazing feeling-something we had to get used to.<BR/> <BR/>I believe our world today is better for encouraging children & young adults to ask questions of teachers, parents & adults. Children are much more perceptive these days, and understand adults don't always have the answers, and that we make mistakes too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-44354829224655361482008-04-21T20:34:00.000-04:002008-04-21T20:34:00.000-04:00This is such a funny story! OZ EE AH sounds so coo...This is such a funny story! OZ EE AH sounds so cool--I didn't recognize that animal as a red panda either.Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-49212211463893469632008-04-21T17:12:00.000-04:002008-04-21T17:12:00.000-04:00Oh. My. GOD! It NEVER stops being funny! I love ...Oh. My. GOD! It NEVER stops being funny! I love that you posted this story - it's so priceless. And I love that you found a picture of the Red Panda... from OZ-EE-AH!!!Joy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333864222871059094noreply@blogger.com