tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post5131909386368690291..comments2023-08-15T00:02:00.504-04:00Comments on Follow Your Bliss: Pure ImaginationGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-38169450784647845082008-04-21T10:48:00.000-04:002008-04-21T10:48:00.000-04:00Poddy - Will do, and Reya Dahlink as well. Oh, Ga...Poddy - Will do, and Reya Dahlink as well. Oh, Gazilla...I love it!<BR/><BR/>Ched - Thanks for the story starter question. I have been wanting to write a post about my class trip to the Museum but think I shall write a post that touches on your suggestion instead. I am all about looking back and pushing forward while making the most of the present. Life is grand isn't it? Stay tuned...<BR/><BR/>Dennis - Don't you mean you have never eaten this book?<BR/><BR/>Paul - Thanks for commenting. Getting you thinking can lead to some interesting territory indeed. I wonder where this will lead.<BR/><BR/>Wat - As an adult I don't know what I would do without a cell phone or computer but I sometimes wish they were not such a temptation. There is something so wonderful about being unreachable you know? Hopefully the pleasures of a book (hard copy) will never go out of fashion. <BR/><BR/>Bella - I do. I have to dig out your address from my old emails and get on this when I return from my vacation in Florida (where I am at the moment). <BR/><BR/>Steve - Pet toys! LOL! There is an industry. However, my doggies in the past have enjoyed their chewmen and such. Dogs can be so like children. My Collie used to run and get his little stuffed collie whenever he was happy, just like a child. Gotta love that!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-5520781708376428992008-04-21T04:45:00.000-04:002008-04-21T04:45:00.000-04:00please squeeze the lettuce for meand give her a tu...please squeeze the lettuce for me<BR/>and give her a turn around the maypole on my behalf if you wouldn't mind?Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-69841678827475500452008-04-17T11:33:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:33:00.000-04:00I mean age 6 at school--I mean age 6 at school--Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-23469828632142759472008-04-17T11:31:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:31:00.000-04:00i've been imagining what your next post will be ab...i've been imagining what your next post will be about--i hop it's more about Gary as a small child. what were you like at age 6, I wonder?Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-1025744448845412532008-04-15T10:32:00.000-04:002008-04-15T10:32:00.000-04:00Dennis thinks purple crayons taste better than yel...Dennis thinks purple crayons taste better than yellow ones. Dennis has never read this book...yet...dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382113112087625147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-66203602076320715792008-04-15T08:27:00.000-04:002008-04-15T08:27:00.000-04:00Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this post! ...Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this post! It got me to thinking. Thanks, Gary!Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-71616381337642806622008-04-15T04:44:00.000-04:002008-04-15T04:44:00.000-04:00T'is perhaps why I often say I am glad I kinda gre...T'is perhaps why I often say I am glad I kinda grew up in the generation I did, the last true one without all the technology our kids have today. Man, I used to pretend/imagine/be creative/play like crazy! I'm from Generation X man! I remember the birth of cable, the VCR, Walkmans, personal computers, Internet, cell phones, Ipod! All this stuff came to be during and way after my childhood into my adult years now, and in a way I don't regret it, because I grew up and lived just fine without all this stuff.<BR/><BR/>Ask me to live without some of that now though, I think I'd die! LOL!WAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265139894543519211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-73648363225589890612008-04-14T11:44:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:44:00.000-04:00GaryIf you have an extra copy - I'll buy it off yo...Gary<BR/><BR/>If you have an extra copy - I'll buy it off you:-)la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-48780634497142160302008-04-13T00:06:00.000-04:002008-04-13T00:06:00.000-04:00ooh you're so big and scary gazilla;0Pooh you're so big and scary gazilla<BR/>;0PPodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-29135240209629391732008-04-12T19:44:00.000-04:002008-04-12T19:44:00.000-04:00Dennis likes cramming himself into small cardboard...Dennis likes cramming himself into small cardboard boxes and pretending they are sportscars!dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382113112087625147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-4369449224048700012008-04-12T10:43:00.000-04:002008-04-12T10:43:00.000-04:00You are SO right. Kids can make up their own toys ...You are SO right. Kids can make up their own toys and games, and the endless array of marketed products is so unnecessary. I was the same way as a kid -- my brother and I invented a lot of games with whatever was at hand.<BR/><BR/>Animals are the same way, actually. Pet toys are so silly. My cat would much prefer a paper bag.<BR/><BR/>I love the fact that you've saved ghostie all these years!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-59743476156366573322008-04-10T21:20:00.000-04:002008-04-10T21:20:00.000-04:00Thank you all for sharing your own stories of chil...Thank you all for sharing your own stories of childhood and imagination. I found them all fascinating. To see all of you as children gives me a new perspective. <BR/><BR/>This post was so much fun to write because it brought back memories I don't pull up everyday. Kim is right, we all can benefit from living the lesson of Harold. <BR/><BR/>Bella - Would you like me to send a copy?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-45670845651715519542008-04-10T20:29:00.000-04:002008-04-10T20:29:00.000-04:00Oh I LOVE Harold and the Purple Crayon. Even as a ...Oh I LOVE Harold and the Purple Crayon. Even as a kid I loved it that there was a book about a child insomniac! <BR/><BR/>I still have my copy of the book. <BR/><BR/>Love thinking about you with your billiard ball solar system and your sisters and the Golden Girls. You're so creative! Bravo!!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-86332068404269154762008-04-10T20:22:00.000-04:002008-04-10T20:22:00.000-04:00Isn't imagination a wonderful thing?Isn't imagination a wonderful thing?J. David Zacko-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028163483283414001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-33111531987339426952008-04-10T18:38:00.000-04:002008-04-10T18:38:00.000-04:00I remember those days too! :) You were such an ima...I remember those days too! :) <BR/><BR/>You were such an imaginative kid, Gary.<BR/><BR/>Really, all children are imaginative in their own unique ways.<BR/><BR/>I LOVED making things and making up stories as a kid. I also used to read out loud (with voices) to my little brother for hours at a time. <BR/><BR/>Love Ghostie! So precious! Glad you kept him for posterity!Arielle Lee Bairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502836375098709320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-58797922428053008402008-04-10T14:29:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:29:00.000-04:00thats a great picture - he could be a pillow saint...thats a great picture - he could be a pillow saint!<BR/><BR/>i agree with you - and isn't that why Lego is one of the best toys ever? i don't mean "Star Wars Lego" or "Harry Potter Lego" - just basic, do what you want with it Lego.<BR/><BR/>but then i was always happy playing with sticks and stones too. Still am, if i'm honest.<BR/><BR/>i love that you still have your ghost!lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-63663826989880546602008-04-10T07:29:00.000-04:002008-04-10T07:29:00.000-04:00This post has been very inspirational and is so tr...This post has been very inspirational and is so true. Parents need to address the situation before children lose a massive amount of their natural imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-68388524327673179622008-04-09T22:58:00.000-04:002008-04-09T22:58:00.000-04:00I had "Harold and the Purple Crayon" at some point...I had "Harold and the Purple Crayon" at some point in school or my personal library. I more than remember his creation of a private world and still live it. I'm glad that your Godzilla only destroyed property and not people. Of course, he was angry over the impact of nuclear war getting nature out of whack, the Al Gore of his era. Come to think of it, Godzilla and Gore have the same walk and facial expressions.Ladrón de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13051974174001458812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-81261360489597477292008-04-09T19:25:00.000-04:002008-04-09T19:25:00.000-04:00When I was little I also had this big box of Lego ...When I was little I also had this big box of Lego bricks that you could build just about anything you could think of with. Today Legos are only sold in sets that are designed to build one thing. It's a great marketing deal for the toy company but doesn't do much for the child's imagination.marxsnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193601914742507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-82959732404206890032008-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:00Ever notice how kids find more fun playing with th...Ever notice how kids find more fun playing with the box a toy came in than the toy itself? Because the box can become ANYTHING and the toy is always just 'the toy'.<BR/><BR/>Great post. I'd like to hear your sister's take on how scary the 'alien' was. I've seen you do that zombie thing and it scares me now! ;)Joy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333864222871059094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-24551823681934197352008-04-09T14:13:00.000-04:002008-04-09T14:13:00.000-04:00I love this post so much...and Ghostie too.. I had...I love this post so much...and Ghostie too.. <BR/>I had an old Brownie Camera when I was a kid--the film was really hard to find--you had to special order it--that's how old the camer was..a little brown box camera-- anyway I never had $ for film, so I'd pretend to take pictures--my friends would pose--everyone wanted to do silly poses--strangers would stop and pose when we asked. An old guy pretended to ride a little tiny bike, kids climbed trees to pose like monkeys--we had so much fun with that camera... and never any film in it!Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-24689299862795940092008-04-09T12:43:00.000-04:002008-04-09T12:43:00.000-04:00Thought-provoking post, as usual. Yes, let kids pl...Thought-provoking post, as usual. Yes, let kids play while they can. I remember having Lego as a kid and making spaceships and space stations etc. They probably didn't look anything like real rockets but they represented that to me. I remember playing by a wall for hours: the wall was the console of a spacecraft (again!) and sticks stuck inbetween the bricks were levers and controls. My friends and I did build balsawood aircraft and fly them. And we were allowed a lot more freedom to roam around at a much younger age.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm a parent and perhaps I overreact like everyone else and keep my kids close!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-3112055471561505272008-04-09T10:17:00.000-04:002008-04-09T10:17:00.000-04:00great post!!! there's so much good food for though...great post!!! there's so much good food for thought. I remember reading an article not too long ago suggesting that all the emphasis on toys had done much to undermine children's development. your post today, with it's references, reinforces this.... sometime more is actually a lot less.<BR/><BR/>adults I believe can benefit from living and not just remembering the lesson of harold.<BR/><BR/>super! thanksmouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152844693789487352.post-72873247827217856702008-04-09T05:54:00.000-04:002008-04-09T05:54:00.000-04:00I can't find Purple Crayon here, and I was told th...I can't find Purple Crayon here, and I was told that it's a good book!<BR/><BR/>A pity how kids nowadays are not so interested in the traditional games we used to play - all I hear about now is games for X-box, WII, runescape...la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.com