Comments on: If You Could Read My Mind… http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78805 Venomous Kate Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:06:44 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78805 LOL. Quite true, Rammer. And yet as "venomous" as the reading is sometimes, it's <em>still</em> self-censored. LOL. Quite true, Rammer. And yet as “venomous” as the reading is sometimes, it’s still self-censored.

]]> By: rammer http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78757 rammer Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:34:01 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78757 Kate, You live in another hundreds of miles away and we've never met, yet I can already read your mind. At least once or twice a day, I suddenly know what you are thinking. It always seems to happen when I am using my computer. Kate,

You live in another hundreds of miles away and we’ve never met, yet I can already read your mind. At least once or twice a day, I suddenly know what you are thinking. It always seems to happen when I am using my computer.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78639 Venomous Kate Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:01:34 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78639 That's a great one, NK! And I was about to tell you all the various reasons why it was, but then my response grew long enough for a blog entry. That’s a great one, NK! And I was about to tell you all the various reasons why it was, but then my response grew long enough for a blog entry.

]]> By: nk http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78632 nk Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:52:10 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78632 A man is walking on the beach and he finds a bottle. He opens it and genie comes out. The genie says, "Master, for freeing me, I will grant you one wish". The man says: "I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I'm afraid to fly. Can you build me a bridge?" The genie replies: "Were I to do that, I would use up half the concrete and steel in the world. Please ask for something else". The man says, "Well ... I always wanted to understand how women think". And the genie says: "Do you want a suspension bridge or a multiple-arched bridge?" A man is walking on the beach and he finds a bottle. He opens it and genie comes out. The genie says, “Master, for freeing me, I will grant you one wish”. The man says: “I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I’m afraid to fly. Can you build me a bridge?” The genie replies: “Were I to do that, I would use up half the concrete and steel in the world. Please ask for something else”. The man says, “Well … I always wanted to understand how women think”. And the genie says: “Do you want a suspension bridge or a multiple-arched bridge?”

]]> By: Steve http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78628 Steve Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:23:43 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78628 Then you are definitely in the minority. And I don't think I would ever call being open "Nagging". I, for one, would appreciate a woman who speaks her mind. Then you are definitely in the minority. And I don’t think I would ever call being open “Nagging”. I, for one, would appreciate a woman who speaks her mind.

]]> By: nk http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78623 nk Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:53:09 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78623 If I could only have one psychic power it would be the power to heal disease and injury by thought. Not the revivalist preacher faith healing. Honest to goodness miracle stuff. Science fiction writers have called it biokinetics. I agree totally with Kate about the mind-reading. It would be the last thing I would like to have. We already have very good substitutes -- empathy, intuition and just plain communication. If I could only have one psychic power it would be the power to heal disease and injury by thought. Not the revivalist preacher faith healing. Honest to goodness miracle stuff. Science fiction writers have called it biokinetics. I agree totally with Kate about the mind-reading. It would be the last thing I would like to have. We already have very good substitutes — empathy, intuition and just plain communication.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78622 Venomous Kate Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:49:45 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78622 I object. I assure you that I am <em>QUITE</em> vocal about what I want, how I want it done, when I want it, and how freaking happy my husband should be whilst doing whatever it is that I want. Do I get credit for not expecting him to read my mind? Do I get points for actually using Mr. Lips and Mr. Tongue to tell him what I want? Hell no. I get called a "nag". I object. I assure you that I am QUITE vocal about what I want, how I want it done, when I want it, and how freaking happy my husband should be whilst doing whatever it is that I want.

Do I get credit for not expecting him to read my mind? Do I get points for actually using Mr. Lips and Mr. Tongue to tell him what I want?

Hell no. I get called a “nag”.

]]> By: Steve http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78621 Steve Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:20:33 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78621 Are you kidding? Every married man is expected to already have this ability! The expectation that we do would explain SOOOO much. I would love to be able to read the minds of women. No more guessing, no more confusion. Peace on Earth! Are you kidding? Every married man is expected to already have this ability! The expectation that we do would explain SOOOO much. I would love to be able to read the minds of women. No more guessing, no more confusion. Peace on Earth!

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78610 Venomous Kate Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:14:24 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78610 Oh heck, yeah! Oh heck, yeah!

]]> By: Chelle http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/if-you-could-read-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-78607 Chelle Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:00:59 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/?p=9012#comment-78607 I don't know if it qualifies as a superpower or not, but I would love to have Samantha's ability to walk into any room of my home, twinkle my nose and everything that is out of place start putting itself back in place or the dishes and dirty laundry start washing themselves. Oh, the most divine of all would be to walk into the bathrooms, twinkle my nose and the rooms begin to clean themselves! It is such a lovely fantasy. I don’t know if it qualifies as a superpower or not, but I would love to have Samantha’s ability to walk into any room of my home, twinkle my nose and everything that is out of place start putting itself back in place or the dishes and dirty laundry start washing themselves. Oh, the most divine of all would be to walk into the bathrooms, twinkle my nose and the rooms begin to clean themselves! It is such a lovely fantasy.

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