Comments on: Columbus Day Confusion

By: wg

wg — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:24:33 +0000

Far more likely that they’ll be type to watch things like Loose Change and think there was something to it.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:04:15 +0000

Sadly, these are the same kids who will grow up thinking that the US single-handedly won WWII, won the war in Vietnam, and that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

By: wg

wg — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:54:48 +0000

MWF- It’s hard to say if it had an effect on me, honestly. For the most part, I’ve pretty much always hated dealing with people. I was always an arrogant little git, if you want the truth of it (although I’ve reformed and am very humble indeed lol), and that does tend to put people off.

By: dustbury.com

dustbury.com — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:34:24 +0000

Things I learned today (14)…

Not including the fact that a really strong wind can blow a leaf right in front of the safety gizmo that keeps your garage door from closing if it thinks there’s potential for crushing. You really need a DVD player……

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:08:56 +0000

Mad William
Since you posted that you will use what I wrote, as an adult, I will add a necessary step:
Since the subconscious needs a response in most situations, an internal comment to satisfy the subconscious is simply to think internally “That’s interesting” The trick is what do you do next. My suggestion is to excuse yourself by finding a place to go, a person to go see (not the barmaid) or something to do. It is important to remember the context of this advice. When a social interaction is not important and will keep you from engaging an idiot.

By: Mad William Flint

Mad William Flint — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:16:55 +0000

I’m definitely gonna use that

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:13:39 +0000

VKate — Seems this would be a great time to teach your son listening skills with instruction in how to take in information based on context of the conversation.
My favorite phase when communicating when the context is not very important is “Never argue with an idiot, spectators cannot tell you apart”
This may be an opportunity in socialization that is a lesson, learning how to treat conversation from others as rhetorical. I’ve had to learn over a lifetime that even if I know I am right or correct sometimes it is just better to keep my mouth shut.
I sincerely wish that someone in my family could have taught me the difference. I’ve fought many windmills in my lifetime.

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:02:58 +0000

LOL. Dinner’s ready. I made sesame spinach, roasted curried cauliflower, and grilled salmon. Perhaps that’ll soak up enough vodka to lure me back to the blog… IF VH does his standard Saturday “tune out the wife and play C&C”.

Otherwise, you guys will just have to entertain yourselves.

And keep your feet off the damn sofa, will you? I have having to clean up all that mess every time I turn you folks loose on the site without me sitting here babysitting you.

By: Mad William Flint

Mad William Flint — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:58:50 +0000

all the better!

I’ve written some of my most life-changing stuff while in the bag.

Of course… that’s gone both ways, one of the very few things about me that do.

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:53:45 +0000

MWF, the book will be there but thanks to Wayback so would any drunken words I typed!