tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post6909473767465288391..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Etc, Etc & A Blog Give Awayruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-14556999155993838862008-07-09T16:33:00.000-07:002008-07-09T16:33:00.000-07:00If you had plenty of old tshirts you could repurpo...If you had plenty of old tshirts you could repurpose, maybe you can make a rag rug? Braided or crocheted, depending on how crafty you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-26099866016222193702008-06-07T22:11:00.000-07:002008-06-07T22:11:00.000-07:00Megan, that's an interesting idea. I might have t...Megan, that's an interesting idea. I might have to use that and occasionally give time to myself. :)<BR/><BR/>Shannon & EGF, thanks!!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-16957059573339295382008-06-07T20:08:00.000-07:002008-06-07T20:08:00.000-07:00Oh! You're adorable. :)Oh! You're adorable. :)EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-11209291513602041212008-06-07T14:48:00.000-07:002008-06-07T14:48:00.000-07:00Great picture and article! Congrats! ShanGreat picture and article! Congrats! ShanGoing Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885445987575778289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-64349941299702818202008-06-06T21:53:00.000-07:002008-06-06T21:53:00.000-07:00How about giving something to yourself? Like a sa...How about giving something to yourself? Like a sabbath day? No phone, no computer...or something you've been wanting to do for a long time but haven't carved out the time for. Something restorative so you can give even more to everyone else...?<BR/><BR/>I guess your point is that you're too busy...so maybe just a short leisurely walk or a browse in the poetry section of a bookstore or time out for a postcard or call you've been meaning to make? <BR/><BR/>Interesting challenge -<BR/>MeganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-47262685937415448072008-06-06T17:19:00.000-07:002008-06-06T17:19:00.000-07:00Rob, diaper? What diaper?Thanks, Mad Hatter. I'll ...Rob, diaper? What diaper?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Mad Hatter. I'll try to give away some more books later on this month!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-27991148211512738052008-06-06T05:07:00.000-07:002008-06-06T05:07:00.000-07:00Hey, nice picture! And I think giving books away ...Hey, nice picture! And I think giving books away on your blog is a great idea.Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-26539941504290412782008-06-06T01:54:00.000-07:002008-06-06T01:54:00.000-07:00Nice diaper babe!Nice diaper babe!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-53243974421135978722008-06-05T23:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T23:42:00.000-07:00Thanks HGG!Donna, I'd love to believe it was a mis...Thanks HGG!<BR/><BR/>Donna, I'd love to believe it was a mistake, but it was a bright yellow bath mat in the laundry room!<BR/><BR/>Ryl, Honda and Miss V are getting me a spa day for my birthday and frankly, I want that more than I want a bath mat!<BR/><BR/>Melissa, glad you enjoyed the book too!<BR/><BR/>GB, thanks!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-20206756487173233162008-06-05T23:10:00.000-07:002008-06-05T23:10:00.000-07:00Ahhh, you do look just like your stick figure. To...Ahhh, you do look just like your stick figure. Too cute! Congrats on getting your post on BreakThrough.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-21109407469265086872008-06-05T21:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T21:42:00.000-07:00btw, I'd enter for the book but I've already read ...btw, I'd enter for the book but I've already read this one...it's definitely entertaining and worth reading!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683655933935098511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-63184791098226322542008-06-05T21:10:00.000-07:002008-06-05T21:10:00.000-07:00Honda, buy the girl a bathmat for her birthday. Pl...Honda, buy the girl a bathmat for her birthday. Please? Ryl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-8475722010593534392008-06-05T20:06:00.000-07:002008-06-05T20:06:00.000-07:00That's a great article on "Breakthrough!" Congrat...That's a great article on "Breakthrough!" Congrats! Sorry about the bathmat, though. That's too weird. Maybe someone took it by mistake?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896172914500564208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-77757677378176838402008-06-05T15:22:00.000-07:002008-06-05T15:22:00.000-07:00well, your hair is totally opposite mine :-D; love...well, your hair is totally opposite mine :-D; lovely to see your face!hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-80586522895195645632008-06-05T14:58:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:58:00.000-07:00Natalie, yes, I thought about all the lessons that...Natalie, yes, I thought about all the lessons that could come out of this. Lesson Number One, pick up your laundry the second it's finished. ;) Heh, okay, there are other more ephemeral lessons to be learned as well. Haha, APLS in the City. I love it!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-25415055544832130512008-06-05T14:46:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:46:00.000-07:00CAE, don't tell me you stole my hair too!! Joking,...CAE, don't tell me you stole my hair too!! Joking, joking. Yes, it does appear that we are hair twins. :)I actually remember thinking that at one point earlier though I don't know if I mentioned it to you.<BR/><BR/>Kimberly, I know it's dumb, but from an aesthetic point of view, I prefer nothing to an old towel. I might change my mind though.....<BR/><BR/>Beany, yes, it's true. My stick figure and I look just like each other. Sorry you're having a rough week.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-59670192563283008602008-06-05T14:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:42:00.000-07:00That blows about your bath mat. Stupid bath mat s...That blows about your bath mat. Stupid bath mat stealer, indeed! But a wee bit ironic in the month of giving context. I can think of about five lessons that could be culled from this tale. Sometimes, however, what one really wants is a bath mat and not a lesson.<BR/><BR/>That was a great post on Breakthrough. And the picture. OMG, the PICTURE!! You are soooo APLS in the City! :-)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422464904181234874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-15655107837827019552008-06-05T11:39:00.000-07:002008-06-05T11:39:00.000-07:00You look just like your stick figure! :)The breakt...You look just like your stick figure! :)<BR/><BR/>The breakthrough post was excellent. I could never quite articulate what exactly I dislike about Gandhi. And while I do make grand generalizations about everything under the sun, I don't like to do so. <BR/><BR/>----<BR/>Something bad happened this week so I hate everyone on the planet right now. So no advice on giving anything to anyone. Just keep it all to yerself.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-48000059577555349992008-06-05T10:56:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:56:00.000-07:00haha, i thought you were joking too when i saw the...haha, i thought you were joking too when i saw the picture of gandhi. <BR/>that sucks about the bathmat. i mean, seriously, what's up with laundry room theft. someone stole my bottle of active oxygen bleach a couple of months ago, which i thought was absurd. it's a $2 bottle of bleach... anyways, it sucks 'cause you can't get a new one. maybe you can throw an old towel on the bathroom floor? not as nice as the mat though, i'm sure...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-44247091473382361502008-06-05T10:25:00.001-07:002008-06-05T10:25:00.001-07:00Great photo! You totally have the same hair as me....Great photo! You totally have the same hair as me.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-53851055432720552992008-06-05T10:25:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:25:00.000-07:00Cindy, that's AWFUL. I don't think I could be zen ...Cindy, that's AWFUL. I don't think I could be zen about someone stealing my wallet and my gifts for friends and family. But ultimately, a bath mat is of fairly minor importance ... or at least that's what I'm trying to tell myself when I step out of the shower and wish I had a bathmat.<BR/><BR/>Melissa, I'm not going to disabuse you of your notion, though I think as a general rule, we strive to give & receive good karma. It's less about what will happen to the bath mat stealer, and more about how my being zen about the bath mat will have a positive impact on the universe. But what do I know anyway. I'm pretty much an agnostic cultural Hindu. ;)<BR/><BR/>Joyce, no, I'm not giving out something material every day. I try to find other things like giving my time, etc. But sometimes it's hard for me to figure out what I can count. Does it count if I help a co-worker out if I would have helped her out regardless? I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Heather, good point about the receptionists. I tend to breeze past them as well, but I should make more of an effort to engage and say hi.<BR/><BR/>Jam, volunteering at your child's school absolutely counts!! Writing a check is not the only way.<BR/><BR/>Katy, good idea. Even allowing someone ahead of me at the grocery store would be much appreciated I know. I'll do that next time....<BR/><BR/>EYB, yeah, I'd prefer to not wander the street in search of street alcoholics, personally. If I drive to work, I usually pass a couple homeless people (they tend to panhandle near freeway exits in LA) but I haven't seen any of them recently.<BR/><BR/>Hey, did anyone else who commented other than Equa Yona want to be in the book raffle? I know I should have ran a separate thread for that, but I didn't think about it too carefully. Anyway, let me know if you want to be included. It's a really fun book!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-32543015351425951802008-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:00Oh, pobrecita! Sorry about your bathmat-it REALLY ...Oh, pobrecita! Sorry about your bathmat-it REALLY sucks when someone stals from you, and it hardly matters if it has little real value.<BR/>And you are waaay cute!equa yona(Big Bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09077234314632732773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-37964552668149000462008-06-05T07:47:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:47:00.000-07:00Here's a thought, do you have winos anywhere near ...Here's a thought, do you have winos anywhere near where you walk or work? I grew up in a neighborhood that had winos living in abandoned semi-trailers by the railroad tracks and I always felt sorry for them. When I started working and had some pocket money, I had a personal policy of giving money to the first lost soul who hit me up. I never did the'I'll buy you a sandwich' bullshit because these folks NEED the hooch to survive and I am not that moralistic as to judge an addict. Anyway, it became a daily giving sort of thing. Being a woman, you may be leery about allowing/encouraging street alcoholics to approach you, but it is a thought. <BR/>I would love to win your book. Thanks.equa yona(Big Bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09077234314632732773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-37256482742227201442008-06-05T07:03:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:03:00.000-07:00If you are looking for ways to "give" everyday I w...If you are looking for ways to "give" everyday I would do as others have suggested. Offer to get a co-worker a refill on their coffee, maybe pay the bus fair for the person getting on behind you or next time you are doing something in the office (like getting supplies or empting your recycling can), offer to do the same for a person you work by. Little "gifts" can really brighten up a person's day.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610117543051640146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-50504163530568520912008-06-05T04:48:00.000-07:002008-06-05T04:48:00.000-07:00I try to stop at the front desk when I get to work...I try to stop at the front desk when I get to work and talk to the receptionist for a few minutes. Everyone just breezes by her with a quick hello and she is always excited to talk to someone. That can be a gift (of time/compassion/friendship).<BR/><BR/>Or offer to get someone coffee, or stop to talk in the hall, or email someone you haven't talked to in a long time, give a friend a hug.....hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.com