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By: sana

sana — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:36:08 +0000

Ahhh! So it is explained. I was looking at the crushed portion of fence yesterday evening, wondering how it happened, if it had always been that way, and if I was only just noticing it. I was terribly curious. Now I know.

I am absolutely in love with the building you’re in. I’ve met so many incredible people and have lots of good friends in there. Lots of creativity and inspiration.

My boyfriend just moved into one of the units so I look forward to spending even more time around there.

Hopefully we’ll run into each other some time!

By: Andi

Andi — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:27:11 +0000

In the context of passing on values to one’s kids – I’ve been thinking a lot about work/life balance issues lately after just starting my first “proper job” (with the previous ones being all home office jobs to have some income next to studying). For whatever reason people still think it is necessary to spend at least 40h/week in an office to be productive and I wonder how it’s possible to raise your kids properly when you’re never home?
I’m not in that situation yet but I might be at some point and this concerns me, especially seeing that (surprisingly) in IT there are but few options for flexibility, with most companies wanting you to come in fulltime.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:00:23 +0000

lol at DIY and myself. I suppose “nah” is a Southern expression.

By: nikk

nikk — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:50:41 +0000

Wow surprised I made it that far, but I was excited that someone actually saw the germs movie. I was an extra in a lot of the concert scenes.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:58:56 +0000

Jay, thanks for reminding me about that movie, I’ll keep my eye out for it.

By: christy

christy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:08:27 +0000

Just wanna say that I feel the same way when my daughter is with her daddy. Just not myself..and what to do?

By: DIYer

DIYer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:54:05 +0000

Nah, I just read down to the political children’s stories, then looked at the last paragraph … could barely stand to even look at the pictures, the propaganda was so disgusting.

Well actually I do have too much time on my hands, but not the attention span for the whole narrative. :-)

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:27:53 +0000

Nah. I’m a speed reader. Have fun in your time of leisure, adult nights.

By: Jay Prince

Jay Prince — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:28:37 +0000

Surfwise was a really good movie, my wife and I watched it a few months ago. I also did doubt the fathers judgment on quite a few things, but the lifestyle overall was VERY appealing. Check out “Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox”.

By: DON

DON — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:44:03 +0000

I’d say that my parents raised me to be like them in terms of passing on their beliefs, ethics and moral values. I don’t recollect there was ever anything overtly political about what they told me and taught me: in those days it wasn’t something that young children had any real awareness of. Some of what I read and had read to me as a child is now derided as “politically incorrect” but more by virtue of what in modern terms is seen as stereotyping than by being openly partisan.

I wasn’t really exposed to outside infuences which would call into question what they’d told me, either. We didn’t have a TV till I was about eight, I think, and what I was allowed to watch on it was very tame and non-controversial.

I did start getting conflicting evidence (for want of a better expression) when I went to secondary school, but even that was mostly confined to comparing what the other boys were allowed to do – or claimed they were! – by their parents. But in those days the voting age was still 21, and I think there wasn’t generally felt to be any real mileage in creating political awareness in kids anyway.

Obviously as I became an adult I did start forming my own views and opinions which didn’t necessarily coincide with those of my parents, but the basic moral values I inherited are an intrinsic part of the way I was brought up and I hope are reflected in the way I behave and live my life.

By: peteD3

peteD3 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:20:46 +0000

too much time, at work!
LOL

that Imodium info is cool…

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:17:59 +0000

Apparently I do have too much time on my hands ;)