tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post7757056419340675844..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: the cold rushRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71490998285125382632008-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:002008-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:00Yes, you would enjoy it, I am sure. They are fun ...Yes, you would enjoy it, I am sure. They are fun to conversate with. I wish I could say I am back for good, but we'll have to see if things slow down at work. So much creative work, it really drains me. There are so many things that need to be improved, and it will be really nice when we are done with construction and can just enjoy the journey!Mrs. SwedeHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325031538028090643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-28693248763778857942008-06-05T08:55:00.000-04:002008-06-05T08:55:00.000-04:00Oh hi, SwedeHart! I've missed you. Maybe you have ...Oh hi, SwedeHart! I've missed you. Maybe you have a slower summer ahead of you? Ha, yes you can see the family resemblance, eh? I'd love to have the 18-year-old bod back, but with the 51 years of experience.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to sit down with you, Swede and your papa-in-law and have a good long conversation about such things.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33933678301257818662008-06-05T08:30:00.000-04:002008-06-05T08:30:00.000-04:00Spooky, when I saw that picture, I thought: "Where...Spooky, when I saw that picture, I thought: "Where did she get that picture of me?" You were quite buff in your younger days:D I loved this huff and forwared it to my papa-in-law.Mrs. SwedeHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325031538028090643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91542972781916108512008-06-04T06:58:00.000-04:002008-06-04T06:58:00.000-04:00Laura, how disturbing. I often wonder what rocks t...Laura, how disturbing. I often wonder what rocks these subhumans grow under? I guess they are far more prevalent than what I see personally. But then, I work at a university . . .<BR/><BR/>$ $ $<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Bob, I think we might be in for it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-57963756781782478992008-06-03T21:32:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:32:00.000-04:00Lol, hiccup a few of us off.Lol, hiccup a few of us off.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47263788140838512152008-06-03T09:21:00.000-04:002008-06-03T09:21:00.000-04:00I'm going through a similar thing, Ruth: working o...I'm going through a similar thing, Ruth: working on a book by Terry Tempest Williams about the, I can only call murder, of prairie dogs, which are endangered, to make way for development and golf courses. They're poisoned, burned in their burrows, and shot (for fun and sport by some true subhuman savages). For the sake of money these social, intelligent animals are deemed pests and slaughtered. Why haven't we an ethics to guide our relations with animals? The ridiculous and perniscious idea that everything on this planet is subordinate to man still has legs.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63343531302347146062008-05-31T16:21:00.000-04:002008-05-31T16:21:00.000-04:00Bob, I agree with you, some day this is all going ...Bob, I agree with you, some day this is all going to level out. What will happen to humanity in the meantime, I don't know. But the planet will survive no matter what. It just might hiccup a few of us off!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-14628905431952690122008-05-31T11:31:00.000-04:002008-05-31T11:31:00.000-04:00The days of our youth hey Ruth, times less trouble...The days of our youth hey Ruth, times less troubled or so we thought.<BR/><BR/>I believe we will eventually take control of our mistakes, our need for survival will overcome our greed, but how sad, like you say we will probably take it to the limit and have quite a mess to clean up.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-43560324683905762722008-05-30T15:47:00.000-04:002008-05-30T15:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sandy! But hmm, I am seeing the photo in e...Thanks, Sandy! But hmm, I am seeing the photo in either IE or Firefox. Sorry about that! Don't know what the problem at your end would be.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33041514109363504632008-05-30T14:46:00.000-04:002008-05-30T14:46:00.000-04:00The photo wasn't there, but I enjoyed that you wro...The photo wasn't there, but I enjoyed that you wrote a post about this and very interesting to read.<BR/><BR/>ssandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70659756652433500752008-05-30T06:27:00.000-04:002008-05-30T06:27:00.000-04:00Drowsey, it's the way of the world to map it out. ...Drowsey, it's the way of the world to map it out. I'm resigned to the drawing of imaginary lines. But drilling for oil under the Arctic Sea makes me crazy.<BR/><BR/>And re Heidi, no doubt I had some hippie-esque idea of that when I put those braids in, hehe.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-41551185787725151302008-05-29T23:54:00.000-04:002008-05-29T23:54:00.000-04:00Just looked at the photo again, you're very "Heidi...Just looked at the photo again, you're very "Heidi" looking there! :)MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-8163419184901178852008-05-29T23:53:00.000-04:002008-05-29T23:53:00.000-04:00I love the photo of you!As for this issue, it's a ...I love the photo of you!<BR/><BR/>As for this issue, it's a big news item here in Canada. I'm not sure where I stand on it, other than being Canadian I'd like to see our government win ... altho I'm not sure I trust them any more than any other government to be kind to the environment. Great post!MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-13078379087782840682008-05-29T21:36:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:36:00.000-04:00Loring, you're da bomb. What did that take you, li...Loring, you're da bomb. What did that take you, like 5 minutes?<BR/><BR/>And yes, that's how I feel too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-11724593076012748402008-05-29T21:19:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:19:00.000-04:00Found it! From a short story called "May Day": "H...Found it! From a short story called "May Day":<BR/><BR/> "Higher," said Mr. In.<BR/><BR/>"Heaven," said Mr. Out. ...<BR/><BR/>He went out half an hour later and bought a revolver at a sporting goods store. Then he took a taxi to the room where he had been living on East Twenty-seventh Street, and, leaning across the table that held his drawing materials, fired a cartridge into his head just behind the temple.<BR/><BR/>-end-<BR/><BR/>There, now THAT'S what I feel about drilling in the Arctic.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26936636415551386972008-05-29T21:15:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:15:00.000-04:00One of his short stories, where two drunk rich kid...One of his short stories, where two drunk rich kids are stuck in an elevator during a time dangerously near to the Oct 1929 crash. Maybe I can hunt for it!Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35937001879669754752008-05-29T21:00:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:00:00.000-04:00Gwen, there was a lot of noise about carbon footpr...Gwen, there was a lot of noise about carbon footprints these last couple years. I calculated ours, and we were pretty fine until I added in ONE flight to Europe in a year (when I took students on study abroad), and my bad points "sky-rocketed." I would love to hear businesses talk more about how to do international business without sending their people all the time. I mean, what about skyping?<BR/><BR/>$ $ $<BR/><BR/>Loring, what story is it, now you have me curious.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84123917592364699182008-05-29T19:59:00.000-04:002008-05-29T19:59:00.000-04:00Oh what the heck, if there's going to be mosquitoe...Oh what the heck, if there's going to be mosquitoes on Baffin Island, we might as well drill under the North Pole. Let's use every last drop and party all the way to utter destruction. How does that one F. Scott Fitzgerald story about dissolution end?<BR/>"High," said Mr. X<BR/>"Higher."<BR/>Or something.<BR/>MORE OIL! Florida's an ugly peninsula anyway. Buy Dalton, Ga. beachfront property today.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71736654772067173042008-05-29T16:39:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:39:00.000-04:00and the photograph...What a memory! Adorable!!and the photograph...What a memory! Adorable!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91128747064571487932008-05-29T16:37:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:37:00.000-04:00Wow, this is exactly the discussion John and I had...Wow, this is exactly the discussion John and I had last night while sitting by the firepit... Everyone is talking about......and looking up into the dark sky, we watched plane after plane go by in close proximity... <BR/>I'm wondering why no one talks about the pollution that planes are making... We live in a flightpath where all the planes heading to Europe from North America passes over our part of the world...The amount of air traffic is unbelievable... <BR/><BR/>we all have to DO something about... We can not wait for Gov't ...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-7260864235760590962008-05-29T15:25:00.000-04:002008-05-29T15:25:00.000-04:00Boots, I wonder if those pigs are still alive? I c...Boots, I wonder if those pigs are still alive? I can't believe how long ago that was either. Good night!<BR/><BR/>$ $ $ <BR/><BR/>Letitia, that about sums it up!! Would you mind putting that in a YouTube and send it to me? Oh wait, I can't play YouTubes right now, something's wrong with my computer.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-88242708362222308932008-05-29T15:10:00.000-04:002008-05-29T15:10:00.000-04:00Yodellay he yodelley heYodellay he hoo!Yodellay he yodelley he<BR/>Yodellay he hoo!freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25820686356985233412008-05-29T14:26:00.000-04:002008-05-29T14:26:00.000-04:00You and your pigs, Ruth! WOW! That was awhile ag...You and your pigs, Ruth! WOW! That was awhile ago, I must say. :)<BR/><BR/>They say what goes around comes around. I hate to think what that will look like for our grandkids. Sigh. One person, one step at a time. If only we all did our part!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-38253821805687700992008-05-29T12:29:00.000-04:002008-05-29T12:29:00.000-04:00Sharon, I don't think you're promoting cynicism. W...Sharon, I don't think you're promoting cynicism. We live in a capitalistic world, and that's a fact.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there is the methane issue in the permafrost. There are also bacteria and diseases that will be (are being?) re-introduced to the world that could devastate the population.<BR/><BR/>We are in for big changes ahead, no matter what, just as we've seen big changes already. All we can do is keep trying to honor the Earth, each other, and ourselves with respect.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-9307499789023808702008-05-29T12:14:00.001-04:002008-05-29T12:14:00.001-04:00Leena, no one can prophesy, true. But what IS at t...Leena, no one can prophesy, true. But what IS at this moment is disturbing, just the arrogance of the parceling.<BR/><BR/>$ $ $<BR/><BR/>Anet, for days I've been thinking about that aspect of Native American world view, to not take more than we need. It would be a different world if we all did it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com