Displaying 91 To 120 Of 889 Comments Glossolalia 101: Pseudo-con Math I love maths – I think numbers are ‘magical’ – I also think you’ve been channeling Douglas Adams 😆 Great article 2CCP – I look forward to more of your magic » Posted By Mightywoof On February 26, 2011 @ 5:14 am Caru – the article is great! Just enough detail to understand and whet our appetite. I was born and raised in England – so I heard about N. Ireland but Eire was hardly ever mentioned. I’m really looking forward to learning more » Posted By Mightywoof On February 26, 2011 @ 5:23 am Wow – thanks Caru!! A first for the Planet – an article about Ireland from Ireland. I’m confused as to what the Taoiseach is though. I’m afraid the Fianna Fáil have been no different, with the possible exception of Germany, than all other western governments – they’ve all bought into the ‘greed is good’ ‘bigger is better’ ‘mega-corporations will save the world’ memes. I’m just sorry that Ireland got dragged down into this sorry mess. I hope you’ll write some more on Ireland – both it’s politics, it’s history and anything else you care to mention – even if you don’t want to touch proportional representation » Posted By Mightywoof On February 25, 2011 @ 1:51 pm The Kochroaches Emerge from the Woodwork He was interviewed on CBC radio about an hour ago and he hasn’t wavered from his position even though his wife was laid off. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 24, 2011 @ 4:59 pm Arab Uprisings: Still Writing History I disagreed with his, and Irshad Manji’s, stance on Park 51 as well – but they are the good guys and so I agree to disagree with them. There are so many moderate muslim voices out there but they never get heard above the din of the Madding crowd unfortunately. I’m glad you’re cautiously optimistic about Libya – I guess it all depends on how soon, if at all, Qadaffi’s forces tire of spilling the blood of their own countrymen – to say nothing of the mercenary African forces in that country. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 24, 2011 @ 4:51 pm I am so impressed with the depth of your knowledge Khirad! I’ve just finished reading The Jew is not my Enemy by Tarek Fatah (I highly recommend this book as he tries to trace where antisemitism by Islam has come from) and it was so full of history that I had a hard time keeping up with who was who and what happened when – so I really appreciate your very succinct history for each country! As I was full of gloom and doom about the Egypt uprising and predicted to my friends that it wouldn’t end well, I have now thrown away my defective crystal ball and haven’t got a clue about what will happen in Libya or anywhere else. I can only hope that it ends badly for Qaddafi » Posted By Mightywoof On February 24, 2011 @ 11:31 am I love Maslow’s hierarchy and for a while, in the Golden Age of the 70’s, corporations actually managed to believe themselves in getting their employees beyond the first three levels – and then came greed is good and now most working folks fight to even keep on the first 3 levels. …. and I don’t talk out of class envy – hubby and I had very good jobs (hubby still does) and earn/earned way above average folks. But we were lucky – we were in the right place at the right time and we worked hard. We believe that we could only excel because of all the hard-earned benefits that our parents and grand-parents fought for – a good education, health care that kept us healthy didn’t bankrupt us, an economy that worked for ALL people, and a work environment that was conducive to using your brain and that, for the most part, respected us and recognised our contribution to the bottom line …… and we don’t think taxes are high enough on us let alone those who are mega-millionaires – but that’s a rant for another day 😆 » Posted By Mightywoof On February 20, 2011 @ 10:09 am This is a great article Abby! I just had to comment on your money always matters – of course it does! There are very few areas in life where it doesn’t ….. not all of us grow up wanting to be a starving artist or a religious taking a vow of poverty. Most of us want a job we can enjoy and be proud of and that pays a living wage that also allows for some of the perks of life. A personal anecdote: I worked for a bank, in head office. They introduced a bonus scheme that really made sense – each individual branch had to meet a target but in order to get a bonus all the branches in the region had to meet their targets and in order for the regions to get their bonuses the bank had to meet it’s target. Great way to foster co-operation and it worked ……. but – an ‘effin’ big BUT – what they didn’t tell us ants doing the work was that the bonuses would only go down to managemebnt level – we got diddly squat. Oh, hang on, our own manager felt a bit guilty about this so he brought in a box of doughnuts as a reward for all our hard work. If you guessed that morale hit an all-time low you wouldn’t be wrong. The amount of the bonus or even not getting a bonus didn’t matter – it was the being hoodwinked that mattered. I eventually became management myself and attended a lot of management courses and two things I always kept in my head (although, as with most truisms, they don’t always apply) – Pay peanuts, get monkeys » Posted By Mightywoof On February 20, 2011 @ 7:06 am For Pepe and Great Lardini — Canada’s OTHER game and its long love affair with baseball What a great article HH *thumbs up* ……. I am NOT a sports fan; I went to a couple of soccer games in my home town in England (standing among a crowd of yahoos watching guys run after the ball from one end of the field to the other and then those same yahoos threw toilet paper rolls on the field), my ‘boyfriend’ when I was 11 had a Canadian father who played on the local ice hockey team the Brighton Tigers (I’d have been impressed if I knew what ice hockey was). And don’t talk about cricket – if anybody actually understands that game puleez dont try to explain it to me; better people have tried and failed! I came to Canada 40 years ago – tried watching Canadian Football, got bored, and the American version of the game, got more bored …… and then the Blue Jays came to town – I was SO hooked!! I have no idea why – perhaps it IS because you can do other things and keep an eye on the game as well; perhaps it’s just ‘cos it’s a quintessential summer game tossing a ball around. I don’t know but it’s a helluva game! Oh – I forgot – and this will be Canadian heresy – but I’ve tried soooo hard to like ice hockey but it’s true – you go to a fight and a game breaks out. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 19, 2011 @ 12:48 pm I’d win! I’d win! Arf arf 😆 » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 3:43 pm Oh dear firbolg – it does get frustrating to be lost in the mire of the interwebs. I hope I won’t make it worse but here goes: 1) register your email with gravatar.com using the same email address you used to register at the Planet This is from FAQ: How do I set up an image (an Avatar) to appear with my username? To select an image for yourself, go to http://en.gravatar.com/site/signup and register the same email address you used here when you signed up. After responding to a confirmation email from Gravatar, you can select an image from your computer or the internet to assign to your email address and that image will appear here with your user name (and on any other Gravatar-friendly sites you visit). I sure hope this helps you out! Oops – I’ve just re-read your post and it seems as if I haven’t addressed your real problem. I’m going to copy your post over in Help – it’s likely that the only person that can help you is AdLib and he may not see the post buried in here » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 11:54 am I hear you HH – trolls are bad enough but I’ve run into stalkers as well – another really good reason not to use real names or pics or drop too many details of your life on the interwebs! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 11:37 am Disclaimer: my choice of avatar and screen name does not mean I am a dog. I personally like the anonymity of a genderless presence on the web for many reasons. Most inmportantly, I can approach and be approached by people without any pre-judgements as to gender, nationality or race – bias is out the window. There are still many folks here that I do not know that about but I do know the real them by their written word and that is ultimately all that matters – I can tell whether they are a good person or a jerk and need to know no more than that. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 11:17 am Gosh 2nd – that sounds like stories my Mum told me of her paternal family when she was a child – self righteous churchgoers who prayed on Sunday and lived rotten lives for the rest of the week – and yes, once the dead were in the ground all the fighting over possessions began. It turned her against organized religion and that feeling was passed down to us kids. Rest assured you are NOT alone! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 3:37 pm That was very hard reading 2nd – not only because of your grief and rage but also because a life that existed on this earth for such a brief time was not remembered by her own family. I’m sorry for your anguish but I really want to say that I, for one, am honoured that you chose the Planet to honour Alicia and loudly proclaim her name. I hope you’re a roaring success as a published writer so that more people will know her. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 9:46 am There are so many laugh-out-loud lines in your essay I have tummy ache! Thanks Wolf ….. my favourite is not starting smoking ’til you lost your virginity 😆 – 50 years???? I feel for you. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 17, 2011 @ 4:48 pm Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 15: D.C. by Night Paulita – all the comments below mine were made while Khirad’s article was pending – a video was posted about the Technical Difficulties ….. it does seem a little odd now that Khirad’s article is up and running but nobody was dissing him, honest!! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 11:48 am I haven’t even read your article or looked at your comments yet Khirad but – hoooorrrrraaaaay – you’re back!! OK – back now!! I’m not much of a traveller but I can say I’ve been to Washington back in the early 80’s with hubby and my grandmother (who would have bee in her mid-to late 80’s herself). The Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials were built to be overwhelming and full of grandeur and they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams with me – what an amazing, almost churchlike, atmosphere in there – we found ourselves whispering to each other! I wish I had seen the FDR memorial and especially the Korean War memorial – what inspiration to have statues like that down at ground level rather than up on pedestals. It must have been especially eerie and, yes, moving as you say, to see it at night. I’ve really enjoyed riding alongside you on your Grand Tour, Khirad, and I’ll be sorry when it comes to an end. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 11:23 am Worth sharing….”The Disease called ‘Perfection’ “ They remind me of perfect people – pretty to look at but nothing there!! I can’t wait for summer – this winter’s too darned long 🙄 » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 5:31 pm You know what always makes me smile and laugh – children playing and laughing – sweet!! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 4:56 pm I won’t grow a rose in my garden unless it has perfume to delight the senses, Abby – one of life’s sensual pleasures! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 4:55 pm Sadly, it had always been thus BDM – do you remember Twiggy? That stick thin waif-model from London back in the 60’s? If you had a voluptuous body in those days you were toast. It is sadder than sad that we (women and society) still haven’t moved beyond this. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 12:11 pm What a sad story KQ, Aren’t we all a little guilty of this – saving up things to do until we have time to really enjoy them instead of living in the now? There has to be a balance of being wise enough to plan for the future without sacrificing living today. I keep telling myself that I’ll get back to my hobby that I love one of these days but it’s always tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow – never today (I blame the Planet for this – too much happening here). » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 12:04 pm I cannot agree with perfection being a worthwhile pursuit – even if one is wise. Surely being the best that you can be is a worthwhile pursuit, never sets you up for failure amd allows you to see that emulating others is not a worthy lifestyle. Goals in life are admirable, perfection is not. » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 12:00 pm Hi jm – first, welcome to the Planet! I read your article about 2 hours ago and I couldn’t reply – I was shaken by it but cognizant of the fact that it is not an isolated one. I’m as WASP as they come so I have never had to walk in your shoes – the most any of us WASP’s can do is walk by your side in support. There is a troubling aspect to policing – it is the only force in a democratic society that has almost unlimited power at the point of first contact with the public – any abuse of that power can only be addressed after the damage has been done. Police are necessary in any society but they should and must be held to a higher standard by virtue of the very power they wield. Unfortunately, and with the greatest of respect to the vast majority of police men and women who are good and decent people, the rotten apples are there (although, thankfully, they appear not to have been in your case) and what galls me is the thin blue line mentality that seems to require that all police stand shoulder to shoulder and resist investigation of one of their own. It is happening right now in Toronto over the G8/G20 Summit last year. I have no serving police officers in my family history and I’m only a member of the public with a keen sense of right and wrong and it appears to me that the general disrespect police receive is because of their perceived disregard of rights, the approach of a police officer (in big cities anyway) that every member of the public is a criminal until proven otherwise. I’ve only ever had a couple of interactions with my local police force – once to simply sit in on an interview with a friend on her domestic abuse situation and the other time when a police car alongside signalled to me that I had a tire going flat – both interactions were extremely pleasant and non-threatening and unfailingly polite There is no easy answer to the uneasy relationship all of society should have with those who are chosen to police us and it’s far too easy for those of us who are white to walk away from a problem that we will never have. I’m sorry – my thoughts are rambling and muddled this morning – I can only say that I’m glad you survived your scarey experience and that you have shared it with us » Posted By Mightywoof On February 16, 2011 @ 7:12 am Help Keep The Planet In Orbit – Donate Today Funny Boomer! I’ve done the same thing but not due to CRAFT moments – I’m an indifferent cook and despise doing it – so I walked away from a pot of water ….. luckliy I came back before the fire started. I’m glad you survived your fire! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 18, 2011 @ 6:25 am Done!! I’ll redeem my IOU now 🙂 …….. no gift necessary – save the money and spend it in good health *hooray – I’m not a freeloader any more* » Posted By Mightywoof On February 17, 2011 @ 4:32 pm …. but Boomer (you’re 2 years younger than me – so you have this to look forward to) have you ever put the kettle in the fridge and the milk on the stove 😆 » Posted By Mightywoof On February 17, 2011 @ 4:18 pm *sigh* – every time I come upstairs to my desktop I remember that I left my credit card downstairs 🙄 …….. yeah, I know, the road to hell and all that! This evening when I’m on my laptop downstairs – here’s an IOU in the meantime Fearless Leader!! » Posted By Mightywoof On February 17, 2011 @ 2:34 pm Every time I read your work and see your art I think you cannot astonish me any more than you have …….. and then you post something else and I’m proved wrong. I don’t think I’ve been as moved by a poem in a long, long time WTS and, as wonderful as your art is, your words truly touched the romantic in my soul – and at my ripe old age it takes a lot to do that 🙂 As I read through to the end I thought ‘where’s the poet’s name – who wrote it?’ ……… my Dog man, is there no end to your talent!!!!!! How can us mere mortals ever pick up pen or brush again? » Posted By Mightywoof On February 15, 2011 @ 4:58 pmComments Posted By Mightywoof
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