tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post4609078501162346228..comments2023-10-29T00:28:58.145-07:00Comments on Boomer Bits and Bytes: alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799800989490539736noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-46614681352006148272013-11-19T07:01:04.651-08:002013-11-19T07:01:04.651-08:00Well done! And you leave us with a really hard que...Well done! And you leave us with a really hard question to handle, you had me stumped. I know, I've been in that situation. I sometimes refer to our experience in Sweden compared to Egypt (I've lived in many countries): in Sweden my Dad got robbed blind, including cash from selling his car on a Saturday afternoon and leaving it (stupidly as it turns out) in a locked drawer in his desk. In Egypt, in the 3 years we were there, nothing was ever stolen.<br /><br />The trouble with that wonderful story is that it's a little long to tell...So I'm often left with the rather lame statement that I've been robbed in places where everyone who worked was white (like in Sweden, LOL!)<br /><br />Claude Forthommehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871790739257823515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-8265045646356502032013-11-19T04:47:54.282-08:002013-11-19T04:47:54.282-08:00Caroline was right--the "I" system is gr...Caroline was right--the "I" system is great. I can never think fast enough to say the right thing and too often remain silent rather than exacerbate an already-painful scab.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-14446791634384530532013-11-18T18:33:24.912-08:002013-11-18T18:33:24.912-08:00Thanks for the great comments. Kirk-it rights you ...Thanks for the great comments. Kirk-it rights you with your own conscience when silence suggests assent. Too, there's always the chance that folks will listen to you when you are in non-blaming mode and maybe open their minds to your information.Annis Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863697894269724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-90460401316189177012013-11-18T18:32:42.567-08:002013-11-18T18:32:42.567-08:00Thanks for the great comments. Kirk-it rights you ...Thanks for the great comments. Kirk-it rights you with your own conscience when silence suggests assent. Too, there's always the chance that folks will listen to you when you are in non-blaming mode and maybe open their minds to your information.Annis Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863697894269724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-54516264620735338792013-11-18T18:17:11.775-08:002013-11-18T18:17:11.775-08:00I can certainly relate! When a house went up for s...I can certainly relate! When a house went up for sale in my old neighborhood, the next door neighbor said, "I hope no blacks or Mexicans move in or we'll have drugs and crime everywhere." <br /><br />I reminded her that the family down the street who had drunken parties, sold drugs, and had out-of-control kids were neither blacks or Hispanics. <br /><br />She admitted that was true and didn't make that comment again - at least to me. Sherry Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059720425746960468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-16459611946803844382013-11-18T15:55:25.685-08:002013-11-18T15:55:25.685-08:00Good eg. of "changing the world one person at...Good eg. of "changing the world one person at a time . . ." We need that these days. <br /><br />Thanks, Gail Kittlesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-40103998956745241882013-11-18T15:21:11.410-08:002013-11-18T15:21:11.410-08:00I once traveled to Birmingham (Detroit)on business...I once traveled to Birmingham (Detroit)on business; it was more than a decade ago, but I still remember the some of the pristine houses and the company I called on; it was Halo. <br /><br />But on the subject of differing views, such challenges to/from deep-seeded convictions are difficult to overcome (you have your beliefs and they have their own...and so on).<br /><br />Still, "there can be no great disappointment where there is not deep love"(Martin Luther King Jr.)<br /><br />So on to more challenges--disappointment or not. <br /><br /> H. Kirk Rainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853283416607940893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134119245431811847.post-31412217616373639082013-11-18T12:20:37.926-08:002013-11-18T12:20:37.926-08:00Good reasoning and some great answers. I love the ...Good reasoning and some great answers. I love the "I" proposals. Thanks!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765332646987825952noreply@blogger.com