tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post2431219034147141075..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: On maturitytornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-35472002207497072112007-03-29T23:20:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:20:00.000-04:00umm.. I generally agree although I do believe ther...umm.. I generally agree although I do believe there is an appropriate time to tell people to grow up..usually its when people over the age of ..say 8.. whine, pout, thrown tantrums or give silent treatments.. what IS that? and I am shocked by how many people over the age of 25 do that..GROW UP..ok I said it and now I feel betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-35683250946036772292007-03-29T12:04:00.000-04:002007-03-29T12:04:00.000-04:00I can't stand big concerts anymore either. I'd ra...I can't stand big concerts anymore either. I'd rather go to a small, intimate venue or not at all. Plus the sound quality in stadiums isn't the best.Normlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311875152893595961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-80898478216181069942007-03-29T04:13:00.000-04:002007-03-29T04:13:00.000-04:00oops! I guess I meant 4, not 5.oops! I guess I meant 4, not 5.Enemy of the Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342253341470198835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-48259626112321669332007-03-29T01:07:00.000-04:002007-03-29T01:07:00.000-04:00"I might feel like coffee one day"...Funny, you do..."I might feel like coffee one day"...<BR/><BR/>Funny, you don't look it(Accompanied by guffaws and knee slaps).A Bear in the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013721650938158869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-26838218717860830192007-03-28T23:33:00.000-04:002007-03-28T23:33:00.000-04:00The tablespoon/teaspoon thing made me howl with la...The tablespoon/teaspoon thing made me howl with laughter! I love you!Chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795176756081966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-90124326251911551822007-03-28T19:50:00.000-04:002007-03-28T19:50:00.000-04:00I love this post. I learn so much just by reading ...I love this post. I learn so much just by reading your blog. Thanks heaps. :DSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611328691179803169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-30684802770216918512007-03-28T19:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T19:24:00.000-04:00I like your five points. Had to laugh at 4 - what...I like your five points. Had to laugh at 4 - what were you making? Growing older is a tricky business, I have come to realise. It's got nothing to do with being 40 plus, or having a mortgage or a responsible job. You're right, I believe, that it's about controlling ourselves - censoring our words and deeds. Thinking before acting. <BR/><BR/>A very thought provoking entry - thank you!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-21568575539159291262007-03-28T19:09:00.000-04:002007-03-28T19:09:00.000-04:00I'm not much of one for concerts, either -- I've b...I'm not much of one for concerts, either -- I've been to less than ten in my life.<BR/><BR/>I just don't like the ringing in my ears for a few hours afterward.dirk.mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681555593691365839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-48504578778276393932007-03-28T15:49:00.000-04:002007-03-28T15:49:00.000-04:00Brilliant, especially the last. Though I sometime...Brilliant, especially the last. Though I sometimes think that absolutes are okay, so long as we understand that they're really not absolute at all. I'd elaborate, but I'm not nearly high enough. :-)Vila H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10093005776815414741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-77140333816170166552007-03-28T15:24:00.001-04:002007-03-28T15:24:00.001-04:00I so agree about concerts. Waste of money, except ...I so agree about concerts. Waste of money, except like you note, in smaller venues. I'll even go up to larger capacity places, but big event stadiums? Never again.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-23484793153534054452007-03-28T15:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T15:24:00.000-04:00ooooh I am definitely stealing this idea for a pos...ooooh I am definitely stealing this idea for a post. I shall give you cred though!<BR/><BR/>mmmm hot chocolate.Scottsdale Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761495017937401012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-36481013992932739462007-03-28T14:27:00.000-04:002007-03-28T14:27:00.000-04:00I loved #5. This is something that I need to remem...I loved #5. This is something that I need to remember for myself and all other people. I really don't want to "shut the door" on myself or anyone else.<BR/><BR/>There's a sense of security in absolute statements, but it limits your freedom if you truly buy into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-57773294418068167372007-03-28T13:30:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:30:00.000-04:00All of the above, minus tablespoon. I have been ne...All of the above, minus tablespoon. I have been needing extra cash and thought about going back to my old talent, but aside from number 5, I just can't put up with rude, hungry and drunken assholes anymore.Enemy of the Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342253341470198835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-80077736357243870012007-03-28T13:23:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:23:00.000-04:00I agree with most of your list - though I would ad...I agree with most of your list - though I would add an early mistake - when mixing drinks, "add glass" means add a shotglass of alcohol, not a 12 oz tumbler. <BR/><BR/>I think when people say, "grow up" or "mature" it is more when they are trying to control your behavior to conform to how THEY want society to act - I would just like to say to a bunch of guys, "Oh grow up! and I expect you to Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-85821254743149568492007-03-28T12:50:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:50:00.000-04:00Torn,I couldn't agree more with your decision to '...Torn,<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more with your decision to 'never use absolutes ever again'. :-) I used to do this, and say 'I'm only this way', or 'I'm only that way' but as you said found it too limiting. <BR/><BR/>I loved your statement "I grant myself and others the truth, which is that we are all a range of probabilities. Sure, we each have certain tendencies or proclivities, but if you Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-61630288522575067782007-03-28T12:25:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:25:00.000-04:00#1. I just can't handle the noise. I may have not...#1. I just can't handle the noise. I may have not grown up, but I've definitely grown old.<BR/><BR/>#2. Never did. Knew I couldn't handle it. I also try to be nice to the wait staff.<BR/><BR/>#3. I was always naturally way up in college, so I didn't need that stuff. It scared me anyway.<BR/><BR/>#4. My big goof is confusing the yolk with the whites when I have to separate eggs in a recipe.<BR/>dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-81591278121755227402007-03-28T12:21:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:21:00.000-04:00Those are interesting ways to define being "grown ...Those are interesting ways to define being "grown up." I am more inclined to agree with you, though. One is never really finished growing. It's all about learning from mistakes, conquering fears, and providing to others what we want to be provided.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-75825222632889493362007-03-28T11:47:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:47:00.000-04:00great things to never do again! especially #3.great things to never do again! especially #3.about a boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309142392823897238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-84054382559828940192007-03-28T10:50:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:50:00.000-04:00I like this post. I'm so with you on each one of y...I like this post. I'm so with you on each one of your points and on number 4, not only have I done it with salt, I have done it with hot pepper flakes. I'm totally down with number one too. I like the amateurs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-75948630983556871692007-03-28T10:37:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:37:00.000-04:00I agree with all of them, but now my dilemma is "w...I agree with all of them, but now my dilemma is "where does Aretha Franklin lie on the spectrum?" She's playing here in Toronto is a mid-size venue.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606586997949252867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-39633246006979367432007-03-28T10:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:24:00.000-04:00One of the statements that irritates me the most i...One of the statements that irritates me the most is a parent saying, "NOT my child!". Although I have 2 kids I made sure those words never crossed my lips. I always made sure I talked to the teacher, other parent etc., first.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I think that you should add "SEXY" as another label...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-5173315315184351322007-03-28T10:23:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:23:00.000-04:00I'm totally with you on #5 in particular. Very, v...I'm totally with you on #5 in particular. Very, very few things in life are black and white. Treating them as such is often a recipe for disaster.<BR/><BR/>As for #1, I love seeing live bands. The energy created on stage by 4 or 5 musicians interacting with each other really gets me going - and lends a totally different dynamic to music that rarely comes across on a studio recording.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-21452987997831580782007-03-28T09:48:00.000-04:002007-03-28T09:48:00.000-04:00#5exactly.My life philosophy right there.I tried t...#5<BR/><BR/>exactly.<BR/><BR/>My life philosophy right there.<BR/><BR/>I tried to explain how I felt about moment-to-moment living once to a guy I was seeing (he was an "absoluter" who only saw things in crystallized, B+W terms).<BR/><BR/>The fucker dumped me because it... he thought it made me "shallow" to think that way. Of all things.<BR/><BR/>ps. Hehe. the letters in your comment word Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-90790446072263389222007-03-28T09:12:00.000-04:002007-03-28T09:12:00.000-04:00Your so right, it is very humiliating to be told "...Your so right, it is very humiliating to be told "Grow UP!" when your 50. I never realized it but I probably never will attend another concert. Unless Elton John comes to town or Cher or Justin Timberlake or...Oh Shit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-17444205018655178492007-03-28T08:20:00.000-04:002007-03-28T08:20:00.000-04:00I like that: "I will never make absolute statemen...I like that: "I will never make absolute statements again."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201487732079235426noreply@blogger.com