tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post6896691754793425263..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Coffee chattornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-90909986420654176762008-01-25T01:47:00.000-05:002008-01-25T01:47:00.000-05:00disastrificating. Love it! Almost as good as "em...disastrificating. Love it! Almost as good as "embiggen."<BR/><BR/>I know about negative forecasting, though I've not heard it called that. Superman and I call it "vain imaginings." I drove all day today. He undoubtedly had vain imaginings all day the likes of which had me dead in a ditch somewhere near Nowhere, Ga.Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-8644347860811703482008-01-24T19:15:00.000-05:002008-01-24T19:15:00.000-05:00Ah, poop, that was a short post.Ah, poop, that was a short post.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-21503733861820241942008-01-24T18:32:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:32:00.000-05:00I KNEW I wouldn't spell disastrification correctly...I KNEW I wouldn't spell disastrification correctly. <BR/><BR/>This gives me a chance to tell you what a lovely, funny bunch of commenters you have!lattégirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428087458207367848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-20570377354096516072008-01-24T18:28:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:28:00.000-05:00"Blobbing around""Disastricating"Tis the rare blog..."Blobbing around"<BR/><BR/>"Disastricating"<BR/><BR/>Tis the rare blogger that can make me smile at such neologisms.lattégirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428087458207367848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-60766238256502921042008-01-24T16:41:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:41:00.000-05:00I enjoy the same ritual (I'm not speaking of downl...I enjoy the same ritual (I'm not speaking of downloading a turd, but rather, reading blogs in the morning with, in my case, a diet soda).<BR/><BR/>I love sleeping in, waking up late and fixing a lunch, pouring my diet soda, and ripping through blogs on my laptop at the kitchen counter. The house is quiet. I have ample leisure time to do as I please. The blogstuff is first-rate and I'm in love Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-28382688031798035372008-01-24T14:33:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:33:00.000-05:00Are you Lucy or Ethel?Are you Lucy or Ethel?dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-7256977643884434022008-01-24T14:27:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:27:00.000-05:00Like an old aunt with alzheimers and shush it with...Like an old aunt with alzheimers and shush it with love...<BR/><BR/>LOVE. IT. Made me laugh. Great visualization.<BR/><BR/>HUGS...Polthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480544010972209436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-70628554807534931112008-01-24T14:21:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:21:00.000-05:00While I don't drink coffee, I do eat my oatmeal wh...While I don't drink coffee, I do eat my oatmeal while checking the blogs of consistent early-risers such as you. There's usually an evacuation during that process for me as well.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-81293360728240480892008-01-24T13:40:00.000-05:002008-01-24T13:40:00.000-05:00I absolutely love to connect my caffeine with each...I absolutely love to connect my caffeine with each of my blogger friends....I feel guilty unless you know who is doing it too! And if he's gone, it's even better. I know your pain and exactly where you're at.<BR/>EVACUATE EVACUATE EVACUATE (sounds just like my airline training skills!)A Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1843284387768970382008-01-24T13:21:00.000-05:002008-01-24T13:21:00.000-05:00I do it over a drink before turning in for the nig...I do it over a drink before turning in for the night or over lunch. I've kinda given up trying to squeeze it into the morning.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I'm a negative forecaster also. Though I feel it makes that the actual outcome is quite rosey. Even if it does cause a bit of anxiety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-37454372197042874572008-01-24T12:44:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:44:00.000-05:00Disastrification is marvelous. Oh Ed- smart in som...Disastrification is marvelous. <BR/><BR/>Oh Ed- smart in some areas, slow in others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-4944915772751162392008-01-24T11:25:00.000-05:002008-01-24T11:25:00.000-05:00Internal voice: "That's odd -- Torn never asks for...Internal voice: "That's odd -- Torn never asks for a second cup of coffee at my blog..."GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-36714992861882907862008-01-24T10:53:00.001-05:002008-01-24T10:53:00.001-05:00My routine is iced tea and blogs. Weird, I know.A...My routine is iced tea and blogs. Weird, I know.<BR/><BR/>And may I just say that a day without a poop reference is a like a day without sunshine! ;)dirk.mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681555593691365839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-10167863755262493662008-01-24T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:53:00.000-05:00If you google "disastrificating," your site is the...If you google "disastrificating," your site is the only hit on the entire World Wide Interweb of Tubes.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-9532915314790378872008-01-24T10:29:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:29:00.000-05:00I don't do negative forecasting in any area of my ...I don't do negative forecasting in any area of my life except for my love (lack of) life. I used to see an attractive man and my brain would take me along the serrendipity route. Now I just imagine train wreck scenes. <BR/><BR/>I, too, have a daily morning routine of coffee and blogs.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327268988762513100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-39368512473794673172008-01-24T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:27:00.000-05:00I've noticed my own penchant for negative forecast...I've noticed my own penchant for negative forecasting recently, and a variation which is "well, this is never going to get better." I'm particularly suspicious of this latter voice, since it's often the one that has me sitting around not doing anything. What's the point, after all? I'm making myself notice them more too. A cranky aunt is a good idea. Does your voice have a name, like your Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-42633740682657067702008-01-24T09:55:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:55:00.000-05:00can't wait to see the socks. have you learned how...can't wait to see the socks. have you learned how to finish them yet? seems i recall you saying you need to learn that part. maybe they could turn into longjohns. not so bad for that weather you have.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-82839757097307064812008-01-24T09:40:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:40:00.000-05:00"disastrificating"Great word."disastrificating"<BR/><BR/>Great word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-35321161239350740492008-01-24T08:19:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:19:00.000-05:00I hope you evacuated with "positive forecasting".I...I hope you evacuated with "positive forecasting".<BR/><BR/>I tend to do a similar thing. When anticipating an event in the future, I tend to visualize every possible disaster. I think it is a defense mechanism that I've developed over my many years to keep me from being disappointed at what does eventually happen with the event.<BR/><BR/>I was also amused to read of your adapting to speech Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-17016670952244279322008-01-24T08:18:00.001-05:002008-01-24T08:18:00.001-05:00Evacuate-sounds like a fire drill. Me, I just poop...Evacuate-sounds like a fire drill. Me, I just poop! Em is very smart you would do well to follow her advice. <BR/>It is 8 degrees here this morning but the weather person promises warm air is on the way. We seemed to have dodged the snow that was promised for this morning. Me, I hate both the cold and snow. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-54724642311223803472008-01-24T08:18:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:18:00.000-05:00I've always thought that the vibes and thoughts yo...I've always thought that the vibes and thoughts you put out come back and come true. That's the main reason I've had the Scarlett O'Hara approach to life since I was 19. "Fiddle-dee-dee Melanie! I'll worry about that ta-marra!"My adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218693077058627643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-88266713753060801692008-01-24T08:09:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:09:00.000-05:00I, too, enjoy starting my mornings with the comput...I, too, enjoy starting my mornings with the computer, checking favorite sites and reading blogs. Rather than coffee, however, my morning energizer is Diet Pepsi. Hey! We get our caffeine in many forms!bardelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917187131771750315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-70002618566618395802008-01-24T07:24:00.000-05:002008-01-24T07:24:00.000-05:00I'm guilty of negative forecasting as well. It's g...I'm guilty of negative forecasting as well. It's good that you're aware of it now, and can stop the process in it's tracks.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.com