tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post4024938126775717872..comments2024-03-27T06:09:04.368-04:00Comments on Blogging, Near Philadelphia: Reality?Nancy Near Philadelphiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-12219752683451803612011-12-24T12:21:49.155-05:002011-12-24T12:21:49.155-05:00Wonderful way of presentation. I read full post an...Wonderful way of presentation. I read full post and yes it was worth reading. Keep it upProperty Management Narberthhttp://www.wolvertoncopm.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-23520196500461096362010-01-19T02:26:33.126-05:002010-01-19T02:26:33.126-05:00Very funny, but ultimately poignant and well writt...Very funny, but ultimately poignant and well written (as always) post. I have noticed that when things get particularly stressful for my eldest daughter with school, friends, and just the general angst of being a teen in these crazy times when all she hears from her teachers is that the economy is plummeting, and art is no practical career to pursue, she pulls the old SIMS out again. One night I asked her if she liked it because it gave her a sense of order and control, and she looked up at me solemnly and nodded her head. My heart broke a little.Expat Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457219886720956569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-42507702003740176492010-01-18T19:32:18.483-05:002010-01-18T19:32:18.483-05:00My grand-daughters got me into SIMS a few years ag...My grand-daughters got me into SIMS a few years ago and I made a family and they all starved to death. <br />I was a child during the Great Depression and everyone was struggling. We had lowered expectations but my father always had a good job, and by today's standards we were "poor", I guess. It was a very frightening time for my parents, with five children. I don't know if today's young adults can do without, having always had everything they wanted, besides everything they needed and not imagining that things could get this bad. It is not a good time and I feel a lot of sadness for all of those who are losing their jobs, their homes and their hopes. I think that things will get better, but it is going to be a hard time for all of us. Maybe we'll learn to support each other the way folks did during the Depressionl.Guenveur in Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578506650432170771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-69502436425693007392010-01-17T18:41:05.597-05:002010-01-17T18:41:05.597-05:00Thank you for a very thoughtful blogpost. The eco...Thank you for a very thoughtful blogpost. The economy is falling around us here too and I wonder what will happen to others... to us... to the young people preparing for the world (my college kids included) but nothing for them to go into. "Well, don't give up. That's not going to do anyone any good. Be prepared to be needed somewhere." <br /><br />"Need". There is so much neediness right now. There are so many people that need to feel needed. Why can't we figure out a way to put the two concepts together...?Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-36318384839186470062010-01-16T21:54:19.136-05:002010-01-16T21:54:19.136-05:00In last Sunday's NY Times Business Section, th...In last Sunday's NY Times Business Section, there was an article by Lawrence Cheek, who lost his job when the newspaper he worked for closed. On the positive side, he realized he now had the time to indulge in his hobby -- boat building.<br /><br />Many of the things he talked about regarding the process of boat building totally relate to making a quilt; saying that "building a boat offers no paycheck but teaches the much about the values of work" and requires the maker to master "a positive attitude, patience and perseverence" to get through the many mundane tasks to complete the project. <br /><br />He ends the article by saying that when the boat is finished the maker is left with "an object of great beauty and substantial utility" that "ruins us for less important paying work." <br /><br />But I believe that his hobby, like my quilting ruins us for paying work because unlike your average job, when you make a boat or a quilt you have <i>complete control</i> over the means of production and ultimately the success of your project -- which is what tends to ultimately frustrate all of us about the places we work for.<br /><br />P.S. The complete text of the article can be found here:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/jobs/10pre.html?scp=1&sq=Lawrence%20Cheek&st=cseVivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845920248231910491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-63685112520471778172010-01-15T17:03:18.605-05:002010-01-15T17:03:18.605-05:00Very true.
I've been thinking, in the weeks...Very true. <br /><br />I've been thinking, in the weeks since I started quilting again, that quilting is kind of the same way, yeah? A way to create order out of chaos, and to take something meh (plain fabric) and turn it into something beautiful, functional and WARM, in every sense of the word.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727058505418312525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-50186689259109063722010-01-15T10:01:29.677-05:002010-01-15T10:01:29.677-05:00I've been spending way too much time on the co...I've been spending way too much time on the computer and trying to figure out what part of that I could cut back on. But I had forgotten the reasons why I've been doing this until I read your posting. I'm not playing any games on the computer, but reading blogs, etc. I think that it feeds my need to connect with people, even though I'm somewhat of an introvert. On the 'net, I'm in control of who I interact with. I think that your posting will help me figure out what I really need to do.<br /><br />During a difficult time of family interaction about 9 years ago, I did a lot on the 'net, overtly knowing that I was escaping from reality. But now I think I'm just escaping from taking some chancy steps into new areas of creativity in my sewing.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-6430397686743744992010-01-15T08:51:02.608-05:002010-01-15T08:51:02.608-05:00I read far too many blogs but your particular blog...I read far too many blogs but your particular blog is one that is worth every second. Your writing is wonderful. Thanks!Lady Beekeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972692199686815560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-24909712255381603772010-01-15T08:06:18.065-05:002010-01-15T08:06:18.065-05:00Sigh. It's no fun at our age to face financial...Sigh. It's no fun at our age to face financial hardship, but I think we have the advantage of life experience to help us cope. I feel for those younger folks, like your son, like our son and his fiance, who struggle to find any work. Meaningful work? That would qualify for miracle status. <br /><br />Suffering may produce endurance, which may produce character, but living with and through so much uncertainty is hard on us all. What gives me the most comfort is that we're in good company. There are worse places to be!altar egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564052536173244610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-63064918152759882982010-01-14T23:34:43.757-05:002010-01-14T23:34:43.757-05:00I started laughing when I first began reading, bec...I started laughing when I first began reading, because I too am familiar with that game. The diversions are endless, aren't they?<br /> I am awaiting my baby boys' first child, he's 31, only married for nearly 4 years, and it scares the hell out of me. He has no college education, just wasn't in the cards, he says. I think he hated school that much. How is he supposed to raise a family on a job at the blood bank?<br /> Haiti gets devestated by an earthquake, little boys are murdered in the night because they are willing to die for "the brotherhood"...omg, what have we done to our kids? <br />No favors by giving them our fortunes or deeding them our land holdings or even withholding the punishment because the kid will turn us in to CPS. <br />Drinking alcohol will kill you slowly, drugs are a sure way to prison....<br />so bring on the SIMS! My favorite was Leisure Suit Larry, I think he went after hookers or something, lol. I am a little twisted and I quilt.<br /><br />And I quilt...<br />hugs, sister with a needle and PC<br />and my secret word is: belost<br />lotflolsoggybottomflatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854042144571976533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-75235881720013628192010-01-14T19:02:50.050-05:002010-01-14T19:02:50.050-05:00Oh, that explains a lot that is going on in my own...Oh, that explains a lot that is going on in my own head. The need to put together puzzles seems to make sense now. It's something I can solve and has a definite and fulfilling resolution that I can see coming. Maybe I need to check out The Sims.Salem Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544950900664044425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-41655211751024053552010-01-14T18:08:19.680-05:002010-01-14T18:08:19.680-05:00What a great post! We're faced with uncertain ...What a great post! We're faced with uncertain times ahead and so much pressure is on us. The escapism that computer games gives us lets us unwind and forget our troubles for brief time and helsp reduce the stress and anxiety we all seem to have these days.<br />I feel for those just buying their first homes and starting families, it's a hard slog even during the good times.Jo in TAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667075706572056095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-2715088760144841812010-01-14T17:33:36.352-05:002010-01-14T17:33:36.352-05:00FREAKIN' AWESOME POST!!!
Boy did you ever h...FREAKIN' AWESOME POST!!! <br /><br />Boy did you ever hit the nail on the head, Nance. We all need control in an out-of-control world, and computer games like SIMS or even the dreaded Farmville on FB provide a tiny piece of that. We can escape to a world where we make the decisions and we get predictable outcomes. When you think about it, our quilting does that too. We plan a project, we do the work, we finish it & admire the finished product. If we mess up, we just "unsew" and do it over again. Other people look at it after we're done, ooooh and ahh and say "nice work". That's a mighty satisfying thing in a world where nothing is ever over, the blows just keep on a-comin' and you always feel as though someone else (and I'm not talking about God) is steering your ship.<br /><br />I find I'm doing a lot more praying than I used to.Pat Deckhttp://imalldeckedout.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com