tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post6442604169337339394..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Surprise? Surprise! No Surprise...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-46067157082902868332007-08-27T09:37:00.000-06:002007-08-27T09:37:00.000-06:00Jenny: Your points are well-taken about what wome...Jenny: Your points are well-taken about what women do on-line. Thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>As for shopping...quite a lot of what I buy is bought on-line, too, including 100% of my Christmas shopping. I first did all my XMas shopping on-line in 1998 and I've NEVER looked back. Beats the Hell out of fighting the crowds at the mall and other places.<BR/><BR/>Lou: I'm not so sure a "late start" has much to do with it! I've been around the 'net since its beginnings (thanks to my techie second career) and find myself spending more and more time on it than ever before. There's good and bad in <I>that</I> statement/behavior...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-86547231324766765862007-08-26T16:57:00.000-06:002007-08-26T16:57:00.000-06:00The good news is that at 49 maybe my obsession wit...The good news is that at 49 maybe my obsession with the internet may slow down next year. The bad news is that I got a late start and may need to make up for lost time.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-6645624247039601142007-08-26T13:39:00.000-06:002007-08-26T13:39:00.000-06:00I think the passage on women "shopping, talking, a...I think the passage on women "shopping, talking, and caring" is alot of what I do online. Shop: yes, I shop online. Ebay, Amazon, parts from Sears (because Clovis repair center has NOTHING in stock!), a few other stores. Stuff we can't find around here in p-ville anyway. Talking and caring. Again, guilty. A website/forum board I have been a part of for almost 8 years is my main stop for the day (a couple times a day). Some of the women I have met on there I have become "friends" with. We bitch and moan, ask for advice, give words of encouragement. We exchange Christmas cards and send baby gifts. Out here where there are no neighbors for at least a mile, I suppose that is my neighborhood. I spend too much time in that neighborhood, but sometimes it is the only adult conversation I get for days.<BR/><BR/>But I do catch up on news, read a little Rush Limbaugh, research something I'm interested in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38132768209218409392007-08-26T10:58:00.000-06:002007-08-26T10:58:00.000-06:00Mike said: I wouldn't worry about learning Russia...Mike said: <I>I wouldn't worry about learning Russian...I'd focus on Mandarin. </I><BR/><BR/>Strange you should mention that, Mike. I've heard through the grapevine (but cannot/will not confirm) that The Second Mrs. Pennington has been studying Chinese for at least two years now. Which I find interesting, as her undergrad degree is in <I>Japanese.</I> She abandoned her Japanese endeavors while we were still together; God Only Knows what she plans to do with the Chinese, if anything. But maybe she knows something you and I only suspect (at this point)... <BR/><BR/>Bec: What the Russians mean by the "respect" thing certainly IS a mystery. Surely they realize they were FEARED mightily over the course of their history, and a portion of that fear is being reborn as we speak. Much the same thing, if you ask me.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-16697352438862686962007-08-25T14:50:00.000-06:002007-08-25T14:50:00.000-06:00Those Russians can be darned smart and determined ...Those Russians can be darned smart and determined when they put their minds to it:<BR/><A HREF="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070802-russia-pole.html" REL="nofollow">Russia Plants Flag: Claims Arctic Seafloor</A><BR/><BR/><I>International quibbles aside, ocean explorers are excited about the science the Russian mini-subs may have accomplished on the deep-ocean floor.</I><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the teacher's common complaint, "Johnny is so bright. If only he would focus his energies on doing the right things." <BR/>Throughout history, the major complaint by Russians is that don't get the respect they deserve. However, I'm not positively sure what they mean by "respect"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-40387641782793199272007-08-25T14:29:00.000-06:002007-08-25T14:29:00.000-06:00Money is the key. Their tech doesn't necessarily ...Money is the key. Their tech doesn't necessarily suck, it's just that their force structure as a whole is a joke. For now. However, like SJS said yesterday, I wouldn't worry about learning Russian...I'd focus on Mandarin. The Russians like to sell their goodies. Maybe Farsi too.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.com