tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post3392113602390548956..comments2024-03-23T08:42:52.963-05:00Comments on Wait! I Have a Blog?!: Bright-SidedKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-59631943748003764632012-03-25T21:52:41.579-05:002012-03-25T21:52:41.579-05:00Enjoyed your post, Lin, and your connection of irr...Enjoyed your post, Lin, and your connection of irritation to pearl! Yes! Sometimes the irritation, the complaint, the truthful confrontation with a negative thing...is of remarkable value!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-18335606080814535432012-03-25T21:43:56.797-05:002012-03-25T21:43:56.797-05:00Kathleen - I am late to the party, as usual, but h...Kathleen - I am late to the party, as usual, but here it is. This post about Ehrenreich's book couldn't have been more timely. My brain has been full of a sneaky irritation about all of the glossy feel good stuff I'd been seeing and reading lately. It was driving me nuts that I couldn't put a name to it and here is your post and my neurons started firing away. Your blog always makes me think - and adds a chuckle and often an insight. I hope you don't mind, I referenced your blog and Ehrenreich's book in a post. Thank you!Linhttp://viewfromlarkspurlane.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-51279963515839276572012-03-25T07:24:31.374-05:002012-03-25T07:24:31.374-05:00Happy to hear from you any time you stop by. Sigh...Happy to hear from you any time you stop by. Sigh...and if I understood comment notifications, etc., I would make things easy for you and all who visit. But that little ripple in my brain has not been activated.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-20761162807969913032012-03-24T23:45:07.363-05:002012-03-24T23:45:07.363-05:00For some reason, I am not getting comment notifica...For some reason, I am not getting comment notifications on your blog, but better late than never, I rather ruefully acknowledge this example of gerrymandering.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-57940525053935746992012-03-20T20:36:29.715-05:002012-03-20T20:36:29.715-05:00But you're fun, cranky or not, Seana. Hey, my...But you're fun, cranky or not, Seana. Hey, my candidate was evidently gerrymandered out of my district, I noticed at the primary today...Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-73697029881966216092012-03-20T19:25:44.029-05:002012-03-20T19:25:44.029-05:00I'm a bit of a curmudgeon, so too much positiv...I'm a bit of a curmudgeon, so too much positive thinking irritates me--although too much negative thinking irritates me even more!seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-48855313106481857772012-03-20T06:40:46.586-05:002012-03-20T06:40:46.586-05:00Thank you. I always enjoy her writing.Thank you. I always enjoy her writing.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-56245985982850745422012-03-20T02:15:59.414-05:002012-03-20T02:15:59.414-05:00I am going to read this book. I completely agree ...I am going to read this book. I completely agree and have heard of her before, just never took the time to explore her writings further.<br /><br />Well-written post!Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-82825834177714969202012-03-19T12:52:06.387-05:002012-03-19T12:52:06.387-05:00And thanks for the link to your blog entry on her!...And thanks for the link to your blog entry on her!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-48561110280265280572012-03-19T12:41:41.305-05:002012-03-19T12:41:41.305-05:00I heard Ehrenreich speak once, a few years ago, an...I heard Ehrenreich speak once, a few years ago, and she was FABULOUS. She talked about how various people had given her meditative techniques that had her imagine herself at battle with the cancer cells--but she pointed out that the cancer cells are not alien invaders in the way the pink ribbon communities have you envision. They are your own cells, produced by your own body.<br /><br />She had this wry laugh, and she said, "I have a PhD in Cellular Immunology, so I know these things."<br /><br />In fact, I wrote about seeing her here: http://kristinberkey-abbott.blogspot.com/2009/10/seeing-barbara-ehrenreich.html<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of what a gift she is!Kristin Berkey-Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841824206762029363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-49775000252623429412012-03-19T12:33:08.911-05:002012-03-19T12:33:08.911-05:00Thank you, Ruth. Each of these movies has a perso...Thank you, Ruth. Each of these movies has a personal quest/transformation theme going on for the main characters...and the guru types are side characters who serve as dubious mentor or catalyst, but they are both fun movies that bring up multiple personal and social issues in fun ways.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276911630325008276.post-88669523092407033812012-03-19T09:56:01.000-05:002012-03-19T09:56:01.000-05:00I hadn't heard about the book or realized the ...I hadn't heard about the book or realized the theme of those movies. It's an interesting dilemma: how to go after the big problems of society with a rational mind, and then not lose your rational mind in the process!<br /><br />We have to change our habits, starting with ourselves. It's not easy, but as people change, so will society.<br /><br />Lots of complexities to think about here. Great post.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com