tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post7158053575276268904..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: Getting Back To Basics...Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-68772190934297105122011-03-31T08:10:30.565-07:002011-03-31T08:10:30.565-07:00I just found your blog but... Good for you, to be...I just found your blog but... Good for you, to become unplugged. Perhaps I can too, if the snow ever stops falling here. -pout-<br /><br />Gentle hugs...Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-25705028520882298022011-03-30T08:18:46.289-07:002011-03-30T08:18:46.289-07:00Spring has sprung & it is wonderful.Spring has sprung & it is wonderful.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076194149640604198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-76566183388521910812011-03-30T06:17:30.705-07:002011-03-30T06:17:30.705-07:00I think it's the balance that's key. I mad...I think it's the balance that's key. I made my living at the computer, so I NEVER used it socially for a long time. Then I could not make a living and it was my lifeline, a connection that allowed me to remember who I am. Now I love to move from my real world life back here to "talk about it" and to connect with the art of others out there. I do not care to text. I have never played a game on my computer. It, to me, is a tool that has allowed me to connect to interesting people with fascinating observations of our shared real world, and to develop my own arts before the eyes--the supportive eyes--of other artists. To miss Dave King's poetry, Carl's photos, your musings? Those things don't feel virtual. But I must remember to keep leaping into my OWN real world and check for my daffodil shoots and the beginnings of perennials curling out of the soil. I am grateful to technology, but it ain't no fine wine to me! Or wine in a box either.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-84301584726008526232011-03-29T18:45:31.569-07:002011-03-29T18:45:31.569-07:00But sadly, it has started raining again. But I kn...But sadly, it has started raining again. But I know that Spring and Summer are just around the corner as the flowers are blooming in Mountain View and buds are showing up on the tree outside my office in New West.Doll Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349066923019163470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-79452166783834946392011-03-29T08:56:43.525-07:002011-03-29T08:56:43.525-07:00Since we've not been blessed with kids, we'...Since we've not been blessed with kids, we've been unofficially mentoring a family with three children. My husband calls them our "rent-a-kids."<br /><br />They have recently gotten a couple of gadgets, and the last time we took them to lunch, the table was entirely gadget playing. My husband & i talked about this later and decided from now on, the table/eating is a "no-gadget" zone. <br /><br />We will also limit the use of them in our house. <br /><br />We brought the two boys back with us one afternoon and put on a movie. But the older boy was off with the computer and his iPod and the little one running around. So we turned the movie off. The older one was surprised, "Is the movie over already?" I know that kids can "multitask," but there are times when it is worth it not to do so. From now on, movies will also be "no-gadget" and we will all sit to watch them.<br /><br />I certainly am appreciative of all the technology we have these days, but i think personal relationships are changing, and it is easy for people to be rude. We'll do our little bit to fight it.<br /><br />Part of our mentoring intention is to model things differently for these kids. I'm hoping that in the future what they will remember is conversation and fun around the table, not that they sat and played an innocuous but stupid game the whole time.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272307621143522274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-56914558233575821442011-03-29T07:25:19.514-07:002011-03-29T07:25:19.514-07:00There's nothing like a walk in spring anywhere...There's nothing like a walk in spring anywhere in the UK! The flowers are breathtaking. Living in South Africa, I am lucky enough to be married into a family of sheep farmers. The farms are big like in Australia because of the terrain and it's a privilege to go there once a year (The Karoo) and be able to walk off into the sunset - no habitation for as far as you can see.fiftyoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372578925298011630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-73899753156003945622011-03-28T23:54:06.472-07:002011-03-28T23:54:06.472-07:00Thank you for the reminder. I have always been ver...Thank you for the reminder. I have always been very connected to the natural world, but lately have found myself retreating into my computer. It has become an addiction in that I am afraid I'll miss something. And as you pointed out, I am missing so much. I've pondered this a lot, and know that I'm escaping from dealing with my husband's illness 24/7, seeking the most sparse contact with other people online. But I will remember your post and begin weaning myself because I miss what has always been nourishing and rejuvenating to me, the world outside.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-78007744867706803482011-03-28T21:07:29.350-07:002011-03-28T21:07:29.350-07:00Well I think if my computer were just a tad faster...Well I think if my computer were just a tad faster I wouldn't spend so much time on here...but as it is it takes forever to download photos for my posts. But hopefully a lap top is in the future and then even though I will have two computers, I will spend less time of them :-DAliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-21373938452454434712011-03-28T20:32:26.410-07:002011-03-28T20:32:26.410-07:00Spot on! We must remember to be the masters of tec...Spot on! We must remember to be the masters of technology and not its slaves. Likewise, we must seek to be the lovers of nature and not her master.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-27277692736825893202011-03-28T14:51:14.143-07:002011-03-28T14:51:14.143-07:00Nothing beats a spring walk through the real world...Nothing beats a spring walk through the real world where streets are lined with blossoming trees and flowers. But I hope you will not completely unplug since I just found you online. You’ve got me wondering what tree house you might be living in in Kits. :)Penelope Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965692242969563279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-79710065750749392472011-03-28T11:47:56.813-07:002011-03-28T11:47:56.813-07:00I think what you have is spring fever. Spring is ...I think what you have is spring fever. Spring is such a glorious time of year. I am retired and live in the country and enjoy the best of both worlds.Pamela Kiefferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627605593041223171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-27354493627503958902011-03-28T11:00:04.732-07:002011-03-28T11:00:04.732-07:00I agree, Jo, that there needs to be a balance. I c...I agree, Jo, that there needs to be a balance. I can't appreciate anything if it's the only thing I know. So yes, it's good to get away for awhile and come back renewed. Or not come back. I hope you do, though, otherwise I would miss you!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-7895501969126946962011-03-28T10:42:12.048-07:002011-03-28T10:42:12.048-07:00I will say that's yet another thing my childre...I will say that's yet another thing my children have helped me avoid. When I am busy taking care of them I cannot spend all my time with technology. We are too busy playing with blocks or studying the outside so we can figure out how to draw clouds or bending down to look at the little bloom on the weeds in the yard. They help remind me of the beauty and wonder in the little things. <br /><br />Spring is a time of renewal. What better time to rediscover the world outside your window?Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-59135439634337700702011-03-28T10:34:19.234-07:002011-03-28T10:34:19.234-07:00That's true in the "civilised" count...That's true in the "civilised" countries but fortunately not in most of the world. Not yet at least.<br /><br />When I saw the painting on this post I was surprised by how good it was. Then I saw it was a Monet. No wonder.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881826389793941197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-35935904582432058312011-03-28T10:19:38.554-07:002011-03-28T10:19:38.554-07:00The cyber world is like soap operas in my opinion....The cyber world is like soap operas in my opinion. If I miss doing my daily jigzone puzzles or don't look at the astrological picture of the day, I am just fine. It's all there when you want it and there's no hurry to check all those sites. <br /><br />I do use text messaging and e.mail for business communiation, so I at least have to look at my phone.Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167633465853736197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-17538642455154711122011-03-28T09:59:42.701-07:002011-03-28T09:59:42.701-07:00I hear ya! I do have a cellphone, but it's bur...I hear ya! I do have a cellphone, but it's buried deep within my purse in case of emergency. I don't want an Iphone (whatever it is) and I don't want a tablet to read books (can't remember the name) as I much prefer the scent of paper. I love the outdoors and never go out without my camera (still haven't figured out all the things it can do and it's already considered a dinosaur!). Oh, for the good old days! lolLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-42720028898282681472011-03-28T09:28:47.638-07:002011-03-28T09:28:47.638-07:00Yes, I have thought about quitting the blog world....Yes, I have thought about quitting the blog world. I really like the painting by Monet. I had a very bad print of it in my classroom and I still liked it.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-3984494503794858352011-03-28T08:38:09.104-07:002011-03-28T08:38:09.104-07:00Just today I was thinking of being my own mother &...Just today I was thinking of being my own mother & instituting a time limit for my home computer usage. Say, 2 hours a night. That would still leave plenty of time to live in the real world, wouldn't it? Now, should I do the computer thing right when I get home, or wait until later? Decisions decisions!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-81613921359560376342011-03-28T08:15:20.497-07:002011-03-28T08:15:20.497-07:00Jo they are missing so much aren't they? I don...Jo they are missing so much aren't they? I don't use a cell phone or apps (?) I am quite addicted to my home computer for a wealth of things but I have no trouble leaving it for the day. I also find myself wanting to rebel against technology and get back to nature. I get so frustrated with people in the supermarket or post office using their devices,"look up! you are in the way!" ;0)Jennifer Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194865772198170276noreply@blogger.com