tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post3347569475976860293..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: He said, she said.....Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90118510704471924322012-05-22T14:54:39.024-02:302012-05-22T14:54:39.024-02:30Still believing that one day you'll drop in he...Still believing that one day you'll drop in here in Colorado and we'll have a nice long chat. Let me know and I'll put the kettle on to boil.Verna Wilderhttp://vernawilder.typepad.com/wild_heart/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58918631269669223462012-05-21T20:33:09.072-02:302012-05-21T20:33:09.072-02:30Yes, I enjoy a writing group and contacts continui...Yes, I enjoy a writing group and contacts continuing through my part time work. Just not attracted to local senior center games and crafts.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74081098472629617212012-05-16T12:50:50.160-02:302012-05-16T12:50:50.160-02:30Joared:
And this is why it is so important to find...Joared:<br />And this is why it is so important to find other kindred spirits out there if we can. A book club has done this for me as have some support groups.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-57120266361807948842012-05-16T12:49:46.536-02:302012-05-16T12:49:46.536-02:30Rhonda:
Welcome!
Yes and isn't it extraordinar...Rhonda:<br />Welcome!<br />Yes and isn't it extraordinary how third parties do not enter such conversations? Just love of books or movies or travel, etc.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-41571699635219525102012-05-16T04:34:15.229-02:302012-05-16T04:34:15.229-02:30I, too, value the long conversations with another....I, too, value the long conversations with another. I haven't had the opportunity to experience as many as I once did for most of my life and I miss them, but like-minded people die.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49170740390844224462012-05-15T13:12:46.451-02:302012-05-15T13:12:46.451-02:30I think you're totally right about the uplifti...I think you're totally right about the uplifting and inspiring nature of a good conversation. No question. Your case is proven, again and again, everytime I go to a writing convention or have a good long talk with a like-minded friend over coffee :)<br /><br />~ <a href="http://www.rhondaparrish.com" rel="nofollow">Rhonda Parrish</a>Rhonda Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509193591749273354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45151789492690229862012-05-15T10:09:19.402-02:302012-05-15T10:09:19.402-02:30Anon:
You are not alone, plus my dog thinks I am b...Anon:<br />You are not alone, plus my dog thinks I am brilliant.<br />If only I was the kind of person my dog thinks I am :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44518287975046879822012-05-15T09:51:41.415-02:302012-05-15T09:51:41.415-02:30Oh Oh...some of the best conversations I have had ...Oh Oh...some of the best conversations I have had were with my dog :O I think I may have to worry what that says about me....;D LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9797647470143299822012-05-14T23:59:44.061-02:302012-05-14T23:59:44.061-02:30Pauline:
Especially between kindred spirits, I had...Pauline:<br />Especially between kindred spirits, I had such a one with a passenger in my car yesterday.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21129813143410482892012-05-14T23:59:06.122-02:302012-05-14T23:59:06.122-02:30Stan:
There's nothing like the spoken word wit...Stan:<br />There's nothing like the spoken word with others but I agree, I've had charming texts and FB interactions with some.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74343904267687411832012-05-14T23:58:07.290-02:302012-05-14T23:58:07.290-02:30Oh Hattie,
We'd get along like a house on fire...Oh Hattie,<br />We'd get along like a house on fire!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75928262840690366832012-05-14T23:57:32.423-02:302012-05-14T23:57:32.423-02:30Irene:
I think we should start cafe circles where ...Irene:<br />I think we should start cafe circles where only such conversations are allowed!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37100725442657444662012-05-14T23:56:43.496-02:302012-05-14T23:56:43.496-02:30Aha Ramana,
Your words will get you everywhere!
X...Aha Ramana, <br />Your words will get you everywhere!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81605487297595716012012-05-14T23:56:08.409-02:302012-05-14T23:56:08.409-02:30GFB:
Thank you!
XO
WWWGFB:<br />Thank you!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16537581055621238232012-05-14T23:55:37.642-02:302012-05-14T23:55:37.642-02:30Nick:
I'm striving to stay with elevating my c...Nick:<br />I'm striving to stay with elevating my conversation!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29446565825186528072012-05-14T23:55:00.980-02:302012-05-14T23:55:00.980-02:30Marc:
Our whole lives are cliches, the wisdom of t...Marc:<br />Our whole lives are cliches, the wisdom of the ages precedes us!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44028550255537992322012-05-14T19:28:08.137-02:302012-05-14T19:28:08.137-02:30There's nothing more rejuvenating than a conve...There's nothing more rejuvenating than a conversation that leaps between people like comets firing. They let us know how marvelous words can be!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78472455439665657112012-05-14T18:50:53.596-02:302012-05-14T18:50:53.596-02:30Conversation with loved ones (or even just liked o...Conversation with loved ones (or even just liked ones) is good for the soul. There's nothing quite like it. <br /><br />I don't think it's a dying art; we just have a lot more ways to do it now, and some of them have taken the place of face-to-face chats. But only partly.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386875624025404452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42551123388954410062012-05-14T16:05:06.343-02:302012-05-14T16:05:06.343-02:30I enjoy a nice chat. The best conversations I ever...I enjoy a nice chat. The best conversations I ever had were with my mother. These days I have good phone conversations with my sister and a couple of friends and occasionally with the bachelor friend who comes over from time to time. <br />I do like free wheeling informal conversations in small groups!Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2826406010627255282012-05-14T13:44:10.950-02:302012-05-14T13:44:10.950-02:30I love to have conversations like you describe and...I love to have conversations like you describe and don't have enough of them. I find this a great loss in my life. It is wonderful to meet people who are capable of having them and are willing to share their time and ideas with you. You are lucky to have such a friend. xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86386078340251907052012-05-14T13:21:22.361-02:302012-05-14T13:21:22.361-02:30Your protests to the contrary, you are a wise pers...Your protests to the contrary, you are a wise person and this post just demonstrated that.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89396284911016958742012-05-14T13:10:51.303-02:302012-05-14T13:10:51.303-02:30"I am convinced that the best conversations a..."I am convinced that the best conversations are about ideas and dreams and personal experience and history". Well put,WWW.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32534819641310184322012-05-14T12:44:52.015-02:302012-05-14T12:44:52.015-02:30I agree, the best conversations are about ideas. I...I agree, the best conversations are about ideas. In other words they're creative and imaginative, they reinterpret the world around us. Conversations that merely observe and criticise are deadly.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55388327579961403752012-05-14T12:13:58.631-02:302012-05-14T12:13:58.631-02:30That expression is the cliche du jour. The last on...That expression is the cliche du jour. The last one that stays with me is" "Perception is reality."<br />I've heard all my life that cliches are dumb; boring, unoriginal - so cliched!<br />It's been my experience that cliches are wonderful; deep, wise - and so cliched!<br />They serve as mnemonic devices to help up keep our hands on reality as we make our way through the world.<br />My mother, still going strong at 92, is the mistress of cliches. To this day, when she brings the subject up, she always makes the same cliched comment: Cliches are cliches because they are true.<br />That's a perception of my reality, and yes, talking about ideas is so cliched!Marc Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63437311714111556302012-05-14T12:03:30.554-02:302012-05-14T12:03:30.554-02:30T:
I disagree with grace :)
I think people are hun...T:<br />I disagree with grace :)<br />I think people are hungering for F2F contact, nothing can sub for this.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com