tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5118501620332203335..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: now that was a weekend!materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47878414921845329152008-09-09T19:00:00.000-07:002008-09-09T19:00:00.000-07:00Duchesse: That's precisely my vision of my future ...Duchesse: That's precisely my vision of my future as well.<BR/>Badmomgoodmom: Very disturbing! Thanks for the link -- and I did contact Paul Saffo.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12575731726160149122008-09-09T13:11:00.000-07:002008-09-09T13:11:00.000-07:00The guns on Segways pix at http://www.kk.org/stre...The guns on Segways pix at http://www.kk.org/streetuse/archives/2008/07/guns_on_segways.php are more disturbing.<BR/><BR/>You should definitely send your pix to Paul Saffo, who collects them.badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27668083302332400872008-09-09T04:37:00.000-07:002008-09-09T04:37:00.000-07:00City living at its best! This is why when I am a r...City living at its best! This is why when I am a real elder, I want an apt with a window on a busy street.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75140259711843165422008-09-08T20:22:00.000-07:002008-09-08T20:22:00.000-07:00Thomas: True enough, that's not an option for you,...Thomas: True enough, that's not an option for you, is it? <BR/>Big Brothers/Sisters has a mentoring program that's less intense than the trad. version -- but it's meeting a different need, I'm guessing, that what you're talking about. I do think a mentoring relationship -- and think of the old-school apprenticeships -- would have huge positive results for teens. I'm always impressed by how keen students are to have something like that, with many staying in touch, stopping by for advice or just to chat long after they're out of my classes.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35414085968090387012008-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, as a 32 year old man it is generall...Unfortunately, as a 32 year old man it is generally frowned upon for me to spend time with a 16 year old girl. I say unfortunately not because I think this thinking is wrong, but because our world is such that it very often IS wrong. Alas.<BR/><BR/>I have often thought of matching interested and willing teenagers with mentors. I know the legal and social consequences are probably too staggering to attempt this, but my belief in the "world as school" won't let it go...TheSundayBesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883901266633855078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83510995605349818852008-09-08T06:43:00.000-07:002008-09-08T06:43:00.000-07:00Cybill: I'm soooo not zen, altho' I do admire and ...Cybill: I'm soooo not zen, altho' I do admire and aspire.<BR/>LBR: It was great! But it will be a long while before another like that.<BR/>Alison: Yes, thank goodness for the hols -- as my colleague said on our first day back "Don't worry, May will soon be here" -- I have to work most weekends or I'll never get through the marking, but there's nothing to mark yet. <BR/>And yes, the city/island contrast is very good.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51602360211631891422008-09-08T06:19:00.000-07:002008-09-08T06:19:00.000-07:00I too have tried to avoid knuckling down, but my w...I too have tried to avoid knuckling down, but my wallet is now on it's knees. I am so behind with planning I actually ended up working at home on Sunday, which is a first for me. The work life balance seems to get harder for some reason. Good job we get the hol's!<BR/>I love the contrast you have between city and island it sounds idylic.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83677757501534802862008-09-08T06:04:00.000-07:002008-09-08T06:04:00.000-07:00Your weekend sounds like the Platonic ideal of wee...Your weekend sounds like the Platonic ideal of weekends.Great coffee, friends, shopping,shoes, sushi, a French movie and lounging with darling husband. I was feeling good about my weekend until I read this post.;-)La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68517826832961060662008-09-07T21:21:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:21:00.000-07:00I'm glad you had such a great week-end. Your niec...I'm glad you had such a great week-end. Your niece sounds lovely, its always inspiring to hang out with the 'younger' generations, and find out what the latest trends are. I'm one of those people who rarely feel stressed or over-worked, even when I am, so to me not much makes a difference. I just do stuff when I do it (oh I sound so Zen!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com