tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post5124954983372064428..comments2023-03-24T06:38:58.904-07:00Comments on Living the Complicated Simple Life: Delayed Gratification - the Sunday EssayJan Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-1553854089891811952010-09-07T11:49:57.309-07:002010-09-07T11:49:57.309-07:00That was a lovely essay. It is funny how much fun ...That was a lovely essay. It is funny how much fun we can have without technology but how we still feel so tied to it. I sometimes unplug for a few hours and then after that-sit in front of the t.v. <br />Small steps.keishuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425697524293318047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-44038287196502466032010-09-05T21:44:02.096-07:002010-09-05T21:44:02.096-07:00This reminded me of some of my recent conversation...This reminded me of some of my recent conversations with my kids.<br />"Papa is not letting me watch TV."<br />"You don't have to watch TV, do something else."<br />"What?"<br />"Anything!"<br />"But I want to watch TV."<br />"You watch too much TV. Do you know, when I was your age, I didn't even have TV."<br />"Then what did you do? Weren't you bored?"<br /><br />Bored? I don't think I even knew what the word meant.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-4470123441337427222010-09-05T14:02:32.982-07:002010-09-05T14:02:32.982-07:00Mason - we went today to Peggy's Cove. It was ...Mason - we went today to Peggy's Cove. It was crowded with people come to see the high surf surges...fantastic. Then we went to a farther beach to body surf the rollers. great fun.<br /><br />Liza - it is so interesting, isn't it, that although we WANT to do these other things our conveniences have become our masters. oooh. I feel a haiku coming on.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-50695759617082403772010-09-05T07:22:29.481-07:002010-09-05T07:22:29.481-07:00Earl hit you a lot stronger than he hit us. We di...Earl hit you a lot stronger than he hit us. We didn't lose power at all...though the candles were within reach and we had new batteries in the flashlights. We had the generator ready so we could plug in the refrigerator only...and though I would have missed the tap, tap, tap, I was thinking that reading one of the library three books I haven't gotten to would have been fun. Instead, I got up Saturday and went to work.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-87938687234989024062010-09-05T06:21:08.928-07:002010-09-05T06:21:08.928-07:00It is amazing how we have settled into a life that...It is amazing how we have settled into a life that has to have its conveniences. Sometimes I think Mother Nature gives a little tap (like Earl) to remind us without our conveniences we still survive (some just not as happy as others). LOL<br /><br />Me, I love the conveniences but miss my old manual typewriter. <br /><br />Glad all is well with you and your family after the storm.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.com