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I'm delighted to be participating in the A to Z April 2015 Challenge. It's a great way to make new friends and to stay connected to "old" friends.
Looking forward to 26 days of blogging engagement!
Details and rules at
www.a-to-zchallenge.com.
I'm also proud to announce I am an official member of
C. Lee McKenzie's, The Muffin Commando Squad in celebration of the A-Z April 2015 Challenge...it's going to be a blast!
Fellow members are...
Muffins anyone?
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Definition of OBSTINATE
1: perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
2: not easily subdued, remedied, or removed
Come now, I’m betting you can think of at least ONE person who fits this bill …
I can. And BOY HOWDY, can this woman be obstinate – so much so, that I avoid talking to her at all costs because not only is she obstinate, she doesn’t even make sense in her arguments half the time.
Not to mention, she’s extremely vocal and extremely annoying.
And if there’s anything I can’t stand more, it’s a person who refuses to even entertain the thought that he/she may be wrong.
There’s a time to be stubborn, there’s a time to be confrontational, there may also be a time to be obstinate, but there’s also a time to concede a point and swallow that dose of humility like an adult.
Hey. I’m not saying I can’t be obstinate, in fact, I’ll be the first person to admit that I am probably one of the most obstinate people on this planet, but I also know when I’m wrong and I’m also willing to waver on my point if (and that’s a big IF) the other person can LOGICALLY convince me otherwise.
I don’t respond to emotional outbursts very well. I completely lose self-control if someone gets in my face and starts yelling – the conversation/debate/argument, whatever you want to call it, is OVER for me. Done. Moving on. Follow me, pursue it, at your own risk.
But I’ve learned that there is an art to discussing sensitive topics – it’s called the art of rhetoric. It’s all about ethos, pathos and logos and though there will be people out there that roll their eyes, that are convinced that they are great debaters without knowing these “tricks”, I’m here to say, you’re wrong. It’s all about language, it’s all about finessing that language and using it so that your point gets across without offending someone or putting them on the defensive.
It’s all about tricking (I’m not sure that’s the right word, but I’d say that’s a pretty accurate description of what our politicians do, wouldn’t you?) people into listening to our point of view. It’s all about PERSUADING people into believing what we’re saying is valid and right.
Obstinate people will not listen. Obstinate people are wildly irrational (most times). And I’m telling you right now, it’s a waste of time, energy, and breath trying to “debate” an obstinate personality.
So hear this, obstinate person, I will not debate you because you’ve already made up your mind; you’re not mature enough to listen and/or concede when you are wrong.
And you ARE wrong. So, so wrong.
I’m participating in the A to Z challenge. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (This trying to relate the alphabet to your life thing is HARD. It’s taxing my brain and oh look! A puddle of brain mass. Sweet).
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Definition of NETIQUETTE: etiquette governing communication on the Internet.
Well that seems self-explanatory doesn’t it?
But let’s spell it out for the confused people …
(I found these rules here. Pretty good rules, I’d say).
*Remember the Human
Would you say it to the person’s face?
When you communicate electronically, all you see is a computer screen. You don’t have the opportunity to use facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice to communicate your meaning; words — lonely written words — are all you’ve got. When you’re holding a conversation online — whether it’s an email exchange or a response to a discussion group posting — it’s easy to misinterpret your correspondent’s meaning. And it’s frighteningly easy to forget that your correspondent is a person with feelings more or less like your own.
*Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life
Breaking the law is bad Netiquette
In real life, most people are fairly law-abiding, either by disposition or because we’re afraid of getting caught. In cyberspace, the chances of getting caught sometimes seem slim. And, perhaps because people sometimes forget that there’s a human being on the other side of the computer, some people think that a lower standard of ethics or personal behavior is acceptable in cyberspace.
*Know where you are in cyberspace
Lurk before you leap
When you enter a domain of cyberspace that’s new to you, take a look around. Spend a while listening to the chat or reading the archives. Get a sense of how the people who are already there act. Then go ahead and participate.
*Respect other people’s time and bandwidth
You are not the center of cyberspace
It’s a cliché that people today seem to have less time than ever before, even though (or perhaps because) we sleep less and have more labor-saving devices than our grandparents did. When you send email or post to a discussion group, you’re taking up other people’s time (or hoping to). It’s your responsibility to ensure that the time they spend reading your posting isn’t wasted.
*Make yourself look good online
Know what you’re talking about and make sense: Don’t post flame-bait
You will, however, be judged by the quality of your writing. For most people who choose to communicate online, this is an advantage; if they didn’t enjoy using the written word, they wouldn’t be there. So spelling and grammar do count. Be pleasant and polite. Don’t use offensive language, and don’t be confrontational for the sake of confrontation.
*Share expert knowledge
The strength of cyberspace is in its numbers. The reason asking questions online works is that a lot of knowledgeable people are reading the questions. And if even a few of them offer intelligent answers, the sum total of world knowledge increases. The Internet itself was founded and grew because scientists wanted to share information. Gradually, the rest of us got in on the act. <
Oh yeah. I just went there.
NEVER say I don’t put myself out there for you people.
Or I will hunt you down and make you watch me dance again.
And just think! This nonsense goes on for a nearly a FULL three minutes!!
I was CLEARLY on a caffeine high.
Or just plain crazy. (Let’s go with that).
(By the way, this sexy song is called “Crazy” by Jem).
I’m participating in the A to Z challenge. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (This trying to relate the alphabet to your life thing is HARD. It’s taxing my brain and oh look! A puddle of brain mass. Sweet).
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I’ve been scanning old pictures today (my goal is to digitize all of our photos and videos then store them in a safe deposit box because if something happened to any of these old pictures and videos I’d …………. well, let’s not talk about it).
I posted this picture on Facebook and thought I’d share it with you all, too.
This is me and Kevin holding our premature first born son (Dude) in the hospital in late December 1992. He was eight weeks early. No explanation – my water broke and *POOF* he arrived. (Well, it wasn’t that quick or that easy, though he was only 4 lb and 12 oz so it wasn’t really that hard to push him out. I’m sorry, too much information?)
He stayed in the hospital for six weeks because his lungs hadn’t developed. He came home December 28, 1992. He was in the hospital over Christmas – we have a picture of him with Santa.
That was one tough Christmas, let me tell you.
But here we are, eighteen years later and on the verge of graduating from high school in five short weeks. It doesn’t seem possible.
Holding this child in my arms … it’s incredibly hard to explain, not to mention frustrating, especially for a writer, but there is something special and precious about a mother’s love for her child. The emotions, they’re raw, tender, consuming, instinctual, fierce … you absorb all of these new feelings so deeply for this new person YOU HELPED TO CREATE and before long, you don’t know where you end and where your child begins.
Even though my first born and I have had our problems over the years, we’ve had fights, disagreements, connections, shared jokes, laughs … I can’t imagine my life without him or my youngest son. It simply isn’t possible for me to see a life without them in it.
We’ve had quite the journey to where we are now. I’m sad to see him grow up, but at the same time, I can’t wait to see where he goes.
Pass the popcorn won’t you? The next scene in this child’s life is about to begin.
P.S. This was the early 90′s, big bows were IN back then, people. Stop with the snickering. I can hear you. Sheesh.
I’m participating in the A to Z challenge. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (This trying to relate the alphabet to your life thing is HARD. It’s taxing my brain and oh look! A puddle of brain mass. Sweet).
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But not the kind of jam you eat.
The kind of jam where you nod your head and tap your foot in beat with the music.
We were at my in-laws and while there, we had a little impromptu jam session. Kevin played the electric guitar, a family friend played the acoustic guitar, Kevin’s uncle played the drums and Jazz played his saxophone.
The whole thing was unscripted. Kevin picked a few bars, started playing something and the rest of the guys jumped in whenever they felt moved to.
Jazz has been learning improv in his Jazz band class at school and this was the first time we could really tell that something has “clicked.” He’s played improv in the past and well, it really wasn’t that good. I thought this go-around was really good and very promising. Afterward, Jazz said he really enjoyed himself and would like to do that more often.
It tickles me whenever he discovers something “new” like this – it’s like, “Look son! There’s more to life than video games!”
*GASP*
I’m participating in the A to Z challenge. You can sign up for the challenge here. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (Keep your posts short – not more than 500 words – to make it easy on visitors. I think there were about 1100 participants the last time I checked).
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