tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post6966140233221617112..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : LIfe is too short to be negativeRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-68321355035178782682015-07-22T10:28:37.203-05:002015-07-22T10:28:37.203-05:00Completely agree about the Facebook posts. I had ...Completely agree about the Facebook posts. I had even thought about composing a "thank you" letter to those who chose not to share their political or religious views. I really do appreciate it.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-21509118388096847002015-07-21T20:56:00.737-05:002015-07-21T20:56:00.737-05:00Sunday my oldest son came by and we looked at old ...Sunday my oldest son came by and we looked at old photos and tried to match up names and faces. I hope your old pics have names written on them! My son was contacted by a lady who was adopted and found out her mother's last name is the same as ours. My son is trying to help her to see if she's on the family tree. The old photos have new meaning for him! I not a lover of the negative either. That's why I like your blog and your books and your music...it's uplifting, fun, full of common sense, and of course a good dose of humor! Facebook is the place my kids put the family photos on and that's the real reason I use it. I hope you have a good evening and I hope it's cooler down there!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-6897205075909589942015-07-21T17:33:34.909-05:002015-07-21T17:33:34.909-05:00Reality has it both: positive aspects as well as n...Reality has it both: positive aspects as well as negative ones. I consider myself a person that likes to live in the real world, so I'll deal with both. I'll not dismiss negativity, but try to understand what's behind it.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-1220323349332622822015-07-21T14:49:53.632-05:002015-07-21T14:49:53.632-05:00Again, I agree with you--are you sure we're no...Again, I agree with you--are you sure we're not related?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-17725997229250777542015-07-21T13:37:18.010-05:002015-07-21T13:37:18.010-05:00I am not into negative news and I see that often e...I am not into negative news and I see that often enough. I used to love seeing old photos and those slideshows which were popular in the 60's and 70's. I hear few people actually print off pictures anymore and that is a shame. I found a relative who had old photos of my dad and his parents from their wedding in 1897! I never had these photos so it was wonderful to find them through facebook but that is one of the few positives on that site. I use it mainly to see picturesBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-91315074843101944932015-07-21T10:03:50.593-05:002015-07-21T10:03:50.593-05:00I agree. We have so much negative news bombarding ...I agree. We have so much negative news bombarding us that it's refreshing to see or hear something uplifting.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-46826994521575556002015-07-21T09:16:08.614-05:002015-07-21T09:16:08.614-05:00You are absolutely correct.
And...I, too, love goi...You are absolutely correct.<br />And...I, too, love going through old photos. It takes me away to a happy place.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-24518089833489754852015-07-21T07:02:25.556-05:002015-07-21T07:02:25.556-05:00Sorry, I won't see your photos because I don&#...Sorry, I won't see your photos because I don't use Facebook...I got frustrated with Facebook and I'm no longer a fan of it. I deactivated my account several years ago and I never regreted it.<br /><br />If my family and close friends want to contact me, they have my email address and we have Skype. It's fine for some folks but it did not fill a void in my life.<br /><br /> I have enough of Blogger to keep me busy right now. All this social media can be time consuming if one lets it. I know it has it's good points when used properly but I have seen things that people posted that I found not appropriate at all. However it's great to find and connect some long lost friends.<br /><br />I'm sure your old photos were well received by family and friends. It's fun to look back at our roots and seeing how time has changed all those years.<br /><br />Like you I always enjoyed watching those old slide shows on the screen when family visited. <br />Now we take thousands of digital pictures and flood the media with it. Everyone is a mini celebrity.<br />JB<br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-62627593234982971992015-07-21T06:36:11.361-05:002015-07-21T06:36:11.361-05:00Life is too short to waste it for sure !Life is too short to waste it for sure !I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-24253345846954449122015-07-21T02:22:55.749-05:002015-07-21T02:22:55.749-05:00It's a good thing you're doing here, Rick....It's a good thing you're doing here, Rick. There is an almost neurotic emphasis on NOW, the present, without much regard for the rich past upon which the present depends. Posting archival photos informs the present, the future, and does not leave us stranded in a disconnected NOW.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-42994976475739111312015-07-20T22:28:39.246-05:002015-07-20T22:28:39.246-05:00Oh yes life is short. I really do not like negati...Oh yes life is short. I really do not like negative, but I do get there at times. I also love old pictures and yes, there was nothing like the old black felt pages with pictures lovingly put in with the little corner holders. AND Then the shoe box full of those not yet put in a book and probably never would get there. Memories. Daddy used to say preaching to the choir does nothing but boost your own ego.jack69https://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-46075036821924235742015-07-20T21:55:58.103-05:002015-07-20T21:55:58.103-05:00Thought this was about the ocean from the title. ...Thought this was about the ocean from the title. I think you messed up your qwtrey.<br /><br />My mom used to say "Life is too short" anytime we complained about anything...and she was right.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-35422660693331251072015-07-20T21:30:19.387-05:002015-07-20T21:30:19.387-05:00It is a welcome diversion indeed. I certainly agre...It is a welcome diversion indeed. I certainly agree with you about negativity. I am a naturally happy person (I know; it's disgusting but there you are.) so I have instinctively been drawn to happy people. It keeps me young.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-56529425233457124242015-07-20T21:29:17.123-05:002015-07-20T21:29:17.123-05:00Your statements are right on. Like you, I love ol...Your statements are right on. Like you, I love old photos. I love other people's old photos. The rants on Facebook are so tiresome. Some rants have reminded me why I know longer am close friends with a person I haven't seen in years. Like you, I hide the post. Then, if I continue to get the negative posts, I unfriend them.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.com