tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post2507979162705812157..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Cutie Pie CSI Guy and Seeking ToleranceMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82901309416895632542017-02-08T21:57:30.232-05:002017-02-08T21:57:30.232-05:00Oh, I like that term!Oh, I like that term!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12710081825556918852017-02-08T21:30:22.208-05:002017-02-08T21:30:22.208-05:00I agree with Donnajurene. Just being willing to ma...I agree with Donnajurene. Just being willing to make the effort is impressive and a model for the rest of us. I'm reading Arlie Hochschild's <i>Strangers in Their Own Land</i>, and she describes this process as trying to climb over the "empathy wall."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30263690788546254222017-02-06T22:06:47.742-05:002017-02-06T22:06:47.742-05:00I would not be too impressed if I was you. I'm...I would not be too impressed if I was you. I'm still a work in progress, especially around this woman. Though I have soften enough to actually talk to her, I will never let my guard down.<br /><br />I have done embroidery in public, when in hospital waiting rooms. Tatting fascinates me. I have never tried it, but it looks really hard.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86187358611629483712017-02-06T19:17:29.442-05:002017-02-06T19:17:29.442-05:00I watched the original CSI for many seasons and th...I watched the original CSI for many seasons and then just lost interest and never watched all the spin offs. I did find it fascinating and it sounds like Cutie Pie would have made it even more so!<br /><br />I am impressed with your ability to overlook the crafter lady's racist comment and find common ground. I'm working hard on my judgements, but I still have a lot of them and have a donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59548473541263325242017-02-06T15:28:48.513-05:002017-02-06T15:28:48.513-05:00I quit watching graphic stuff,, too, because I did...I quit watching graphic stuff,, too, because I didn't want them to effect my dreams. Too many of those CSI shows are based on real crimes.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20659598389475816862017-02-05T13:55:06.303-05:002017-02-05T13:55:06.303-05:00Fred and I used to watch all the crime shows. Sin...Fred and I used to watch all the crime shows. Since he died--I just can't watch them. I don't know why--I used to be enthralled. Too much graphic news casts on the news every night I guess--just too much violence for me--I used to think of them as "just a movie", but now it all seems way too real to me.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76424704323757544492017-02-05T12:01:30.665-05:002017-02-05T12:01:30.665-05:00Ah Mark Harmon! What's not to like about that ...Ah Mark Harmon! What's not to like about that cutie pie. LOL Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-780067949503274502017-02-05T10:24:02.406-05:002017-02-05T10:24:02.406-05:00Watching CSI used to be routine. My mother loved i...Watching CSI used to be routine. My mother loved it, along with those lawyer shows. We never liked the spinoffs, though: CSI Los Angeles and so on. The original was good, the ones that came later a little too centered on plots not related to the crime. NCIS was the best of the genre, I think. Besides, I always liked Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs. He carried the same sort of flip phone as I do.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41377996803128574132017-02-04T15:38:17.970-05:002017-02-04T15:38:17.970-05:00Me, too. I keep thinking they are going to judge m...Me, too. I keep thinking they are going to judge me as harshly as they did when I was a kid growing up. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51539767347322572132017-02-04T15:36:55.374-05:002017-02-04T15:36:55.374-05:00To thou own self be true. Going to lectures is jus...To thou own self be true. Going to lectures is just a continuation of a lifelong love of learning new things. Up until my husband's stroke I was never without a class to take. You seems to be more about organizing people. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40257281599760249952017-02-04T13:02:55.447-05:002017-02-04T13:02:55.447-05:00There is a lesson for me in this post. My hackles ...There is a lesson for me in this post. My hackles rise when religion comes up in conversation. I prejudge religious people. Need to work on that.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49104496216144853062017-02-04T13:01:15.562-05:002017-02-04T13:01:15.562-05:00I don't make scenes in public places but trust...I don't make scenes in public places but trust me, I wanted to. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19045830399879299362017-02-04T13:00:58.129-05:002017-02-04T13:00:58.129-05:00I agree about TV shows (and books) helping the cri...I agree about TV shows (and books) helping the criminals. I used to love to watch CSI but then it became too graphic. And I believe their stories were based (at least partially) on true stories which is even ickier!<br /><br />I am unlike you about choosing to go to a lecture that doesn't sound interesting. But maybe I could start! The same reason I don't join a book club! The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72373603862922085042017-02-04T12:52:39.085-05:002017-02-04T12:52:39.085-05:00If I'd heard that infestation bit, I doubt I c...If I'd heard that infestation bit, I doubt I could've remained silenced. I blame it on my lack of estrogen. LOLSilver in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501467853392916885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78802662455591658902017-02-04T10:20:12.181-05:002017-02-04T10:20:12.181-05:00I have a love/hate attitude toward CSI shows. The ...I have a love/hate attitude toward CSI shows. The hate part is that it teaches criminals how to be more careful about leaving DNA and other evidences behind. The love part is that it's interesting how they can build cases out of that stuff. There is a new program now call 'Hunted' that uses real-life techniques to find fugitives and that's like a tutorial of what not to do on the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6148640521814759162017-02-04T09:58:17.170-05:002017-02-04T09:58:17.170-05:00Brrr. My heart would have frozen at her comment ab...Brrr. My heart would have frozen at her comment about "that infestation at the White House." My hat's off to you for searching other rooms of her personality to find rays of love for her husband and her work. No one's all prejudiced or all loving, though her earlier comment would sure trigger my prejudice that some people are all prejudice!<br /><br />I adore detective shows. GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48244497217247354772017-02-04T09:47:18.785-05:002017-02-04T09:47:18.785-05:00Our speakers are all paid but not by our center. O...Our speakers are all paid but not by our center. Our director finds sponsors---places and services that market to seniors. They get a table in the back of the room and hand out literature and an introduction to the group.<br /><br />If I didn't hear other people's viewpoints, I wouldn't have as much to write about. LOL Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-87040255482639912682017-02-04T09:36:57.903-05:002017-02-04T09:36:57.903-05:00We had a discussion once at the senior hall on whe...We had a discussion once at the senior hall on where people prefer to seat in an audience and a surprising number of us still sit by where we were placed in grade school i.e. people who's last name starts with 'A' like the front and those with 'Z' like the back.<br /><br />Escaping our prejudices is an ongoing pursuit, isn't it. Like you, inflammatory statements have me Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49058735838363006182017-02-04T06:06:55.667-05:002017-02-04T06:06:55.667-05:00Your lectures sound interesting -- could use more ...Your lectures sound interesting -- could use more varied topics at Sr. Center here, but much smaller audience than you describe.. Retirement Communities often may bring more speakers in for their residents, have some actual residents who offer interesting programs, others may receive a stipend. <br /><br />Can be interesting hearing others viewpoints, especially if all can discuss civilly. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73207829147806685572017-02-04T01:37:16.654-05:002017-02-04T01:37:16.654-05:00*Pavlov's* dog. Darn smartphone! ~ Libby*Pavlov's* dog. Darn smartphone! ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11957477059252097222017-02-04T01:35:43.365-05:002017-02-04T01:35:43.365-05:00My preferred seat is the second row so I can hear ...My preferred seat is the second row so I can hear clearly. I've stopped taking notes, unless it's finance related.<br /><br />I have a favourite Aunty whose knitting accompanies her like Mary's lamb. I observed and copied that habit of 'not wasting time', but have since dropped it. I now people-observe if I want to let my mind wonder, if the speaker (male/female) isn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com