tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post46813590193684246..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Daughter, the Millennial and the Ladies in RedMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-26647489351398132572016-10-09T18:27:14.122-04:002016-10-09T18:27:14.122-04:00Me neither. But nothing about his election cycle i...Me neither. But nothing about his election cycle is normal so I'm worried about what will happen.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3931872018564296622016-10-09T18:23:30.859-04:002016-10-09T18:23:30.859-04:00NYT Gail Collins today "Dining out on Donald&...NYT Gail Collins today "Dining out on Donald" expresses my sentiments fully. I don't understand how top politicians can advocate to waste your vote. ~ Libby<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-81767809369973929752016-10-09T09:18:25.456-04:002016-10-09T09:18:25.456-04:00I would have voted early, too, if I had been in yo...I would have voted early, too, if I had been in your situation. It's just who we are. <br /><br />I agree that no one should be surprised by this latest tape of Donald talking about how he likes to grab the crotches of beautiful women. What gets me is he wants us to believe his sexual/marriage history doesn't matter but wants us to believe Bill's 30 year old infidelities should be. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30711259802294748912016-10-09T09:00:24.319-04:002016-10-09T09:00:24.319-04:00I'm glad you mention that "pot full of em...I'm glad you mention that "pot full of emotions." I rewrote that sentence at least six times before I was happy with it.<br /><br />Thanks for what you wrote in the second paragraph. I don't want to sound like a broke record in this blog but I feel what I feel and that includes an occasions melancholy mood. The important thing (to me and maybe others) is that those occasional &Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-29794353621789307322016-10-09T03:52:22.609-04:002016-10-09T03:52:22.609-04:00There is nothing in this world like a good friend ...There is nothing in this world like a good friend to whom you can unburden yourself. I do feel for your friend. She was lucky that you called at just the right moment. <br /><br />When you write about your relationship with Don, it is familiar to me. I bounce every idea and conversation that I have off of H. He is my best friend. <br /><br />Your computer geek is one of many, I'm afraid. I&Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31367807742190912862016-10-08T23:29:23.988-04:002016-10-08T23:29:23.988-04:00"...to turn down the heat on a pot full of em..."...to turn down the heat on a pot full of emotions ready to boil over." I loved that term of phrase.<br /><br />I'm glad that someone could express to you in-person their appreciation of your listening and advice skills. I find this blog genuine, and hence return to it. I, like you, experience loneliness and grief at times. Yes, friends and rellies don't want to hear about it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52100120956257796822016-10-08T19:19:45.080-04:002016-10-08T19:19:45.080-04:00That makes sense. I hate that Windows is always ch...That makes sense. I hate that Windows is always changing!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39487251874229858822016-10-08T18:53:12.126-04:002016-10-08T18:53:12.126-04:00I think Apple/Mac is more expensive is one reason ...I think Apple/Mac is more expensive is one reason you don't see as many. PCs are usually much cheaper. My first experience with computers was with Apple/Mac. Many years later I was forced into the PC world and used those for a number of years before returning to a Mac. The Windows stuff turned me away from PCs. It would be quite a learning curve I suppose to switch if you'd never used a Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66209838936571342722016-10-08T17:41:14.770-04:002016-10-08T17:41:14.770-04:00No matter who wins, a large portion of the populat...No matter who wins, a large portion of the population won't respect/accept the president so you're prediction could be right. I have seen the conspiracy theories online about armed militias trying to take over after the election if Trump doesn't win but they will not have the backing and support from the general population they expect and will be put down quickly.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67659819024654144672016-10-08T17:33:13.283-04:002016-10-08T17:33:13.283-04:00The Millennial's are the "all about me&qu...The Millennial's are the "all about me" group, so I wasn't surprised by his answers and comments. I had not heard about the election night conspiracy, but had heard something horrible is going to happen in late October. I don't believe either. I believe the real horror will start on Inauguration Day and last for 4 years. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-794761488004548082016-10-08T16:43:05.888-04:002016-10-08T16:43:05.888-04:00You nailed in on kind of conversations I miss, too...You nailed in on kind of conversations I miss, too, with Don. Although we never disagreed on politics.<br /><br />When it's so well known that Apple/Mac is more dependable why isn't it the leading operating system? Doesn't make sense, does it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72511264315167845022016-10-08T15:50:09.684-04:002016-10-08T15:50:09.684-04:00Apple/Mac products do seem to have much less probl...Apple/Mac products do seem to have much less problems, don't they. I've been using windows for 20 year and I'm not sure I'd like the learning curve to switch.<br /><br />Only three sentences in this blog entry were actually widow related. At least in my mind, but either way I don't think one needs to be a widow to comment on anything I write about. We bloggers all "put itMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15234423743690940652016-10-08T15:47:11.668-04:002016-10-08T15:47:11.668-04:00There are so many kinds of conversation I miss wit...There are so many kinds of conversation I miss with Mr. Ralph .... gossip because I knew it would not go any further than our giggles. Financial ... we each challenged the other from our left brain/right brain strengths. Political ... although he would get LOUDER the more he tried to change my mind. For now I'm happy with light conversation. Blessed with a small brain, I guess!<br /><br /The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73736869958274439292016-10-08T13:12:32.036-04:002016-10-08T13:12:32.036-04:00I don't think I'm in a position to comment...I don't think I'm in a position to comment. I don't live in the world of widowhood so to comment would be inappropriate. Windows 10 is also not a world I live in, everything is Apple/Mac in this house. Hope you have a good week.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13594783882484342742016-10-08T10:00:51.927-04:002016-10-08T10:00:51.927-04:00The geek said the windows 10 did catch a lot of pe...The geek said the windows 10 did catch a lot of people by surprise and caused troubles. Some people's passwords got changed and they couldn't even get into their own computers. <br /><br />Conspiracies regarding this election are really crazy and includes predictions of another civil war if Trump doesn't win. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23702921685849751882016-10-08T09:52:26.703-04:002016-10-08T09:52:26.703-04:00The blog community is definitely a substitute for ...The blog community is definitely a substitute for person-to-person contact in our off line lives, don't you think. I do.<br /><br />What you said, "To relate superficially is to be deprived of thinking about painful experiences. It gets you through the day." I think I get what you mean. Often times, though, we don't talk about what is really bothering us because if we open up Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-56866696995149378612016-10-08T09:37:03.169-04:002016-10-08T09:37:03.169-04:00Did everyone have trouble with the win10 update? S...Did everyone have trouble with the win10 update? Seems like it, also seems like it probably cost some bucks. Hmm. Hadn't heard the thought of something big happening on election day. It's bad if so many folks are day dreaming calamity for the two candidates. <br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61860033851582427292016-10-08T08:52:49.154-04:002016-10-08T08:52:49.154-04:00Ah, yes. Conversations of substance. Are we any s...Ah, yes. Conversations of substance. Are we any substitute for your mate? Lately, I've been learning about different kinds of relating, kind of what you're talking about. 1)Relating with those who inspire us (by sincerely going deeper), or 2) relating with those who deprive us (by not really 'hearing or feeling' us). I'd say the choice is a no-brainer, but wait. In some GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.com