tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post3951043565035450839..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: New Year's Resolutions Report - Week FourMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44397713210572089882022-02-13T17:10:05.632-05:002022-02-13T17:10:05.632-05:00You are right and after awhile you feel like the T...You are right and after awhile you feel like the Trumpsters are the only ones left. I know they exhaust me just listening to their messed up logic and dumbed down conspiracy theories.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41490149464971260012022-02-13T16:37:47.658-05:002022-02-13T16:37:47.658-05:00Totally Excellent. I'm glad you were able to s...Totally Excellent. I'm glad you were able to slip that in the conversation and the benefit of finding like minds. I think so many of us Liberals gave up on sharing our thoughts because we were so exhausted beat with the negativiness of Trumpsters.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68128954676624750762022-02-12T16:24:42.650-05:002022-02-12T16:24:42.650-05:00No rules at all as long as you read out loud. I do...No rules at all as long as you read out loud. I do read my own writing out loud in the editing process because, like you said, it's easier to find mistakes that way.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67030698577677608112022-02-12T15:37:57.287-05:002022-02-12T15:37:57.287-05:00Are there any rules about what you should be readi...Are there any rules about what you should be reading aloud? I find that it helps me to read my own writing (e.g., blog posts) aloud before I put them out in the world. Word repetitions, syntax problems or spelling mistakes that I miss when I proofread just with my eyes pop out at me when I engage another part of my brain by reading aloud.Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64706810042794389662022-02-01T19:31:14.155-05:002022-02-01T19:31:14.155-05:00Me too, but it's still hard to reveal yourself...Me too, but it's still hard to reveal yourself and there is danger in doing it too soon into a relationship. There are some very nice people here, though.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12076866287927931522022-02-01T16:49:32.932-05:002022-02-01T16:49:32.932-05:00Sorry to be late to this post....I am DELIGHTED th...Sorry to be late to this post....I am DELIGHTED that revealing more of yourself is winning over "improving" or hiding. I just had a huge revelation myself about people -- I've spent far too long trying to "form" groups where i can fit in. Now I'm into "finding" them! No one wants to be molded to fit me, nor I to fit them. I know there's a place that donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9194294395006634662022-01-29T14:27:19.041-05:002022-01-29T14:27:19.041-05:00Your son and Allen's experience with CFA is in...Your son and Allen's experience with CFA is interesting but, for me, not enough to overlook the fact that they give a lot of money and support to groups that want to take women's reproductive rights back to the dark ages. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79123885248653549012022-01-29T13:26:22.567-05:002022-01-29T13:26:22.567-05:00The Young Prince and Allen went ahead and ate some...The Young Prince and Allen went ahead and ate some CFA and decided to end their lengthy boycott, it helped that every time we've gone thru the Drive-Thru we end up with an LGBTQ Youth Serving us, so now they're not as opposed to the Company as initially they and we used to be. I Boycott some things, like Tyson Meats becoz of proven Animal Abuse. I won't buy a My Pillow Guy product Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12422283908532577202022-01-28T11:42:18.988-05:002022-01-28T11:42:18.988-05:00I wouldn't have wasted those certificates eith...I wouldn't have wasted those certificates either and I am glad I went there the one time. Never again, though.<br /><br />It seems so logical that vocal cords need exercising like all the rest of our body but it's something we never thing about, is it. Singing on long car trips is something we used to do too.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-89255207587606907682022-01-28T10:39:30.459-05:002022-01-28T10:39:30.459-05:00I love that you had the boycott discussion and fou...I love that you had the boycott discussion and found some like minded people. I boycott the same places as you do, although I admit we received some Chik-Fil-A gift certificates last year and we did pick up dinner at their drive through once. (Still have the rest left...it was a large gift and we just don't eat there often.) <br /><br />Interesting bit about our voices losing strength. I Hope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69835676633212118832022-01-27T09:28:46.416-05:002022-01-27T09:28:46.416-05:00I used to read golf magazine articles to my dad in...I used to read golf magazine articles to my dad in his last five years of life. It was a special, bonding experience for us both. <br /><br />Now that you mention it, I do remember when some government office brought Chick-Fil-A to DC for advice on how to do drive-through testings. I thought at the time it was just another one of Trump's giving his buddies free adverting like the My Pillow Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44132866280666492012022-01-27T09:02:11.471-05:002022-01-27T09:02:11.471-05:00When my mom's eyesight made reading more diffi...When my mom's eyesight made reading more difficult, my sister and I read books and magazines to her on tape. She had access to those materials via a service for people with limited vision but she LOVED hearing our voices. When she finished a book, we would tape over with something new.<br /><br />Another Chick-Fil-A true confession: there is one just a couple of miles from my house but I had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-57274093674082899772022-01-27T08:59:34.758-05:002022-01-27T08:59:34.758-05:00When I moved I got rid of a few unfinished project...When I moved I got rid of a few unfinished projects, ones others could finish. Did you know that unfinished crafts is such a common thing that someone here set up a business to finish what others start. I have a knitting project I'd consider sending off. It's a complicated pattern that I've forgotten how to read. I have a cross-stitch piece that only has one square inch left to do. ItMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38134279623439311582022-01-27T03:35:29.576-05:002022-01-27T03:35:29.576-05:00I hadn't thought about the possible benefits o...I hadn't thought about the possible benefits of reading out loud. I'm going to have to try it. Like you, I'm trying to finish up projects, especially editing my difficult-to-write latest novel, even though I have no intentions of exiting soon. How talented you are. I had no idea. Linda P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03514116616513211458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-65962334542857511772022-01-26T21:26:39.943-05:002022-01-26T21:26:39.943-05:00From what I can see and have heard, they are well ...From what I can see and have heard, they are well organized here too. They have four drive-thou lanes and people who take their orders and cash before they even get up to the speakers. I've never been by the corner where Chic-Fil-A is located that I didn't see at least four lanes up with block-long lines. It's the only one in a town of over a million people and it's on one of the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19420671247132597402022-01-26T20:44:46.017-05:002022-01-26T20:44:46.017-05:00I'm glad we don't have long lines at our C...I'm glad we don't have long lines at our Chick-Fil-A! They're so organized that even at lunch or dinner time it rarely takes more than five minutes: multiple lines do the trick. I'm a huge fan of their Cobb Salad; it's enough for two or three meals, and it's a great way to make myself eat salad.<br /><br />I've noticed that my singing voice is slowly disappearing. I doshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-22841873175328367522022-01-26T18:53:33.509-05:002022-01-26T18:53:33.509-05:00Voice quality is important to reserve if not stren...Voice quality is important to reserve if not strengthen. Most of us read every day anyway, but it's hard to remember to read out loud. 4-5 times a week is what we're shooting for in the class as being the minimum we can do and get results.<br /><br />I went to a Chick-Fil-A when they first opened and some of my Gathering Girls pals wanted to try it. But it wasn't good enough to make Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79481097946804291412022-01-26T16:16:01.078-05:002022-01-26T16:16:01.078-05:00Wow, who knew that singing or talking out loud had...Wow, who knew that singing or talking out loud had so many practical applications. <br /><br />Yes, I do feel better knowing there are liberals here but I do like it than politics is not a common topic of discussion. I don't think it should be taboo but there is a happy medium. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86506347543618158112022-01-26T16:15:02.630-05:002022-01-26T16:15:02.630-05:00I am really interested in trying the reading every...I am really interested in trying the reading every day, to improve my vocal chords. During my mother's last decade of life, her voice had a mind of its own, fading in and out, changing pitch, etc. We wondered if there was any help available, but the doctors said it was normal aging. It's important to be able to speak and be understood, for sure!! <br /><br />"Amateur Hour Jean" Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66752493109417624452022-01-26T16:11:55.730-05:002022-01-26T16:11:55.730-05:00Me neither. Recently I even announced in book club...Me neither. Recently I even announced in book club that I don't read aloud in public but I had a book club discussion list I wanted to share so I handed it off the leader of our group.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49654796837064527622022-01-26T16:10:35.234-05:002022-01-26T16:10:35.234-05:00Yay for it being a bright, sunny day while we'...Yay for it being a bright, sunny day while we're at it. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32314544208015701532022-01-26T16:03:14.259-05:002022-01-26T16:03:14.259-05:00I understand about your reading out loud exhaustio...I understand about your reading out loud exhaustion. I had braces as an adult and I was instructed to read [or sing] 10 minutes out loud in front of a mirror in an attempt to get me used to my new tooth placement. It was darned difficult to do. Good news about finding some sensible kindred spirits. I don't go to Hobby Lobby ever. Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017098395188176477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41965389843800497392022-01-26T15:41:07.531-05:002022-01-26T15:41:07.531-05:00I have always liked coming here, I do not like to ...I have always liked coming here, I do not like to read aloud never haveJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46028836646394453622022-01-26T15:07:24.161-05:002022-01-26T15:07:24.161-05:00Yay for finding your political tribe! And yay for ...Yay for finding your political tribe! And yay for the paintings! Just all around yay-ing for you!<br /><br />DebThe Widow Badasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671005744535263644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47657756457501232512022-01-26T14:53:48.223-05:002022-01-26T14:53:48.223-05:00That's a really good idea, Asha. When I was yo...That's a really good idea, Asha. When I was younger I could sing not great but good enough to carry a tune. Now I can't sing anything without my voice cracking and giving out. I'm not sure how much you can improve a voice but we can keep from losing what we're got. <br /><br />And thank you for feeding my wanna-be artist ego. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com