tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post1718395823937335487..comments2024-03-28T03:31:23.570-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: Keeping CountSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2919296282952199332015-01-22T15:34:46.164-05:002015-01-22T15:34:46.164-05:00Well, all I can say is it's a book well worth ...Well, all I can say is it's a book well worth running into! (Yeah, I love seeing that kinda support, too.)<br /><br />Charity cards. I guess that's a good way to put it, but it's still kinda sad, especially if the kids realized it. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-17800983450474214602015-01-22T00:52:42.421-05:002015-01-22T00:52:42.421-05:00I've run into Medeia's book on several blo...I've run into Medeia's book on several blogs today. Love seeing that support of a new release. <br /><br />I remember making those Valentine shoe boxes. A lot of teacher insisted that if students gave any Valentines, they had to give one to everyone. I think the kids receiving the "charity" cards always knew it.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-27682438884845051972015-01-21T23:26:54.763-05:002015-01-21T23:26:54.763-05:00I think it was more awkward for the boys. The gigg...I think it was more awkward for the boys. The giggly girls thought it was fun!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-9203053411800368022015-01-21T23:23:44.829-05:002015-01-21T23:23:44.829-05:00Zeriously? Cool!Zeriously? Cool!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-74362362456997019512015-01-21T07:57:00.815-05:002015-01-21T07:57:00.815-05:00We did the valentine exchange when I was a kid, an...We did the valentine exchange when I was a kid, and it never failed to be super awkward LOLOptimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-45437680395451272622015-01-20T22:27:40.611-05:002015-01-20T22:27:40.611-05:00You were Z close, Susan! :))) But, um, hint: lots ...You were Z close, Susan! :))) But, um, hint: lots of alligators! Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-15566152969530510342015-01-20T20:43:58.209-05:002015-01-20T20:43:58.209-05:00HA! And the same back at ya, lovely lady.(So where...HA! And the same back at ya, lovely lady.(So where's my chocolate???)<br /><br />No problem with skipping my review, but I never give spoilers. Just my opinion. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-66640724083902795502015-01-20T20:35:19.081-05:002015-01-20T20:35:19.081-05:00Oh. that's just awful. Her real life must have...Oh. that's just awful. Her real life must have been pretty bad for her to place so much importance on something as meaningless as a single friend request. Sad.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-32313737675445398262015-01-20T19:11:51.898-05:002015-01-20T19:11:51.898-05:00May I be the first to wish you Happy Valentine'...May I be the first to wish you Happy Valentine's Day ♥♥♥<br />Now I'll admit I skipped your review because I'm just getting ready to read Medeia's book, and I don't want to know anything besides the blurb before I begin.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-62973081390551135802015-01-20T18:23:38.213-05:002015-01-20T18:23:38.213-05:00I know a woman in her fifties who went into meltdo...I know a woman in her fifties who went into meltdown because someone she barely knew -- and hadn't seen in 30+ years -- refused a friend request. It's sad, actually, how what's not real becomes real life drama.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-13426888776953390132015-01-20T14:16:45.461-05:002015-01-20T14:16:45.461-05:00Thanks! (It really IS fantastic.)
I know what you...Thanks! (It really IS fantastic.)<br /><br />I know what you mean. It verges on creepy when someone acts all touchy-feely and calls you "a dear friend," when you barely know the person. At least on FB, nobody can slobber all over ya. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-50907539626166814122015-01-20T14:05:39.054-05:002015-01-20T14:05:39.054-05:00Yeah, it is scary how cruel kids can be. And then ...Yeah, it is scary how cruel kids can be. And then more kids jump on the cruelty bandwagon against that poor "outsider" target just to be part of the in crowd. <br /><br />It IS a good book!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-52169530277164058702015-01-20T13:20:20.743-05:002015-01-20T13:20:20.743-05:00HI-ya. No, I don't think this book would be to...HI-ya. No, I don't think this book would be too much for your daughter, but you might want to read it to make that judgement for yourself. Think she's ready for a book that opens with a teenager being raped? The scene isn't too graphic, but it does come across as realistic enough to capture her attention and teach an important lesson. <br /><br />HA! I can understand getting addicted to one of the games on FB. I am a game fanatic, so I have purposely avoided getting into ANY kind of online games. I'm a strictly at the kitchen table kinda gal...<br /><br />That's a perfect way to put it. Most of those so-called "friendships" on FB are artificial. (However, I must admit... I've never turned down a friend requests from anyone who contacted me because they love my book...)<br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-555787325163216722015-01-20T08:38:31.371-05:002015-01-20T08:38:31.371-05:00Great review of what sounds like a fantastic book!...Great review of what sounds like a fantastic book! <br /><br />I'm with you on the "friend" thing. When did the word "acquaintance" become obsolete, anyway? It's a perfectly good word, descriptive and not at all derogatory. Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-81799226422351190032015-01-19T20:05:50.125-05:002015-01-19T20:05:50.125-05:00It is scary how cruel some kids can be to others. ...It is scary how cruel some kids can be to others. Thanks for the book review. Sounds like a good one!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-17098744485204954212015-01-19T18:58:27.681-05:002015-01-19T18:58:27.681-05:00I've got a teen... almost 16. Too rough for he...I've got a teen... almost 16. Too rough for her (the book), you think? Or not too much for her to handle? It sounds like it could get pretty intense.<br /><br />As for social media, I deleted my personal Facebook years ago when I got addicted to Farmville (it was so ridiculous, I just deleted Facebook and never looked back). I have the blog Facebook, and the more followers, the better it looks to sponsors (who in kind might be kind enough to hire me for a post). ;) but in real life... I don't miss it a bit. I didn't like getting friend requests from people I barely knew in school (even as far back as grade school!!!!). It seemed artificial to me.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-49715391860633496052015-01-19T16:15:40.052-05:002015-01-19T16:15:40.052-05:00A hermit, huh? So you're a J.D. Salinger kinda...A hermit, huh? So you're a J.D. Salinger kinda writer? If that's the way you like it, more power to you. If you ever get tired of not knowing anyone, I'm only an email away. (And I hardly EVER get accused of overexposure...)<br /><br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-5918657745907836022015-01-19T16:03:06.209-05:002015-01-19T16:03:06.209-05:00Yes, they were good days, but I'm glad they...Yes, they were good days, but I'm glad they're in the past. Not that it was all sweetness and light, but I think it was a lot easier to be a kid when I was young.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-53293466045890488282015-01-19T15:56:52.982-05:002015-01-19T15:56:52.982-05:00HA! Nope, just a false alarm. Go back to sleep.HA! Nope, just a false alarm. Go back to sleep.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33697200612097837712015-01-19T15:23:02.337-05:002015-01-19T15:23:02.337-05:00(Very clever...)
I suck even worse than you. Not ...(Very clever...)<br /><br />I suck even worse than you. Not only don't I post about my own life, I don't give a diddle about reading the minutiae of other people's lives, either... crappy or not.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-24646801359644410682015-01-19T15:08:49.594-05:002015-01-19T15:08:49.594-05:00Thanks! I think you'd enjoy this book.
Funny ...Thanks! I think you'd enjoy this book.<br /><br />Funny thing is, I can't remember if our kids made Valentines mailboxes when they were in elementary school or not. Mine, I remember clear as day, but theirs? Nothing. Huh. Must be getting old... NAH! That can't possibly be it! They must not have had them... I think they just wrote out cards for every kid in their class, but no decorated boxes...)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-21861195248419959122015-01-19T14:49:23.249-05:002015-01-19T14:49:23.249-05:00You sound like my brother. He doesn't "ge...You sound like my brother. He doesn't "get" it, either. Not that I do. But I at least have the excuse of being able to keep up with what's going on with our kids and grandkids. They're more into posting stuff online than they are in talking on the phone, whether I like it or not.<br /><br />Maybe you should ditch the present account and start out with a fresh slate. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-65576362069800325162015-01-19T14:32:39.126-05:002015-01-19T14:32:39.126-05:00Go for it! I think you'll love it.Go for it! I think you'll love it. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-25622532722218185532015-01-19T14:21:28.172-05:002015-01-19T14:21:28.172-05:00I'm terrible at the online social thing, and t...I'm terrible at the online social thing, and truth be told I have no friends or family in real life either. I'm a hermit of the worst kind! LOL<br />Actually when I signed onto all this crap it was in the very beginning where getting the numbers was all the rage, collecting as you say. I collected, twitter, myspace, then facebook, and have numbers of folks I don't know and never will. But that's what you did back then. Now I blog, and comment when the time allows but I don't collect for the sake of collecting. I know no one, and no one knows me. Sad really, but preferable to overexposure. I think!!!!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-1721705904379454052015-01-19T14:17:57.946-05:002015-01-19T14:17:57.946-05:00Great! I hope you... and the teens you work with.....Great! I hope you... and the teens you work with... enjoy it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com