Cole Parker
-
Posts
9,048 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
14
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Blog Comments posted by Cole Parker
-
-
Man, you two are tireless! Congratulations. What a fantastic accomplishment!Cole
-
Wow!You really know how to pour out your emotions on the page, Jason. Makes me wish I could be there and give you a warm, heartfelt hug.A lot of those questions can be answered by saying, everyone is different, and how they react to situations varies all over the map. So no, you're not unique in the way you react, in the emotions you feel. Everyone is different, but many people react just as you said you did.Not everyone cares about others' misfortunes as much as they pretend to, but there also are many with so much empathy and caring in their souls, other people's problems become their own. It takes all kinds. And you're one of those kinds.And I'd guess, more people at work put on a persona than don't. You do what you have to do to thrive at work. You don't have to like that aspect of yourself. Most of us don't. But it's the game we play to get on with it. We don't make the rules, but in order to keep playing, we must obey the rules others have set for the game.I wish you could be happy. It seems you have moments of happiness, and then it always turns to dust. I wish there was a way to stop that.C
-
I feel quite honored. Just think, only one person reads this, so I must be the one.Everyone else has no idea what they're missing!C
-
Talk to me more about this bath.
C -
You obviously haven't checked cutegaragechap.com.Most things that are free aren't.Do they have the Prius in Enland? They are great to drive, get over 40 mpg, and seem to last forever.Of course, it is hard to score a free one.C
-
Of course I don't want royalties. I want you engaged with kids. You're so good at it, and it helps you and the kids. They benefit from your expertise and energy, and it gives you something to do so yo won't lie around on the couch all day.C
-
Royalties. I'm thinking royalties here.
C -
I share the feelings of the others here, Richard. What a wonderful thing you did. It happened because of you. Without you, the kids and the community would not have had such a rich experience.You have a heart as big as the whole state of New Mexico, and a disinclination to sit back and rue how the world works. Instead, you go out and make a difference, a huge difference. There aren't many of us who can say that.Now, you need to be planning your next extravaganza. Hey, how about dinner theater? You're a great chef and can teach a bunch of kids how to cook and serve the meal, and between the culinery lessons you can write a script and train the actors to put on a murder mystery where one of the diners, an actor of course, gets stabbed with a dinner knife. You can get a few community instrumentalists together to play the accompanying music which you can scratch off in your spare time, and then you can sell tickets. Renting a hall, buying the food, advertising the event, making costumes, hey, piece of cake, huh?Sounds like a couple afternoon's work for you. But I bet you coud do it!C
-
Squeeze your danglies.C
-
WELL????C
-
Richard:Calm down!Food isn't an issue. It's first come, first served, and no one expects you not to run out if the place is crowded. It doesn't matter! If it's that crowded afterwards, it means it was a huge success; enjoy that fact, and don't sweat the small stuff. No one's going to say, "Well, the performance was great, but they didn't have enough cheese puffs. What can one expect from the gay community if they don't have enough cheese puffs!" No, I don't think you have to worry about that.You can't enjoy it if you're frantic, so just calm down and realize what you've accomplished, and use your time thinking about what you're going to say, after the performance, when you're asked to give a speech. Now THAT would cause me to worry!C
-
Wish I could be there, Richard, but it's a long drive.I wish you and the cast the best of luck.Break a leg!C
-
Sounds like a double entendre or wishful thinking. I can't decide which.
Cole -
Sounds like great fun, too. Hope you bring it off as successfully as you did the Center.C
-
You two seem to be keeping your heads above water with grit and determination and your spirits up, too, probably by following through on some of the planks in the platform of the party of your choice.A lot of people here are pulling for you, Des. If anyone has the tenacity and smarts to get through this, it's certainly you.Cole
-
Go, Richard, Go. But you don't seem to need the encouragement! Oh that there were more like you and David.C
-
Go, Richard, Go. But you don't seem to need the encouragement! Oh that there were more like you and David.C
-
I coached Little League baseball for a few years. Looking back on that time, a time I loved, my major regret is that I didn't empathize fun as much as I could have. The boys loved what we were doing, and they certainly did have fun, but it's so easy for an adult to get swept up in the competitiveness and the wanting to win.And that isn't a bad thing. Boys are going to grow into men, and they will be competing with other men all their lives. Teaching them how to do that while maintaining their equilibrium and fitting good sportsmanship into the mix is important.It's difficult for a coach to mainting that balance. I think I did, but I wish I'd pushed the joy of playing just a little more. Years later, you don't remember the wins and losses that seemed important at the time. You do remember the smiles on the faces of the boys when they slipped that batting helmet on, or they made a running catch, or cleanly fielded a ground ball.I too can watch boys at play and feel the elation in their smiles. It's about as good as life gets.Cole
-
Hope the blog becomes a frequent thing for you. We don't get enough blog writing. The ones we do have are great, just like what you just wrote. We need more, though. More. More.Welcome. Cole
-
Enjoy it while it lasts, Jason. You've certainly gone through enough shit for two lifetimes. It's nice you're finally in a good place.I'm really happy for you.Cole
-
By letting him go, Ricard, you managed to keep him. It really works that way. You gave him his independence, and he's very aware of that. You've already seen the effect. He had a problem, and immediately called you. He hasn't left your life, he's simply inhabiting it in a different way.As much as he's affected your life, you've undoubtedly affected his even more. He won't forget you, and will certainly stay in contact.And, you can invite them both to dinner on a regular basis, weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, whatever you think best. Then you'll get to know him all over again in different circumstances, with your relationship subtly changed.I'm sure it's hard to see them fly from the nest, but how great is it to see their wings working well?C
-
I would add to Bruin's list of adjectives the simple word 'cares'. A teacher who cares about his kids, who takes the time to learn each of their names, who learns and remembers what they like and don't like, what embarrasses them and avoids that, and what he can joke with them about, becomes a magnet, a kid maget.I doubt even cling-free washday additives would keep the kids in that school off of him.My advice to combat the cold: move to Southern California. Emergency teaching credentials for reading specialists are easy, easy, easy to get, your skills are in great demand, you'll be working everyday, and as there are many year-round schools, can even work a 50 week year if so desired.And, for the most part, it's WARM. Right now it's very cold. Fifty-five degrees. Brrrrrr.C
-
Do worms go with dry or slightly sweet bubbly?C
-
Des:You've spent a great deal of time pondering (please note the use of the letter 'o' there) things that have escaped my attention altogether. Glad to think someone is ruminating about these things. Just where would we be, as a society, if no one was wondering if his own rectum was a perfect match for his own phallus?Boggles the mind. That's what it does. We need more creative thinkers like you. Especially ones like you who bemuse us with their investigative journalism.C
C
Scan to donate
Turnabout - or - Standardize This!
in (Ele)Civil Disobedience
A blog by EleCivil in General
Posted
I didn 't have a teacher who ignored the rules and conventions and his bosses. I had ones who did as they were supposed to do and lasted forever in the school system.And I became a sheep myself because of it.Where were you when I needed you?C