tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969380195292699034.post1009539523339494719..comments2023-10-22T08:31:19.803-07:00Comments on Squeezing the Day: I Guess I Just Have A Knack For It!Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472779840158588452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969380195292699034.post-70248879950646869852011-01-11T08:17:43.361-08:002011-01-11T08:17:43.361-08:00I have gotten e-mail after e-mail asking me what w...I have gotten e-mail after e-mail asking me what was UP with all those hostile people! What can I say? I've been a freak magnet from way back! lol! I tried to handle things with as much grace and class as I could muster, but I cannot tolerate being told I shouldn't have an opinion or that I'm wrong for wanting to rid my status update feed from obnoxious, negative people. Last time I checked, we still live in a free country, thank God. <br /><br />And you are so right about people not knowing about (what you and I consider) the "important" things. I wish people would get as passionate about the injustice inflicted on millions of people daily, or the grace and mercy that God has for us. Unfortunately, sports (among other things) has become a religion for some people and regard for humanity has taken a back seat to EVERYTHING else.<br />I love what your professor said. I'm putting that quote in my back pocket to use at will, if that's okay! It is SO true. I was about to say that I was going to try to not be so provocative in my posts, but how can we address ignorance and intolerance without getting into the thick of things and standing up for what we lfeel is right? Is that not the American way? I will vow, with God's help, to do that better than I did the other day. I want to be a positive example to others, but I'm afraid I "bit my nose off to spite my face" in that original post. Maybe "more love, less sarcasm" should be my new mantra! See? More sarcasm. I'm hopeless! But hey, as long as we're still breathing, we get a chance to make things right. I'm a work in progress... ;) Thanks for your friendship, your support, and the stimulating, intelligent conversations we always seem to have. You're a keeper, girlfriend!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472779840158588452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969380195292699034.post-7323982362748405622011-01-10T10:46:01.092-08:002011-01-10T10:46:01.092-08:00I so understood where you were coming from in your...I so understood where you were coming from in your post, but wasn't at all surprised at the number of people who were pissed. I detest the way people act about a STUPID game and feel most of them act ri-freaking-diculous. <br /><br />What nags me even more is the fact that so many of the people who are such fervent fans have never stepped foot on any college campus much less attended either of these schools. Most of them couldn't tell you who the vice-president is or why we're currently at war, but can recount in minute detail games and statistics from said games. It's insane.<br /><br />I have two of these people in my family and am grateful to be estranged from them so I don't have to listen to their smack. <br /><br />I say good for you for being willing to throw your opinion into the mix, and you're right about the power of the written word. My first day in a college-level journalism class the professor told us that if we didn't believe the pen is mightier than the sword then we needed to find another major. He was so right.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473155650880276686noreply@blogger.com