tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151985822850623188.post542929078856625386..comments2023-07-02T05:37:57.027-07:00Comments on The Deringer Files: The Modern World Detox Week-Enddash deringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10421794314184696296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151985822850623188.post-53829017382659733042015-08-16T03:39:17.483-07:002015-08-16T03:39:17.483-07:00And, the tribal name thing--do you have one? As a...And, the tribal name thing--do you have one? As a kid, I was known as "Speedy" because I was the fastest in my bicycle gang. I was known as "Spaz" in college because I was mostly happy but very unpredictable and I still am. My grandfather called me "Deberina" because he said I was too clumsy to be a ballerina and he was right. BTW, I'm in the middle of a little social experiment. I leave comments on many sites---some under my name and some under a man's name. In general, I've found men are more receptive of political comments made by other men--it's quite interesting really. Now I'm off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151985822850623188.post-67330450142272040302015-08-15T22:29:49.964-07:002015-08-15T22:29:49.964-07:00Oh, one more thing. You're also right about m...Oh, one more thing. You're also right about making or renewing family connections. I went to a family reunion two weeks ago. It was good to see them. Some of them are crazy (really they are),some are uppity, some just go so they can gossip about what was said and what others wore. But, they're my family and I love them!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151985822850623188.post-26477144672606860242015-08-15T22:15:48.352-07:002015-08-15T22:15:48.352-07:00I like many of these suggestions. Here's an e...I like many of these suggestions. Here's an extra one. . . read a book that you probably should have read by now but haven't. Like "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." It's wonderful and approx. 84 pages---whoever said a great book had to be long?!! Or what about the "Memoirs of Casanova." He's been immortalized in love songs but why? I've never read "Uncle Tom's Cabin." I admit it but that's about to change. I guess curiosity has finally gotten the better of me. It usually does.<br /><br />Also, getting to know an old timer is good advice although I don't like calling them "old timers." I have always kept company with women much older than myself. I'm the youngest one in my ladies' Sunday School class--it's ladies only and most of them are in their late 50's, then 60's, 70's and 80's. I don't care!! They are why I'm there in the first place. I value their wisdom and strength. They are the ones I've wanted to emulate since I was in my early twenties. I told them so this past Mother's Day. I wrote a journal entry and read it to them--about them and how I valued them. They were touched. I gave each of them a copy and placed a copy on our bulletin board. By the way---this comes from the part of my Melanie Wllkes persona. Scarlett must have gone to bed early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com