tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post5537866748626357028..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: ConnectionBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-42833040136621046612011-11-28T10:06:35.202-05:002011-11-28T10:06:35.202-05:002Peeeps:
Glad you agree...
Juliette:
You're f...2Peeeps:<br />Glad you agree...<br /><br />Juliette:<br />You're forgiven because I know you'd never do that with me! ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-55596417930545961012011-11-28T08:29:21.982-05:002011-11-28T08:29:21.982-05:00I am so guilty of being attached to my iphone and ...I am so guilty of being attached to my iphone and ipad. Even in company! I'm ashamed. I'm trying though....honest!Jules https://www.blogger.com/profile/02447271977251616727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-26184280304692392442011-11-27T21:07:01.010-05:002011-11-27T21:07:01.010-05:00yes i agree for thatyes i agree for thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-82946442013814121332011-11-27T17:34:25.229-05:002011-11-27T17:34:25.229-05:00Robyn:
You’re very welcome.
A date? Don’t remembe...Robyn:<br />You’re very welcome.<br />A <i>date</i>? Don’t remember what that is… ;)<br /><br /><br />The Bodhi Chicklet:<br />Your last two sentences? I’m not going there… :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-6012565632884022762011-11-27T16:47:50.998-05:002011-11-27T16:47:50.998-05:00That is one of my pet peeves too. Trying to have ...That is one of my pet peeves too. Trying to have a conversation with someone who thinks a text or a call from anyone else should take priority to finishing their own sentence with me. Grrrr. I do the nasty too, but I'm usually alone. Hmmm, I wonder what that says about my character?!The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287125977780580043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-10686566081172455742011-11-27T13:34:29.021-05:002011-11-27T13:34:29.021-05:00AMEN! Thank you, thank you.
And there are the bi...AMEN! Thank you, thank you. <br /><br />And there are the big boys who think they're cool when fielding phone calls during dates. So annoying!<br /><br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-16304830857236317762011-11-27T08:57:41.315-05:002011-11-27T08:57:41.315-05:00Lola:
You’re having a pity party and you didn’t in...Lola:<br />You’re having a pity party and you didn’t invite me!<br />You <i>are</i> connected – very much so… :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69022399328061976192011-11-26T20:32:30.435-05:002011-11-26T20:32:30.435-05:00Great song. I don't feel the need to be connec...Great song. I don't feel the need to be connected all the time. Perhaps it's because I have no one to connect with. Oi! I feel sorry for me, as should everyone.<br /><br />Love,<br />LolaJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-2337446794211791332011-11-26T09:26:44.738-05:002011-11-26T09:26:44.738-05:00Lol Ikr. I blame the parents. I know that sounds h...Lol Ikr. I blame the parents. I know that sounds harsh (it probably is) but it'd be another thing if it were only the kids using their gadgets. You get the same thing with any vice. I see overweight families all the time and thats even sadder because I'm thinking ' Wow, the kids didn't even stand a chance"Punk Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384444438981628779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-74480396026513962432011-11-26T08:25:05.497-05:002011-11-26T08:25:05.497-05:00LW:
Young men do crazy things with their cell phon...LW:<br />Young men do crazy things with their cell phones! ;)<br />(I won’t elaborate…)<br /><br />Attila: <br />Sometimes when my kids text me, I respond with a phone call. (Texting takes me forever.) And, yeah, when they don’t answer, I’m ticked off. What?? A phone call might take two minutes while a text is over and done with in a matter of seconds? I’m their MOTHER! So what if I spoutBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-86104289531928752242011-11-26T07:59:17.835-05:002011-11-26T07:59:17.835-05:00Myra:
How smart/intelligent of you…
Oreneta:
Your...Myra:<br />How smart/intelligent of you…<br /><br />Oreneta:<br />Your week sounds crazy-wonderful!<br />Summer 2012 – may the stars align…<br /><br />Punk Chopsticks:<br />If they do that in a restaurant, they do it at home. So much for quality family time. Very depressing.<br /><br />JR:<br />You don’t argue with a judge. (I tried once.)<br />Can you still text your daughter (even if she Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-64195224000605836062011-11-26T07:41:57.805-05:002011-11-26T07:41:57.805-05:00There ya go. I have a cell that only comes out of...There ya go. I have a cell that only comes out of my purse if I'm away from home and lost or something. LOL My youngest goes everywhere with his.<br /><br />His bedroom is 2 rooms away from my office. At 4am I constantly hear birds chirping, the Jetson's theme, etc, as he is being updated and texted frequently. How in the hell can he sleep with that?<br /><br />What annoys me is whenAttila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-39635123650941477562011-11-26T07:18:06.237-05:002011-11-26T07:18:06.237-05:00long distance on the phone, NOT in the same room.....long distance on the phone, NOT in the same room...<br /><br />i gave up calling them, they never noticed!laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-46723211755073666342011-11-26T07:13:51.623-05:002011-11-26T07:13:51.623-05:00oh yeah!
my son takes his i-phone into the BATHR...oh yeah! <br /><br />my son takes his i-phone into the BATHROOM with him... while having a shower... to play music!?!<br /><br />there are also those who watch tv [or something else] at the same time you're trying to talk with them on the phone! GRRRRRRRlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-77246822330739984062011-11-26T06:19:34.899-05:002011-11-26T06:19:34.899-05:00Cellphones will always be a touchy subject with me...Cellphones will always be a touchy subject with me. I never had the use for one until I no longer had access to my daughter. So I bought a cellphone & the judge gave me a tongue lashing over it & wanted to know why I couldn't use my parents phone. How do you argue with a judge? Still, it's the only form of contact (text messages) I've had with my daughter and now that has JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69131182511076760882011-11-26T01:07:49.866-05:002011-11-26T01:07:49.866-05:00I remember once during dinner at a restaurant, an ...I remember once during dinner at a restaurant, an entire family had their gadgets out and were completely ignoring each other. I don't know if it's the Asian in me but that is really depressing to watchPunk Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384444438981628779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-9674231916883475932011-11-25T17:12:36.106-05:002011-11-25T17:12:36.106-05:00The captcha was longer than my comment, but less h...The captcha was longer than my comment, but less heart-felt. <br /><br />I am sorry that I'm not going to be able to get together with you this week....it has been mad and totally dedicated to family...who are here in unprecedented numbers. <br /><br />In the summer?orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-76911277399109339972011-11-25T15:50:54.608-05:002011-11-25T15:50:54.608-05:00I don't own a smartphoneI don't own a smartphoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-31642220634062985642011-11-25T11:37:57.652-05:002011-11-25T11:37:57.652-05:00GB:
Nor do they recognize how rude it is to those...GB: <br />Nor do they recognize how rude it is to those they are actually with.<br />Perhaps we’ll end up with a new organisation – TA. (Text Addiction).<br /><br />Trish: <br />I think you and I belong in a kinder, more gentle world...although we do need our computers for blogging... ;)<br /><br />Jaya J: <br />Priorities...this sort of technology seems to have screwed them all up. Although, Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-79565522022478348382011-11-25T10:44:31.819-05:002011-11-25T10:44:31.819-05:00Ah yes... compulsive smart phone checking... I kno...Ah yes... compulsive smart phone checking... I know the feeling, it's annoying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-41779746166306737282011-11-25T10:37:54.187-05:002011-11-25T10:37:54.187-05:00my iPhone keeps me company, yes. but when I'm ...my iPhone keeps me company, yes. but when I'm in the company of others, i keep it away cuz i don't want to be rude no matter how boring a company can be. <br />i know a person who'd invite me for dinner or tea, and then have a 30-min conversation with her mom or whoever. i'd just walk off. offing annoying.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-57778415260916661322011-11-25T09:16:16.958-05:002011-11-25T09:16:16.958-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds th...I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this habit most annoying and rude. I'm not sure where it's going as a trend, either. It's still such a new technology, and plays to people's fascination with being in multiple places at once, so I'm afraid it will be an issue for a few more years yet. Hopefully, though, people will become so exhausted trying to keep up all these Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-11251672087311224192011-11-25T08:35:59.974-05:002011-11-25T08:35:59.974-05:00Yes, I've noticed this. It's become like a...Yes, I've noticed this. It's become like a nervous tick for people who own these devices. Their brains get addicted to a constant flow of trivial data.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com