tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post8287143276441296421..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Just Wondering, Thinking...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-7867421763920401362006-12-14T20:26:00.000-05:002006-12-14T20:26:00.000-05:00trish - still can't post comments the OTHER way? ...trish - still can't post comments the OTHER way? You must be fuming.<br />Glad to hear you do the money thing too but crap, I didn't give that much to our mailman (and he IS a man). Altho I was extremely generous to the cleaning lady. Guess it all evens out and it's the thought that counts.<br />Hoping to get the fake tree in this weekend too. It looks lonely in the garage in its box...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-2133243930893718662006-12-14T20:11:00.000-05:002006-12-14T20:11:00.000-05:00Trish said...yeah, it's the anon thing again....
...Trish said...yeah, it's the anon thing again....<br /><br />I know a woman that delivers papers for a living and from what she has told me it is hard time consuming work. <br /><br />I left my paper carrier a $20 bill in a Christmas card and my hub gave our letter carrier a bottle of whiskey. The two of them like to chat over the mailbox...they chat and chat and chat and I am still waiting for myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-70704164026224203152006-12-14T15:39:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:39:00.000-05:00rebecca - consider me still back in the olden days...rebecca - consider me still back in the olden days - kind of a nice place to be.<br />And do drop off those extra coins - that puts you in a nice place too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-26639303618343036392006-12-14T14:55:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:55:00.000-05:00Just this morning I was wondering if we should lea...Just this morning I was wondering if we should leave something for our letter carrier. (I believe that's the PC term now ; ) I was reminiscing about "the olden days" when my parents would leave something for the mail man and paper boy, and I wondered why no one does that anymore. I guess people do (cockles of the heart, warming...) I'll probably give some extra coins to the man who sings at my Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370781937601532234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-24071152229698872442006-12-14T14:05:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:05:00.000-05:00megan - I certainly do remember what it's all abou...megan - I certainly do remember what it's all about - and that's what makes so much of the "other" stuff difficult to deal with.<br />I am gettin' down with the spirit...<br />Fa la la la...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-23698174191134445312006-12-14T13:41:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:41:00.000-05:00Yes to cash for newspaperpeople, cleaning ladies (...Yes to cash for newspaperpeople, cleaning ladies (let's ensure those dustbunnies don't grow) and mailman. Yes to charities for kids - yes to wanting to scream at other charities who have recently received.<br />Re: women and Christmas - sometimes we bring it on ourselves (I know you will jump on me with this one). If ya don't feel like doing it, don't (i.e./waiting to put up the tree - if the meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044700043811693322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-10625181123756968572006-12-14T10:56:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:56:00.000-05:00oreneta - looking forward to your post on the fake...oreneta - looking forward to your post on the fake tree...<br />Glad you agree on the women and Christmas thing. My husband did some Christmas shopping on the weekend and came back with a shirt for ME to give HIM. Uh, honey...the point is to shop for OTHER people. (I'll give him some credit - he did pick up a gift for one of our kids - I think he wants one of them for himself.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-82146707280052123762006-12-14T10:19:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:19:00.000-05:00Back long long ago, when I had a paper route, I wa...Back long long ago, when I had a paper route, I was completely delighted to get those christmas cards with the money...I'm not sure kids are delivering anymore though....The cleaning lady would probably prefer cash to a scarf I figure...<br /><br />Tree's, well our life is crazy on that one, used to go out and hunt the wild christmas tree, find one, chop it down drag it to the car and drive it orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.com