tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8432860739973384678..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Embarrassment Is For the Young . . .Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53002265838177434312008-12-16T07:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T07:52:00.000-05:00I'm glad you had a good laugh, KD. I laugh thinki...I'm glad you had a good laugh, KD. I laugh thinking back on these things, too. Life is absurd, when all is said and done. :)<BR/><BR/>Paul, now I'm going to have to watch that movie again; I haven't seen it in about 25 years, but that sounds like a funny scene.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48033611972438894462008-12-16T07:14:00.000-05:002008-12-16T07:14:00.000-05:00This reminds me of the birth scene in Monty Python...This reminds me of the birth scene in Monty Python's <I>The Meaning of Life</I>. Everyone, including the parking attendant, witnessed the delivery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14843923140026191712008-12-16T02:07:00.000-05:002008-12-16T02:07:00.000-05:00Thank you for today's blog. It's the best laugh I'...Thank you for today's blog. It's the best laugh I've had all day. My family has a long tradition of coming home and sharing those embarrassing moments so all of us can share them. Some have become family legends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-20923671021353696792008-12-15T17:33:00.000-05:002008-12-15T17:33:00.000-05:00Hahaha. You're right Sheila--I have that "don't c...Hahaha. You're right Sheila--I have that "don't care" mentality almost always now. :)<BR/><BR/>Liz, I've done the spinach scene, too. My teeth are a real clearinghouse for excess lunch.<BR/><BR/>Sandra, I do like the belt story. That was back when I was thin enough to wear belts regularly. :)<BR/><BR/>And Sobaka, that's hilarious, but sobering too--it reminds me that my students will Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-23851798876096749752008-12-15T14:49:00.000-05:002008-12-15T14:49:00.000-05:00I've noticed the same phenomenon. It certainly mak...I've noticed the same phenomenon. It certainly makes life more serene. Your shred of ham called to mind the Kipper before you mentioned it farther along in the paragraph. Classic! Your belt story reminds me of the time my 7th-grade social studies teacher started undoing his belt in mid-lecture. Catching our startled stares, he said, "Don't worry, I'm not going any further. I just noticed I missedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-9053630772304079992008-12-15T09:54:00.000-05:002008-12-15T09:54:00.000-05:00Live and learn, Julia -- and the most important le...Live and learn, Julia -- and the most important lesson to learn is that people are far more focused on themselves than on anyone else. Our embarrassing moments are quickly forgotten by others.<BR/><BR/>The flying belt story is hilarious. If my belt did that, I'd be laughing harder than anyone else.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53723571739891774442008-12-15T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-15T08:47:00.000-05:00Julia, it's definitely a sign of advancing age. No...Julia, it's definitely a sign of advancing age. Nowadays, after committing some gaffe or visual sight gag with a class of students, I might say, "Sorry about that" as I removed the offending ham (in my case it's usually spinach). With a therapy client, I might point out that I'm demonstrating that it's okay not to be perfect. You'd think that people wouldn't need to pay money to take that in, butElizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-21007717341933697912008-12-15T08:26:00.000-05:002008-12-15T08:26:00.000-05:00I've found that one of the (few?) benefits of grow...I've found that one of the (few?) benefits of growing older is that you just don't care what people think any more. You learn not to sweat the small stuff, and to laugh at yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com