Comments on: A Journey to ‘25 Random Things’

By: Twins

Twins — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:59:54 +0000

The white lotus is a shallow-water replica purse, night-blooming plant with a

creeping rootstock (rhizome) that sends up long-stalked, nearly circular
dark green leathery leaves, which float on the luxury handbags,

surface. The flowers, up to 25 cm (10 in) across, remain open until midday
The blue lotus is a smaller, luxury handbag. less showy day-blooming

plant leather bags.
The Lotus flower has for thousands of years symbolized spiritual enlightenment
leather bag. Indeed, this flower essence's purpose is to accelerate spiritual evolvement and enhance healing on every level within the system.jl

By: Blaire Borthayre

Blaire Borthayre — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:47:39 +0000

I have this reocurring dream where I am unable to work for myself any longer and I am forced to go find a job in the real word. I am poor and hungry and need a job badly. I get an interview and show up dressed appropriately (as opposed to the pajamas I’ve been wearing to work for the last eight years) . I begin to chat with the Human Resource Representative. As I am answering her question about where I see myself in five years, I notice a small frown on her face. she is reading from a sheet of paper tucked into a manilla folder. I keep talking, brilliantly expounding on my deep desire to spend my golden years with this particular company and I realize that she isn’t listening to me. She is still reading the same piece of paper and the frown has deepened. She looks up and abruptly says “I’m sorry, we have already filled the position” and rises from her chair. My rent is due, the phone has been cut off and I am desperate. I beg her to reconsider. She gets up and briskly walks to the door motioning for me to follow. she looks shaken. I pick up my purse and crane my neck to see what it is that she was reading in the folder, now on the edge of her desk. I can only see the first few sentences upside down but and a cold chill of recognition washes over me….

“14. I started my period much later than all of my peers and was embarrassed about it so I faked it. I would bring tampons to school and have them accidentally spill out of my purse in class. ”

and so now you know why I am never going to answer the 25 question thingy.

By: paul merrill

paul merrill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:28:15 +0000

You did this uniquely – which is hard to do these days. I loved how you highlighted others – thus taking the spotlight off yourself.

(I did the 25 things – and felt so selfish focusing so much on myself.)

By: C.B. Whittemore

C.B. Whittemore — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:31:08 +0000

Ann, I love how you have addressed 25 random things, elevating the discussion, dodging facebook and yet engaging as intensely as only you know how. About #25, yes. I found that having to deal with that many random items forced me to think very differently. I started out uptight and gradually relaxed into a groove that seemed right. Thank you!

By: chatcatcher (Chat Catcher)

chatcatcher (Chat Catcher) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:36:19 +0000

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By: Cam Beck

Cam Beck — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:44:20 +0000

I also have developed “chain-letter phobia” over the years and tend to ignore them when they reach me, but I have to admit a certain guilty pleasure in reading about a bunch of people I haven’t seen in over 15 years.

I may have to do it. But then, what if I can’t come up with anything interesting to say?

By: Barb Chamberlain

Barb Chamberlain — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:31:00 +0000

See now, I didn’t resist for long.

For one thing, I’m a blabber (came by it naturally–thanks again, Mom). On top of that I was an elected official and I’m now a public employee, so I already feel pretty naked.

I hesitated on the 25 Things list at first for a different reason–I wanted it to be my BEST and FUNNIEST and MOST MEMORABLE 25 Things, the kind of writing that would entertain and mesmerize even those who didn’t know or care about me.

Then I realized that if I put up that kind of bar I’d never clear it (hated the hurdles in high school track–there, that’s #26). It was a good exercise for me to knock it out and stop obsessing over it.

I have so far resisted the urge to click the links in #6, but I’m almost done here….

@BarbChamberlain

By: CPB

CPB — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:06:12 +0000

I think i have more than 25 things to say but unfortunately. My blog isn’t fit for this one or even twitter..

25 things in 140 characters.. That’s crazy.

By: Cass

Cass — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:56:37 +0000

Hi Ann! Love your blog — I have resisted joining Facebook as it’s much more fun simply stalking my daughters; they’ve been members since the Good Old Days when it was just college students.

Dion, however, is a Facebook member. He’s just so cool.

Cass

By: Jim Storer

Jim Storer — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:25:49 +0000

I have a hard enough time with the “seven things” and “three things” memes that come around every so often… 25 things… really? I (over) share a lot of Twitter and feed it into Facebook. I write a (semi) professional blog and started a family blog… there’s a lot of me out there already. I can’t imagine anyone wants more.

Thanks Ann!