tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post5768054035294305463..comments2024-03-05T08:38:28.236-07:00Comments on Snowcatcher: Dead BatteriesSnowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-29236758170660825732015-08-17T07:04:22.757-06:002015-08-17T07:04:22.757-06:00You've got it, Alycia! I plan to see lots of ...You've got it, Alycia! I plan to see lots of wildlife, and share it right here. Missing it for three years now is one of the reasons I need to slow down and back off a bit...Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-36079871536012779432015-08-17T07:03:35.851-06:002015-08-17T07:03:35.851-06:00Thank you for understanding what I feel. I do lik...Thank you for understanding what I feel. I do like the internet, and I don't break out in any kind of sweat when I walk into an internet cafe, but I do want to limit my internet cafe time because there is so much more to life than that!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-4524822181398042862015-08-17T07:02:23.616-06:002015-08-17T07:02:23.616-06:00You know what, Sure? I love your long, encyclopae...You know what, Sure? I love your long, encyclopaedic comment! You are so right on!<br /><br />However, I do have to mention I used to watch out the window for the mailman when I was expecting a letter or card from Grandma...Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-65151286182471707422015-08-16T20:13:18.036-06:002015-08-16T20:13:18.036-06:00You go, girl! Go ride, go walk, go garden, go phot...You go, girl! Go ride, go walk, go garden, go photograph, go hang out with Lizard, go read.... By all means ease up on the blog. There are no rules that say you have to post every day (thank God - if there were I'd be thrown out of Blogland in a minute). A blog is a demanding taskmaster. Of course we want our blogs to be the best they can; sometimes that means quality, not quantity, in terms of posting. We MUST make sure there is balance in all areas of our life.<br /><br />I live a very un-connected life in terms of internet access. We have good access, but we do not leave our computers on. When I want to go online, I turn on the computer. When I'm done I turn it off. I don't carry the internet in my pocket in the form of a smartphone; I don't carry (or own) a tablet or a laptop or a netbook. Living like this was initially dictated by finance but is now a conscious choice. And I feel much more free this way, than if I had constant access over many devices. It may be an unfashionable way to live but it's the way I've chosen and I don't plan on changing it any time soon. I do not want to be at everyone's beck and call; I don't want some little machine to ping me every time an email arrives in my inbox or someone leaves me a comment on fb. There is a time for everything, including online activity. Imagine if in the pre-internet days people strung a wire from their mailbox to their pocket so they'd know the second the mail arrived! Or if they had some kind of alarm system that alerted them every time some famous person opened his/her mouth! How silly would that be? ;)<br /><br />Yes, real books are the best! In fact I've been reading so many of them this summer I've neglected a lot of online reading. And that's okay. There's a peaceful, contemplative quality to having a book in one's hands. No hotlinks, no flashing ads, no distractions on the page.<br /><br />I could go on and on, but you've got other things to do than read comments of encyclopaedic length.... :DMrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-38233521326702950202015-08-13T15:37:13.607-06:002015-08-13T15:37:13.607-06:00Amen ( or Preach it sister?) I agree 100% with yo...Amen ( or Preach it sister?) I agree 100% with you - but I may demand to see a moose photo now and then ok? We have the internet stuff too - half the time we can't get connected....we are still alive though lol - Enjoy!! Alycia~Quiltygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283575876006453806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-26078181873778260642015-08-13T12:06:24.647-06:002015-08-13T12:06:24.647-06:00A man's got to know his limitations! - Dirty H...A man's got to know his limitations! - Dirty Harry<br /><br />I walk into a university library and get a sense of being immersed in knowledge and history - I love it. I walk into a computer lab (which includes university, Star Bucks, et cetera), I break out in a heat sweat. Yes, a lot to be said for books. I kind of feel for younger people who don't know, or understand, a good ol' book.Lee Zardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566785434995611198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-78999370933438718112015-08-13T08:40:58.384-06:002015-08-13T08:40:58.384-06:00They say the average lifespan of a blog is 7 month...They say the average lifespan of a blog is 7 months. I just cleared 7 years. The biggest pain all this time has been internet access. I'm learning to do more on my phone, and that's a huge improvement, plus, I think it staves off Alzheimer's. 😅 I've lost half my internet convenience, and I have a choice of spending 2 or 3 hours 3 or 4 times a week at an Internet cafe or just scaling back so I can keep doing the things I love. I'll try to keep up, Pat, but I'm not going to give up life anymore to be ever-present on the 'net... To much to live for!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-9856967279417951912015-08-13T08:05:33.992-06:002015-08-13T08:05:33.992-06:00I think we all get these phases at one point or an...I think we all get these phases at one point or another with blogging. I know I spend waaaaaaay too much time on the blog. I probably need to go get a life, maybe a wife, hahaha I've been stepping back with internet stuff a bit lately. Just taking a breather, but the blog still is there. Only thing I've written all month is blog comments haha we can't be glued to the internet all day, well fun, other things sure slip away.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com