tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post5778117927181312993..comments2024-01-13T21:12:54.809-06:00Comments on C. Beth Blog.: "I don't mean to..."C. Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644509313017237164noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-19926391440002175612008-12-16T21:56:00.000-06:002008-12-16T21:56:00.000-06:00I live in a multi-cultural area and work for a lar...I live in a multi-cultural area and work for a large company where this stuff flies around like candy! I will be sure to use that phrase...thanks!!Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482413614265803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-72570315683194050312008-12-16T21:53:00.000-06:002008-12-16T21:53:00.000-06:00Congrats on getting full price for the beloved!Congrats on getting full price for the beloved!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801303722883088371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-62627864624226956292008-12-16T21:27:00.000-06:002008-12-16T21:27:00.000-06:00We have the saying at work that when you use "but"...We have the saying at work that when you use "but" in a phrase it negates everything you you just said.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322778291206842093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-70631778538932261192008-12-16T21:05:00.000-06:002008-12-16T21:05:00.000-06:00Okay, I had just responded to 12 of the 14 comment...Okay, I had just responded to 12 of the 14 comments, and my browser froze up, and I lost it all. AARGH! Here we go again.<BR/><BR/>hon--I'm guessing it was not a race thing--maybe she was suggesting I not work with someone who wasn't born in the US or isn't a citizen? I guess it doesn't matter since I was not going to take the advice!<BR/><BR/>Mama to a diva--You and my sister would have a lot of stories to share! And I agree--ugh.<BR/><BR/>Becki--Thank you for the nice comment on TOMW! And I'm totally blaming the weird typo on the kids. (Both of whom were probably in bed when I wrote this.)<BR/><BR/>Lyndsay--I agree--it's a great phrase for the arsenal!<BR/><BR/>Liz--Definitely a witty response! I am not naturally confrontational with people I don't know well. My response to that portion of her e-mail was, "I don't know where he is from. It's okay with me if he's from another country."<BR/><BR/>Call Me Cate--Thank you; it was definitely a relief to sell it so quickly. The Engineer is taking the proceeds to the credit union to pay off his car tomorrow!<BR/><BR/>Tabby--I agree, great advice!<BR/><BR/>Claudia--I love her advice too!<BR/><BR/>Danni--Oh, come back and report on how it goes!<BR/><BR/>TesoriTrovati--That's true; it's so easy to use "joking" as an "acceptable" way to make a REAL criticism. I'm glad you called your students on that tactic!<BR/><BR/>Mike--Very fascinating experience you had! That's pretty cool. I agree, those terms--"alien," "immigrant," "foreigner"--are no longer definable. Hopefully the attitudes associated with them are becoming unacceptable too.<BR/><BR/>Mom--I checked back on that poem post. (That's when Firefox froze up on me! Aargh!) :) Anyway, I posted twice on the day I did the Honda poem, and it kinda got buried. I'm glad you saw it since you missed it the first time! :)<BR/><BR/>Jenny--I think (if I can get the guts for it) I would like to start using that phrase too!C. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644509313017237164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-63325432702189528212008-12-16T19:01:00.000-06:002008-12-16T19:01:00.000-06:00What a GREAT lesson! I hear people say that all th...What a GREAT lesson! I hear people say that all the time, and I just cringe. I think I may start using her phrase more!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711703191421816575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-8107760569155421732008-12-16T18:24:00.000-06:002008-12-16T18:24:00.000-06:00I noticed no one else commented on your Ode to you...I noticed no one else commented on your Ode to your Honda. I asked your dad if he'd seen it and he didn't know what I was talking about. I bet lots of others didn't realize it was there either. I'm just curious to wonder why "beloved Honda" in your post was highlighted and so I clicked on it. I LOVE IT! I don't know how you can make a poem about just anything, but it was very cute! Maybe you ought to put it into the text of your post tomorrow - too cute to not have people see it!-MomCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128981465391493115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-29169352037265976082008-12-16T17:09:00.000-06:002008-12-16T17:09:00.000-06:00Interesting anecdote!It reminds of another story a...Interesting anecdote!<BR/><BR/>It reminds of another story about "foreigners"! I was the only visible minority at a swimming lesson. We played a "Name Game" - everyone shared their name and a tidbit about themselves. We soon got to talking...and I was the only visible minority. We soon found out...I was the only one born in Canada also! The others immigrated from Germany, Switzerland, and Great Britain!<BR/><BR/>So who's the foreigner? In an increasingly globalized world, the terms "alien", "immigrant", and "foreigner" are really hard to define!<BR/><BR/>(By the way, my word verification was "china!" -- honestly!)<BR/><BR/>Mike<BR/><A HREF="http://365sonnets.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://365Sonnets.blogspot.com</A><BR/><A HREF="http://someturbidnight.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://SomeTurbidNight.blogspot.com</A><BR/><A HREF="http://vogliotempo.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://VoglioTempo.blogspot.com</A>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307885326841557910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-45427699887923443442008-12-16T15:09:00.000-06:002008-12-16T15:09:00.000-06:00I agree with your sister! I used to be a middle sc...I agree with your sister! I used to be a middle school teacher myself. Another similar phrase is when people make a joke and say "just kidding"...I always say, "no, you're not!" because there is an element of truth to every joke (and poking fun at ourselves is why we laugh!). I am looking forward to the Art exchange! Erin, TesoriTrovatiTesoriTrovatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771359288546654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-21683378809154681222008-12-16T11:36:00.000-06:002008-12-16T11:36:00.000-06:00I do like that response and I know just who to use...I do like that response and I know just who to use it on.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650211890225683142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-36837092756374669782008-12-16T11:06:00.000-06:002008-12-16T11:06:00.000-06:00That's great advice, Beth. I love it!That's great advice, Beth. I love it!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759324963198680779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-84133289487320217532008-12-16T08:47:00.000-06:002008-12-16T08:47:00.000-06:00Great advice by your sister!Great advice by your sister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-87262354720008987552008-12-16T08:27:00.000-06:002008-12-16T08:27:00.000-06:00Good for Becki. Teach them young that pre-apologi...Good for Becki. Teach them young that pre-apologizing for rudeness doesn't cut it. <BR/><BR/>And congrats again on selling the car so quickly!Call Me Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144735845209334875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-63246394051540342402008-12-16T07:35:00.000-06:002008-12-16T07:35:00.000-06:00Depending on my mood... I may well have e-mailed t...Depending on my mood... I may well have e-mailed that person back, quoting the first part "Hate to be prejudiced..." and writing only "Then DON'T."Eternal Lizdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436844959718198383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-6966277325254366942008-12-16T07:05:00.000-06:002008-12-16T07:05:00.000-06:00I HAVE to add that phrase into my vocabulary. It'...I HAVE to add that phrase into my vocabulary. It's priceless!Lyndsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207977772754943743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-61510698133912656582008-12-16T06:37:00.000-06:002008-12-16T06:37:00.000-06:00P.S. I don't mean to EMBARRASS you, but ....There...P.S. I don't mean to EMBARRASS you, but ....<BR/><BR/>There's a typo in your post. <BR/><BR/>:Dbeckiwithanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380322646544580050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-19849038595760750462008-12-16T06:36:00.000-06:002008-12-16T06:36:00.000-06:00Aww, thanks, Beth! I just read this after I put y...Aww, thanks, Beth! I just read this <I>after</I> I put you as one of my most influential people in <A HREF="http://oneminutewriter.blogspot.com/2008/12/todays-writing-prompt-influence.html" REL="nofollow">today's One Minute Writer</A>.<BR/><BR/>And just to clarify, I <I>do</I> put up with games ... but just <I>Jeopardy!</I>, which we play when it's test review time. ;)beckiwithanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380322646544580050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-49240659723768794852008-12-16T05:47:00.000-06:002008-12-16T05:47:00.000-06:00I'm loving Becki's phrase. Since I have gone from...I'm loving Becki's phrase. Since I have gone from teaching Kindergarten up to the "big kids" in middle school, I will make sure I add that phrase to my repetoire. Ugh to that email you got. Just ugh.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590464853663386352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-9533709311331184682008-12-16T05:39:00.000-06:002008-12-16T05:39:00.000-06:00Oh I admire that phrase! That's a good one! I very...Oh I admire that phrase! That's a good one! I very much agree. I'll use that when the right time comes. Thank you, Becki. Thank you, Beth.<BR/><BR/>I am a foreigner to you so I agree very much! hahaha!<BR/><BR/>And I probably don't know what does foreigner mean there since there are lots of races in the US.~hon~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02504906686113391698noreply@blogger.com