tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post115401565977962955..comments2023-06-14T10:38:45.174-05:00Comments on A Nerd's Country Journal: CheckboxesJeff Heberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1154105984788134282006-07-28T11:59:00.000-05:002006-07-28T11:59:00.000-05:00Think that's why as a child I hated coloring books...Think that's why as a child I hated coloring books & paint by number art. I couldn't for the life of me stay inside of the lines or use the correct paint number. My teachers said I was rebellious; my parents insisted I was just dyslexic.<BR/> <BR/>I'm not at all artistically or creatively talented but I loved the huge sheets of discarded drafting blueprints that my dad would bring home to me in a roll. Get out the big colored chalks or finger paints and slather all over the backs of them.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I find myself wondering how I manage to deal with engineers on a daily basis - they are VERY "boxy". Must be the geologists that keep me balanced.<BR/><BR/>This week my box got a little fuzzier. I was satellite surfing out of boredom Wednesday night when something on the sci-fi channel caught my attention. So I stopped awhile to watch which was unusual in itself. <BR/><BR/>It was the premier of a movie called "Lightspeed" created by none other than Mr. Stan Lee! I thought to myself, had it not been for this blog that wouldn't have meant anything to me - thank you Jeff - and I probably wouldn't have kept watching. Oh, and I liked it - hokiness and all!<BR/><BR/>And there were commercials for "Who Wants to be a Super Hero?" which premiered last night. Unfortunately I had to miss it to attend a wildly exciting WNBA game between the Phoenix Mercury & Houston Comets. We WON!<BR/><BR/>Are those edges blurred enough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1154095252961073802006-07-28T09:00:00.000-05:002006-07-28T09:00:00.000-05:00Well yeah, but you're an extraordinary person, Den...Well yeah, but you're an extraordinary person, Denise!Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1154061749172054992006-07-27T23:42:00.000-05:002006-07-27T23:42:00.000-05:00I agree with you to a point. However, when I meet ...I agree with you to a point. However, when I meet new people, I particularly look for areas where they don't fit into that preconceived check-box system. I don't think -- here's a white/black/female/male/heterosexual/just like me/not like me person. The true fun is finding out all the nuances, and if I go into a new situation with a checklist in my head, then I have already limited myself. Checklists are really for the grocery store, but I've never stuck to one in my entire life, hence the reason we have four jars of pickles in the fridge... Checklists exist primarily to keep us from spinning off the planet and to keep lawyers from suing the poor schmucks who don't follow the checklists provided by corporations. Me thinks you were born about 30 years too late -- take a listen through some of John Lennon's and Joni Mitchell's songs, dear brother!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687342508453441902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1154055380752744202006-07-27T21:56:00.000-05:002006-07-27T21:56:00.000-05:00What part of "Mere Christianity" triggered that po...What part of "Mere Christianity" triggered that post? :-)<BR/>Do you find that you have to work to not put other people in checkboxes? Especially when first meeting them.<BR/><BR/>ps Awesome post!David Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069646659482687749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1154030202340855362006-07-27T14:56:00.000-05:002006-07-27T14:56:00.000-05:00Uncle Jeff, what's your email? I'd love to talk to...Uncle Jeff, what's your email? I'd love to talk to you about some stuff I'm going through. Mine is Jdavi54@lsu.edu, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com