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Why comments count | Confident Writing — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:17:54 +0000

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By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:10:53 +0000

Howdy, Doula! Yes, it was so shiny and pretty, well, I just had to pick it up. Oh, well.

Thanks for dropping by!

By: Doula

Doula — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:01:03 +0000

Yuck… the jelly fish looks like some alien creature…

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:02:45 +0000

Alas, so true! Luckily those occurrences have lessened with time. At least I’m still learnin’!

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:52:40 +0000

Robert,

If we’re honest, I think that more than one of us would have to admit that our own mouths have done the same a time or two!

Jeanne

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:27:04 +0000

You got that right, Jeanne! I can honestly say that generally speaking, I don’t get into life-threatening situations much because of curiosity.

There was that one time my big mouth got me in one, though… but I digress! :-O

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:12:28 +0000

Robert,

Curiosity is a wonderful thing! And thankfully, it doesn’t generally yield Portugese Men O’War!

Thanks for a great post!
Jeanne

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:20:18 +0000

Wow, Jean; good thing mom was handy! But I know what you mean; I’m pretty sure I’m responsible for quite a few of my mom’s gray hairs!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:18:15 +0000

Hey, Sterling! Yeah – ouch! I guess the best thing about the incident is that I’ve forgotten enough to make it a good lesson; and also remember enough to make a good lesson.

Gee, did that seem like deja vu, to you, too? :-\

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:15:55 +0000

Howdy, Mother Earth! I started thinking back on all the “near misses” I’ve experienced, just as a child! Sheesh!

All I can do is shake my head and thank God for that squadron of angels he had surrounding me!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:14:01 +0000

Hi Joanna! Yep, that curing thing… it’s the waiting period from the initial pour to the time it reaches its full strength.

And if you ever had to break up really old concrete, you should know it never stops hardening!

You can draw quite a few parallels, both good and bad, from that, don’t you think!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:10:33 +0000

Mike; I dunno… that smoked oyster seems like a bit over the edge to me! But as you can see, I seem to have sparked some interesting responses here.

Let’s brainstorm a bit offline and see what comes up!

By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:14:36 +0000

Forgot to thank you for the great story and topic! My curiosity (and greediness?) once earned me a trip to the hospital, too…my mother found me cheerfully eating ant poison when I was a toddler. Apparently it looked like yummy peanut butter and tasted great. Why else would ants and little kids eat it? It broke her heart as they drove me to the hospital–I sang all the way, completely clueless about the fact they were going to pump out my stomach. Fortunately I was young enough that I don’t remember anything about it.

You sure do dredge up some old memories. Thanks!

By: Sterling Camden

Sterling Camden — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:40:03 +0000

Good philosophy, Robert — but ouch! about that man-o-war.

By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:41:33 +0000

My basic philosophy is "Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens learn and grow from it. Find what you love to do and find a way to share it with others." A couple of relevant posts are It's a Magical World and Holy Curiosity. Of course, if you really want to jazz up your life, take an aikido class and send your partner through a plate glass window. :)