tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3717386105913947304..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: "It’s peculiar and unnerving in a way to see so many young people walking around with cell phones and iPods in their ears..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65697343321079935672023-11-27T10:57:15.063-06:002023-11-27T10:57:15.063-06:00Embarking on a journey to transform your Body, Min...Embarking on a journey to transform your Body, Mind, and Spirit is a powerful commitment to holistic well-being. Visualize the vibrant version of yourself <a href="https://quickdatecheck.com/90-days-from-today/" rel="nofollow">90 days from now</a>, as you cultivate healthy habits, engage in mindful practices, and nourish your spirit. This transformative endeavor holds the potential to unlock newfound energy, resilience, and inner peace, marking the beginning of a profound and positive evolution in your life.daniel lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633866163561637973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14162869650328093122009-05-01T04:58:00.000-05:002009-05-01T04:58:00.000-05:00"I'm listening to podcasts and audiobooks."
That'..."I'm listening to podcasts and audiobooks."<br /><br />That's like someone saying "Why yes, I do read Playboy magazine, but just for the interesting articles".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314618692184686208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59283524063398832922009-04-30T21:50:00.000-05:002009-04-30T21:50:00.000-05:00And we never let our kids pod up at dinner or chur...<I>And we never let our kids pod up at dinner or church etc.<br /><br /></I>May I just say that I really like this verb, which is new (or at least new to me).<br /><br />"I'm going to pod up and go for a walk."<br /><br />"Yeah, I saw him in the cafeteria and tried to say hi, but he was all podded up."jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62010452414039967162009-04-30T21:15:00.000-05:002009-04-30T21:15:00.000-05:00Beth The only time the headphones bother me is whe...Beth <I>The only time the headphones bother me is when I see them in ears, in class. I keep a rolled up newspaper handy for that. Thunk!</I><BR>Great idea. Really. If you tell them no headphones -- no headphones.<br /><br />Only you'd probably get sued for -- battery? (Tell them the consequence -- thwack!)JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25085821988001381352009-04-30T18:00:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:00:00.000-05:00Jars of Clay's latest CD has a song called "Headph...Jars of Clay's latest CD has a song called "Headphones," with the following lyrics:<br /><br />I don't have to hear it <br />If I don't want to <br />I can drown this out <br />Pull the curtains down on you <br />It's a heavy world <br />It's too much for me to care <br />If I close my eyes <br />It's not there <br /><br />With my headphones on (x4) <br /><br />We watch television <br />But the sound is something else <br />Just a song played against the drama <br />So the hurt is never felt <br />I take in the war fires <br />And I'm chilled by the current events <br />It's so hopeless <br />But there's a pop song in my head <br /><br />phones on <br />With my headphones on (x7) <br /><br />At the tube stop <br />You sit down across from me <br />I think I know you <br />By the sad eyes that I see <br />And I wanna tell you <br />Everything will be ok <br />But you wouldn't hear it <br />So we go our separate ways <br /><br />with our headphones on <br /><br />I don't wanna be the one who <br />Tries to figure it out <br />I don't need another reason <br />I should care about you <br />You don't wanna know my story <br />You don't wanna own my pain <br />We're living in a heavy, heavy world <br />And there's a pop song in my head <br />yeah there's a pop song in my head <br /><br />Yeah it's a heavy world <br />Oh no, I don't wanna have to hear it <br />Heavy world <br /><br />No, I don't wanna have to hear it (x3)Steve Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134393338817941487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65976379132660648942009-04-30T17:52:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:52:00.000-05:00halo, that sounds "peculiar and unnerving..."halo, that sounds "peculiar and unnerving..."Diamondheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940004148024964720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5516463978038997452009-04-30T17:49:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:49:00.000-05:00"he hasn't put out a decent record since ..."he hasn't put out a decent record since Blood on the Tracks ... that's more than 30 years"<br /><br />Other than Desire, Slow Train Coming, Infidels, Oh Mercy, Time Out of Mind, Love & Theft, Modern Times, and the current one. So yeah, great point.Diamondheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940004148024964720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38695990626359420992009-04-30T16:54:00.000-05:002009-04-30T16:54:00.000-05:00I went to dinner with some friends a few weeks ago...I went to dinner with some friends a few weeks ago. They had their two boys with them, both under ten. The boys were bright, chatty, attentive.<br /><br />As soon as the meal came, Mom grabbed two portable game players out of her purse, and both boys immediately shoved earphones into their heads. They spent the rest of the meal with their heads down, focused on the game players, while Mom and Dad hand-fed them. It was one of the creepiest things I've ever ever experienced.halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66438418900079978342009-04-30T16:42:00.000-05:002009-04-30T16:42:00.000-05:00he hasn't put out a decent record since Blood on t...<I>he hasn't put out a decent record since Blood on the Tracks ... that's more than 30 years</I>Did you <I>listen</I> to <I>Modern Times</I>? Only one that even compares.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508709733001889250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10818794990537180182009-04-30T13:14:00.000-05:002009-04-30T13:14:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's so much worse than walking down the str...Yeah, it's so much worse than walking down the street oblivious to the world with your nose buried in a book, which if I recall, is considered a good trait. <br /><br />Never cared for Dylan. <I>Hate</I> his voice. Do an excellent impersonation though.Oligonicellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656818633822942314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1159007971926735942009-04-30T12:34:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:34:00.000-05:00Everybody
Must
Get
Stoned!Everybody <br />Must<br />Get<br />Stoned!Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480329783749187372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35317843595694843092009-04-30T10:27:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:27:00.000-05:00who cares about bob dylan's opinion anyway?
he ha...who cares about bob dylan's opinion anyway? <br />he hasn't put out a decent record since Blood on the Tracks ... that's more than 30 years.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14355395280945958265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15359208580307304442009-04-30T08:53:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:53:00.000-05:00Ironic given how much Dylan I have on my iPod.
Ha...Ironic given how much Dylan I have on my iPod.<br /><br />Have to agree with him about Bluetooth though. I'm tired of having to decide if the person coming up to me is talking to me, on Bluetooth, or schizophrenic.JohnGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122740388955704512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86900233136954382182009-04-30T08:29:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:29:00.000-05:00Bob Dylan is correct, the cost of liberty IS high....Bob Dylan is correct, the cost of liberty IS high.<br /><br />It is as taken for granted in this nation as much is air, and the unaware does not realized either is gone until they are suffocating.TosaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520232078421382322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34160852556404223392009-04-30T08:20:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:20:00.000-05:00I usually listen to records, but when I do use my ...I usually listen to records, but when I do use my iPod I wear open headphones so I still hear what's going on around me. The idea of putting something into my ear just grosses me out. Am I doing it right, Bob?Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508709733001889250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65916870292916739492009-04-30T08:19:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:19:00.000-05:00What the I pod needs is a human vicinity compensat...What the I pod needs is a human vicinity compensator. <br /><br />The idea is that if a human comes near you the ipod’s volume would automatically go down the alarm – red alert – would go on prompting you to your battle station ;)Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30199786026647586022009-04-30T08:16:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:16:00.000-05:00By and large the draft was a great equalizer, with...<I>By and large the draft was a great equalizer, with the glaring exception of the student deferment.</I>That's like saying early America was the great equalizer, with the glaring exception of slavery.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71787910143636432742009-04-30T08:00:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:00:00.000-05:00David...The point about the 1960s being stressful ...David...The point about the 1960s being stressful included the ever present and real possibility of fighting to the death in a jungle 90 days from now. This focused the mind of you and all your friends on how to deal with visible evidence of the truth of claims of systematic favoratism to the kids of politically connected families: The odd 4Fs granted on eminent Doctor's medical reports for their perfectly healthy kids...The special deferments for extra-education for their education hating kids... The National Guard unit spots only available to their bragging kids... Were seen as legal loopholes available to the favored few. The Draft Boards cooperated with this corruption by legal loophole. Since the honest players used no such loopholes, we declared that the Draft system was corrupt, and it was.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70175214117273547692009-04-30T07:53:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:53:00.000-05:00It's sanity protection and personal choice rather ...<I>It's sanity protection and personal choice rather than having chaos and ugliness rattle my ears.</I>It can be escapism or a meditation – it all depends on your perspective, per usual.kjbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205930548533839170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40720238981955271472009-04-30T07:17:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:17:00.000-05:00"ending the corrupt system of local favoratism cou..."ending the corrupt system of local favoratism coupled with everyone's elegibility continuing until age 26."<br /><br />Other than having trouble dealing with the occasional manipulator (cf. Bill Clinton), my recollection is that the draft boards functioned with considerable fairness and efficiency, especially for a government agency. Do you have any evidence of this systemic corruption, or even that the so called corruption was a factor in ending the draft? <br /><br />By and large the draft was a great equalizer, with the glaring exception of the student deferment. Paring back the student deferment is one of the reasons the draft got so unpopular. The elite could not be sheltered any more, so they became high minded. (There was of course the female exemption, but that is another story.)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17565337319258390322009-04-30T07:09:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:09:00.000-05:00Diamond wrote: "As to his quote here, few people w...Diamond wrote: "As to his quote here, few people who've ever seen the bill for their teenager's text messaging habit or sat in a restaurant while their kid listens to Kanye will argue his point."<br /><br />A good point. That is why I canceled my 14 year old's text and photo capabilities and do not allow her to download Kanye.<br /><br />And we never let our kids pod up at dinner or church etc.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25265275327418255662009-04-30T07:03:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:03:00.000-05:00Bob Dylan yelling at the kids, "Get off my lawn!"Bob Dylan yelling at the kids, "Get off my lawn!"kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77489061616090651082009-04-30T06:57:00.000-05:002009-04-30T06:57:00.000-05:00Robert cook... You are correct that the law allowi...Robert cook... You are correct that the law allowing Selective Service officially ended in 1973. However draft anger/angst began to end when the new Lottery Number method was put into place in late 1969, ending the corrupt system of local favoratism coupled with everyone's elegibility continuing until age 26. And then the actual Draft call-ups by the new method of only calling your birthdate number if needed in one calendar year, effectively ended when the last number to be needed was announced in late 1970. Thereafter, the need for new troops was reversing itself because Nixon's negotiated pull out of Americans from Nam had startedthe need for a RIF. Those were the real hope and change days. It all happened because the "War Criminals" Nixon and Kissinger, without the newly anti-war Democrats' permission first, had "Illegally" bombed enemy bases across the border in Cambodia. That was the Left's first taste of the art of Criminalizing Politics by seeking to charge as Crimes a Republican wartime commander-in-chief's strategic decisions to win a war that the Leftists Politicians were dedicated to ending by our surrender.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17170274511351459672009-04-30T06:46:00.000-05:002009-04-30T06:46:00.000-05:00Ahh, real life, stoking the coal boiler early in t...Ahh, real life, stoking the coal boiler early in the morn, filling it from the coal bin in the back room, dark even with a 100 watt light burning bright.<br /><br />The kids filling up on Ma's skillet cooking which she started a half hour before she went to bed with making the biscuit dough leaving it to rise before all arose.<br /><br />Squire Dylan, what is real life?Issob Moroccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392541167916392868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20649722864336788312009-04-30T05:51:00.000-05:002009-04-30T05:51:00.000-05:00"The Draft was not ended by Nixon until 1971"Actua...<I>"The Draft was not ended by Nixon until 1971"</I>Actually, it was 1973, as I was within months of turning draft age when it was terminated, (along with our sending military to Viet Nam). (I still had to register on my birthday,though.)<br /><br />Part of Dylan's plaint is the normal tendency of older people to be puzzled (or worse) by seeing younger generations adopting new behaviors, the pleasures of which may elude the oldsters. On the other hand, it's not even that he's saying they shouldn't listen to music or should never use iPods; he's unnerved, to use his term, by what he sees as the apparent <I>inability to unplug</I> of so many iPod users.<br /><br />I kind of agree; I have an iPod and I rarely ever carry it with me; I have an iPhone and I haven't put any music on it. Yet, I was a compulsive record buyer for decades, and even now I more often than not have music playing at home, usually the radio, but otherwise my own purchased music.<br /><br />However, I don't like walking through the city unable to hear my surroundings; it makes me feel blind to my environment. <br /><br />Nonetheless, each to his own really. I like to read and I'm appalled that my brother has no books in his home and his two sons never read any books. That's my prejudice, and I do think people who don't read end up lacking something, but are they really?<br /><br />I'm with Bob on this one, but I don't see this position as "the way things <B>oughta</B> be," just as a reflection of my own experience of the world. I think Bob would agree.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.com