tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5580392320187142037..comments2024-03-29T09:23:21.837-05:00Comments on Althouse: "One day I'm gonna whistle?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72635018096056113312011-01-07T16:55:36.716-06:002011-01-07T16:55:36.716-06:00Tim, do you know anything more about this guy, or ...Tim, do you know anything more about this guy, or did you just assume that single dad means no-account drifter?Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65562269017770833112011-01-07T11:25:00.861-06:002011-01-07T11:25:00.861-06:00I took the video at face value. I enjoyed it becau...I took the video at face value. I enjoyed it because it brought back memories of my daughters at that age. They grow up way too fast, and I wish I had a better record of those years than I do. Mostly, I have to rely on memory.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453645332115977645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17488319649227431072011-01-07T10:43:21.677-06:002011-01-07T10:43:21.677-06:00I love this song by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic...I love this song by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. I love this version too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81922708333541623092011-01-07T10:32:04.839-06:002011-01-07T10:32:04.839-06:00tim,
I have videos on youtube and I'm not tr...tim, <br /><br />I have videos on youtube and I'm not trying to make any money. They're just videos of my dogs and whatnot, to share with friends and family.<br /><br />I don't see anything wrong with this guy making a buck off the video if that's what happens. I don't know how he could possibly know this video would go viral though. And he has other vids of her up that are not nearly as cute as this one.<br /><br />/shrugDaveWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384839000387921199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4783860264087931682011-01-07T10:02:10.730-06:002011-01-07T10:02:10.730-06:00My mother's father left her and her mom and he...My mother's father left her and her mom and her 4 siblings several times for various women. After the last time, my grandmother had to send some of her kids to live with other families. Most of the furniture was repossessed. <br /><br />Yet when my grandfather wanted to come meet my mother's children, all he could talk about was the time he came home from work and she (a 5 year old) was so excited to see him she was jumping up and down on the bed. He could see her through the window, her happy face bouncing up and down up and down because daddy was home! Oh, how he loved that memory.<br /><br />And I bet if he could have filmed it and put it on YouTube, people would yearn for a wonderful father daughter relationship <i>just like that.</i><br /><br />I'm sure the father in this video is a wonderful dad. But we can only know our own relationships, and getting all involved in what you imagine about someone else is no good.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24641991335319432072011-01-07T10:01:06.982-06:002011-01-07T10:01:06.982-06:00Nothing, Allen. That's why I said the problem ...Nothing, Allen. That's why I said the problem was the deception instead of saying it's the marketing.<br /><br />In fact, that was my whole point in responding to c3's post--the problem (assuming for this discussion that there is one--again, see my previous post) is not the effort to make money, but the hiding of that effort behind a cute family moment.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44163725371228348232011-01-07T09:58:11.273-06:002011-01-07T09:58:11.273-06:00Yes, maybe or maybe not. In addition to the joy, o...<i>Yes, maybe or maybe not. In addition to the joy, our daughters put my wife and I through the worst times of our lives. Our son--no problems so far.</i><br /><br />My daughter-in-law grew up with two younger sisters. When she became pregnant, she hoped for a son because "girls are too much drama."<br /><br />She's now the mother of two boys, aged 6 and 2. They're a handful as expected but so far, no drama.<br /><br />Now, my granddaugher (also aged 6) is a whole different story.Larry Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005320430740976182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86278475037955389992011-01-07T09:46:42.914-06:002011-01-07T09:46:42.914-06:00What's wrong with having a marketing plan to t...What's wrong with having a marketing plan to try and sell something that's cute?AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12571549229846608432011-01-07T09:45:21.028-06:002011-01-07T09:45:21.028-06:00It's because any no account drifter can pop in...<i>It's because any no account drifter can pop into his daughter's life and wow her with a song for a few minutes before heading off to the bar again. </i><br /><br />True.<br /><br />It makes me sad to hear people pining to have relationships "just like" a relationship they know nothing about.<br /><br />Treasure your own relationships, whatever they are. If they aren't what you want, do everything you can to make them better. But don't imagine what might be/might have been with <i>someone else</i>.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69231836366797334252011-01-07T09:44:13.350-06:002011-01-07T09:44:13.350-06:00The issue, c3, is deception, not profit. This in&#...The issue, c3, is deception, not profit. This in't just an "awww...how cute!" moment, it's a marketing plan.<br /><br />That said, the deception is mild at worst. Everyone on youtube is trying to make money.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34237588556430030772011-01-07T09:33:02.859-06:002011-01-07T09:33:02.859-06:00Hate to get all cynical, it's a cute video, bu...<i>Hate to get all cynical, it's a cute video, but looking at the YouTube channel & Facebook, I smell a run at internet monetization in their future.</i><br /><br />There's something ironic about a right of center blog, presumably positively predisposed to free enterprise, begrudging someone try to make a buck. It suggests there's some invisible line that free enterprise/entrepreneurship shouldn't cross.<br /><br />Or is it that some folks are just innately cynical?Phil 314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04133300763922742206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14252010845794638362011-01-07T09:31:14.139-06:002011-01-07T09:31:14.139-06:00I should have refreshed before posting. I see I...I should have refreshed before posting. I see I'm not the only naysayer.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32237702353603966942011-01-07T09:27:30.982-06:002011-01-07T09:27:30.982-06:00It looks like I'll have to be the naysayer. Th...It looks like I'll have to be the naysayer. There is absolutely nothing in this video that tells me he's a good dad.<br /><br />And it's not because, while she is singing to him, he is singing to the camera with hardly a single look of tenderness in her direction. <br /><br />It's because any no account drifter can pop into his daughter's life and wow her with a song for a few minutes before heading off to the bar again. <br /><br />I want to see him follow up this great song moment by cooking her dinner and animatedly reading her a story that's interesting to her but boring as growing grass to him. Then I'll be convinced.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60472335284773223822011-01-07T07:41:28.285-06:002011-01-07T07:41:28.285-06:00The wistful comments of people who don't have ...<i>The wistful comments of people who don't have children sound naive.</i><br /><br />Some of the people making wistful comments don't have kids, but some of them do. Not all child-rearing experiences are the same across kids and families (whether the kids are in their terrible twos or terrible teens). <br /><br />When a kid becomes a teenager, things don't have to go to hell and kids don't have to become impossible to deal with.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2085781097032336972011-01-07T07:40:16.808-06:002011-01-07T07:40:16.808-06:00It's easy to have such a relationship with a 3...<i>It's easy to have such a relationship with a 3-yo. 13-yo? Not so much :)</i><br /><br />By 23, it comes back to that easy part (it did for us, anyway).kjbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205930548533839170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86320746182903235142011-01-07T07:23:44.847-06:002011-01-07T07:23:44.847-06:00Yeah, I saw that. Ack.Yeah, I saw that. Ack.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28078796202086733472011-01-07T07:16:34.837-06:002011-01-07T07:16:34.837-06:00Hate to get all cynical, it's a cute video, bu...Hate to get all cynical, it's a cute video, but looking at the YouTube channel & Facebook, I smell a run at internet monetization in their future. Hopefully he will earn enough to finish his college education and for his two kids educations, too. I'm the father of an 11-year old daughter - I'm not so sure that when she was younger, making her do this song 10+ times at 11:00 at night would have been such a great "father/daughter" bonding experience. <br /><br />Here's the text from the video:<br /><br />CHECK OUT REST OF CHANNEL!!<br />I'M JUST A FATHER OF TWO WORKING MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE <br /><br />SUBSCRIBE!! BECOME PART OF OUR EXPERIENCE!! CONTACT US AT GONNAWHISTLE@YAHOO.COM <br />OR <br />JORGEELIALEXA@YAHOO.COM!! <br />. Here's how this video came about.<br />It was 11:00pm. After 9 or 10 practice runs with a mic that was off the entire time, we were so tired and bummed out! On the last try, she yawns and couldn't wait to go to sleep! and so did i. But this is Alexa Narvaez,one of 2 beautiful daughters, trying out Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros "home" song.<br />For amazing photography albums, bios and awesome family moments add us on facebook! <br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-A...alan markushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376679777650939602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15370072776957885032011-01-07T07:06:14.272-06:002011-01-07T07:06:14.272-06:00"We dont' like you linking us to criminal...<i>"We dont' like you linking us to criminals. Please stop doing it.</i>"<br /><br />That's a rather long post to support a trivial conclusion.<br /><br />Next: a treatise on socks.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79381319709084872322011-01-07T07:01:48.816-06:002011-01-07T07:01:48.816-06:00Yes, lefty upside-down guitar. See Elizabeth Cotto...<i>Yes, lefty upside-down guitar. See Elizabeth Cotton and Albert King.</i><br /><br />Yeah, it's just a regular right-handed guitar flipped around without even being restrung. Apparently quite a few lefties play guitars strung upside-down like that, which seems weird to me.<br /><br />BTW, if you play guitar, here's a little experiment for you -- flip the guitar around and if you're like me you can instantly recreate the experience of being a rank beginner. Try making chord shapes with your opposite hand. I'm right-handed and I know where the fingers should go, but what now feels completely simple and natural with my left hand is impossible with my right.MarkWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196457197737335405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88398885468296688862011-01-07T04:51:12.487-06:002011-01-07T04:51:12.487-06:00" ...you'll see that he is reposting it f...<i>" ...you'll see that he is reposting it from a previous post of his, so the Ace got it first implication would seem to be wrong."</i><br /><br />That's not the point, Ann. And you know it. Nobody even claimed AoS posted it first. You're out of order.<br /><br />In fact, the father posted it first. On YouTube. It was then linked by someone to Metafilter. From there, it was linked by several bloggers and went viral on its own.<br /><br />You had several bloggers from which to choose to give your link (and by implication your support for their advertising endeavors).<br /><br />You chose to point us to the blog of a drug criminal.<br /><br />That's wrong, and your readers do not appreciate being sent there when you had a choice of where to credit that video.<br /><br />You can choose to continue to link to drug criminals if you want. It's your blog. But you'll be called on it by your readership - which is appropriate.<br /><br />We dont' like you linking us to criminals. Please stop doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10511214818755108572011-01-07T04:49:12.676-06:002011-01-07T04:49:12.676-06:00Here in the states, we prefer our bitches to be sl...Here in the states, we prefer our bitches to be slummy and our bastards to be funny... assuming they're not packing gunnys.<br /><br />Please fill us in on the injuns, Titus.<br /><br />Are they dark skinned or red skinned?<br /><br />If they have tanned skin, please inform them that they should not choose to enter our country at the moment, but give them hope. Their time will come!<br /><br />Tell those that seem particularly distressed, that the line of pale folks is getting shorter. It should ease their tension. <br /><br />But please, whatever you do, do NOT ever tell them that it's a "little white lie". That pisses EVERYONE off!<br /><br />I know, I have no clue here either? In fact, I always liked Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.<br /><br />Anyway...enough about me. YOU are our ambassador, and I have faith!<br /><br />Know this, young man... <br /><br />"The herd that is not gullible is cullable." ;)Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34594783763710408932011-01-07T04:31:13.165-06:002011-01-07T04:31:13.165-06:00If you go to the link to AS, you'll see that h...<i>If you go to the link to AS, you'll see that he is reposting it from a previous post of his, so the Ace got it first implication would seem to be wrong.</i><br /><br />I'm glad you used the word "seem" professor. If you follow the links you'll see this is not the video he posted.<br /><br />Not that I'm interested in a 'I had it first argument' between anyone and the likes of Sullivan. I was simply saying I had seen it the night before.DaveWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384839000387921199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32290839941219205412011-01-07T03:34:25.469-06:002011-01-07T03:34:25.469-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453645332115977645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2980970536091217602011-01-07T02:23:57.754-06:002011-01-07T02:23:57.754-06:00We will name our little slumdog child Sunita or Sn...We will name our little slumdog child Sunita or Sneha or Hannah or Reagan.<br /><br />She will be a total bitch.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505398901816313803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61062580761305425502011-01-07T00:59:27.637-06:002011-01-07T00:59:27.637-06:00Dad never smiles?
Look closely -- right at 1:03 ...Dad never smiles? <br /><br />Look closely -- right at 1:03 dad gives a little flicker of a smile, and the girl just lights up.Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.com