tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post4243249778326873769..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: When is a fad not a fad?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46488958134483671342017-08-01T18:12:29.776-04:002017-08-01T18:12:29.776-04:00Roman Catholicism aint a fad, child;
Roman Catholi...Roman Catholicism aint a fad, child;<br />Roman Catholicism has been here for<br />over 2,000 years, cooky...<br />and mortal cookies crumble into NTHN.<br />HintHint<br />I'd strongly urge yoo to take a<br />lookit this before it's too late, cooky:<br />I love you, too.<br />That's why...<br /><br />If you're not too concerned<br />with WWIII and N. Korea<br />(their ICBMs could hit you),<br />you best follow us:<br /><br />Find-out what RCIA means and join.<br />trustNjesus.<br />ALWAYS.<br />God bless your indelible soul.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161116712679365281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-12039592586923821692017-08-01T18:10:41.565-04:002017-08-01T18:10:41.565-04:00Roman Catholicism aint a fad, child;
Roman Catholi...Roman Catholicism aint a fad, child;<br />Roman Catholicism has been here for<br />over 2,000 years, cooky...<br />and mortal cookies crumble into NTHN.<br />HintHint<br />I'd strongly urge yoo to take a<br />lookit this before it's too late, cooky:<br />I love you, too.<br />That's why...<br /><br />If you're not too concerned<br />with WWIII and N. Korea<br />(their ICBMs could hit you),<br />you best follow us:<br /><br />Find-out what RCIA means and join.<br />trustNjesus.<br />ALWAYS.<br />God bless your indelible soul.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161116712679365281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91011059971820990312017-07-29T11:56:29.601-04:002017-07-29T11:56:29.601-04:00Who knows if it's actually true? There were no...Who knows if it's actually true? There were no witnesses. Still, it's fun to think that he had the chance to make a fortune, and was too pragmatic to grab for it. As many of us are...<br /><br />Dad had the gift of gab, as many Scottish/Irish folks do. He'd talk your ear off, and you'd enjoy every minute. Some tell me I take after my dad. I don't know whether to be complimented or insulted! ;-DFiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49828681856297423842017-07-29T02:34:38.692-04:002017-07-29T02:34:38.692-04:00Now that's a story, Fiona!Now that's a story, Fiona!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-83542599944692561572017-07-28T13:00:53.367-04:002017-07-28T13:00:53.367-04:00My dad used to tell stories about the people he...My dad used to tell stories about the people he'd met over the years in bars in downtown Chicago, where he worked and often stopped off for a couple of beers before he came home. He lived there for a while, until he married my mom. Then he lived in a Chicago apartment on the west side for 2 years, before they moved with baby me to a nearby suburb (Bensenville. When we moved there, O'Hare was a small army base, with no commercial traffic. When I was a teen, we used to joke there were skid marks on our roof from the low-flying jets.) <br /><br />He claimed to have met Louis Armstrong, who was bemoaning that no one listened to jazz in the US anymore. My dad, from Scotland, who had bought jazz/blues as import records for years, told him to go to Europe. He did, and he was treated as a major celebrity! Dad also claimed to have bought beer for B.B. King all night once, to keep "Lucille" talking. <br /><br />But his best story was about the night he was drinking with some "kyke" (a man of Jewish origin...Scottish slang, I think) and the man tried to talk him into investing in his burger joint. He only had one place, but he envisioned a whole chain of them. Dad told him that Wimpy's (from Popeye cartoons) and White Castle were already everywhere, so who needed another burger place? The guy was persistent, saying with a small investment, he'd guarantee you would make a lot of money. Dad pointed out that he was on a carpenter's salary and his two kids had the bad habit of liking to eat every day. So he'd take a pass. Who knows what our life could have been like, if he'd taken Ray Kroc up on his offer?Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-27099323138824640962017-07-28T12:52:23.181-04:002017-07-28T12:52:23.181-04:00The CEO from IBM was quoted in the 40's as say...The CEO from IBM was quoted in the 40's as saying there'd be room in the world for maybe 1 or 2 computers...tops.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45507285303176625692017-07-27T16:26:05.116-04:002017-07-27T16:26:05.116-04:00This is a great post! I've been watching a TV ...This is a great post! I've been watching a TV series about the coming of television to Denmark, and it's interesting/funny/understandable to see all these people in the radio business declaring that nothing will ever come of television. Your dad's skepticism is in many ways reasonable, though short-sighted, though I agree that I have my fingers crossed and am hoping I can do better in my life!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76770018767802647022017-07-26T13:40:57.939-04:002017-07-26T13:40:57.939-04:00I was hauled into the 21st century a little early ...I was hauled into the 21st century a little early when the university where I taught English as a fairly marginal part-time instructor provided us all with office computers, whether we needed them or not. Then my sweetie thought we should have one at home, and she knew about a sale. It probably can't hurt, I said, though I'm a writer - why would I need a computer? Clearly, I couldn't see the next big thing when it stared me in the face. Ashe, I'm glad your father had a customer base if little old ladies to keep him from going bankrupt!Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38284394311486525732017-07-26T09:34:50.525-04:002017-07-26T09:34:50.525-04:00This is an example of "build it and they will...This is an example of "build it and they will come." There may not have been much reason at first for individuals to have home computers, but the existence of computers inspired the proliferation of reasons to have them, with programs and applications and social media and even content-providers like--like us!Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-18637690735186065182017-07-26T08:21:34.469-04:002017-07-26T08:21:34.469-04:00Great post, Ashe!
It *is* sometimes hard to dist...Great post, Ashe! <br /><br />It *is* sometimes hard to distinguish true technological advances from fads. And it is all too easy to be blinded by one's preconceived notions.<br /><br />There's a famous quote from Ken Olson, founder of the ground-breaking minicomputer company Digital Equipment Corporation: <br /><br />"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home."<br /><br />Sitting at my desk at the moment, I have four of them in my view!<br /> Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com