Posts by Jackie Clark
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My mother likes to tell the story of how when I was 3, she started using those flashcards (yes, apparently they had them, even in the mid 60's) with me. They lasted about 10 mins according to her. I wasn't having any of it. And I went on to become an avid and able reader and writer. I really think it's less about school, and more about your home environment, generally. As Islander says, if you come from a family that values education, in a very broad sense, and reading, then I don't know that you can go very far wrong - as long as the child has no complicating factors.
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I used to wear my collars turned up. I still do. And I've never lived in Chch. In the 80's we all wore our collars turned up. Especially on denim shirts, oh, and the sleeves rolled up.
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Loved that story - of course. I particularly enjoyed the romantic twists and turns, and Marjorie's acknowledgement at the end that, in actual fact, things had returned to their natural order. I think I may be a wee bit like her from time to time.
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Browsers are a funny thing. I am madly, deeply in love with Firefox, and use it both on the Mac and the PC - at home, and at work. It has it's issues - mine seems to get a headache from time to time (with apologies to Emma) and just shut down. But that's simple to remedy. And it's polite enough to ask if I want to save the sites I have been browsing, for next time, and it always apologises if it can't do that. I do love good manners.
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That is such a good idea, Islander. Maybe a place where people can say what they need, and others can offer their services/thoughts/help? Russell? What say you?
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Oh my god, Sof - those have grown! Just as well it's the hols in two sleeps, eh? I can see them IRL in all their glory, and toast said glory with alcoholic beverages. Past time, eh?
Islander, I quite agree. I think we should have a permanent thread for such things. Life is full of shit and roses, and sometimes it helps to have somewhere to appreciate, or lament, all of it.
Emma, the feeling is entirely mutual, my love. I forgot to say that I am very glad indeed that your head is still screwed on right, and that the contents of said head are healthy. -
I guess my darling was lucky that his cancer was diagnosed too late for him to have to put up with any of that stuff.
I am so sorry, Wendy. My most sincere condolences. I tell you for why. When my darling was going through very heavy duty chemo and radiotherapy, I remember thinking, from time to time, that he may have been better off dead. Now, even after the last 13 years of him adjusting to a life when he was expected to die, and a very limited life it has become with all of the side effects of the treatment, I am very very glad that he didn't. I have well intentioned friends who would, when they had another friend whose partner had cancer, try to get me to offer comfort. And all I could tell the well intentioned friends was that when your partner has died, you don't want to hear about the ones that lived.
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Don't you think he's playing to win, though, Russell? I get that distinct feeling.
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Oh dear oh dear. I'm firmly in Len Brown's camp and told a close member of my family so yesterday. And had to listen to this much loved very close family member, who is involved with this Council in a capacity that means s/he works with Banks a bit on various stuff, tell me how much the man has changed. I love her/him, but really? I don't know the man, and I still don't believe that he can have changed that much.
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Yodelling should be regarded as a crime against humanity ;-)
and just like that, Lealand is off the Topp Twins christmas card list...
Not a fan of yodelling in general, and then the Topp Twins do it, and I think I love it. And not a fan of any form of country music but then the Topp Twins sing it, and, once again, I love it. I love the Topp Twins. Passionately. And that brings yodelling and feminism together very nicely, I think.