tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2543457236566939377..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Invent your own Friday the 13th!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54694068571762788702012-04-14T20:09:18.502-04:002012-04-14T20:09:18.502-04:00Reine, you're absolutely right. Sociologists a...Reine, you're absolutely right. Sociologists and others have studied the relationship between height and power. Taller ALWAYS equals more power, no matter the other side issues. An expert on power that I brought into the university once explained that, quoting from dozens of studies. Then, she said, "That's why I always wear these," pointing to her five-inch stilettos. Without shoes, she was about 5'2".Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36904299120176001212012-04-14T13:39:06.204-04:002012-04-14T13:39:06.204-04:00Okay, that shopping story is going to be the basis...Okay, that shopping story is going to be the basis of my BBC UK disability blog submission. I've been working on that so long! Now I know where to take it. Thanks Jan!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90601371640916278132012-04-14T13:34:24.985-04:002012-04-14T13:34:24.985-04:00So funny! Yesterday, after commenting here about s...So funny! Yesterday, after commenting here about servy-dog etiquette, Kendall and I took off for the grocery store where most disability related faux pas seem to take place, at least in our current world.<br /><br />It was a great shopping trip for me because, for the first time ever, I used my seat elevator function the entire time we were in the store. This brought me to eye level with the other shoppers and the store's staff. Wow! Huge difference in the way we related!<br /><br />It was good, but it made me sad to think height seemed to have so much power. It wasn't any increased confidence on my part. I was very nervous about doing this.<br /><br />I had previously only used the elevate function when I needed to reach something high on a shelf. Then it would seem that everyone was watching. Some would become annoyed waiting for my chair to go through the elevation process. Others, nice, helpful people, would rush over and try to reach for me, without asking.<br /><br />Yesterday in the store was so different! With my chair elevated everything worked better. It was easy to push the cart. I could use the credit card machine without help. No one forced their help on me. Being higher made others see me differently. They saw me as capable. <i>It isn't just chair.</i><br /><br />Then someone spoke to me for her husband, a wheelchair user, the way others speak to my husband for me. I was shocked. "My husband likes your chair. He's trying to tell you he likes the way your chair goes up."<br /><br />For once I knew how to respond to this type of odd speak-for-the-person-in-the-chair treatment. I looked at him. He looked at me. We shrugged our shoulders and rolled our eyes. He said, "I want one of those." We smiled as his wife tried to interpret for him.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47752094255350906292012-04-14T12:19:38.439-04:002012-04-14T12:19:38.439-04:00Rhys, that would frost me, too. I wouldn't exp...Rhys, that would frost me, too. I wouldn't expect everyone in the group to buy a new copy -- lovely as that would be -- but crowing about not doing so deserves a curse involving the back end of a bird!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31742773026704914662012-04-14T09:35:21.677-04:002012-04-14T09:35:21.677-04:00REine,
Love the buying books in multiples of 13!...REine, <br /><br />Love the buying books in multiples of 13!<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71030043505782691762012-04-13T23:02:45.011-04:002012-04-13T23:02:45.011-04:00Laughing so hard! Just back from working all day o...Laughing so hard! Just back from working all day out of town....<br /><br />xoooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79267678134471871092012-04-13T22:42:01.708-04:002012-04-13T22:42:01.708-04:00I can't think of anything, (brain fried from n...I can't think of anything, (brain fried from no internet for onLy 20 hours and I a catching up), but I loved yours :)lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9647800894788184562012-04-13T21:11:57.490-04:002012-04-13T21:11:57.490-04:00"Do I look as if I'm starving?" I lo..."Do I look as if I'm starving?" I love it, Rhys! (And they deserve it!)Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-93849595697150462012-04-13T18:35:45.707-04:002012-04-13T18:35:45.707-04:00Oh Rhys, do they really do that to you? For shame!...Oh Rhys, do they really do that to you? For shame! Do they not know how fortunate they are that you write wonderful books that enter their atmosphere? May they read this blog and feel guilty each time they see the number thirteen-- but forget why whenever they are in bookstores and feel compelled to by hardbound books in multibles of 13 <i>every 13 days!</i> <b>xoxo</b>Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21539781081729201012012-04-13T13:51:15.333-04:002012-04-13T13:51:15.333-04:00Leslie, I really don't mind it when a person t...Leslie, I really don't mind it when a person tells me they've discovered a used copy of my book. After all, getting a new reader is always great. What I do mind is when an affluent retirement community asks me to drive for over an hour and then tells me they've passed around one used copy of the book and don't buy any new ones!<br />Oh, and they say "We can't pay you but we will give you lunch."<br />I always want to answer "Do I look as if I'm starving?"Rhys Bowenhttp://www.rhysbowen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84056571556644950102012-04-13T13:40:38.665-04:002012-04-13T13:40:38.665-04:00Just to add to Rosemary's contribution: the 8...Just to add to Rosemary's contribution: the 87 emails will be from your significant other.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16273158391546997932012-04-13T12:53:46.149-04:002012-04-13T12:53:46.149-04:00Oh Deb, I didn't even know they sold condoms a...Oh Deb, I didn't even know they sold condoms at gas stations. <br /><br />Good solution though!<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69561874502527509002012-04-13T12:00:02.285-04:002012-04-13T12:00:02.285-04:00Deb, I love yours at the gas station! LOL I am alw...Deb, I love yours at the gas station! LOL I am always surprised at the very personal information people shout over their cell phones in public places.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20852241904195675422012-04-13T11:54:40.566-04:002012-04-13T11:54:40.566-04:00If you come to my home or office and don't bot...If you come to my home or office and don't bother to close the door behind you, then you will have hornets in your bed linens every night for a year and/or four flat tires when you return to your car.<br /><br />If you are pumping gas at the next tank over from me and talking on the phone to the woman that you want to spend the night with (if she will agree to your visit), and you advertise how many packages of condoms you are bringing with you, you will discover at an inappropriate time that you need Viagra. (Like you did not know that everyone at the gas station could hear your conversation???)Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15409569506361867992012-04-13T11:51:27.606-04:002012-04-13T11:51:27.606-04:00Oh, Rhys! I accidentally violated your first rule ...Oh, Rhys! I accidentally violated your first rule once, telling a writer how glad I was to have found a used copy of his book -- b/c I thought it was out of print, and was really proud of myself. Only later did I discover it had just come back into print. I've sent him silent apologies ever since, when I see the book or his name....Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38287851057327241732012-04-13T10:52:26.791-04:002012-04-13T10:52:26.791-04:00If you can't learn to cough into your elbow an...If you can't learn to cough into your elbow and instead you cough on me in the allergy doctor's office and give me your cold you will get a pulsating, neon zit on your nose every Friday the 13th.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2462785690331399612012-04-13T09:21:04.792-04:002012-04-13T09:21:04.792-04:00I'm with Shizuka on parking in the handicapped...I'm with Shizuka on parking in the handicapped space without a permit. I think that should become cosmic law!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25479360281418374352012-04-13T09:07:51.787-04:002012-04-13T09:07:51.787-04:00BTW,
I'm at Dana Faber this morning with my m...BTW,<br /><br />I'm at Dana Faber this morning with my mother-in-law and there are an awful lot of people here who make you realize the value of every day - no matter what the date!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44735360543067321362012-04-13T09:06:08.456-04:002012-04-13T09:06:08.456-04:00Reine,
I have never approached a service dog, mo...Reine, <br /><br />I have never approached a service dog, mostly because they always look so busy, but I've never known that rule so your Friday the 13th is actually an educational service,<br /><br />Shizuka, Boston had a whole scandal a while back of people - who got handicapped stickers who weren't handicapped (they were either run government or knew someone) it was disgusting.<br /><br />Liz, we all have those kind of day!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4392813455524381892012-04-13T08:42:37.276-04:002012-04-13T08:42:37.276-04:00If you're not handicapped and you knowingly pa...If you're not handicapped and you knowingly park in a handicapped space, you will have that handicap for a full day.<br /><br />It's mean, but that kind of selfishness really pisses me off.Shizukanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86749630715365763042012-04-13T08:41:18.273-04:002012-04-13T08:41:18.273-04:00Ok - this might be too much, but it's how I...Ok - this might be too much, but it's how I'm feeling today:<br /><br />If you're a nasty, rude, self-serving liar who treats people like garbage, you will get hit by a garbage truck (which is really the karma bus in disguise). And only maimed, so you're miserable.Liz Mugaveronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73273250253049748292012-04-13T08:19:14.876-04:002012-04-13T08:19:14.876-04:00You guys are wicked--keep 'em coming!You guys are wicked--keep 'em coming!Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59978224587954678372012-04-13T07:40:40.988-04:002012-04-13T07:40:40.988-04:00Oh, Hallie,
you've got a real talent for this...Oh, Hallie, <br />you've got a real talent for this! <br /><br />Maybe we all do....Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30088419733500278282012-04-13T07:36:21.805-04:002012-04-13T07:36:21.805-04:00Aw, man, I love this! Going to re-post!Aw, man, I love this! Going to re-post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53749796962638040202012-04-13T07:34:09.170-04:002012-04-13T07:34:09.170-04:00Loving this... I was traveling yesterday, lots of ...Loving this... I was traveling yesterday, lots of time on Amtrak, and my #1 If you run into me while cutting across a train platform to get to your train and texting, you will find the only seat free next to the bathroom and the train car door won't stay closed for the whole ride.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.com