tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4888882563939369249..comments2024-03-28T11:25:39.068-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Is Winning The Only Thing? Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8822645984471381162018-04-02T09:07:06.723-04:002018-04-02T09:07:06.723-04:00Thanks, Jennifer. Let me know what you think, once...Thanks, Jennifer. Let me know what you think, once you do.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48748434496705877862018-04-02T09:06:36.301-04:002018-04-02T09:06:36.301-04:00Thanks so much, Triss.Thanks so much, Triss.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64350918683068471322018-03-31T11:05:34.083-04:002018-03-31T11:05:34.083-04:00Hank, The Hubby and The Boy would agree with you. ...Hank, The Hubby and The Boy would agree with you. =)<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27304693893833649892018-03-30T21:26:07.755-04:002018-03-30T21:26:07.755-04:00Thanks, Kathy. Actually, I am very competitive, bu...Thanks, Kathy. Actually, I am very competitive, but I try to tamp it down. Playing sports all my life, I know how good it feels to win, but I also know that even if you do win, or lose, the next day the sun comes up and you've got the same problems you had before you "won." For me, that puts it in perspective. And I think there's nothing wrong with being competitive, wanting to win, or wanting to be the best. It's just when it becomes obsessive that I have a problem with it. In this country, it seems we have to make a competition out of everything, with winners and losers. I'm not so sure that's a good thing.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67384404145608427092018-03-30T17:51:19.700-04:002018-03-30T17:51:19.700-04:00Just watched the Olympics and the World Figure Ska...Just watched the Olympics and the World Figure Skating Championship. Here are people who already won against their countrymen to get into these contests, and they get pressured from their countries and their countries' media to win. One three can win medals in each area so that is very unrealistic. Not that everyone doesn't want to win but I just appreciate the performances. Sometimes a person or couple doesn't have the whole package to win but is amazing in a certain area. <br /><br />I was never competitive at sports because I was rotten at them. I do pretty well at Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy. Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38783072086182863582018-03-30T17:37:57.355-04:002018-03-30T17:37:57.355-04:00I’d love to play with you. Just beware of Kate Cha...I’d love to play with you. Just beware of Kate Charles. Not kidding. Ask DebAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62348922909387617162018-03-30T17:22:40.932-04:002018-03-30T17:22:40.932-04:00Keep us posted, dear Kathy! And good luck!Keep us posted, dear Kathy! And good luck!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76595268599526002522018-03-30T17:22:08.728-04:002018-03-30T17:22:08.728-04:00That's what I said above--but I didn't wan...That's what I said above--but I didn't want to give to much away. It's so clever and touching.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36304463967267571352018-03-30T17:19:51.088-04:002018-03-30T17:19:51.088-04:00Charles, your books sounds like quite the exciting...Charles, your books sounds like quite the exciting chase. I'm adding it to my TBR list. I think I'm probably more competitive than I consider myself to be. Praise is a great reward for me. The game of Aggravation is where my and my family's competitiveness is on full display. My mother-in-law and her husband used to play Aggravation with another couple for years and years, and so my mother-in-law is on the Master level of playing this game. My father-in-law has passed away, so he hasn't been part of it for some time now. Whoever gets my MIL for a partner is in for a whipping-in-to-shape. She will tell you what to do and where to move, although she has gotten a bit better about it since my sister-in-law's husband will no longer play after she bossed him a bit too much. But, she is as competitive as it gets in this game. The rest of us are competitive in that we so badly want to bet her and whoever is her partner. We have from time to time had to put the game away for a while and allow a cooling off period without playing it. But, we will gather Sunday for Easter dinner, and, it's on! Oh, I should say that my MIL is going to be 90 in a few months. Hahaha!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27123868119103280462018-03-30T16:17:33.912-04:002018-03-30T16:17:33.912-04:00Hank, I'm with Jonathan. I hate it when someon...Hank, I'm with Jonathan. I hate it when someone says "It's JUST" when regarding the result of a game I am interested in.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79667691256379695042018-03-30T15:14:19.752-04:002018-03-30T15:14:19.752-04:00Sure, Ingrid. It's actually got a dual meaning...Sure, Ingrid. It's actually got a dual meaning. First, it's because that's what burglars were often called, second story men, because they'd break into houses on the second story, where the valuables are. But in this case, it's also because all three men are entering second phases of their lives. Floyd, because he's recently retired from his job as a Connecticut State investigator, Perez, because he's on suspension and wants to get back on the job, and Hoyt, the thief, because he's reinvented himself as a burglar now, only stealing silver in the dead of night, not risking having people stumble on him as much.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63410194814318124682018-03-30T15:12:06.448-04:002018-03-30T15:12:06.448-04:00Thanks, Coralee.Thanks, Coralee.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38208213398588486722018-03-30T15:11:40.881-04:002018-03-30T15:11:40.881-04:00Thanks, Atlanta. He was totally new to me, when I ...Thanks, Atlanta. He was totally new to me, when I started researching this book. But that's odd, since I think he was a Long Island guy, which is just across the river from me. And yes, Hank, only at dinnertime, when everyone was home, meaning the valuables, too, and downstairs eating dinner, while those valuables were upstairs.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37596706822532629732018-03-30T15:10:24.346-04:002018-03-30T15:10:24.346-04:00I'm just writing something now, Karen, about s...I'm just writing something now, Karen, about staying below the radar as a kid. I was the good kid, never in trouble, while my brother got all the attention for always being in trouble. Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10670263790561614202018-03-30T15:09:37.142-04:002018-03-30T15:09:37.142-04:00Mary, that's why it hit home with me--because ...Mary, that's why it hit home with me--because I do have a strong urge to win. I just try to temper it as much as I can by realizing that it isn't the end all and be all.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82359081449495168112018-03-30T15:08:49.295-04:002018-03-30T15:08:49.295-04:00Thanks, Hallie. And yes, I guess I do draw the lin...Thanks, Hallie. And yes, I guess I do draw the line at Words with Friends. Only, I just can't figure out how to cheat...yet.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50524248431669555032018-03-30T15:08:10.604-04:002018-03-30T15:08:10.604-04:00Thanks, Roberta. And that's what I was getting...Thanks, Roberta. And that's what I was getting at in this book. Hoyt pushes the envelope way too far...Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62493772220891810752018-03-30T15:06:36.937-04:002018-03-30T15:06:36.937-04:00Now, that's true. If I still had a dog, I'...Now, that's true. If I still had a dog, I'd certainly want her to be a winner.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76663783471947468212018-03-30T15:05:41.049-04:002018-03-30T15:05:41.049-04:00Thanks, Joan. And believe me, I want to win as muc...Thanks, Joan. And believe me, I want to win as much as the next person. It's probably why I shun gambling--too much chance to lose. But I think that when you make it the most important thing, you lose sight of what's really important.Charles Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970308962346004674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39236756237413614482018-03-30T14:29:47.341-04:002018-03-30T14:29:47.341-04:00Oh, agreed. Is that a clever trick on your trainer...Oh, agreed. Is that a clever trick on your trainer's part?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62705702129198471212018-03-30T14:29:21.088-04:002018-03-30T14:29:21.088-04:00How can you be the LEAST?? In games, maybe. xoxoxo...How can you be the LEAST?? In games, maybe. xoxoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5501449562748579402018-03-30T14:28:57.071-04:002018-03-30T14:28:57.071-04:00Brilliant brilliant brilliant. I also say: every d...Brilliant brilliant brilliant. I also say: every day I don't pick four numbers and buy a lottery ticket, I win a dollar, because I never would have chosen the winning number!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63332787233618449142018-03-30T14:18:18.802-04:002018-03-30T14:18:18.802-04:00Oh, so fascinating! And did it happen at dinner ti...Oh, so fascinating! And did it happen at dinner time? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81692274459827652422018-03-30T14:17:58.103-04:002018-03-30T14:17:58.103-04:00Exactly! Humble-brags.Exactly! Humble-brags.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29962773564270983172018-03-30T14:17:41.212-04:002018-03-30T14:17:41.212-04:00Oh, yeah, good attitude! xoxoOh, yeah, good attitude! xoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.com