tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post8048792700308711617..comments2008-07-04T15:43:48.926-04:00Besshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901307312357888855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-27881152299702622092008-07-04T15:43:00.000-04:002008-07-04T15:43:00.000-04:002008-07-04T15:43:00.000-04:00I've been missing you! Glad things are getting better...any trips to Richmond in your future? Have a good holiday, Janejanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14945693604341513204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-45681064721737505662008-07-04T09:56:00.000-04:002008-07-04T09:56:00.000-04:002008-07-04T09:56:00.000-04:00Hi Luv, just checkin' in, and glad to see a new post. I have been in those places too...generally in the midst of one of our long, dark winter days...but I understand. I was a geek in HS too, but found myself in university, then in marriage and now, again, as a widowed "empty-nester"...and we learn something new about ourselves from each of these phases of life, don't we?<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you for Independence Day!Marg in Calgaryhttp://knitsonthebus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-39898953353216784622008-07-03T19:49:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:49:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:49:00.000-04:00Welcome back. You have definitely been missed. I am glad you have come through this spell and have gained some wisdom from it as well. <BR/><BR/>And by the way, you might not have been "cool" then, but you are the "coolest" now.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting our minds at rest and for your insightful post.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Happy Independence Day!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03870133732368801713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149536.post-56292305858002209592008-07-03T08:33:00.000-04:002008-07-03T08:33:00.000-04:002008-07-03T08:33:00.000-04:00I am so glad (and relieved) to see you back. I figured it had to be something like extreme busy-ness or needing a rest. (And told myself, "No, nothing bad has happened to her or to those she loves." I am too good at worrying.)<BR/><BR/>And I hear you on the high school thing. (Though for me high school was actually a bit BETTER than junior high had been - I was sent to a prep school where at least 15% of the students were former-outcasts like me and we kind of banded together). I remember doing my own version of the "Be More Cool" list while in 7th grade -forcing myself to listen to Top 40 (which I hated) just so I could fit in.<BR/><BR/>I've come to the conclusion that people who revere their high school days, and make them the focus of How To Live their Adult Lives, probably weren't very happy as adults. Me, I've learned more about how to Live My Adult Life after the age of 30 or so, so I tend to discount those high-school "lessons."fillyjonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.com