tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post5490794035303785208..comments2024-03-28T18:40:51.572-04:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: Comments and respectCWMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-13785568484674588842014-02-01T08:48:25.647-05:002014-02-01T08:48:25.647-05:00I try to be... I guess sometimes I'm more succ...I try to be... I guess sometimes I'm more successful than others, and some people require more than others.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-90310572283939638772014-02-01T08:47:26.070-05:002014-02-01T08:47:26.070-05:00Thank you, m'lady...Thank you, m'lady...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-79540686209273383922014-02-01T05:42:01.363-05:002014-02-01T05:42:01.363-05:00I lost what I thought was a good friend blogger ov...I lost what I thought was a good friend blogger over a misunderstanding. Sadly without the benefit of body language and face to face communication, things can more easily go awry.<br />You and I have a few things that we have agreed to disagree about and I feel you have always been respectful.<br />I really hope you and your friend can work things out<br />hugs :)not displayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637174135437423585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-56246214345716211542014-01-30T09:32:59.528-05:002014-01-30T09:32:59.528-05:00We do pretty good at agreeing, I think...We do pretty good at agreeing, I think...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-25767896561262604022014-01-30T09:18:30.364-05:002014-01-30T09:18:30.364-05:00I really enjoy your comments! Especially when we d...I really enjoy your comments! Especially when we don't see 100% eye to eye. But I guess I'm kind of a seeker anyway. I enjoy outside opinions and insight, which is why I blog in the first place lol. To each his own I guess, but feel free to comment on my blog anytime. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-80818403080484221332014-01-27T09:34:14.141-05:002014-01-27T09:34:14.141-05:00I have always enjoyed your posts Chris! I have always enjoyed your posts Chris! hollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558294192449866387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-81852677446777500072014-01-27T09:25:21.613-05:002014-01-27T09:25:21.613-05:00I would have never posted the comment in the first...I would have never posted the comment in the first place if it wasn't mine...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-59572077751497061732014-01-27T09:24:15.371-05:002014-01-27T09:24:15.371-05:00I'd be better off with a "seriousness fon...I'd be better off with a "seriousness font".CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-30364734830300203122014-01-27T09:07:12.645-05:002014-01-27T09:07:12.645-05:00That would really be perfect. Sometimes, I put in...That would really be perfect. Sometimes, I put in an ":lol" or :-) to show I'm kidding. But, a sarcasm font would work very well.Ken Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237297126374467603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-24064270006121191792014-01-27T02:35:00.577-05:002014-01-27T02:35:00.577-05:00Aloha Chris,
I should stop by your blog more ofte...Aloha Chris,<br /><br />I should stop by your blog more often, because I always appreciate your posts and comments back to me, but I am such a shit commenter (in general) so I found this post really intriguing.<br /><br />I hope you and the other guy manage to verbally spar through to the other side and keep/hold a professional relationship.<br /><br />It sounds like you both care about each other's posts and that's the main point, in my opinion :)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-4905148145505604142014-01-26T21:13:53.353-05:002014-01-26T21:13:53.353-05:00Other than saying that I sent you the link so that...Other than saying that I sent you the link so that there was no question of "posting an attack behind your back", I'll defer further comment. If the e-mail link on my profile isn't functioning correctly, let me know.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-54091081315880697442014-01-26T21:11:52.353-05:002014-01-26T21:11:52.353-05:00Thank you, ma'am.Thank you, ma'am.<br />CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-42488007374454906732014-01-26T20:50:02.442-05:002014-01-26T20:50:02.442-05:00After I've gotten some decent sleep for a chan...After I've gotten some decent sleep for a change, and cooled down a little bit, I will attempt to Email you, Chris.<br /><br />Hopefully we can achieve some sort of reconciliation. You are a Christian and I am not, but we both love and try to follow our mutual Savior and Holy King. We know He would want us to work this out, to forgive, so I am willing to try.<br /><br />However, to be honest, this blog bit of yours did NOT do anything to help in that regard. I don't feel it was necessary, and was actually detrimental, for you to "air our dirty laundry" so to speak, regardless of what you say the motivation was. <br /><br />You stated the following to me:<br /><br /><b>"And finally, if you step back, I was talking here on my blog about how people feel about how I comment TO THEM. You can do what you want on your blog, I need to know if I'M doing the right thing."</b><br /><br />Well, I'm pretty sure that if you hadn't been "doing the right thing" your regular readers would have already made you aware of that in one way or another. And... if that was truly the ONLY purpose for this particular blog bit of yours, you wouldn't have found it necessary to send me a link to it. Even before any other readers commented, you wanted to make sure I saw it.<br /><br />If we're going to be able to reach some sort of reconciliation later by Email, 100% honesty on the part of BOTH of us is going to be essential.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-11694953525870354882014-01-26T20:37:38.054-05:002014-01-26T20:37:38.054-05:00I know our blogs differ in content a great deal, a...I know our blogs differ in content a great deal, and I know we definitely don't see eye to eye on political issues and what not (I may...cough, cough, be somewhat liberal...maybe?) but I have never felt disrespected by your comments. Even if they are countering a point I've made. I respect your viewpoint and the way you express it.Nainhttp://viewfromdownhere-viewfromdownhere.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-3021448415951923162014-01-26T19:37:49.160-05:002014-01-26T19:37:49.160-05:00And THIS is why we need a sarcasm font. :) I'...And THIS is why we need a sarcasm font. :) I'll get the kids working on that... it may be the only contribution their generation makes aside from pants that fall down. *sigh*Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-47409098900987391622014-01-26T19:35:21.336-05:002014-01-26T19:35:21.336-05:00Awe... thanks guys! :)Awe... thanks guys! :)Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-2333146730911566482014-01-26T17:22:59.147-05:002014-01-26T17:22:59.147-05:00Well, Bob, for one thing we HAVE each other's ...Well, Bob, for one thing we HAVE each other's e-mails, if we ever got hot and heavy. Plus, like you said, we've been around each other enough to "tell each other to go to hell in such a way..." And usually I try to stay away when the subject is a known hot button (not always, mind you), but I truly thought I not only HAD stayed away, but was somewhat clear that it was my intention (hence the "in my opinion" style qualifiers. The reaction, besides hurting me and making me angry, truly baffled me.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-23044728818477902322014-01-26T13:54:56.207-05:002014-01-26T13:54:56.207-05:00Chris:
(whew)...I KNEW it wasn't ME, because I...Chris:<br />(whew)...I KNEW it wasn't ME, because I ONLY refer to POLITICIANS with an answer of ":whatever": whenever they spew their vitriol or push their agenda...LOL.<br />But you make some GOOD, honest points.<br />I admit that I don't know EVERYthing (need another lifetime to nail THAT one down), and I am open to other viewpoints, provisionally-speaking...meaning as long as they don't turn into PERSONAL attacks - I'm just the messenger, as it were.<br /><br />I research my facts, bring several sources when needed, and provide all that anyone could need to understand where I come from, in whatever "arena" we decide to debate or discuss.<br />And I know you shake that way too, after getting to know you.<br /><br />I can take snark and give snark (when necessary), but I always try to follow an OLD axiom:<br />"Tell people to go to hell in SUCH a nice way that they'll actually ENJOY THE TRIP."<br />Other times, it's best to just turn away and let it lie...(for someone else).<br />We CAN pick and choose OUR "battles"...that's the good news.<br /><br />Very good post and commentary.<br /><br />Stay safe & warm up there.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-74298008196135331892014-01-26T12:17:43.052-05:002014-01-26T12:17:43.052-05:00Maybe I am guilty of not understanding a "sna...Maybe I am guilty of not understanding a "snarky" comment; God knows I dish enough of them out. But in the context it was hard to take it as snarky.<br /><br />Al, I remember how you felt when a commenter went too far in one of your bits. That was kinda how I felt. It makes you want to cash in the whole blogging thing when it isn't even your fault. I also remember when the same thing happened to Average Girl and she DID cash in her chips. That's what he doesn't quite understand as far as why I put it on my blog. It was a choice for me of expressing it or walking away.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-37630639081482702632014-01-26T11:59:02.538-05:002014-01-26T11:59:02.538-05:00Juli, you're one of the people I speak of that...Juli, you're one of the people I speak of that probably don't agree with me on a few topics. But, I value your friendship.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-43384501672767401112014-01-26T11:58:01.614-05:002014-01-26T11:58:01.614-05:00I won't bash him, except..."earn" th...I won't bash him, except..."earn" the right to disagree...? That's an interesting comment. The only problem with email, texts, blogger, etc. is that quite often we miss the context and the subtle nuances of what someone is writing. They may think they're being hilariously snarky when they may be perceived as just being obnoxious. Goodness knows I've fallen into that so I'm not immune. I try to avoid "hot button" issues; I dare say that most people here (yourself being one of the exceptions) would disagree with my viewpoints on a lot of things. But, I value their friendship (cyber though they may be) to go there. Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-76138188119378295232014-01-26T10:11:29.138-05:002014-01-26T10:11:29.138-05:00Makes perfect sense, as always. I thank you for y...Makes perfect sense, as always. I thank you for your two cents.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-52659991704253317142014-01-25T22:57:47.124-05:002014-01-25T22:57:47.124-05:00We don't always see eye to eye and I think bot...We don't always see eye to eye and I think both of us have no issue telling each other that. I also don't think that either of us have ever been truly offended by what we have said back and forth. Are there subjects that you post that are not my cup o' tea or that are so far over my head that I have no opinion? Yup. But I will usually pop in just to say Hi none the less. <br /><br />Thing is, if this whole fiasco with our female Peter last week has taught me nothing it's that there are hazards with letting people read your diary, to know your life, and hear your thoughts out loud. There's a REAL person behind the post and it's hard (for me anyway) to separate out my day to day emotions (ie: crappy day often equals high sensitivity for me) with my comments/critiques. <br /><br />I agree with the above suggestion to take it to email if you feel necessary. Or not. Both of you may have said enough to put this to bed as just a disagreement. Or not. :)<br /><br />Anyway... that's my two cents. Course, it's been a long day and I'm barely hanging on here, so I'm not sure how much sense it makes. Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-81345261527238429382014-01-25T10:46:53.179-05:002014-01-25T10:46:53.179-05:00And I'd like to point out this is not a "...And I'd like to point out this is not a "what kind of people are out there" situation- just a "disagreement between two intelligent adults".CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-3507490994255028502014-01-25T10:45:09.689-05:002014-01-25T10:45:09.689-05:00A comment from my Niece, whose not on a comment-en...A comment from my Niece, whose not on a comment-enabling account:<br /><br />Chris, I can't comment on your blog because I haven't joined, but read all off them. You are very eloquent in your articles, getting the point across in ways that someone else could not, expressing your opinion, but not making others feel like you are ramming it down their throats, helping others to have an open mind and to take others thoughts into consideration. And above all, treating others with respect, whether you feel they deserve it or not. I would take this experience as a reminder of what kind of people are out there, and give your anger and hurt to God.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.com