tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post4260702050587381064..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: I IS FOR ... ME?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-85792689317708887872016-04-12T00:43:11.014-05:002016-04-12T00:43:11.014-05:00The constant obsession with selfies and cell phone...The constant obsession with selfies and cell phones drives me crazy. I'm waiting for the backlash...hope it happens.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2345924392690811032016-04-12T00:07:31.339-05:002016-04-12T00:07:31.339-05:00I echo other commenters' praise when they poin...I echo other commenters' praise when they point out the "should have left welts" description. And yes, the rise of selfies and the I'm special mentality is not doing the human race any good.<br /><br />Sorry, Roland, that I haven't stopped by for a few days--I was out of town, out of touch, and it was good to get away. But I missed my blogging friends like you.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26104680141007346952016-04-11T23:25:56.710-05:002016-04-11T23:25:56.710-05:00Please visit again. You do not want to miss tomorr...Please visit again. You do not want to miss tomorrow! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55718032398046747802016-04-11T23:25:08.176-05:002016-04-11T23:25:08.176-05:00I bet your guess is right. :-)
People are so ME o...I bet your guess is right. :-)<br /><br />People are so ME oriented that it inflates their sense of self and entitlement -- I saw that a few times at the Con -- but the children brightened the days for me!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81177955119457149182016-04-11T23:16:59.870-05:002016-04-11T23:16:59.870-05:00"a look that should have left welts" Bri..."a look that should have left welts" Brilliant! Great post, love the conversation with ghosts :-) Good luck with the rest of the AtoZchallenge.Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2711206559685996032016-04-11T20:07:35.663-05:002016-04-11T20:07:35.663-05:00And it bugs me to see photos of people in front of...And it bugs me to see photos of people in front of the monuments, as in 'I was here'. I want to see the object not the people. . .Very nice, Roland, and I think I know what your letter J might be. . .just guessing.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2883974678851320132016-04-11T18:26:37.613-05:002016-04-11T18:26:37.613-05:00Selfies -- the very name sounds narcissistic, does...Selfies -- the very name sounds narcissistic, doesn't it? :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-59678395719512359782016-04-11T18:23:09.199-05:002016-04-11T18:23:09.199-05:00I'm glad you liked my phrase! :-)I'm glad you liked my phrase! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-616647217275797762016-04-11T18:22:31.382-05:002016-04-11T18:22:31.382-05:00I imagine they cost a lot of money -- and if you a...I imagine they cost a lot of money -- and if you and I had had that kind of money, we would have been more "popular!"Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62793062334924579882016-04-11T18:19:21.050-05:002016-04-11T18:19:21.050-05:00Thanks, Nicola. :-) These ghosts make my posts eas...Thanks, Nicola. :-) These ghosts make my posts easier! (They made me say that!)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9562559960679938832016-04-11T18:14:55.777-05:002016-04-11T18:14:55.777-05:00I find 1st person draws the reader into the flow o...I find 1st person draws the reader into the flow of the story better. Like a prose selfie! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70507417387550194112016-04-11T16:15:07.582-05:002016-04-11T16:15:07.582-05:00It's all about the self now instead of others....It's all about the self now instead of others. Just look at the rise in "selfies."L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18790158044751730712016-04-11T13:39:04.569-05:002016-04-11T13:39:04.569-05:00...a look that should have left welts... brilliant......a look that should have left welts... brilliant!<br /><br />Susan A Eames from<br /><a href="http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie" rel="nofollow">Travel, Fiction and Photos</a><br /><br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-10577721848516764212016-04-11T11:27:43.804-05:002016-04-11T11:27:43.804-05:00You can hire people to make it look like you'r...You can hire people to make it look like you're somebody? Where were those people when I was a nobody in high school?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-74877575965974418332016-04-11T10:14:47.212-05:002016-04-11T10:14:47.212-05:00Great post. I giggled in parts, frowned thoughfull...Great post. I giggled in parts, frowned thoughfully in parts. Loving these conversations. Keep them coming :)Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16551052300670717012016-04-11T10:04:41.323-05:002016-04-11T10:04:41.323-05:00And if you take a look at some of today's favo...And if you take a look at some of today's favorite books, guess what POV they're written in? cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62355012618865805222016-04-11T08:24:27.522-05:002016-04-11T08:24:27.522-05:00I believe you are right, Mary, and try to live acc...I believe you are right, Mary, and try to live accordingly as I am sure you do. Sadly, I believe we are in the minority. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-89574125243099296892016-04-11T08:15:45.770-05:002016-04-11T08:15:45.770-05:00Freud's right. We are egotistical beings. It s...Freud's right. We are egotistical beings. It seems that the happiest of humans, though, are the ones who think of others.<br />Mary at <a href="http://www.playoffthepage.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a><br /><br />Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69823972937741917982016-04-11T08:05:57.878-05:002016-04-11T08:05:57.878-05:00Sadly as technology grows, so does the number of w...Sadly as technology grows, so does the number of ways we can pander to the things that in the end will destroy us.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24717042923668351472016-04-11T08:04:31.402-05:002016-04-11T08:04:31.402-05:00LOL. Yes, the world sees us much more clearly than...LOL. Yes, the world sees us much more clearly than we imagine!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86594571922781082732016-04-11T08:03:26.784-05:002016-04-11T08:03:26.784-05:00Yes, more it is becoming more "I" and le...Yes, more it is becoming more "I" and less US". :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36871052526326578682016-04-11T05:39:32.343-05:002016-04-11T05:39:32.343-05:00I like that first quote. The world is a changing a...I like that first quote. The world is a changing and not in a good way. However, I think people have been "I" and "me first" people all along. It's just that society lets it all hang out more these days. T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47385704202307787212016-04-11T04:48:07.208-05:002016-04-11T04:48:07.208-05:00Look beyond the "I" and "C" th...Look beyond the "I" and "C" the world... "U" will get this much later...<br /><br />Very Nice Post... but you know that, that's why you posted it! Right!<br /><br />Welcome in the letter "I"... thank you!<br />Jeremy [Retro]<br />AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2016]<br /><br />Stop over and find a free "SIX STRINGS: BLOGGING AtoZ CHALLENGE" Here: <a href="http://www.jmhdigital.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jmhdigital.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">HOLLYWOOD NUTS!</a><br />You know you want to know if me or Hollywood... is Nuts?Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76504974845088880952016-04-11T01:15:26.381-05:002016-04-11T01:15:26.381-05:00Hi Roland ... so sadly we are in that generation o...Hi Roland ... so sadly we are in that generation of the "I" and more "I" way of life ... and no thought for the others ... take care - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com