I don't know what, why, or nothin'. I just saw Derrick mention it on another thread. I went to search for her on FF and sho' nuff... no seskali. I haz a sad.
- Yolanda
She had a couple of posts recently that talked about her frustration with social media so maybe that had something to do with it. I'm keen on asking her, but am giving her some space.
- Derrick
D: sounds like a good idea. Hard to do, though. Still, I hope she's okay.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
I saw those, Derrick. I was concerned about those, but I didn't think she'd leave. I miss her.
- ha3rvey (wants confit)
But but... what are we gone do without the Stern Librarian to keep us in check???
- Yolanda
I know. One of my most favorite people on ff. :(
- edythe
from iPhone
But I'm also with Derrick on giving her space. She was still on Twitter last I checked. Still, her departure was abrupt. I realized on nye when I tried to like her "10 years ago" post. :((
- edythe
from iPhone
I thought it rhymed too. Guess it is a slogan only for Texans.
- Yolanda
Okay, yeah, it'll rhyme for Texas because your "ten" sounds like "tin". :)
- Rochelle
It rhymes in my accent. :) Unless I specifically need to emphasize that I mean "ten" instead of "tin" or "pen" instead of "pin" those words all have the same vowel sound.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
It rhymes if you say it with a Kiwi accent.
- Mellissa
Christopher, some accents say "ten" like "tehn", with a distinctly short "e" sound instead if a short "i" one. Which is, after all, how it's spelled.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
from iPhone
so dialectness rhymes with feckless, right.
- Micah Wittman
I agree with Haggis, it's fascinating. It took me a minute to read all the comments and figure out why Rochelle thought ten didn't rhyme with win!
- Trish R
It seems to rhyme in Califoniaeese. I'm just hoping it be an acurate Motto.
- Brent - Loving Life
I don't think I've ever heard someone pronounce "ten" where it wasn't a homonym of "tin"
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
Haggis it qualifies as a Slant Rhyme. In poetry as in bowling, close is ok. :) And Emily Dickenson thought it was ok, you qualify, too.
- Melanie Reed
All of the PNW? I've never heard anyone pronounce the two any differently.
- Christopher Harley
"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all." - E D (soul/all are slant rhymed)
- Melanie Reed
Georgia and I are playing in the McDonalds playground next to where Rach is getting some physio for her back... I just heard the couple sitting next to me whispher 'it must be a visitation day'... Since I'm the only other person in here, it was directed at me...
Firstly... WTF you sacks of shit? You know nothing of my situation and what I'm doing here. And Second... So a dad and his daughter alone automatically equals a divorced dad on visitation? Finally... Why is this a bad thing? I know divorced fuck heads who never ever see their kids and I also know great people who only get to see thier kids on rare occasions and treasure what little time they do have like gold... I'm so fucking pissed right now. Knowing some FriendFeeder's situation with thier kids and lack of access, I wanna cram a Happy Meal right up these fuck head's asshole... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
- Johnny Worthington
from email
If it had been me, I don't know if I could have kept quiet about it.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Wow, that's astonishing. I take my daughter places all the time, I wonder how often similar comments are voiced that I'm simply unaware of.
- DGentry
from Android
Any day I can make Johnny Worthington laugh is good day, and an honor... But as a friend: Random comments from some yahoo? ...eh, it's just sad they don't know better really.
- SAM
Bad enough they feel they can make a judgement. They compound their stupidity by being indiscreet enough to state their ignorance aloud. Fine, I can turn this into a lesson for me in how NOT to behave.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
I'd rather talk about the playground than judgmental folks. Is it inside or outside? Ball pit or slides? Is there a Hamburgler statue?
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Hehe... I like Eric... that's good stuff. (Hey Johhny, you back on your game? FFundercats in 1hr!!!)
- SAM
I hated it when I went somewhere without my Kid and someone would say "Oh, is daddy babysitting?" I always wondered if that's what I was doing when I was caring for the Kid.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I just figured they thought you were crazy and she was visiting YOU.
- Louis Gray
i get similar bullshit directed at me when i'm out by myself with my daughters, Johnny. it sucks. chin up, these fools don't know what an awesome dad you are. they don't count, only your family does.
- Joe Silence is Dr. Teeth!
Frankly, it's sad that those people believe that dad + daughter - mom = divorce. Think about what that says about THEIR jaded views of marriage and family.
- Jason, Incognito
i've had it implied that there was something pervy about me being alone with my daughters. now THAT'S sick.
- Joe Silence is Dr. Teeth!
First Johnny rant of 2010 (at least for me)! Your right, they are pricks, but I'm sure they are sadly incomplete in their lives and try to fill the void by assuming things about others.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
In parallel, I always get weird looks too when I'm out with Sarah (or Sarah and Matthew) when at the park. My kids happen to interact with other kids, and as a good parent, I must occasionally hover to avoid bruising, etc. Yet I often get looks from other mothers that clearly I must be preying on their kids or looking to accost them in some way. Whereas mothers will talk with other kids' mothers, I am seen as unapproachable.
- Louis Gray
Louis, I have been accused of being a perv on more occasions than I care to recout with my photgraphy... Makes me want to cry at times... My favourite response it 'I'm a landscape photographer and your kid just ruined my shot. Do you know how long it's going to take me to Photoshop them out?'. It's effective, but I wish I didn't have to say it :(
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
It's such sad commentary. Paranoia doesn't end at airports, it stretches all the way to the playground. *shakes head*. I'm a dad, and I feel for all the dads who spoke up here.
- Micah Wittman
I'm a single full-time Dad to an eleven year old Daughter about half the time, so I can relate to some of the thoughts above. I used to feel weird and uncomfortable hosting play dates and such at our house. We've been at the same school for years now, so it's no longer an issue. I don't even think about such things much anymore when my Daughter and I are out together - if someone thinks something weird is going on it's their problem, not mine! Don't let it get you down, Johnny! :->
- Kurt Starnes
This is why you need lasers, or Emperor Palpatine electricity fingers
- Mo Kargas
The whole thing sux. The idea that you guys still have to deal with this crap after all these years - we fought so hard for the right to raise our kids as we saw fit. And now it seems like it's back to the Fifties . . .
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Wow. I think I would have had a "polite" and "quiet" conversation with them.
- Jordan Hofker
It looks like I am going to have to get a Twitter account again. So, if you have Twitter and you want to be followed by me and to follow me leave me your name please.
I am pretty sure I am lots older than you, and I got my rump out, even after working today.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
I'm staying home and FF'ing, texting, and IM'ing.
- Rodfather
Maybe I'll get out there next year. Or next decade. :D
- Victor Ganata
Victor, my grandmother was well into her 80's (large family and she lived to 99) and still joining us for the family midnight phone call to drink our sparkling water or champagne and wish Happy New Year together. I call that somethin' ! :)
- Melanie Reed
I didn't even stay up last night for the fireworks. Sleeping sounded like more fun to me. :-P
- Jason, Incognito
My parents were going to get broadband, but only if the big bad telco leased lines to their local ISP. They don't want to go to the big telco directly, so they're stil on dialup.
- Bruce Lewis
I hope for your sake it's 56k and not 33.6k on AOL with an old X2 modem.
- April Russo (app103)
The good news is that I talked him into the 21st century by dragging out my external hard drives and showing him all the naughty downloads that can be had for the asking. That and showing him how to use Tor and encrypt his downloads. :)
- Steven Perez
Really glad to see you :) Glad you made it okay even if you are on dial up
- aden
I used 28k8 until last year when I finally got EVDO (1Mbps tops). It'll make you appreciate your high-speed connection. You'll find your coffee consumption might go up.
- Stephan Planken
I have a box of old modems. Every time they got faster I dropped another $200 bucks. Glad to see you clawed your way back here!
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
In a final act of revenge... it seems that 2009 has travelled in time to today and totally kicked my ass, physically and mentally... Interesting year... Going to go and barely exist until FFundercats tomorrow :D
You've obviously perfected time travel, Johnny, so could you send a time machine to pick me up & take me to the future?
- josh neff, geek at large
Yolanda... As someone who usually has to wait for software and media releases until it's 'x' o'clock US time... NENER-NENER-NENER :P
- Johnny Worthington
Johnny in the future do you all still use napkins or is the mouth vacuum a big hit?
- Rick Schmidt
Pretty soon you'll be telling her a fat man comes down the chimney once a year to deliver gifts. Oh shoot. No you won't. You guys believe in the tooth fairy?
- Trish Haley
from iPhone
Oh shoot... thanks Trish... got the pothole voice back in my head.
- Yolanda
You're welcome, Yolanda! AAAaannndddd... "Your tire's all flat and junk!"
- Trish Haley
Hey, did y'all see the final episode of "Monk"? What did you think of that?
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
Oh, Hai Akiva! Tooth Fairy? Yes, no?
- Trish Haley
Glen, I still haven't seen the final episode of 'Wings'.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Trish, are you asking if I believe in the tooth fairy?
- Akiva Moskovitz
Yes, Akiva, but mostly will you be teaching Audrey to put her tooth under the pillow?
- Trish Haley
You know, I have no idea. I'm not sure of the point of it really. I vaguely remember doing it myself but with the same understanding of the tooth fairy as I had with Santa Claus: that it was a peculiar interface between what my parents wanted to do for me and what I wanted done. In other words, if such an artifice was required so that I got money and/or presents, then so be it. Well, at the very least, that's how I remember it.
- Akiva Moskovitz
"I used to think that life was unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse, if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." So. Um. Coincidence? This quotation was less relevant than I thought it was. :)
- Laura H.
Human brains are good at detecting patterns, even where there are none.
- Christopher A Carr
I believe everything happens for a purpose, part of which is revealed to some and part of which is implied and part must be trusted because the first two have given that indication.
- Melanie Reed
coincidence, tho we can impose meaning on it later if it serves us. i don't mean in the sense of being delusional, i mean in the sense of taking the resulting situation and making something of it. i have no problem with that.
- Joe Silence is Dr. Teeth!
I was very happy with the Netflix that arrived today.
- Derrick
I should have rented something at a Redbox when I was out earlier
- Alan Simpson
No kidding--I suddenly feel old. I am in my pajamas on NYE watching PBS (and sort of enjoying it). Most thankful for the FF community.
- Rochelle Rochelle
I liked that movie more than I thought I would. I just stopped watching the Rocker because, well, that band wasn't very rocking.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
I was surprised that I actually laughed and liked that movie. Not normally my bag of beans.
- Yolanda
excellent...remember..that will be me in the morning....lmao
- Bill Heslin
Enjoyed it unexpectedly too. Zach G. killed it.
- Derrick
We watched it owhile on vacation. Loved it.
- Jàson Puçkett
Enjoying some NYE snacks and Doctor Who with guests. Trying to ignore physical ailments that popped up tonight. Looking forward to Paranormal Activity later.