tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post8168174984093568345..comments2023-07-04T11:54:22.638+01:00Comments on Chancing My Arm: What others were feeling like today #16Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-47123529137876426272010-07-28T17:27:17.219+01:002010-07-28T17:27:17.219+01:00All the best to yourself and to your delightful in...All the best to yourself and to your delightful intended, Andrew. Too much to ask you to blog the speeches, I suppose? Yeah, thought as much. Have a great day, and a very happily lived life together ever after.Conan Drummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377667084973491628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-90996938648034380422010-07-18T21:47:37.889+01:002010-07-18T21:47:37.889+01:00Asante sana, Janelle. I think you might be my firs...Asante sana, Janelle. I think you might be my first reader in Tanzania. I lived in Arusha, very briefly (near Usa river),but spent three years in Dodoma. I look forward to delving into your blog.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-59573239982006111882010-07-18T15:20:22.659+01:002010-07-18T15:20:22.659+01:00gem of a blog. been guffawing at the tanzanian chu...gem of a blog. been guffawing at the tanzanian chumps...i live here, you see. bloody excellent blog, man. hongera sana! going back for more. x j oh. ps: found you at periodic englishman.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125077795925721552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-15547351159577958622010-07-16T15:12:33.142+01:002010-07-16T15:12:33.142+01:00Tessa - And all I can say is, as soon as you civil...Tessa - <i>And all I can say is, as soon as you civilize them to the point where you can actually live with the little buggers, they leave home and expend all those good manners on someone else.</i><br /><br />A perfect summation, from what I can see. It's certainly what I've done.<br /><br />MJ - This time two weeks we'll be catching our breath on the day between our actual wedding and the more public celebration of it with friends and extended family. Two short, short weeks.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-81623861944170108152010-07-16T11:50:53.793+01:002010-07-16T11:50:53.793+01:00Are you guys hitched yet?Are you guys hitched yet?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919450292306813417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-26944231979911633192010-07-14T16:37:02.619+01:002010-07-14T16:37:02.619+01:00Having reared one to the point where he is no long...Having reared one to the point where he is no longer a danger to himself or others, I think I can claim some expertise in this area. Harrumph. And all I can say is, as soon as you civilize them to the point where you can actually live with the little buggers, they leave home and expend all those good manners on someone else. So, you're right Andrew. Better not cod yourself into thinking kids are your sole purpose in life. All you have to remember is, be nice to 'em. They'll be choosing your nursing home one day.Tessahttp://www.nutsandmutton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-15038045390875034172010-07-13T17:55:21.438+01:002010-07-13T17:55:21.438+01:00Jo - I doubt you've fucked it up half as much ...Jo - I doubt you've fucked it up half as much as you think, and time is definitely still on your side. But I kinda think we're born broken anyway, and that our parents' job is merely to minimise the fucked-upness we inherently possess.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-10040228469628246892010-07-10T09:51:40.430+01:002010-07-10T09:51:40.430+01:00What emordino said, exactly.
I did always think ...What emordino said, exactly. <br /><br />I did always think that one of the most productive things you could do was raise your children to be the best people youcould, and if we all did that then we might save the world - but then I actually had children and fucked it all up. Sigh.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-54267207981483045882010-07-09T14:08:46.930+01:002010-07-09T14:08:46.930+01:00KFS - Yeah, but when you're ninety she'll ...KFS - Yeah, but when you're ninety she'll be changing yours. Elton John would never have gotten so enthused by the Circle of Life if he had kids.<br /><br />Colm - Depends on the novel and the mountain, I suppose. If we're talking Da Vinci Code and The Sugarloaf then it's rugrats all the way for me.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-4856304880424467112010-07-09T12:20:26.094+01:002010-07-09T12:20:26.094+01:00Iteration. Better child raises better child raises...Iteration. Better child raises better child raises better child, until eventually someone produces Batman. That, and biological imperative.<br /><br />And also plus why is writing a novel or climbing a mountain or building a school or talking to friends more inherently purposeful than raising a child? We're all dust either way.<br /><br />(This has I suppose been Colm's Friday Existentialism Bomb. Boom, baby!)emordinohttp:www.emesq.com/mainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-71374120161423329562010-07-09T01:29:14.393+01:002010-07-09T01:29:14.393+01:00I have one of them yolks, nine months old she is. ...I have one of them yolks, nine months old she is. Not for a moment have I been given any reason to believe that she is anything other than her own wee person, so I still have to live my own life as she has full ownership of hers.<br />I still have to deal with the shitty nappies though.KFShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967035482928000509noreply@blogger.com