Comments on: Finding Myself In the Slow Lane http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/ Something to Think About Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:29:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-20966 MsQ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:22:46 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/#comment-20966 Jill: I know what you mean about tuning stuff out when it comes to investments. I had the brain-shutdown about investing in the past. Now it's interesting so I'm able to absorb it better. The presenter was pretty interesting - more about what investing had done to improve his life and the life of his family (gotta connect to the audience, right?) and overview of real estate investing terms. He ran it pretty well and kept us alert. Unfortunately, we were a bit of a low-key crowd. Jill: I know what you mean about tuning stuff out when it comes to investments. I had the brain-shutdown about investing in the past. Now it’s interesting so I’m able to absorb it better.

The presenter was pretty interesting – more about what investing had done to improve his life and the life of his family (gotta connect to the audience, right?) and overview of real estate investing terms. He ran it pretty well and kept us alert. Unfortunately, we were a bit of a low-key crowd.

]]> By: Jill http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-20880 Jill Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:56:54 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/#comment-20880 "I would think there would be SO MANY other things you’d be thinking about." Well, y'know we talked about my ADD tendencies - most of my driving is so routine that my mind flits all over the place! :-) I could NOT sit through an investment seminar. I know the capability of understanding is in my brain somewhere (I actually have a business degree!), but my mind blocks it all out. Actually, I could sit there. I'd just be thinking up comments for your blog the entire time. :-) :-) :-) Writing and driving - I try & wait for the stop lights. Really. And when I forget, Cassie usually pipes up about it being dangerous. :-) “I would think there would be SO MANY other things you’d be thinking about.” Well, y’know we talked about my ADD tendencies – most of my driving is so routine that my mind flits all over the place! :-)

I could NOT sit through an investment seminar. I know the capability of understanding is in my brain somewhere (I actually have a business degree!), but my mind blocks it all out. Actually, I could sit there. I’d just be thinking up comments for your blog the entire time. :-) :-) :-)

Writing and driving – I try & wait for the stop lights. Really. And when I forget, Cassie usually pipes up about it being dangerous. :-)

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-20743 MsQ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:30:31 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/#comment-20743 <strong>Ricardo: </strong>Yeah, it's nice (or it can be nice) if you have a plan, a "map of our life" as you put it, to follow. Usually the map is something someone else has given us though! I think that the fewer options you *think* you have, the simpler your map and the more you think you have one. My dad's isn't that expressive although compared to his father (my grandfather died when I was maybe 3 or 4, I don't recall him) he might be as emotive as a soap opera star. As you say, when he IS expressive, it's so rare I remember it. I was a bit surprised by him being in the slow lane. He's never been all that speedy but now that I think about it, I wonder if it's because of his wife - she's the nervous type (points to someone halfway down the block), "Be careful of that person walking over there!" YOU taking him out drinking?? That IS a scary thought! I can kinda see it, though. I have seen my dad laughing and yukking it up a bit and he gets pretty flushed with a little bit of alcohol. Jill: Wow..you think about commenting on my blog WHILE DRIVING? Dang.... I'm flattered! I would think there would be SO MANY other things you'd be thinking about. Six months ago I would have found an investment seminar nail-in-the-eye fun. Now...it's all kinds of interesting! Glad you liked this post. I read your latest last night and was too tired to comment. I like to 'do 'em justice' iffen you know what I mean. I look forward to your comment here whenever you recall it. Write and drive? I don't do that. Sometimes I wish I had some little recorder though. Ricardo: Yeah, it’s nice (or it can be nice) if you have a plan, a “map of our life” as you put it, to follow. Usually the map is something someone else has given us though! I think that the fewer options you *think* you have, the simpler your map and the more you think you have one.

My dad’s isn’t that expressive although compared to his father (my grandfather died when I was maybe 3 or 4, I don’t recall him) he might be as emotive as a soap opera star. As you say, when he IS expressive, it’s so rare I remember it.

I was a bit surprised by him being in the slow lane. He’s never been all that speedy but now that I think about it, I wonder if it’s because of his wife – she’s the nervous type (points to someone halfway down the block), “Be careful of that person walking over there!”

YOU taking him out drinking?? That IS a scary thought! I can kinda see it, though. I have seen my dad laughing and yukking it up a bit and he gets pretty flushed with a little bit of alcohol.

Jill: Wow..you think about commenting on my blog WHILE DRIVING? Dang…. I’m flattered! I would think there would be SO MANY other things you’d be thinking about.

Six months ago I would have found an investment seminar nail-in-the-eye fun. Now…it’s all kinds of interesting!

Glad you liked this post. I read your latest last night and was too tired to comment. I like to ‘do ‘em justice’ iffen you know what I mean. I look forward to your comment here whenever you recall it.

Write and drive? I don’t do that. Sometimes I wish I had some little recorder though.

]]> By: Jill http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-20739 Jill Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:20:27 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/#comment-20739 You know, my mind meandered all over on this one - from passenger seat to driver's seat preferences to relationships with parents, to how torturous I would have found the seminar :-0...so much so that I really, truly had trouble commenting. Then all of a sudden the PERFECT comment came to me: WHILE I was driving in the dark on Friday night. I do write and drive on occasion, but generally not in the dark... In any case, I've been trying to remember it and can't and now you've got a new post up!!!! (Which I can't wait to read after work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I did like this one though!!!!!!!!!!!! Jill You know, my mind meandered all over on this one – from passenger seat to driver’s seat preferences to relationships with parents, to how torturous I would have found the seminar :-0…so much so that I really, truly had trouble commenting. Then all of a sudden the PERFECT comment came to me: WHILE I was driving in the dark on Friday night. I do write and drive on occasion, but generally not in the dark…

In any case, I’ve been trying to remember it and can’t and now you’ve got a new post up!!!! (Which I can’t wait to read after work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I did like this one though!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jill

]]> By: Ricardo http://qmusings.com/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-20663 Ricardo Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:32:50 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/09/28/finding-myself-in-the-slow-lane/#comment-20663 Well your dad has it all figured out. If only we could map our lives out so perfectly and easily. Many people who are old school think just like this and do not express affection or feelings much. It was a different time, I guess. My grandfather was very much like this too so when you did see these things coming out it was very rare and you remembered it. You knew it was for real. Still he has really formed quite the network MsQ. Sounds like he's got his hand in everything. I still think he's a bit too young to be stuck in the slow lane. I'll take him out drinking and snap him out of it. How's that for a scary thought. LOL! Well your dad has it all figured out. If only we could map our lives out so perfectly and easily. Many people who are old school think just like this and do not express affection or feelings much. It was a different time, I guess. My grandfather was very much like this too so when you did see these things coming out it was very rare and you remembered it. You knew it was for real. Still he has really formed quite the network MsQ. Sounds like he’s got his hand in everything. I still think he’s a bit too young to be stuck in the slow lane. I’ll take him out drinking and snap him out of it. How’s that for a scary thought. LOL!

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