tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post3265945635495297089..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: Notes on SynchroMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-88985851535663660912011-07-22T14:09:48.793-07:002011-07-22T14:09:48.793-07:00Sometimes I just can't believe what people wil...Sometimes I just can't believe what people will say out loud... great post, and too bad for those who think positive is out of line. I bet he wouldn't say things like that during the depression years when hollywood was churning out feel good "positive" films to lift people's spirits in hard times. Jeez, what a grouch.Junehttp://rodandstafffarm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-40345191720445980412011-07-21T08:01:19.573-07:002011-07-21T08:01:19.573-07:00Great analogy, Molly. Maybe you have to be at the...Great analogy, Molly. Maybe you have to be at the bottom to appreciate the top.<br /><br />(btw, i'm commenting as anonymous b/c I can't seem to comment on your blog anymore?) ~mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-72054795418986567042011-07-20T08:20:05.001-07:002011-07-20T08:20:05.001-07:00P.S. That's the kind of crazy stuff I find on ...P.S. That's the kind of crazy stuff I find on twitter!patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344799869066551079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-68497575659429800992011-07-20T08:18:50.657-07:002011-07-20T08:18:50.657-07:00Oh! Did you see these? Fantastic photos from the s...Oh! Did you see these? Fantastic photos from the synchro championships in Shanghai. I know you and A. will appreciate them! http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/synchronization/100109/patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344799869066551079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-74376847510549261762011-07-20T07:07:03.544-07:002011-07-20T07:07:03.544-07:00Ahhh, reminds me of my daughter's dancing. I ...Ahhh, reminds me of my daughter's dancing. I always just tell her I am glad she gets up there and does it and I don't care what her score is. It is the process that is important. And if she doesn't fall down onstage, that is a plus! Love your posts, Molly.Jorjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-55666097392341537592011-07-20T04:31:45.816-07:002011-07-20T04:31:45.816-07:00Great post....Hope your daughter has similar refle...Great post....Hope your daughter has similar reflections on this experience when she is further down the road of life.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-86160897120423762392011-07-19T21:51:43.754-07:002011-07-19T21:51:43.754-07:00Are you sure you weren't sitting by that "...Are you sure you weren't sitting by that "s**t my dad makes up" guy?<br /><br />Your English class sounded pretty cool, except for the fact that you were on pins and needles all semester.patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344799869066551079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-71585745817866191642011-07-19T21:47:18.956-07:002011-07-19T21:47:18.956-07:00Can I say that I just love that the world has croc...Can I say that I just love that the world has crochety characters like that guy even if I totally disagree with them. I've made a note to myself to employ the biggest room is the room for improvement at the next remotely applicable opportunity.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-38340169779060430572011-07-19T20:27:05.843-07:002011-07-19T20:27:05.843-07:00Great story Molly... love the connection.Great story Molly... love the connection.Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-58810672573766508462011-07-19T19:47:14.153-07:002011-07-19T19:47:14.153-07:00I wish nursing was as hard to get in as that... I...I wish nursing was as hard to get in as that... It is way to easy here - standards are low I think... I am a nurse and saw people in for the wrong reasons... rather than they wanted to be there for the right reasons...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169573229970426760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-70189684126335930992011-07-19T17:05:51.848-07:002011-07-19T17:05:51.848-07:00Maybe not a school teacher but you're a great ...Maybe not a school teacher but you're a great storyteller! There are some unpleasant people out there, but thankfully they're in the minority. They at least make for good tales to relate, and ways to reflect on our own values!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-54953526719756979112011-07-19T15:39:26.260-07:002011-07-19T15:39:26.260-07:00You are a school teacher! Of sorts, right? I loved...You are a school teacher! Of sorts, right? I loved this. That grandpa cracks me up, although if he said that to my face I would have been shocked into being offended and then only later been able to laugh at it.<br /><br />Than goodness life doesn't hinge on final grades, thank goodness.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115264225892097974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-22317765599864405362011-07-19T14:05:09.567-07:002011-07-19T14:05:09.567-07:00thankfully life doesn't hinge upon grades or a...thankfully life doesn't hinge upon grades or arbitrary systems of judgement. and i do hope your team rises from the ashes next year!amanda {the habit of being}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05612086956180841674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-11465361470742567282011-07-19T14:03:04.206-07:002011-07-19T14:03:04.206-07:00I think I might have punched him. My daughter is ...I think I might have punched him. My daughter is doing synchro this year and SHE's teaching me so much. I thought she might get uber competitive but her attitude is mature and refreshing - she's enjoying it and just wants to have fun. There's a lot of serious competition at our pool and many of the parents are just oozing testosterone. Very ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-33594099749048943212011-07-19T13:11:38.554-07:002011-07-19T13:11:38.554-07:00yeah really he said that,what kind of grandpa is h...yeah really he said that,what kind of grandpa is he for crying out loud..and hello I LOVE positive school teachers!! love,,I like your approach about the room!! youd make a great teacher :DDebbie Ehttp://www.debbsga.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-24418152165659194172011-07-19T13:02:40.919-07:002011-07-19T13:02:40.919-07:00I'm still stuck on the response you got from t...I'm still stuck on the response you got from the grandfather. Really? <br /><br />I say you are one good (blankety blank) school teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-18525883446731307122011-07-19T12:51:41.305-07:002011-07-19T12:51:41.305-07:00Great insight, molly. It brings to mind the Indig...Great insight, molly. It brings to mind the Indigo Girls song "Closer to Fine."Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833200712432797583noreply@blogger.com