Daily Ponderance

In response to:Language

2007-06-12T20:11:34+02:00

I totally agree! English US is always default, yet it's not a language! They can't even spell, hehe.

Go you and your coolness!

In response to:Language

2006-04-14T14:07:16+02:00

Maybe we could say it was an American usage of English but you might be able to make a case that it is a form of pidgin English. It has a polyglot vocabulary and the different kinds of pidgin English have preserved the basic grammatical features of English, at the same time incorporating a number of non-English syntactical characteristics.

The great majority of words in pidgin English are of English origin usually with Malay, Chinese, and Portuguese elements - I have little idea where most Americanisms originated, but similar principles seem to apply - though a linguist would no doubt argue that your original point re: regional variations was more kosher - even though America is not a region of anywhere...

Interesting..:)

In response to:Friendship..what does it mean?

2006-04-13T20:46:21+02:00

I only read the first sentence 'cos I can't6 be botered reading it. SORRY :D. But I can say hi to you. See ya

lifes a grave, dig it

In response to:Friendship..what does it mean?

2006-04-12T03:05:55+02:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, which have made me very happy to admit that I too have very few friends and have had few friends over the years.

Yes, we are both on track with this one!

In response to:Have You Ever?

2006-04-10T23:44:57+02:00

Many thanks for the kind words, much appreciated :)

In response to:Have You Ever?

2006-04-10T20:53:51+02:00

Thank you for sharing your very well expressed thoughts. Your description of a typical street as we find it today, is truly a masterpiece - thank you once again.

In response to:Why Am I Here, What is it all For..Ever Wondered?

2006-04-09T22:50:17+02:00

'KO HUM' it is said in Indian philosophy. Which means 'who am I?' Its dificult to realise 'the' purpose of life and when we think we have found the clue we soon realise its meaninglessness.
Better to not to go in grand design and stick to what is apparent, here and controllable as Buddha preached.

In response to:Why Am I Here, What is it all For..Ever Wondered?

2006-04-09T22:37:50+02:00

So true, I've often thought of these questions. Life is about the choices we make, not the chances we take.

In response to:Today is a Good Day.

2006-04-09T21:42:29+02:00

I was a bit sceptical at first when I heard about it,but being a crime buff I had to give it a whirl,glad I did now.

In response to:Today is a Good Day.

2006-04-09T21:31:24+02:00

Yup definitely an excellant show with a great cast, clever stories and funny to boot.

In response to:Why Am I Here, What is it all For..Ever Wondered?

2006-04-09T21:28:45+02:00

Life is a learning curve from when we come into it untill we leave ( if we leave) It is what we do with what we learn that makes the difference to us as people.

In response to:Today is a Good Day.

2006-04-09T21:26:59+02:00

I love NCIS,CSI with a difference,brilliant.

In response to:Why Am I Here, What is it all For..Ever Wondered?

2006-04-09T21:16:57+02:00

Well put. Life is itself. No grand meaning required. Agree with that 100%.

In response to:Do Differences..Really Matter?

2006-04-04T02:46:08+02:00

You nana is a wise lady, my compliments to her and also to you, her grandchild for listening to her wisdom and carrying it with you through life ;)

In response to:Do Differences..Really Matter?

2006-04-04T02:42:23+02:00

Dude You are so right
My Nana allways used to say to Me
treat others like You would like to be treated

In response to:Playtesting

2006-04-04T01:52:17+02:00

Roleplaying Games that I playtest for are the pen and paper variety played with a group of people a rule book, some pencils, paper and dice. These games are set in Fantasy worlds like the Lord of the Rings or Science Fiction universe like Star Wars. Roleplaying games are fun, educational and help expand your imagination, vocabulary, understanding of history, social skills, problem solving abilities. They are a fantastic tool for teaching kids and adults alike the difference between right and wrong as these games frequently involve doing heroic deeds, hunting down wrongdoers or righting injustices. RPG's (abbrev) are food for the imagination.

Roleplaying Games as a term refer to a genre of games whereby the player(s) take on the role of individuals within a story, most often the hero and you make choices and decisions in that role in order to complete some task or objective. Roleplaying Games are an odd category of games where there is no "winner", indeed it is the story and your actions in the role you play that are the point of the game. The best sort of escapism.

I suspect you are right that in the long run the companies and the corporations that produce such games that I playtest for will care little about my grievances.

But one of the few certainties any of us have is that nothing will change if we stay silent and simply accept things when they are wrong, unjust or unfair.. better to be a ram than a sheep as it were.

In response to:Playtesting

2006-04-04T01:33:11+02:00

I don't really understand this, but right on!! You go, guy! Are these on line games? I'm guessing not, since you talk about a book. My son plays on line games hooked up to the TV where there are other people in the game from all over the world. They are mostly killing games, which is a hoot, because he is not violent really. And in these games you can hear the other players and you are on teams and you talk to each other in real time, right while you're playing. He loves it, but I don't think he'd be interested in testing any. I don't think your complaints will do much good. I have noticed that corporations give worse and worse customer service and are mostly unavailable now and unresponsive to consumer complaints. I guess because there are so many consumers now and everything is so automated they don't mind if they lose some customers.

In response to:Just when you thought you'd hit bottom...you find another step..

2006-04-03T14:52:38+02:00

My thanks,

I think i've covered all the "serious" issues of the moment and will probably try and find some other topics to blog about until the next crisis arises heh.. god forbid.

Treasure your mother, you only get one ;)

In response to:Just when you thought you'd hit bottom...you find another step..

2006-04-03T14:49:06+02:00

Thanks for the kind words, I hope they find a cause of her pains too, it does seem too extreme to be psychological but the doctors are fast running out of avenues they have not explored. Myself I suspect it is a little of both, damage and trauma caused by her fall, compounded by a reaction to the cocktail fo drugs she was on in hospital. She does have her waiting to die days though so for me and my father who helps out as much as possible it is as much a battle to keep her spirits up as it is for her to deal with the pain.

I have one sibling an older brother, however as much as I love him except for occasional emergencies with which he would drop everything and come running, he's fairly useless at the follow up when things are less urgent. This is probably unfair on him as he has a wife, four kids of his own, and a job that allows him to see his own family pretty rarely. But pretty much since he lost the availability of my mother as a ready babysitter communication between us and them has been predominantly one side i.e only speak when we phone or visit them. His wife, my sister-in-law is better as far as checking to see how everyone is though, so I imagine he gets the news in a round about fashion. Since all this started though he has only visited three times however, which is somethign I struggle to comprehend. I should note however he was fairly useless at staying in touch before she was ill, so it isn't so much a new development its just who he is.

In response to:Just when you thought you'd hit bottom...you find another step..

2006-04-03T05:56:58+02:00

Very interesting blog. Very well written. And, of course, very moving. I'll make a point of going round to see my Mum on the way home from work tonight. Keep blogging. And, good luck with everything.

In response to:Just when you thought you'd hit bottom...you find another step..

2006-04-03T03:53:43+02:00

Your mother is lucky to have you, and you are lucky to feel as you do about her. My mother, who I never liked, lives with my older daughter. She is 93 and quite helpless. She used to like to work crossword puzzles and read romance novels and she would never miss her shows on TV, but now she just sits in a chair or lays in a bed and waits to die. Seeing her confirmed in me my determination to never live to be old enough not to be able to do anything about it.

I hope that they do find a cause for your mother's pain and can treat it. Surely it sounds too extreme to be psychological. I wish you both well and tell your mother I am hoping good things for her and that she is fortunate in the son she has. Have you siblings?

In response to:The Fickle Finger of Fate

2006-04-03T01:44:45+02:00

All part of the learning curve that is life I guess :)

Some of the turns you NEVER see coming though..for good or ill.

In response to:The Fickle Finger of Fate

2006-04-03T01:37:35+02:00

lol

surburbian scandal's

hidden behind closed doors

better than fiction any day

In response to:The Fickle Finger of Fate

2006-04-03T01:28:01+02:00

Definitely...

I always used to think the like of Jerry Springer and the folks you saw on it were far fetched, but truth of the matter is such dramatic events are always just a blink away :)

In response to:The Fickle Finger of Fate

2006-04-03T01:17:22+02:00

lifes one big soap opera aint it

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