Comments on: Personal Learning Curves http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:21:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary (MPJ) http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13625 Mary (MPJ) Fri, 23 May 2008 23:00:43 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13625 That is brave. My son is not brave enough to go there -- it is long pants only and always for us. That is brave. My son is not brave enough to go there — it is long pants only and always for us.

]]> By: Leanne http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13452 Leanne Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:52 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13452 Well, naked is still preferrred, followed by only underpants, followed by shorts...you see the pattern. Patrick's getting more aware of the weather lately though and that is helping. Sorry I've been out of the bloggy world a lot lately. Patrick almost hurt himself very very badly and my heart is still recovering. Also dealing with some serious aggressiveness that I've never seen before. *sigh* I'm reading as much as I can but not blogging or commmenting very much I'm afraid. Well, naked is still preferrred, followed by only underpants, followed by shorts…you see the pattern. Patrick’s getting more aware of the weather lately though and that is helping. Sorry I’ve been out of the bloggy world a lot lately. Patrick almost hurt himself very very badly and my heart is still recovering. Also dealing with some serious aggressiveness that I’ve never seen before. *sigh* I’m reading as much as I can but not blogging or commmenting very much I’m afraid.

]]> By: Joeymom http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13435 Joeymom Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:38 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13435 Joey loves those longer shorts and clamdiggers. Perhaps clamdiggers is an east coast thing, though. He hates lots of fabric, but I think he likes his knees covered. :P Lands End shorts work very well. Joey loves those longer shorts and clamdiggers. Perhaps clamdiggers is an east coast thing, though. He hates lots of fabric, but I think he likes his knees covered. :P Lands End shorts work very well.

]]> By: Bonnie http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13422 Bonnie Mon, 12 May 2008 19:22:33 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13422 I fortunately can't comment on the short issue as he has no big clothes issues other than the tags better be out and no wetness allowed. However, I had to comment on your first bit about how funny Americans are. Do you know what's funnier than Americans in America? Americans in England trying to act English! A couple a few years back we went to a wedding in Cumbria with some acquintances (New Yorkers actually, figures) that really felt that they fit right in with the other Brits there, but oddly, the Brits didn't want to fit in with their corny forced accent and knowledge of all things England. They liked us yokles from Michigan, and we had great times with the natives. Who knows, they may have been getting some laughs at our expense but we didn't really care, we were usually drunk! I fortunately can’t comment on the short issue as he has no big clothes issues other than the tags better be out and no wetness allowed. However, I had to comment on your first bit about how funny Americans are. Do you know what’s funnier than Americans in America? Americans in England trying to act English! A couple a few years back we went to a wedding in Cumbria with some acquintances (New Yorkers actually, figures) that really felt that they fit right in with the other Brits there, but oddly, the Brits didn’t want to fit in with their corny forced accent and knowledge of all things England. They liked us yokles from Michigan, and we had great times with the natives. Who knows, they may have been getting some laughs at our expense but we didn’t really care, we were usually drunk!

]]> By: Expatmum http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13421 Expatmum Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:11 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13421 Ah bless. Yes, I've had the 911 calling thing happen here. My little one rang it then put the phone down, so they called back. Even when I told them what happened, they insisted on talking to him; when they established that he wasn't in any danger from a parent, they gave him a right old talking to. Hasn't done it again! Ah bless. Yes, I’ve had the 911 calling thing happen here. My little one rang it then put the phone down, so they called back. Even when I told them what happened, they insisted on talking to him; when they established that he wasn’t in any danger from a parent, they gave him a right old talking to. Hasn’t done it again!

]]> By: Julie L. http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13417 Julie L. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:27:43 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13417 In my Mid-Michigan college town I usually spot at least one pair of shorts on a young adult in the middle of winter each year!!. Sometimes they are baggy with the elastic and tops of boxers or briefs peaking out at the waist line! In my college days in the early 90s, white socks with sandals were in style, but fortunately it's not a common trend anymore. As for the unappropriate 911 calls, we are up to three calls for the year and several unsuccessful attempts due to my quick interventions (racing like mad to click the reciever down). However, we haven't had visits or fines yet. Just call backs from the dispatch to make sure everything at my house was OK. In my Mid-Michigan college town I usually spot at least one pair of shorts on a young adult in the middle of winter each year!!. Sometimes they are baggy with the elastic and tops of boxers or briefs peaking out at the waist line! In my college days in the early 90s, white socks with sandals were in style, but fortunately it’s not a common trend anymore.

As for the unappropriate 911 calls, we are up to three calls for the year and several unsuccessful attempts due to my quick interventions (racing like mad to click the reciever down). However, we haven’t had visits or fines yet. Just call backs from the dispatch to make sure everything at my house was OK.

]]> By: Casdok http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13416 Casdok Mon, 12 May 2008 15:05:13 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13416 Life certainly is a huge learning curve, and even better when you can laugh! Life certainly is a huge learning curve, and even better when you can laugh!

]]> By: Bad mommy http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13415 Bad mommy Mon, 12 May 2008 14:54:54 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13415 For once in our sensorily traumatized lives, we had managed to transition from pants to shorts without tears and screaming. OF course, that transition was immediately followed by an unseasonal cold spell. Would somebody please put me out of my sartorial misery? Dearie, if you thought that the Californians were funny, you should definitely take a short trip through Texas. We are flipping hysterical. The difference is, of course, that the Californians do take themselves EXTREMELY seriously. Texans manage to laugh at ourselves a little more. We're fond of kitsch, and we like to do things completely over the top - in what can somehow be both deadpan and ironic fashion. Figuring out when some Texans are pulling your leg is a lifelong task. But it is amusing. Oh and in Texas - mounted police are alive and well. But they infrequently make house calls. For once in our sensorily traumatized lives, we had managed to transition from pants to shorts without tears and screaming. OF course, that transition was immediately followed by an unseasonal cold spell. Would somebody please put me out of my sartorial misery?

Dearie, if you thought that the Californians were funny, you should definitely take a short trip through Texas. We are flipping hysterical. The difference is, of course, that the Californians do take themselves EXTREMELY seriously. Texans manage to laugh at ourselves a little more. We’re fond of kitsch, and we like to do things completely over the top – in what can somehow be both deadpan and ironic fashion. Figuring out when some Texans are pulling your leg is a lifelong task. But it is amusing.

Oh and in Texas – mounted police are alive and well. But they infrequently make house calls.

]]> By: andrea http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13414 andrea Mon, 12 May 2008 13:38:30 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13414 I love spring as much as any gardener. But I find sleep evades me even more -- a cotton sheet and thin (home-made) quilt are so light that I just cannot settle down to sleep. So the heavy wool blanket is still on, and will remain on until it is just too warm. I love spring as much as any gardener. But I find sleep evades me even more — a cotton sheet and thin (home-made) quilt are so light that I just cannot settle down to sleep. So the heavy wool blanket is still on, and will remain on until it is just too warm.

]]> By: jams o donnell http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/comment-page-1/#comment-13413 jams o donnell Mon, 12 May 2008 12:48:02 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/05/personal-learning-curves/#comment-13413 I had the opposite in action years back with a Californian significant other. London, our scatalogical humour and so on left her somewhat bemused. She simply could not understand that anyone could declare with pride they were off to for number twos (but not quite put that way!) or that putting clingflim over a toilet seat could be remotely funny! THat said we still remain friends. She is back in SoCal, married with two great kids. I had the opposite in action years back with a Californian significant other. London, our scatalogical humour and so on left her somewhat bemused. She simply could not understand that anyone could declare with pride they were off to for number twos (but not quite put that way!) or that putting clingflim over a toilet seat could be remotely funny!

THat said we still remain friends. She is back in SoCal, married with two great kids.

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