[lit-ideas] Re: Opinion needed
- From: "Julie Krueger" <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:03:42 -0500
Paul, David -- obviously you're a couple of good men. Matzel Tov.
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:54 PM, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> On Oct 12, 2008, at 8:34 PM, Julie Krueger wrote:
>
> Ignoring Paul Stone's clear claim to gold in and above the ground, I list:
>
>>
>>
>> (p.s. -- want to tally up what a year's expenditure would be for:
>>
>> personal tutor to 2 children-- my task
>> chef--mine
>> janitor--mine
>> launderer--nope, DIY
>> personal shopper--split
>> secretary--nope
>> interior decorator--yup
>> automatic alarm & reminder system--nope
>> individual scheduler--nope
>> artist as needed--yup
>> nurse--nope
>> seamstress--yup
>> zookeeper/veterinarian--yup
>> chauffeur--that's me
>> event coordinator==split
>> party planner--split
>> bookkeeper/accountant--yup
>>
>
> and there follows
>
> gardener
> cleaner of gutters and roof
> maintenance of all vehicles, property and machinery
> buyer of books, boats, brooms, brussel sprouts, bagpipes, blossoms, beer
> bringer of art and taker away of fluff
>
>
>
>
> and so on.
>
> The point is that we all deserve moments of appreciation,
> and forgiveness. I was very skeptical when PNCA hosted the Forgiveness
> Project and spoke against hosting. But on Yom Kippur I had to advise my
> daughter, and I found myself reaching for what Desmond Tutu says about
> forgiveness being a form of self interest.
>
> http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/stories/desmond-tutu
>
> And why on earth does the world have advise, advice and advize and still
> not know how to resolve the financial crisis? Geary probably could tell us
> that it's a party issue, or absence thereof, but he's likely asleep at this
> hour.
>
> http://www.advize.nl/
> http://learnenglish.ecenglish.com/lessons/how-advise-someone-not-do-
> something
>
> David Ritchie,
> Portland, Oregon
>
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