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Re: New Design, New Me

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:57:05 -0000

Our blogs are our virtual homes so should absolutely be customized; way to go! The colors are great & the logo's perfect.. (|_|*to new beginnings*|_|)

Re: Beatrice Dobbs Carter – Onto Her True Life

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:15:25 -0000

I'm reposting my comment from FriendFeed as I would've commented here instead had you written this yet. ~_^

Having recently lost my G'ma, who was a 2nd mother to me, I'm especially feeling your family's hurt but honored to know of Bea; what a life, what a family.. Perhaps the post I wrote for my G'ma this Mothers' Day, soon after losing her, will offer something that resonates – http://coffeesister.net/you... ~_~

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
“A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” –Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Re: Dear Eldest

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:04:50 -0000

Take it from someone who was a teenage alcoholic, we continue because we can & never question that we can while we are; alcoholism mixed w/the audacity of youth creates an even stronger sense of being indestructible (not to mention uniquely justified). Even if you could help him stop, no matter how long it lasted, it would NOT be lasting for true change is impossible til sought by the one changing. Right you are that consequences are key — for me, it was not graduating that slowed me down long enough to disprove the need to drink (as much) to function. By the grace of God, that then led to my one & only bad (to me) experience w/drinking which opened the door to doubt — just enough to accept a challenge much like the one you're now giving your son.

I desperately love the line, "pain is the only pathway to a life of constructive living instead of the self-destructive bent you’ve been on." One of the bonuses but difficulties of being the kind of mom you (& mine) are is that ability to see your children as we could be, not necessarily as we are. You've seen the proof on my blog that my mom & I have been restored to each other; she's also the reason I wasn't even more self-destructive. Trust me, you've already made a difference. However, he's the only one that can fertilize the seed you've planted & fed. My mum & I do celebrate my recovery as another birthday — I began my new life 11 August 1986 & was damn excited the year, not too long ago, that I'd lived as long since as before.

Here's a poem I wrote on my 22nd REbirthday: Rebirth

(|_|*to new beginnings*|_|)
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." ~ William James

PS: I'm not only Momma's eldest but it was 'her & I against the world' at the beginning. Take heart. Consider yourself hugged..

Re: Better Blog Engagement A-Z

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:17:11 -0000

Here's a hopefully handy tip for you, Lolly. ^_^ I'm in no way connected to this handiness (beyond happy user ~_^) but enjoy my reader much more as of its use; The Firefox add-on, "Better GReader," displays posts inline.. https://addons.mozilla.org/...

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
“The best effect of any [blog] is that it excites the reader to self activity.” ~ Thomas Carlyle

PS: I do love these ABCs, Mike, thanx! ~_~

Re: Are you a Jackie, a Marilyn, or someone else?

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:04:54 -0000

I've yet to take the quiz but WOW.. I seem to be a Bette too! It's amazing how accurate this list is for me as well. Remember, I told you I felt right at home in your head!? ~_^

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
"I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless, volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable... I suppose I'm larger than life." - Bette Davis

Re: Constant Comment

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:52:11 -0000

When you commented on my poem's mention of tea parties that you were off to write, little did I know how wonderful the result would be. I suspected.. Yet, this goes beyond imaginings, beyond stirings, beyond my own ability to remember so I shall just let it steep. Steep, while I wish for white-socked geishas here too. Poor girls, they'll need multiple pairs! O_O

http://coffeesister.net/200...

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.” ~ Thich Nat Hahn

Re: Things my mother taught me

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:19:26 -0000

Actions do speak louder than words & it's phenomenal how your mom backed her actions up w/words that made sense. It's evident you're proud of her & have done her proud; she taught you to stand on your own two feet yet always remained close by for support.

Thank you for this peek into your mutual strength, caring, connectivity & creativity! My mum & I express those traits differently but share them w/you. ^_^ Your mom is reminiscent of my G'ma, who helped raise me, & I'll be doing a post about her soon. For today, I had so much I could say, I kept it short & true:

http://coffeesister.net/200...
(|_|*cheers*|_|) @coffeesister ~_^

Re: Twitter 101: Clarifying The Rules For Newbies

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:28:00 -0000

YES! That's precisely part of the brilliance of Twitter.. If only this same concept were applied more elsewhere!? Be it our blogs or "real life" (ha), we should by all means follow (God forbid) tried & true 'rules' til we hit our stride THEN go for broke! Break the mold & discover your own voice. ^_^

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." ~ E. E. Cummings

Re: I'm Loose. You Lose.

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:19:43 -0000

I feel better already, now how do we make your blog mandatory reading? Before losing sight of this loose lesson tho', tho't I'd encourage everyone not to let correct word usage get lost - even if meanings are loosely used - when loosing one's creativity (not to be confused w/losing one's mind). It's also important not to confuse those last two options for it's sad but possible to lose your creativity but setting your mind loose may involve surgery.

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
You'll never LOSE me as a reader, no matter how LOOSE your posts get! ~_^

PS: HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY, OLGA! Keep that uplifting & never loose-fitting humor overflowing..

Re: Sex Education French Style: Lesson 2

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:26:42 -0000

While the girls are eating their way thru their neuroses, the boys are struggling w/timing.. Better to have not yet lusted or lusted & failed one cannot help but ask!? The edumatainment continues as I anxiously await answers..

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
"Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part." ~ Aimee Mullins

Re: Sex Education French Style: Lesson 1

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:21:42 -0000

*trying to stop laughing long enough to type* Whew, okay, well, this is actually pretty damn honest too which is fandamntastic but OMG! I've been looking forward to the reveal since you tweeted its find & it's better (as in simultaneously worse ~_^) than I even imagined. Thanx for the edumatainment. ^_^

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
"Don't have sex, man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them." ~ Steve Martin

Re: Where Would You Go If Twitter Disappeared?

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:54:29 -0000

Without Twitter, I'd once again be reliant on a mashup of IM, feeds & social-bookmarking.. I'd no doubt try to make up the difference w/FriendFeed but would still be waiting & seeing since nothing else matches Twitter in community & variety of input. So, enough w/the scary tho'ts already!? ^_^

(|_|*cheers*|_|) @coffeesister
"I am a part of all that I have met." ~ Alfred Tennyson

Re: Random Wisdom Generator

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:25:38 -0000

Twas ever so kind of you to provide the perfect complement to this week's online finds.. My own sign, in turn, complements yours ever so well: Pour Fast, Sip Slow, Drink Deeply!

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
http://coffeesister.net/200...

PS: Of course, now I'm addicted to refreshing my site. @_@

Re: Bitter Twitter Titter Twatter?

Dorian aka coffeesister |_|) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:23:40 -0000

Laughing too hard to actually add anything (except alliteration, apparently) of interest.. C'est la vie! ^_^

(|_|*cheers*|_|)
“The dancing pair that simply sought renown,
By holding out to tire each other down;
The swain mistrustless of his smutted face,
While secret laughter titter'd round the place;
The bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,
The matrons glance that would those looks reprove:
These were thy charms, sweet village; sports like these,
With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please;
These were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,
These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled.”
~ Oliver Goldsmith, "Deserted Village"