Disqus - Latest Comments for Robbie McDonald

Re: Nice Threads You Got There

Robbie McDonald — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:44:52 -0000

Well said! The reply versus forward blunder strikes a chord for me. Your timing is perfect because I had just myspace-messaged a friend to ask for their snail mail account. I'm back into letter writing and finding it therapeutic. Email generally seems to be done in a hurry whereas letter writing gives me time to ruminate.

Re: You Know Too Much

Robbie McDonald — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:48:14 -0000

Oh dear. Now I'm wanting to erase some of those tidbits. And, yes, knowing what someone presents as his or herself in an online profile is quite different from shaking his or her hand. Online dating anyone? In-the-flesh communications are many times removed from cyber varieties. Maybe it's just the absence of pheromones. Would some scratch and sniff method prove useful?

Re: Only On Sundays

Robbie McDonald — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:17:45 -0000

Oh dear. I hadn't thought about all of this, so busy was I taking my Geritol and wondering whether I'm a baby boomer of Gen X. I'm on the cusp, but I've already experienced the tingling in my mouse hand and a tendency to view documents in a magnified form. I was given a great video Ipod, but I don't have the desire to use it. It's not that it's beyond me so much as I just like the sound of vinyl. I'm I anti-technology or a purist? Ophelia, as per usual, gives me food for thought. I look forward to this column as the writer never fails to get my brain juices flowing (and, at my age, that's a good thing... )

Re: The Dinosaurs Of Tomorrow

Robbie McDonald — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:33:40 -0000

Yes indeed. Evolution is all about adaptability. Prediction one is a given if the planet is to thrive. Prediction two: hooray! Less clothes=better social life. A hemp thong? Why not?

As for prediction three, I for one would sorely miss this blog! I do, however, agree that real-world relationships will always supplant cyber ones. At least I hope so. Online friends should make a pointing of real-worlding these relationships. Otherwise, we become weirdos.

Re: The Dead Mail Department

Robbie McDonald — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:58:02 -0000

My, what a wicked sense of humor you have. This is all too surreal, but also makes a lot of sense. Excellent!

Re: Anatomy Of A Coffee Stain

Robbie McDonald — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:23:08 -0000

I especially love the eHarmony part! You're cracking me up. In Ireland, it was tea leaves all the way, but I love this. The spider sandwich reminded me of how I once bit into a dried fig to find I had eaten half a beatle.