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Re: Trivia question

Katherine Coble — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:35:03 -0000

Creepiest movie I've ever seen in my life.

Re: A bolt from the blue

Katherine Coble — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:20:14 -0000

That is incredible! How fantastic.

Re: Time travel

Katherine Coble — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:44:50 -0000

Well...seeing as how it's finally showed up in the aggregator at 11:15pm, I guess not.

The weird thing is that I have NO idea how to fix my RSS in Blogger, and sometimes the NiT aggregator gets me right, and sometimes there's a delay of an hour. Other times there's a delay of five or six hours.

I have yet to figure out why.

Re: Pirate Pearls

Katherine Coble — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:58:59 -0000

The 'n' and 'm' keys on my keyboard are in danger of shorting out from the drool.

Are these magic things only in Wal-Mart?

Re: Laundry annoyance

Katherine Coble — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:07:32 -0000

All the years I used a laundromat, that was the ettiquette. In fact both in college and my first apartment there were baskets there for "neglected" clean loads. I think some people actually expect others to do that if they get caught up and can't make it back.

Me, I never wanted anyone handling my clothes so I just sit in the 'mat and read a book.

Re: Disbelief loses to dat belief

Katherine Coble — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:41:12 -0000

Some of the people I respect the most are athiests. While I personally feel this is unfortunate for them, I have no problems with them holding their beliefs and understand how they arrived at them.

I DO have a problem with athiests who attempt to abridge my freedom of religion. But the problem is with the individual, not their beliefs.

Re: Don’t cry over chopped onions

Katherine Coble — Mon, 15 May 2006 11:32:28 -0000

I badly need one of these. Onions make me cry all the time.

Re: Self-portrait

Katherine Coble — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:03:55 -0000

That's quite cool!!!

Re: Preparation

Katherine Coble — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:47:54 -0000

I'll definitely keep you at the top of the prayer list.

I don't think anything in life is more basically frustrating than red-tape.

Sure, there are illnesses, financial difficulties, etc. But red-tape tops everything for the sheer lemon-juice-in-paper-cutness of it all.

Re: Blogger meet-up

Katherine Coble — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:20:07 -0000

Oh, please DO come! It'd be great to finally meet you face to face.

Re: ‘Holiday Inn’ or ‘White Christmas’?

Katherine Coble — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:37:12 -0000

Ah! The great Trivial Pursuit stumper.

It's one of those questions that you THINK is gonna be like "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?" but could actually cost you the game.

I'm proud to say that I beat my all-time rivals with this question in High School. I've had a soft spot for _Holiday Inn_ ever since.

Re: First Church of Me

Katherine Coble — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:37:45 -0000

It's funny. I just got rotated on to the P.R. Committee for my church and our task this year is to do a video. I saw this one about a year ago and forgot about it. I think I'm gonna have to send it to the other people on the committee as an example of what NOT to do. ;=p

Re: A novel approach

Katherine Coble — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:07:54 -0000

I don't dare harrass you about yours if I don't harrass myself about mine. ;-p

Re: Tired

Katherine Coble — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:35:30 -0000

...and NOW I'm hungry. ;-p

Re: Sister Aimee

Katherine Coble — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:56:42 -0000

It was opposite 'Silent Witness' on BBC America, so I'm Tivo'ng the later show at 1:00am tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to their take on the whole thing.

Re: A question

Katherine Coble — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:59:25 -0000

So we are not doomed to repeat it.

duh.

;-p

Re: The thinking blogger

Katherine Coble — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:40:39 -0000

Congratulations. You were right up there in my list. I had such trouble deciding between you and Amy.

But you're correct about the pyramiddyness of it all. My fondest wish is that everyone on my b-roll will have this by the end of the month. ;-p

Re: Lonesome Rhodes’ Cracker Barrel

Katherine Coble — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:06:52 -0000

I still swear that was Andy Griffith's best work.

Re: Julia Sweeney

Katherine Coble — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:54:01 -0000

Julia Sweeney's newfound atheism does make me very sad, but given her personal journey of the past few years it's understandable.

While I think it's her choice to exercise free will and embrace atheism, I am a little frustrated with her belief that part of being an atheist is making fun of Christians, putting down Christians as stupid, etc.

Re: Doubting Thomas

Katherine Coble — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:24:15 -0000

That is simply a WONDERFUL sermon. Great job.

Re: Sophomore improvement

Katherine Coble — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:25:22 -0000

???

There are rules for improv?

Doesn't that defeat the purpose?

Re: Grief, symbolism and gimmicks

Katherine Coble — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:39:25 -0000

FWIW, I don't think dolphin was mad.

dolphin is someone whose comments I always value because he almost always sees things the exact opposite of me and is eloquent about why. He can come off as angry, but I just think that's his way of speaking on the web.

Also, he's from Virginia and lives not too far from the school, so this is all exquisitely personal for him.

All that to say, I don't think he was mad.

Re: A Jones for Jones

Katherine Coble — Sun, 13 May 2007 22:38:33 -0000

I know this is a rationalisation, but I had sworn off sweet sodas a few months ago, going from about 40oz of Coke a day to 0.

But I absolutely LOVE Boylan's Black Cherry soda. Like Jones they're a boutique bottler who uses real cane sugar. Like Jones you can get them at Publix.

I will say that I think my body reacts differently to the cane sugar than to the corn syrup of large bottlers. I can be satisfied with one 12-oz Boylan's and not have my cravings ratchet up the way they would with Coke or Pepsi products.

Okay, so it probably IS a rationalisation. Nevertheless, I do love my Boylan's.

Never have tried Jones, although their holiday flavours (like "gravy") do make me curious.

Re: Annoyance

Katherine Coble — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:38:22 -0000

I understand the father's feelings, but I also get annoyed with the brazen selfishness of others. (Try going to Disneyworld only to have the ride experience ruined by idiots taking flash pictures or having a film-light attached to their video recorder.)

Had it been my child I would have inquired ahead of time if there would be an official video of the performance for me to purchase. If there wasn't going to be an official video I would have requested AHEAD OF TIME that the symphony organisers grant me permission to film my child's performance as both a memento and a tool for college applications.

Re: Rush job

Katherine Coble — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:03:12 -0000

You don't sound like you have a bad attitude at all. You sound like you have a frustrated and disappointed attitude.

You have something you care about very much, and you tried to not only express that caring but respect the time of others.

It hurts to be disrespected and disregarded and I imagine the scenario you describe left you feeling a bit of both. Other speakers sucked the energy out of the room and disregarded the rules.

As far as your effectiveness as a speaker, you never really can tell what others will take away. Although had I been in the audience, I'm sure I would have taken more away from your speech simply because by respecting the time of your audience you acknowledged them and their importance, thus made an impact.

And now I'm just babbling so I'll stop.

Re: Do I have a chance?

Katherine Coble — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:55:16 -0000

It's probably wrong to do something superstitious when speaking of a sermon, but I have my fingers crossed for you.

Re: ‘Doesn’t anybody ever stay together anymore?’

Katherine Coble — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:25:42 -0000

Well, were not football stars and we don't have kids. But my husbad and I have been together for twenty years. We've stayed together through two major career changes, unemployment, six startup businesses, infertility and my chronic illness. We are very much in love. Knock wood :-)

Re: Hickory Hollow Mall: An Endangered Species [Mixed Reviews By People Who Don't Live Here]

Katherine Coble — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:44:18 -0000

I think you mean tract homes

Re: in the wake of Lady E.

Katherine Coble — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:16:36 -0000

My sister and I have a similar duel going on with a kitchen timer shaped like a rooster. It crows instead of dinging. It is the most hideous thing known to man. And it went home hidden somewhere in her luggage.

It's these things that make life more interesting! ;-p

Re: house update

Katherine Coble — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:18:41 -0000

Sorry...I missed a few days and am playing catch-up. Fantastic news about the house. ESPECIALLY the "came down a few thousand dollars" part. Nothing beats that!

Can't wait to hear about your Seder.

Re: House pics and inspection

Katherine Coble — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:12:51 -0000

That house is just ADORABLE! Congratulations!

Re: rejoining the living

Katherine Coble — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:33:52 -0000

I know you're really snowed under, but I was so sorry you couldn't make the blog meet up thing. I really wanted to get to meet you!

We'll have to do it soon, once your life settles down a bit.

Re: dunkin donuts. no joke.

Katherine Coble — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:46:05 -0000

The restaurant on 21st avenue that is now Jackson's Bistro was, for many years, a Dunkin Donuts.

There was also one downtown and one on Murfreesboro Rd. The problem was that around 1992 or 1993 (?damn, I'm getting old) they changed ownership. The new franchisers would never clean the stores, never restock the merchandise and basically ran a shoddy operation. Eventually all the local stores shut down. Then another family took over the Murfreesboro Rd. location and did a good job. But they had such a hard time building the business back up because people still had the negative associaton that they eventually closed that store as well. That was maybe 2 years ago.

I think enough time has passed in the collective Nashville memory to enable people to enjoy DD again without the crap association from the old owners.

I'm sure once the Franklin store makes a good showing he'll go back to the college neighborhood at least.

Re: good sermon's draw a crowd.

Katherine Coble — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:54:41 -0000

I think the preaching is vital to the growth of the church's members, but Brian said it best. I think we all need to be more involved in the life of the church. The preaching is to feed us so that we can be strong in our involvement.

Re: An Open Letter to The Wells Church in Minneapolis

Katherine Coble — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:39:58 -0000

I understand your point.

But don't you think God is bigger than the rest of us? If God can use Balaam's ass to send his message, God can surely draw real followers from this type of event as well.

Re: The Economies of Jesus

Katherine Coble — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:49:27 -0000

The tithe is NOT Biblical to the New Testament. It is Biblical to the OT and the Old Covenant.

Re: Kraft Pulls Ads from Porn Star's Show

Katherine Coble — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:27:36 -0000

Slutty does not equal bad mother. Exploitative does.

What is more exploitative than a picture of your naked child next to you in a quasi-sexy Betti Page pout and what appears to be a black bra, all designed to draw traffic to your site and the advertisers thereon?

What is more exploitative than writing about your children's struggles and low points to score gigs in not one but two local papers?

As a libertarian I give not one damn about these things. But in this world where you all have set yourselves up as the High Court On Good Parenting, you yourself would be hoist on your own petard.

Re: Kraft Pulls Ads from Porn Star's Show

Katherine Coble — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:32:11 -0000

Some of us just think that you do better to convince by example than to sit in your corner, defined by your sense of privilege, casting stones.

Some of us also think that it's exploitative for those who have chosen to have children believe that their rights are more important the the rights of those of us who have chosen NOT to have children.

Give your child slippers instead of carpeting the world.

Re: Kraft Pulls Ads from Porn Star's Show

Katherine Coble — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:40:48 -0000

Well, I'm in a funny spot. I am a Christian. But I happen to believe that the best way to teach people about the "right" way is to let them see your life.

Do I think being a porn star is the best way to live? No. If I did, then clearly I would, myself, be getting mad bucks for the Reverse Cowgirl.

Do I think involving one's children in one's highly sexed life style is the best of ideas? No. I don't.

Do I think all reality shows featuring children are an abhorrent exercise in grabbing for the cash? You bet I do.

That's why I won't watch any of these shows.

But I'm still remembering what it was like to go hungry, to have parents always worried about money, to have to decide between clean underwear and heat and light. So I make it my business to not take away other people's business UNLESS they are deceiving people. (i.e. our local homeless guy lying about his financial circumstances to compel reader donations; the Gosselins lying about their financial circumstances to compel donations.)

To me, when you interfere with a parent's livelihood you are quite possibly taking food and shelter from their children and therefore corrupting any possible position of advocacy you may have had.

That's why I don't go in for boycotts.

Because I personally believe, as a libertarian, that coercion through force, even if it is the force majeur of financial manipulation, is wrong.

Re: Kraft Pulls Ads from Porn Star's Show

Katherine Coble — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:46:21 -0000

I don't read often; not because of any dislike of you personally but because I don't have kids and therefore have little to add to the majority of discussions here.

The reason I'm being vocal about this particular issue is because I see it as bullying; the same way I see the SBC boycott of Disney for hiring gays or the right-wing boycott of Wal-Mart for thinking about selling the Plan B pill.

I appreciate the disucssion because it is helping me articulate what was at first a gut reaction to your first tweet on the issue.

And again, I don't care about your banner or your posts or your columns insofar as finding them offensive. I'm just pointing out to those here that to others what they deem suitable may be viewed as offensive.