tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post5561282905121064232..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Where there's a will....nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74364980900558811962014-12-22T06:23:49.065+00:002014-12-22T06:23:49.065+00:00Agent: Yes, it's easy to give up on something ...Agent: Yes, it's easy to give up on something when you're feeling knackered and despondent.<br /><br />Thanks! I couldn't let Keith get away with that one, it was such a typical male misreading.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-39894851411592860072014-12-22T00:28:18.996+00:002014-12-22T00:28:18.996+00:00I think I have a fair amount of determination/tena...I think I have a fair amount of determination/tenacity. But like anyone, I can get worn out and let go sometimes.<br /><br />And thanks for your more accurate read on why a woman says "fine" in arguments. "Fine" can also be roughly translated as, "Its not fine at all but you're being an ass and I'm not wasting my time arguing with you."Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62952931522281748692014-12-21T21:59:19.858+00:002014-12-21T21:59:19.858+00:00Liz: I hope your determination lasts and you get t...Liz: I hope your determination lasts and you get to Malaysia. I'm sure there's no need for anxiety and you'll have a great time.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60611032977434217902014-12-21T20:38:09.436+00:002014-12-21T20:38:09.436+00:00We hope to visit Younger Son in Malaysia next year...We hope to visit Younger Son in Malaysia next year and the reasons why I am anxious about that are too many to list - but I am determined! Some things warrant determination; others don't. We just need to know which is which.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17385777093175909712014-12-20T21:35:23.307+00:002014-12-20T21:35:23.307+00:00Bijoux: Me too. If I don't care, then nothing&...Bijoux: Me too. If I don't care, then nothing's going to happen.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37142269872384687412014-12-20T19:26:13.404+00:002014-12-20T19:26:13.404+00:00I have willpower only if I care about something. H...I have willpower only if I care about something. Ha!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60238105246841407632014-12-20T13:24:44.031+00:002014-12-20T13:24:44.031+00:00Ramana: A good policy. There's no need to be d...Ramana: A good policy. There's no need to be determined about anything at your age. Hang loose, chill out, smell the coffee etc.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82322744000508248652014-12-20T12:21:39.603+00:002014-12-20T12:21:39.603+00:00My problem is to find something to find intertesti...My problem is to find something to find intertesting enough to be determined about. I have not found such a project in a long long time so I have learnt to simply drift and enjoy the motion.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-3553592535129125892014-12-20T07:42:41.614+00:002014-12-20T07:42:41.614+00:00Keith: Your anti-woman tendency is showing again! ...Keith: Your anti-woman tendency is showing again! A woman says "fine" not because she's losing the argument but because she knows there's no point in arguing any more when no one's giving an inch and tempers are getting frayed. And a man might very well say "fine" for exactly the same reason.<br /><br />I'm just sorry you still feel so bitter and bereft about the end of your marriage.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5383892967520113782014-12-19T23:39:45.606+00:002014-12-19T23:39:45.606+00:00I'm the type who, when I've made my mind u...I'm the type who, when I've made my mind up about something, I stick to my guns to the bitter end.<br /><br />When my ex wife was losing an argument with me she used to say "Fine!" and walk away.<br /><br />Now 'Fine' is used when a woman wants to end a conversation that she knows she is losing. She doesn't want to talk to you anymore and is annoyed.keithhttp://earlshilton.org.uk/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-14521138191730546792014-12-19T19:44:50.032+00:002014-12-19T19:44:50.032+00:00www: I suppose some of the motivation is desire, b...www: I suppose some of the motivation is desire, but at other times it's just sheer tenacity. I'm simply determined to do something whatever the factors trying to hold me back.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19670391434516707972014-12-19T18:01:18.205+00:002014-12-19T18:01:18.205+00:00Desire can outweigh fear and inhibitions. Any time...Desire can outweigh fear and inhibitions. Any time.<br /><br />Isn't that what you're trying to say?<br /><br />Of course the resources and the ability have to be there. By ability I mean health & wealth of course.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-7504145692129105842014-12-19T07:16:27.776+00:002014-12-19T07:16:27.776+00:00Susie: Only in cases of strict necessity, then? Ot...Susie: Only in cases of strict necessity, then? Otherwise you just follow your emotions?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8465801626064212172014-12-18T23:58:16.299+00:002014-12-18T23:58:16.299+00:00I have a lot of willpower. Unfortunately I don'...I have a lot of willpower. Unfortunately I don't choose to use it very often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-54608691541733643892014-12-18T16:13:21.541+00:002014-12-18T16:13:21.541+00:00Helen: Or as the song has it, Keep on truckin'...Helen: Or as the song has it, Keep on truckin' mama....<br /><br />The mounds of useless paperwork one has to contend with seem to keep on growing, despite all the hype about a paperless society.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-9027916681408955052014-12-18T13:52:58.618+00:002014-12-18T13:52:58.618+00:00What's the phrase...just keep buggering on.......What's the phrase...just keep buggering on....<br /><br />That's what I seem to do...wade through the mounds of useless paperwork to try to find the needle in the haystack that will help me achieve what I want.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30509210444098489102014-12-18T07:38:20.127+00:002014-12-18T07:38:20.127+00:00Jean: I hadn't heard that one! I do tend to sa...Jean: I hadn't heard that one! I do tend to save problems till the next day if it's late in the evening. I know I'm too tired to focus on anything properly until I've slept.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86752868746352704482014-12-18T07:19:00.085+00:002014-12-18T07:19:00.085+00:00I'm afraid that reminds me of the joke, "...I'm afraid that reminds me of the joke, "Work is precious, so we should save some for tomorrow."<br /><br />When I have a problem to solve I can be too tenacious and stick with it instead of going to bed. I'm not very good about saving it until tomorrow. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66978848622679637722014-12-17T15:23:57.890+00:002014-12-17T15:23:57.890+00:00Ursula: Definitely not a saint, and nothing remote...Ursula: Definitely not a saint, and nothing remotely approaching it, ha ha. And as I was saying (or at least implying) willpower can go too far and do more harm than good. Mr Hitler for example.<br /><br />Oh, there are plenty of major obstacles that all the willpower in the world can't overcome. Like government bureaucracy or blizzards. Or my own chronic inability to multi-task or cook anything at all complicated.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62373296612537861192014-12-17T15:08:01.925+00:002014-12-17T15:08:01.925+00:00You are a saint, Nick, even if you say so yourself...You are a saint, Nick, even if you say so yourself.<br /><br />Quick query: What of a big fat giant monster OBSTACLE standing in your way instead of the "minor" ones you are referring to and so effortlessly overcome?<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com