tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post6113730466849252130..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Skill shortagenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-65013775865752059312020-05-12T17:00:04.389+01:002020-05-12T17:00:04.389+01:00Ms Scarlet: With that glowing recommendation, I sh...Ms Scarlet: With that glowing recommendation, I shall have to take a look....nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77443977259064726522020-05-12T14:10:05.412+01:002020-05-12T14:10:05.412+01:00Killing Eve is wonderful, Nick! Completely bonkers...Killing Eve is wonderful, Nick! Completely bonkers escapism, though I read the other day that the killings in the series are actually based on real assassinations!<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44864956798862043122020-05-10T09:22:16.944+01:002020-05-10T09:22:16.944+01:00Liz: No, we haven't seen Killing Eve. If it...Liz: No, we haven't seen Killing Eve. If it's a bit of a struggle to follow, I think we'll keep away from it! Whatever happened to simple, straightforward plots?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27762459566236505942020-05-09T20:55:18.316+01:002020-05-09T20:55:18.316+01:00I think I ticked everything in your list - althoug...I think I ticked everything in your list - although I have written novels, the merits of which are uncertain. Are you watching Killing Eve? I am really struggling keeping up with this series.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-47421002592748260342020-05-09T08:39:15.890+01:002020-05-09T08:39:15.890+01:00Kylie: You reckon? In what way exactly?Kylie: You reckon? In what way exactly?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38689774340097146782020-05-09T08:31:07.267+01:002020-05-09T08:31:07.267+01:00Joared: Oh definitely a response to a feeling of i...Joared: Oh definitely a response to a feeling of inferiority or insecurity. Glad you don't see me as pretentious!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48431115547019125772020-05-09T08:29:03.490+01:002020-05-09T08:29:03.490+01:00Mary: Very true. But as I say, I'm not bothere...Mary: Very true. But as I say, I'm not bothered about it, it's just an observation.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46041563234310708142020-05-09T06:25:46.276+01:002020-05-09T06:25:46.276+01:00That’s what I was thinking prompts pretentiousness...That’s what I was thinking prompts pretentiousness sometimes but didn't say in my comment — feelings of inferiority, insecurity maybe. Or maybe, it’s simply a matter of being over-confident on some matters. I don’t think all pretentious people feel superior, though some may. I don’t perceive you as being pretentious. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5508041783827871052020-05-09T00:19:23.279+01:002020-05-09T00:19:23.279+01:00There's always someone that's going to be ...There's always someone that's going to be better than you at something.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82574432628155358602020-05-08T22:10:19.999+01:002020-05-08T22:10:19.999+01:00She's right you're ever in "journalis...She's right you're ever in "journalist" modekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733888108530605722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42371369026137696662020-05-08T20:57:41.988+01:002020-05-08T20:57:41.988+01:00Agent: Fair enough!Agent: Fair enough!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-14752792035355362742020-05-08T18:15:50.150+01:002020-05-08T18:15:50.150+01:00Even that concerns me not at all. Nobody can be go...Even that concerns me not at all. Nobody can be good at everything. I'm content to be decent enough at a number of things.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41799998775811644882020-05-08T13:32:06.256+01:002020-05-08T13:32:06.256+01:00Agent: The word inferior is a misleading one. I do...Agent: The word inferior is a misleading one. I don't feel inferior in a general sense i.e. that other people are all better than me. I only feel inferior in the specific sense that someone has some sort of skill or talent that I don't have.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64572826435742898492020-05-08T11:52:40.926+01:002020-05-08T11:52:40.926+01:00There are people who may do or say things I find a...There are people who may do or say things I find appalling, but I don't feel superior to them. Nor do I feel inferior to anyone in this world. I firmly believe we are all standing on the same ground.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63639582549249524482020-05-06T08:26:42.487+01:002020-05-06T08:26:42.487+01:00Susan: I know what you mean. Lots of people have s...Susan: I know what you mean. Lots of people have said I'm intelligent (even "fucking intelligent" in one case), but I never quite believe them. A funny thing, the human brain.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46105561154284019792020-05-06T08:24:05.582+01:002020-05-06T08:24:05.582+01:00Joanne: Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation!Joanne: Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30678126867202404662020-05-06T08:23:16.039+01:002020-05-06T08:23:16.039+01:00Jean: No, I still don't think I'm acting s...Jean: No, I still don't think I'm acting superior to other people. Just because I do things differently and have different opinions doesn't mean I'm superior to anyone. If that's the way they want to read it, that's their interpretation.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36593384670695831062020-05-06T08:18:04.454+01:002020-05-06T08:18:04.454+01:00www: Oh, and that bit about not writing from the h...www: Oh, and that bit about not writing from the heart. Not sure what to make of that. If writing from the heart means being sincere and truthful, then I always try to be just that. I'm certainly not knowingly faking anything.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50787169188596738922020-05-06T02:21:04.865+01:002020-05-06T02:21:04.865+01:00After our 50th High school reunion, I learned much...After our 50th High school reunion, I learned much. Since those miserable years, I discovered that apparently it was believed that I was the smartest student in the class. Wasn't but, it made me wonder why I spent 50 years thinking otherwise.<br /><br />50 years? Gone and gone.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73366886000257287162020-05-06T00:36:07.151+01:002020-05-06T00:36:07.151+01:00Funny. I did not comment on your previous post bec...Funny. I did not comment on your previous post because I could think of nothing relevant or interesting to say. Same here, except I'm explaining my absence.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-910493609745763192020-05-05T23:18:32.240+01:002020-05-05T23:18:32.240+01:00Thank you for being willing to discuss this a bit ...Thank you for being willing to discuss this a bit further. I thought afterwards I could have written my replies differently. First of all, the beauty of blogging is we can write anything that captures our interest. We don't have to worry about boring/bothering people because they're not forced to read it. <br /><br />That said, I do think when we put other people down and say we don't act that way, we are implicitly saying we are better than them in this <em>one particular area</em>. For example, these people are pretentious, I'm not. That doesn't mean we feel we are on the whole superior. <br /><br />I wrote, "And isn't one definition of pretentious, 'Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority.' " <br /><br />I ignored the other parts of the definition:<br /><br />pre•ten•tious prĭ-tĕn′shəs►<br /><br /> adj.<br /> Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case.<br /> adj.<br /> Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority.<br /> adj.<br /> Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: synonym: showy."<br /><br />Nope, you are definitely not pretentious. I was bothered by the poking fun at other people, but I do more than my share of that when it comes to politicians. So why object to poking fun at people who put other people down? Poke away, Nick. :)<br /><br />Again, thanks for being willing to discuss this a bit more. <br /><br />Take care. <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17222638934659408912020-05-05T21:33:06.816+01:002020-05-05T21:33:06.816+01:00www: I certainly don't feel isolated or discon...www: I certainly don't feel isolated or disconnected, I feel very much a part of the big wide world. You're right that I don't always write from my own personal experience, but then my own everyday experience is pretty humdrum (or so it seems to me).<br /><br />Do you know me? I should think you know me pretty well from all my ramblings on many many subjects. I don't think there's anything significant that I'm keeping to myself.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24763758593186581322020-05-05T21:21:08.268+01:002020-05-05T21:21:08.268+01:00Tammy: Thank you for that! Don't worry, I shal...Tammy: Thank you for that! Don't worry, I shall continue being just what I am, I'm not going to try and be someone different!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40640317312396270382020-05-05T21:19:36.015+01:002020-05-05T21:19:36.015+01:00Polly: Yes, I'm probably being self-effacing n...Polly: Yes, I'm probably being self-effacing now! I do accept that I am who I am, I don't feel I'm necessarily missing out because other people have some skill or talent that I don't have. I've had a very good life!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53497282772665358202020-05-05T20:47:18.675+01:002020-05-05T20:47:18.675+01:00I believe insecurities make us "judgey" ...I believe insecurities make us "judgey" of others in that we may perceive pretension. We look for reasons to be better than. And consequently we ourselves can feel isolated and disconnected as a result.<br /><br />The one thing I do notice about your blog, Nick, is that you rarely write from your heart or from your own experiences but rather from your opinions about a myriad of topics.<br /><br />That is your choice, of course. But a little distancing at times.<br /><br />I mean I "know" you from nearly 2 decades of reading you but I wonder do I know you at all?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com