Comments on: 25 Things About Me, Part 1

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:20:38 +0000

#10 grabs me and shakes me. I’m a sucker for Bonnie and Clyde stories that include hymnals and kids.

For some odd reason, I also want to go to Albania now.

Great list, Ruth. As always, I enjoyed reading your post very much.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:40:01 +0000

It interests me that, though we are about the same age, you consider yourself to have come of age in the 70s. I consider myself to have come of age in the 60s. It may be a Mars-Venus thing; most men, I think, consider themselves to have come of age in the high school teen years. Maybe women consider themselves to have come of age in the college years. There may also be a difference in what the sexes in our culture and age group mean when they consider the notion of “coming of age.” For men of our generation, and perhaps that greatest generation before us, being 18 meant you were draft-eligible. In 1969, that was everything; we came of age while we waited for the selective service lottery number.

I’ll have to ponder this coming of age thing some more….

By: ruthpennebaker

ruthpennebaker — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:13:33 +0000

How funny! Most parents today would be thrilled if their kids were reading something only as risque as GWTW.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:09:33 +0000

Ruth, re your #7 and Gone With The Wind” …. reminds me when I was a teenager my very wonderful but very straight-laced father instructed me to not read that book …. I guess he thought it was a tad too risque for his delicate daughter. I’m now 72 years old, still haven’t read it (oh, but have seen the movie – several times).

By: rachelbirds

rachelbirds — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:26:50 +0000

I, too, loved Hale Bopp and wrote an essay about my aging mother, practicing an Easter cantata in the little Methodist church, hearing the peepers call on an early spring evening ,and watching Hale Bopp move ever so slowly in the sky.

You’ve got a great half list, Ruth.

By: David O

David O — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:23:22 +0000

If you liked Comet Hale-Bopp, you'll love this photo by photographer Cary Anderson. Its a picture of the comet with the aurora borealis taken in Alaska. (The image was published in a National Geographic book.) Anyway, you'll see what I mean. Just go to Eagle Eye Pictures at www.eagleeyepictures.net and click on the Aurora link.

By: ruthpennebaker

ruthpennebaker — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:54:48 +0000

Thanks, Paula. I’m now working on the second half of my 25. For some reason, I love doing this stuff. When are we having lunch? Email me.

By: Paula Bales

Paula Bales — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:45:27 +0000

Ruth, as a fellow FBer and completer of 25 things, you, as usual, put everyone’s lists to shame and make me feel rather embarrassed about my boring and not nearly as well thought out list. Funny and poignant post as always.