tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post28858537572621262..comments2024-03-27T17:41:25.434-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Best Friends and EnemasThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-60041178149364547462021-08-07T03:02:00.543-06:002021-08-07T03:02:00.543-06:00Amen, SisterAmen, SisterThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-51127778896763581362021-08-06T11:09:36.950-06:002021-08-06T11:09:36.950-06:00what debra saidwhat debra saidyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-35218428800039040562021-08-06T07:39:57.215-06:002021-08-06T07:39:57.215-06:00That is such a good description. Sometimes the fri...That is such a good description. Sometimes the friends for a season, return into your life and you take up where you left off. Most of my friends are the 20 to 40+ year variety. Some of the friends I made in Ukraine go back 20 years and some are maybe 10 to 15 years. I don't meet a great many new people anymore.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-70906492679960986552021-08-04T15:02:11.661-06:002021-08-04T15:02:11.661-06:00I particularly like the 'Friends forever, for ...I particularly like the 'Friends forever, for a time, and for a season'. I have a number of Forever Friends (all 20+ years and counting; some 40+ years), and that makes me feel incredibly lucky!Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71707920461009246892021-07-31T22:28:04.906-06:002021-07-31T22:28:04.906-06:00Comments worked this timeComments worked this timeThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-89936866403836281432021-07-31T22:18:31.346-06:002021-07-31T22:18:31.346-06:00Welcome and thanks for dropping by and commenting....Welcome and thanks for dropping by and commenting. Same holds if you are in Ukraine; drop in for coffee.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3223505588935269422021-07-31T22:17:31.248-06:002021-07-31T22:17:31.248-06:00Love it. That is the honest to God's truth. I ...Love it. That is the honest to God's truth. I could make a long list.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-45578204815645571522021-07-31T21:00:11.366-06:002021-07-31T21:00:11.366-06:00Hello from Idaho. I came over from Bozone. I like ...Hello from Idaho. I came over from Bozone. I like to use the phase "Good People" and hope you have chance to stop in for a cup of coffee.peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-84753580221034368042021-07-31T17:33:10.094-06:002021-07-31T17:33:10.094-06:00Have you heard Paul Thorne's 'I Don't ...Have you heard Paul Thorne's 'I Don't Like Half the Folks I Love?' https://youtu.be/1dhWD_r5-LYNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-2846286277820553652021-07-31T16:25:54.824-06:002021-07-31T16:25:54.824-06:00I don't think the commenting problem is limite...I don't think the commenting problem is limited to my blog. If you have the energy try again later. And yes, the blog is giving me a heap of grief at the moment.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-52852353134161587312021-07-31T15:56:25.766-06:002021-07-31T15:56:25.766-06:00I like what you say about friends, especially pick...I like what you say about friends, especially picking up the threads after an absence and carrying on.<br />I tried leaving a comment on your blog but it was rejected and the comment area crashed. Your blog is giving you real troubleThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-80903066318366894522021-07-31T13:59:31.986-06:002021-07-31T13:59:31.986-06:00I also like 'I like the saying that friends co...I also like 'I like the saying that friends come in three categories: forever, for a time, for a season. I’m okay with that.'<br />My friends (and I have shamefully few in life) fill a whole range of categories. I learn from them. I don't (often) have to pretend around them. And absence doesn't change the relationship. Good friends are (for me) those with whom I can pick up Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-23188484521959984732021-07-31T11:06:58.178-06:002021-07-31T11:06:58.178-06:00I used to feel that way until I saw "My Big F...I used to feel that way until I saw "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and realized all families were weird in their own way to paraphrase Tolstoy. Even my brother who never heard a conspiracy theory he didn't believe. I just don't talk to him much. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-70158056412276569692021-07-31T10:35:53.608-06:002021-07-31T10:35:53.608-06:00I thought 'people you wish you didn't know...I thought 'people you wish you didn't know' was the definition for 'relatives.' Or maybe in-laws. You can pick your friends and acquaintances; you can't pick your cousins. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-54149512492727576042021-07-31T09:12:17.075-06:002021-07-31T09:12:17.075-06:00I will find it. I am so far behind in reading blog...I will find it. I am so far behind in reading blogs and everything else. I have 65 unread emails too.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-58102203013267950902021-07-31T09:11:18.167-06:002021-07-31T09:11:18.167-06:00Much truth to that. And sometimes it is the hardes...Much truth to that. And sometimes it is the hardest friendship to maintainThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-7737364766730012232021-07-31T08:21:00.097-06:002021-07-31T08:21:00.097-06:00Excellent post Allen. Got me fired up for sure......Excellent post Allen. Got me fired up for sure.... Friends? who is and who ain't and where are the lines in the sand that seperate them. As much as I would like to write a lengthy comment here, I will play off this post and post my own take on frriendship. And of course give you all the credit. It is a timely post for me.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-91287262421657790632021-07-31T07:07:19.779-06:002021-07-31T07:07:19.779-06:00To add another layer to your analysis, I believe i...To add another layer to your analysis, I believe it's necessary for each of us to learn to be our own best friend. Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com