Comments on: Making Friends… http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/ My point of view on News and Commentary Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:54:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: SWSamurai http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-794 SWSamurai Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:56:27 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-794 Works for me... I kind of enjoyed the 20 year, if for no other reason than curiosity. I was not able to attend the 10 year, as I was working that evening and had no way to get out of it. Works for me… I kind of enjoyed the 20 year, if for no other reason than curiosity. I was not able to attend the 10 year, as I was working that evening and had no way to get out of it.

]]> By: Ang http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Ang Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:44:52 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-793 If I am in the States, I will go to the reuinon, only because you and Grant will be there, and I want to sit with you guys. :-) Deal? If I am in the States, I will go to the reuinon, only because you and Grant will be there, and I want to sit with you guys. :-) Deal?

]]> By: SWSamurai http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-780 SWSamurai Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:53:20 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-780 Unfortunately, these days, most of my friends and family are now "long distance" relationships. I know what you mean about hindsight... There are many people that I get along better with now, than I did when I was in High School. In fact there are a couple of them that were mean or even hateful in school, that are very different now. Likable, actually. As you may have noticed at the reunion, there were also many that had not grown up much, too. Most of those people were the ones that immediately went to the bar and got drunk. Amazing. So... Are you going to go to the next reunion? 25 Years? Hope so, that way there will be someone there to get along with, along with Grant and a few others. I have been asked if I am interested in helping put it together... I might be interested in HELPING, but not doing the whole thing. Unfortunately, these days, most of my friends and family are now “long distance” relationships. I know what you mean about hindsight… There are many people that I get along better with now, than I did when I was in High School. In fact there are a couple of them that were mean or even hateful in school, that are very different now. Likable, actually.

As you may have noticed at the reunion, there were also many that had not grown up much, too. Most of those people were the ones that immediately went to the bar and got drunk. Amazing.

So… Are you going to go to the next reunion? 25 Years? Hope so, that way there will be someone there to get along with, along with Grant and a few others.

I have been asked if I am interested in helping put it together… I might be interested in HELPING, but not doing the whole thing.

]]> By: Ang http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Ang Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:29:49 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-777 Even though I have many friends now, and am far less judgmental than I used to be, I just wish I would have known what I know now back when I was a kid in school. I would have done a better job of selecting my friends, i.e. I would have made more friends because there were a lot of good people, including you, who would have been great to have as friends back then and it's nice to call you a friend now, even though we are always miles apart and I can't seem to make it to your neck of the woods these days. How's that for a really long sentence? Even though I have many friends now, and am far less judgmental than I used to be, I just wish I would have known what I know now back when I was a kid in school. I would have done a better job of selecting my friends, i.e. I would have made more friends because there were a lot of good people, including you, who would have been great to have as friends back then and it’s nice to call you a friend now, even though we are always miles apart and I can’t seem to make it to your neck of the woods these days. How’s that for a really long sentence?

]]> By: SWSamurai http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-765 SWSamurai Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:16:42 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-765 It's funny you mention the neighbor thing. I decided a couple years ago that I would try and be more friendly to my neighbors. Then a friend of mine who lives in Texas, wrote that little piece about his experiences during Hurricane Ike, and that his neighbors became very important to him, and he to them. There was a time when people, almost everywhere, KNEW who their neighbors. Say what you will about small towns, but when I lived in Taft, everyone knew everyone else. If someone needed help or had a problem, the neighborhood helped out, if it could. One of the biggest victims of technology is personal contact. People email each other more than they call one another or visit one another these days. Personal contact has fallen off and people sit in front of their PCs to "visit". I should have listed that as another thing to do... when you see a neighbor, say Hi. Introduce yourself. If you see someone new moving into your area, meet them and, if possible, introduce your family to them. It’s funny you mention the neighbor thing. I decided a couple years ago that I would try and be more friendly to my neighbors. Then a friend of mine who lives in Texas, wrote that little piece about his experiences during Hurricane Ike, and that his neighbors became very important to him, and he to them.

There was a time when people, almost everywhere, KNEW who their neighbors. Say what you will about small towns, but when I lived in Taft, everyone knew everyone else. If someone needed help or had a problem, the neighborhood helped out, if it could.

One of the biggest victims of technology is personal contact. People email each other more than they call one another or visit one another these days. Personal contact has fallen off and people sit in front of their PCs to “visit”.

I should have listed that as another thing to do… when you see a neighbor, say Hi. Introduce yourself. If you see someone new moving into your area, meet them and, if possible, introduce your family to them.

]]> By: Cheri http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2008/11/14/making-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Cheri Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:38:41 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=359#comment-764 In the last few years I have come to realize I really would love to have a "bff". The kind of friend I see on tv shows, the neighbor you can pop over and say hi to. It bums me out sometimes that I don't have that sort of connection with anyone except my husband. I do have friend but none that close. My family is not all that close so having a sisterly friend would really fill a void in my life. When I was little I would run into the middle of a playground and yell "who wants to be my friend?!". You do that as a adult and people think you have serious issues ;) In the last few years I have come to realize I really would love to have a “bff”. The kind of friend I see on tv shows, the neighbor you can pop over and say hi to. It bums me out sometimes that I don’t have that sort of connection with anyone except my husband. I do have friend but none that close. My family is not all that close so having a sisterly friend would really fill a void in my life.

When I was little I would run into the middle of a playground and yell “who wants to be my friend?!”. You do that as a adult and people think you have serious issues ;)

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