tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post2770677284998414871..comments2023-10-14T09:11:30.472-04:00Comments on (Parenthetically Speaking...): I ... NeedSerenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-58792671664695224212007-06-21T01:43:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:43:00.000-04:00An excellent post on wants and needs, SJ.Not every...An excellent post on wants and needs, SJ.<BR/><BR/>Not everyone can separate wants and needs and know the difference.Hale McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548008024457474809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-16169790235842945402007-06-19T19:58:00.000-04:002007-06-19T19:58:00.000-04:00Precisely, Lee. Sometimes there's a very fine lin...Precisely, Lee. Sometimes there's a very fine line between needing and wanting.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-52766060883062517902007-06-19T18:27:00.000-04:002007-06-19T18:27:00.000-04:00I need.....ummmmm...where do I start? It's differ...I need.....ummmmm...where do I start? It's different to "want"...not sure how to answer this one.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-34801148727545399512007-06-19T11:26:00.000-04:002007-06-19T11:26:00.000-04:00We do require a gentle prodding every now and then...We do require a gentle prodding every now and then, TC. Just this morning I was getting ready to pitch a bitch about the water pressure. I said to myself, "Shut up! You're lucky you even have running water. You'd have died in 2 days in the little house on the prairie."<BR/><BR/><B>I need</B> you to feel better, TC.<BR/><BR/>That's a good plan, Charles. And not only because 3 is one of my lucky numbers. Be careful about putting off the necessities for too long, though.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-34274289647686367282007-06-19T10:35:00.000-04:002007-06-19T10:35:00.000-04:00I like the idea of not buying something unless you...I like the idea of not buying something unless you've considered it at least three times. If its something you need it will come up again, if its just a want, unless you are reminded, it will likely pass from your mind.<BR/>Me, I can put things off far longer than that, sometimes neglecting what is really a need.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-77362843446651455782007-06-19T10:17:00.000-04:002007-06-19T10:17:00.000-04:00Wonderful written post about the difference betwee...Wonderful written post about the difference between wants and needs.<BR/>A nice reminder to be grateful for the things we have.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I NEED to feel better.:)<BR/>tcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-47416257310141531222007-06-19T07:20:00.000-04:002007-06-19T07:20:00.000-04:00LOL, G. Some days it's neater than others. I rea...LOL, G. Some days it's neater than others. I really hate it when there's blood on it. Let me check with the Labor Dept. about the job description for a Cabana Bitch. Geez, I hope it's not FEMA in charge of that. It probably is, since there are little umbrellas involved.:-)<BR/><BR/>Wow, December. When I get stuck, I just ... cuss.:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-52134859050098932322007-06-19T04:45:00.000-04:002007-06-19T04:45:00.000-04:00I need...sleep. And I generally like to cook. When...I need...sleep. <BR/><BR/>And I generally like to cook. When I'm avoiding work I bake. The hubs always knows when I'm stuck in a story because he comes home to cookies, cakes, or elaborate meals.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-74164981178368129692007-06-19T01:45:00.000-04:002007-06-19T01:45:00.000-04:00Oh I know my way around the kitchen!!!Cooking is n...Oh I know my way around the kitchen!!!<BR/>Cooking is not Rocket Science!!<BR/>Baking IS!!!<BR/><BR/>Serena...? May I please put in an application for Cabana Boy?...<BR/>I call it Cabana Bitch!<BR/><BR/>...and Serena? You keep a very neat desk....*cough* *cough*<BR/>xoxoxoxG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-92179895606218048042007-06-18T23:34:00.000-04:002007-06-18T23:34:00.000-04:00LOL, Greeny. I want and need not to cook. And I ...LOL, Greeny. I want and need not to cook. And I want monkeys.<BR/><BR/>The ability to back off from worry is a wonderful, life-saving, sanity-preserving thing. I don't worry nearly as much as I used to.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-13675307561077602392007-06-18T23:28:00.000-04:002007-06-18T23:28:00.000-04:00Little Birdie, you want ME! And I want you to wan...Little Birdie, you want ME! And I want you to want me!<BR/><BR/>Pug, they'd LOVE you to LOVE them. It's just weird, but cheap tricks are like that.ThatGreenyFlowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464818533143531044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-80955707755800429892007-06-18T23:18:00.000-04:002007-06-18T23:18:00.000-04:00Listen to this absurdity: "You're a top cook, but...Listen to this absurdity: "You're a top cook, but you weren't born that way. It's taken a lot of practice, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of learning.<BR/>It's likely that you have what it takes to be a top chef, should you have the desire..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, and monkeys'll fly out my butt.<BR/><BR/>I am a good cook, when I cook, which is rare. Put me in a top chef's kitchen and I'd probably pass out and let my shoes hit the doughboard or something.<BR/><BR/>I want an awful lot of things, but I have everything I need. Backing off from worry about what I might want really frees me up to do other things (besides cooking, I mean).<BR/><BR/>xo!ThatGreenyFlowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464818533143531044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-70495531765731152712007-06-18T18:38:00.000-04:002007-06-18T18:38:00.000-04:00EAT, Charles! If I waited 'til 1:00 to eat someth...EAT, Charles! If I waited 'til 1:00 to eat something, I'd pass out on my keyboard. Friends are always good, online and real world. The more, the merrier. I have stuff I need to get rid of, too. I just need the mindset and the time to do it.:)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-69360904804509219632007-06-18T18:28:00.000-04:002007-06-18T18:28:00.000-04:00I need to feed myself on a semi-regular basis, sit...I need to feed myself on a semi-regular basis, sitting at the computer until 1:00 in the afternoon before getting anything more than coffee isn't good. I need a few friends, some online, some in "real life." I probably need to get rid of some of what I do have, because some of it I don't need.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-77168471847640193402007-06-18T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-18T16:16:00.000-04:00Nah, I wouldn't really burn it down. I always man...Nah, I wouldn't really burn it down. I always manage to rescue the burning pots -- and then throw them out because there's no way to clean them up.:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-68691973357920665242007-06-18T15:40:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:40:00.000-04:00Not my kitchen. It belongs to the company that own...Not my kitchen. It belongs to the company that owns my apartment. <BR/>I doubt you could burn it down though, unless you can generate enough heat chopping onions. LOLrkfinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375756276776255824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-4899002790663681872007-06-18T14:50:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:50:00.000-04:00Sous chef, Roxan? You sure about that? I thought...Sous chef, Roxan? You sure about that? I thought you liked your kitchen and didn't want to see it burned down.:-)<BR/><BR/>Interest, variety, and challenge -- I think that's what life's all about, VE. Yep, your head is on straight.:-)<BR/><BR/>I'd like to know that, too, LBB, but I kind of think I never will, not with "want" in such a state of constant flux.:-)<BR/><BR/>Puggy, I think they were singing that to me.:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-69311052323204504272007-06-18T14:02:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:02:00.000-04:00That's why I was always confused by Cheap Trick's ...That's why I was always confused by Cheap Trick's mixed messages. Do they WANT me to WANT them? Or do they NEED me to NEED them? I'm also confused that they would be singing this to another male in the first place.puerileuwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721399673017380093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-86990971945807236382007-06-18T13:22:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:22:00.000-04:00I need to know what it is I want.I need to know what it is I want.Camille Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031841106283355784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-78577006730560042762007-06-18T12:41:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:41:00.000-04:00I only need interest, variety and to be challenged...I only need interest, variety and to be challenged in some way. You can apply these to everything I do or want.Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-41392986823430699452007-06-18T12:24:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:24:00.000-04:00***You Are an Excellent Cook***You're a top cook, ...***You Are an Excellent Cook***<BR/><BR/><BR/>You're a top cook, but you weren't born that way. It's taken a lot of practice, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of learning.<BR/>It's likely that you have what it takes to be a top chef, should you have the desire...<BR/><BR/>Whenever you're ready SJ, I'm ready to teach you. <BR/>You can be my sous chef. LOLrkfinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375756276776255824noreply@blogger.com