tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post5660199003673525020..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: All of These People are Harshing my Holiday BuzzPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15385533805116341642012-12-24T08:26:25.071-08:002012-12-24T08:26:25.071-08:00You do have a lovely city--and even though I have ...You do have a lovely city--and even though I have only spent time there in the summer (I'm not counting winter out at the airport)! I appreciated being able to get from hotel to the convention center via those skyways that were high enough that even if kept raining for 40 days, my feet was guaranteed to stay dry.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85363497189638894482012-12-24T06:43:24.972-08:002012-12-24T06:43:24.972-08:00I'm so happy to be reminded of the joys of no ...I'm so happy to be reminded of the joys of no longer having to navigate the skyways anymore. I have encountered those groups doing a minesweep of the halls forcing you to dodge into the wall to escape their oblivious rudeness. Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10080931883102401682012-12-24T05:17:51.013-08:002012-12-24T05:17:51.013-08:00Actually sounds like Downtown Detroit (except for ...Actually sounds like Downtown Detroit (except for the skywalks0 40 years ago when there was a hge Department store to shop at. Now you can get nice Korean ladies to do your nails and nice Black ladies to sell you wigs and corporate big time $2000 suit executives to look down out of their top floor suites and trickle down on the shabbily dressed masses who don't realize there hasn't been a Department Store down there for 40 years.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-83445440461081025372012-12-24T04:58:45.498-08:002012-12-24T04:58:45.498-08:00Elves?
How can you talk of Elves and not provide p...Elves?<br />How can you talk of Elves and not provide photos?<br />Tsk Tsk.<br />We need photos.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59956362580459093602012-12-24T00:09:46.782-08:002012-12-24T00:09:46.782-08:00I would never even have thought about acting up wh...I would never even have thought about acting up when I was a little kid and that is why I had to wait until I was an adult to go completely out of control. If they'd HAD rehab back then, I'd still be in it. Merry Christmas, Pearl!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-24674637238723967872012-12-23T23:42:26.286-08:002012-12-23T23:42:26.286-08:00Oh you poor misguided and sick person you... Bah-h...Oh you poor misguided and sick person you... Bah-humbug! Christmas really does suck.<br />BTW. I seem to have misplaced my blog, if you looked for it and didnt find it...I shall return. If you looked and did find it, please send it on home to me.Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79239382560658554202012-12-23T22:34:53.679-08:002012-12-23T22:34:53.679-08:00My "love of my fellow man" takes a huge ...My "love of my fellow man" takes a huge nose dive when I have to face too many of them. Fortunately (or not, I guess, if you're talking strength of the local economy) our malls aren't all that crowded.<br /><br />I need to start slowing down and taking notes like you do, Pearl!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1672664380557519682012-12-23T20:26:43.819-08:002012-12-23T20:26:43.819-08:00I had to venture out to the shops this morning but...I had to venture out to the shops this morning but don't want to go out again. Now as for tantrums from young children I can tell you my eldest throw many of them when she was a child.......lolJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61847959056262329292012-12-23T19:29:11.397-08:002012-12-23T19:29:11.397-08:00I'm so glad my sons are way too old to throw t...I'm so glad my sons are way too old to throw temper tantrums. Also, for me, online shopping is the way to go. :D Merry Christmas, Pearl!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30404410540957576382012-12-23T18:48:10.590-08:002012-12-23T18:48:10.590-08:00Woo hoo. The Cats flew to Australia in record tim...Woo hoo. The Cats flew to Australia in record time, and will now stop me from doing any more of my to-do list. I dived in, read a little and just as expected smiled a face-hurting smile almost immediately. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-72661302931630732152012-12-23T18:31:04.486-08:002012-12-23T18:31:04.486-08:00I shall check out these "skyways" one da...I shall check out these "skyways" one day, but probably not during Christmas shopping season...Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58802848037873528192012-12-23T17:55:09.001-08:002012-12-23T17:55:09.001-08:00Wish our part of the world had a giant hamster run...Wish our part of the world had a giant hamster run in which to shop. We haven't evolved past. Bi-polar, hot-cold, blizzard-parking-lot/mall shopping. So I just stay home and send money. <br /><br />Let those grandkids find their OWN dang presents. (I just remember I really preferred pictures of dead presidents from my gramma over ugly sweaters any time.)Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-26014416499560734742012-12-23T14:41:33.514-08:002012-12-23T14:41:33.514-08:00You're on a roll for rants these days! I'm... You're on a roll for rants these days! I'm with you on this one. These girls leave room enough for one to get by on the other side. <br /> This happens on the trails here that I use for cycling.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-16421190552781954582012-12-23T14:35:03.830-08:002012-12-23T14:35:03.830-08:00Hey Pearl,
I'd forgotten about your Mall of th...Hey Pearl,<br />I'd forgotten about your Mall of the Americas. I think that is it. Sounds much like our malls, except we don't have anything over two stories high.<br /><br />Loved your description of children dropping to the floor...I was sure it was going to read "with children barfing on the floor." I don't know why...just thought that was coming.<br /><br />Sending happy Christmas and New Year's wishes your way.Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-12566043866477663532012-12-23T13:04:45.072-08:002012-12-23T13:04:45.072-08:00On top of that, your Vikings are whooping up on my...On top of that, your Vikings are whooping up on my Texans!Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-70398509733295529922012-12-23T11:57:42.736-08:002012-12-23T11:57:42.736-08:00I shop almost exclusively on line for this time of...I shop almost exclusively on line for this time of the year. Maybe you need to remember to treat yourself to Macy's salad bar after the holidays.<br />And,you have a very nice Christmas!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85515409278041954102012-12-23T11:20:48.157-08:002012-12-23T11:20:48.157-08:00Nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite lik...Nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like a child screaming "I hate you"!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60460171933355340182012-12-23T09:55:20.672-08:002012-12-23T09:55:20.672-08:00Retirement and online shopping mean that I avoid m...Retirement and online shopping mean that I avoid my fellow man (and woman) apart from the ones I want to see:-)<br /><br />Happy Christmas, Pearl, and a good 2013!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53707132930338127362012-12-23T08:30:43.675-08:002012-12-23T08:30:43.675-08:00crowds and malls. no way. no how. :)crowds and malls. no way. no how. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7509634882511265742012-12-23T08:01:13.682-08:002012-12-23T08:01:13.682-08:00We are shopped up to the eyeballs - all two of us ...We are shopped up to the eyeballs - all two of us - and are going to resist the temptation to go out yet again, buy more STUFF and mingle with the jolly throngs.<br />Happy Christmas Pearl dear. Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15462877185039985362012-12-23T08:00:27.623-08:002012-12-23T08:00:27.623-08:00The Macy's Elf display sounds surreal! And the...The Macy's Elf display sounds surreal! And the sound of children dropping to the floor with "I hate you!" resonates so well! (I was treated to a similar display the other night during a Face Time visit with my brother while his three-year-old daughter writhed on the floor in front of the fridge because there were no popsicles.)<br />As much as I love people in theory, the holidays are, indeed, a test. Glad you recaptured that love of humanity, Pearl, and Merry Christmas!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61163382293863802852012-12-23T07:22:52.118-08:002012-12-23T07:22:52.118-08:00Great people story, but this comment is about lang...Great people story, but this comment is about language. I had never seen a verb form of "harsh." I shall add that to my lexicon. Definition?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7662332720781378602012-12-23T07:10:42.580-08:002012-12-23T07:10:42.580-08:00none for me thanks. I don't even go in stores...none for me thanks. I don't even go in stores during December. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com