tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post375207657407883435..comments2024-03-28T22:53:48.586-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: In the words of CCR...Have You Ever Seen the Random?Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-41263353471161077002010-08-28T19:32:25.780-04:002010-08-28T19:32:25.780-04:00Hey, Joyce! Our son was able to acquire most of hi...Hey, Joyce! Our son was able to acquire most of his books from Amazon and the "used" section of the college book store, thankfully!<br />Glad to hear you had some help with the lugging stuff up the stairs! <br />People and cellphones are really beginning to get to me. What in the world did everyone do before cellphones? Especially the newer news like the IPhone that does everything but your laundry and cook dinner, it seems? Good grief.<br />You're so brave to consider swing! LOL You are!<br />Enjoyed reading your random, as always!Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645857042542944175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-34354701670321085712010-08-28T08:31:29.802-04:002010-08-28T08:31:29.802-04:00Hubby and I were just talking about the whole text...Hubby and I were just talking about the whole text book thing the other day!<br />Margarita? Yep, let's do lunch! lol!<br />Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm late replying back this week.Maribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435726542598515305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-52949852533153993072010-08-26T14:01:27.301-04:002010-08-26T14:01:27.301-04:00Oh textbooks. Bother. Miss Katherine is renting h...Oh textbooks. Bother. Miss Katherine is renting hers this fall and saving half (200.00) Ugh.<br /><br />#9. Aren't these what 911 and AAA are for? <br /><br />The Hubs took ballroom dancing in college {ahem} and I'm a pretty good follower but I'm thinking this might be something we take up this year as we learn to emtpy nest. :)Carrie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819737721881821638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-52479141749644401932010-08-26T12:29:17.142-04:002010-08-26T12:29:17.142-04:00On #10 I've also had to tell someone that also...On #10 I've also had to tell someone that also. Not fun. It's not the kind of message you leave on an answering machine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463045745660696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-13195715369754585672010-08-26T09:22:11.752-04:002010-08-26T09:22:11.752-04:00Love your answers...it is a "dream" of m...Love your answers...it is a "dream" of mine to wander through antique shops in England...we'll see if that ever happens...I feel your pain on the textbook cost, my oldest keeps notifying us of "just one more" that she found she has to purchase...<br /><br />Maybe if I sing CCR's song about rain, we will get some in South Georgia...I have kind of forgotten if I've ever seen it....Leeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453207763870313399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-31566340784459245932010-08-26T01:01:19.427-04:002010-08-26T01:01:19.427-04:00Must come back and watch the video when my interne...Must come back and watch the video when my internet is faster than a slow crawl. Looks like fun!<br />#9 Ibid -- my kids would probably be MORTIFIED if they saw me trying to salsa or hip hop. lol <br />Pizza at my high school was one of the nastier meals -- like seasoned cardboard. Although cardboard might have been tastier. Hmmmmmm.<br />I completely agree that textbooks are a racket. My daughter bought as many of hers as possible online, used, at a much lower price than the college bookstore charged. But there was the occasional text that was a new edition and she had to buy new. Boy, did that hurt! <br />I hate being stuck at airports! I get fidgety and impatient. My hubby, on the other hand, LOVES airports and could spend hours watching both the planes and the people. <br />Have a great week!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256552315634307734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-80629448072993534472010-08-25T21:56:04.111-04:002010-08-25T21:56:04.111-04:00Ooh...I want to weigh in on the textbook rant: T...Ooh...I want to weigh in on the textbook rant: The margin to the bookstore is about 1/2 of consumer price and then someone must pay the author (S), the editor(s), their staff, royalties to quote recently published works and or companies willing to share relevant, current and topical context, exam software, support materials, translated versions for ESL, online support...you can see this add up, right? About 10 minutes after that text is released someone sends that book overseas and in about five minutes illegal copies are made and sold online for next to nothing. During economic downturns the elementary and secondary books are never purchased as many districts do not order books (remember signing your name in a book that was your neighbors 5 years before and all the answers were circled in the back of the book?) Thus, inventory or intellectual investment is unrecoverable. Do I sound like one of those business people ranting in the airport...oops...sorry.<br />Here's a bottom line perspective: books are forever and a bottle of fine wine is flushed away...but that's another blog.<br />Hope you have a sunny d!BowtiesandReebokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058076651438833690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-22239044437733851712010-08-25T21:36:00.044-04:002010-08-25T21:36:00.044-04:00Loving the CCR...does that date me?Loving the CCR...does that date me?Pam from alertandorientedx4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06304154205645227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-36386412345711051842010-08-25T21:24:28.632-04:002010-08-25T21:24:28.632-04:00Great answers! It's my first week participati...Great answers! It's my first week participating and I am loving it!momma24https://www.blogger.com/profile/15022999692699054088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-32231123061532110272010-08-25T19:37:19.412-04:002010-08-25T19:37:19.412-04:00Thank you so much for stopping by and welcoming me...Thank you so much for stopping by and welcoming me to the random dozen. I'm following your blog now. So neat to hear about you!<br />http://heismybeloved.blogspot.comMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200844521051958560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-71085185567648732402010-08-25T19:15:07.067-04:002010-08-25T19:15:07.067-04:00Well it's not an enchilada without the margari...Well it's not an enchilada without the margarita! We walked home for lunch too. <br />Hope your have a great week.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-77153045021358552702010-08-25T18:59:24.672-04:002010-08-25T18:59:24.672-04:00Great answers :) I can't imagine living far aw...Great answers :) I can't imagine living far away from my children. Wow.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by my blog. Totally appreciate it. I'm now following you on here and on Network Blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-84217643188279141212010-08-25T18:09:07.506-04:002010-08-25T18:09:07.506-04:00I love the things that you learned in college--and...I love the things that you learned in college--and I laughed all the way through that video! Thanks for sharing it:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-25893077475456648732010-08-25T17:53:46.244-04:002010-08-25T17:53:46.244-04:00I wanna gnu...where'd ya fine the song? Too fu...I wanna gnu...where'd ya fine the song? Too funny!!<br /><br />I remember ranting about textbook prices when I was in college 30 years ago...and that was cheap compared to what they are currently selling for. When textbooks for a semester surpass the GNP of some small countries there's Definitely a Racket.Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-91951665195796091142010-08-25T14:25:32.432-04:002010-08-25T14:25:32.432-04:00Nr. 11 - You learned a lot!
Nr. 7 - Great answer.Nr. 11 - You learned a lot!<br />Nr. 7 - Great answer.Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-6940547729447729902010-08-25T13:37:20.441-04:002010-08-25T13:37:20.441-04:00Thanks for stopping by and I'm with you, I alw...Thanks for stopping by and I'm with you, I always enjoyed seeing where my children were going to live while they were in college. The dorms often left me sick feeling but they survived and then moved into apartments by their Soph and Jr. years. Oh, me at the memories! Enjoyed your answers! Happy week!Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-438613025612040752010-08-25T11:29:52.844-04:002010-08-25T11:29:52.844-04:00I loved your answers, #11 especially! Hope you'...I loved your answers, #11 especially! Hope you're recovering from your trip!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630288151385157311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-19709822259094109082010-08-25T10:36:23.948-04:002010-08-25T10:36:23.948-04:00Thanks for the morning laugh -- that was a hilario...Thanks for the morning laugh -- that was a hilarious video!! Seems like CCR had more than their fair share of mishear lyrics (my favorite is still "There's a bathroom on the right").<br /><br />Agreed that the college textbook situation is a huge racket. My daughter was pleasantly surprised to find that her first term of grad work won't involve any purchases of textbooks, given how much she spent during her undergrad years.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054198318242454049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-83061952050559966242010-08-25T10:11:41.984-04:002010-08-25T10:11:41.984-04:00I laughed through the video and sent to to my son ...I laughed through the video and sent to to my son so he can start his day off with a laugh!<br />You know, I couldn't really remember much about my school lunches either.<br />I think the whole textbook thing is a racket too...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832521649509135897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-34114029424011157712010-08-25T09:43:32.761-04:002010-08-25T09:43:32.761-04:00Ha! Margarita! Sign me up. lol. College textbooks ...Ha! Margarita! Sign me up. lol. College textbooks is so a racket! That poor girl might get $100-125 when she sells her book back. Then they'll resell it used for over $200 next term. Don't get me started either. So glad that's over for me. Enjoyed your answers. Thanks for sharing. Blessings, SusanDSusanDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798829221497205476noreply@blogger.com