tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5027732075956931509..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Try To Be Good To One AnotherRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4990144505616205412018-02-25T09:39:34.903-05:002018-02-25T09:39:34.903-05:00Fillyjonk, you don't have to love 'em. On...Fillyjonk, you don't have to love 'em. Only treat them as you would have them treat you. Sometimes that means just leaving them alone.<br /><br />Matthew, I have not checked the rulebook recently but I am pretty sure you get a pass for a certain amount of non-reciprocal speech and action in your situation. And I'll send positive thoughts your way, for whatever good it may do.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77413742780984810582018-02-24T19:01:53.856-05:002018-02-24T19:01:53.856-05:00I try, but it also seems that a lot of people arou...I try, but it also seems that a lot of people around me either aren't, or they have a very different idea about how people should be treated :(<br /><br />I am in one of my periodic misanthropic loops. I am still kind to people because it's how I was raised, but I don't feel a lot of love for humanity right now.fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22040013341902393892018-02-24T18:43:06.041-05:002018-02-24T18:43:06.041-05:00Ms. X, I shall try, as I have for a long time. Th...Ms. X, I shall try, as I have for a long time. The leukemia occasionally makes perspective<br />hard to keep, but then I eventually remember I live in the first world country most likely to fix my bad Onco-genes and it's a lot easier to be nice and keep a good attitude. <br /><br />While I was in-patient earlier this month for my induction chemo (not gonna lie, that sucked, especially toward the end, but my last biopsy put me in remission - I might even get an extra week off before the next round of toxic sludge!) seeing what I could say or do to amuse the staff, medical and otherwise, provided me with a wonderful distraction. I was consistently congratulated for my good attitude. <br /><br />In retrospect, that seems a bit odd; I'm 42, and of the rational scientist ilk. I have a treatable cancer, the staff at UAB's heme-onc unit are amazing, and neither my oncologist or wife are into beating dead horses - if things turn south, heading to the beach with a sack full of pain meds isn't that scary compared to Gallipoli or Normandie. <br /><br />At any rate, you and your mom will remain very much in my thoughts as I attempt to continue not to be complete turd to those around me. I hope things get better for y'all. I obviously don't know you, but your internet persona is that of someone I think I'd like quite a bit, and seeing others hurt is a lot harder than dealing with personal pain for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740792495354605308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-88812370654902795782018-02-24T15:51:56.736-05:002018-02-24T15:51:56.736-05:00Except we all can't be the king. Or at least ...Except we all can't be the king. Or at least that is what I feel is going on.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41815363085383163242018-02-24T11:30:44.900-05:002018-02-24T11:30:44.900-05:00I try, I do so try, and am mostly successful, and ...I try, I do so try, and am mostly successful, and not proud of when I'm not. But with rampant stupidity in all directions it is so hard. <br /><br /><br />Ah well, part of the price of aspiring to be a civilized citizen. If it were easy anyone could do it.RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57526840844468387192018-02-24T11:26:57.261-05:002018-02-24T11:26:57.261-05:00Amen to that thought!Amen to that thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com