tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post539293532844114980..comments2023-05-12T10:18:14.355+02:00Comments on Mariam Kobras: Neil Diamond and TequilaMariam Kobrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538911373668958558noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-1393415048946282802011-12-12T18:13:03.882+01:002011-12-12T18:13:03.882+01:00LOL!!! My mother at least knows not to ask me; she...LOL!!! My mother at least knows not to ask me; she simply asks when Larry will be available.Ginnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-88266474815808253292011-12-12T17:14:10.863+01:002011-12-12T17:14:10.863+01:00I loved this. I was at the AGM of one of the compa...I loved this. I was at the AGM of one of the companies in which I own shares. They do Nanotechnology for cosmetics and skincare. I had some highly intelligent conversations with various company directors about their products, marketing, profit centres and outsourcing. They complimented me. Fast forward ten hours. <br />My Dad, 93, explains to me he doesn't think I know how to read an electric light bill when I tell him our solar panels are generating enough power to cover the cost of our usage and they owe me money. They owe me money on my Mum's bill too <br />We debate whether I am that smart or that dumb.<br />I go to bed in a sulk. I don't like Tequila.Lesley Dewarhttp://storiesmynanatells.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-45050424106047274482011-12-12T16:54:03.679+01:002011-12-12T16:54:03.679+01:00Just read this. By the time it got to "I'...Just read this. By the time it got to "I'll take Arabic", I was laughing out loud, much to the cat's surprise.Pete Blanchardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-9438034933208943682010-05-11T18:31:27.000+02:002010-05-11T18:31:27.000+02:00That is TOO funny!(Also, thank you for the sweet c...That is TOO funny!<br><br>(Also, thank you for the sweet comment on my blog- you're too kind!)AVinNYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-72174289509131228502010-05-10T18:58:51.000+02:002010-05-10T18:58:51.000+02:00Wow, Mariam, lucky gal to have seen him in person ...Wow, Mariam, lucky gal to have seen him in person so recently. I only hope I'm as young and creative as Neil is when I get to be his age.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17365284260997283905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-24258186384821435102010-05-10T16:42:17.000+02:002010-05-10T16:42:17.000+02:00I think your dad should be admired for buying a la...I think your dad should be admired for buying a laptop at his age, just showing that anyone no matter how old can learn.<br>But I bet your son's secretly pleased he didn't!!<br><br>CJ xxCrystal Jigsawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00031672605703705469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-90037436995055759102010-05-10T06:18:58.000+02:002010-05-10T06:18:58.000+02:00Yep that's how it goes in our house. But it is...Yep that's how it goes in our house. But it is my son on the phone trying to explain things to me.<br>(hangs head in shame) I'll be happy if I can remember my password so I can post this commenet.RuffHavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899647546873256043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-56870247259368718082010-05-09T22:13:31.000+02:002010-05-09T22:13:31.000+02:00Yep. And we just started the next round, my dear. ...Yep. And we just started the next round, my dear. I WILL get them to Skype and Twitter! You just wait and see!Jamilahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10484511114785604170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-74057805316419600552010-05-09T21:01:09.000+02:002010-05-09T21:01:09.000+02:00OMG...My 87 year old mum has Skype and we go throu...OMG...My 87 year old mum has Skype and we go through the EXACT same thing daily...LOL<br>Love this story..I want to meet your dad...LOLSuehttp://stampingandscrappin.typepad.com/2010_virtual_photo_walk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-49983151850761437322010-05-09T00:08:26.000+02:002010-05-09T00:08:26.000+02:00Joy: Neil has always helped my frayed nerves, ever...Joy: Neil has always helped my frayed nerves, ever since 71. And yes, I do own his records, also the latest two, and I saw him in concert in 2008. He ain't that old..... only on paper. ;)Mariam Kobrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490156509781232762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-18009849879423357852010-05-08T17:20:55.000+02:002010-05-08T17:20:55.000+02:00Interesting that Neil Diamond helped your frayed n...Interesting that Neil Diamond helped your frayed nerves; one reason I like Neil Diamond so much is that his voice is calming and comforting - maybe because it is so familiar after 40 years. :) Have you heard the pared down albums of the past few years, 12 Songs and Home Before Dark? <br><br>This song, Oh Mary, is like a lullaby. <br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKG6nbgErjI<br><br>Of course, the old man (69!)can still rock out too. Here are two old guys, Neil and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys):<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_nPcoRg0wMJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17365284260997283905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-47415644195898877382010-05-07T19:44:47.000+02:002010-05-07T19:44:47.000+02:00Nice one, Mariam. Your posts are always a pleasur...Nice one, Mariam. Your posts are always a pleasure to read.npetrikovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877599510653492623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-64673693887695370492010-05-07T19:02:39.000+02:002010-05-07T19:02:39.000+02:00*lol* I still remember the day when my father (who...*lol* <br><br>I still remember the day when my father (who was about 60 by that time) proudly proclaimed - after we had tried to teach him the basics of computers and internet and he had succesfully mastered them - "I don't need the internet anymore. I have a girlfriend now."Diandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570498251611083259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-55414399985873655782010-05-07T18:45:03.000+02:002010-05-07T18:45:03.000+02:00OMG thank goodness my parents had no interest in c...OMG thank goodness my parents had no interest in computers - I can barely run one myself. The booze will be a good idea, though, for the next time my boyfriend asks me for help. Funny story.Deloreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524385262210084393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-42391788823412387932010-05-07T18:40:37.000+02:002010-05-07T18:40:37.000+02:00Hah, so very funny! Reminds me of my own father, b...Hah, so very funny! Reminds me of my own father, but without the venom and hatred and viciousness. Just the abject befuddlement.SonomaMadmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-4987329938730807782010-05-07T18:02:40.000+02:002010-05-07T18:02:40.000+02:00BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH! OMG, ...BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH! OMG, I have these conversations with my Dad, too! At least he knows the basics, though. I write tutorials for him to scan files, then attach them to an email. Once I showed him how to copy a CD - "Dad, you did get software with your computer, right? Did you install it?" This last visit I showed him how to Copy & Paste a link from an AOL email into a browser. Then I made him a document so her could remember and not have to call me.<br><br>He tries, though! <br><br>I'm kinda sorry your Dad didn't take a little more time to learn how to use the laptop. It could have been a good drunk for you! :-)Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-31101250067468801292011-03-15T12:27:57.000+01:002011-03-15T12:27:57.000+01:00Oh dear! It's really not possible to explain t...Oh dear! It's really not possible to explain that type of thing down a phone line, is it? We finally took a laptop and a digital camera down to show my 93-year-old Gran so she knew what they looked like, but you have to remember not to use words that have entered the everyday lexicon, like, 'download' and 'software'.<br><br>But I am impressed with your father's enthusiasm. That's what keeps people young.esmeraldamachttp://esmeraldamac.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056162936481787793.post-88647786762693964222011-03-15T13:39:43.000+01:002011-03-15T13:39:43.000+01:00I'm glad my parents gave up the idea of intern...I'm glad my parents gave up the idea of internet and decided it wasn't worth the trouble. (my trouble:)<br>This was very funny–but of course when you are living it–not so much!Barbarahttp://www.barbarasthinline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com