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KoKo

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57. I love what you are doing...! Thanks for posting this.. Sewing/Crafting and doing stuff
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:00 PM
Apr 2013

like that with the Younger Ones...gives me hope. We did a lot of that in the late 60's and early 70's and it was very worthwhile. We have to keep the "Creative Skills ALIVE!" They might be needed in the coming years, creatively...to be a resourse for "independence" when things "get tighter" with materials available. Those are SKILLS that shouldn't be let to languish just because WE ARE ALL ON COMPUTERS... There are Other Things in Life that have VALUE...and the value comes and goes... But... TIMES CHANGE... and skills in DEMAND often come an go in Value...

Learning to be INDEPENDENT...is something that we should never lose sight of and if we can each some of our children who have an interest that this is valuable and they shouldn't be ashamed of their interest is a good thing. It takes many different "skills" to survive and it isn't always Military/Sports/Wall Street Skills...but basic, grounding and creative, intuitive skills that make "The Difference." imho....

KoKo.... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #1
A Compassion Revolution Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #5
And I like your name... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #35
Thank you. Yours is awesome as well. :) nt Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #81
love your revolution noiretextatique Apr 2013 #15
I definitely will... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #36
will do noiretextatique Apr 2013 #37
Brilliant. Count me in. Doing something is wonderful coping. nolabear Apr 2013 #62
I will, nolabear! OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #116
Watching "Goodbye Mr. Chips" with Martin Clunes on the You tubes (2002) morningglory Apr 2013 #42
I had no idea he did a version of that movie... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #46
It was just put up on the tubes, and of course, morningglory Apr 2013 #171
yes...immersing oneself in what you are trying to do to "do good" is KoKo Apr 2013 #91
Oh, that is such a wonderful issue to devote oneself to.... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #115
OGR! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #172
I find sitting to be satisfying. BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #2
Definitely thinking of "drawing circle closer"...in whatever way it works... KoKo Apr 2013 #25
Yes, when the wider world becomes unmanagable BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #53
Koko, sorry you feel so besieged. It's normal, I think. Here's some of the things I do: Nay Apr 2013 #3
YEP...Doing this at Bedtime.. 3. Read mysteries where the bad guys get their comeuppance. KoKo Apr 2013 #47
If you can watch TV and drink wine, you might consider that you have it pretty good. randome Apr 2013 #4
that's what I do when I start feeling like it is all piling up Skittles Apr 2013 #20
Me, too! Sissyk Apr 2013 #21
there's always someone needing help Skittles Apr 2013 #26
I have alternative media...and buy the cheap white zin....and this post is KoKo Apr 2013 #27
Not to disparage anyone's current situation Lordquinton Apr 2013 #59
a lot of it is perspective galileoreloaded Apr 2013 #6
i like the way you think noiretextatique Apr 2013 #16
WTF Skittles Apr 2013 #28
Definitely..."Chickens coming Home to Roost" and Globilization..."leveling" KoKo Apr 2013 #31
A chickadee Mom is sitting on 2 eggs in one of my birdhouses & a tuffted titmouse is building FSogol Apr 2013 #7
We bought a "Bird House" for Bluebirds... Three Generations have already Hatched... KoKo Apr 2013 #50
I gave my Dad 2 new bluebird houses for Christmas. He has them spread out over his FSogol Apr 2013 #117
They put them on Golf Courses too. Hope your Dad has luck we've had with KoKo Apr 2013 #157
I'm sorry you are feeling discouraged Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #8
I love what you are doing...! Thanks for posting this.. Sewing/Crafting and doing stuff KoKo Apr 2013 #57
I would add gardening to the list. Doremus Apr 2013 #82
I agree 100% Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #83
Doing things with your hands is always good!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #97
Smoking. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #120
Doing a few things. silverweb Apr 2013 #9
I just bought myself a pair of Texasgal Apr 2013 #10
That sounds lovely. Sissyk Apr 2013 #23
If you haven't already ..Check out Cornell U..Bird Watch Tallies...and KoKo Apr 2013 #64
I love All Creatures...!! LanternWaste Apr 2013 #11
Thanks ...what you say ...some perspective. KoKo Apr 2013 #68
Pretty good I say. Knightraven Apr 2013 #12
I run in a park that is 2.5 miles long. LeftofObama Apr 2013 #13
Coping by turning off the TV first of all. Then - gardening, NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #14
Yes...it's good. We hauled bags of mulch this past weekend...replenishing KoKo Apr 2013 #93
My Pennsylvania gardens (shorter season) far exceeded my Raleigh ones - NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #95
I did a H2O Man Apr 2013 #17
I like that. silverweb Apr 2013 #54
Thanks...introspection and deep meditation...and that's what I'm thinking.... KoKo Apr 2013 #73
dark beer, smoked brisket that i just finished in the smoker and old 007 movies on dvd MikeW Apr 2013 #18
Meditation. Mindfulness meditation. PDJane Apr 2013 #19
Dead fox across the road this morn RobertEarl Apr 2013 #22
Well said. silverweb Apr 2013 #55
I grew up RURAL...My early "catching the Bus Days" had "Dead Possums" KoKo Apr 2013 #75
It is spring, sorta MadHound Apr 2013 #24
10 missed paychecks away from the street. Iggo Apr 2013 #29
Similar, elleng Apr 2013 #30
And..there's PBS...about our "401-K's on FRONTLINE..tonight"....but still KoKo Apr 2013 #38
Right, but wish I had what it takes to exercise etc. elleng Apr 2013 #45
Nature Jamastiene Apr 2013 #32
I'm fine. Living my life. And loving it. bigwillq Apr 2013 #33
Game of Thrones has been a great diversion for me... WCGreen Apr 2013 #34
So many DU'ers have liked "Game of Thrones"...that I want to check it out... KoKo Apr 2013 #76
I would suggest you read the books. MuseRider Apr 2013 #134
OK...thanks. The "books are often better than Hollywoods Interpretation." KoKo Apr 2013 #154
For myself.. haikugal Apr 2013 #161
Same here. MuseRider Apr 2013 #163
I like to relax by doing jigsaw puzzles and watching cooking shows,play scrabble,play some Motown SummerSnow Apr 2013 #39
Ahh...definitely MoTown... KoKo Apr 2013 #78
Brahms violin concerto in D BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #40
funny. I just posted the adagio from it last night (I hadn't seen your post) and CTyankee Apr 2013 #119
Beautiful, thank you...I love it when Bernstein gets that blissed out look BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #121
Ohhh, the clarinet is so lovely... CTyankee Apr 2013 #136
Oh yeah!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #140
No, he replied with envy BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #141
Speaking of Bruckner... Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #142
I hope you screamed, "Release the horns," first BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #143
Ha ha!!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #145
klonopin dionysus Apr 2013 #41
Got rid of the 57 channels and nothing on CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #43
I relax by reading. Louisiana1976 Apr 2013 #44
Coping? LWolf Apr 2013 #48
Major home remodel going on even as we speak. :) Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #49
Here too plus springtime gardening. roody Apr 2013 #94
I feel like it's detox time. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2013 #51
It probably sounds arrogant, but some days I pretend I'm looking over a vast garbage dump at a RKP5637 Apr 2013 #52
dig in my garden magical thyme Apr 2013 #56
The best thing for the inside of zeeland Apr 2013 #85
well, luck can run both ways... magical thyme Apr 2013 #131
Minimize exposure to drama driven news - watching, listening and reading... yawnmaster Apr 2013 #58
Rock band management. calimary Apr 2013 #60
You're very brave, Good luck. Zorra Apr 2013 #100
Thanks. I'll take every micron! calimary Apr 2013 #113
He's good lucking! LeftInTX Apr 2013 #112
Thanks! calimary Apr 2013 #114
This house is 101 years old so there's always something that needs done tularetom Apr 2013 #61
Paying attention to life get the red out Apr 2013 #63
Listen to WCPE Sacred Music Sunday mornings... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #65
Volunteering at two local food banks and like you ChazII Apr 2013 #66
5 minutes at a time, KoKo Demeter Apr 2013 #67
Oh yes...the Global Concerns...true.. But, deep breaths..ease out slow... KoKo Apr 2013 #103
I turned off the TV during Reagan; then bagged it out of the mainland... KauaiK Apr 2013 #69
tigerram Tigerram Apr 2013 #70
Trying to mow the grass LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #71
Listening to Bridge Over Troubled Water... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #72
The most defalting thing to me is feeling betrayed by those in positions of trust. AAO Apr 2013 #74
yes...that's what had me down...so much of it the past decade and more... KoKo Apr 2013 #96
I'm 58 and getting older by the day AAO Apr 2013 #110
I have a lot of old BBC series from ages ago Warpy Apr 2013 #77
yep...I hear ya... KoKo Apr 2013 #98
Climb the mountains.... ErikJ Apr 2013 #79
This is for you KoKo SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #80
That is so funny! Thanks ...it's just what I needed... KoKo Apr 2013 #124
Glad you liked it KoKo SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #149
It's "Monty Pythonesque" ....and really kind of relevant to Boston Situation KoKo Apr 2013 #153
I'm sure we're on the list by default now after W SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #164
Thank you! snappyturtle Apr 2013 #158
The younger guy, Charlie, kind of went off the deep end SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #165
I'm working out more. The endless fuckery of the right wing gives me a lot of emotional "fuel". Flipper999 Apr 2013 #84
I don't watch TV news at all, and I don't even like radio news Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #86
Putting in a lawn in Vegas.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #87
I'm walking away from the 24/7 "news" cycle more. TV off. Hekate Apr 2013 #88
Take heart KoKo. First of all, things could be worse... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #89
Indeed...things could be worse...it's been pretty bad lately though.... KoKo Apr 2013 #99
It's hard not to smile while watching that one... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #105
Right there with you. MuseRider Apr 2013 #90
Yes...that's where I've been down quite a bit about... KoKo Apr 2013 #101
Besides walking shelter dogs, I'm roody Apr 2013 #92
I'm doing awesome, but I'm sure things will get better soon. Zorra Apr 2013 #102
Limiting TV news, meditating, red wine... KaryninMiami Apr 2013 #104
The vibe out there is very agitated/mixed. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #106
You are not alone! We are all trying to cope, that is for sure. Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #107
Be happy. Time is fleeting. Skip Intro Apr 2013 #108
Well, I'm up to my ass in local stuff... MrMickeysMom Apr 2013 #109
Same thing here, locally, politically. KoKo Apr 2013 #126
Watching our cat whose only worry is getting fed on time. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #111
I just go on about my life. HappyMe Apr 2013 #118
my small garden helps me maintain a degree of sanity panader0 Apr 2013 #122
Thank you for this thread. woo me with science Apr 2013 #123
All who replied here and shared their experiences...made me feel a whole lot better.... KoKo Apr 2013 #130
depleted, G_j Apr 2013 #125
Yes...NC... KoKo Apr 2013 #127
how can we ever progress when we have to continually G_j Apr 2013 #132
It is...especially when we were promised "So Much" and we worked so hard all these KoKo Apr 2013 #155
NC is/was making a comeback G_j Apr 2013 #166
This must be why art is so often banned. Art has magic in it and can drive some people CTyankee Apr 2013 #146
absolutely G_j Apr 2013 #147
this is tragic to the max. Children are artists first and foremost and we all know this if we CTyankee Apr 2013 #148
the arts G_j Apr 2013 #167
Some ART reveals Truth in depictions that PTB really don't want to deal with... KoKo Apr 2013 #156
Where the Gathering will be in 2013 Zorra Apr 2013 #128
+1000 G_j Apr 2013 #133
Zorra...something about "those days" was so HOPEFUL...compared to now... KoKo Apr 2013 #160
Unfortunately, I don't know how to sincerely respond to that Zorra Apr 2013 #170
Hmm JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #129
"Better Angels of Our Nature" raised my spirits duhneece Apr 2013 #135
what is so hard about "these days"? hfojvt Apr 2013 #137
Purging things from your home is so mentally calming. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #138
I want to drop off stuff but it is so daunting to me! I feel defeated before I even start! CTyankee Apr 2013 #152
Hmm ... Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #168
This message was self-deleted by its author bahrbearian Apr 2013 #139
With age comes wisdom (sometimes)..... llmart Apr 2013 #144
Go to work come home take the kids to practice and games. ileus Apr 2013 #150
Drinking. A LOT. liberalmuse Apr 2013 #151
Things are OK here FreeJoe Apr 2013 #159
I understand! Whatisgoingon Apr 2013 #162
I watch a lot less of politics on cable Samantha Apr 2013 #169
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