tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post457367023423836814..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: The WaitressStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-54534983944587580632012-07-06T15:03:20.440-04:002012-07-06T15:03:20.440-04:00Mama, I'm so sorry it's taken me so long t...Mama, I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to answer your nice comment. Thank you for the kind words. Yes, our Little Bit has been taken from our lives by her father. We're not sure why, but it hurt. I've since quit writing about her. Too painful. Again, thanks, and God bless you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-71273294450482773182012-06-25T16:58:51.233-04:002012-06-25T16:58:51.233-04:00My kids are all over my facebook yes (family scatt...My kids are all over my facebook yes (family scattered all across the states, plus deployed friends) however I keep my profile locked down tighter than a frogs butthole under water. There's reasons for it yes, but even then their father and I have mutual friends so even tho I don't want him seeing them, he still winds up seeing pics when say, their aunt or uncle posts a picture of them. My blog however I try to keep as anon as possible. Yes there's people out there that know full well it's me without me telling them, Mama DragonWolf just happens to be my handle for quite a few things, including when I'm on a CB for one reason or another, but it doesn't mean I want complete strangers knowing personal details. (and if you read my blog you know it's personal, and why I have the disclaimer I do)<br />I'm not sure what's going on with Little Bit, but from the sounds of it and what I've gathered, it's nothing good or fun. And for that I am truly sorry. I hope that everything works out for the better and soon. I can tell that little girl is your heart and soul. <br />Good luck, and Blessed Be<br /><br />Mama DragonWolfDesainya DragonWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455449157740067058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-49586961965037832752012-06-22T23:49:24.910-04:002012-06-22T23:49:24.910-04:00I keep my blog anonymous mostly for privacy reason...I keep my blog anonymous mostly for privacy reasons, but I do have safety concerns too, mostly for my gorgeous little girl. Honestly, it would freak me out if someone I didn't know came up and started talking about things I've discussed on my blog. On the other hand I would have been that waitress, wanting to make a personal connection with someone whom I admire, forgetting that I know you a little but you have no idea who I am, not thinking or realizing just how disconcerting that can be. I think taking the picture down was a safe decision, but it saddens me that Society has devolved to that degree.Garand Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249441887465858969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-4961403775452701752012-06-21T09:59:40.677-04:002012-06-21T09:59:40.677-04:00Leigh, don't be surprised if they do know of y...Leigh, don't be surprised if they do know of your blog. I really don't care if locals read my blog, just wish they didn't sneak up on me when I least expect it. Warn me first. Thanks, my lovely friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-5417360902981045752012-06-20T16:24:15.719-04:002012-06-20T16:24:15.719-04:00Maybe knowing Sweet Wife's reaction she figure...Maybe knowing Sweet Wife's reaction she figured it would be better to not stir anything up. I dunno, it's kind of interesting, kinda scary. I sometimes wonder if any of my neighbor's know about my blog. Not that they're mentioned, but it would seem somewhat unnerving to know they knew.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-35881718014273117672012-06-20T09:08:06.943-04:002012-06-20T09:08:06.943-04:00Dani, I had expected a response from the nice wait...Dani, I had expected a response from the nice waitress almost immediately...nada, zip, zero. I even mentioned she was cute. Didn't blame her...wrote, in a way, how flattered I was for her comments. Hope I didn't come across as mean.<br />Blogs do encourage unknown friends by the very nature of the medium. We put ourselves, heart and soul, into our words and place them before the altar of the internet. It's a big, big, leap into the unknown. We seldom if ever ask, 'what are the repercussions?' It was answered for me. Still, I welcome new friends, but cannot allow harm to those I love. The waitress meant no harm. Just wanted to say hello. No big deal. Thanks, Dani.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-75852590529708883632012-06-20T09:00:32.769-04:002012-06-20T09:00:32.769-04:00Tyler, very good point. We must admit if a person ...Tyler, very good point. We must admit if a person reads, even blogs, they're at least a wee bit intelligent and I'd hope not violent in nature. Thanks, my new friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-34291844354144776482012-06-20T08:59:05.400-04:002012-06-20T08:59:05.400-04:00Oh, almost forgot, thank you very much for the com...Oh, almost forgot, thank you very much for the comment, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-19804061519535391232012-06-20T08:58:36.445-04:002012-06-20T08:58:36.445-04:00Remember how careful I was to have her hide her sc...Remember how careful I was to have her hide her school logo....it worried me too, even with the schools security. It was indeed disconcerting. I cancelled my useless facebook page long ago.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-27317171353823780682012-06-20T08:56:52.367-04:002012-06-20T08:56:52.367-04:00Well said....my lovely friend. I truly wasn't ...Well said....my lovely friend. I truly wasn't as upset over the exposure as Sweet Wife, guess its the 'man' thing in me, but I must also bow to her fear. The shock effect gave me pause, this I must admit. I cannot blame you for holding your tail numbers close...that is too much exposure. Thank you very much for your warm comment....be careful up there.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-833459156673662842012-06-20T08:51:56.466-04:002012-06-20T08:51:56.466-04:0045er, it's a fine line of what to post and wha...45er, it's a fine line of what to post and what not to post....I'm torn. Thanks, my good friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-28889550066542045972012-06-20T01:50:01.859-04:002012-06-20T01:50:01.859-04:00Hmmm - I understand Sweet Wife's initial react...Hmmm - I understand Sweet Wife's initial reaction too :)<br /><br />" Sweet Wife had a very tight smile on her face" and that you read her response<br /><br />"Me, all defensive, "I've never met this woman in my life, I swear." "<br /><br />But, I find it interesting that the waitress herself has not responded (commented) to this posting... Keen to "be part of your blogosphere" when it suits her, but not when she is called to task for being forward and infringing privacy.<br /><br />Yeah - reckon with the legal stuff that is going on, perhaps removing LB's pic is the wisest move - clever SW :)<br /><br />But, I too, don't place pics of family / friends faces on my blog - the stalkers of the world can go somewhere else.<br /><br />But, I do think that blogs "encourage" unknown friends - we all get caught up so much with the life of the blogger who's blog we're following, that it seems natural to think that the feeling is responded. I have a few bloggers with whom I have corresponded via e-mail, and count them as "friends", but I guess the Waitresses reaction can be summed up as the media infringing the privacy of too many well know people, to the extent that perhaps some "followers" think that strangers have a right to invade your personal space? Symptom of our lives and times.<br /><br />On a positive, thank God she was not a follower with a negative, nasty or hidden agenda...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-57366027577684257822012-06-20T01:37:51.934-04:002012-06-20T01:37:51.934-04:00wow thats one funny argument. I could see her conc...wow thats one funny argument. I could see her concern somewhat, there are some nasty people out there, but really how many of them would be spending time reading blogs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864070617499968043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-54202508312265756522012-06-20T00:26:43.028-04:002012-06-20T00:26:43.028-04:00I was always afraid some creep might find her at s...I was always afraid some creep might find her at school. I do hope the waitress was harmless. You do have a friendly blog, Sir. I can understand some people thinking it extended to "meat space" as well. Some folks can't separate the internet from real life. See: Facebook.<br /><br />I'm sure it was disconcerting, however.TinCan Assassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680618418991333460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-1239844131523160002012-06-19T23:19:05.143-04:002012-06-19T23:19:05.143-04:00This is an argument that Oleg Volk and I have had ...This is an argument that Oleg Volk and I have had running for years: he believes in owning his words vs the cowardice of anonymity, while I believe in avoiding unpleasant side effects through remaining private as possible in a public setting. <br /><br />In the end, he makes a good living as self-employed photographer by being a known person in the gun community. I, meanwhile, make a decent paycheck by making a part of a corporation happy, and avoid retaliation by a humorless and thin-skinned agency that parades about with no clothes on and thinks it can control the skies with the power of red tape. <br /><br />As kids are hostages to fate and fortune, much as I love reading your vignettes, I cannot disagree with Sweet Wife. The only way to remain private is to remain offline and off grid, but the first shocks of the illusion of privacy being ripped away are hard on the system. <br /><br />Take it easy, take the pictures for yourself and her even if you don't post them, and forgive me if you never find my tail number online.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-8116944059556630862012-06-19T22:51:51.134-04:002012-06-19T22:51:51.134-04:00Funy you should mention this. I usually only post...Funy you should mention this. I usually only post pics that are generally unrecognizable. I posted one recently that wasn't. I'd been thinking about that and just took it down. Just not worth it, I guess.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-44019616338882428092012-06-19T21:58:15.910-04:002012-06-19T21:58:15.910-04:00Thanks, sweet one. Sad indeed, isn't it.Thanks, sweet one. Sad indeed, isn't it.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-34329841282150601012012-06-19T21:51:14.994-04:002012-06-19T21:51:14.994-04:00I'm sorry for this...truly it's confusing ...I'm sorry for this...truly it's confusing to try and make sense of what's safe or not these days. I hate that there are so many creepers out there that make honest, good people such as a proud grandpa, like yourself, paranoid to brag on his grandchild. It's a sad world we live in.A Kitchen Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499677202757746756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-35130591210134028102012-06-19T21:30:52.508-04:002012-06-19T21:30:52.508-04:00Seems to be the consensus here. Guess I've goo...Seems to be the consensus here. Guess I've goofed enough. But, isn't she a doll.....thanks, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-84764995053342256882012-06-19T21:29:27.574-04:002012-06-19T21:29:27.574-04:00Anon, thank you. Guess at times I'm not as par...Anon, thank you. Guess at times I'm not as paranoid as I should be and will act accordingly from here on out. Nice to have you comment and please, don't be a stranger...make up a name and join the group. Thanks, again...and God bless you too. All prayers are welcome.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-44435060796941089792012-06-19T21:26:46.042-04:002012-06-19T21:26:46.042-04:00Stand by. I'll be there in a minute. Thanks, M...Stand by. I'll be there in a minute. Thanks, Mudbug, nice to again hear from you...been a while.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-5734538026320365702012-06-19T21:25:33.388-04:002012-06-19T21:25:33.388-04:00DFW, some just have no class...just walk up and ac...DFW, some just have no class...just walk up and act like they've known you all their lives...then again this is, as you know, the South. Friendly folks, but at times, tacky. I just take it with a grain of salt and move on. BTW, tell you nice husband he has an order from me and I want my gas cap asap....thanks, my dear.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-44897375896325667352012-06-19T21:23:33.364-04:002012-06-19T21:23:33.364-04:00It's down and replaced...thanks, my friend.It's down and replaced...thanks, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-58273584845003174072012-06-19T21:23:08.990-04:002012-06-19T21:23:08.990-04:00Borepatch, my friend...don't worry, I will con...Borepatch, my friend...don't worry, I will continue to write of her. After all, it's really her blog. Thanks, Bubba.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-66134730909730788062012-06-19T21:20:08.008-04:002012-06-19T21:20:08.008-04:00We do agree, Becky. Fear is for he weak. Why post ...We do agree, Becky. Fear is for he weak. Why post about someone you love and not post a picture of them...having said that, I will take steps to protect her. Seems a shame to not have her picture here...but, I shall bend to the wishes of my lovely wife. After all, she loves me and I her, but we both love Little Bit more than life itself...and miss her awfully. Thanks, Becky, you sweet lady you....Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.com