tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post8221390628522901303..comments2024-01-03T01:40:26.911-08:00Comments on Life Drawings: 6 April 1956 “Duct-Tape Dummy, Dresses and Unplugged Wednesday”50sgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-30852971635303349192010-04-10T22:56:55.893-07:002010-04-10T22:56:55.893-07:00Indeed, it would.Indeed, it would.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-70254281684774532162010-04-10T07:31:42.391-07:002010-04-10T07:31:42.391-07:00I wonder what those personalities did in say 1900?...I wonder what those personalities did in say 1900? They must have had the same need, so I wonder what their outlet would have been? Interesting to find out,though, wouldnt' it?50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-43720667005238146752010-04-10T00:00:50.372-07:002010-04-10T00:00:50.372-07:0050sgal,
Yes, he probably would. And, I’m sure th...50sgal,<br /><br />Yes, he probably would. And, I’m sure that he would oblige me for a day but most likely not permanently. To his credit, however, when I asked him what he would do if we didn’t have cable, he said that he would just watch the local channels.<br /><br />It seems that there are just certain personality types that gravitate towards the TV. DH had it on day and night when I met him. He would fall asleep to it, which he still does to this day. My sister has been a TV person since she was a child, while I never had much of an interest. I think that maybe it has to do with their mental makeup and the need for stimulation and entertainment. While I do watch some TV, I would usually rather just be alone with my thoughts.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-51136860986126599792010-04-09T12:42:09.261-07:002010-04-09T12:42:09.261-07:00I didn't feel the need to participate in the c...I didn't feel the need to participate in the challenge since I don't watch much tv and can easily get off the computer. Besides, we already experienced this challenge for real when our neighborhood lost power for a few days. No tv, no phones, except for the old fashioned plug in kind, no computer or video games. My family really had a hard time with it, especially my husband because he to uses tv to relax. (Maybe this is a man thing- seems a lot of us are saying this about out hubbies.) It was a bit harder because the weather was still pretty bad and the kids couldn't go out to play as much as they had wanted to. But when they did all the kids on the street were out and playing together. <br /><br />I think it's good to do this every so often but it can be hard. So much of the information from school, invitations, work and classes are all done by email. So if I miss a day I can miss something relevant for that day. But checking in is very different from obsessively being plugged in. <br /><br />The dresses are very pretty. My mother wore that style (dropped waist) in the 80's (I remember it coming back for a bit) with the proper undergarments, despite being heavy. I think it would still look streamlined and elegant on you, especially considering your height. <br /><br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-85189623338796631972010-04-09T04:21:40.251-07:002010-04-09T04:21:40.251-07:00I bet he would read, have conversations with you a...I bet he would read, have conversations with you and get his thoughts back. That is what I assume, of course. It is funny how we just get into that habit of the tv (I did at one time) and we just give our lives and minds over to it, it is so easy and we are creatures of habit. But, it is not really hard to break it. I was surprised, when we suggested our unplugged day, it seemed a few ladies were willing and then felt that they would not even ask their husbands, I just wonder why? What would happen if you said to your hubby, "I want to try this one day, could you oblige?" I would think any loving husband, even if he thought you were cukoo, would oblige for one day. I say, ladies, don't underestimate your men, ask or see if they want to be more 'into' what you are into. There doesn't have to be this separation of likes, of course I might be reading more into it.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-63711143040811015102010-04-08T22:32:23.499-07:002010-04-08T22:32:23.499-07:0050sgall,
I find it absolutely lovely that both yo...50sgall,<br /><br />I find it absolutely lovely that both you AND your husband joy in a TV-free media-free life. How blessed you are! While I have never been much of a TV person, DH LIVES at the TV each evening. It is his mental escape. I often wonder what he would do if we didn't have TV.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-33043305433299189262010-04-08T04:01:20.949-07:002010-04-08T04:01:20.949-07:00Yesterday was interesting. I really only had to up...Yesterday was interesting. I really only had to uplug from the computer, I am already unplugged everywhere else. hubby and I were talking this morning at breakfast how we have NO advertising in our lives. We do not listen to modern radio. He gets his news from internet. I read magazines with 50 year old ads that I actually read on purpose for reason of study and we have no tv so no commercials there. Even our small town life has no billboards in it unless we drive to the city. Even in the city, which is Boston for us, has no where near the advertising that say NYC has. We really are advertising free. We were wondering if we were more naturally immune to it and find it easier to live a noisless tv-less life because of how we were raised. Hubby had almost no tv growing up and only a little radio. Most of his music was classical as he was listening to pieces he was interested in and having piano lessons. My stay at home mother WAS a 1950s homemaker, and would never have turned the tv on during the day. When it was on, it was because I wanted to watch something and I only liked old shows. even the music at our house was old records and music, not really any readio. Interesting.<br />I will tonight and post tomorrow about my 'findings' on having my 'unplugged' day. I hope others will give it a try.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-21746236317270997182010-04-07T14:18:40.266-07:002010-04-07T14:18:40.266-07:00P.S. Also regarding the fact that she ate better a...P.S. Also regarding the fact that she ate better after living a 1940's lifestyle, I often wonder if the true allure of "French Women Don't Get Fat" and other books espousing the European lifestyle isn't really nostalgia for a time when we all ate better and meals were a vital part of family life. I was pleasantly surprised on a visit to Paris a few year ago (a second visit separated from the first by man years) that there still is an abundance of fresh foods and that people still shop on a daily basis. But, even though they have held out longer than we Americans have, the "speeded-up" lifestyle is encroaching on them. And, there are Micky D's and Starbuck's everywhere there!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-10853940716385399812010-04-07T14:12:52.545-07:002010-04-07T14:12:52.545-07:00How interesting that the older woman found that sh...How interesting that the older woman found that she was not losing communication skills due to age, but to lack of use. Since I'm of a certain age, it's encouraging to me to think that some things can be recovered by reclaiming periods of time in which you are not zoning out to constant media.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-69983136122835365042010-04-07T06:02:07.077-07:002010-04-07T06:02:07.077-07:00You have a lovely blog!You have a lovely blog!Glamour-Och-Fläskpannkakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546589286903252391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-62246160394066859172010-04-07T01:43:52.675-07:002010-04-07T01:43:52.675-07:00Lovely dresses, and your idea of having different ...Lovely dresses, and your idea of having different skirts to one top is great, it makes your wardrobe much more versatile (and cost less).<br /><br />I love those elegant hands with the lovely nails on the vintage typewriter.<br /><br />Your one day technology-free challenge is what I’m already doing, I love music from the forties and fifties (I collect vintage vinyl discs), and I only listen to modern radio in the morning to hear the news. I hardly ever watch TV and love vintage movies. I have a cell phone that I hardly never use, DH calls me once a day or so, and I hardly ever text. I don’t think I am dependent on my computer either, except for my job of course since I am in the IT-business. I might turn it on when I come home, receive e-mails and then let it alone. I am not addicted to either e-mails or the internet, I often don’t reply to mails immediately, but love to keep and reread them before answering, much like you would do with a real letter. So you can kind of count me in on that one day challenge. :)<br /><br />And yes, vinyl gives a very different musical experience. I always get compliments from my guests for playing vinyl, they all get so nostalgic when hearing the sound of a vintage vinyl record. My brother and I went to a huge vinyl market at the Isle of Moen during the Easter, we are both vinyl fans, and I found some vintage records; Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Vera Lynn, etc. I’m listening to them every day when I come home now.<br /><br />I also have friends whose TV is always on and I always ask them to turn it off. I think it is rude to have it turned on when you have guests. It is very distracting and annoying to have the noise and the flickering lights, when you try to have a conversation.SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-90746054376754376612010-04-06T21:10:20.392-07:002010-04-06T21:10:20.392-07:0050sgal,
I think that unplugging is a great thing ...50sgal,<br /><br />I think that unplugging is a great thing to do. That incessant noise of the world--TV, radio, billboards, etc. does indeed rob one of their very thoughts. Good post.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549190997375771361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-73658318674757028112010-04-06T21:09:10.523-07:002010-04-06T21:09:10.523-07:00I think unplugging from the internet once in a whi...I think unplugging from the internet once in a while is a great idea. We have family days where we do just that for a whole day and play a board game together. <br /><br />Michelle in CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-6867507075159163722010-04-06T19:58:01.913-07:002010-04-06T19:58:01.913-07:00How ironic that the day we randomly chose to unplu...How ironic that the day we randomly chose to unplug and become more connected to your house and your own mind is the day they chose to sit at the computer more and type ;) and :). Just our luck. Oh, well. If you do unplug, let me know how it felt.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-82852976094055961212010-04-06T19:49:11.834-07:002010-04-06T19:49:11.834-07:00It really is ridiculous, I couldn't imagine no...It really is ridiculous, I couldn't imagine not doing any housework all day. There are days when I don't do much like if I'm taking the boy down to Boston for the day but I still do the basics in the morning and play a little catch up in the evenings. Even if I'm sick I find myself doing bits and pieces like popping dishes in the dishwasher and wiping down the kitchen counter.<br /><br />I don't know about unplugging all day, still trying to figure out where my line is for that sort of thing. My computer is open most of the time because that's how my hubby contacts me during the day, it's how I listen to music, and I keep most of my recipes and such on the computer. There's also the fact that everything will be the next day anyway so even if I ignore the blogs I read and so on I can catch up the next day anyway.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's the post from the cafemom home page...<br /><br />Forget about spring cleaning! Throw down your brooms and sponges and leave the laundry for another day – National No Housework Day is on the way!<br /><br />We know that there's no way you'd rather spend No Housework Day than at a CafeMom party. So, in honor of this fantastic day, on Wednesday, April 7, we're throwing the biggest and best CafeMom bash yet. <br /><br />The CafeMom No Housework Day Party<br />April 7, 2010<br />10 a.m. – 8 p.m. ETRhondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-26595342503373184082010-04-06T19:27:27.276-07:002010-04-06T19:27:27.276-07:00Rhonda-How odd? Why, indeed, would you want to ign...Rhonda-How odd? Why, indeed, would you want to ignore people in favor of the computer? Do they mean to literally not cook, clean nor respond to family memebers but instead watch pop up ads and other 'important' info? <br />Does that mean you are going to unplug tomorrow?50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-34330477340694633772010-04-06T18:56:41.158-07:002010-04-06T18:56:41.158-07:00I apparently have a conflict. I'm only active...I apparently have a conflict. I'm only active in a couple of forums online but one of them is on cafemom.com. Cafemom is having a No Housework day tomorrow when all members are meant to sit around on the computer all day and ignore their homes and families. <br /><br />Sadly I'm not kidding about No Housework day but I am kidding about the conflict. I would never participate in such a thing, this whole moms on strike mentality bothers me. Why on earth would you want to sit around on the computer all day when there is so much more to do?Rhondanoreply@blogger.com