tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post3518417973593490850..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: we were young togetherSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-50254705260433332012009-11-25T21:39:18.478-06:002009-11-25T21:39:18.478-06:00Thanks, Gloria. Back at you.Thanks, Gloria. Back at you.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-86083657065893321232009-11-25T21:22:13.662-06:002009-11-25T21:22:13.662-06:00Just stopped by to wish you a very HAPPY THANKSGIV...Just stopped by to wish you a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY. Enjoy.<br /><br />Sounds like quite a trip.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-62682524097833485392009-11-25T20:43:11.783-06:002009-11-25T20:43:11.783-06:00Felipe -- You thrive in a world of complex complic...Felipe -- You thrive in a world of complex complications. Some of us yearn for a simpler time.<br /><br />Islagringo -- We need to talk. Be there roller coasters, matey?<br /><br />Mexican Trailrunner -- I have been reading <i>Grace(Eventually)</i> off and on for a few months. I need to get back to it -- eventually. It is not quite as well-written as some of her other essay compilations.<br /><br />Charles -- John and I are of a certain age. We both agree that we want to be 12 in the era where we grew up -- not the current one.<br /><br />Joe -- One of these days we will need to talk about the true adventures on this trip. Being 12 has its advantages.<br /><br />Arnie B -- Glad to hear there is another vote for the Back to 12 movement.<br /><br />Babs -- Funny. I remember 12 far better than almost any other age. Maybe it is a boy thing.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-32004849049565967262009-11-25T18:37:35.144-06:002009-11-25T18:37:35.144-06:00I don't even remember being 12 - now 39 is a d...I don't even remember being 12 - now 39 is a different story - entirely.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-56835438119253359952009-11-25T12:32:02.101-06:002009-11-25T12:32:02.101-06:00I agree with 12 being the perfect age.
$5 a week ...I agree with 12 being the perfect age.<br /><br />$5 a week allowance, access to Dad's lawnmower for side jobs if I felt like it, free room and board, tricked out bike so I could take it fishing, Van Halen just came out with their first album, baseball in the park after dinner until you couldn't see anymore.<br /><br />13 is when Dad got laid off and Mom was on disability. I started working for reals and haven't stopped since. High school years: no more sports (work), no girlfriend(work), no prom (work). <br /><br />I remember 12 well.Arnie Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-41556990929848075392009-11-25T11:12:38.148-06:002009-11-25T11:12:38.148-06:00You know I still love the "Magic Kingdom"...You know I still love the "Magic Kingdom" of Disney, so much so that I try to scheme with my daughters (16 & 22)when we can go again( there is no such thing as cost containment with them). I'm wondering if you had access to "underground disney" the performers lair, etc.??Joe S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06199300036689916648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-27084388117047422362009-11-25T09:56:47.740-06:002009-11-25T09:56:47.740-06:00Steve - I think due to our modern communication ag...Steve - I think due to our modern communication age that 9 or 10 is probably the new 12 - kids today are really savvy early on - and I'm not so sure that's a good thing - the world is in their face 24/7 and I feel that is one of the major causes of drug abuse - the world is thrust upon them and they can't handle the reality at such a young developmental stage - so they feel a need to escape. Kind of sad in many ways.<br /><br />Felipe - In light of the above and what I read in the news, there are evidently more than a few 12 year-olds shedding their clothing way before they are mature enough to accept the consequences. Once again, they have too much access to too much information early on and both parents are too busy trying to earn a decent living to give them the nurturing we had. Again - a sad footnote to our modern society.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865518478023727947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-50071775560689821462009-11-25T09:11:58.195-06:002009-11-25T09:11:58.195-06:00There's a Six Flags by Mexico City. Want to g...There's a Six Flags by Mexico City. Want to go? I, too, will go on any ride, anytime.Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-39172309553750032632009-11-25T09:05:24.016-06:002009-11-25T09:05:24.016-06:00Ah, Annie Lamott, Just last night I finished Grac...Ah, Annie Lamott, Just last night I finished Grace (Eventually). We used to live in the same town in Marin. She can certainly turn a phrase, as can you Sr. Cotton.- Mexican Trailrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987460497945211699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-65391421709214060292009-11-25T07:44:17.832-06:002009-11-25T07:44:17.832-06:00Age 12 is hardly perfect. The perfect age is when ...Age 12 is hardly perfect. The perfect age is when you start getting girls to take their pants off. Duh.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-50839286932558139532009-11-25T03:17:11.429-06:002009-11-25T03:17:11.429-06:00Rick -- Who knows. I may come to love LA.
Calyp...Rick -- Who knows. I may come to love LA.<br /><br />Calypso -- You can seldom go wrong with Anne Lamott.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-24498818772886942512009-11-25T03:10:29.838-06:002009-11-25T03:10:29.838-06:00"...it somehow let's us meet in places we..."<i>...it somehow let's us meet in places we couldn't get to in any other way.</i>"<br /><br />Terrific quote Amigo - music to my ears.Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705486544074674388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-40232912565118885902009-11-25T02:24:13.204-06:002009-11-25T02:24:13.204-06:00Al -- I did not get to the Getty Museum. Maybe ne...Al -- I did not get to the Getty Museum. Maybe next time.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-62739590480980765792009-11-25T01:30:25.402-06:002009-11-25T01:30:25.402-06:00Great phrase Steve "stuck in Los Angeles&quo...Great phrase Steve "stuck in Los Angeles" (always applies). <br />Marx and two hundred grand?<br /><br />Glad to hear you had a great trip -<br /><br />RickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265238602036740256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-25926864935738998842009-11-25T01:17:40.786-06:002009-11-25T01:17:40.786-06:00I am with you Steve, on the Six Flags trip! Can no...I am with you Steve, on the Six Flags trip! Can not tell you how many times I raced from the end of the ride to line again or another trip. Valencia is a bit out of the way (North of LA) but right on the way to Oregon, so, many times we stopped and tried to get the most rides possible out of one admission. I am afraid that 65 would keep me from most of them now, at least the ones that go round and round. I must say I can not see you at D Land for six days. Did you get to the Getty Museum?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831396924107732497noreply@blogger.com