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Dave--

I wracked my brain in search of a snappy comeback, but alas, you were gone so long I fell out of practice and...nada!! Oh well, I'll just say, "I don't think so."

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:46 AM | link to this | reply

Julia, you might be prolonged... When it reigns, it pours.

posted by _dave_says_ack_ on September 12, 2006 at 9:33 AM | link to this | reply

tanga--

those are all good additions, thanks very much!

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:27 AM | link to this | reply

avant--

thanks. I agree with you, the "why" is much more victim oriented rather than solution oriented.

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:26 AM | link to this | reply

hello to you too, Tampi!

It's nice to see I have not scared you away...yet. LOL.

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:25 AM | link to this | reply

leaf--

your explanation does make sense--thanks for your comment!

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:24 AM | link to this | reply

haha Dave--

I'm sure Ariala will reclaim her throne tomorrow, so this will be the shortest reign any "queen" ever had, like--one day!! LOL. But thanks for the flowers!!

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 9:23 AM | link to this | reply

Well, Zippedy-Do, the QuirkyQueen rules again. Be gentle with us oh great

one. I lay down these flowers as a token from a loyal subject from ye olden daze...

posted by _dave_says_ack_ on September 12, 2006 at 8:20 AM | link to this | reply

o0o one of those $64000 questions.....I agree pretty much about the ripples....I think most people ask 'why' and not 'who' because we tend to very 'outward focusing' in looking at the things that affect out lives and I think this has its very roots in the very evolution of our species....if you think about it what effects us more than outside enviroment??? The answer right now is quite alot because we have evolved as a species and our internal emotional/mental universes have a complicated and dynamic relationship with the world outside...

posted by Leafonariver on September 12, 2006 at 7:38 AM | link to this | reply

Hello!

posted by tampi on September 12, 2006 at 5:10 AM | link to this | reply

Julia

Nice. I think the 'why' is just a search for validation, in claiming to be a 'victim'.

posted by avant-garde on September 12, 2006 at 1:13 AM | link to this | reply

I would like to add

a bit. The "Why" part should play second fiddle to "Who" and I think one can add "How". How can I make a difference? How can I solve the problem? How can I change in order to avoid the occurence?

posted by Tanga on September 12, 2006 at 12:51 AM | link to this | reply

Azur--

well, that is good in a way, because asking "why" will get you nowhere fast! LOL.

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 11:14 PM | link to this | reply

bel--

while I can understand your wanting to know such things, please read the last paragraph again!!

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 11:13 PM | link to this | reply

I have

no time to ask why, I only have time to do

posted by Azur on September 11, 2006 at 10:21 PM | link to this | reply

I also believe there is an order of things

I just wish sometimes I could understand the WHY to them.

posted by bel_1965 on September 11, 2006 at 9:33 PM | link to this | reply

Whacky--

Yes, of course you!! Silly goose.

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 9:18 PM | link to this | reply

Ody--

haha--actually I had a blog in that category for a long time! BTW, I think it's hilarious that you still call me Quirky even tho I changed my name...LOL.

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 9:17 PM | link to this | reply

Who? Well, me I guess.

posted by Whacky on September 11, 2006 at 7:54 PM | link to this | reply

Quirky, next thing you know, you’ll be blogging

in the religion and spirituality section. LOL

posted by telemachus on September 11, 2006 at 7:14 PM | link to this | reply

hi artifact--

I think if you begin to ask the question WHO instead of why, you will find some great answers, ones that would never occur to you...

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 6:58 PM | link to this | reply

bandana--

that living situation would drive me bonkers in a day!

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 6:57 PM | link to this | reply

Maggie--

Anyone who doesn't love to play with Furby is just plain cuckoo!! LOL.

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 6:56 PM | link to this | reply

Very interesting post, Julia!

I'm one of the people who ask why. I never had considered asking who. Good suggestion!

I don't believe in coincidences, either. One day I realized that my life is going to turn out one way - and only one way. But I still have all the power of choice over every moment, and I have since been living in awe of that idea.

Great post!

posted by Artifact on September 11, 2006 at 6:55 PM | link to this | reply

hello afzal--

I'm not sure I understand your choice of the word dynamic and how it fits here, but I appreciate your visit, and thank you for reading!

posted by Julia. on September 11, 2006 at 6:55 PM | link to this | reply

It's incredible how interconnected we all are.

I remember when I lived with five other housemate (yeah! Crazy.) This guy friend of ours said something very surprising, but true: "You guys are, like, co-dependent." Shocking. We didn't realized that, but we really were.