tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post5718674425522484944..comments2024-03-18T10:55:08.542-05:00Comments on Mid-Life Thoughts from Bob: Mild annoyancesBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-84482252625357239522017-06-13T14:06:59.330-05:002017-06-13T14:06:59.330-05:00And hahaha to you, Kelly! Believe me, I know I nee...And hahaha to you, Kelly! Believe me, I know I need to lighten up! Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-71536592734662618382017-06-13T10:53:41.054-05:002017-06-13T10:53:41.054-05:00Looking back at my comment, that should have been ...Looking back at my comment, that should have been WTF! (and I guess that obviously means I shouldn't be saying that, even in abbreviations!)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-6429657771013161132017-06-13T10:50:59.406-05:002017-06-13T10:50:59.406-05:00Some of this I can relate to, some not. I hated m...Some of this I can relate to, some not. I hated making my bed when growing up (do you remember my Holiday Inn beds?). There was an article in the Reader's Digest that said it's actually good to leave your bed unmade, but at this point in life I find that hard to do. <br /><br />I will use the occasional abbreviation when texting (I often use 'K' and will use 'tho'), but hate seeing R and U. It's just too easy to type 'are' and 'you'. I've been known to use some of the phrase abbreviations (OMG, SMH, and yes...WFT), but never LOL or LMAO. Instead, my daughter and I type out our laughs (ahahah, bahaha, ha), depending on the degree or type of laugh needed. I'll admit you had me looking back at some of our recent text exchanges to make sure I hadn't offended in any way! (and I'll also admit I get carried away with exclamation points). Ahaha. <br /><br />Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-32459934581722919882017-06-13T09:03:21.088-05:002017-06-13T09:03:21.088-05:00Yeah, Sage, I definitely need to loosen up and I&#...Yeah, Sage, I definitely need to loosen up and I'm reminded of that regularly by family members! I am trying and I make most of these comments with tongue in cheek.<br /><br />Ed -- maybe a family reunion of sorts is in order for us!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-4969915639417080872017-06-13T08:41:29.832-05:002017-06-13T08:41:29.832-05:00I've said it in the past and I'll say it a...I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, you HAVE to be my older brother! Although I can walk past an unmade bed without making it, I am the neat one in my family. I always put everything back in its spot when I'm done using it and I have to swallow my tongue on the weekend when my wife wants to have a family cleaning session to pick up all the things she and the kids have left out over the course of the week.<br /><br />I also always type out my words on the phone. What really got me is that I got my mom introduced to a smart phone and texting and it wasn't but a few weeks later she was abbreviating like a teenager!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-981603352319746342017-06-13T08:34:00.609-05:002017-06-13T08:34:00.609-05:00I'm like you with making the bed. If I am the...I'm like you with making the bed. If I am the last up, I make it up when I get up even if it is 5:30 AM... Yet I do laugh (but not LMAO) at how people get uptight about the use of short-hand in texting. I got my amateur radio license when I was 13 and through high school was active using CW (Morse code) and many of these recent acronyms go back to the teletype and Morse code. However, with the new iPhone, I don't use them very often because the phone takes my shorthand and converts it to full words! Take care and hang loose!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com