tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post9011504294505461108..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: CommunityBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-21054701542516625762010-02-23T12:14:25.967-05:002010-02-23T12:14:25.967-05:00This is an excellent post; I wish more readers had...This is an excellent post; I wish more readers had commented since it's been up.<br /><br />You describe the dojo beautifully, in all its aspects of family, hierarchy, and the "in vs out crowd." Glad that the tai chi is supplying some sense of community.<br /><br />But you know what I'd like to see you tackle in the future? (If you guessed Mean Joe Green, you are sadly mistaken.) The internetz, the intertubes, the goddamn blogging communities, the cyber paralysis of DOs and DON'Ts and NEVER EVERS, the goddamn internet. You are a blade, find your mark...<br /><br />Seek...Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127086612056086054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-13512058978363792582010-02-21T23:55:32.148-05:002010-02-21T23:55:32.148-05:00Annie makes a great point. Many of the seniors I ...Annie makes a great point. Many of the seniors I know are very social and easily talk to people they don't know. I used to think it was because of the times they grew up in, but now I'm not so sure. Annie describes it beautifully. Maybe it is maturity. Actually, I wish I could be more like that in public. <br /><br />I love the description of your martial arts community as a family. You're so right about the hierarchy. I think that's the case in probably any group. And one or two people can make or break the entire "tone" of a class.Juliehttp://www.juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-84175952304906976912010-02-21T11:31:31.137-05:002010-02-21T11:31:31.137-05:00Hi Brigindo,
I don't know how old these senio...Hi Brigindo, <br />I don't know how old these senior citizens are. It may be because of the time they grew up in, but it's more likely because of the time they are living in now. As you get older (and I'm not a senior citizen yet!), you begin to appreciate people for who they are, and events for what they are. You relax a bit, I think, and begin to care less what people think about you, and more of what you think about them. It doesn't cost anything to be friendly, and there are rewards.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.com