tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post5855139663941179958..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Are You Happy?Graham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73040303480231872062016-12-05T13:31:12.884+00:002016-12-05T13:31:12.884+00:00Thank you for your lovely comments Jenny. Where di...Thank you for your lovely comments Jenny. Where did the last four days go? By the way if it was hair gel then I doubt they would have stopped me1Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57558640464897790922016-12-01T08:19:19.107+00:002016-12-01T08:19:19.107+00:00And should have added, of course, that I am glad y...And should have added, of course, that I am glad you are generally happy, although perhaps you don't need to say it because actually it comes over from your blog - it is always a pleasure to read it. And, (I have been meaning to say this) just as you say my posts make you warm a little to the idea of visiting big cities, so your posts make this city girl think how pleasant it must be to live your peaceful island life sometimes! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37584486674946651092016-12-01T08:11:17.402+00:002016-12-01T08:11:17.402+00:00Haha! I can imagine their disconcerted looks. Of...Haha! I can imagine their disconcerted looks. Of course they might have been missionaries for some kind of new product that can also make you happy - a new hair gel or a new type of pizza. I would not entirely put it past the ad men. :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25386051428628048772016-11-30T20:21:35.709+00:002016-11-30T20:21:35.709+00:00You are not the only one Frances. I wish that I ha...You are not the only one Frances. I wish that I had spent more time with them but I was in rather a hurry.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29759442983808607912016-11-29T17:56:02.187+00:002016-11-29T17:56:02.187+00:00Graham I'm so glad you're happy. But why d...Graham I'm so glad you're happy. But why didn't you ask them who/ what they were? This reader really wants to know!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18494461320554651542016-11-28T09:08:29.661+00:002016-11-28T09:08:29.661+00:00Meike I really should have asked them on behalf of...Meike I really should have asked them on behalf of whom they were proselytising.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15481391928173413562016-11-28T09:06:49.877+00:002016-11-28T09:06:49.877+00:00Mrs S i do so love your attitude to life: that doe...Mrs S i do so love your attitude to life: <i>that</i> does make me happy!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10869672774830175372016-11-28T09:05:51.897+00:002016-11-28T09:05:51.897+00:00Well, Monica, silence is one thing they almost cer...Well, Monica, silence is one thing they almost certainly would find difficult with which to cope.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49126800873664538582016-11-28T09:04:43.692+00:002016-11-28T09:04:43.692+00:00If they call at my door, Heron, I simply say that ...If they call at my door, Heron, I simply say that I'm sorry but I don't want to be sold anything today. Their response is almost always that they are not selling anything. That gives me the opportunity to very politely explain to them that they are, indeed, door to door salesmen.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55347128285440499202016-11-28T09:02:56.786+00:002016-11-28T09:02:56.786+00:00To be honest, Helsie, they don't make me unhap...To be honest, Helsie, they don't make me unhappy although some of them do irritate me. Most are perfectly harmless and quite charming and, so far as I am concerned, completely ineffectual.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59920022237502923952016-11-28T09:01:33.759+00:002016-11-28T09:01:33.759+00:00Yes, Cro, angry people must have a very hard life....Yes, Cro, angry people must have a very hard life. I don't envy them.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44613572100315322902016-11-28T09:00:44.685+00:002016-11-28T09:00:44.685+00:00Yes, Red, I think they were a little taken aback.Yes, Red, I think they were a little taken aback.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1615688141791615182016-11-28T09:00:16.939+00:002016-11-28T09:00:16.939+00:00Pauline as one of the few people I know who can wa...Pauline as one of the few people I know who can walk up to complete strangers and have them eating out of your hand (metaphorically, of course) perhaps you've missed your vocation!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38988347994229641432016-11-28T08:57:31.423+00:002016-11-28T08:57:31.423+00:00It sounds, Lee, as though you are definitely not t...It sounds, Lee, as though you are definitely not to be trifled with this week (or ever?).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20265827173030857152016-11-28T08:56:15.245+00:002016-11-28T08:56:15.245+00:00The more of us around than I thought Diane.The more of us around than I thought Diane.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66943758880734193532016-11-28T08:55:37.341+00:002016-11-28T08:55:37.341+00:00YP I've always found it strange that missionar...YP I've always found it strange that missionaries think they have the right to accost one any time and any where. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75415856874429552932016-11-28T08:53:34.041+00:002016-11-28T08:53:34.041+00:00I'm glad you're happy Kate.I'm glad you're happy Kate.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59600657503798976922016-11-28T08:28:21.323+00:002016-11-28T08:28:21.323+00:00An interesting encounter, and you are right - it w...An interesting encounter, and you are right - it wouldn't have worked the other way round, had you approached them to ask them the same question!<br />I don't think they were Jehovah's Witnesses. I know them rather well (or at least used to know them well, as I had close friends who were Witnesses), and they usually do not wear badges. Their approach is like something they would do, though.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46421825608240170562016-11-27T16:02:09.757+00:002016-11-27T16:02:09.757+00:00I will talk to anyone if they are interesting and ...I will talk to anyone if they are interesting and have something worthwhile to say. It's not the religion that they represent which annoys me, it's the fact that they often do not even know enough about the religion they are trying to foist upon me to have an intelligent conversation about it. I also like to require something from people who want to require something of me. I met some cheerleaders doing fundraising at a local bagel shop, and I told them I'd donate - if they did a cheer for me. It was fun! Give, get, keep the exchange in motion.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6438456618553149722016-11-27T12:18:36.182+00:002016-11-27T12:18:36.182+00:00I confess I usually try to take a detour when I sp...I confess I usually try to take a detour when I spot anyone handing our leaflets or obviously out to interview people etc. Asked a question like that, on the spot - I'm not sure what I'd say. Having grown more and more philosophical over the years, a simple (?) question can sometimes send me off on endless silent sidetracks and labyrinths in my own mind... I might just end up standing there, lost in my own thoughts, while they moved on to the next person! DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65236736366118518972016-11-27T08:12:46.378+00:002016-11-27T08:12:46.378+00:00I am a happy person. To the religious zealots wh...I am a happy person. To the religious zealots who call at my door they are politely informed that we pursue our own philosophy and that we bear no angst to anyone.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77722772042866974962016-11-27T07:15:04.391+00:002016-11-27T07:15:04.391+00:00I'm happy until I run into Mormans ..or Jehova...I'm happy until I run into Mormans ..or Jehova's Witness or the like ! THEY make me very unhappy !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-23886550796429448112016-11-27T05:04:35.290+00:002016-11-27T05:04:35.290+00:00I'm very blessed in as much as I wake happy ea...I'm very blessed in as much as I wake happy each morning, and if no-one tries to alter that, I return to my bed as happy as that morning. I do know people who wake angry; life must be so hard for them!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9312220800672990042016-11-27T04:36:03.774+00:002016-11-27T04:36:03.774+00:00I'm a happy person but I draw the line at reli...I'm a happy person but I draw the line at religious zealots who think I should be this or that. You certainly gave them a shock.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56778770020840159852016-11-27T04:27:15.285+00:002016-11-27T04:27:15.285+00:00I'd be happy to reach our age and have somethi...I'd be happy to reach our age and have something happen that has never happened before. That alone would make me smile. As long as it happened on the right day, of course! As you know I don't share your constant positivity!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.com