tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8352627396715658107..comments2024-03-28T01:35:19.028-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Those Winter TuesdaysNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31933720740584613712016-06-19T14:16:52.753-05:002016-06-19T14:16:52.753-05:00Thanks for re-posting!
SandyKThanks for re-posting!<br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81338546712600679292016-06-19T13:21:51.622-05:002016-06-19T13:21:51.622-05:00Lovely. Someday, thanks ....maybe. You have set a ...Lovely. Someday, thanks ....maybe. You have set a high bar for your men, and of course they need to push back and reject you to have the courage to fly away. My wish for you is that you are healthy long enough to see some of the cocksure arrogance fade as they deal with a broader world- of family, finances, and cruel chaos in the news. If you are, you will see a grudging thank you; you may never hear it. Janet Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893300024540358819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16139922791988385332015-01-10T16:48:02.374-06:002015-01-10T16:48:02.374-06:00Gayle.Gayle.Bunnyearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443087739272295280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79757322558136608162015-01-07T18:08:10.361-06:002015-01-07T18:08:10.361-06:00When you get to docs office you should gripe about...When you get to docs office you should gripe about the long hold, not just to front desk but to the doctor too, and office manager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47732362214801631252015-01-07T18:06:42.177-06:002015-01-07T18:06:42.177-06:00YOu spoiled your kids. I would have demanded a Tha...YOu spoiled your kids. I would have demanded a Thank You or do less for them. Ask them where their manners are. Or not buy them a car and have them use a school bus. As for the flu shot column in the SunTimes, you should have gotten one in fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84302046983604149752015-01-07T14:46:30.978-06:002015-01-07T14:46:30.978-06:00Beautiful. You should run this every Father's...Beautiful. You should run this every Father's Day...genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34651623780247883592015-01-07T14:24:42.992-06:002015-01-07T14:24:42.992-06:00A fine poem and application of it by our blog craf...A fine poem and application of it by our blog craftsman / wordsmith.<br /><br />"No one ever thanked him." Not being a father, myself, I read this from the son's perspective. And feel guilty.<br />Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42522754620208468372015-01-07T09:34:31.933-06:002015-01-07T09:34:31.933-06:00I misspoke: not all minutes on hold are wasted.
J...I misspoke: not all minutes on hold are wasted.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12029529769202436492015-01-07T09:30:13.916-06:002015-01-07T09:30:13.916-06:00I wrote this yesterday, thinking I would call in s...I wrote this yesterday, thinking I would call in sick to the paper. But then I wrote a column while on hold to the doctor's office which is in today's paper. I thought I'd post it tomorrow. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28058709860087112272015-01-07T08:43:19.653-06:002015-01-07T08:43:19.653-06:00Neil also wrote a separate piece that appeared in ...Neil also wrote a separate piece that appeared in today's Sun-Times.<br /><br />Read it and weep...for the billions of minutes wasted on hold.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22293983082978207512015-01-07T07:58:13.667-06:002015-01-07T07:58:13.667-06:00A lot of parents don't get it. You do.
Barb...A lot of parents don't get it. You do. <br />Barbara Palmer<br />P.S. What is John talking about? Did I miss something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43435543594449862432015-01-07T07:32:47.864-06:002015-01-07T07:32:47.864-06:00A two-fer. What a welcome surprise!
I knew you c...A two-fer. What a welcome surprise!<br /><br />I knew you could find something funny in the flu and the telephone gag worked well. I've had the same experience enough times to suspect that people answering phones try not to get stuck with the caller who's seething from a long wait.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com