Comments for A Pilgrim's Digression http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim Comeday morm and, O, you're vine! Sendday's eve and, ah, you're vinegar! Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:53:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Don’t touch by Mathieu http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2009/11/25/dont-touch/comment-page-1#comment-227019 Mathieu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:53:20 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=1751#comment-227019 Grow up man. Have a sense of humanity. Grow up man. Have a sense of humanity.

]]> Comment on Tooling around by DVD Movies Galore http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/10/06/tooling-around/comment-page-1#comment-226879 DVD Movies Galore Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:54:21 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=554#comment-226879 I agree with Matthew. I find Firefox to be a lot faster than IE. I used to use IE all the time and then switch over because of the speed. I agree with Matthew. I find Firefox to be a lot faster than IE. I used to use IE all the time and then switch over because of the speed.

]]> Comment on Charity Case by Tyler http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2009/11/12/charity-case/comment-page-1#comment-225197 Tyler Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:12:44 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=1741#comment-225197 Matthew, i think that charity and ego are completely different. Ego might masquerade as charity, but all in all they are nearly opposites when it comes to situations like these. The long drawn out tale doesn't help, because then you do begin to question it more, and that leads your thinking out of a charitable place. When I lived in Portland, there was this fellow that used to haunt my neighborhood. His were always drawn out and always different, and he NEVER remembered you, or the 20 other times you told him "no". His schtick was to try to catch you coming across the street and then reference someone or some group of people and ask you "Did you just hear what he/they said?" "They said 'that black guy', listen man, i'm just trying to scratch something together so my kids can have something to eat!" It was the worst. One time he just straight up asked me for $20. Matthew, i think that charity and ego are completely different. Ego might masquerade as charity, but all in all they are nearly opposites when it comes to situations like these. The long drawn out tale doesn’t help, because then you do begin to question it more, and that leads your thinking out of a charitable place. When I lived in Portland, there was this fellow that used to haunt my neighborhood. His were always drawn out and always different, and he NEVER remembered you, or the 20 other times you told him “no”. His schtick was to try to catch you coming across the street and then reference someone or some group of people and ask you “Did you just hear what he/they said?” “They said ‘that black guy’, listen man, i’m just trying to scratch something together so my kids can have something to eat!” It was the worst. One time he just straight up asked me for $20.

]]> Comment on Don’t touch by Mel B http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2009/11/25/dont-touch/comment-page-1#comment-224891 Mel B Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:20:41 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=1751#comment-224891 This is an interesting entry. I think people want to preserve the feeling of private space by ignoring others in a very crowded place. By destroying that illusion, it's an intrusion and disruption of peace. Nobody likes to be touched by a stranger and nobody wants to be involved in a possible pee accident. As population increases, especially in large city centers, privacy will be come more valuable and perhaps more heavily guarded. I read a lot of sci-fi, so don't get me started. This is an interesting entry. I think people want to preserve the feeling of private space by ignoring others in a very crowded place. By destroying that illusion, it’s an intrusion and disruption of peace. Nobody likes to be touched by a stranger and nobody wants to be involved in a possible pee accident.

As population increases, especially in large city centers, privacy will be come more valuable and perhaps more heavily guarded. I read a lot of sci-fi, so don’t get me started.

]]> Comment on Charity Case by Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2009/11/12/charity-case/comment-page-1#comment-224509 Matthew Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=1741#comment-224509 If I am interpreting your comment correctly, you're saying that too often our acts of charity are rooted in a selfish desire to feel better about ourselves. When we feel cheated, it's as if the person stole something from us, and not necessarily the money but that feeling of well-being. Ultimately charity ought to be grounded in something other than our own desire to feel good, but unfortunately it's difficult, if not impossible, to get beyond it. If I am interpreting your comment correctly, you’re saying that too often our acts of charity are rooted in a selfish desire to feel better about ourselves. When we feel cheated, it’s as if the person stole something from us, and not necessarily the money but that feeling of well-being. Ultimately charity ought to be grounded in something other than our own desire to feel good, but unfortunately it’s difficult, if not impossible, to get beyond it.

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