Comments on: Digging for the Treasure http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/ Happiness As a Spiritual Practice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cathy in NZ http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-6131 Cathy in NZ Wed, 20 May 2009 06:15:34 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-6131 now that's soooooooooo darn kewl! You-tube such an interesting way to show the world how should do things lately for hungry watching those scones being made! now that’s soooooooooo darn kewl! You-tube such an interesting way to show the world how should do things lately for hungry watching those scones being made!

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-6119 bikehikebabe Wed, 20 May 2009 01:26:26 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-6119 Hi Cathy in NZ, Grannymar sent me this video about making Irish scones after I quoted you in her blog about the difference between scones, biscuits, & cookies according to what country you live in. You'll have to copy & paste to see it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gvAn-fBIk Hi Cathy in NZ, Grannymar sent me this video about making Irish scones after I quoted you in her blog about the difference between scones, biscuits, & cookies according to what country you live in.

You’ll have to copy & paste to see it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gvAn-fBIk

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 Jean Thu, 14 May 2009 03:51:31 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-5890 bikehikebabe, I've been mislaying things lately too. It just means I've been trying to do too much at the same time. Easily corrected. Thanks for adding to the conversation. ;) bikehikebabe,
I’ve been mislaying things lately too. It just means I’ve been trying to do too much at the same time. Easily corrected. Thanks for adding to the conversation. ;)

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5880 bikehikebabe Wed, 13 May 2009 23:13:48 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-5880 Ashok's "Everything is an experience" I like that. "I can't believe I did that again!" at the top of this post--- I went out to cut scrub oak on our property, but set my shears down to do something intermittently. I spent 10 minutes looking for them. Can't believe I did that---again. Must remember to remember when I set things down. But I've learned from Jean, "All you can do is laugh", which I did, instead of kicking myself. Ashok’s “Everything is an experience” I like that.

“I can’t believe I did that again!” at the top of this post—
I went out to cut scrub oak on our property, but set my shears down to do something intermittently. I spent 10 minutes looking for them. Can’t believe I did that—again. Must remember to remember when I set things down. But I’ve learned from Jean, “All you can do is laugh”, which I did, instead of kicking myself.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5878 Jean Wed, 13 May 2009 22:44:50 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-5878 Ashok, Thank you for coming by. I agree, we can learn a great deal from situations we don't like...and they can be very motivating. I hope you've found an environment that is more satisfying. Ashok,
Thank you for coming by. I agree, we can learn a great deal from situations we don’t like…and they can be very motivating. I hope you’ve found an environment that is more satisfying.

]]> By: Ashok http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5855 Ashok Wed, 13 May 2009 09:57:20 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-5855 Plenty actually. Repeated failures to achieve standards on the academic front kept me motivated to find my area of forte. I finally did find it. A job that involved tons of work, very little pay and a negative environment taught me a lot and the experience proved invaluable. Everything is an experience, whether it is good or bad depends on how one interprets it. It was nice to come accross your blog. Looking forward to visiting this blog more often in the future. Plenty actually. Repeated failures to achieve standards on the academic front kept me motivated to find my area of forte. I finally did find it. A job that involved tons of work, very little pay and a negative environment taught me a lot and the experience proved invaluable. Everything is an experience, whether it is good or bad depends on how one interprets it.

It was nice to come accross your blog. Looking forward to visiting this blog more often in the future.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5002 Jean Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:28:19 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-5002 Cathy, Thanks for the update. Your story was timely because I spent most of yesterday trying to figure out how I can make my weekly videos for our local public access station on my Mac. I’m all set up on my PC to do that, but eventually would like to do everything on my Mac. As far as I can tell Imovie is designed to make movies to be sent over the internet and viewed on smaller screens, so it happily sacrifices resolution for speed. I need higher quality, something that doesn’t look like garbage when viewed on a TV. I tried all of their options and couldn’t fin a satisfactory one. So I ordered another program, but just in case I will phone Apple to make sure they haven’t applied the same philosophy there! One thing about computers…they give us plenty of chance to practice our patience. ;) Cathy,
Thanks for the update. Your story was timely because I spent most of yesterday trying to figure out how I can make my weekly videos for our local public access station on my Mac. I’m all set up on my PC to do that, but eventually would like to do everything on my Mac. As far as I can tell Imovie is designed to make movies to be sent over the internet and viewed on smaller screens, so it happily sacrifices resolution for speed. I need higher quality, something that doesn’t look like garbage when viewed on a TV. I tried all of their options and couldn’t fin a satisfactory one. So I ordered another program, but just in case I will phone Apple to make sure they haven’t applied the same philosophy there!

One thing about computers…they give us plenty of chance to practice our patience. ;)

]]> By: Evan http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Evan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:42:02 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-4990 I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that England and the US were two nations separated by a common language. I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that England and the US were two nations separated by a common language.

]]> By: Cathy in NZ http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-4988 Cathy in NZ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:32:59 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-4988 Jean, can't remember which week were talking about Bluetooth Dragon Naturally speaking accessory It finally arrived, not from Australia where I thought Digital River was but all the way from Andover, MN in the USA.....then it needed a DVD drive for the version 10 upgrade which of course I didn't have! So it was installed yesterday and finally after much fiddling, cursing, then oh the manual, more fiddling and cursing to the machinery to hear and transcribe my voice! it's much more comfy to wear and there is 'no cord attaching me to computer'......at one point I thought to make coffee and I took it off! To realise I could go places in the house with it still attached. I am going to try and use it more often but first I needed to have some info about where I could put the plantronics wireless plug in - will now have to fiddle about ?tomorrow finding a slot at the back of the box! Because if I want to use my memory stick - the TWO cannot go into on 'slot' :-) when my computer whiz was here dealing with the DVD contraption he was telling me I needed to upgrade my monitor and maybe even my printer! Neither will get upgraded at this point unless for some reason either feels the need to get sick! touch wood they don't :-) Jean,
can’t remember which week were talking about Bluetooth Dragon Naturally speaking accessory

It finally arrived, not from Australia where I thought Digital River was but all the way from Andover, MN in the USA…..then it needed a DVD drive for the version 10 upgrade which of course I didn’t have!

So it was installed yesterday and finally after much fiddling, cursing, then oh the manual, more fiddling and cursing to the machinery to hear and transcribe my voice!

it’s much more comfy to wear and there is ‘no cord attaching me to computer’……at one point I thought to make coffee and I took it off! To realise I could go places in the house with it still attached.

I am going to try and use it more often but first I needed to have some info about where I could put the plantronics wireless plug in – will now have to fiddle about ?tomorrow finding a slot at the back of the box! Because if I want to use my memory stick – the TWO cannot go into on ‘slot’ :-)

when my computer whiz was here dealing with the DVD contraption he was telling me I needed to upgrade my monitor and maybe even my printer! Neither will get upgraded at this point unless for some reason either feels the need to get sick! touch wood they don’t :-)

]]> By: Cathy in NZ http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/04/06/digging-for-the-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-4987 Cathy in NZ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:26:18 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=912#comment-4987 Guess what ! bikehikebabe......you have just made me realise that 'our scone' is not 'your scone' I believe you call them 'biscuits'..... However that in turn leads to 'your biscuits' are not 'our biscuits' I think you call 'our biscuits' ......'your cookies' language stuff! amazing how we all supposedly speak, write, read English but then we have all these unusual words which are just normal wherever we may roam :-) Guess what ! bikehikebabe……you have just made me realise that ‘our scone’ is not ‘your scone’

I believe you call them ‘biscuits’…..

However that in turn leads to ‘your biscuits’ are not ‘our biscuits’

I think you call ‘our biscuits’ ……’your cookies’

language stuff! amazing how we all supposedly speak, write, read English but then we have all these unusual words which are just normal wherever we may roam :-)

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