Comments for 52 tweaks http://52tweaks.com Change it up! Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:05:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Tweak six: floating onwards! by Changeonething http://52tweaks.com/2008/02/05/tweak-six-floating-onwards/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Changeonething Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:05:10 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/02/05/tweak-six-floating-onwards/#comment-34 Hi Wrick! Thanks for your concern. No, I think the beans were ok. With refrigeration, I understand they can go most of a week, but I never have them more than a few days. :-) It was apparently a restaurant meal that was the culprit. How is the writing going, anyway?!? Hi Wrick!

Thanks for your concern.

No, I think the beans were ok. With refrigeration, I understand they can go most of a week, but I never have them more than a few days. :-)

It was apparently a restaurant meal that was the culprit.

How is the writing going, anyway?!?

]]> Comment on Tweak six: floating onwards! by Wrick http://52tweaks.com/2008/02/05/tweak-six-floating-onwards/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Wrick Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:01:27 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/02/05/tweak-six-floating-onwards/#comment-33 I hope the food poisoning wasn't a result of eating the beans. As you know, during the US economic blockade of Nicaragua when I was living there, rice and beans was the basic diet, or occasionally, beans and rice, for variety. Or if you were in the countryside you could supplement this with tortillas. During one extremely difficult year we were living on US$10 a month, plus a ration of rice, beans and sugar. Surplus could be traded at the market for plantain, vegetables and coffee. We couldn't waste anything. Fortunately Nicaraguans are acutely aware of just how long you can leave beans sitting out (hot climate, erratic electricity supplies, no fridge). My girlfriend of the time was expert at judging almost to the hour when beans would have to be either eaten, or thrown out. Beans can be deadly, if not treated with due caution. I hope the food poisoning wasn’t a result of eating the beans. As you know, during the US economic blockade of Nicaragua when I was living there, rice and beans was the basic diet, or occasionally, beans and rice, for variety. Or if you were in the countryside you could supplement this with tortillas. During one extremely difficult year we were living on US$10 a month, plus a ration of rice, beans and sugar. Surplus could be traded at the market for plantain, vegetables and coffee. We couldn’t waste anything. Fortunately Nicaraguans are acutely aware of just how long you can leave beans sitting out (hot climate, erratic electricity supplies, no fridge). My girlfriend of the time was expert at judging almost to the hour when beans would have to be either eaten, or thrown out. Beans can be deadly, if not treated with due caution.

]]> Comment on How is it going, tweak two? by Changeonething http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Changeonething Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:39:56 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/#comment-31 I am happy to share some simple dishes, though I bet you know even better ones than I do?!? I am happy to share some simple dishes, though I bet you know even better ones than I do?!?

]]> Comment on An invitation by Changeonething http://52tweaks.com/2007/12/23/test/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Changeonething Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:38:29 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/?p=4#comment-30 Good for you, Wrick! And welcome!!! Will you tell yourself you will write be a certain day, say 200 words by Wednesday, another 200 by Saturday? Anyway, it looks totally manageable. Let us know how it goes! :-) Good for you, Wrick! And welcome!!!

Will you tell yourself you will write be a certain day, say 200 words by Wednesday, another 200 by Saturday?

Anyway, it looks totally manageable. Let us know how it goes! :-)

]]> Comment on How is it going, tweak two? by Wrick http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Wrick Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:37:53 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/#comment-29 Hey can I come round for dinner one night? :-) I spent some years in Latin America, and one of the things I miss is the food - especially the bean dishes. Reading your post gave me an appetite. Hey can I come round for dinner one night? :-) I spent some years in Latin America, and one of the things I miss is the food – especially the bean dishes. Reading your post gave me an appetite.

]]> Comment on An invitation by Wrick http://52tweaks.com/2007/12/23/test/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Wrick Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:33:40 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/?p=4#comment-28 This is an interesting concept. I get a sudden rush to write, churn out a thousand words or more, and then just let it slide for weeks and weeks on end, and have to psych myself up to start writing again. I will be very gentle with myself at first and just commit to writing at least 200 words at least twice a week - that's a bottom line minimum by the way. If this stimulates me to write more, and more regularly, so much the better. The think is to keep the ideas turning over - after I have written something I often go to bed thinking about what I have already written and ways to develop the story. Maybe this way I will keep on a roll. I am doing this writing purely as a hobby, and self gratification, so I don't have the pressure of deadlines or other people's expectations. I will report back in a week and let you all know how I go. Cheers WF This is an interesting concept. I get a sudden rush to write, churn out a thousand words or more, and then just let it slide for weeks and weeks on end, and have to psych myself up to start writing again. I will be very gentle with myself at first and just commit to writing at least 200 words at least twice a week – that’s a bottom line minimum by the way. If this stimulates me to write more, and more regularly, so much the better. The think is to keep the ideas turning over – after I have written something I often go to bed thinking about what I have already written and ways to develop the story. Maybe this way I will keep on a roll. I am doing this writing purely as a hobby, and self gratification, so I don’t have the pressure of deadlines or other people’s expectations.

I will report back in a week and let you all know how I go.

Cheers
WF

]]> Comment on Tweak four: slouching towards self-improvement by Renee http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/20/tweak-4-slouching-towards-self-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Renee Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:05:40 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/20/tweak-4-slouching-towards-self-improvement/#comment-27 Hi Kate! I hope your back is not bothering you anymore. My father replied to my email hinting a question about why I was angry at him but I didn't go into it just sent another warm reply. I'm going to keep that email communication up. (I talk to my mom on the phone usually but I will also try to write to her as I think she would appreciate an old-fashioned letter.) This week I am going to write a minimum of a page a day. If stuck, I'm still going to spend two hours actively trying to put words on paper. Every day. I've never really tried this method so we'll see how it goes. Good luck! Hi Kate!

I hope your back is not bothering you anymore.

My father replied to my email hinting a question about why I was angry at him but I didn’t go into it just sent another warm reply. I’m going to keep that email communication up. (I talk to my mom on the phone usually but I will also try to write to her as I think she would appreciate an old-fashioned letter.)

This week I am going to write a minimum of a page a day. If stuck, I’m still going to spend two hours actively trying to put words on paper. Every day. I’ve never really tried this method so we’ll see how it goes.

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Tweak 3! Slow and steady will win any race (or self-improvement campaign!) by Changeonething http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/14/tweak-3-slow-and-steady-will-win-any-race-or-self-improvement-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Changeonething Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:41:44 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/14/tweak-3-slow-and-steady-will-win-any-race-or-self-improvement-campaign/#comment-25 An email. So small, and yet, it might just set things rolling. Great idea, Renee! An email. So small, and yet, it might just set things rolling.
Great idea, Renee!

]]> Comment on Tweak 3! Slow and steady will win any race (or self-improvement campaign!) by Renee http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/14/tweak-3-slow-and-steady-will-win-any-race-or-self-improvement-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Renee Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:32:23 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/14/tweak-3-slow-and-steady-will-win-any-race-or-self-improvement-campaign/#comment-24 Hi Kate, glad things are going well for you! And thanks for explaining how you thought about categories for change, etc. That was helpful. My first two tweaks went nowhere. Neither could I rise early nor could I go to bed early. So, on to something else. (In the normal course of "resolutions" this is where I would give up. But I can just go on to the next thing, can't I?) For this week, I will write to my father. We have had a strained relationship recently and have not spoken in a while. This year my intention is to get closer to my folks. So, a simple email saying hi, to not make a big deal out of things. That should be doable. Hi Kate, glad things are going well for you! And thanks for explaining how you thought about categories for change, etc. That was helpful.

My first two tweaks went nowhere. Neither could I rise early nor could I go to bed early. So, on to something else. (In the normal course of “resolutions” this is where I would give up. But I can just go on to the next thing, can’t I?)

For this week, I will write to my father. We have had a strained relationship recently and have not spoken in a while. This year my intention is to get closer to my folks. So, a simple email saying hi, to not make a big deal out of things. That should be doable.

]]> Comment on How is it going, tweak two? by Tweak 3! Slow and steady will win any race (or self-improvement campaign!) - 52 tweaks http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Tweak 3! Slow and steady will win any race (or self-improvement campaign!) - 52 tweaks Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:20:47 +0000 http://52tweaks.com/2008/01/10/how-is-it-going-tweak-two/#comment-22 [...] some kind of lima presence.  Saturday I had some black beans.  The rest of the week is detailed here.  I call it a success, and I will continue to eat more beans than [...] [...] some kind of lima presence.  Saturday I had some black beans.  The rest of the week is detailed here.  I call it a success, and I will continue to eat more beans than [...]

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