tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post114452702323190208..comments2024-02-26T11:07:08.028-05:00Comments on Leesa's Stories: Of Planes and SecretsLeesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144762177799643822006-04-11T08:29:00.000-05:002006-04-11T08:29:00.000-05:00bruce: thanks for stopping by. It is amazing.bruce: thanks for stopping by. It is amazing.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144726165260825332006-04-10T22:29:00.000-05:002006-04-10T22:29:00.000-05:00I'm always(ok, once in a while) opening up more to...I'm always(ok, once in a while) opening up more to people I don't know than friends(all 3 of them) or family. I guess it's the fact that I'll most likely never see them again that makes it easier. It's also one of the reasons I blog...UnHoly Diverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187969959701732817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144701053963554902006-04-10T15:30:00.000-05:002006-04-10T15:30:00.000-05:00shannon: thanks, sweetie.jd: I know, I just don't ...shannon: thanks, sweetie.<BR/><BR/>jd: I know, I just don't know why.<BR/><BR/>maui: oh, another lurker. Lurkers are required to have wet dreams about me. Thus, I only have a few lurkers.<BR/><BR/>nunzie: thanks, sweetie.<BR/><BR/>highest desert diva: not sure you have been to the site. And they did not participate in HNT.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144698174149676852006-04-10T14:42:00.000-05:002006-04-10T14:42:00.000-05:00that is really true.. we all get a way of inventin...that is really true.. we all get a way of inventing ourselves again when we start these blogs, don't we? you make some good points...Nunziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201789717250578040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144695924981561272006-04-10T14:05:00.000-05:002006-04-10T14:05:00.000-05:00Kinda stumbled onto your blog and thought I'd drop...Kinda stumbled onto your blog and thought I'd drop a note. Interesting reading, no doubt. I like the way you write...I'll be a lurker from now on...Mauihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148492215753121819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144693824816232112006-04-10T13:30:00.000-05:002006-04-10T13:30:00.000-05:00very interesting. and i like your style of writin...very interesting. and i like your style of writing, so i enjoy everything you write about. i used to travel a lot in a former job, and it's amazing how much people divulge in the first 10 minutes of a plane flight...JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914104804051794915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144689144762296032006-04-10T12:12:00.000-05:002006-04-10T12:12:00.000-05:00ed: I guess that'w what I mean, society sort of di...ed: I guess that'w what I mean, society sort of dictates some silence.<BR/><BR/>grant: thanks for the tip!<BR/><BR/>prata: not gullible; just not thinking about deception. And that is not a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>shannon: when you started with "I have one of those faces where people will just" and my mind finished "pinch me in the ass." Ooooops. Always reaching for a joke. But I can see people telling you where the bodies are buried.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144683655623485142006-04-10T10:40:00.000-05:002006-04-10T10:40:00.000-05:00I probably would have believed him to! That's alwa...I probably would have believed him to! That's always been a problem for me. I think maybe I am a little gullible? But I know when I'm being duped, so maybe that's not it.<BR/><BR/>I just have no real expectations of people and if they say something I typically assume they are telling me the truth. Until they demonstrate otherwise of course.Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114220019018827843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144683568088108362006-04-10T10:39:00.001-05:002006-04-10T10:39:00.001-05:00My personality being what it is, I've found it bet...My personality being what it is, I've found it better to keep quiet at all times unless I know the other person well. To paraphrase, better to stay silent and be thought a psychopath than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if you want to lighten a post, just end it with "There's a weasel chomping on my privates."Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144683544366445092006-04-10T10:39:00.000-05:002006-04-10T10:39:00.000-05:00I think we strive to create community everywhere w...I think we strive to create community everywhere we go. We are by nature not comfortable in isolation. So we share information to draw people in. However, like you said, we have societal norms that keep us from sharing everything about ourselves to the people we see everyday for work, worship or even fun. So when a stranger comes along then they are the ear to hear. The internet has allowed for a variety of opportunities through blogs, chat rooms, message boards etc. Some people have been able to discover entire communities of like people and let themselves come out. Okay this comment is getting long. I have always been someone that people feel comfortable talking to. I know of rapes, unfaithfulness, desires, and crimes. I keep many secrets, recently even from a reader of my blog who felt the need to share. I think we shold embrace our ability to listen but not be taken advantage of.Edtime Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902461803848902688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144682506734155622006-04-10T10:21:00.000-05:002006-04-10T10:21:00.000-05:00mike: yeah, your priest was telling me all about y...mike: yeah, your priest was telling me all about you. okay, that statement just didn't feel right. Oh, how I admire and respect my priest.<BR/><BR/>prata: okay, first time someone said, "I am going to see a man about a horse," I believed him.<BR/><BR/>VX: actually, sometimes I learn more about myself when blogging. For instance, I thought I didn't care what others say while commenting here. And, you know what, I may have been deceiving myself as well as others.<BR/><BR/>girlgoyle: ditto<BR/><BR/>kathi: actually, I may be more open here than in real life. I think it is a southern thing, always putting a good face on things. For instance, you know that I have not always been faithful with hubbie, and the only people in my real life that know are my hubbie, my shrink, and all the guys I had sex with. And a couple of girlfriends. And . . . oh, what a slut I am.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144681029057763502006-04-10T09:57:00.000-05:002006-04-10T09:57:00.000-05:00I guess I'm the exception here. I rarely take some...I guess I'm the exception here. I rarely take someone I meet at face value until I've gotten to know them. I suppose that goes for people I meet on-line too, come to think of it. <BR/>And as far as my having any secrets...honest, I only have one secret that I would never tell anyone except for the 3 people who know it. Other than that, open book. I do pretty much think of you (and deb, mike and a few other bloggers I adore) as being extremely honest and open books too. So, please, if I'm wrong about you, don't burst my bubble by telling me I'm wrong. :)kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998865477080265039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144680948684980502006-04-10T09:55:00.001-05:002006-04-10T09:55:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998865477080265039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144679950322120782006-04-10T09:39:00.000-05:002006-04-10T09:39:00.000-05:00You know, I tend to take people at face value as w...You know, I tend to take people at face value as well, and that is the crux of my problem in life typically lol.<BR/><BR/>^_^<BR/><BR/>Nice post by the by.Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114220019018827843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144679816807267912006-04-10T09:36:00.000-05:002006-04-10T09:36:00.000-05:00I think a lot of people will share more with a str...I think a lot of people will share more with a stranger than family/friends. Just imagine what some people confess to a priest that no one else hears.miksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014935306811504401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144677007693190162006-04-10T08:50:00.000-05:002006-04-10T08:50:00.000-05:00browser58: well-said. joe: see, I tell HR nothing....browser58: well-said. <BR/><BR/>joe: see, I tell HR nothing. Absolutely nothing. I just don't trust our HR - and I think they are just looking for an excuse to fire my ass.<BR/><BR/>stacey: I think I am more honest in my blog than to most in real life. With the exception of hubbie.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144675312562043142006-04-10T08:21:00.000-05:002006-04-10T08:21:00.000-05:00I probably talk too much about my husband on my bl...I probably talk too much about my husband on my blog...but honestly, he has given me some of the best blogging material I could ever hope for...and most of the time, it's all in fun and we can laugh about it now anyway.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm more honest in my blog than I am in real life....the only person who knows damn near EVERYTHING about me is my husband. <BR/><BR/>But you're right we ALL have a secret or two.Stacy The Peanut Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444045043505984253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144674814799122662006-04-10T08:13:00.000-05:002006-04-10T08:13:00.000-05:00Interesting. Given my job, people tend to open up...Interesting. Given my job, people tend to open up way too much when talking to me - often resulting in awkward silences followed by me saying something like "Have you considered talking to one of the counselors at our Employee Assistance Program?"Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224897497456150769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1144672412629807722006-04-10T07:33:00.000-05:002006-04-10T07:33:00.000-05:00I only had that experience once in person where I ...I only had that experience once in person where I learned this woman's personal history, ex-hubbie, kids, boyfriends during a 5 hour flight from NY to LA. However, I have heard an amazing amount or intimate detail (real life & fantasy) through online chat over the years from people I have never met and probably never will.browser58https://www.blogger.com/profile/14630432285743791989noreply@blogger.com