tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post116767364251458667..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: Surprise, Surprise, SurpriseSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1167783065314321112007-01-02T19:11:00.000-05:002007-01-02T19:11:00.000-05:00Thanks, Christie!Change isn't easy, but I still pr...Thanks, Christie!<BR/><BR/>Change isn't easy, but I still prefer it over surprises. I don't know why. Of course, sometimes change is heralded by surprises. :-/ If I hadn't gotten used to accepting change before 9/11, I would have had to learn. The airline industry (and my particular airline) have had nothing except change for the last 5 years.<BR/><BR/>And you're right, the publishing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1167753011532922232007-01-02T10:50:00.000-05:002007-01-02T10:50:00.000-05:00Patti,Love the camel ride story. Love the blog. I'...Patti,<BR/><BR/>Love the camel ride story. Love the blog. <BR/><BR/>I'm the type of person who doesn't mind surprises, but I don't like change. So if something lands in my lap and I'm surprised, I'm delighted. But having to make changes and plan for that change is hard for me. Crazy thing is that both my children are the same way. My daughter, when a teenager, used to get furious when a mom Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1167703279432512852007-01-01T21:01:00.000-05:002007-01-01T21:01:00.000-05:00Sally,I'm a Capricorn and all the astrology books ...Sally,<BR/><BR/>I'm a Capricorn and all the astrology books I've read say that this sign behaves as if they're little old men/women as children and the older we get, the younger we act. :-) I'm also a first born so I was given a double dose of responsibility. It's hard to throw that aside in the name of spontaneity.<BR/><BR/>PattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1167680634674034892007-01-01T14:43:00.000-05:002007-01-01T14:43:00.000-05:00LOL, Patti. I hate surprises -- but I'm also a se...LOL, Patti. I hate surprises -- but I'm also a seat of the pants writer. Now THAT surprises me. I suspect I'm also a bit of a stick in the mud. Maybe if I'd grown up in this world of IM and cell phones I'd be different? My teenage and young adult sons are always winging it, making plans at 9 pm to go out when I'm starting to think about getting my jammies on and calling it a day. (Okay, Sally MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166303880685146915noreply@blogger.com