Comments on: The To-Do List Meme http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html Fresh and delicious stories about anything that amuses me, confuses me, or makes me blow a gasket. Take a look around the drawer. Just leave everything where you found it. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lorrine http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-41974 Lorrine Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:49:21 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-41974 I think it's also important to remember that some old "to do" items are old for a reason - do we really need to tie up all those loose ends? It's good to weigh the benefit of taking care of that against the drawback of using your precious time to do it. <abbr><em>Lorrine’s last blog post..<a href="http://lawfullyyours.xanga.com/705960361/great-post-today-on-finding-employment-lawyers/">Great post today on finding employment lawyers</a></abbr></em> I think it’s also important to remember that some old “to do” items are old for a reason – do we really need to tie up all those loose ends? It’s good to weigh the benefit of taking care of that against the drawback of using your precious time to do it.

Lorrine’s last blog post..Great post today on finding employment lawyers

]]> By: Top Ten Favorite Links - Second Edition | Telling It Like It Is http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-6286 Top Ten Favorite Links - Second Edition | Telling It Like It Is Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:26:16 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-6286 [...] driver or suddenly died of a massive heart attack? Kathy Frederick’s recent participation in “The To-Do List Meme” made me realize I needed to write a final blog post and keep it with my personal will and other [...] [...] driver or suddenly died of a massive heart attack? Kathy Frederick’s recent participation in “The To-Do List Meme” made me realize I needed to write a final blog post and keep it with my personal will and other [...]

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-5282 Kathy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:44:22 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-5282 StephanieC -- Oh, I just saw that the other day! Kinda creepy, kinda thoughtful. StephanieC — Oh, I just saw that the other day! Kinda creepy, kinda thoughtful.

]]> By: StephanieC http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-5252 StephanieC Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:56:53 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-5252 Hey Kathy, I just read this article on Gawker and it reminded me of #5. http://gawker.com/377462/email-friends-news-of-your-own-death <em>StephanieC's last blog post..<a href='http://mytwentysomethingcents.blogspot.com/2008/03/taking-break.html' rel="nofollow">taking a break.</a></em> Hey Kathy,
I just read this article on Gawker and it reminded me of #5.
http://gawker.com/377462/email-friends-news-of-your-own-death

StephanieC’s last blog post..taking a break.

]]> By: So It’s Time to Quit Blogging: What’s Next? | Blog Tips Tools News - Blog Bloke dot com http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4571 So It’s Time to Quit Blogging: What’s Next? | Blog Tips Tools News - Blog Bloke dot com Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:31 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4571 [...] Kathy’s recent post posed the question about preparing our blog obituary to be published by a trusted friend in [...] [...] Kathy’s recent post posed the question about preparing our blog obituary to be published by a trusted friend in [...]

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4324 Kathy Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:01:04 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4324 Jack Payne -- I'm blushing. Thanks. That means a lot coming from a professional writer. I'm working my way through your blog. Fantastic stuff there. Con man -- isn't that the second oldest profession? Jack Payne — I’m blushing. Thanks. That means a lot coming from a professional writer. I’m working my way through your blog. Fantastic stuff there. Con man — isn’t that the second oldest profession?

]]> By: Jack Payne http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4248 Jack Payne Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:30:43 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4248 Reality is lmerely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. You surely put the witt into witticism in your constant jabs at the ambiguities, nuances, and obfuscations of reality. <em>Jack Payne's last blog post..<a href='http://legalthriller.blogspot.com/2008/03/legal-con-man-tactics-used-in-flood-of.html' rel="nofollow">Legal Con Man Tactics Used in Flood of Frivolous Law Suits</a></em> Reality is lmerely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. You surely put the witt into witticism in your constant jabs at the ambiguities, nuances, and obfuscations of reality.

Jack Payne’s last blog post..Legal Con Man Tactics Used in Flood of Frivolous Law Suits

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4220 Kathy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4220 Kiss don't miss -- I'm hoping for hundreds of new posts, too. But you just never know. There could be a bus with my name on it. natural -- At least backup what you care most about. You can fix your PC or buy a new one later. My intent for my last post is that you'll all be laughing your heads off. There's always time for crying, but laughing always comes first. Swubird -- Don't put it past me to leave the mess there until next year. I've gone six months already. I've luckily never been left hanging on a blog. Hope not to! Maureen -- Glad you got back to that blog and everything was OK. I can understand the confusion. I have so many online account sprinkled about, I'd probably forget a bunch and they'd last forever. Is that good or bad? JD (The Supplicant) -- I know you'll think I'm kidding, but I've always wanted to train my cats to use the toilet instead of a box. So far, they only want to drink out of it. About the final post, don't think too hard about it. You have enough going on this week! Thanks so much for the compliment! Kiss don’t miss — I’m hoping for hundreds of new posts, too. But you just never know. There could be a bus with my name on it.

natural — At least backup what you care most about. You can fix your PC or buy a new one later. My intent for my last post is that you’ll all be laughing your heads off. There’s always time for crying, but laughing always comes first.

Swubird — Don’t put it past me to leave the mess there until next year. I’ve gone six months already. I’ve luckily never been left hanging on a blog. Hope not to!

Maureen — Glad you got back to that blog and everything was OK. I can understand the confusion. I have so many online account sprinkled about, I’d probably forget a bunch and they’d last forever. Is that good or bad?

JD (The Supplicant) — I know you’ll think I’m kidding, but I’ve always wanted to train my cats to use the toilet instead of a box. So far, they only want to drink out of it. About the final post, don’t think too hard about it. You have enough going on this week! Thanks so much for the compliment!

]]> By: JD (The Supplicant) http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4180 JD (The Supplicant) Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:46:52 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4180 <i>Clean the litter boxes in the basement</i> Hilarious. Problem is my cat is so vocal when his box gets full of poop that he'll start meowing loudly go back to his back several times and start kicking the dried up turds outside onto the floor. If I could train him to continue I might not have to clean the box at all. <i> Write my final blog post </i> We all fantasize about it, some do it then start back up again :-) I never thought about the angle of the FINAL blog post. Now you have me thinking too much. Well done Kathy. Well written and very funny. Your's is one of the sites I find needing to come to to lighten up. ~JD "The Supplicant"; Since apparently there's already another JD kicking around here. Clean the litter boxes in the basement
Hilarious. Problem is my cat is so vocal when his box gets full of poop that he’ll start meowing loudly go back to his back several times and start kicking the dried up turds outside onto the floor. If I could train him to continue I might not have to clean the box at all.
Write my final blog post
We all fantasize about it, some do it then start back up again :-) I never thought about the angle of the FINAL blog post. Now you have me thinking too much.

Well done Kathy. Well written and very funny. Your’s is one of the sites I find needing to come to to lighten up.

~JD “The Supplicant”; Since apparently there’s already another JD kicking around here.

]]> By: Maureen http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4167 Maureen Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:07:10 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4167 Your point about the final blog post got me thinking about a fellow blogger who "disappeared" from her blog early December. No explanation, nothing. So I decided once again to check out her blog today, and she was finally back! With explanations, of course, but still, it made me think that something terrible happened. My poor family would need my little journal to clean up all my online life; passwords and instructions for many blogs, websites, email and social networking sites.... YIKES! <em>Maureen's last blog post..<a href='http://www.ratherbeblogging.com/2008/06/spring-cleaning.html' rel="nofollow">Spring Cleaning</a></em> Your point about the final blog post got me thinking about a fellow blogger who “disappeared” from her blog early December. No explanation, nothing. So I decided once again to check out her blog today, and she was finally back! With explanations, of course, but still, it made me think that something terrible happened.

My poor family would need my little journal to clean up all my online life; passwords and instructions for many blogs, websites, email and social networking sites…. YIKES!

Maureen’s last blog post..Spring Cleaning

]]> By: Swubird http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4161 Swubird Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:47:24 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4161 Kathy: Great post, as usual. You'd better clean up that large, round, black and brown looking thing on your back porch, though. October was a long time ago. Of course you could save it for next Halloween. Wouldn't that be different? As to your Will, I read that there are hundreds of so-called ghost blogs and websites all over the internet whose masters have bitten the dust. Did you ever leave a comment on a site that never replied to what you wrote? You never can tell. Have a nice day. <em>Swubird's last blog post..<a href='http://swubird.blogspot.com/2008/03/signs-of-times.html' rel="nofollow">SIGNS OF THE TIMES</a></em> Kathy:

Great post, as usual. You’d better clean up that large, round, black and brown looking thing on your back porch, though. October was a long time ago. Of course you could save it for next Halloween. Wouldn’t that be different?

As to your Will, I read that there are hundreds of so-called ghost blogs and websites all over the internet whose masters have bitten the dust. Did you ever leave a comment on a site that never replied to what you wrote? You never can tell.

Have a nice day.

Swubird’s last blog post..SIGNS OF THE TIMES

]]> By: natural http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4125 natural Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:56:01 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4125 i bought an external usb drive yesterday, only 4 gig though. my HD is way bigger. i'll look into those other options...i would like a new computer, perhaps i can use my current harddrive as a backup once that happens..but it's acting crazy. well after i get over the fact that you're no more, i'll read it, but not without my advil and tissue. let's talk about something else. <em>natural's last blog post..<a href='http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/how-to-create-a-favicon/' rel="nofollow">How to Create A Favicon</a></em> i bought an external usb drive yesterday, only 4 gig though. my HD is way bigger. i’ll look into those other options…i would like a new computer, perhaps i can use my current harddrive as a backup once that happens..but it’s acting crazy.

well after i get over the fact that you’re no more, i’ll read it, but not without my advil and tissue. let’s talk about something else.

natural’s last blog post..How to Create A Favicon

]]> By: Kiss dont Miss http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4110 Kiss dont Miss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:36:13 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4110 Com'on, Kathy, you look so young! I've just come to your blog and you are talking about a will! Wish you hundreds of new posts and strong health! <em>Kiss dont Miss's last blog post..<a href='http://www.kissdontmiss.com/going-dutch-yes-or-no/' rel="nofollow">Going Dutch - Yes or No</a></em> Com’on, Kathy, you look so young! I’ve just come to your blog and you are talking about a will!

Wish you hundreds of new posts and strong health!

Kiss dont Miss’s last blog post..Going Dutch – Yes or No

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4106 Kathy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:15:32 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4106 KFJ -- Hadn't noticed. Brilliant! damon -- All the important stuff goes in the junk drawer, right? Consider it a compliment. Regan -- You kill me. Moonshadow -- Haven't seen the show, but I'll catch up on ABC.com (they offer full episodes online). You've made me very curious! StephanieC -- I have pictures of the sunken pumpkins, and one of what's left. It'll carry a big warning. Re: the note to your husband, it wouldn't be the first time wives have left to-do lists for their hubbies, but probably the first left from grave. "She's still bugging me...." n -- Thank you for the compliment. Nice of you to say! Blog Bloke -- And another thing. When did cards start costing $3? I'd rather put that towards a gift than a card that'll probably sit out for the requisite period of time, then go in the trash. I'm starting another revolution. "No cards! Just gifts!" re: your first post-mortem draft is perfect actually. I can picture it in my mind and it's just how I'd imagine you. KFJ — Hadn’t noticed. Brilliant!

damon — All the important stuff goes in the junk drawer, right? Consider it a compliment.

Regan — You kill me.

Moonshadow — Haven’t seen the show, but I’ll catch up on ABC.com (they offer full episodes online). You’ve made me very curious!

StephanieC — I have pictures of the sunken pumpkins, and one of what’s left. It’ll carry a big warning. Re: the note to your husband, it wouldn’t be the first time wives have left to-do lists for their hubbies, but probably the first left from grave. “She’s still bugging me….”

n — Thank you for the compliment. Nice of you to say!

Blog Bloke — And another thing. When did cards start costing $3? I’d rather put that towards a gift than a card that’ll probably sit out for the requisite period of time, then go in the trash. I’m starting another revolution. “No cards! Just gifts!”

re: your first post-mortem draft is perfect actually. I can picture it in my mind and it’s just how I’d imagine you.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html/comment-page-1#comment-4085 Blog Bloke Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:34:59 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/03/the-to-do-list-meme.html#comment-4085 Regarding the post-mortem, uhumm ... how's this for starters? "Blog Bloke met his dubious end today whilst hunching over over his keyboard doing what he loved most -- responding to his dearly beloved Blokesters. We don't know if he suffered at all, but we can say that he left this world with a smile on his face and his finger on the enter button." I know, it's still a little rough but I'm working on it. <em>Blog Bloke's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogBloke/~3/257939691/' rel="nofollow">Calling All Blokesters … Need More Ideas Please!</a></em> Regarding the post-mortem, uhumm … how’s this for starters?

“Blog Bloke met his dubious end today whilst hunching over over his keyboard doing what he loved most — responding to his dearly beloved Blokesters. We don’t know if he suffered at all, but we can say that he left this world with a smile on his face and his finger on the enter button.”

I know, it’s still a little rough but I’m working on it.

Blog Bloke’s last blog post..Calling All Blokesters … Need More Ideas Please!

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