tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post2724007369872891318..comments2023-12-28T11:27:12.248-06:00Comments on The Art of Being Conflicted: Less "Whatever" and More "WOW"Cperzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-47449855555548766932012-04-16T11:00:34.588-05:002012-04-16T11:00:34.588-05:00So nice for you to stop by....I could hug you for ...So nice for you to stop by....I could hug you for hitting the follow button. I love regular readers. <br /><br />Normally, I am not frightened of storms although, Sat. Kansas (where I am) got hit with dozens of tornadoes and I was frightened. ONLY because I have my two little grandsons staying with me for a week while mom and dad are on a cruise. We have a tornado room in our lower level so its not that it is unsafe but unsettling with little ones around. <br /><br />After taking care of a 1 year old and a 4 year old this week, when I saw your "mom of 8" I am singing your praises. Be thankful you can't hear my singing as it is truly awful...still you have my respect.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-33866166279245778932012-04-16T10:55:18.786-05:002012-04-16T10:55:18.786-05:00There are a couple of trains there although, I don...There are a couple of trains there although, I don't know if one set any records. The stainless steel Zepher is really interesting that used to run through the Midwest. Truly beautiful in all is shiny sleekness.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-41088777444286238612012-04-16T10:53:49.333-05:002012-04-16T10:53:49.333-05:00Le'ts not call us old. (I am less than a year ...Le'ts not call us old. (I am less than a year younger than you) Let's call us mature. <br /><br />Yes, I think my wows are different now. When I was younger a new pair of really cool shoes would have wowwed me, but now a pretty pasture would make more of an impression. I think as we "mature" the materialistic viewpoint seems less important.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-79625456961102623402012-04-16T07:08:02.072-05:002012-04-16T07:08:02.072-05:00looks and sounds like a great trip! too scary f...looks and sounds like a great trip! too scary for me to itch the Oinmax...I think I would get nervous every time it rained!!<br />I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.momto8blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-25123673354527633542012-04-12T16:34:39.290-05:002012-04-12T16:34:39.290-05:00We went there when we were in Chicago about 5 year...We went there when we were in Chicago about 5 years ago? We probably spent at least 4 hours there. Did they still have the train that set the speed record?Bodaciousboomerhttp://www.Bodaciousboomer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-49151559963568038962012-04-12T15:48:10.375-05:002012-04-12T15:48:10.375-05:00My WOWs and OMGs are much different now. Yesterd...My WOWs and OMGs are much different now. Yesterday, I saw two small male birds fighting for the attention of one small female. I was enchanted. And rarely does a night go by that I don't look up at the stars or the full moon and get blown away by the majesty of it. Yep. I'm old.Jaynehttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-90397679509743844382012-04-12T14:20:14.268-05:002012-04-12T14:20:14.268-05:00:):)meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-90739938959654138702012-04-12T13:11:34.746-05:002012-04-12T13:11:34.746-05:00Wouldn't it be fun to actually do something li...Wouldn't it be fun to actually do something like that together. I used to get to Florida a lot as my FIL lived in Naples but rarely these days...(he passed away)<br /><br />You are right about some of these types of kids bring out the wonder that you felt as a kid. So fun to feel that from time to time.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-27411818024427753612012-04-12T13:09:09.222-05:002012-04-12T13:09:09.222-05:00Thanks, Gia, I agree thos IMAX domes are cool. I...Thanks, Gia, I agree thos IMAX domes are cool. I have seen that Alaska one as well. Very awesome.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-7805533828432985292012-04-12T13:08:18.000-05:002012-04-12T13:08:18.000-05:00Thanks, Chicago has a bucket load of really nice m...Thanks, Chicago has a bucket load of really nice museums. I rarely get up that way to visit but it sure is fun when I do.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-63863676065442007222012-04-11T19:53:31.684-05:002012-04-11T19:53:31.684-05:00Cheryl, you got me wanting to go to the museum...w...Cheryl, you got me wanting to go to the museum...with you!! You'd be the best tour guide in the world. I love those IMAX theaters. I rode on a magic carpet in one of them once and it totally felt real. OH WOW!! LOL!! Yeah, I'm still a bit of a kid at heart. But really...you would be a blast to travel with;)L.C. Griffithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-7419572385333310202012-04-11T18:49:45.242-05:002012-04-11T18:49:45.242-05:00Ah, very cool museum pics! I love the dome type th...Ah, very cool museum pics! I love the dome type thing -- there's one of those at a museum near me and they showed a film on alaska the last time I went. Awesomeness.Mayor Giahttp://www.mayorgia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-33719612888538519682012-04-11T14:56:27.528-05:002012-04-11T14:56:27.528-05:00Oh yes. I *heart* Museums. And those photos? WOW I...Oh yes. I *heart* Museums. And those photos? WOW INDEED!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-9944687752732756202012-04-11T08:15:12.199-05:002012-04-11T08:15:12.199-05:00I agree that ALL museums tend to wow me a bit. (e...I agree that ALL museums tend to wow me a bit. (even those little odd museums along the interstate like the Elvis museum or the Rt. 66 museum, I tend to find something that fascinates me) <br />As I was writing that post, it occurred to me that some of this lack of awe is a bit of the age I am in. (5 years away from being able to sign up for Medicare...and when I say wow to what our current health insurance is costing, it isn't the fun kind of wow...it is the oh, shit, kind of wow) <br /> I tend to find awe and wonder in things when we travel but in the day to day life, the stress pretty much squeezes the life out of finding awe and wonder. <br />I don't mean to sound like I am complaining as I have a really good life but the direction we have taken in the last decade has made me more worrisome and less able to relax and find the joy in the little things.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-75362486054660134012012-04-11T08:01:34.363-05:002012-04-11T08:01:34.363-05:00I do think some of our ability to find wonder and ...I do think some of our ability to find wonder and awe in things is related to age, but I think some is also built into our personality. Very cheerful, optimistic people find it easier than the over-thinkers and analyzers of the world. I would prefer to be the former but I tend to lean toward the latter.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-47195790330489154242012-04-11T07:55:40.574-05:002012-04-11T07:55:40.574-05:00I find all museums fun, even the little quirky one...I find all museums fun, even the little quirky ones. Yeah, that tornado experience is definitely a WOW and a few other words that luckily can't be heard above the wind sounds of the movie.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-89849803546711580842012-04-11T00:55:46.992-05:002012-04-11T00:55:46.992-05:00The Museum of Science and Industry would definitel...The Museum of Science and Industry would definitely have me Wowing, but then again, most museums do to some extent or another. It's interesting, though. In my sixties, I've seemed to regain some of my Wow for little things like a hawk sweeping down into our backyard or a bunch of baby quail on our back slope. The tornado thing sounds very cool. At the Discovery Museum here in Orange County, they have a room you go into that simulated various earthquakes, not only with film of the actual quake but with the room shaking and bouncing to match the quake's intensity.<br /><br />Budoldereyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-21875440084940225632012-04-10T21:18:32.492-05:002012-04-10T21:18:32.492-05:00I search for the wow in everything! I suppose you...I search for the wow in everything! I suppose you could say it's my age, but if there wasn't a wow involved it just wouldn't be the same.<br /><br />Now I'd love to check out that museum, it sounds awesome and so much bigger than the Air and Space in DC (and I always enjoy that one)<br /><br />Clicks for you!<br />--TrinaTrinahttp://trina.blogdumps.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-52368204086398738782012-04-10T21:16:22.286-05:002012-04-10T21:16:22.286-05:00Hi Cheryl,
Sounds like a really good time to me! ...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Sounds like a really good time to me! What a neat place to visit and the theather, well, that would definitely get a Wow! or an OMG from mee to! Glad you had a good time<br /><br />Clicks!<br />WolfWolfbernzhttp://wolfbernz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-32580307801665665342012-04-10T20:17:32.805-05:002012-04-10T20:17:32.805-05:00It's a shame isn't it that we some what lo...It's a shame isn't it that we some what lose our sense of wonder as we age. It's hard to see things with fresh eyes when you have seen a lot of life. Still it's nice to see some new surrounding from time to time to keep things interesting. Hope all is going well with you, AngelBaby. Take care!Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-87823679653104741252012-04-10T20:15:09.389-05:002012-04-10T20:15:09.389-05:00Right, you are about less and less being WOW worth...Right, you are about less and less being WOW worthy. Our world is getting smaller as technology with all its special effects diminish the amazing to "seen that" status.<br /><br />It is a really cool museum. My pictures don't do it justice.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-35106114535302280452012-04-10T20:03:59.687-05:002012-04-10T20:03:59.687-05:00I want to go there, it looks fabulous and I love M...I want to go there, it looks fabulous and I love Museums! I could even come up with some Wows. I know what you mean about things not being and exciting as they used to be. I think at our age we have seen it all so nothing is a Wow anymore.<br /><br />Here's your click ....<br /><br />Love and Blessings,<br />AngelBabyAngelBabyhttp://www.yourcaringangels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-55971702175663701962012-04-10T17:27:04.328-05:002012-04-10T17:27:04.328-05:00I know exactly what you mean. This is exactly what...I know exactly what you mean. This is exactly what I was talking about when I was ranting about the abuse of the expression 'wow factor'. There are less and less things that make me go wow. <br /><br />That being said, those museum exhibits do look really cool though.Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-61702940900517561322012-04-10T17:06:20.845-05:002012-04-10T17:06:20.845-05:00I agree about the fact the people go to the work o...I agree about the fact the people go to the work of saving history for us to see is so awesome. A lot of the big museums now have children's interactive museums built in, makes it really inticing for the kids to learn while having fun.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-73045647004704219272012-04-10T17:03:45.599-05:002012-04-10T17:03:45.599-05:00There are a number of places in KC that are fun fo...There are a number of places in KC that are fun for both the kids and the moms. St. Louis is also loaded with family friendly places. We will have to communicate via email as you plan your trip. I would be thrilled to meet up with you when you are here.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.com