tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post2979620392358187572..comments2023-10-04T12:17:48.643-04:00Comments on The Rocking Pony: Ignorance Is BlissKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-50552788708400645412008-04-03T21:17:00.000-04:002008-04-03T21:17:00.000-04:00that's why I have a filthy house...to bolster up m...that's why I have a filthy house...to bolster up my kids' immune systems so something trivial like dirty lemons doesn't kill them. :)Wineplzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412881827548705342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-56667051651215707452008-03-31T21:58:00.000-04:002008-03-31T21:58:00.000-04:00I like that people don't want lemons in their wate...I like that people don't want lemons in their water anymore. Saves me the time of looking for some tongs, so I can actually pick it up to put it in the glass.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652077056817527518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-87027362592337649452008-03-31T21:36:00.000-04:002008-03-31T21:36:00.000-04:00I totally agree! Well said! :)I totally agree! Well said! :)Mommy to those Special Kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321242319840791482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-973155777841428752008-03-31T20:41:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:41:00.000-04:00This whole society is way too germ phobic. That's...This whole society is way too germ phobic. That's part of why we have all these "super bugs" now that can't be killed by regular bacteria.<BR/><BR/>Hey, a little dirt (or germs) never hurt anyone!Madame Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879021662076403965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-71107097873320993252008-03-31T19:43:00.000-04:002008-03-31T19:43:00.000-04:00Amen sister!!Amen sister!!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156212038739784644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-45575575263250121472008-03-31T19:02:00.000-04:002008-03-31T19:02:00.000-04:00Amen, sista!Amen, sista!ALFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009691278000970203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-12220651970172545112008-03-31T17:41:00.000-04:002008-03-31T17:41:00.000-04:00My theory..."What doesn't kill you only makes you ...My theory...<BR/><BR/>"What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."<BR/><BR/>Kimmykimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905962393992117434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-5401062719241981182008-03-31T16:42:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:42:00.000-04:00I am so with you on this. I mean why do we assume ...I am so with you on this. I mean why do we assume that a germ or bacteria is necessarily bad when there are so many billions of them on everyday things - maybe that menas they're a natural part of our environment!Don Mills Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-73429308506629097372008-03-31T16:37:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:37:00.000-04:00Amen! I much prefer living in ignorance than know...Amen! I much prefer living in ignorance than knowing all the frightening details!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by Karen - I have missed you. Hope you are well. See you soon. KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-80193896623822522482008-03-31T16:26:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:26:00.000-04:00I love me some Thackery. Tis folly to be wise. A...I love me some Thackery. Tis folly to be wise. And, I'm with you. I just don't want to know. At all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-11072875247193562942008-03-31T14:22:00.000-04:002008-03-31T14:22:00.000-04:00I just heard of the tap water. Ugh!I too get so ti...I just heard of the tap water. Ugh!<BR/><BR/>I too get so tired of hearing about germs. My sis lived in Africa for three years and infants very covered in filth and flies. <BR/><BR/>Amen. Well said!OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-22448066597495976482008-03-31T13:57:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:57:00.000-04:00Hear, hear. Those are my sentiments exactly. I'm a...Hear, hear. Those are my sentiments exactly. I'm a lemon-wedge-in-my-restaurant-water FANATIC, so I was quite irritated by this study as well. I continued to belabor it until a friend pointed out that lemons are antibacterial. Whew! Crisis averted.Becky Framehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03962268347520900807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-70755356498172434582008-03-31T13:20:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:20:00.000-04:00I am laughing!!! Really hard! This is so funny! ...I am laughing!!! Really hard! This is so funny! We are such a nation of germ phobs! I don't have any antibacterial stuff in my house or my car. Aren't I a rebel?!Betsy, short for Elizabeth, formally known as Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689307061005439040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-58341536795169949472008-03-31T12:30:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:30:00.000-04:00And why don't they broadcast the studies which hav...And why don't they broadcast the studies which have found that anti-bacterial soaps and hand sanitizers are decreasing our bodies' immunities to bacteria and infection? That's the study that should be plastered all over the place.Fleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412755038083750088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-67530996464382630852008-03-31T12:02:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:02:00.000-04:00I am also tired of all the e-mails telling me to b...I am also tired of all the e-mails telling me to be afrais of everything under the sun. DOn't the people who conduct these studies have better things to do with their time? Maybe they should try blogging. :)christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314804012623766895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-56103273445923597672008-03-31T10:11:00.000-04:002008-03-31T10:11:00.000-04:00I agree to the germs part. There are germs everywh...I agree to the germs part. There are germs everywhere, and they're supposed to be! Bacteria has it's place in this world. What DOES gross me out is the people who don't wash their hands after they go to the bathroom, then they take candy from the candy dish in a restaurant and leave their grossies in the bowl!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064271466583841630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-22897271728904005322008-03-31T09:54:00.000-04:002008-03-31T09:54:00.000-04:00AMEN to that!AMEN to that!Becky Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918151489899109424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-64484320695345534342008-03-31T01:16:00.000-04:002008-03-31T01:16:00.000-04:00I"m with you on this one! there are a lot of thin...I"m with you on this one! there are a lot of things that seem to get people worked up over next to nothing... come on we have to live our lives somehowLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688642209556861948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-38955715435150539912008-03-31T00:40:00.000-04:002008-03-31T00:40:00.000-04:00I'm with you!! I'm good not knowing this stuff. Le...I'm with you!! I'm good not knowing this stuff. Lemons in my drink still make me happy and I am still alive... :)Cecily Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833641996572085518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-75075890999246591722008-03-31T00:11:00.000-04:002008-03-31T00:11:00.000-04:00I agree! I call it building up antibodies. If yo...I agree! I call it building up antibodies. If you sterilize everything, THEN you start to get sick. Life is messy, deal!Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-64898424553931051302008-03-30T23:49:00.000-04:002008-03-30T23:49:00.000-04:00Amen, woman, amen.Amen, woman, amen.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-30300209199002034502008-03-30T22:52:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:52:00.000-04:00It's all so sensationalized. It drives me crazy. I...It's all so sensationalized. It drives me crazy. I just don't read those types of stories anymore.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I joke when commercials for the news comes on... "If you don't watch our program, you WILL DIE because you won't know what has been KILLING YOU all along!" or something to that effect.caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-81619886686730013622008-03-30T22:40:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:40:00.000-04:00The way I look at it something is going to kill me...The way I look at it something is going to kill me sooner or later. It may be germs on my lemon or the margarita I'm imbibe...at least I plan on having a heck of a time on my way out!! ;)AutoSysGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182101665968215991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494202605629550918.post-25649560781580215692008-03-30T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:26:00.000-04:00I'm so with you, on this one! But, seeing that st...I'm so with you, on this one! But, seeing that study, I can't have lemons in my drink. Believe me, I work in a restaurant- you really probably don't want them in your's either. I wish I could go back to the day, when I could blissfully squeeze 5 lemons in my water, for the cheap woman's lemonade.pb&j in a bowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988989049185590217noreply@blogger.com