Comments on: Sad News from Home http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Deas Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:40:08 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-732 Greg - you got it, buddy. :-) Greg – you got it, buddy. :-)

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Deas Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-731 Ha ha - it's your site, so it's your call. Just saying. Ha ha – it’s your site, so it’s your call. Just saying.

]]> By: greg http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-730 greg Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:21:36 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-730 Deas ... I'm still reading it everyday. Very sad around here. The memorial service for the firemen was held Friday. Parts were carried live on CNN. Well over 10,000 people attended, including firemen from all over the nation. I think we've all been surprised at how deeply this has affected all of us in the community and all over the nation. There were over 250 fire trucks from as far away as Ohio and Florida in the memorial service procession. The rolled from the aquarium to Coming St and then by station 15 (where one of the firefighters was stationed), then down Spring St and on to Savannah Highway, past the Sofa Superstore to 526 and then to the Coliseum. The entire route was lined 2 and 3 deep. It was quite moving. Warren Pepper was interviewing Rob Dewey Friday night and remarked at how uplifting and hopeful the memorial service seemed and that it definitely had a Christian tone and asked if that was by design. Rob answered that it certainly was by design and that the mayor had much to do with that. greg How about putting me on your blogroll? Deas … I’m still reading it everyday.

Very sad around here. The memorial service for the firemen was held Friday. Parts were carried live on CNN. Well over 10,000 people attended, including firemen from all over the nation. I think we’ve all been surprised at how deeply this has affected all of us in the community and all over the nation.

There were over 250 fire trucks from as far away as Ohio and Florida in the memorial service procession. The rolled from the aquarium to Coming St and then by station 15 (where one of the firefighters was stationed), then down Spring St and on to Savannah Highway, past the Sofa Superstore to 526 and then to the Coliseum. The entire route was lined 2 and 3 deep. It was quite moving.

Warren Pepper was interviewing Rob Dewey Friday night and remarked at how uplifting and hopeful the memorial service seemed and that it definitely had a Christian tone and asked if that was by design. Rob answered that it certainly was by design and that the mayor had much to do with that.

greg

How about putting me on your blogroll?

]]> By: claytonian http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-729 claytonian Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:50:06 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-729 sorry, the popup comments stay; I prefer them that way. but maybe tabmix plus firefox extension can make them less invasive for you? sorry, the popup comments stay; I prefer them that way. but maybe tabmix plus firefox extension can make them less invasive for you?

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Deas Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:04:25 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-727 Dude...lousy news on the job...I hope that that situation turns around for you. I'm surprised nobody has snatched you up already, though. Crazy. Keep me updated about your other possibilities. I'm rooting for you. Dude…lousy news on the job…I hope that that situation turns around for you. I’m surprised nobody has snatched you up already, though. Crazy. Keep me updated about your other possibilities. I’m rooting for you.

]]> By: Scott http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Scott Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:27:33 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-724 I'm still here... just busy chuggin away at job applications. ick. I ended up not getting that job I was hoping on, unfortunately. They wanted someone with "more higher ed experience" even though I was several people's first choice. Oh well. A couple other possibilities on the horizon. I’m still here… just busy chuggin away at job applications. ick. I ended up not getting that job I was hoping on, unfortunately. They wanted someone with “more higher ed experience” even though I was several people’s first choice. Oh well. A couple other possibilities on the horizon.

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Deas Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:36:29 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-720 Clay - I plan on revamping over summer, and I know that commenting on other peoples' sites pings me back into their consciousness. I was asking due to the lull in comments <em>combined</em> with the surge in spam filter use. Thought I was nuking non-spam by accident. That's all. But your advice is sound. You're the second person who's told me that this site is slow to load. Truth is, it loads quickly for me, so I forget that other people have different experiences. As for the template, I plan on changing it. I want something with AJAX in it for comments. What irks me about your site is the pop-up comments. I wish that would go. Anyhoo - I'll look into it and see what I can do to make a more user-friendly site. :-) Clay – I plan on revamping over summer, and I know that commenting on other peoples’ sites pings me back into their consciousness. I was asking due to the lull in comments combined with the surge in spam filter use. Thought I was nuking non-spam by accident. That’s all. But your advice is sound. You’re the second person who’s told me that this site is slow to load. Truth is, it loads quickly for me, so I forget that other people have different experiences. As for the template, I plan on changing it. I want something with AJAX in it for comments. What irks me about your site is the pop-up comments. I wish that would go. Anyhoo – I’ll look into it and see what I can do to make a more user-friendly site. :-)

]]> By: claytonian http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-718 claytonian Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:29:30 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-718 I would comment more, but it is a bit of a pain to visit this site; it takes a long time to load these black bubbles, and in the mean time nothing is legible. C'mon, I know this is a template; I've seen it before. Time to switch to something simple you yourself made. BTW, comment on people's sites more and they will remember your site more and comment back. I would comment more, but it is a bit of a pain to visit this site; it takes a long time to load these black bubbles, and in the mean time nothing is legible. C’mon, I know this is a template; I’ve seen it before. Time to switch to something simple you yourself made.

BTW, comment on people’s sites more and they will remember your site more and comment back.

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Deas Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:32:42 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-698 Carlie - I'm basically guilty of the same thing on your site...haha...in fact, I've only commented once, if I remember correctly. :-) Mayumi-san - Fire is scary, indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed the video yesterday. Might be a long time before I can put another one online. Carlie – I’m basically guilty of the same thing on your site…haha…in fact, I’ve only commented once, if I remember correctly. :-)

Mayumi-san – Fire is scary, indeed. I’m glad you enjoyed the video yesterday. Might be a long time before I can put another one online.

]]> By: まゆみ http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/comment-page-1/#comment-696 まゆみ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:46:21 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/06/21/188/#comment-696 As the saying goes 「地震、雷、火事、親父」, fire is scary. Oyaji doesn’t have much power anymore these days, though. haha Anyway I feel sorry for them. By the way I enjoyed the short trip yesterday. Thanks. As the saying goes 「地震、雷、火事、親父」, fire is scary. Oyaji doesn’t have much power anymore these days, though. haha Anyway I feel sorry for them.
By the way I enjoyed the short trip yesterday. Thanks.

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