tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post7790842656212708156..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: The Mandarine/Emily InterviewEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-92065037302102775262009-04-30T04:28:00.000-04:002009-04-30T04:28:00.000-04:00Glad to hear you've all had so much fun together! ...Glad to hear you've all had so much fun together! It must have been great to meet up at last. The interviews have been very thought-provoking, and what Mandarine said about the Twin Towers struck me when I was in NYC last year too - especially that there was nowhere to pay tribute, except at a place where you had to pay!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976147051582732043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-15375563539952965732009-04-22T20:54:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:54:00.000-04:00It was fun reading this interview after having met...It was fun reading this interview after having met Mandarine and being able to imagine him speaking these answers (although of course they weren't actually spoken...). They really are great house guests -- they let us drag them up and down a mountain, they cooked a great meal and the wonderful chocolate cake, and they let me hold their baby -- how wonderful!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-1281048038826365352009-04-21T13:34:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:34:00.000-04:00Litlove, yes, it was very exciting! I, too, though...Litlove, yes, it was very exciting! I, too, thought his observations about the Amish were very interesting. It's funny. I'm so used to them now that I'm always a bit surprised by the fact our visitors always seem to come away with fascinating thoughts and observations concerning them. How quickly I seem to have forgotten my own reactions to them when we first came here!<br /><br />Susan, yes, I was very struck by what Mandarine had to say about the Twin Towers. He's so right. We had so many images right after the tragedy, and then it's as if a ban was put on them. And you're right: the Amish do provide a fine example of how to live a simpler life, something from which we could all learn. I have problems with their literal interpretation of the Bible, though, and the ways in which many of them treat women and animals.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-67820482690432299522009-04-18T18:46:00.000-04:002009-04-18T18:46:00.000-04:00Wow, great interview. I really enjoyed hearing Ma...Wow, great interview. I really enjoyed hearing Mandarine talk in person (sort of), and it's lovely to know that the same thoughtfulness is there as was/is on his blog. <br /><br />Surprisingly the part that hurt the most was his comments on the Twin Towers. He's right - every time we see the skyline and they're not there, it hurts, but I never thought about the absence of any reminder of them. How far America has to go with it's grief, still. <br /><br />Baby Mandarine sounds like an angel. So does Mrs Mandarine with her chocolate cake! lol<br /><br />I disagree with his view of the Amish, because my mother lives in Mennonite country outside Kitchener/Waterloo is southern Ontario, and she became good friends with some neighbors who are Mennonite. She learned alot about their customs and traditions. I think of them as pioneers - how we all used to live, and might have to one day if we can't figure out a way to get off oil and onto renewable energy sources. I'm not saying I agree with everything either the Amish or Mennonites believe, not at all! I do think there is something very much closer to living a simple lifestyle than anything the First World has to offer. It's not an easier lifestyle, not at all. So, there must be a way to blend some of who they do things with modern life, so we don't need so much, and use and appreciate what we do have.<br /><br />Very fun post, Emily and Mandarine!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-44503042058820257662009-04-18T04:33:00.000-04:002009-04-18T04:33:00.000-04:00How exciting to have the Mandarines stay! I think ...How exciting to have the Mandarines stay! I think what M says about the Amish is very interesting. I don't believe in the prevalence of anarchy, either.It's in very few people's interest.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com