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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:46:41 GMT--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="/universal/styles/feed.css"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Slices of Life - Comments</title><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/</link><description></description><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Nick Carraway comments on Letting Go</title><author>Nick Carraway</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 06:12:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/letting-go.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18248212</guid><description><![CDATA[Good ideas here. I especially like the part about placing value on experience and people over things. My wife&#39;s birthday just passed and I briefly flirted with the idea of getting her jewelry, the old standby. But a co-worker of mine said, no, just get her an experience. So we ended up taking a tour of a beautiful nature preserve and going horseback riding. At the end of it all, she was remembering her days of horseback riding lessons from her childhood and I think this made her more happy than any jewelry would have. So in short, I agree, experience over things from now on.]]></description></item><item><title>Becky comments on 10 ways to "Green" Your Summertime Routines</title><author>Becky</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 02:13:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/28/10-ways-to-green-your-summertime-routines.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18247402</guid><description><![CDATA[Great tips! I love the one about watering the garden from the kiddie pool!]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on 10 ways to "Green" Your Summertime Routines</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:37:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/28/10-ways-to-green-your-summertime-routines.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18247043</guid><description><![CDATA[Great advice and important for children who will be off from school. We are never off from protecting our environment. <br/><br/>If I could offer one: Have the kids write and work in a copybook or artist pad -- keeping their work from the year. The pieces of paper get lost and often thrown in the trash. It is also a great keepsake to remember the big events and the smaller ones. <br/><br/>Thanks for the lunch.]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on The 5 Essential Lessons of the Fisherman</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/the-5-essential-lessons-of-the-fisherman.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18246200</guid><description><![CDATA[Fishing is a universal pastime with countless lessons. I haven&#39;t been out on the Delaware, but my son caught his first fish --- a shark. Go figure. I don&#39;t know what to make of that.]]></description></item><item><title>Nick Carraway comments on The 5 Essential Lessons of the Fisherman</title><author>Nick Carraway</author><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/the-5-essential-lessons-of-the-fisherman.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18243335</guid><description><![CDATA[Great post. It makes me miss fishing. I was just talking about it with my neighbor the other night, comparing my nights catfishing on the Delaware river to his experiences spear fishing as a kid off the Big Island of Hawai&#39;i. Talk about cross-cultural connections...]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on Ways to Make Work Meetings Suck a Little Less</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:27:08 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/ways-to-make-work-meetings-suck-a-little-less.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18210514</guid><description><![CDATA[Stop powerpoint. It was cool the first 5 years before 2000. Please just stop -- send it before -- or just write down the notes on an email we can bring up. Do not turn OFF lights and never, never use cute pictures to visualize a point. <br/><br/>I love your point about going to a meeting and not saying anything or being asked to say anything. If I go to a meeting, I hope to be part of the discussion.<br/><br/>Are you paying for lunch today because that felt like I was at a meeting? Good humor though on a dry subject.]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on Letting Go</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:02:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/letting-go.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18210434</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with all of it, yet sometimes I do not know where to begin. The clutter and electronics in our lives fill our days, and work is part of my life I truly enjoy. I like waking up early and getting things accomplished even though I know its futility. I have this element in me that was forged from the fires of youth, discipline. I want to use it each day because it gives me a sense of control, even when my world lacks it so. <br/><br/>I decided to think for lunch about your essay. Just take some time to respond and come up with a way to experiment with it. My goal is to use discpline to simplify life. I tried and tried to come up with a program to relax. Then it hit me, until I let go of the program, I will not be free of the clutter. <br/><br/>So I came up with being in the place at the time. Trying only to see what is in front of me and remind myself time and time again. This will help me make conscious decisions leading to more moral choices. It is nice to be reminded to accept who we are. It is especially hard to find examples who we can emulate. <br/><br/>Great lunch.]]></description></item><item><title>Patrick Edmonds comments on The 5 Essential Lessons of the Fisherman</title><author>Patrick Edmonds</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 22:12:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/the-5-essential-lessons-of-the-fisherman.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18203288</guid><description><![CDATA[This is an awesome piece that I have a lot more to write about, but I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it!]]></description></item><item><title>Renaissance Housewife comments on Belize Vacation: Sun and Fun</title><author>Renaissance Housewife</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 20:08:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/18/belize-vacation-sun-and-fun.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18202904</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanks for this post. I&#39;m headed to Belize in July with my husband and kids. We&#39;re contemplating a family sabbatical there for six months starting in September. The sabbatical would offer us a view of another, simpler culture and provide us a critical distance from our first-world paradigm.]]></description></item><item><title>Barb@ALifeinBalance comments on Letting Go</title><author>Barb@ALifeinBalance</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:56:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/slices-of-life/2012/5/23/letting-go.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5520524:comment/18200951</guid><description><![CDATA[I definitely think it&#39;s an ongoing struggle not to compare ourselves to the Jones. I try to remember what Dave Ramsey says - &quot;Don&#39;t compare yourself to the Jones. They&#39;re broke.&quot; Bottomline - I&#39;m not interested in being broke. I definitely don&#39;t need stuff. I&#39;m somewhat naturally content with what I have, and I&#39;ve worked on my attitude, too. I&#39;ve come to realize that relationships are more important than stuff. No eulogy at my funeral is going to talk about the stuff I had. It will be about me, my children, my husband, and how I affected other people&#39;s lives.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
