tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post3361926773099395623..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): When the zombies attackjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-21522241849608155952012-03-17T21:53:57.077-04:002012-03-17T21:53:57.077-04:00The teens in my carpool have a complete plan for s...The teens in my carpool have a complete plan for surviving a zombie apocalypse, but I don't think that includes saving me...Loma Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325085914443172995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50973132143911882762012-03-11T21:20:28.743-04:002012-03-11T21:20:28.743-04:00FYI - The CDC has information on their website abo...FYI - The CDC has information on their website about emergency preparedness and zombie attacks. You might want to check it out and get some supplies in your car<br /><br />http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/Julie VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830454704609365541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-5302208930730138982012-03-11T15:15:48.485-04:002012-03-11T15:15:48.485-04:00I think planning for an apocalypse is an American ...I think planning for an apocalypse is an American obsession. There's even a new TV show about people who do this, "Independence USA."<br /><br />I think that life for most Americans (as <a href="http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/in_retrospect_scott_esposito_on_norman_rushs_mating" rel="nofollow">Norman Rush</a> said) is like being stabbed to death with a butter knife; and the appeal of an apocalypse is that it's -- well, an escalation, so that you can fight for real, and have it over with one way or the other.Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-20614582112859604352012-03-11T12:08:07.211-04:002012-03-11T12:08:07.211-04:00That sounds like a lot more fun than the things I&...That sounds like a lot more fun than the things I'm currently worrying about.Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-74954696844907526242012-03-10T19:05:22.340-05:002012-03-10T19:05:22.340-05:00how funny about zombies! i keep getting further o...how funny about zombies! i keep getting further out of touch with popular culture. <br /><br />i bet little biker boy has escape routes planned. he has needed to escape before.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-31918569057290635962012-03-10T16:14:29.974-05:002012-03-10T16:14:29.974-05:00Over on IBTP, there was a huge comment thread on p...Over on IBTP, there was a huge comment thread on parking (the evils of, bad parkers, etc) and the conclusion people came to, eventually, was that we spend *so* *much* time obsessing about other people's parking, and trying to correct it, precisely for this reason: it's a small problem, that maybe we do have a shot of fixing: unlike global warming, that trash patch in the middle of the ocean, the economy, and so on.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-80280117094393591662012-03-10T14:37:49.476-05:002012-03-10T14:37:49.476-05:00I have to admit that I totally don't understan...I have to admit that I totally don't understand the current fascination with zombies. Maybe your student's right that it's a response to feeling overwhelmed by real problems?Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-73393708940372040792012-03-10T13:06:37.025-05:002012-03-10T13:06:37.025-05:00I wonder if doing this sort of zombie apocalypse p...I wonder if doing this sort of zombie apocalypse planning would be a way to help your ponytail and biker boy friends think through their own worst case scenarios.<br /><br />I may use that myself as an entry point to discussions with my patients about how they can regain control of the bad hand life has dealt to them.sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885993349069706799noreply@blogger.com