tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post2355731953104127366..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Sunday Mornings: Coffee, Reflections and MusicA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-52511976477198121622014-07-08T19:43:46.892+01:002014-07-08T19:43:46.892+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments. Fram, out of c...Many thanks for your kind comments. Fram, out of curiosity, does your club accept occasional members? :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-36352809033367260312014-07-08T16:11:44.913+01:002014-07-08T16:11:44.913+01:00"Agony aunts?" I'd never heard that ..."Agony aunts?" I'd never heard that term for it before!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-22015582764621312532014-07-08T13:19:21.239+01:002014-07-08T13:19:21.239+01:00that's complicated, you're right there!
...that's complicated, you're right there! <br /><br />'what if' is one of the best writing prompts around, by the way, it can certainly really get rid of writers block<br />Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17429460003532660312014-07-08T12:03:34.627+01:002014-07-08T12:03:34.627+01:00Well, if my wife and I split up, the CDs would be ...Well, if my wife and I split up, the CDs would be the easiest thing to separate as we both have our own stash and generally dislike the others, except for jazz and classical. Good thoughts on trust and I enjoyed the insight into Cuban life.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-84980836466477146202014-07-07T17:28:42.880+01:002014-07-07T17:28:42.880+01:00Once upon a time, I might have (No, I WOULD have) ...Once upon a time, I might have (No, I WOULD have) considered the scenario you described to be rather weird. That was until I met a family at church years ago. Husband-and-wife were about the same age as my hubby and me, and they had children about the same age as ours. His widowed father married her widowed mother, and believe it or not, it wasn't at all weird. The older couple had known each other for years, and their love grew from a long-time friendship, and they had many good years together.<br /><br />One of my best friends, who has since passed away, told me on the way to her first wedding, "If it doesn't work out, we'll get a divorce." I was absolutely appalled, because to me, that was kinda like having an expectation of failure. Sure enough, they got a divorce a couple years later. <br /><br />Bottom line, I don't see a disaster-in-the-making when any couple works at a relationship, no matter how convoluted their family dynamics may be. It's all about attitude and willingness to make it work.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-58684849168867089152014-07-07T04:03:30.828+01:002014-07-07T04:03:30.828+01:00Ha. The world is a complex place--I suspect that ...Ha. The world is a complex place--I suspect that the breakup of the children would be worse than a breakup of the parents, as children need loyalty! All that said, love is pretty precious-- wherever it is found, and sometimes it is more easily found twitch people with whom one spends time! Separate bank accounts though-- wise advice! Thanks, k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47903081161963349332014-07-07T00:15:57.780+01:002014-07-07T00:15:57.780+01:00Speaking as someone who once was a policy and mana...Speaking as someone who once was a policy and management analyst whose work often centered around writing contingency plans which included worst-case scenarios and meant interviewing countless people to learn their needs and preferences, it is my opinion that most of us see no farther than the ends of our noses and do not plan beyond the time of our next three-day weekend.<br /><br />Add to that, most of us are selfish, self-centered and have extravagant opinions of ourselves. This cocktail probably accounts for ninety percent of the problems -- large and small -- in the world. We live for ourselves, mostly, no matter what we like to think. <br /><br />Well, it appears that I am saying I think more people should be saying "what if" more often.<br /><br />Another thought-provoking post, CiL. Sorry, if I sound like a misanthrope, but I am a charter member of the Bitter Bierce fan club and have an image to maintain ....Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-66710188690290954452014-07-06T20:51:29.272+01:002014-07-06T20:51:29.272+01:00No conozco la película, pero en lo cierto que son ...No conozco la película, pero en lo cierto que son asuntos familiares de los corrientes muchas veces.<br />Un abrazo y buen principio de semana.Mari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-89918607485319061612014-07-06T19:19:27.139+01:002014-07-06T19:19:27.139+01:00ha. what an interesting title of the movie...and a...ha. what an interesting title of the movie...and a conundrum when you start trying to draw out the family tree as well eh? ha. i wonder though if we dont worry at time about what ifs that may never happen but expend our energy...if they are happy, oh well..smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7188165314466397652014-07-06T19:14:50.851+01:002014-07-06T19:14:50.851+01:00I do a lot of 'what iffing'. And, in the ...I do a lot of 'what iffing'. And, in the end, usually go for it anyway. I choose life rather than an existence. And only taking the safe path strikes me as an existence.<br />Families are complicated beasts already...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43296559907490319622014-07-06T15:13:51.087+01:002014-07-06T15:13:51.087+01:00One of my daughters used to ask 'what if ...&#...One of my daughters used to ask 'what if ...' all the time - her childhood was full of possible disasters (to be fair, we were in London when a bomb went off in Harrods, which is what set her whole anxiety-thing in motion).<br /><br />Then my husband - her step-dad- died, and her what-ifs stopped. When I asked her, she told me that the worst thing that could happen had happened, and we'd all come through it. That was all she needed to know.<br /><br />I've looked at life a little differently ever since.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-46098403758774331142014-07-06T14:25:48.041+01:002014-07-06T14:25:48.041+01:00haha oh that would be quite the family affair if t...haha oh that would be quite the family affair if the what if came due. People just get married now a days because society says they should, making most marriages a shame and the what if coming due.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-42338743323131686092014-07-06T12:56:54.262+01:002014-07-06T12:56:54.262+01:00I think I have seen a film with that theme but can...I think I have seen a film with that theme but can't remember the title.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-89718537736141026912014-07-06T11:35:55.854+01:002014-07-06T11:35:55.854+01:00I enjoyed your post Cubano, I think everything Spa...I enjoyed your post Cubano, I think everything Spanish is romanceLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-26619553982641813212014-07-06T11:16:31.501+01:002014-07-06T11:16:31.501+01:00Good gracious, what a predicament those people cou...Good gracious, what a predicament those people could find themselves in. The 'what-if' scenario is (sadly) all too common now. Joint bank accounts, contracts and the like were unknown in my day. If we didn't trust a partner we didn't marry him. Sadly, marriage is now an on-off affair... no staying power!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.com