tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post4720749092698602589..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Motivational speakersJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61037030515831200292015-09-15T19:54:05.435-04:002015-09-15T19:54:05.435-04:00Birdie --
Yes, "Don't mess with Mother Na...Birdie --<br />Yes, "Don't mess with Mother Nature" is almost always good advice. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-81230294864333048972015-09-15T19:50:15.069-04:002015-09-15T19:50:15.069-04:00I have wondered if the hormones that he takes caus...I have wondered if the hormones that he takes causes him to be more emotional. What he's putting his body through is not good, on many levels.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-72669048383369431412015-09-15T19:28:08.014-04:002015-09-15T19:28:08.014-04:00Birdie --
Neither can I. Plus it's my vague im...Birdie --<br />Neither can I. Plus it's my vague impression -- without ever having watched the show -- that Bruce/Caitlyn seems to have acquired a certain amount of bitchiness, or petulance, to go with his newfound femininiity.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-88603733845941151232015-09-15T19:18:25.618-04:002015-09-15T19:18:25.618-04:00Yes, I was aware that his ratings had dropped. I ...Yes, I was aware that his ratings had dropped. I can't imagine that most people would want to spend their time watching Bruce transition into a "woman," seeing all of the highs and lows that come with the changes (in his life). <br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-75081499320044247092015-09-15T02:50:08.291-04:002015-09-15T02:50:08.291-04:00Birdie --
Jenner was famous as an athlete, so it&#...Birdie --<br />Jenner was famous as an athlete, so it's not surprising he did that. For a guy who won one gold medal, he milked that medal far better than most. I doubt people hire him any more for that purpose, he seems tone pretty rich now so doesn't really need the money, and at the moment he's being paid for his reality show, though I head viewership has dropped off drastically since the pilot. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24108512196285276582015-09-15T01:09:59.786-04:002015-09-15T01:09:59.786-04:00Bruce Jenner made his living as a motivational spe...Bruce Jenner made his living as a motivational speaker. When the Kardashian show first aired (several years ago), they did a show where <br />Bruce took his step-daughters with him to a speaking gig. I wonder if he still gives motivational talks, paid of course.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-62672268844868756322014-07-01T00:26:39.693-04:002014-07-01T00:26:39.693-04:00wow, 'harridan'. That's a new one!wow, 'harridan'. That's a new one!<br /><br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74971907222356966932012-01-22T15:47:23.640-05:002012-01-22T15:47:23.640-05:00Gilbert -- Good point. And the other part of the e...Gilbert -- Good point. And the other part of the equation is that the reason this guy achieved Olympic glory is probably that he was a physiological freak, not because he tried harder. It's a little like Michael PHelps saying, "The higher you dream, the more you'll achieve." Well gee....I dreamt pretty high at one point, but I didn't grow up to be 6' 3" with an abnormally long torso for my height, have size 14 feet with extremely flexible ankles, or have an unnaturally slow level of lactate accumulation. Did Shaquille O'Neal achieve success in the NBA because he was more dedicated in high school than most of the kids who played basketball.....or were there other factors involved? <br /><br />C'mon kids, all you have to do is dream big and you can success like mine.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6120496571956496142012-01-22T13:12:36.022-05:002012-01-22T13:12:36.022-05:00Yeah... this whole motivational speaker racket, wh...Yeah... this whole motivational speaker racket, where the identity of the speaker is the main point, is silly. Does no one in the audience think, so you made it, good for you. What about the other 10,000 people who dreamed of Olympic glory and didn't get it, because they didn't make the high school team, or the college team, or the regional team, or the national team, or came in second or below in the event in question? It reminds me of John Derbyshire's observation that thinking statistically is fundamentally alien to us. And that you're not supposed to write history only from the perspective of the winners.Gilbert Ratchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448063418910836848noreply@blogger.com