tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post6596476056898875351..comments2024-01-11T04:31:58.232-08:00Comments on oxymoronredundancyparadoxtrap: Blog TagBenjamin Adyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-27817049450628240702006-12-28T05:30:00.000-08:002006-12-28T05:30:00.000-08:00I shall get there soon...I shall get there soon...Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-53135111845325942612006-12-27T14:49:00.000-08:002006-12-27T14:49:00.000-08:00Hi Bens, touching base on your blog in the post Ch...Hi Bens, touching base on your blog in the post Christmas slow period (is for me anyway). I'm glad for the electronic chain letter info - The whole duct tape thing is mind blowing (metaphorically thank God). T.baker st joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912132423685855274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-55516124284602359262006-12-27T11:51:00.000-08:002006-12-27T11:51:00.000-08:00Benjamin, yeah, I added that photo recently :)
I ...Benjamin, yeah, I added that photo recently :)<br /><br />I can understand how it would feel violating to be robbed and also why it would make you angry.<br /><br />Being robbed is not an experience I've had and I won't mind if I never have it!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605999794188527973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-5586657590601250912006-12-27T08:31:00.000-08:002006-12-27T08:31:00.000-08:00hey--look, helen has a photo on blogspot. very kew...hey--look, helen has a photo on blogspot. very kewl. <br /><br /> It wasn't actually scary for me at all. The emotion that I felt was rage. The corporate policy, which had been very much drilled into us (and which possibly saved my life) was to be completely obsequious with anyone who had a gun--give them the money and do what they say. (by the way, this is a policy that I think makes a lot of sense in general). So even though I almost saw red and wanted to just attack and kill (yes, murderous rage) the guy with the gun (it was like this sense of "how *dare* you violate me like this?!?!!"), I simply gave him my moneybag, and let him duct tape me. He got me first, in the back of the store, and then he went up front and got the manager, the manager's wife, and one other employee. He took all the money in the till, and left everyone bound with duct tape. The manager waited quite a while and then got up and called 911, well after the thieves (it turned out there was another one outside) left. I was bound something like 30 minutes. They only got away with something like $700--strikes me as so not worth armed robbery. Like if I were gonna do armed robbery, I'd want to go after at least several hundred thousand. After that, I had to quit taking taekwondo, which I had been doing for a little while, because I found that my workouts turned into these resentment rage things where I would be visualing the thief. <br /><br />Steve--not much chance of you "encouraging me in my faith". Thanks for the thought though.Benjamin Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-85309953652572733262006-12-27T03:15:00.000-08:002006-12-27T03:15:00.000-08:00Hi Benjamin, thanks for playing the game!
I enjoy...Hi Benjamin, thanks for playing the game!<br /><br />I enjoyed reading about your five things. Was it scary when you were held up at gunpoint and bound with duct tape? How long was it until someone found you and untied you?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605999794188527973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-12692328522112152952006-12-26T23:26:00.000-08:002006-12-26T23:26:00.000-08:00Hey Benjamin - good visiting with the "fam" yester...Hey Benjamin - good visiting with the "fam" yesterday, good to see you again at Christmas. Lots of things happening now for us all right???<br /><br />I dig your "5 things most people don't know about me" commentary. I knew you played guitar & had written some songs because you sang one for me last time you came down south, which was a while ago.<br /><br />I'm glad to be back in touch. Don't know what God means to you anymore but getting the signals things have cooled off in that area? Any chance I could be of some encouragement? You just let me know man, my faith is very strong :)<br /><br />You've got a wonderful family Benjamin and you should be proud of them. Your wife has a very gentle spirit, and I know Leila felt connected to her. You did well in life Benjamin!<br /><br />I'll check in on your blog from time to time. Hoping to get my site a little more savy and get some of the other stuff on it I want to sell.<br /><br />Life has been crazy all around me but I'm standing firm. Feels like I'm in a hurricaine sometime (that's how the song came about). <br /><br />Drop me a ________<br /><br />- Steven<br /><br />PS: I've got a blog on this server too called "noneedtoconform", but I'll be darned if I can remember the password hahahahahahah ((it's that over 40 thing)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com