tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post2111344259887093370..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: The Heene Story: Has Crying "Wolf!" Gone Hi-Tech?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-64977860456699438842009-11-05T04:50:02.190-05:002009-11-05T04:50:02.190-05:00The lure of Fame! The proportions it can take! At ...The lure of Fame! The proportions it can take! At the end of it all, we would become so cynical that even the deserving wouldn't get their share of sympathy!Umahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799847266284382232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-7760901153148014782009-10-26T09:53:10.815-04:002009-10-26T09:53:10.815-04:00Suranga, that thought occurred to me too - that th...Suranga, that thought occurred to me too - that this was definitely a problem of excess.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-86925439786086718582009-10-26T09:42:31.771-04:002009-10-26T09:42:31.771-04:00Janine, hope you're doing well. Going over to ...Janine, hope you're doing well. Going over to your blog. Take care.<br /><br />Julie, that was my first reaction too.<br /><br />Sujata, apparently it is. CNN obtained a copy of an affidavit from the mother admitting it was a hoax.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-85225059350359850452009-10-25T10:27:47.395-04:002009-10-25T10:27:47.395-04:00I felt so badly for the child. What values will he...I felt so badly for the child. What values will he learn? The poor thing was ill on camera a couple of times. What kind of parent allows.. no, introduces this kind of stress into their child's life?Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-72267624407698977172009-10-24T13:39:56.678-04:002009-10-24T13:39:56.678-04:00Sujatha,
Not relevant to this post but tagged you...Sujatha, <br />Not relevant to this post but tagged you here. Looking forward to your limerick<br />http://grangergab.blogspot.com/2009/10/wedding-limerick-tag.htmlMinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556930930046840091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-68969078644539334342009-10-24T01:07:51.835-04:002009-10-24T01:07:51.835-04:00I didnt know that this was a hoax. What a level of...I didnt know that this was a hoax. What a level of consumerism is the world taking on!! If all this is true, I am really upset, because, I felt for the kid! Thanks for sharing this Sujathasujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-26571114867204589412009-10-21T13:49:32.237-04:002009-10-21T13:49:32.237-04:00There was a talk about this yesterday on NPR and o...There was a talk about this yesterday on NPR and other similar hoaxes. All for attention.A pity , really.<br /> It happens everywhere in the world, I guess. In India, people do it to meet their basic necessities, in the name of child labour.shobahttp://suroba.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-16179022342640014872009-10-21T13:12:00.276-04:002009-10-21T13:12:00.276-04:00Sujatha, Your wisdom is profound!!! And your post ...Sujatha, Your wisdom is profound!!! And your post is extraordinarily thought-provoking!!! It is heart-breaking that the "wolf" criers shape our perceptions, and we find ourselves calloused to those who might truly need our help!! Ah, what a conundrum! Your posts are always so terrific! But thank you especially for this one!!! Much love, Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-9894366613385629052009-10-21T05:00:07.531-04:002009-10-21T05:00:07.531-04:00Sigh..Sigh..Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-75673285376956919452009-10-21T01:16:56.347-04:002009-10-21T01:16:56.347-04:00Excellent observation..Excellent observation..mdealshttp://www.mdeals.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-43213062478538592952009-10-20T22:46:06.387-04:002009-10-20T22:46:06.387-04:00The balloon story appeared on my FB account first....The balloon story appeared on my FB account first. Some one had posted calculations as to why, scientifically, it was not possible for the balloon to have flown off with the boy. <br /><br />Somehow, the entire story didn't fit the scheme of logic. Nevertheless, it was a story that absorbed so much of space on twitter & such else..<br /><br />We have our own stories here. Of small Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-3966608042171019442009-10-20T16:56:24.418-04:002009-10-20T16:56:24.418-04:00At first, I could only imagine the two brothers ta...At first, I could only imagine the two brothers talking the youngest into climbing into the balloon. I dare ya. <br /><br />Was happy he was alive as I couldn't think of him falling out. Am not all that shocked that it was staged by the parents. Perhaps I became a cynic long ago. That scares me.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-12470796766518964212009-10-20T14:05:07.601-04:002009-10-20T14:05:07.601-04:00This whole thing sickens me and makes me wonder ju...This whole thing sickens me and makes me wonder just what we, adults???, parents etc. are becoming! I've always had a problem with women who keep entering their daughters in beauty contests starting as early as five or six -- the make-up, hair styles and for what??? Those little girls are robbed of some of the most precious years of their childhood and is it for them? No, it's for a sick Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-43042301340291970602009-10-20T13:13:08.607-04:002009-10-20T13:13:08.607-04:00It breaks my heart that parents suck in their kids...It breaks my heart that parents suck in their kids as young as 6 yr into this ... what are they trying to teach the child??? <br /> It bothers me so much.Cantaloupes.Amma (CA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06507339903683786496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-84759430901070476992009-10-20T12:53:58.564-04:002009-10-20T12:53:58.564-04:00When basic necessities of humans are no longer the...When basic necessities of humans are no longer the problem issue, and the society is heavily consumerist, everything, including sensationalism can be bought/paid for. I am reading about this astounding thing for the first time in your blog, and am totally amazed as to what made the parents plan such a thing. Quick money from TV channel interviews and maybe publishers ? And what did the child Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com