tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post2215710980185757595..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: WORRY KNOTBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-50177519630268973212008-09-19T11:00:00.000+01:002008-09-19T11:00:00.000+01:00Thanks, Uncle Brian, the reply I got from the KKK ...Thanks, Uncle Brian, the reply I got from the KKK suggested three possible reasons:<BR/>1)It was an illegal Albanian import and I should have bought it on Kalymnos, not Alonissos.<BR/>2)A witch curesed it with the evil eye<BR/>3)It was part of a PASOK/KKE plot to destabilise the Greek state and make way for a Communist takeover<BR/><BR/>Even more worried blue eyes of AscotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-55434740639074498282008-09-16T15:32:00.000+01:002008-09-16T15:32:00.000+01:00Yes, ROGER you should be very worried indeed: you'...Yes, <B>ROGER</B> you should be <I>very</I> worried indeed: you've either forgotten how to do simple adding up or you've been sold a pup! You need to get Someone to lodge a formal complaint with the KKK*<BR/><BR/>*Kalymnian Kompolói KommisionBrian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-34478863783283114132008-09-16T15:08:00.000+01:002008-09-16T15:08:00.000+01:00Dear Uncle Brian, My favourite olive wood komboloi...Dear Uncle Brian, My favourite olive wood komboloi only has an even number of beads. Should I be worried?<BR/>Worried Blue Eyes of AscotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-81824050872179060742008-09-16T14:30:00.000+01:002008-09-16T14:30:00.000+01:00Yes, Jen, very true! Brian, I have no intention of...Yes, Jen, very true! <BR/><BR/>Brian, I have no intention of doing it in public.:-)Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-59671286014703073602008-09-16T09:52:00.000+01:002008-09-16T09:52:00.000+01:00JEN - How true!! :-)BELA - Good luck... It is quit...<B>JEN</B> - How true!! :-)<BR/><BR/><B>BELA</B> - Good luck... It is quite relaxing; the only trouble is, outside of Greece it does look a bit poserish!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-55545847841609681402008-09-15T22:30:00.000+01:002008-09-15T22:30:00.000+01:00I've got a kompolói (brought back from Greece by a...I've got a kompolói (brought back from Greece by a friend, since I have never been there in spite of being obsessed with Greek mythology when I was 11 and promising myself I would visit that country some day), but it's not very nice. It's a bit boring, and I don't know how to 'use' it. I will practise with it and then maybe get a prettier one. Thanks for the clip. :-)Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-62235764635148840392008-09-15T13:18:00.000+01:002008-09-15T13:18:00.000+01:00I've never seen women using these on my travels in...I've never seen women using these on my travels in Greece. They are far too busy with tasks unlike the men who sit practising kompoloi in the cafenions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-32884252734090157062008-09-15T09:04:00.000+01:002008-09-15T09:04:00.000+01:00Good idea! Maybe he link two kompolói together or...Good idea! Maybe he link two kompolói together or make beads disappear off one kompolói and appear on another... I'll get him to work on it before next year! :-)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-83009712265048324402008-09-15T07:30:00.000+01:002008-09-15T07:30:00.000+01:00Brian, perhaps David could do some magic trick wit...Brian, perhaps David could do some magic trick with the kompoli, ask him...Arts and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747217179477869995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-15034942942870025032008-09-14T18:33:00.000+01:002008-09-14T18:33:00.000+01:00Wonder a worrywart is and if you truly are one? T...Wonder a worrywart is and if you truly are one? <BR/><BR/>The job of worry is to anticipate danger before it arises and identify possible perils, to come up with ways to lessen the risks, and to rehearse what you plan to do. Worrywarts get stuck in identifying danger as they immerse themselves in the dread associated with the threat, which may be real or, more likely, imagined. They spin out an endless loop of melodrama, blowing everything out of proportion. "What if I have a heart attack?" "What if there is an earthquake?" "What if someone breaks in when I'm asleep?"<BR/> While worrywarts insist worrying is helpful, little is solved. Stuck in thinking ruts, they stop living in the here and now--the present moment. Worrywarting is torment--a kind of self-imposed purgatory that makes you feel bad, stresses you out, and wastes precious moments of your life.<BR/> Worse yet, worry begets more worry, setting into motion a vicious circle of frightening thoughts and anxious response. It is self-perpetuating, pushing into greater anxiety and more worry. Allowed to continue unchecked, chronic worry can evolve into panic attacks and, in extreme cases, agoraphobia, which is a paralyzing fear of having a panic attack, especially in public. It can be so severe that, in the worst cases, the sufferer can't leave home.<BR/> For how to stop worrywarting and start worry smart, visit my site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22162578522033406412008-09-14T12:19:00.000+01:002008-09-14T12:19:00.000+01:00OK, I'm convinced.There could be a career for me i...OK, I'm convinced.There could be a career for me in helping people recover from trauma caused by major surgery !Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-34020954028258760772008-09-14T08:14:00.000+01:002008-09-14T08:14:00.000+01:00:-) Actually it is harder than it looks - believe ...:-) <BR/><BR/>Actually it <I>is</I> harder than it looks - believe me! Bruised knuckles are a major hazard and - if you once lose your grip on them - broken glass and crockery and even major eye-surgery can result!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22371343816146606232008-09-14T08:04:00.000+01:002008-09-14T08:04:00.000+01:00Well, I was a bit disappointed that after the huge...Well, I was a bit disappointed that after the huge build-up, there was just a video of a guy playing with some beads which didn't look, at first glance, like it could match up to the advertising spec ! In addition, as I am working towards entering one of the professions you mentioned, I was slightly worried I might be replaced by them in time. I was rather relying on the continuance of universal uncertainty and misery as a by-product of our modern society !Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.com