Comments on: Anonymous Caring http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/ Musings of a startup junkie and Ruby on Rails nerd. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ruby developer http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Ruby developer Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:05:36 +0000 People do need to know that someone cares, and sometimes it's not only the anonymous call, but also a human being close to you, who needs this care and support. I myself quite often forget how a couple of words can cheer somebody up, so try to be more attentive to everything that happens around you! People do need to know that someone cares, and sometimes it's not only the anonymous call, but also a human being close to you, who needs this care and support. I myself quite often forget how a couple of words can cheer somebody up, so try to be more attentive to everything that happens around you!

]]> By: Lindsay http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Lindsay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>This is awesome, Curtis. Most people – myself included – probably would have just deleted it, but you’re absolutely right. That person probably need a lot of courage to send that text, and no response would have been really upsetting for them. Thanks for reminding us that we can so easily be better people.</p> This is awesome, Curtis. Most people – myself included – probably would have just deleted it, but you’re absolutely right. That person probably need a lot of courage to send that text, and no response would have been really upsetting for them. Thanks for reminding us that we can so easily be better people.

]]> By: Jay McGavren http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Jay McGavren Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Addendum – The easiest (and most important) time to do this is when someone has made a free website or a framework or a reference you think is cool or useful… drop them a line and let them know! These people run on encouragement, and you’d be surprised how rarely they get it.</p> <p>(BTW, on that note, nice post!)</p> Addendum – The easiest (and most important) time to do this is when someone has made a free website or a framework or a reference you think is cool or useful… drop them a line and let them know! These people run on encouragement, and you’d be surprised how rarely they get it.

(BTW, on that note, nice post!)

]]> By: Paul http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Paul Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Thanks for doing this. You are absolutely right and I should give words of praise more often. In a similar unrelated episode, I am now thinking about sharing the following on my blog but you get to hear it here first. I was expecting a call from a Karen but not this one. Probably one of the more interesting calls that I have received.</p> <p>Wrong Number Phone call: Paul and Karen</p> <p>Paul: Hello.</p> <p>Karen: Hi. Where are you.</p> <p>Paul: Uh, Samantha? <b>not recognizing the voice</b></p> <p>Karen: No, this is Karen.</p> <p>Paul: Oh! Hey, you ready?</p> <p>Karen: Ready? I have been ready for like the last 30 minutes, you called and said you were going to be here in 5 and now I am waiting out here in the cold. You are such a complete jerk and who in the hell is Samantha?</p> <p>Paul: Karen? Whats your last name? I honestly think you have the wrong number. I am going running with my friend Karen and her best friend Sam and I just dropped her off at her house.</p> <p>Karen: <b>silence</b></p> <p>Paul: Seriously</p> <p>Karen: <b>chuckles</b> So, this isn’t Mark.</p> <p>Paul: No, I’m Paul but do me a favor. Take it easy on Mark. He may have run into some problems or something. You know?</p> <p>Karen: Yea… Okay, I will, thank you.</p> <p>Not sure what happened after that but I hope that she did take it easy on him. Not totally the same but there is probably something to be said in regards ti relationships with this example of another wrong number gone …. well, wrong.</p> Thanks for doing this. You are absolutely right and I should give words of praise more often. In a similar unrelated episode, I am now thinking about sharing the following on my blog but you get to hear it here first. I was expecting a call from a Karen but not this one. Probably one of the more interesting calls that I have received.

Wrong Number Phone call: Paul and Karen

Paul: Hello.

Karen: Hi. Where are you.

Paul: Uh, Samantha? not recognizing the voice

Karen: No, this is Karen.

Paul: Oh! Hey, you ready?

Karen: Ready? I have been ready for like the last 30 minutes, you called and said you were going to be here in 5 and now I am waiting out here in the cold. You are such a complete jerk and who in the hell is Samantha?

Paul: Karen? Whats your last name? I honestly think you have the wrong number. I am going running with my friend Karen and her best friend Sam and I just dropped her off at her house.

Karen: silence

Paul: Seriously

Karen: chuckles So, this isn’t Mark.

Paul: No, I’m Paul but do me a favor. Take it easy on Mark. He may have run into some problems or something. You know?

Karen: Yea… Okay, I will, thank you.

Not sure what happened after that but I hope that she did take it easy on him. Not totally the same but there is probably something to be said in regards ti relationships with this example of another wrong number gone …. well, wrong.

]]> By: Curtis Miller http://millarian.com/random/anonymous-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Curtis Miller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Jay – You’re absolutely right. I tend to get caught up in my own projects and not to give as much encouragement to others as I should.</p> <p>Paul – Great story! Wrong numbers can be very interesting opportunities.</p> Jay – You’re absolutely right. I tend to get caught up in my own projects and not to give as much encouragement to others as I should.

Paul – Great story! Wrong numbers can be very interesting opportunities.

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