Comments on: Dad in the middle (of a twitstorm) http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/ Adventures in Fatherhood from the Captain's Chair Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Contented_heart http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Contented_heart Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:37:04 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-2434 No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct? No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct?

]]> By: modernmami http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 modernmami Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:37:24 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-2433 Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value...I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money. Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value…I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money.

]]> By: Contented_heart http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Contented_heart Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:37:04 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1549 No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct? No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct?

]]> By: modernmami http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 modernmami Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:37:24 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1548 Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value...I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money. Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value…I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money.

]]> By: Contented_heart http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Contented_heart Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:37:04 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1223 No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct? No paid vacation time here, so I always take time off work and lose that pay to take vacation. Seems like an all expense paid trip, with a hotel stay, free goodies, etc qualifies as a vacation, though. Or at least there must have been something about the offer that made it seem worth it to you to give up income to go, correct?

]]> By: modernmami http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 modernmami Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:37:24 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1222 Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value...I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money. Regarding the trip being a vacation or being of monetary value…I had to take time OFF work to attend the event. So really, I lost money.

]]> By: weaselmomma http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 weaselmomma Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:23:45 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1221 I am glad that you were invited and accepted this opportunity. I am glad that you were invited and accepted this opportunity.

]]> By: 8 Women Dream http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 8 Women Dream Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:24:34 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1219 Did we just post because that registration/email/pop up left us clueless and did not save the post. Did we just post because that registration/email/pop up left us clueless and did not save the post.

]]> By: 8 Women Dream http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 8 Women Dream Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:23:18 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1218 Wow Nestle pays for bloggers flights? I think we need to tell them we eat their dark chocolate at every meeting! Wow Nestle pays for bloggers flights? I think we need to tell them we eat their dark chocolate at every meeting!

]]> By: simplefather http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/dad-in-the-middle-of-a-twitstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 simplefather Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:31:36 +0000 http://www.realmendriveminivans.com/?p=2486#comment-1217 PJ, I've always liked how upfront you have been about who's asking to do what or paying for a product you're reviewing. At some point you have to rely on the fact that your (and the other bloggers) audience isn't dumb. I would like to think that I could tell if you had gone to the dark side.<br><br>Also, I agree that if you have the ability to cause change in an organization, no matter how small, why not take it? Being objective (at least in my mind) doesn't mean sticking my head in the sand and refusing to hear the other side. PJ, I've always liked how upfront you have been about who's asking to do what or paying for a product you're reviewing. At some point you have to rely on the fact that your (and the other bloggers) audience isn't dumb. I would like to think that I could tell if you had gone to the dark side.

Also, I agree that if you have the ability to cause change in an organization, no matter how small, why not take it? Being objective (at least in my mind) doesn't mean sticking my head in the sand and refusing to hear the other side.

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