tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post6321703035508274669..comments2024-03-28T18:41:34.780-04:00Comments on Sandra's Place: Did You KnowSandra Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-35156478889326828742020-10-09T09:52:17.363-04:002020-10-09T09:52:17.363-04:00Sad:(Sad:(Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-53331469092262734652020-10-09T09:46:26.615-04:002020-10-09T09:46:26.615-04:00I can't either, Yvonne.I can't either, Yvonne.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-27307150686441923282020-10-08T18:28:25.311-04:002020-10-08T18:28:25.311-04:00Worse, there are plenty in first world countries w...Worse, there are plenty in first world countries who can't read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-40738795791944636692020-10-08T18:09:16.132-04:002020-10-08T18:09:16.132-04:00Right there with ya, bud.Right there with ya, bud.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-87931922099139374752020-10-08T16:37:22.034-04:002020-10-08T16:37:22.034-04:00I know a few who can't. They have tricks to hi...I know a few who can't. They have tricks to hide it, but you can tell.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-87360126247601538602020-10-08T16:02:36.902-04:002020-10-08T16:02:36.902-04:00Devastating is the purrfect word to describe not b...Devastating is the purrfect word to describe not being able to read. Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-18145647035801461382020-10-08T15:56:04.178-04:002020-10-08T15:56:04.178-04:00It sure is, Jamie.It sure is, Jamie.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-62726894799814377832020-10-08T15:55:10.066-04:002020-10-08T15:55:10.066-04:00It's sad. I think about the migrants who had ...It's sad. I think about the migrants who had to sign papers regarding their children when they had no idea what they were signing.<br />The parrots sound like a hoot;)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-42631860560051554902020-10-08T15:37:51.865-04:002020-10-08T15:37:51.865-04:00Very:(Very:(Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-5166185114860727492020-10-08T14:47:28.468-04:002020-10-08T14:47:28.468-04:00I can't imagaine what it would be like not to ...I can't imagaine what it would be like not to be able to read.<br />One of life's pleasures.<br /><br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-20038948974426780682020-10-08T13:31:07.597-04:002020-10-08T13:31:07.597-04:00No internet? Yikes.No internet? Yikes.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-87237120353310349492020-10-08T13:25:50.755-04:002020-10-08T13:25:50.755-04:00That is just so wrong on so many levels. Good on y...That is just so wrong on so many levels. Good on your grandmother for teaching you.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-46745477079041202522020-10-08T13:19:37.491-04:002020-10-08T13:19:37.491-04:00Ha. You sound like me.Ha. You sound like me.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-40663739139001209572020-10-08T12:17:48.234-04:002020-10-08T12:17:48.234-04:00That makes me sad. I love reading.That makes me sad. I love reading.D.L. Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004249936775963345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-85027260523752103152020-10-08T12:13:58.752-04:002020-10-08T12:13:58.752-04:00thinking of all the places I've been, the thin...thinking of all the places I've been, the things I've seen, what I have learned, and the "people" I've met through books; I too would be devastated, not being able to read ♥♥♥da tabbies o trout townehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716543768517442543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-7778880372050768442020-10-08T11:42:00.384-04:002020-10-08T11:42:00.384-04:00It is shameful and kudos to your parents. A specia...It is shameful and kudos to your parents. A special gift indeed.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-85823467777889621852020-10-08T11:40:51.118-04:002020-10-08T11:40:51.118-04:00Who'd a thought in this day and time. Sad.Who'd a thought in this day and time. Sad.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-9399540567712138012020-10-08T09:59:37.354-04:002020-10-08T09:59:37.354-04:00That is shocking and sad.That is shocking and sad.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-34372311906588349212020-10-08T09:58:49.435-04:002020-10-08T09:58:49.435-04:00That IS shocking.That IS shocking.Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-86313817276505443272020-10-08T09:25:18.865-04:002020-10-08T09:25:18.865-04:00I did know that -- that was one of the surprising ...I did know that -- that was one of the surprising things that came out when I was working for PBS -- the large number of people -- adults and children -- who are reading challenged.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-85460978700437328032020-10-08T08:37:25.321-04:002020-10-08T08:37:25.321-04:00That is very sad and they are embarrassed. I have ...That is very sad and they are embarrassed. I have had a few people who got taken advantage of with debt because they could not read what they were signing. On a lighter note, did you hear about the foul-mouthed parrots who had to be separated because they were teaching the othe4 parrots the swear words. This was in London zoo I believe.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-49542913140979267712020-10-08T07:35:38.957-04:002020-10-08T07:35:38.957-04:00The percentage is even higher here - sad, huh?The percentage is even higher here - sad, huh?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-41293798804279589602020-10-08T04:29:22.716-04:002020-10-08T04:29:22.716-04:00Nice Work. No Internet Here. Have a great dayNice Work. No Internet Here. Have a great dayValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-6755205688658220502020-10-08T04:17:46.337-04:002020-10-08T04:17:46.337-04:00I remember my kindergarten teacher telling my gran...I remember my kindergarten teacher telling my grandmother (grands raised me from birth) that she should NOT be teaching me how to spell words or that I should NOT be reading because it would put me ahead of the rest of the class. My grandmother, who had been many things in her life, including a teacher, was offended. Sad but true, I can believe the statistics.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681493665397789843.post-55682423252045231182020-10-08T02:01:49.456-04:002020-10-08T02:01:49.456-04:00I remember being unable to read. I was five and it...I remember being unable to read. I was five and it was awful. LOL Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.com