tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post7973070501990892404..comments2024-03-19T09:50:37.817+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Every Day, in Every WaySteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3825564206296924102016-11-15T16:04:44.062+00:002016-11-15T16:04:44.062+00:00I got talked down off the ledge by a cousin, so I&...I got talked down off the ledge by a cousin, so I'll be heading to NC for Thanksgiving as planned. And although my annual T-giving poem refers to the fact that my candidate lost (they won't be surprised), we will not otherwise discuss politics. But I'm going to be biting my tongue while I interact with my nice Christian aunts who voted for that man. Sigh. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78616782216756021562016-11-13T21:17:10.575+00:002016-11-13T21:17:10.575+00:00I too am wanting to know a bit more about the pain...I too am wanting to know a bit more about the paint job on the van. Very nice. <br /><br />I can't even watch the news these days. It sickens me. <br /><br />Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-76540217807483510802016-11-13T04:22:18.181+00:002016-11-13T04:22:18.181+00:00Family holidays and fist fights in the front yard!...Family holidays and fist fights in the front yard! In part of the world I came from it wasn't a decent wedding unless there was a full-on brawl.<br /><br />It's that thin veneer of civilisation....<br /><br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44483307218944735182016-11-13T02:28:52.434+00:002016-11-13T02:28:52.434+00:00By the way, that van paint job is amazingly real-l...By the way, that van paint job is amazingly real-looking - I had to look carefully to see that it was just paint. Very cool.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9177641973300953922016-11-12T23:12:44.499+00:002016-11-12T23:12:44.499+00:00I'm back to not knowing what to think. Angella...I'm back to not knowing what to think. Angella at 37paddington had an insightful post yesterday that made me stop being optimistic and start worrying, and today there was a follow-up post by Tim Urban to the one I posted on Friday, in which he admits he may have missed a few points because he wrote his first post so quickly after the election. So I'm still processing it all, too. No matter what, I do think we need to be very, very wary and watchful. Things cannot be allowed to deteriorate into free fall.<br />Here is Tim's follow up post, in case you read the first one and wanted to see what sober second thought did for him: http://waitbutwhy.com/2016/11/its-going-to-be-okay-follow-up.htmljenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54439317666825699572016-11-12T22:01:35.466+00:002016-11-12T22:01:35.466+00:00I've voted in plenty of elections where my can...I've voted in plenty of elections where my candidate didn't win. this is not that. he wasn't just an opposing candidate, he is a completely immoral liar cheater stealer racist bigot misogynist who bragged about being a sexual predator, who has a trial for rape and one for fraud coming up, and a failure as a businessman. I can deal with losing to an opponent. what I can't deal with is that America elected this horrid excuse for a human being to the highest office in this country.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73725226198440637622016-11-12T16:24:35.807+00:002016-11-12T16:24:35.807+00:00The reports of hate crimes, especially in schools,...The reports of hate crimes, especially in schools, is what I find so incredibly disturbing. Horrific signs left on water fountains; Muslim kids accosted in lunchrooms; chants of "Build that wall" in a school that includes Hispanic children. That is what these Trump supporters voted for. And not one single person who voted for Trump should be able to say, "oh, I'm not racist. I like his economic policies." He has no "policies." He can't string together a sentence, much less have a coherent policy. And by voting for him, that was a vote of approval for behavior that is now playing out across this country.Elle Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563633298659967269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55010875950456595522016-11-12T14:52:13.793+00:002016-11-12T14:52:13.793+00:00That is a perfect description of me too. Every da...That is a perfect description of me too. Every day, better and better. I watched Bill Maher with my friends Julie and Dave last night and that made me feel a little better too. And, you are right about Thanksgiving. I'm having it with a mix of Democrat and Republican friends. I'm guessing we won't talk much politics but if we do, I'm confident it will be civil. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54644745467761648992016-11-12T13:53:21.249+00:002016-11-12T13:53:21.249+00:00I've thought about that picture of Hillary so ...I've thought about that picture of Hillary so much. She looks almost ethereally beautiful. <br />If I'd just gone through what she's gone through, I'd be sitting in a closet, surrounded by empty bottles of vodka. <br />Which is why I'll never run for any office ever. <br />I got good sleep last night and although I know that nothing has changed except that every bit of news we get about DT's plans, his choices for advisors is WORSE and more scary, at least I feel more capable of...<br />Fuck it. <br />I don't feel capable of anything. But I did get good sleep.<br />Thankfully, all but one family member of mine (and she's an in-law) are yellow dog Democrats. Thanksgiving may have tears but they will be shared equally. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30637319891692453282016-11-12T12:29:05.684+00:002016-11-12T12:29:05.684+00:00I've seen several comments, including from Mic...I've seen several comments, including from Michael Moore (who accurately predicted a Trump win months ago) that DT will most likely not serve out his term. Michael feels he will do something self serving and illegal. It has also been mentioned that he only got in the race to make money for his brand and never expected to win. He obviously has no idea what he's doing. He has the attention span of a gnat. He's surrounding himself with political insiders (how ironic) and lobbyists who do not have our best interests at heart. They will run the country. What can go wrong? Of course, if Trump is out, that leaves Pence...less stupid, more dangerous. If you want a laugh, though, google "Periods for Pence". It's pretty entertaining.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396474071572820063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6744226258452258842016-11-12T11:51:51.969+00:002016-11-12T11:51:51.969+00:00Ah I see the BBC are reporting the above.Ah I see the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37945386" rel="nofollow">BBC are reporting the above</a>.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-31362830190509204932016-11-12T11:50:08.021+00:002016-11-12T11:50:08.021+00:00It would also be interesting to see if there is an...It would also be interesting to see if there is an increase in race-hate crimes as we saw with Brexit. Trump's rhetoric will certainly have given the race-haters licence to act.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66927562206483734512016-11-12T09:35:03.415+00:002016-11-12T09:35:03.415+00:00What a lovely story about Margot Gerster's enc...What a lovely story about Margot Gerster's encounter with the Clintons. Somehow I just cannot imagine Trump walking quietly through autumn woodland, sensitively observing the nuances of Nature and listening to the wind in the trees. He's just not human that way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-47712089035805472602016-11-12T09:03:54.185+00:002016-11-12T09:03:54.185+00:00I do not share your optimism that things will be o...I do not share your optimism that things will be okay. Time will tell.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com