tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post1311930660669581023..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: In light of recent events,Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-3372092189707833912011-01-11T16:39:20.336-08:002011-01-11T16:39:20.336-08:00I've been having a hard time this week in ligh...I've been having a hard time this week in light of the shootings in Arizona. It has brought almost too much clarity to how skewed things are in this country. I know that the grass is not always greener on the other side, but I have begun to wonder where the other side is.Lovely Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638494377600184295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-77014676357049140172011-01-11T06:00:41.675-08:002011-01-11T06:00:41.675-08:00Amazing, isn't it Elizabeth, how quickly the c...Amazing, isn't it Elizabeth, how quickly the cleaning began. All the while the high-pitched "It's not me" coming from them. I listened to a montage of violent language from the usual suspects yesterday. It left me sad. <br />There had been a ban on automatic weapons, or perhaps it was on the ammo, but it was passed with an expiration date and the Bush admin and the Republican congress let it expire in 2004. There is no chance for sanity in America where guns are concerned.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23805092115442427842011-01-10T16:40:14.007-08:002011-01-10T16:40:14.007-08:00My hope is for gun laws to change .... But that ma...My hope is for gun laws to change .... But that may be about as futile as hoping for true health care reform.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-68275925506240087462011-01-10T12:58:46.699-08:002011-01-10T12:58:46.699-08:00The gun control laws in the US terrify me. And if ...The gun control laws in the US terrify me. And if you take into consideration the lack of proper care for the mentally unstable... lots of time bombs among us ready to go offerikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88125276648155542172011-01-10T06:43:30.541-08:002011-01-10T06:43:30.541-08:00I think it's sad that well-written posts like ...I think it's sad that well-written posts like yours are sacrificed for the bile spat out by the likes of Palin and Beck. I totally understand your decision, though, but it is a sad day for your country and for freedom of speech as such.<br /><br />I hope you and your family are well.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88414706109563295692011-01-09T18:39:47.407-08:002011-01-09T18:39:47.407-08:00Wow. Thank you for taking a thoughtful, responsibl...Wow. Thank you for taking a thoughtful, responsible stance. While I think of the likes of Palin as being vitriolic and violent, maybe, really, she was just being snarky and sarcastic. You, however, have proven your character by redacting your words, understanding that perhaps some deranged nut might take your words seriously. Thank you for proving your intelligent and thoughtful nature.gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952840544630534206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55873500747475686172011-01-09T18:39:26.471-08:002011-01-09T18:39:26.471-08:00Me neither.Me neither.Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-69041157878092023512011-01-09T18:26:01.292-08:002011-01-09T18:26:01.292-08:00i too live in arizona.
heartsick.
i am...i too live in arizona.<br />heartsick.<br />i am...rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265802752790310923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-17545307011659837702011-01-09T17:14:36.311-08:002011-01-09T17:14:36.311-08:00I am so with ya - please nix my comment about want...I am so with ya - please nix my comment about wanting a rifle and one of those cool cowboy hats. O.K., maybe the hat, but no way the rifle. <br /> <br />But I will be honest, I live in Arizona and right now I am more upset about our incredibly lax gun laws - an obviously psychotic young man had no difficulty purchasing a Glock semiautomatic handgun - than I am about political rhetoric. The kid in custody had behavior that was so erratic that he was not allowed to enroll at the local community college until he got a mental health clearance but he had absolutely no difficulty purchasing a semiautomatic handgun. And a law enacted in Arizona last year allowed him to conceal and carry the pistol without a permit.<br /><br />Honestly, it all just breaks my heart.Noanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300868872496481473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-50239204740038575372011-01-09T16:37:49.622-08:002011-01-09T16:37:49.622-08:00Is it too late to growth attenuate the insurance c...Is it too late to growth attenuate the insurance company employees?Single Dad / Disabled Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810663262061502993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-59521685016672620692011-01-09T16:33:17.912-08:002011-01-09T16:33:17.912-08:00I understand this decision Elizabeth. You spoke i...I understand this decision Elizabeth. You spoke in frustration and to some extent with tongue in cheek, but as you say, this can all too easily add to the collective violence in a nation's mind set. <br /><br />But don't be too hard on yourself. Words are not actions. Most of us know this. <br /><br />Most of us use our words to help us cope with our feelings, including feelings of rage. <br /><br />It's those who can't use words but act on their impulses instead, for whom we must fear.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com