tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post1057470864626568590..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: It's been a very full weekDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-83463317628275895952015-11-21T21:44:16.011-08:002015-11-21T21:44:16.011-08:00Like you, I have a dear close friend in my sister,...Like you, I have a dear close friend in my sister, Gay. I am happy we now live close enough to see each other often. I will spend Thanksgiving with her. <br />I wish everyone would read Vagabond's blog about the Paris killings. It is touching and makes me think we can't turn out backs on refugees who are running from the terror they have to live every day. We have had more internal deaths from people living in America in the past few years than from anyone outside. She says it much better.<br />Glad you are home and that you had a great visit with your sister.Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-46546792041674378122015-11-21T12:25:43.675-08:002015-11-21T12:25:43.675-08:00You had a busy, wet week! I'm wondering if you...You had a busy, wet week! I'm wondering if you could just get up from that knee bend pose in the photo or if you had push with your hands to save the knees (I'm definitely a hand-pusher.) Have you tried Similasans Ear Wax Relief when you swim? Bob's ears sometimes clog and that helps him. He squirts it in, keeps it there briefly with a cotton ball, and then rinses in the shower. Happy Thanksgiving to you. I wish for peace, too. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-26002391256472548572015-11-16T16:05:28.903-08:002015-11-16T16:05:28.903-08:00Hi DJan, I am glad you are back home safe and soun...Hi DJan, I am glad you are back home safe and sound and had a fine visit with your sister. I am also glad that you wrote about your feelings last Friday evening and over the weekend about the Paris attacks. I am so with you about being torn up about this but not having any hope that I could do anything that would help the situation. I loved the quote by Martin Luther King. And I agree again ... how do we find love in any of that terrorism? I liked Red's comment above about there are many positives in the world but sometimes it's hard to see them. I guess I will just try harder to find and focus on the positives. Thank you for another fine post and have a great week ahead.John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-41668489636120768692015-11-15T18:49:31.133-08:002015-11-15T18:49:31.133-08:00The events in Paris worry all of us. These people ...The events in Paris worry all of us. These people are irrational and we don't understand what they do or why. You have the right idea to learn not to hate. There are many positives in the world but sometimes it's hard to see them. Have a great week.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-82735494254521855632015-11-15T18:41:26.906-08:002015-11-15T18:41:26.906-08:00Glad you got home safe and had a good week with yo...Glad you got home safe and had a good week with your sister. Very sad about paris.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-64779979604969388302015-11-15T16:50:05.466-08:002015-11-15T16:50:05.466-08:00You covered a lot of territory. When my sons, hub ...You covered a lot of territory. When my sons, hub and I discuss an event from years ago, it is amazing the different memories. Four people, four stories that sometimes intersect minimally...It is sad to realize we will probably not be a country and a world at peace within our lifetime. As you suggest, we cannot save the world, but can make a different within our own worlds - home, family, community.Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-8228565658803095582015-11-15T16:17:27.055-08:002015-11-15T16:17:27.055-08:00Your EOL will make a difference and that is as muc...Your EOL will make a difference and that is as much as you can do for now. You will touch lives of those who live on and mourn the death of a love one and that is the most that you can do. I love your energetic healthy attitude and do wish I lived in your area for you to pound on the door and get me moving!!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-86217026336572425482015-11-15T16:05:02.730-08:002015-11-15T16:05:02.730-08:00"How does one find anything to love in this n..."How does one find anything to love in this nightmare?" DJan, since hate and fear are so tightly connected (and seem to be the goal of Terrorists), perhaps all we can do is *not let either overtake us*. <br /><br />So glad you are home safe and had a wonderful visit. Am very interested in hearing more about the EOL facilitator. Plan to check out the site you highlighted.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-24881403426088463852015-11-15T14:01:29.004-08:002015-11-15T14:01:29.004-08:00A beautiful and moving post about your friendship ...A beautiful and moving post about your friendship with your sister. It's still difficult to take in the horrifying events in Paris. Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-15447417527504495082015-11-15T13:37:20.641-08:002015-11-15T13:37:20.641-08:00Your post is very moving DJan. First about your si...Your post is very moving DJan. First about your sister and that special closeness you have. I am also very fortunate to have a sister who is very close to me in age and we share the same kinds of memories as you and your sister. I, too, live very far away, but still we are still bound by that same history and unique understanding that comes when you have a very close sibling. <br /><br />Having a house in France my husband and I feel especially sad and moved by the events in Paris. But it is important to remember how many parts of the world are torn apart by violence and hatred. There have been some attempts in the press to point the finger at the influx refugees but as someone posted on Facebook it is important to remember that these refugees are fleeing these same people who are responsible for the atrocities in Paris...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-79393997960515810612015-11-15T11:29:28.644-08:002015-11-15T11:29:28.644-08:00Thank you.
I try hard not to hate. I ache with an...Thank you.<br />I try hard not to hate. I ache with and for those who have lost people in this latest round of atrocities. And wonder why Paris has received so much more publicity and sympathy than the latest round of bombing in Beirut. Lives were lost in both. Lives were changed in both. And the grief felt by those who have lost loved ones is the same...<br />I so hope that we find a solution. That we find peace.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-17156972795046759452015-11-15T10:29:53.267-08:002015-11-15T10:29:53.267-08:00I was getting a manicure when I first heard about ...I was getting a manicure when I first heard about Paris. So blessed, I am, to have a frivolous activity on my schedule occasionally.<br /><br />I'm not a hater, and I'm not afraid of very much. I wonder how hate and fear come to be lodged in the souls of humans. I feel such compassion for those whose lives are affected by either. <br /><br />Every time I travel my belief is reinforced that we are all in this life together. For better or for worse. I continue to keep my eyes open for ways to inject love into the world around me.<br /><br />Today, my thoughts are with the people of Paris.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-89500012176193269882015-11-15T08:39:22.135-08:002015-11-15T08:39:22.135-08:00Drones are safer than boots on the ground...but th...Drones are safer than boots on the ground...but then it would be nice if we were not involved at all. The French and their way of life has been changing...soon no one will feel safe there, and that is sad. That said Gun Laws are very strict in France...so criminals and terrorists have guns and your normal little old lady gets fed up with the yearly paperwork for a permit to carry. It is hard to make sense of it all. <br /><br />When refugee groups from Syria are all men should be be suspicious? The refugees concern me...some may be okay. I guess I am a cynic.<br /><br />Glad you got relief from the water in your ear. I hope you have a very nice week! Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-12756159582438803212015-11-15T08:28:14.434-08:002015-11-15T08:28:14.434-08:00I was out for dinner with Mitch and our new teenag...I was out for dinner with Mitch and our new teenager Johnathan(today the twins turn 18, new "adult" children) .. when the news came up on the screens around us Friday night. So horrific and sad. All the more reason to be grateful for time with sisters, friends, walks in fresh air, coffee and scones, the harmony and peace in our daily lives. <br />Sending hugs to you, DJan.<br />amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413812739575222069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-91487226607064003392015-11-15T08:25:31.572-08:002015-11-15T08:25:31.572-08:00I have the same problem with my left ear. When I ...I have the same problem with my left ear. When I answered the telephone, I heard muffled speech with my left ear and thought I was going deaf. I went to the doctor, thinking I needed a hearing aid. To my surprise, it was wax. So now, I always have my ears checked for wax every time I see the doctor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-70684124408184045942015-11-15T08:02:54.055-08:002015-11-15T08:02:54.055-08:00What a dark and dreary weekend it has been so far....What a dark and dreary weekend it has been so far. As I look outside now I see that the rain has let up. Maybe we'll get a respite. I would like to get out for a walk without rain. We spent three hours standing in the rain yesterday at two kid's soccer matches, but no walking. My old Gore Tex jacket doesn't keep out the rain for long, and my boots are not meant for walking. I don't want to set out on an exercise walk in my plastic tent of a poncho. <br />The terrorist events in Paris are very disturbing, and because we can identify with their culture, it hits home for us. Unfortunately terrible mass killings occurred in Beirut and Syria this week too and we just shrug them off now. I listened to most of the Democratic Debate last night, and along with the recent Republican Debate, I see that no one really has THE answer as to what to do about the Middle East. I do see from Facebook comments that xenophobia will be running rampant again. There is great fear about allowing Syrian refugees into our country. <br />But maybe the sun will come out tomorrow, we'll turn our attention away from horror and go on with our lives and forget about it all, until the next event. And what else can or should we do? Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.com