tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post8662347346416217415..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Keeping my head above waterDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-6846771672283395612020-10-16T13:41:59.602-07:002020-10-16T13:41:59.602-07:00Politics have become a nasty person's game. N...Politics have become a nasty person's game. No longer the hidden agenda of gentlemen. I am all for having more women in office and YOUNGER women and of course, more minorities. While a registered Democrat, I am not so single visioned that I would not vote for an Independent or Republican or other that might appeal to me. I will say that I am sooooo tired of old white men. I am a few years younger than our current Presidential candidates and certainly not sure I could keep up with either. I am so sorry about your social restrictions. You are better than I at getting out and about and I think things will be better in the spring. Hang in there.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-59797921993423826282020-10-16T13:37:06.622-07:002020-10-16T13:37:06.622-07:00I'm guessing you did have the virus if you los...I'm guessing you did have the virus if you lost your sense of taste and smell. Have you considered getting an antibody test?Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-52108447143731212922020-10-14T19:19:34.387-07:002020-10-14T19:19:34.387-07:00We are living in such strange days. I am sorry for...We are living in such strange days. I am sorry for your friend Lily. I think we all feel isolated right now. It's not just covid. I live in a red county and the closer this election gets the more vocal THEY get. I'm really tired of the noise. My husband was pushing the garbage bin to the curb. We have three Biden signs on our house, and our neighbor has three tRUMP signs on his. He heard the bin rumbling down the driveway and yelled, "Here comes the tRUMP train." Nope, I said. Just the same old garbage. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-22388096224065242632020-10-13T14:59:58.231-07:002020-10-13T14:59:58.231-07:00I enjoyed catching up with you as always. I especi...I enjoyed catching up with you as always. I especially enjoyed your observation about your friend "down under." You are right that we are very oriented to the season/calendar associations in the northern hemisphere. Especially in the temperate zones. I lived in the tropics for five years, and even though they have seasons there, they were not the ones I am familiar with. I loved my time there but I was always disoriented in terms of the calendar!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-49985573004041189912020-10-13T13:16:57.428-07:002020-10-13T13:16:57.428-07:00Very wisely said.Very wisely said.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-89768604961414931752020-10-12T15:58:29.475-07:002020-10-12T15:58:29.475-07:00I voted for Jimmy Carter in my first Presidential ...I voted for Jimmy Carter in my first Presidential election. Since that time I've seen little (or nothing) from the GOP to entice me to jump camps. Au contraire. The pandemic has taken away some of my sense of self as a sociable, active and traveling person. I loved coffee dates inside, Happy Hours, films at the cheap movie theater, and trips to various states and countries. I've had to adapt and am doing the best I can. The rain and cold of fall and winter will force me inside more, which I don't look forward to. I got the regular dose flu shot since I don't quite qualify for the high dose. :) Different people have different worries and fears, but the fact that we're ALL under numerous stresses doesn't help the mood or temper of the country. (in my humble opinion)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-70367863897659258832020-10-12T13:21:19.758-07:002020-10-12T13:21:19.758-07:00I'm pushing back my lunch hour to get this pos...I'm pushing back my lunch hour to get this post read and responded to. Sunday morning I was busy and then never got back to finding your post. <br />Our son Jake cam for breakfast with us Sunday morning and then we talked until well past noon. It was great to spend time with him. He is a deep thinker and is well informed. Our conversations are substantial.<br />We got out flu shots last week also, the "senior" dose. So that's done. <br />I was startled to realize the Eleanor Roosevelt was only 78. I always thought she was so old. She was such a wise woman.<br />I hope to get out for a walk this afternoon. Things are hurting, but fresh air and a bit of sunshine sound wonderful.<br />Take care. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-10492540285099135552020-10-12T08:29:34.241-07:002020-10-12T08:29:34.241-07:00Great photo. So good that Lily has friends here a...Great photo. So good that Lily has friends here and can keep in touch with her family so far away, too, to help her through this time. I hope you hear from John soon and that he is doing okay. Long haul, I bet. Glad SmartGuy is doing well. <br /><br />I think things will just remain different in a lot of ways. Life always changes. Sometimes in little ways and sometimes in monumental ways. This has been monumental on so many levels and all around the world. Been shifting, but covid has made it more obvious. Humanity will survive. <br /><br />I think of your space pictures you look at every day. We are but a speck in the universe. A fragile one at that. We are blessed to even be here at all. :) :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-2218663559231722892020-10-12T08:05:17.823-07:002020-10-12T08:05:17.823-07:00We are voting absentee for the first time, but wil...We are voting absentee for the first time, but will bring our ballots in to the place they need to be instead of mailing them in. We don't intend to stand in any line during the pandemic... distancing or not. <br />Glad you are there for both Lily and John... and of course for hubby. And must be nice to have a 'Covid pod'. It's just the 3 of us here, everyone else either goes to work or has someone who goes to work living with them. But at least there are 3 of us... I do feel for those who are going it alone.<br />And we did get our flu shots recently... the normal dose, not the ones for over 65. It has always worked for us, so why change.<br />Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-55385394465487727742020-10-12T04:35:30.323-07:002020-10-12T04:35:30.323-07:00I look at the long comments, and I don't do th...I look at the long comments, and I don't do that. I am a pithy sort of bloke. I have had a few moments of missing family during our TG weekend, but on the whole it has been good and worthy of the season. We have yet to get our flu shot. I imagine that the doctor will call sooner than later.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-89571940336791846482020-10-11T22:20:15.779-07:002020-10-11T22:20:15.779-07:00Fall seems to be zipping by over here on the east ...Fall seems to be zipping by over here on the east side. It's supposed to be 29F Wednesday night so I delivered my flowers to a friend who can keep them from being zapped by the frost if it comes.<br />Thank you for being a good friend to Lily. You never get over losing your Mother. My Mom passed when I was only 29. I'm 60 now. Oh my gosh, she's been gone over half of my life and I just realized that. I do know that not a day goes by that I don't think of something I want to tell her and sometimes I actually pick up the phone! After all of theses years! It's a bond that doesn't go away.<br />Take care and blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-7795539743900807672020-10-11T18:51:03.844-07:002020-10-11T18:51:03.844-07:00Keep active and you will make your life much easie...Keep active and you will make your life much easier. You also interact socially with many people so again you're doing something healthy. Eleonor Roosevelt was an introvert. She learned how to cope and do much good for her people. As for these days, I'm not one to worry but I am worried at this time. things are unpredictable.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-39285612497611589632020-10-11T15:39:03.615-07:002020-10-11T15:39:03.615-07:00PS
That is a really cute picture of you. PS<br />That is a really cute picture of you. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-84454278339687846262020-10-11T15:38:17.308-07:002020-10-11T15:38:17.308-07:00I am so sorry Lily lost her mother and wasn't ...I am so sorry Lily lost her mother and wasn't able to be with her. I am so happy though she has you to be there for her and to give her support. <br />I sure hope you hear from John soon. He may be medicated after the surgery and just not able to answer you. Let us know when you hear. <br />Me too on Joe but he is definitely our only choice. What is taking Nov 3rd so long to get here? I have all ready voted by absentee, now the wait. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-5816392643781779092020-10-11T14:58:41.880-07:002020-10-11T14:58:41.880-07:00This is the first year that I voted by mail. My p...This is the first year that I voted by mail. My plan was to take it to the County Board of Elections...but I couldn't determine if there was a drop box or not plus it's downtown - which means parallel parking...so I ended up mailing it a week or so ago. I checked the ballot tracker and it's been received and accepted, so that's one task checked off my list. I may actually do it this way going forward.<br /><br />Poor Lily...I'm sending loving thoughts her way. And I'm sending healing thoughts John and Smart Guy's way. <br /><br />Have a great week, my dear friend.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-34905884497175470892020-10-11T12:29:27.441-07:002020-10-11T12:29:27.441-07:00What a lovely photo of you keeping your head above...What a lovely photo of you keeping your head above water! Please give mt best to Lily it must be so difficult for her...I am so glad she has you as a friend. Hope you hear from John soon. sounds like he will have a long recovery. <br />I hope that your Smart Guy is recovered completely from his stroke....I think of him often. <br />Well that Eleanor sure said it well...you never know from one day to the next what will happen.<br />WE voted absentee ballots and mailed them a few days ago...maybe a week by now. I recall standing in line for about two hours in 1980 with two small bored children to vote for Jiummy Carter...you see I was a Democrat at one time:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-65964825843546570292020-10-11T10:29:00.930-07:002020-10-11T10:29:00.930-07:00Missing one’s mother lasts a long time. The good m...Missing one’s mother lasts a long time. The good memories will keep Lily going I hope.<br /><br />I hope that no news from John is a good news. You will hear from him soon!<br /><br />This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. In spite of the conditions in the world, we are blessed. Take care.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-62257749100713550212020-10-11T10:03:26.821-07:002020-10-11T10:03:26.821-07:00I am so very glad that you are keeping your head a...I am so very glad that you are keeping your head above water. And for the friendships the blogosphere has given me - yours not least.<br />My thoughts are with Lily, with John and with you. And thank you for your link to my spring display.<br />Stay well, stay safe, stay positive.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-62244058376092714332020-10-11T07:41:44.796-07:002020-10-11T07:41:44.796-07:00DJan, I very much liked your theme of keeping your...DJan, I very much liked your theme of keeping your head above water; your Sunday words often remind me that I need to look at things from a calmer perspective. (I watch too much MSNBC & allow myself to get hot-headed.) By the way, a very nice photo of yourself & that waterfall... you spend so much time outdoors, this picture is how I already see you in my mind’s eye! Anyway, I’m glad your friend Lily has your friendship in such difficult times like now, and I sure hope you hear from John soon. I also hope you get to vote soon, this was my first time doing a mail-in vote. I think Joe Biden is a great guy, certainly a very decent man but he wasn’t my first choice either. But I’m still glad we got him, and he DID pick a terrific VP.ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-55354377929037598322020-10-11T07:23:52.328-07:002020-10-11T07:23:52.328-07:00I could write a long comment on this post because ...I could write a long comment on this post because there is so much here I am in total agreement with and as I was reading I kept saying to myself, yes, yes. I admire your support of Lily and despise the way our government is treating those who are here from other countries. I was hoping to hear something about John’s recovery, hope he is doing well, maybe we will hear from him by next week. Your experience with the flu shot is exactly like mine. We may have gotten our shots on the same day. :-) We’re on the same page with Joe, not my first choice, but, for me, the only choice when I consider the alternative. And, I’ve got to repeat something you said, it is perfect: “I realize that what is happening in the world today is a struggle between different ideologies. It is not the first time this has occurred, and it won't be the last.” Thanks, as always, for writing and sharing. Until next week, wishing you the best.John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-26455831656318566362020-10-11T07:04:48.154-07:002020-10-11T07:04:48.154-07:00Interesting that you do not want to go to the gym....Interesting that you do not want to go to the gym. My husband intends to go on Oct 22 when the gyms open again. I am now worried that it might not be a good idea after all, since people do breathe hard and the virus is air borne.gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518815613680634578noreply@blogger.com