tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post3190438007098058887..comments2023-12-21T03:00:33.756-08:00Comments on Constantly Amazed, Yet Never Surprised: No More ApologiesSheaNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834915403180514684noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-28970660193458830322008-10-26T20:29:00.000-07:002008-10-26T20:29:00.000-07:00The Future Was Yesterday said... "I don't think it...The Future Was Yesterday said... <BR/><BR/>"I don't think it matters how much you say. People can talk all day every day, and not say a damn thing - just turn on your TV! I think it's what you do that talks for you."<BR/><BR/>Pretty much says it for me,but I would say..."just turn off your TV...in fact KILL IT!!!"Mike of the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050469971692023236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-50810282292073621112008-10-19T12:22:00.000-07:002008-10-19T12:22:00.000-07:00Thanks pal. I'll go check that out.Thanks pal. I'll go check that out.Grandpa Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125393059316349669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-6996850501478352682008-10-19T12:17:00.000-07:002008-10-19T12:17:00.000-07:00Grandpa Eddie: I added another comment to your pos...Grandpa Eddie: I added another comment to your post and added the link. It's a head-shaker, that's for sure!SheaNChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834915403180514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-91307579162095568702008-10-19T11:45:00.000-07:002008-10-19T11:45:00.000-07:00Hey pal, where did ya get the info on McCrackhead'...Hey pal, where did ya get the info on McCrackhead's Social Security.<BR/>I'd really love to see that.Grandpa Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125393059316349669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-3455125085454086062008-10-18T23:44:00.000-07:002008-10-18T23:44:00.000-07:00Windspike: I shall blog on, and I'll try not to bl...Windspike: I shall blog on, and I'll try not to blog off (hey, wait a minute... that sounded dirty).<BR/><BR/>Future: Thanks, man. I've always thought we were like the little mammals surviving at the end of the dinosaurs' reign...we are survivng, and we'll win in the end!<BR/><BR/>Tina: You have definately been a busy gal, what with life getting in the way and all. I say, 18 months of age is NOT to young to begin assisting with blog duties, doing research, saving links... and if worse comes to worse... oh, Canada!<BR/><BR/>Mike V: If there's one thing I like, it's adjectives! I might have been called a few more things, too :)SheaNChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834915403180514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-32348078903831999852008-10-18T10:44:00.000-07:002008-10-18T10:44:00.000-07:00I've been blogging since Feb. 2005, and I couldn't...I've been blogging since Feb. 2005, and I couldn't add to what you said b/c you summed it up perfectly. I know some of my blog-slacking is due to having Lil Man 18 months ago and BabyGirl starting preschool last fall and kindergarten this fall, but I plan on hanging in there til Capt. Clusterfuck leaves office, too. <BR/>Now if the unspeakable happens... that is if McAncient McWar McConfused and Special Education Caribou Barbie slither into the Oval Office, I may simply explode..... or sneak into Canada..... or...... maybe begin a new raging rant against them a la my blog. <BR/>I don't know yet. <BR/>I may not be able to survive another unmitigated disasterous GOPrick administration.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472987991553964064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-65894852152993235822008-10-16T23:36:00.000-07:002008-10-16T23:36:00.000-07:00"until it seemingly could not get any worse at all...<I><B>"until it seemingly could not get any worse at all. Then, just to make matters, well, worse… it did."</B></I><BR/>You may not write often, but when you do, you put your finger on our pulse. I haven't <I>"quit blogging"</I> per sae, but as Betmo alluded to, I've quit believing. I quit believing in the Democratic Party, for they are nothing but the left wing of the Republican party anymore, and their actions prove it. Then I took a hard look at blogging, and what it seemed to be all about. 99% of comments on blogs were used like pretend money - he who dies with the most comments wins. So I stopped commenting, except in rare cases, and used that formerly wasted time to read more. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it matters how much you say. People can talk all day every day, and not say a damn thing - just turn on your TV! I think it's what you do that talks for you.<BR/><BR/>What nearly put me on the canvas for good, was bloggers themselves. Bloggers that claimed to be full blooded Democrats, but the pages of their blogs were full of Right Wing hatred and methodology. It was then I was forced to accept, as Betmo said, <I>"It was all over for us."</I> Acceptance is a Bitch, as least for me. I want things to be my way.<BR/><BR/>I read a blogger quite some time ago, who spoke of much the same thing you did, and questioned themselves as to why they even kept trying. I recall their answer so well: <I>"I think it's personal desperation; a refusal to let my head sink underwater."</I> That speaks for me so well. Pure hatred of the Right Wing refuses to let me give up, no matter how much I might want to.<BR/><BR/>This post, as well as what your comenters said, was truly an uplifting experience in a barren landscape.The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-51071890834765401712008-10-15T10:08:00.000-07:002008-10-15T10:08:00.000-07:00Blogging is about the long run, not the short term...Blogging is about the long run, not the short term. I always say, if it feels good, do it - but be sure to use a prophylactic if you are entering the political fray. It's a dirty game played nastily by the GOP.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping over to my location Shea....<BR/><BR/>Blog on friends, blog on all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-75851580729296843332008-10-14T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:58:00.000-07:00nunya: Thanks so much for the kind words. I blazed...nunya: Thanks so much for the kind words. I blazed that trail by accident, when I was fooling around with a lighter and, well, here we are. It worked for the guy who invented post-its, too!<BR/><BR/>betmo: "...there may be hope yet." between flashes of fury and angst, I sometimes feel that there my be hope after all. Even if it means that Meerkats will evolve into the dominant species on earth!<BR/><BR/>Grandpa Eddie: Wow, it's great to hear from you again! I'll look forward to catching up and ranting some more :)SheaNChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834915403180514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-44401458132889395682008-10-14T15:22:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:22:00.000-07:00Well...I guess I'm not the only one who hasn't bee...Well...I guess I'm not the only one who hasn't been around, me a hell of alot less than you. Really missed reading your posts and several others. It's been way too long.<BR/><BR/>But, I'm jumpin' right back into the fray. Two new posts up, with more comming.<BR/><BR/>I'm very glad to see you're still around, Shea.<BR/><BR/>Missed your stuff.<BR/><BR/>Grandpa EddieGrandpa Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125393059316349669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-78657105230642542262008-10-14T14:29:00.000-07:002008-10-14T14:29:00.000-07:00you can't let the bastards get you down. it's tha...you can't let the bastards get you down. it's that simple. look- life as we know it is over. once you accept that and start to move forward- you realize that it's going to be the people with the ability to feel compassion coupled with real life skills who are going to survive. the economic mess is bad. but the reality is global climate change can't be fixed. if there is any consolation in the fact that money won't be able to buy these asshats out of the collapse that is coming- take it. i have. :) there is too much but don't be afraid to simply 'mark all as read' in the google reader. you have to break sometimes and live in the now. in the moment. the past has been bad; the present horrible and the future is looking horrific. but we have this moment right now that is lovely and for this moment we can breathe. take some time and post your artsy stuff or have a separate place for that. take the time. we are all in the same boat and the good news- we are up to 90% of the american population who finally acknowledges that the country is moving in the wrong direction. :) there may be hope yet.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465904.post-58898215937912182892008-10-14T14:18:00.000-07:002008-10-14T14:18:00.000-07:00Fabulous. I didn't realize that you'd been at it t...Fabulous. I didn't realize that you'd been at it twice as long as I have. I had all of these dead blogs and I read the ones I link to. :) :)<BR/> We need you. You blazed the trail for me. Just throw up something once a week. I guess I'm lucky, I've only had a couple of annoying trolls and they eventually go away.nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.com