tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post3631228288583557965..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Sorry to see you go, TomJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-56437410942937303562017-10-16T05:45:34.093-04:002017-10-16T05:45:34.093-04:00Donna: Petty's not exactly my age, but I'v...Donna: Petty's not exactly my age, but I've been seeing a lot more people in my demographic dropping and I don't like it.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-24765270253655112192017-10-11T20:59:37.645-04:002017-10-11T20:59:37.645-04:00Sad about Petty. So many people--MY AGE--are dying...Sad about Petty. So many people--MY AGE--are dying. I feel my mortality.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-17411769123284635102017-10-11T06:54:46.828-04:002017-10-11T06:54:46.828-04:00Stacy--what is sad is that pulling us apart deepen...Stacy--what is sad is that pulling us apart deepens his hold on a pretty large segment of our population. Congress will do nothing because of that significant portion of the population (but also because I'm not sure there's real, legal reason to remove him from office--yet) and because the GOP still thinks he's the best bet to pass their fiscally and socially conservative agenda. President Pence would probably be much more to their liking, which is kind of scary. As for Tom, I think you probably know more of his music than you think you do!<br />-Nick: as I said to Stacy, I suspect you know more of his songs than you think you do, though I don't know how much airplay he gets "across the pond."<br />-Bonnee--as I formulate a response to your comment in my head, I feel a new post coming on. In short: Second Amendment: very powerful lobby that says nothing but "no." Because telling Americans they can't own assault rifles and unlimited ammunition is just the first step in taking away all the guns. Marriage equality: I don't have many LGBTQ friends (that I know of), but I think we can't understand the impact all this "debate" has on them. It must suck to have a large, vocal part of the population telling you, in essence, "you don't count." Third: speaking of "you don't count," Trump rules are either telling women "you don't count" or they're telling America "Religion uber alles." I will be curious to see what happens, however, when it's a Muslim-owned business refusing to provide service to a Christian couple based on religious grounds. We'll see how fast the Department of Justice jumps on that one.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, everyone.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-76509575753409030042017-10-10T16:41:47.107-04:002017-10-10T16:41:47.107-04:00It was quite a sad week, I woke up to the news abo...It was quite a sad week, I woke up to the news about Las Vagas on my first day back at work after taking a bit of annual leave. Please do whatever it takes to convince Trump to fix that very old amendment. <br /><br />Currently, we're having a marriage equality postal survey in Australia, and the no campaign decided to hire someone to write 'No' in the sky above Melbourne several times yesterday (a stunt they pulled in Sydney a couple of weeks back) so this week doesn't feel a whole lot better. Many of my queer friends are really hurting due to the ongoing espousal of bigotry they've been subjugated to these last few months. <br /><br />Excuse my French, but for fuck sake Trump. Really? Now employers can take contraception away from their employees on religious grounds. What a load of rubbish. *angry face* and don't get me started on trans* rights right now, I had a v big argument with a friend about pronouns and it didn't end happy. <br /><br />Fingers crossed that this week shakes up a lot better by the end! Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-42396457819114512112017-10-10T12:27:28.663-04:002017-10-10T12:27:28.663-04:00I only really know a couple of his songs, but I ap...I only really know a couple of his songs, but I appreciate we lost a great talent. Just another sad loss.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-38227564830112975132017-10-09T22:19:15.917-04:002017-10-09T22:19:15.917-04:00I truly believe 45's goal is to divide us furt...I truly believe 45's goal is to divide us further instead of pulling us together. I keep waiting for congress to do something, but I doubt they ever do. Hopefully they all get voted out on their next election.<br /><br />As for Tom... I'm sure I know his music, I just couldn't name you any of his songs. Just one of those bands that I didn't go out buying the Albums/CDs. Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.com