I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Ha ha. Thanks for the well wishes on the job. Hoping. Here was sunset tonight. FB friends will see the sequence. Just wow.

Thanks Cindy. I am blessed.

You are welcome anytime. Just let me know. The guest suite awaits.

God I hate Fridays - and yes not discussing and reading about politics makes me depressed and therefore in poor health - DEAL WITH IT!

Glad you're "up here" E - are you near me? (Burlington???)

BarbaraA - sounds like you might be getting a new job and they'll be lucky to have you - keeping everything crossed for you.

Sandy

I'm so tired glad it's finally the weekend.

Actually, there is the rest of South Dakota and another state between Mt Rushmore and Canada so we don't see it at all. But thank you for thinking of us.

Drat - that ad telling me it is a good idea to wash my hands is covering the dog. I already knew it is a good idea to wash my hands. Chemo teaches a person things like that if they didn't know it already. I'd rather see the dog.

Virgil cracks me up!

Lewing - here's my trip report....we went to Boston for a few days and then went on a cruise from there on Aug. 26th to Bermuda for a week.  We were very fortunate to miss Hurricane Irene but just barely. Rather than going on a straight diagonal from Boston to Bermuda, our captain took the ship straight out from Boston in the Atlantic and around to miss it.  We had a wonderful time.  Now it's back to reality!

Hello everyone, I don't post much anymore as the summer has been busy but I do enjoy reading many different threads here.

I enjoy this thread for the food, pets, travels, friendships, and yes...even politics. This really is a thread about growing friendships beyond all things related to cancer. It is nice to see people from different countries, backgrounds, socio and economical backgrounds sharing so many topics.

I don't usually like to comment on the anti CANADIAN rhetoric that gets posted by a few pop in people but in light of the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11 I feel compelled to remind some folks that Canadians opened their homes, hearts and communities to thousands of airline passengers from the US that were unable to get clearance to land on American soil that fateful day.

I don't post this to brag, gloat and I am not seeking thanks, I just think it would be respectful to put a hold on the kind of demeaning and insulting comments towards Canadians. It's interesting that I have never once seen an anti American comment by a Canadian on these boards and yet the pop bys like to take a dig at us.

I am glad that so many people from both countries have forged valuable friendships here and have had the good fortune of meeting each other in person.I have gone to NYC to meet up with some of my American sister here at BCO. The experience was wonderful and we continue to value each other's friendships.  I am not sure why it bothers a few pop bys that many here have found frienships melding both side of the border, but I sincerely hope that everyone can be respectful especially during this historic weekend.

For those interested here is a letter that your President (Obama) sent to our Prime Minister as a thank you for helping on 9/11.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110909/stephen-harper-new-york-memorial-event-110909/

I hope the link works. I am on a Mac (prev ipad) and can't get the link to work. Any ideas?

Have a wonderful weekend
Beth

Edited for spacing...my ipad is hard to space on here for some reason. 

Pickle, just to add to your comment ... I have never forgotten that in 1979, after the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was invaded and the American diplomats were takem hostage, it was the Canadian Embassy staff who, at great risk to themselves and their families, hid a few American diplomats who were away from the U .S. compound at the time of the takeovef. The Canadian diplomatic staff was able to eventually spirit the Americans out of Iran and return them safely to the U.S. I have never forgotten that, and I still have the newspaper photo of the banner that staff from Brookings hung out of their window, at the time across from the Canadian Embassy in Washington: "Thanks, friends!". I repeat - thanks, friends! Canada has been a good friend to the United States and a good citizen in the world and most Americans, I believe, have the common sense and decency to recognize that. The ones that don't (I use "that" deliberateky - the grammar nuts will know what I mean) are just showing their ... Problems ... To the rest of thr world. It was delightful meeting you and the others in NOTL, Pickle, and I look forward to many more "bilateral exchanges" like that in future!



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Meant to say:  For those women who read here and ususally post on another website, please don't worry about having your screen names "revealed" publically, that "goat" left the corrall a long time ago.  When I couldn't understand why some women kept trying to cause trouble on this thread, I was sent a very nice, informative PM from a friend with the Code.  I was surprised at how many of the women in that Code were still attacking the women on this thread, while posting in other threads on BCO as "sweetness & light & happiness."  SO, I sent my copy of the Code, to senior people at BCO, to explain, why there were often "problems" on this particular thread.

I suggested they, with the Code in hand, take a quick look at the following three threads: Over There, Idle Chat (Non Political), and if their stomaches could handle it, the Liberal Mind.  And then when "trouble" seemed to start on this thread ( what is it with Fridays?) those women at BCO might have a deeper understanding of what was happening.

It meant I never had to look at that other thread again - very weak stomach.  AND,  I wasn't as bothered by the hypocrisy, because I knew other women I repected understood what was really happening. In that same Spirit, I too have shared the Code with anyone who wanted to know it.

Don't care if all the screen names are now changed, what I was hoping women at BCO would learn and understand, was communicated.  No one cares what ever is discussed in the "pod" & knowledge of it, was funny enough.

Thanks again, to Blue, Athena, Happy Libby, Enjoyful, Bren, AnnNYC, SusieQ, thenewme, Otter, ALL the GOOD WOMEN OF NOTL, ( and anyone I forgot to mention)for making this a funny place, a supportive place, a healing place, a learning place, and a source of warmth, comfort for all of us.  In attacking the women who often post on this thread, women are attacking BCO, and then taking advantage of BCO by posting here.  Not acceptable.  BCO, and the women who post on this thread, deserve respect.

Hi all.  Blue, so glad your thread is still here, despite having people trying to disrupt your harmony.  Your luncheon with many of you gathered in Canada recently sounded amazing.  Really neat to see the friendships formed here.  Love popping in now and then and reading.  Love reading about all the amazing traveling, reading, events you all partake in.  Your open minded, NPR lovin' sensibilities resonate with many of us who just read here or only have a time for an occasional post.  Here's to 600 and more pages of this lovely thread you have created, Blue.

Remembering 9/11 this weekend.  My mind keeps going back to that amazing picture of the heroic fireman raising the American flag at Ground Zero.  Hoping the anniversary reminds people that life, here on earth, is ephemeral.  We should embrace our differences, try to find common ground and like you said, Blue.....treat people the way we'd like to be treated!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend full of reflection and peace.