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

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  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited November 2013


    Thank you RL, that was so beautiful.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2013


    RL - thank you.


    I guess I'm one of the few who haven't ( yet) heard that phrase, Rainbow Bridge. Special. Very special. I can hear Kermit singing my favorite Rainbow Song.

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited November 2013




    I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.

    I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep. I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,

    "It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."



    I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea, you were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.



    I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.

    I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.



    I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.

    I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.

    I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.

    I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me."



    You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.

    I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.

    It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.

    To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."

    You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...

    In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.



    The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning

    and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."

    And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,

    I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.

    I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.



    Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me....



    from Helena Ciranello - Animal Advocate

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Blue, I think that is the first time I've seen that and it is a very beautiful piece........as wonderful as the Bridge. I do think we are only bound by the restrictions that we give ourselves and that ANY truly loving spirit can spend some time with us...if we are open.


    I'm sure I'll copy it and keep it near.


    Jackie


    ETA: The cactus flowers are a joy as well.

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  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited November 2013


    Blue and Jackie, I am seriously falling apart, balling my eyes out, after reading those quotes. I think they mean that love can never die. Love finds its own here or in eternity.

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Sunny....I too love Kermit's song. I recall vaguely when it came out.....sometimes in the early to mid 80's I think and it was one of those that without necessarily meaning too, I would find myself singing and humming along to. I don't quite know if I miss that time ( well probably only parts ) but Jim Henson made those lovable characters so real. My two children were Sesame Street addicts as I'm sure many were.................but the album years later had characters that for me had grown up. I still see them that way.


    Jackie

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jSFLZ-MzIhM#t=0 I hope this will open for anyone who might want to hear the music to Kermit's Rainbow song. It is playing for me right now.


    Jackie

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Just a little piece of what Kathleen Sebelius had to go through with Renee Ellmers ( R-NC ). I just don't know that I could have kept my composure at all. I think some of the hardest questions you will ever answer are the ones that are derived from those who had their light bulb burn out some time ago.


    http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/11/03/aca-pregnancy-coverage-ellmers/


    Jackie

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  • pip57
    pip57 Member Posts: 12,401
    edited November 2013


    Wow. I just can't see the leap in "values" that she made.

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited November 2013


    Sometimes the only response that works (and makes a point) is the non-response. All it takes is a look that says "Are you insane, Ellmers?".


    As for values, this idjut simply doesn't have any worth keeping.....

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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Another item that is just mind boggling to me. It must be true that Tehadists just don't have the capacity to SEE and COMPREHEND the way the things they do and say, affect so much of the rest of the world. If you are in Washington these days.....you can almost bet you are under quite a huge microscope. Since they ( Tehadists ) can't see or feel what others see and feel....they ignore the whole thing as though it will make no difference, and seem totally un-affected by the fact that memories are long, as well as the ire an discontent their actions stir up. Always hard to predict off year elections but were I any of the hard right.....I'd be really upset.


    image


    ETA for some needed punctuation.

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited November 2013


    Beware the idealogues...and the teavangelicals. Oops, they're one and the same.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2013


    THANK YOU JACKIE - I haven't heard that Rainbow song in years. Now I know where to find it.


    The other thing on that same YouTube page, is Big Bird singing "It isn't easy being green" at Jim Henson's memorial service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in New York city, of course, Jim Henson was the voice of Kermit, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house when Big Bird sang this as a tribute. Jim Henson was only 53, died so suddenly, infection just overcame him, they thought it was just "the flu" when he felt ill, a few days later in hospital he died. Such a loss.....


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZyMptC2eQ

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Beautiful, beautiful cactus. Thanks Blue.


    And a bit on faith issues. I wouldn't have thought I would enjoy a Pope's message or be shaking my head in agreement though most of his words. It just comes down to good old fashioned common sense which seems to be so difficult for the rt. to find. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/10/21/pope-francis-right-wing-christians/ The thing made sooo much sense to me.


    Jackie

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited November 2013


    Interesting article on how health insurers are scamming their customers:


    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/insurance-companies-misleading-letters-obamacare

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
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  • RetiredLibby
    RetiredLibby Member Posts: 1,992
    edited November 2013


    If you think that the biggest terrorist threat to the United States comes from Islamic extremism, think again.


    http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/terror-from-the-right

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited November 2013


    WOW RL!

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  • bluedahlia
    bluedahlia Member Posts: 6,944
    edited November 2013


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  • IllinoisLady
    IllinoisLady Member Posts: 29,082
    edited November 2013


    Carrots....somehow I must have become really jaded. I was not at all surprised with what is going on in the Insurance companies however; many of the thoughts I have about how scurrilous they are I can't put on paper here. They should be heavily fined at the least.


    RL....that is an extreme eye-opener. I did recognize some names and incidents, but had no idea there were that many. Absolutely frightening in so many ways.


    Jackie

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2013


    RL - thank you for that link. SPLC, Morris Dees are real heroes. They have done such good work, for such a long, long time. I'm always in awe of anyone who can keep up that kind of commitment. As I've said many times, I don't think there is a difference between extremism/fundamentalism in any of the fringe movements. Surprises me, always, that some folks can see it in one group, and not in another.


    When I think of Islam, I often think of the Sufi, and my favorite poet, Rumi. Tho I've only read the Coleman Barks translations.

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  • bluedahlia
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  • Chickadee
    Chickadee Member Posts: 4,467
    edited November 2013


    oh for a beautiful cutting garden with the rich deep jewel tones of those flowers. Thank you for the virtual bouquet., Blue.

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  • RetiredLibby
    RetiredLibby Member Posts: 1,992
    edited November 2013


    Here is an interesting link to an interactive map with the FACTS (not regressive vomit) about who will be affected by the SNAP cuts. So for those who say, "They should get jobs" notice that the overwhelming majority of food aid in each state consists of elderly, disabled and children. And, although this isn't included in the totals, about 50% of households that receive food aid have an employed family member - meaning that they make too little to provide adequate nutrition for their households without help. In other reports, approximately 900,000 veterans and 5,000 active-duty military households will lose SNAP benefits entirely People who celebrate the cuts in SNAP or who say they are not that bad are people who think it is perfectly fine that children, old people, disabled people, veterans and service memberes and their families go hungry. What kind of person does that make them?


    http://aattp.org/shocking-interactive-map-shows-devastating-effects-gop-food-stamp-cuts/

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