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Comment on Starting the Last Year Ever. by christa

christa — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:29:27 +0000

I am listening hon. Not all the time, but still go back and stalk over what I have missed in the last month (or year). Maybe you and I can’t hope to be in the same conversation without fireworks, but I still carry you in my heart.

Comment on The Toughest Six Minutes by Christa

Christa — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:37:17 +0000

ok, so sometimes I miss you. Or maybe I just miss arguing with you. Or the really rare times we agreed. Or maybe it’s simply because my birthday just passed, and yours is coming up. But I was being very quiet and sneaky until I came to this. And I thought”maybe Joe get’s what I meant”. Dawn once told me she hated me because I said this loss would never go away> And I still don’t know if she ever quite got what I meant. About the loss fading, then feeling guilty because you didn’t carry it every day. Or the days you carry it like the world, and feel guilty dragging it along with you. I may never know if Dawn got what I meant, but I think you do.

Comment on 9,131 Yesterdays Ago: Mosaic by Nik

Nik — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:12:49 +0000

Asking oneself, “Where does this all leave me?”, sounds like a negative spin of saying, “Look how far I’ve come.” Instead one should say, “Look how far I’ve come and I’m still freakin here! I’m not curled up in the fetal position, I’m stronger, and hey….I want to continue…and damn it, I want to do things different/better next time!”

For me, life is about fucking up and getting the chance to make it better, again and again. What’s life without taking chances and having fear? The sense of accomplishing fears is such a rewarding, wonderful feeling.
<3

Comment on Musings From The Morning Train Ride – March 30, 2010 by Carissa

Carissa — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:42:11 +0000

Joe I love this! I always try to figure out what my dogs might be thinking, but I’ve never taken it to the level of ants.

This really reminds me of a lesson in a Christian Philosophy course I took… It was the first time I really questioned my position on God. I’m not really educated in Bible Study, so bear with me. I just know there is a “scene” (because that’s the way I saw it in my head) where someone is being beaten to death. He looks up, and he sees the face of God behind the parting clouds, and knows everything will be ok. (this could be completely wrong, but it’s the way I remember)

Our professor asked what he saw… Whether he literally saw God sitting on a throne.. or if it was more metaphorical.

I wasn’t really raised in a church, but I was on books.. so to me it felt like a component of literature. I remember being so surprised at the fundamentalists in the class who interpreted it literally.

Now that I’ve written all this out I realize it isn’t really going anywhere… just a memory I have that you helped me recall.

Comment on Musings From The Morning Train Ride – March 30, 2010 by Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:16:49 +0000

Whoa.

Comment on Just Call Me Ranty McRantypants by Joe Lopez

Joe Lopez — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:42:36 +0000

Possibly true, but it’s certainly not the end of the world like some people are painting it out to be. And agreed, what passed this week was not universal healthcare, but some seem to think it’s the “slippery slope to socialism” without realizing that “socialist” ideas have been around them all this time.

Thank you for your comments. =)

Comment on Just Call Me Ranty McRantypants by Kelios

Kelios — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:55:16 +0000

The problem is we didn’t get universal healthcare, we got universal health insurance. Huge difference there. The biggest result of this bill passing will be enormous hikes in health insurance rates, and employers discontinuing health benefits for their employees, none of which is good for anyone. I’m tired of the socialized medicine debate–no more half measures, just do something that will REALLY accomplish something other than making insurance companies richer.