tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post499049965448945941..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Sense and SensibilityReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-14787057668336911532010-10-15T23:03:59.307-04:002010-10-15T23:03:59.307-04:00I am a newly frequent reader of your posts and rev...I am a newly frequent reader of your posts and revel in how truly synchronistic they are. Shalom!Annika Lundkvisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108477034299373791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-72852090301221528172010-10-15T03:18:42.481-04:002010-10-15T03:18:42.481-04:00I concur. A senseless death is accidental, so to s...I concur. A senseless death is accidental, so to speak...someone that is unprepared, who's life has many odds and ends (young children comes to mind).Joytihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704064690267281149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-29997712905095043812010-10-14T20:26:04.400-04:002010-10-14T20:26:04.400-04:00Steven, I too noticed the trees in the cemetery es...Steven, I too noticed the trees in the cemetery especially, providing nice shade. They seemed protective, but maybe I'm making that up.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75182718765915210982010-10-14T19:55:46.313-04:002010-10-14T19:55:46.313-04:00hey reya, i spend time once or twice a week at a n...hey reya, i spend time once or twice a week at a nearby cemetery. it's a place where my thoughts have the opportunity to gather and then they can talk to each other and sometimes even become one. there's a river runs by it and beautiful big old trees. i go there in all sorts of weather because the weather doesn't bother anyone else there so i don't let it bother me. the best deaths come at the end of a life well-lived. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-55035260916943346762010-10-14T18:44:02.535-04:002010-10-14T18:44:02.535-04:00I agree with your conclusion about those Americans...I agree with your conclusion about those Americans who die in wars, if they believe in their cause that it is not a senseless way to die; tragic yes, senseless no. <br /><br />During the Viet Nam era I thought the deaths were senseless; I honored those who died, but did not agree with the politics of the time. <br /><br />I still think that those people responsible for sending our military into harms way must do so with extreme truth... no fudging about the purpose of the mission. <br /><br />Another thought comes to mind is that people of Islam who believe that killing of innocents is part of their cause are also misguided. Those are senseless deaths in my belief. The deaths caused by them and their own deaths. It is similar to the kamikazis in WWII... senseless all around. But of course these people do not (did not) consider it senseless. <br /><br />How do we reconcile with the various cultures and religions to determine senseless deaths due to war?Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-9983107580013767852010-10-14T17:50:10.604-04:002010-10-14T17:50:10.604-04:00Very well said, Reya. i totally agree with everyth...Very well said, Reya. i totally agree with everything you said.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-3670125014198946142010-10-14T13:24:17.732-04:002010-10-14T13:24:17.732-04:00Thanks, Glenn! And thanks for your nice note of en...Thanks, Glenn! And thanks for your nice note of encouragement yesterday. Onwards and upwards!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-5958655277347848122010-10-14T13:15:01.941-04:002010-10-14T13:15:01.941-04:00that posts reflects the nice person that you are.....that posts reflects the nice person that you are..thnxglnrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922837344762102334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-29491980515993606222010-10-14T11:09:40.652-04:002010-10-14T11:09:40.652-04:00Yes, I tend to think soldiers for the most part ar...Yes, I tend to think soldiers for the most part are trying their hardest to do the right thing and it is so very very horrible when they die young.<br /><br />I cannot think what we are hoping to do in Afghanistan--enough of that.<br /><br />Glad the Sufi acupuncturist did the trick.<br /><br />Yesterday was pretty bad psychicly (is that a word?). Today better.<br />Am trying to get to the bottom of the silver balls mystery!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-72923580655834107772010-10-14T09:54:14.423-04:002010-10-14T09:54:14.423-04:00Beautifully put. It's important to separate th...Beautifully put. It's important to separate the soldiers, who so often fight valiantly and only to protect us, from wars and the people who start them. <br /><br />Arlington is gorgeous. I like the serene sameness of all our military cemeteries - Fort Rosecrans in San Diego and the American Cemetery in Arromanches, France both have those waves of evenly spaced stones, white and at peace.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-77011020833736188732010-10-14T09:54:02.498-04:002010-10-14T09:54:02.498-04:00I love this - it echoes how I feel about war &...I love this - it echoes how I feel about war & soldiers. I am SO AGAINST war & SO FOR soldiers - I've never understood why people think they're mutually exclusive...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-10356029536789443272010-10-14T09:46:33.578-04:002010-10-14T09:46:33.578-04:00There is a beautiful very old and large cemetery i...There is a beautiful very old and large cemetery in Hamburg, with high-grown rhododendrons and benches to sit on. A place to spend afternoons in. My grandmother used to take me, visiting her parents` grave. As soon as I could read I read the inscriptions. On so many of the stones there were names engraved, of young men, some only 19, some 23, died or missed in the war of 1939to 45. No matter the cause, they had fought for their country. Two of my uncles were among them, one a baker, one a butcher. Missed in Russia. <br />I sometimes think, at least this war brought Europe to its senses. We are not fighting each other any more. But I still would have liked to meet my uncles and not see my grandmother sad until she died.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-48314986598539884132010-10-14T09:33:59.771-04:002010-10-14T09:33:59.771-04:00Jeanette I don't blame you! Please come to DC!...Jeanette I don't blame you! Please come to DC! We could have so much fun walking around together.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-70756157150303358402010-10-14T09:30:12.996-04:002010-10-14T09:30:12.996-04:00Very interesting thoughts Reya (as always). I am l...Very interesting thoughts Reya (as always). I am looking forward to visiting Arlington someday. It was over 100 degrees here yesterday so I'm back to being all put out.jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-41737578133451901732010-10-14T09:28:47.502-04:002010-10-14T09:28:47.502-04:00Thanks, Ellen!Thanks, Ellen!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-61542030019436211492010-10-14T09:25:56.023-04:002010-10-14T09:25:56.023-04:00You said it so well.You said it so well.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com