tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post7592529683204884611..comments2023-04-10T20:01:22.371-05:00Comments on Cats, Sticks and Books: Semantic Point --dale-harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802162735113365804noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-75110248747928987612014-02-23T09:58:11.480-06:002014-02-23T09:58:11.480-06:00Do you know where the Ursa Mater, the Great Mother...Do you know where the Ursa Mater, the Great Mother statue was purchased? I really would love to have one of my own. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-77008331508961928692014-02-23T09:57:43.225-06:002014-02-23T09:57:43.225-06:00Do you know where the Ursa Mater, the Great Mother...Do you know where the Ursa Mater, the Great Mother statue was purchased? I really would love to have one of my own. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-12552197103104965832011-05-14T06:35:02.634-05:002011-05-14T06:35:02.634-05:00I'm so glad to read this. I expressed the sam...I'm so glad to read this. I expressed the same kind of sentiment on Facebook, and people completely surprised me by blasting me. And one person *insists* it was only "drunken frat boys" who were celebrating. Um, that isn't what it looks like to me ...Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641404632001445083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-52077602361268541032011-05-05T16:28:22.348-05:002011-05-05T16:28:22.348-05:00I am so glad to see your post, I thought I was alo...I am so glad to see your post, I thought I was alone in feeling that "celebrating" death is wrong. Feeling relieved, especially for those who lost loved ones, seems more appropriate for a civilized country, less barbaric.shari.windsofchangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197660027883792933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-52124740426261245542011-05-05T11:36:48.159-05:002011-05-05T11:36:48.159-05:00Correction to my post--it seems the first sentence...Correction to my post--it seems the first sentence was said by somebody else, not MLK. Apologies for the confusion.Phebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-6784534440441175572011-05-03T14:07:47.050-05:002011-05-03T14:07:47.050-05:00Thanks for your comments Dale-Harriet. MLK seems ...Thanks for your comments Dale-Harriet. MLK seems to feel the same way as you do ---<br /><br />"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."<br />~Martin Luther King JrPhebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-51107561041769613442011-05-03T08:57:34.549-05:002011-05-03T08:57:34.549-05:00Thank you for putting so eloquently what I've ...Thank you for putting so eloquently what I've been feeling and so spectacularly failed at trying to express on Facebook.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945570776726531896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-79320011612447947032011-05-02T23:39:24.214-05:002011-05-02T23:39:24.214-05:00Me too, Dale. I was glad to learn they had a photo...Me too, Dale. I was glad to learn they had a photo and DNA, and even glad they buried him with Muslim attentions; but very satisfied to hear that justice was finally done. I'm not celebrating either, but relieved indeed.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590128250840110041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-10093430164345928412011-05-02T16:53:19.643-05:002011-05-02T16:53:19.643-05:00As usual you hit the nail on the head. I can'...As usual you hit the nail on the head. I can't feel joy, nor can I celebrate. But relief, YES.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972719320760604258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-80354052126128151282011-05-02T16:30:32.304-05:002011-05-02T16:30:32.304-05:00Thanks for saying that as it has been bothering me...Thanks for saying that as it has been bothering me all day that people are celebrating a death. I feel being relieved is a much better way of putting the emotion....Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-86833569610026673172011-05-02T11:34:45.300-05:002011-05-02T11:34:45.300-05:00Well said, D-H. #1 Son called me shortly before 10...Well said, D-H. #1 Son called me shortly before 10 pm last night to tell me that bin Laden was dead and to turn on the TV. We stayed on the phone until Obama spoke. He (#1) said at one point that this was the least sadness he had felt at the death of a fellow human being since Jerry Falwell died. I had just been reflecting that bin Laden was someone's son, brother, beloved, etc., but had decided that his evil outweighed all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-74033236255951936212011-05-02T10:40:50.505-05:002011-05-02T10:40:50.505-05:00So true, DH. This should be a time of reflection a...So true, DH. This should be a time of reflection and commemoration, not of jubilant celebration. I am both relieved to hear the news and also alarmed at what his followers my do to avenge him. I do not feel joy.<br /><br />Peace to you DH. <3CTJenhttp://knittinginterrupted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825350522967687917.post-88451883665902287972011-05-02T09:23:41.357-05:002011-05-02T09:23:41.357-05:00I've always thought we needed a better word th...I've always thought we needed a better word then celebrate or even anniversery when talking about death or other bad things like that. To me, those terms have happy connotations and there are times where I want to remember something but don't want to be thought that I'm happy about it. <br /><br />So, I'm right there with you in the celebration over war in death. Some other better words should be used.Jamweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941317821226471196noreply@blogger.com