tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post2008538030004499541..comments2024-03-28T21:40:09.754-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: If I Weren't Crazy, I Would Go Insane (Thank You, Jimmy Buffet)Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18237215329103542502023-01-31T17:32:11.300-05:002023-01-31T17:32:11.300-05:00The one who strangled her 3 children. Probably pos...The one who strangled her 3 children. Probably post partum psychosis.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183553318309692138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91455088667873296622023-01-31T10:03:20.064-05:002023-01-31T10:03:20.064-05:00Beautiful camellias and henbit is everywhere here ...Beautiful camellias and henbit is everywhere here too.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23148847937039401502023-01-30T17:29:34.420-05:002023-01-30T17:29:34.420-05:00I know. The simplest thing- right? Just basically ...I know. The simplest thing- right? Just basically be nice. Be good. Be kind. And we can't even manage that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-8707111629064819472023-01-30T17:29:00.327-05:002023-01-30T17:29:00.327-05:00His smile absolutely is a heartbreaker. My god, he...His smile absolutely is a heartbreaker. My god, he was beautiful. He does indeed deserve our tears. <br />I love you so. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-26496280136568992862023-01-30T17:28:09.126-05:002023-01-30T17:28:09.126-05:00I love those little vigorous plants too! I love those little vigorous plants too! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-17210462879878875092023-01-30T17:27:51.949-05:002023-01-30T17:27:51.949-05:00Yes. At least we can all be witnesses. Unfortunate...Yes. At least we can all be witnesses. Unfortunately, in so many cases, that doesn't seem to be enough. Do you remember the protests where the people changed "The Whole World Is Watching" as cops beat them up? That, I think, was the beginning of getting things on film. You cannot deny certain things that you can see and hear. And of course, that leads to...protests. As it should. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45776338070282637982023-01-30T17:25:48.111-05:002023-01-30T17:25:48.111-05:00As far as I can tell by googling, "imbue"...As far as I can tell by googling, "imbue" and "embue" hold mostly the same meanings and yes, both are words. I looked it up! <br />And yes, whatever works. Neither you nor I are in the aluminum foil hat category yet. <br />People who say that Tyre's murder wasn't racist because the cops were Black have a very simplistic idea of what racism is. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78318776668980500232023-01-30T17:22:57.419-05:002023-01-30T17:22:57.419-05:00Oh, dear Angie. This must be even harder for you a...Oh, dear Angie. This must be even harder for you and for all of the mothers who have lost sons. And in a very direct way, Ben died because of police abuse. They didn't beat him to death but they let him die. <br />I am so, so very sorry. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48435475118566177112023-01-30T17:20:26.691-05:002023-01-30T17:20:26.691-05:00I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who f...I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who finds comfort in an inanimate object. Thank you for telling me that. <br />As far as I know, the hens do not eat henbit. Strange, right? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-80360180493842547972023-01-30T17:18:39.870-05:002023-01-30T17:18:39.870-05:00Yeah. And it's weird how all of the mass shoot...Yeah. And it's weird how all of the mass shooters (who are almost always white) who don't shoot themselves first, are apprehended alive. So we can manage to arrest and transfer a mass murderer to a jail cell but somehow we can't do the same for a suspected reckless driving? Sure. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11652785358923743902023-01-30T17:16:17.043-05:002023-01-30T17:16:17.043-05:00I'm sorry- what young white mother?I'm sorry- what young white mother?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14424446659350251412023-01-30T17:15:53.066-05:002023-01-30T17:15:53.066-05:00Comment away on our country- we know we're fuc...Comment away on our country- we know we're fucked up and that we have fucked up. Not a secret to us. <br />You are right about focussing on the small and the familiar. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-305754464776835292023-01-30T17:14:52.565-05:002023-01-30T17:14:52.565-05:00Your guess is as good as mine, Joanne. I have no i...Your guess is as good as mine, Joanne. I have no idea whatsoever. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13655548150181461832023-01-30T17:14:19.980-05:002023-01-30T17:14:19.980-05:00It does not. It does not. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37891397608914199572023-01-30T17:14:10.088-05:002023-01-30T17:14:10.088-05:00Oh yes. I remember that song and it was definitely...Oh yes. I remember that song and it was definitely the Jackie DeShannon version that I remember. I always love those videos of people (usually guys) with big signs that say, "Free Hugs!" and watching the people who just say, "Fuck it," and go in for that hug. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2848522779783331322023-01-30T17:12:02.052-05:002023-01-30T17:12:02.052-05:00You are so right. You are so right. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77901875540020953502023-01-30T17:11:41.930-05:002023-01-30T17:11:41.930-05:00Thank you, Elaine. Your Christmas presents to your...Thank you, Elaine. Your Christmas presents to yourself sound so wonderful. Of course your love for your doll is still there! My favorite childhood doll was named Dorothy and here I am...<br />Tyre did call out for all mothers. And we have heard him. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-71473036680560770602023-01-30T17:10:16.513-05:002023-01-30T17:10:16.513-05:00I think many of us feel helpless and that's on...I think many of us feel helpless and that's one of the worst parts of it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-80558926396475202082023-01-30T12:52:35.012-05:002023-01-30T12:52:35.012-05:00You made me cry this morning. All religions have ...You made me cry this morning. All religions have a golden rule, treat others as you would wish to be treated. Apparently humans are too fucking stupid or insensitive or angry that we can't do this for one another, and that breaks my heart too.<br />Sending you hugs Mary.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-46402542518541816672023-01-30T12:24:32.173-05:002023-01-30T12:24:32.173-05:00I do love you Mary Moon, my sister from another mo...I do love you Mary Moon, my sister from another mother. I wish we could protect all the babies. Rosa Violet does too. In every picture I see of him, Tyre's smile, his pure light, gets me, and then tears. He deserves our tears.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16970128056559182542023-01-30T11:59:42.474-05:002023-01-30T11:59:42.474-05:00Love your henbit. Here in Vegas, I admire the litt...Love your henbit. Here in Vegas, I admire the little weeds that manage to sprout and hold on to life inspite of the execrable dirt and entire lack of water. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162098403885628942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11765282849057618022023-01-30T09:35:57.758-05:002023-01-30T09:35:57.758-05:00It has been happening for years and years and year...It has been happening for years and years and years and years. We see it now because of video and internet. Will anything change? I keep hoping but how does that help?Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-65635598124718776072023-01-30T05:51:15.483-05:002023-01-30T05:51:15.483-05:00I don't think it's ridiculous to cradle Ro...I don't think it's ridiculous to cradle Rosa Violet. I am always imbuing (is that a word?) inanimate objects with feelings and desires and behaviors. I think it's a way for me to emotionally process the world, as it may be for you as well. I've often wondered if it's also slightly insane, but hey, whatever works, I say.<br /><br />I cannot bring myself to watch the video of Tyre's beating by those police officers. And I see a lot of people saying things like, "Well, it's not racist, because they were black police." Which suggests to me that a lot of people don't understand the insidious nature of racism and the ways it permeates everyone's conscious and sub-conscious minds, black or white. (Not that I understand it fully either, because, as you said...privilege.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13746055695276426362023-01-30T00:09:55.392-05:002023-01-30T00:09:55.392-05:00Your writing of Tyre has broken my stitched up-sca...Your writing of Tyre has broken my stitched up-scabbed over- mother's heart wide open. I have to avoid so much of today's news in order to protect myself and my sanity. He called out for his Mama...of course he did...a Mama WILL provide! Sad reality is a Mama can't always protect her children, make the hurts disappear, make everything alright again. If it were that easy and true... we would swoop in and rescue our children Every. Single. Time. The huge question is What is creating this rage/hatred in these police officers to think murdering innocent unarmed people is acceptable?! There seems to be no answers to the horrific problems and escalating evil in this country. I don't know what to do. At this point I'm numb and hopeless. <br />I often wonder if my Ben called out for me as he lay dying of ketoacidosis on the floor of his jail cell for 3 days while the jailers denied the nurses entry to administer meds bc they "were on lock-down"? (His cellmate testifyed that between bouts of consciousness that Ben would sing "I like big butts and I cannot lie" so maybe I wasn't on his mind ;) That was my boy!) What I do know for a fact is police lie. ALL.POLICE. LIE. Under oath. I saw it time and time again...they lie to protect their own asses and their fellow officers. And nothing is done to them for this perjury. I'm exhausted by the lack of humanity and accoutability on all levels. The system is beyond broken. I can only try to be kind and help when I can. <br />Sending love, Angie DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-1508019068481118902023-01-29T21:36:43.341-05:002023-01-29T21:36:43.341-05:00I love the camellias :) I saw the beating on the T...I love the camellias :) I saw the beating on the TV news again last night and heard that poor boy calling for his mama. And I cried again and hugged my own comfort toy, a stuffed baby gorilla whose name is Harvey Banana. If I am miserable for any reason in the winter, I'll take Harvey to bed with me and cuddle him all night. It helps a lot.<br />The henbit is very pretty, is it a plant that chickens can eat?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com