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Comment to a Post on September 11

By JMK Singer on 09/11/2008 12:48 pm

I buried the elephants. they remember too much.

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Comment to a Post on September 10

By gulliver fourmyle on 09/10/2008 8:45 am

Only those who have lost such, and know that finality, may ever understand the pain ‘self-awareness’ brings. We may sleep, dreaming of a happy past, only to wake, once again, to the horror of ‘now’. Others, yet intact, will never understand—-how can they? I have not cried over much with age—-Ms. Duch’s fate brought its own ‘sea-of-tears’—-as so much in Life. I may only offer hope—-that those who suffer most ‘here’, gain more in the future of what seems a ‘provable’ Heaven—-gwf

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Comment to a Post on September 9

By Rainbow Power on 09/09/2008 9:19 am

Starting retirement investment at an early age is the most wise thing anyone can do.

Sanjaya pulled a lot of votes so people will remember him and maybe will pay attention to the important retirement message. I remember Sanjaya well, because I thought he couldn’t sing worth a hoot. And of course his hair was memorable. I’m glad he’s found another day job, as his singing jobs might have been a bit limited.

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Comment to a Post on September 11

By mg b on 09/11/2008 12:25 pm

Ms. Nevins addresses an issue with which we all deal – how polite is it, really, to ignore an issue? We call people who act as though nothing is wrong "phony" but find straight talk impolite or flat-out vulgar. Is it better to keep secrets, or your true opinions, to yourself? Is a good friend one who tells friends the truth even if it hurts, or flatters them to keep them from being hurt? Or the one, as in the poem, who removes herself from the situation to avoid either scenario?

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Comment to a Poll on September 10

By Elaine AL Meqdad on 09/10/2008 12:37 am

I said “Yes, of course” And if you asked me this 5 years ago, I would have said, “No, of course not” But circumstances happen that can change not only the way you feel about things, but can also change your life as well. I met my now husband (15 Yrs younger) in a place I never would have imagined and at a time in my life where I thought I would never marry again, as marriage was not what I was looking for. But lo and behold this most magnificent, intelligent and loving georgeous man walked into my life from across the world, and I knew instantly…..My heart had changed, I had fallen in love. We have been happily, blissfully and romanticaly married for 5 years now, with the on going yearning to spend the rest of our lives together

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Comment to a Post on September 12

By Bella Mia on 09/12/2008 1:23 am

My husband and I are enormous fans. I have noticed that beautiful women become the targets of powerful men who must posses them. Most of these young women do not have the insight to see beneath the surface of most men on the hunt who are very determined to hide their true selves. The men’s goal is acquisition of the prize, and they are willing to make themselves appear to be whatever it is that will attract the gorgeous woman of their dreams. Beautiful women must always be on guard for this dynamic.

She was taken from Hollywood too soon. She had many more good movies in her, that never came to fruition which is our tragedy and hers. I was looking at a coffetable book of pictures of Grace, and I said to myself, “This is how I know that God exists - to have create a creature of spectacular beauty.”

(Originally I chose an avatar of Grace Kelly, and then I thought it was too hubristic of me.)

I found this site that has some of the most remarkable pictures of her I have ever seen start here an scroll down and go through the following pages:

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f95/grace-kelly-4010-250.html

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Comment to a Her Tube on September 9

By Susan Gabriel on 09/10/2008 4:19 pm

How can someone so small have such a large portion of talent? At 6, I was lucky to not fall off my bike with training wheels. Amazing kid.

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Comment to a Photo Essay on September 11

By Rainbow Power on 09/11/2008 3:07 pm

I used to love to wear dresses to board meetings. Sometimes I got some weird looks from the big power boys, but I didn’t care. I too considered dresses my power suits. And how lovely those dresses looked with my mother’s antique brooches and necklaces. And the chunky look necklaces really set them off. I was content!

Before long other women officers of the company also began wearing the much more comfortable dresses.

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Comment to a Post on September 12

By Kitty OKeefe on 09/12/2008 11:37 am

Note to self… don’t marry the wrong guy while the death penalty is in force.

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Comment to Conversation on September 9

By Maizie James on 09/09/2008 9:17 pm **Correction** wOw reported otherwise earlier. Thank you for informing us.

I’m not sure how to respond, except to say, I’m confused. Or, perhaps I’m a bit dimwitted. I don’t know. I’m confused because initially, my ‘well connected’ politically savvy friends (mostly WASP upper class and a few multi-ethnic individuals from Washington’s upper classes ) convinced me that Obama was not Presidential material. They convinced me that he was not qualified to lead this country, and that there was too much ‘mystery’ and political and personal controversy about him and Michelle … the incendiary comments of Rev. Wright, Obam’s Muslim identity, his non-patriotism, Michelle’s ‘mad black woman’ attitude, etc., etc. And, all my dear friends CLAIMED that race had nothing whatever to do with their respective points of views. OK, I told myself. My ‘learned’ friends had valid reasons for me to listen to there conclusions. I respected their opinions because among them are award winning writers, college professors, politicians, historians, and scholars. I was to forget Obama, and rally behind Hillary (even though they knew I didn’t support her), rather than McCain … their ‘astute’ reasoning being that McCain would continue Bush politics. (Although this was said with reservations … meaning, that McCain should be ‘forgiven should Hillary loose in the primaries.)

Despite my ‘learned’ friends bombardment of anti-Obama messages, I dug a little on my own - Yes … I DO HAVE A MIND OF MY OWN … and I did a little research. Actually, I learned a lot about Obama from many of the poster here at wOw who shared links to valuable information. Soon, I became VERY interested in what Obama had to say. Still, I had reservations about Obama’s ‘lack of experience’ issue, no matter how ‘tainted’ or flawed my conclusions. Then, Obama chose Biden. At last, I was feeling pretty good about an Obama/Biden ticket, rather than a McCain/Romney ticket … who, I feared McCain would choose as his VP.

Then enters McCain’s announcement of Sarah Palin. WOW! But wait!!! Suddenly, my politically ‘well connected’ savvy friends are emailing me that … Sarah is like a ‘Joan of Arc’ for conservative middle America … and the HEROINE goddess ‘Dianna’ whom ALL women adore. Sh! ShI! Or Lady Godiva?

So, Yep. I’m confused because NO ONE is cautioning me about Sarah Palin’s ‘lack of experience’, or about the ‘mystery’ and controversies about HER public or private life. And … NO ONE is admitting that gender is a factor regarding WHY Sarah Palin was chosen as VP, rather than a Lieberman, or a Tom Ridge. In fact, among my ‘learned’ friends, Sarah Palin is being haled as McCain’s, Queen Guinevere. ?????

Soooo, the REASON I’m so utterly confused is because polls are now confirming that more Americans (especially women) are now defecting from Obama’s limping ship heading for their vision of a new Camelot. (I wonder? If conventional wisdom tells us that the MAJORITY RULES, does this mean that the MAJORITY is also correct?)

Um … I remember the first term Clinton ran for President, I cast a ‘protest’ vote’ … (Yes, I voted for Ross Perot) because of all the political spin. Well, It’s less than two months to go, and the political spin is the ‘Palin’ quotient … and it is making me dizzy. In this state of mind, I find myself too confused to know what to do. Soooooo, I’m bowing out, and I’ll refrain from posting any more political commentary and wait for the debates. Then … I’ll return to the POLITICAL BLOGS on wOw AFTER the election is won.

Ta ta all!!!

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Comment to The Question of the Day on September 12

By Sam Mirando on 09/12/2008 3:20 am

One way to help the young woman to make up her mind is to have her spend a couple of days tending to an eight-pound bag of flour. When she realizes the commitment that motherhood requires, she may be better able to make the decision of whether to continue her pregnancy, keep the baby or give the baby up for adoption. Such a young woman would be on the receiving end of so much advice that a little experience. of her own, with her bag of flour would help her to understand what she has gotten herself into. Unless she has some understanding of the care that a baby requires, she is likely to feel that she is being bullied by those “advising” her. The decision to abort, to raise the child or to give it up will be with her all her life so she needs to feel that she is truly taking part in the decision-making process.