tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post1348450256896566860..comments2024-03-27T22:13:53.704-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Human SpiritMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-90454674142185318282016-03-16T10:50:19.301-04:002016-03-16T10:50:19.301-04:00Thank you Paul! I never really understood Hitler&#...Thank you Paul! I never really understood Hitler's rise to power, either, until Donald Trump started running for president. He is giving the masses permission to hate and blame others for their own failures. If he becomes president and gets to appoint 3 supreme court justices America can change on a dime as did Germany. Very scary that society does not learn from the past.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25334518745987526402016-03-16T10:15:10.302-04:002016-03-16T10:15:10.302-04:00What a great blog and what a great woman. Everytim...What a great blog and what a great woman. Everytime I read about what the Nazis did to the Jews, it just burns my mond & heart. How can people do what they did to them and be able to live. They must have been animals. It's great to remind the world of these atrocities. Unfortunately, there are still atrocities going on in our world. No one seem to learn. <br /><br />Have a great day Jean.Cruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-4766178618700662692016-03-15T09:17:24.947-04:002016-03-15T09:17:24.947-04:00Good comparison in my opinion, Libby. I only know ...Good comparison in my opinion, Libby. I only know one person in my off-line life that is voting for Trump and he's a huge racist, always has been. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77146802495114678032016-03-15T05:53:06.035-04:002016-03-15T05:53:06.035-04:00Trump'a behaviour is like watching the Joker (...Trump'a behaviour is like watching the Joker (Jack Nicholson) in that Batman movie. ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32072126624427184832016-03-14T22:14:46.971-04:002016-03-14T22:14:46.971-04:00That's an unsubstantiated rumor floating aroun...That's an unsubstantiated rumor floating around sites like infowars. There are also rumors that Hillary is funding the protesters and another that Bernie is. A lot of people are dumping money into Kasich right now including Romney because him winning Ohio is the best chance of ending up with a brokered convention. In 1968 there was violence at the Republican AND the Democratic conventions--Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52774125391046612332016-03-14T21:20:16.271-04:002016-03-14T21:20:16.271-04:00I suppose you heard that George Soros paid for the...I suppose you heard that George Soros paid for the moveon.org group to send out notices to their members to get to the Chicago rally and protest? Some "professional" protesters weren't even from the area. Now the same Soros has contributed to John Kasich's campaign, hoping to take down Donald Trump. This may all work against them as Trump supporters are so in love with him Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69709937075826167962016-03-14T15:31:04.000-04:002016-03-14T15:31:04.000-04:00I think you are right about the enormous challenge...I think you are right about the enormous challenges of going on after something like what your neighbor and so many others went through. Lately, with the Holocaust Deniers I can't imagine how hard THAT is to hear!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13368586694485519262016-03-14T14:16:18.520-04:002016-03-14T14:16:18.520-04:00Thanks for the info. I'm sure the lecture was ...Thanks for the info. I'm sure the lecture was riveting. A friend of mine worked for the resistance. She was only 14 but spoke a number of languages. She was captured on a Sunday when leaving church and spent several years in a concentration camp. She died a couple of years ago. Her life was extraordinary.<br /><br />I think that recovering from a horrible period in life and finding a way to Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59844443162121914882016-03-13T22:03:30.423-04:002016-03-13T22:03:30.423-04:00It's good advice. I have gone to all the lectu...It's good advice. I have gone to all the lectures and someone of the ones I enjoy the most are the ones I didn't think I'd like at all...like on baseball or this most recent I wrote about.<br /><br />It is frustrating to watch Trump's campaign and popularity. No matter what he does or says, he seems to have blind followers who deny he's peddling hate and fear.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39101692155515999812016-03-13T20:38:22.071-04:002016-03-13T20:38:22.071-04:00I should probably follow the advice to go to the m...I should probably follow the advice to go to the monthly lunch talks at the Senior College whether I think I am interested in them or not; I tend to only go to the ones on subjects I'm already interested in. <br />Leze's observation about this election season is very interesting. I think many of us who grew up with WWII and the holocaust very close at hand see parallels between Trump'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34394309008993688862016-03-13T11:12:17.259-04:002016-03-13T11:12:17.259-04:00How interesting! It would be hard to stay in the p...How interesting! It would be hard to stay in the past with little children in your present. The lecturer said her parents made a pack when they came to America that they would never talk about what happen, that it was a new start. Still, the melancholy must have come to the surface from time to time.<br /><br />Your second paragraph is right on point. I am upset over Trump's shocking rise in Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52558135548805738212016-03-13T08:24:02.845-04:002016-03-13T08:24:02.845-04:00I grew up next door to holocaust survivors. Their...I grew up next door to holocaust survivors. Their elder daughter and I were best friends. We all wondered how they reinvented life...by that I mean that I remember my mother wondering how hard it had to be. From my perspective now, I realize how much we, as children, pushed them to live (especially the little rascals that we were and how they had to engage with our little culture of childhood)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-90547836758243545982016-03-12T15:31:24.444-05:002016-03-12T15:31:24.444-05:00I imagine being an empty nester is very hard and f...I imagine being an empty nester is very hard and full of mixed emotions about sending a child off to college. On one hand it's a mother's job give a child the tools to be able to take care of themselves but the worrying doesn't stop. I was talking to a woman who is 80 today and she still worries about her kids!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80934000435555301222016-03-12T13:15:54.896-05:002016-03-12T13:15:54.896-05:00Jean:
I love your writing & OMG gowithflow co...Jean:<br /><br />I love your writing & OMG gowithflow comment nailed it, love love her comment. I always thanked god for having our young son & hubby, that gave me purpose bigger than myself to pick myself up from my stroke adversity. and wondered where people find their strengths if they don't have young families. I love what gowithflow said you have to do it for that little girl Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23061051284314374502016-03-12T11:48:42.881-05:002016-03-12T11:48:42.881-05:00I think Jadzia did at some point lose her mooring....I think Jadzia did at some point lose her mooring. Her daughter talked about her being thrown in solitary confinement at one point where she nearly lost touch with reality. I'm not going to read the book but it wouldn't surprise me if they make a movie out of it. The Boston Review I linked is comprehensive enough for me.<br /><br />You're right about being on a journey to find new Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83216025343396463362016-03-12T11:29:45.620-05:002016-03-12T11:29:45.620-05:00Genie, thanks for commenting and for the complimen...Genie, thanks for commenting and for the compliment! It's always a Red Letter day for me when someone new weighs in on something I've written.<br /><br />Okay, from now on my half full glass is going to contain hard root beer. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82709934647303760742016-03-12T10:03:58.290-05:002016-03-12T10:03:58.290-05:00Where is it written that your glass has to hold wa...Where is it written that your glass has to hold water? Why not wine or tea or lemonade? On the other handed how will we survive without water? Of course clean water to drink brings up more than one world wide problem.<br /> I envy your access to such a great senior center. Health issues have curtailed my participation in the Lifelong Learning programs in a nearby town.<br />I enjoy your blog Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888357881498605665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64841836999969605602016-03-12T10:00:42.350-05:002016-03-12T10:00:42.350-05:00People project/see what they want to see about oth...People project/see what they want to see about other people's lives, don't they. I remember after Don died, someone at the funeral said words to the effect that now I was free to live my life. WTF??? Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40427078362292418482016-03-12T09:56:15.006-05:002016-03-12T09:56:15.006-05:00Sure is tricky maneuvering through life's assa...Sure is tricky maneuvering through life's assaults, especially one that strips you of your humanity, like Jadzia Rylko went through. What extraordinary faith, to not lose your moorings during such a time. Actually, I wonder if she DID lose her moorings during her confinement, yet had a community round her who had faith in her, to find new moorings. Which she did, amazingly. Thanks for GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33449423815647317452016-03-12T08:55:41.833-05:002016-03-12T08:55:41.833-05:00Interesting comments, Libby. "The drudgery of...Interesting comments, Libby. "The drudgery of routine life that is the killer..." I can sure identify with that and with the idea that life could be better but also so much worse.<br /><br />I can usually view life as a half full glass (rather than the half empty) but sometimes I wish that glass has something more interesting in it besides water. LOL<br /><br />Sunday is daylight Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85257972249928331182016-03-12T08:34:58.089-05:002016-03-12T08:34:58.089-05:00Should add that I'm aware that today my younge...Should add that I'm aware that today my younger ex-colleagues, and even some married and retired friends envy ME my 'freedom'!! Grass always greener on the other side... ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-18419587631775667772016-03-12T03:15:58.110-05:002016-03-12T03:15:58.110-05:00Most, if not all, of us rise to the ocassion when ...Most, if not all, of us rise to the ocassion when there are adverse conditions. I remember reading once about a group of well-off middle aged people, all in poor health, starved and forced on a long POW march for many days (they were rescued shortly after). Many reported later that their health actually improved - they lost weight, and were fitter than they had been for many years. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com