tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post6188284860463278342..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Wild Animals and Senior Bus TripsMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-84989593205123686192018-07-07T23:37:12.713-04:002018-07-07T23:37:12.713-04:00Poor kangaroo! So sad but you were right that he b...Poor kangaroo! So sad but you were right that he bonded with you like you bonded with him. The eyes on the little one we saw were incredible.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-62611494301720165952018-07-07T22:28:50.268-04:002018-07-07T22:28:50.268-04:00One year during my childhood, I developed a friend...One year during my childhood, I developed a friendship with a kangaroo at the local park. The park had one of those awful 1950s-style zoos, with one of these and one of those, so that the animals lived sad, isolated lives. The kangaroo lived alone in a large fenced area. I remember spending long hours running back and forth along the outside of the fence while the kangaroo bounded back and forth Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12843581692748567202018-07-05T08:37:08.083-04:002018-07-05T08:37:08.083-04:00The list of judges Trump is using have been vetted...The list of judges Trump is using have been vetted by the Heritage Foundation and are known to have anti-gay and anti-abortion leanings. There are cases threading their way up to the high court to try to over-turn Roe vs Wade at the federal level and send it back to the states. Six states in anticipation of that happening have written laws outlawing abortion that will trigger into effect the day Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45181452245988465032018-07-05T08:04:47.987-04:002018-07-05T08:04:47.987-04:00That makes sense. But the good news is the Supreme...That makes sense. But the good news is the Supreme Court runs on legal precedent, not the popularity of particular views, so I don't anticipate any overturning of Roe v. Wade. Sometimes button wearers aren't as well informed as they could be.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37023591687043220122018-07-04T22:42:45.033-04:002018-07-04T22:42:45.033-04:00I hope your experience at the wildlife park is as ...I hope your experience at the wildlife park is as good as mine was. Isn't it funny how we can have things like that right in our own back yards and not go but will drive half way across the country to go.<br /><br />Political buttons, signs, tee shirts and hats usually don't annoy me like those on the bus did that day. 1) it was the morning after we found out Trump would get to appoint Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15538095100794981202018-07-04T21:13:04.634-04:002018-07-04T21:13:04.634-04:00You know, last night I was sitting at a board meet...You know, last night I was sitting at a board meeting between someone wearing a Beto O'Rourke button and a woman whose notebook was plastered with stickers from an old Romney campaign. I wouldn't vote for either one of those guys, but it didn't bother me a bit that their supporters were showing their support, wearing their politics on their tee-shirt and notebook, respectively. Peopleshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-58007025999183350852018-07-04T11:45:10.364-04:002018-07-04T11:45:10.364-04:00I was mostly afraid of the crocodile giving me Sal...I was mostly afraid of the crocodile giving me Salmonella poisoning. I was careful to only touch it with one finger that I washed a dozen time. LOL <br /><br />Those shoes are killers! No one should wear them. :) Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16069767779340868072018-07-04T11:31:40.550-04:002018-07-04T11:31:40.550-04:00I think I would havae been a little freaked with t...I think I would havae been a little freaked with the croc but I love the pix and the park sounds like a great idea. <br /><br />I would kill myself in those shoes!<br /><br />And thanks for coming by! Love your visits!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16073554214782678322018-07-04T11:01:30.268-04:002018-07-04T11:01:30.268-04:00They've got to know they are making others unc...They've got to know they are making others uncomfortable even if nothing is said. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67282312946945284932018-07-04T10:34:12.772-04:002018-07-04T10:34:12.772-04:00What a fun trip! But those MAGA folk...ugh! You ...What a fun trip! But those MAGA folk...ugh! You get a gold star for showing great restraint. I generally just ignore those things too but my BP soars; they are a health risk. LOLdonnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28075443764930975272018-07-03T15:18:58.337-04:002018-07-03T15:18:58.337-04:00It really was a great day! If you ever get the cha...It really was a great day! If you ever get the chance to get that personal to a baby crocodile, I'd recommend touching it in a couple of places. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19942193672102294652018-07-03T15:12:18.646-04:002018-07-03T15:12:18.646-04:00What a great day out. I'd be interested to kno...What a great day out. I'd be interested to know what a crocodile feels like, as long as someone was holding both ends of his body. I would be a little upset if I lost my fingers too. :DLL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-84244227887154317892018-07-03T07:57:50.907-04:002018-07-03T07:57:50.907-04:00If my memory services me well this is your first t...If my memory services me well this is your first time commenting. Welcome. I took a peak at your blog and found I really need that anti-aging cream. Love your sense of humor.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-62573694921233357992018-07-03T06:32:39.424-04:002018-07-03T06:32:39.424-04:00You touched a crocodile...yikes! Do so agree with ...You touched a crocodile...yikes! Do so agree with you about people shouting out their politics to others who really don't want to know. Live and let live and have respect for other people's point of view has always been my motto. Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70376508479265953662018-07-01T21:27:09.394-04:002018-07-01T21:27:09.394-04:00Who doesn't love baby animals, but I couldn...Who doesn't love baby animals, but I couldn't call the baby snakes and crocodiles lovable. I truly wouldn't have touched it if not for this blog.<br /><br />I went to the San Diego Zoo years ago and thought it was the most amazing place. You were lucky to have it nearby. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35829464486255992392018-07-01T20:22:23.967-04:002018-07-01T20:22:23.967-04:00That sounds like a real fun outing. We used to re...That sounds like a real fun outing. We used to regularly visit the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park after it opened. Baby animals and creatures are all so lovable. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-63721056193189021182018-07-01T19:18:55.718-04:002018-07-01T19:18:55.718-04:00The kids at the park were having a grand time. You...The kids at the park were having a grand time. Your grandson would be a good age to go, but I'd pick a cooler month so the animal would be more active.<br /><br />I know about six Trump supporters and with four of them it's all about the Pro-Choice/Pro-Life issue and Gay Rights. They are willing to look the other way to anything Trump does so long as he keeps his promise to overturn theseMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27583558101589642642018-07-01T18:17:00.437-04:002018-07-01T18:17:00.437-04:00Except for getting up so early, sounds like a shor...Except for getting up so early, sounds like a short and fun trip. We have a similar place in Winston, Oregon ... about 2.5 hours away. We might just have to plan a trip with the boys! <br /><br />It would be "interesting" to be cooped up on a bus full of people you don't know. I'd like America to be great ... but don't thing that person is up to the task. How CAN he The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41125404147027044982018-07-01T17:58:48.576-04:002018-07-01T17:58:48.576-04:00This bus ride was only an hour going and coming. I...This bus ride was only an hour going and coming. I don't do the longer trips anymore because my old bones can't take them like they could just a couple of years ago. Politics are rarely discussed at the senior hall and this is the first time I've seen the political clothing. I found it irritating the morning after FOX was crowing about Trump getting another Supreme Court justice. TheyMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51050165541939784302018-07-01T17:14:36.185-04:002018-07-01T17:14:36.185-04:00That's a trip I might have taken, although bus...That's a trip I might have taken, although bus rides bother me for a variety of reasons.<br /><br />(Not the least of which is being cooped up with people like you described at the end of your narrative and nowhere to go to escape them. U-G-H.)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-42742176635339848042018-07-01T10:05:41.156-04:002018-07-01T10:05:41.156-04:00Sometimes it feels like a part time job to have a ...Sometimes it feels like a part time job to have a social life. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-75935094806596041732018-07-01T06:43:05.359-04:002018-07-01T06:43:05.359-04:00Your senior club is excellent! That said, you are ...Your senior club is excellent! That said, you are also good at taking up the offers and getting out and about. I admire that get-up-and-go attitude. ~ Libby<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59879151201339570342018-06-30T19:09:16.195-04:002018-06-30T19:09:16.195-04:00That's a funny thought. I love the image in my...That's a funny thought. I love the image in my head of pussy hats and MAGA hats on the same bus. It makes me laugh. I've already made 6 or 7 of those hot pink pussy hats for various younger women who wanted them and for myself, of course.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43608538287701474282018-06-30T18:24:29.934-04:002018-06-30T18:24:29.934-04:00Hi Jean,
Loved reading about your Alligator shoe...Hi Jean, <br /><br />Loved reading about your Alligator shoes and your trip to the animal park. I don't know what I'd do if I saw someone walking around in a MAGA hat. Go home and grab my home-knit pussy hat and put it on, I guess, in retaliation. Now there's a project for your group!!! I can just see the MAGA people climbing onto a bus filled with white heads sporting pink pussy hatsThe Widow Badasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671005744535263644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69855786010969941082018-06-30T13:27:52.698-04:002018-06-30T13:27:52.698-04:00I know those people from interacting with them for...I know those people from interacting with them for six years now and while I try not to let their political leanings effect how I do interact, a part of me holds back knowing they could never be friends if they knew how much I oppose their world view. They aren't evil, but they live in a black and white world with no room for the greys. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com