tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post9139985345839300745..comments2024-01-31T20:45:40.520+00:00Comments on Slow Lane Shuffle: What is downRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-70670275672867051412017-02-10T11:56:07.874+00:002017-02-10T11:56:07.874+00:00Resistance is good though - long may it continue!
...Resistance is good though - long may it continue!<br /><br />And I suppose the despair in this poem is more the lonely, everyone-else-seems fine business...<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-60634550958795318852017-02-09T22:08:51.246+00:002017-02-09T22:08:51.246+00:00That's a beautiful poem - spare & lovely. ...That's a beautiful poem - spare & lovely. And very fitting for our times, except that everyone I know is talking talking talking about how desperate things are now.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-21609262882058212052017-02-06T12:08:38.139+00:002017-02-06T12:08:38.139+00:00It's a very old loss, Niamh, but thanks for th...It's a very old loss, Niamh, but thanks for the thoughts anyway. I suppose it has always made me view depression and suicide in a very particular and, in some ways, personal way. <br />There seems to be a fair amount of fightback just now, in the US and elsewhere, and from some unexpected sources in some cases. That's great to see!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-55866784452804997712017-02-05T21:30:57.354+00:002017-02-05T21:30:57.354+00:00Beautiful poem Rachel, and with that context, it&#...Beautiful poem Rachel, and with that context, it's extremely moving. Sorry for your loss.<br />I just finished reading Prozac Nation, which I wouldn't recommend to anyone looking for a light lark by the way. But I will say I agree with you on the opposing together thing, and in some ways weird bad things might bring more good about than the status quo, if it makes us more motivated to reclaim and fight for goodness and be good to each other, it allows us discuss and think about things more and make ourselves clear in our own heads perhaps - we do have to just take whatever good we can find...Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-73375522130947485282017-02-05T10:55:01.697+00:002017-02-05T10:55:01.697+00:00They certainly are going low... and of course to t...They certainly are going low... and of course to them it's high...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-91104505180453819552017-02-04T18:21:47.693+00:002017-02-04T18:21:47.693+00:00I keep hearing Michelle Obama's words, "T...I keep hearing Michelle Obama's words, "They go low, we go high." I try to stick to the high road but lately, it's been kinda lonely up there. :)<br /><br />Glad I still have folks like you in my life to remind me that life is good.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.com