tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post574839256433836943..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Figuring it out at kitchen tablesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38932220114618426632009-01-23T08:22:00.000+10:002009-01-23T08:22:00.000+10:00the inauguration was definitely a teary eye moment...the inauguration was definitely a teary eye moment.<BR/><BR/>i'm not american, not even a US citizen, just a mere US resident (new york), but i feel very proud of the USA for some reason. it was truly an amazing day. <BR/><BR/>i am so awed by this great country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65019744051152081182009-01-23T02:17:00.000+10:002009-01-23T02:17:00.000+10:00I too enjoyed this poem. The copy of it here warme...I too enjoyed this poem. The copy of it here warmed my heart this morning to read<BR/>Perhaps, just perhaps all of these "ills" have a greater gain for us. <BR/>Perhaps the forced humility will bolster those who have piped the tune for so long. It will be those humble who then will become those who are mighty.<BR/>It might just be that perhaps the humble will then lift up the proud.Donettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38880522782904059242009-01-22T12:29:00.000+10:002009-01-22T12:29:00.000+10:00Thank you for your post. I took the day off work ...Thank you for your post. I took the day off work to watch... I was wondering if you and others around the world would be watching. I am glad you share our happiness and hope. <BR/><BR/>cathy cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31195538672930078762009-01-22T10:57:00.000+10:002009-01-22T10:57:00.000+10:00I am touched that you woke early to watch our inau...I am touched that you woke early to watch our inauguration. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings; it means much to me!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45130947525569224622009-01-22T09:33:00.000+10:002009-01-22T09:33:00.000+10:00You're right, Marg, I'd forgotten about Quentin. ...You're right, Marg, I'd forgotten about Quentin. She's wonderful. But I've not seen hide nor hair of Joan Kirner for donkey's years. She must be hiding down your neck of the woods.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78068493085418441122009-01-22T08:42:00.000+10:002009-01-22T08:42:00.000+10:00"no comparable older women role models"? Hmmm. Can..."no comparable older women role models"? Hmmm. Can't let that one pass. I think our Governor General, Quentin Bryce, would have to be a contender. She's 67. And Joan Kirner is past 70 now. I'd say they were pretty feisty older women we could look up to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48975169057953778312009-01-22T07:31:00.000+10:002009-01-22T07:31:00.000+10:00I am a poet, and am so pleased this poem spoke to ...I am a poet, and am so pleased this poem spoke to you. Thank you for posting it -- I heard her read it, and was wanting to read the words myself. <BR/><BR/>Yesterday was a hopeful day. Let's do what we can to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86987274145984042112009-01-22T05:16:00.000+10:002009-01-22T05:16:00.000+10:00Thanks so much for the poem Rhonda, I have been tr...Thanks so much for the poem Rhonda, I have been trying to find it. I was helping at the school on Tuesday and our class of 4 and 5year olds went to the library to watch the inauguration with the other students. The poem was so beautiful! Hugs, Heather (Canada)Vintage Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077028698596029220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31812317556952506002009-01-22T02:51:00.000+10:002009-01-22T02:51:00.000+10:00Diane Feinsteing looked like she was having a ball...Diane Feinsteing looked like she was having a ball! Honestly, the joy she exuded yesterday was awesome and if possible , made me even more joyful than I already was. I remember her from when she was mayor of San Francisco where I grew up. I worked in a salon and some of my clients worked at city hall. She lived down the street from the salon and used to walk past and peek in the windows and smile but she never came to get her hair done much to our disappointment. The poem was very touching too, but for some reason, Feinstein will epitomize the day for me forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23831575549191817762009-01-22T02:05:00.000+10:002009-01-22T02:05:00.000+10:00I am so proud to be American! I think our new adm...I am so proud to be American! I think our new administration has brought hope back to a nation that was sinking into a dark place. The whole day made me want to be a better person.<BR/><BR/>KristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33282728909465413802009-01-22T01:45:00.000+10:002009-01-22T01:45:00.000+10:00Winston Churchill said "Americans can always be re...Winston Churchill said "Americans can always be relied upon to do the right thing......................when all else has failed." After so many mistakes I feel our country is finally waking up and this good man will lead us in a better direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48421004452846021152009-01-22T01:36:00.000+10:002009-01-22T01:36:00.000+10:00It was an amazing day for so many of us! We have o...It was an amazing day for so many of us! We have our country back and more hope than ever before. The poem said it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68938766310094833272009-01-22T01:17:00.000+10:002009-01-22T01:17:00.000+10:00Got news for you lady, YOU'RE the Australian only-...Got news for you lady, YOU'RE the Australian only-slightly-older role model! You motivate the heck out of us folks across the pond, so I'm certain that motivation extends on your own turf as well. Thank you for this blog, it contains so many wonderful ideas on living a simple life.Melanie J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03701919968159394274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33613390023815341482009-01-22T00:49:00.000+10:002009-01-22T00:49:00.000+10:00I'm so happy that the day was as momentous for you...I'm so happy that the day was as momentous for you as it was for me. Imagine how we Americans felt. What a great moment for the world.Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400044463689447933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90928521451154933052009-01-22T00:01:00.000+10:002009-01-22T00:01:00.000+10:00It is a great time for us in America! Thank you f...It is a great time for us in America! Thank you for sharing in our celebration :)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526129539299309279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15866685680881661132009-01-21T23:19:00.000+10:002009-01-21T23:19:00.000+10:00Rhonda,Thank you so much for getting up at 2:00 am...Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for getting up at 2:00 am to share in some of the excitement and celebration! What a marvelous day, and so long in coming, but it got here and that's all that matters. Let's hope the US can do better now, in all things.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is wonderful. I read it everyday. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>LarissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58135752861224858292009-01-21T23:08:00.000+10:002009-01-21T23:08:00.000+10:00I was crying as I listened to the coverage. It is...I was crying as I listened to the coverage. It is a truly hopeful new time for the US and I am happy to be a part of it!Willohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084939293467897155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33768683079458335622009-01-21T22:28:00.000+10:002009-01-21T22:28:00.000+10:00Oh I am glad you wrote that poem down... heard sna...Oh I am glad you wrote that poem down... heard snatches of it over children chatting and me saying ssshhh. So, thank you!Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69589239031266630072009-01-21T22:27:00.000+10:002009-01-21T22:27:00.000+10:00So beautiful, and so appropriate for this momentou...So beautiful, and so appropriate for this momentous occasion. I am, for once in my life, full of pride and hope.FiFihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525757684048252596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68356726444262225002009-01-21T22:00:00.000+10:002009-01-21T22:00:00.000+10:00Lets hope this is the start of something GREAT.Lets hope this is the start of something GREAT.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72350677763752267822009-01-21T20:58:00.000+10:002009-01-21T20:58:00.000+10:00Thanks also from me Rhonda, the poem held me spell...Thanks also from me Rhonda, the poem held me spellbound.I'm thrilled to be able to read it again.<BR/>Regards <BR/>PatriciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9843644362248393262009-01-21T20:28:00.000+10:002009-01-21T20:28:00.000+10:00Thank you for sharing in our happiness ~ and hope....Thank you for sharing in our happiness ~ and hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85315102183910667092009-01-21T19:45:00.000+10:002009-01-21T19:45:00.000+10:00I hope the Amaerican people will not be carried aw...I hope the Amaerican people will not be carried away as we in Britain were by a similar feeling when Tony Blair was elected, only to find ourselves cruelly misled.<BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88529188105957351012009-01-21T19:31:00.000+10:002009-01-21T19:31:00.000+10:00That is only the 4th time in history a poet has re...That is only the 4th time in history a poet has read at an inauguration. And, Aretha Franklin and Yo-Yo Ma there as well set the tone for an elegant, solemn, and moving occasion. <BR/><BR/>I am also very glad that Obama told the American people...folks, time to put away childish things and instant gratification. Time to get to work, time to realize that with great power and privilege, come great responsibility. Also, the first time in a LONG time, I've heard a president seriously address the important of alternative energy sources; science will play a role in this administration, and not a science for making weaponry. Marvellous.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting up the poem Rhonda.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>AM of the Bread (American expat living in the UK)minervabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797562694181195390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86649280193542829092009-01-21T16:17:00.000+10:002009-01-21T16:17:00.000+10:00Not everyone felt hope today...Not everyone felt hope today...Momzoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378773215114729466noreply@blogger.com