tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post9021241132548890083..comments2024-03-14T11:24:30.641-06:00Comments on Journey to Badwater: March: In Like A...CrabAlene Gone Badhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09887360033395271217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-56712340396788516892013-03-02T13:19:42.668-07:002013-03-02T13:19:42.668-07:00Can't get too much worse than we are now, thou...Can't get too much worse than we are now, though, Steve. We need enough women as leaders to represent our half of the population...and some estrogen-deprived ones would be extra fierce. Yeah, I agree we could have been in a world of hurt had Sarah Palin become veep and McCain had croaked...Alene Gone Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887360033395271217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-51521651005240060202013-03-02T09:06:38.049-07:002013-03-02T09:06:38.049-07:00At the risk of menopausal wrath, I have to point o...At the risk of menopausal wrath, I have to point out that countries run by women have proven to be as bad or worse than those run by men. It's the Margaret Thatchers of the world who climb to power.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-59627776147479851452013-03-02T05:31:22.186-07:002013-03-02T05:31:22.186-07:00Thanks Kathleen, those are the things that make yo...Thanks Kathleen, those are the things that make you wonder if anyone ever stops to think about where we're going and why we're here. I know there are a lot of people who do, but how do we stop that train?<br /><br />There are a lot of admirable things about different cultures, even certain religious groups, that would be assets to our mainstream culture if we could somehow implement them: like the Amish, even the Latter Day Saints in how they pool resources to take care of those among them who are in need... <br /><br />I personally like the ideas espoused by the Take Back Your Time movement, which is almost unheard of here. We work entirely too many hours and we've designed our cities to be a contributor to problems like obesity, pollution, loss of locally-owned and support retail stores. Leisure time is not spent in restorative recreational activities, it's spent on gadgets, sitting on your butt with your neck in a weird position typing on a tiny screen...<br /><br />I do think it's time for women to take over running the country though, I think we'd have a lot more success at turning things around if we'd drop kick a lot of those old recalcitrant farts out of office in Congress, and work together and move forward. <br /><br />Alene Gone Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887360033395271217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-66801530582966345422013-03-01T20:03:12.501-07:002013-03-01T20:03:12.501-07:00Ahhh, you may have gotten lonely without Crazy Clo...Ahhh, you may have gotten lonely without Crazy Clockwise lady. You will start missing her if she's not there during your workouts. :-) <br /><br />You are so right in relation to the crazy lives we live. Your story about how the atmosphere/attitudes toward nurses sounds familiar to the social workers I am frequently in contact with. So sad that our culture makes it so difficult and unpleasant to help people. We have certainly lost sight of things that are important in life. <br /><br />I am reading a book that details the Amish community. It is an objective read, written by 3 respected PHd's, and does give some credence to a simpler lifestyle. Although I can't personally buy into everything Amish, the book has helped me understand their world more clearly and why they do some of the things they do. Simplifying life seems to be a common desire for so many people nowadays - me included - how can we put the brakes on our whirlwind lives when parts of it insist on speeding by, seemingly beyond our control? Not an easy solution, for sure. <br /><br />Hope your work weekend perks along smoothly! :-)HappyTrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651141743444721517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-47930909437707677682013-03-01T14:25:14.132-07:002013-03-01T14:25:14.132-07:00I'd gladly trade weather right now. Please sen...I'd gladly trade weather right now. Please send some of that heat to northern Alabama next weekend. You can keep some of it, but 60s would be nice...<br /><br />Anytime there is a buck to be made off a normal human condition, you can bet Big Pharma will be all over it. On the other hand, things that truly disrupt quality of life, like thyroid disease, get ignored for research & development, because they simply don't produce revenue. Thyroid hormone is cheap to make. Alene Gone Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887360033395271217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614641499256174127.post-9298423102089022792013-03-01T13:55:53.192-07:002013-03-01T13:55:53.192-07:00YES. I am befuddled by creating medicine to treat ...YES. I am befuddled by creating medicine to treat NORMAL HUMAN CONDITIONS. <br /><br />I'm (a little) jealous of your cold. It's almost 90 here. :-/giraffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643989887305414709noreply@blogger.com