tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post1928744725764131349..comments2024-03-22T04:01:14.613-04:00Comments on Life According to Steph: Thursday Thoughts - neon sign on the horizon rubbing elbows with the moonSMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-43756403456261901442017-08-26T00:36:19.807-04:002017-08-26T00:36:19.807-04:00Just tell the GOP there's oil under the confed...Just tell the GOP there's oil under the confederate statues and they'll tear 'em up in a flash!Crystal @ And Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205532702026984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-38689586676424144842017-08-25T15:44:57.762-04:002017-08-25T15:44:57.762-04:00Univ of Texas took confederate statues down Sunday...Univ of Texas took confederate statues down Sunday night and the Univ president sent a very eloquent email regarding the choice to do so. Finally something I could be proud of in the state that I live in! AND THEN, the dumb ass Texas Ag Commissioner bashed Six Flags for deciding to no longer fly the Confederate flag. I MEAN COME ONHeather Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312358963549375876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-44166664682944285672017-08-24T19:33:20.108-04:002017-08-24T19:33:20.108-04:00I'll work on getting you a box of trial size s...I'll work on getting you a box of trial size sundries together and send it to you. I can't believe that audacity of people who wrote that stuff on an elementary school sign. The new "normal" is terrifying. You already know that I agree with the other stuff around nazis and how they are presented in other parts of the world.sara [at] journey of doinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328180529729262449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-34689955172166863322017-08-24T16:58:22.770-04:002017-08-24T16:58:22.770-04:00haha i'm glad i'm not the only one already...haha i'm glad i'm not the only one already planning for christmas! i've already started my gift list and started socking $ away for christmas shopping!Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-70675834703788004742017-08-24T15:07:18.020-04:002017-08-24T15:07:18.020-04:00IT'S ALL SO MESSED UP. That sign makes me want...IT'S ALL SO MESSED UP. That sign makes me want to throw up. We have to make sure kids know that this is not normal. In other news, I'll keep the travel sized stuff in mind while we are packing. I don't think we've acquired much, but there might be a stash in our linen closet.Steph Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995001313606121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-86339110160477096222017-08-24T14:36:04.339-04:002017-08-24T14:36:04.339-04:00I literally snorted out of disgust at the talk of ...I literally snorted out of disgust at the talk of Christmas.... I cant even wrap my mind around gift buying already. UGHHHHRebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-40863653254840710932017-08-24T14:34:07.777-04:002017-08-24T14:34:07.777-04:00The elementary school sign is heartbreaking and in...The elementary school sign is heartbreaking and infuriating. Over the weekend in one of the suburbs of Columbus, about 30 households woke up to find "Jew" written on their sidewalk or driveway, and others had neo-Nazi fliers in their yards. I finally watched the Vice News episode from Charlottesville and just could not believe the hate spewing from people. Beyond disgusting.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673986016485754373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-69369005264388324952017-08-24T11:59:15.564-04:002017-08-24T11:59:15.564-04:00OMG I am so outraged at what happened at your scho...OMG I am so outraged at what happened at your school. That is so awful, hello, they are children and they learn there! I have so much reading to do thank you. I am about to cut off all contact with my mother, she is a crazy trumper and I am nearing knot time, thank you for that. I hope you get to unplug and relax this weekend!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331615511067156438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-3676634446174908082017-08-24T11:15:24.526-04:002017-08-24T11:15:24.526-04:00Ohhh I like the price of your planner! It looks fa...Ohhh I like the price of your planner! It looks fancier than the Target ones but not crazy expensive like some other ones out there. Hurray for getting Christmas started!!! I have two things for Zoe set aside, but I need to start collecting more because December gets to be a very expensive month! Love that towel! Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-22988109033152211912017-08-24T10:55:24.496-04:002017-08-24T10:55:24.496-04:00I agree with you 100% that confederate statues hav...I agree with you 100% that confederate statues have nothing to do with remembering the Civil War and everything to do with intimidation. As you said, they were put up at time when blacks were getting uppity and wanted crazy things like equality (imagine that!) and this was a way to put them in their place. And I call major bullshit on the whole "it's our heritage and culture" excuse because Donnie J has zero problems ripping up national parks for resources or building pipelines on sacred grounds. Those things also represent our heritage and culture too. I'm sorry to hear about your teacher passing away. That's always so hard and such an unfair double whammy, given what happened at your elementary school. This is crazy! And most definitely NOT normal.Tanya @ A Mindful Migrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662395965850097235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-54238948061011732412017-08-24T10:27:24.336-04:002017-08-24T10:27:24.336-04:00#3 MY MOTHER. I'll text you a pic when I'm...#3 MY MOTHER. I'll text you a pic when I'm there. She even said, 'find someone to take these and you can declutter them.' They're yours. I'll ship next week if I see her Sunday, otherwise the week after since I pet sit there over Labor Day anyway.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422365462021152556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-56278109049367385362017-08-24T09:51:48.041-04:002017-08-24T09:51:48.041-04:00When I used paper planners Blue Sky were always my...When I used paper planners Blue Sky were always my favorite too. Perfect size for a purse but still enough room for everything. <br /><br />I'm really alarmed by how quickly we're business as usual around here... and not just in the wake of Charlottsville and 45 refusing to denounce white supremacy, and not just in the wake of NO ONE IN GOP CONGRESS being able to say outright that 45 didn't say/do enough (the whole "we should ALL condemn this..." is really not strong enough. Say you do not agree with the president's remarks. JUST TRY IT!), but this whole year. Our new "normal" is alarming and so many people think they're powerless to stop it so just let it steamroll us, when in reality we are the only thing that can and will stop it.<br /><br />So sorry about your elementary school. That's sickening and I can't imagine what that must have felt like for you.<br /><br />Ugh, and #7... I couldn't agree more. Pod Save America had a great episode on this last week. Statues are not how we learn, they are how we celebrate. No one is learning about the Civil War through a fucking statue, the existence of the statue (which, as you mention, were added years after the war as a way of clinging to white supremacy, more or less) serves only to tell people what the locals glorify. I'm proud of the cities around the country who've made quick work of removing these thing in the weeks since, but I can't imagine how much pain these totems have caused so many Americans until we poked our heads out of the sand and were like "huh, maybe we should consider what we're saying here."<br /><br />RE: #9, I didn't know that was an FDR quote. I remember you offering it to me during my Very Hard Time last year and it was my rallying cry.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390697943483129220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-32473726500864263642017-08-24T09:47:39.730-04:002017-08-24T09:47:39.730-04:00Golf cart charges... dear God!Golf cart charges... dear God!Three of Cupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504198212822541481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-55163845662641996312017-08-24T09:08:39.507-04:002017-08-24T09:08:39.507-04:00I always try to get Christmas shopping done early,...I always try to get Christmas shopping done early, but I always fail. I have one small thing right now. Buying/selling the house has kind of screwed with me, though, since I'm trying to declutter and pack...<br />The internet has created quite the safe space for these cowardly racist fucks. I feel so much rage reading about what's happening right now. <br />I can't understand Tr*mp supporters. I had a hard time with it during the election, but some people used the tax or healthcare excuse to support him. Not ok, but I understand their delusion. Now I just don't see it. If you are still standing firmly behind Tr*mp then you are not a believer in justice, democracy, our country's core principles, or anything else good. Sorry, but you're not. Audrey Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593561585985740053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-2651027653123819622017-08-24T07:17:52.594-04:002017-08-24T07:17:52.594-04:00Some days I think can this all be happening? Other...Some days I think can this all be happening? Other days I think yes because we allowed it to happen. Either way our country has citizens showing up to say hell no & that makes me feel alive & full of hope.llf1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/16196234993611944142noreply@blogger.com