Muscatine

A fair number....

Oct 27, 2007
of sensible and interesting posts. Especially commendable is the way nearly all posters offered condolances to the poster who lost their beloved pet.If you allow, I may join in on occasion. I will not argue politics. Just state an opinion, perhaps. Nor will I be drawn in on these silly board fights. I would enjoy reading about your jobs, families, hobbies and such as that.
You have a great town here, with a pretty downtown when the flowers are in bloom on the lamp posts. A very nice touch.

This was an original post by jones...answered by some of you, mainly by miss iowa.

Miss Iowa gave you input. I am fairly new here, she sounds like she knows what she is talking about.
I'm glad you think we have a great town. We DO & that fact goes much deeper than the flowers yo referred to, jones. You witnessed the support others were willing to give myself & others in our grief over the loss of our pets. That is what a small town, a neighborhood & a family is all about.
Disagreements happen in any situation. Family members/neighbors keep the ''rouges'' in check. (HOPEFULLY! LOL!). I left my job this evening, (as a research tech), (job as requested) & came home. I put a leash on my little dog that just lost her best friend & took him for a walk on our Riverfront walkway, (instead of doing crafts), (hobby, as requested)!
We walked down that sidewalk & watched the sunset as we greeted our neighbors. The safety and friendship we felt as we walked was ABSOLUTE. I walked back to my car without fear & with peace in my heart that this is the place for my children & grandchildren to grow up. I thought about all of the kind responses to our sad situation on this site & recalled all the smiles, nods & ''how are you tonight''; responses during our walk.

You can't buy this kind of peace, beauty & fellowship. It's there. This is our town, Muscatine. I'm proud to call it my home & we all love it. We may get frustrated & angry @ each other, but when push comes to shove, we are there for each other.

You



You just explained how the citeznry of Iraq WANT to feel...and why we are there to give that to them.

Did you even consider what they go through while making your evening walk?
My peace I give you!

Eat your words, Big Brother

You

Nov 2, 2007


You just explained how the citeznry of Iraq WANT to feel...and why we are there to give that to them.

Did you even consider what they go through while making your evening walk?
My peace I give you!

-By bigbrother

TLOU'S RESPONSE to big brother's response from her original post on 11/01...
Did I consider how the people of Iraq feel when I posted?! NO, I DID NOT! Do I feel horrible about what is happening in ''the world outside?'' ABSOLUTELY!
I vote, give my very humble opinion when I can, but have realized my opinion means VERY LITTLE. I can only live my life loving & appreciating my town & the people I come in contact with. (Which, by the way, I APPRECIATE because the soldiers from our very towns have fought to allow us this freedom)! I can give my opinion & most often it means nothing to others! That is ok with me.
I don't come here often, but have seen many posts by you. I know you are here often enough. I have agreed with some of your posts.
You crossed over the line with this one! HOW DARE YOU? What is happening nationally is a scandal. We can try to control it with the votes we make. HOWEVER, it is still important that we support each other locally! I may have ''only lost a dog'', to you. To me, Angel was a member of my family. Our grief is very real. To minimize that, and to ''point out to me that my grief is any less'' than another persons...locally or otherwise...is NOT OK!
I WISH THE WORLD WAS DIFFERENT! I WISH we ALL COULD get along & that there would be no war, no killing. SORRY...MY WISHES CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN. What can I do, in my own little neck of the woods, today? VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE I BELIEVE WILL SUPPORT MY BELIEFS...and then take my simple little walk on our very beautiful Riverfront, appreciate & love the scenery & revel in the friendship I feel with the ''hellos'' I get from others.
You read my post, big brother. You chose to ignore the fact that I WAS ABLE to find comfort for a while in our beautiful town & the friendship I was able to find in the moment.
AGAIN, I SAY...HOW DARE YOU. The world is a sad place. We all choose how to react. On Nov. 1, I chose to take ''the grieving dog still alive'', for a walk; appreciate the beauty that God sent to me & the friendship HE showed me through the kind interactions with others. I NEEDED THAT. I will not allow you to take that away from me.
The situation in Iraq is awful. We all have our wars. I support your opionions about what is happening abroad. This wasn't the time to ''attempt to make a stand''. IT HURT...and it was not ok! If you were my best friend, I would be saying the VERY same things. THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE OR THE TIME TO TAKE A STAND. You hurt me & made me very angry.
You say @ the end of your post, ''My peace I give you''? WHAT? Peace, my behind... Don't try to coat your words with candy. That is what the politicians do. Say what you mean, mean what you say. You really pissed me off & you hurt me. It wasn't called for, I never did anything to you.