tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4673384192943411627..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Today's picture/Cartoon from The OldieNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-65703101202265470942017-02-09T15:32:31.505-05:002017-02-09T15:32:31.505-05:00I bet you are!I bet you are!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87914380782108359802017-02-09T15:29:03.616-05:002017-02-09T15:29:03.616-05:00I'm kinda wishing I hadn't posted it. It w...I'm kinda wishing I hadn't posted it. It was really meant to show how tough the news can be. As I said above, a woman I know thinks her cancer came from stress over politics years ago. It is a very divisive time now. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84219848823790813582017-02-09T12:26:35.915-05:002017-02-09T12:26:35.915-05:00I am beginning to feel that way about Facebook. I am beginning to feel that way about Facebook. Susan Moorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744130110550636177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49869963480918647492017-02-09T06:20:21.301-05:002017-02-09T06:20:21.301-05:00I like your blog (and you) so much that I will alw...I like your blog (and you) so much that I will always read it, but I confess to sympathy with Stephanie's comments. <br /><br />I live in Australia so I don't want to be presumptuous about politics in the USA, but I really believe that people must speak up or the forces of ignorance ("alternative facts") will prevail. <br /><br />I totally accept what you say, and understand it, but we all make our choices. <br /><br />Like you (I think) I came to age in the 1960s, and I marched against Australian involvement in the Vietnam war and I have no regrets about that. <br /><br />I think it is very sad that people are at such odds with each other. <br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-12694164278560726122017-02-08T12:25:14.048-05:002017-02-08T12:25:14.048-05:00All sentiments are welcome here. I think I am just...All sentiments are welcome here. I think I am just feeling helpless these days. And I'm concerned that people's health is indeed being damaged by the news. I know a woman who feels very strongly that her cancer was due to her worries during the years before Obama. And this year when they thought it had come back (proved to be negative, thank God), she was sure it was the concerns of this past year. I don't bury my head in the sand. In my own way, I worked very hard for Bernie. I listen to NPR, and I know what's going on, but I think news headlines can be very upsetting, and if one hears them all day long they must have an impact on us. Years ago, we watched the news in the evening and that was it. I have friends on both sides of the political spectrum, and frankly how we get along is to not talk politics. We know how each other feels, and we try to respect those views. We love one another and that keeps our friendship strong despite the differences. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57188277564897389032017-02-08T11:52:29.172-05:002017-02-08T11:52:29.172-05:00I don't see TV news, but I hear about it from ...I don't see TV news, but I hear about it from people and it sounds so intrusive. I listen to NPR and learn a lot, but it isn't as inflammatory. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24676998086728558522017-02-08T11:51:07.578-05:002017-02-08T11:51:07.578-05:00Wow, I didn't know that line. Wonderful words....Wow, I didn't know that line. Wonderful words. Thank you. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9305090793809897292017-02-07T22:29:39.586-05:002017-02-07T22:29:39.586-05:00Nan, I know my sentiments will not be particularly...Nan, I know my sentiments will not be particularly welcome, and I really don't wish to be unkind, but I feel I must say something. Unfortunately, the attitude of "it doesn't matter what I do, it will happen anyway" is partly why our country is in desperate trouble now. Refugees, as only one example, do not have the luxury of ignoring what is happening. Ignorance indeed can be bliss, but it comes at a price, and the bliss may be very temporary. Do I need to protect myself or do I need to do whatever I can - though it will almost certainly be very small in the "big picture" - to protect others? Who do I want to be? Reading your post has saddened me; I won't be visiting again. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909031232521032516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17909674929461813222017-02-07T21:54:03.987-05:002017-02-07T21:54:03.987-05:00Sometimes I get my best advice from cartoonists. ...Sometimes I get my best advice from cartoonists. (When I'm not getting it from my favorite bloggers )). But this one I've been following for months.. (I'm not burying my head in the sand -- I read from several trusted sources including newspapers but I refuse to watch TV news. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87126882158557801542017-02-07T20:58:13.441-05:002017-02-07T20:58:13.441-05:00Absolutely! In a nutshell. I head for another room...Absolutely! In a nutshell. I head for another room when my husband turns it on. I wasn't like this when I was younger but I do it for my health's sake now. <br /><br />I can't think of the name of the old movie that Meryl Streep was in where she said this, but I've never forgotten what she told her daughter: "It's so much easier to be happy."Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52107581983610850312017-02-07T13:06:31.892-05:002017-02-07T13:06:31.892-05:00There's that great word again, balance! Librar...There's that great word again, balance! Librarian used it in a comment, too. There are so many news stories that have nothing to do with the headlines. News that can make us feel good about life in general. I remember years ago hearing that single, older women were afraid to go out of their houses because they saw the crime on the news. Crime that happened hundreds of miles away. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68224918823736788172017-02-07T13:04:37.257-05:002017-02-07T13:04:37.257-05:00Me, too!Me, too!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-85670916354002967122017-02-07T13:04:29.561-05:002017-02-07T13:04:29.561-05:00Whatever happens will happen whether I am paying a...Whatever happens will happen whether I am paying attention or not, whether I march or not. I learned that in my college days.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27739669217250047902017-02-07T13:03:45.279-05:002017-02-07T13:03:45.279-05:00I love the blogs I read. I learn about so many thi...I love the blogs I read. I learn about so many things, and barely a one has anything to do with politics!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-11121113291037971012017-02-07T13:03:11.723-05:002017-02-07T13:03:11.723-05:00I don't need to 'wean' - I just don...I don't need to 'wean' - I just don't turn on the radio! I never, ever watch tv news. For one thing, we have no source. All our tv now is via Netflix or Amazon or Acorn or Tunnelbear. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66521393986698852292017-02-07T13:01:51.718-05:002017-02-07T13:01:51.718-05:00Thanks again for your work for me on the books!!Thanks again for your work for me on the books!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91999727990615314342017-02-07T13:01:28.157-05:002017-02-07T13:01:28.157-05:00That's exactly right. For example, I read abou...That's exactly right. For example, I read about the suicide of Butch Trucks, who was a drummer for the Allman Brothers, more than a week after it happened. It didn't change how I felt, learning about it later. I think there is too much focus on the 'right now' 'right this minute.' And all the analyzing drives me nuts. 'This is what may happen if...' sort of commentary. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-83784332606610160282017-02-07T12:59:34.225-05:002017-02-07T12:59:34.225-05:00It is. And too much of it, I think.It is. And too much of it, I think.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47183094379548815052017-02-07T12:59:12.379-05:002017-02-07T12:59:12.379-05:00That's the secret, isn't it? Balance.That's the secret, isn't it? Balance.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6398008808031956652017-02-07T12:09:29.965-05:002017-02-07T12:09:29.965-05:00I don't bury my head, but I make an effort to ...I don't bury my head, but I make an effort to keep things in balance. Love to offset the headlines that I can't avoid, with positive stories of folks making a difference through volunteering, protecting the environment, planting trees, building homes for those in needs, etc. Having said that, I absolutely understand the sentiment of this cartoon! Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63376946494444844192017-02-07T10:15:59.621-05:002017-02-07T10:15:59.621-05:00Amen to that!!Amen to that!!Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38487555701168500402017-02-07T09:17:00.577-05:002017-02-07T09:17:00.577-05:00The truth is we all need to protect ourselves, at ...The truth is we all need to protect ourselves, at least somewhat, just now. <br />Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86549856156629283532017-02-07T07:42:20.251-05:002017-02-07T07:42:20.251-05:00I certainly feel this way. This time of year/life ...I certainly feel this way. This time of year/life certainly makes blog hopping seem more precious.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72033872189154501302017-02-07T07:40:30.899-05:002017-02-07T07:40:30.899-05:00This is perfect, Nan! I have to admit, I've wa...This is perfect, Nan! I have to admit, I've watched more news in the past couple of months than ever before. All it does is upset me, so I'm weaning myself off of it. Thanks for sharing this cartoon!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36450158412618500802017-02-07T06:47:04.570-05:002017-02-07T06:47:04.570-05:00Brilliant! It was kind of the cartoonist to let y...Brilliant! It was kind of the cartoonist to let you use it, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I’ve just sent you an email about the Faraway Tree books, please let me know if you don’t receive it. (There is an email link on the right of my blog)<br /><br />Have a lovely week, Barbara<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com