Displaying 2,821 To 2,850 Of 3,333 Comments Yep! I felt the same about telling everybody who invited me to the site! People just might get upset with him! 😮 » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 2, 2010 @ 8:55 am Good morning, abby! I am so glad to see your article today! I, like you, was filled with trepidation at the prospects of publishing something. But I have found that the reception I received from everyone here gave me so much courage to continue. I never really thought I had that much to say about anything, or that anyone would be interested in reading it. I would have to agree with javaz’s comment about your contributions to the site! Your comments are always wonderful to read…free flowing thoughts! Sometimes those are the best! Please don’t stop! Every member here is an asset to the Planet! I would bet everyone would agree with me that you are a great one! I look forward to reading more! I’m so glad you are here with us! My best to you, lady! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 2, 2010 @ 8:14 am Hi Kalima! I’ve missed you! Glad that you are back! Thank you so much for your kindness. My friend is devastated and bewildered over this. There is still no motive known yet. The entire responsibility for her mother’s care decisions is on her shoulders and she is really having a hard time, trying to make the “right” decisions. She asked me today about the possibility of “pulling the plug” and it broke my heart for her. I have seen families in ICU having to make these decisions, and there is no way that one is ever emotionally prepared to make them. I told her to hang on a bit longer. I also told her that I believe in miracles, having witnessed one with my sister’s illness over the Christmas holiday. There is no reason for her to put pressure on herself to make that kind of decision now. There is time, and she should not be pressured to do that. I do believe she was uplifted by the words of comfort from all the Planet community. She really was astounded when I told her of members from all over the world who were concerned and praying for her mom. I’m glad your father has a security system. It’s getting to the point that we ALL need them for our own protection. Bless you and all the other members who have shown such kindness and compassion. I know it is doing some good. What an extraordinary community this is! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 3, 2010 @ 11:24 pm Thanks, KQ! I had a long conversation with my friend last night and plan to call her tonight for an update. They were not hopeful when I talked to her. My friend said that even if she can survive the skull fractures, they expect that she could be permanently brain damaged. I just can get my head around this kind of violence. I was thinking of that when I read Abby’s article today about guns. Although this was not gun violence, it is still symptomatic of the inhumanity and cruelty that we see in the papers every single day. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 3, 2010 @ 2:31 pm UPDATE: I just spoke with my good friend and her mother continues to hang on. However, the doctors are not hopeful. I learned that she has skull fractures up from the base of her skull on the back of her head, and some facial fractures around her eyes but no other trauma except some bruising. They are inserting a probe to monitor the intra-cranial pressure from the swelling of the brain tissue. Now, for the amazing part! The police believe they have the man who did this…a man who rented a room at the lady’s house…sort of a domestic violence case. The man has told several lies and the police believe that he did this. They have not said if they have found a weapon. Nevertheless, this continues to stun me…just the fact that anyone would do such a horrible thing, someone that she knew and trusted. I told my friend about the Planet and the support and prayers sent by all of you. She asked me to thank you all. She cried as I read her your wonderful responses and insists that there are many more good people than bad in this world. And from what I can tell, the good ones are concentrated on PlanetPOV! More later! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 2, 2010 @ 12:01 pm Well, good morning, Sunshine! Glad you’re back with us again! (I’m just kidding you because I have fallen asleep with the laptop humming away. At least it keeps me warm!) I wonder if that “incompatible” something is human greed! Food for thought! That seems to be a thread that runs through so many stories like this…robbery and theft. The horrible beatings and killings are just a side effect, or an attempt to cover up the original crime by eliminating the only witness to it. All I can think of right now is the hope that the police will be able to find whoever did this horrible thing. I will surely keep you posted when I have more information. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 11:23 pm No problem at all, Kes! The stories are related! I did not take your comment that way at all! I knew where you were coming from! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 11:13 pm That is amazing! But my dad was only 18 at the time and was a tail-gunner which I imagine carried a lot of weighty responsibility too. It’s a wonder than any of them came home alive, considering the strength of the German Air Force during that time. Good night, Kes! Sleep well! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 11:11 pm Thank you, Khirad! Your posts are always spot-on! But I will tell you that when I was a child, we never locked our house. We also went shopping and left the keys in the unlocked car on the street with never a problem. How times have changed! I will certainly pass on your good vibes to everyone in this lady’s family! Thank you so very much for your caring! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 11:04 pm Hey Kes, I just thought about something. If your patient was a radio/navigator in WWII, he may have well guided my dad’s plane as he flew missions over Germany. My dad was with the 8th Air Corps stationed in England and flew a B-17, something I expect your patient will know a lot about. Give him my best! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 10:59 pm Thank you, my skunky friend! You and the rest of the beautiful PlanetPeople are a light in the darkness! I lost my mom to leukemia a few years ago and I, like you, could not imagine her going through something so terrible. My friend, Ann, whose mother was attacked, was a good friend to my mom also. Just really good salt-of-the-earth people! Why does it seem that things like this happen to really good people? I don’t understand. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 10:53 pm Hi Kes! I hope you had a good day! Thanks for the story about your patient. Is there no way that he and his wife cannot be at least in the same hospital? I once had a husband and wife who had been in a traffic accident and they were together in the same room. It worked out great for them as well as their family. I think it actually facilitated their recovery as they didn’t have to lay there worrying about the other’s well-being. Of course, I will send good thoughts his way, and also for his wife! It’s the least I can do for all the good that you and the Planet community have done for me. I have no qualms about being sentimental! 🙂 Sometimes I think we forget to put ourselves in others’ shoes to feel what they are feeling. Maybe a little more of that would make the world a better place! Glad to see you here, my friend! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 10:47 pm Thanks, Sue! I wondered where you were tonight. I’m sorry that I haven’t done much reading with these terrible events. I will resume tomorrow morning. I just don’t understand senseless violence. This thug (or thugs) could have scared her and taken whatever they wanted. There was never any reason to beat her within an inch of her life! I just can’t wrap my head around this! I don’t think the family has much hope. Older people don’t do well with fractured skulls. The next 72 hours will be critical and her survival will depend on the amount of swelling and/or bleeding in the brain tissue itself, which can be extensive in these cases. I used to work in Neurological ICU and have seen similar cases. I am sure she sustained other traumatic injuries, but I don’t have information at this point. This can complicate her situation. Not being a family member, it is hard for me to get reports from the hospital, but I will try to update as information is available. Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. I knew I could count on the Planet community to rally to her cause! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 10:10 pm Thank you, Adlib! That was exactly the response I was hoping for. Many will say that I have an over-active imagination, but I swear that the support I received during my sister’s near death last week, WAS palpable to me. I know well where it came from…it was from the family at the Planet. Tonight while agonizing over the plight of my friend’s mother, I felt that peace once again. And I know again from whence it comes! I had related the story to my daughter last week and told her of the wonderful people and their good wishes that had bolstered my spirits. When she heard of this horror, she called me and literally begged me to log onto the Planet to let people know what happened. I assured her that I would. Our system is broken and if we don’t fix it, then who? One place where I believe it would be good to start is to demand that the courts no longer recognize corporations as “persons”. I believe that this error that was made long ago is at the root of almost all our problems with government now, including the bribery of our lawmakers. It may be too late to fix it, but we have to try. Again, my thanks to you and all the Planet community for all the goodness you have sent to me and to those I care about! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 9:06 pm Bless you, WTS, for all your kindness! I hope that no one resents my putting personal matters up, but I believe that “the bell tolls for you”. We are all on this planet for one purpose, our spiritual development…not religious…but spiritual. How else do we develop our sense of compassion for others if we are not aware? These are very deep and personal matters for each of us. Why should we not share with others who we know will give comfort, support and yes, even love, when it’s so badly needed, even by a stranger? This is a basic tenet in all religions and faiths. We ARE all our brothers’ keepers. You and the rest of the Planet community have “kept” me through the nightmare of my sister’s illness, and thankfully, she is recovering! Now, I ask that we turn our energies to another stranger in need of a miracle. It can only help! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 7:49 pm Thanks, abby! I am surprised to hear of this from across the pond! That is terrible! I’m afraid I have to agree with you about the out-of-control kids. We have far too many of them here in the States. Parents are afraid of their own teenagers in lots of cases. I still have to ask the question…where is all this hatred coming from? Have we all lost our bearings? Are we being so de-sensitized by violence in our media that we no longer value the lives of others? Or is the media simply mirroring the ills of society? This is another one of those “chicken and egg” problems…which came first? Not that I blame all of it on violent media, but kids sitting around playing “Grand Theft Auto” all day certainly is not a good thing! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 7:00 pm Thanks, Obama! It’s people like you that make the Planet such a special place! Some of the most amazing people I have ever known, in fact! I am struggling to get my head around this horror! I know that the positive energy from everyone here will help! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 6:51 pm It is unreal, TRP! I was raised in a completely non-violent environment and taught that violence never solves any problem. So I became a rabid war protester in the 60’s. When working as a nurse in a large metropolitan ER, I first became aware of “man’s inhumanity to man” and was shocked to see it first-hand. Is it the guns? The drugs? The lack of economic opportunity? Or does it run deeper to a lack of morals and ethics? Where is all this violence coming from? I have many more questions than I do answers. Addendum: Please keep your head down there, Patriot! Podunk sounds like a wild place! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 6:43 pm Thanks, Patsy! What an awful thing! I honestly think I would kill somebody who hurt one of my beloved doggies! They are like my children. I am so sorry for the lady and the loss of her dog. I’m glad she survived the attack. I think you make some good points here about the economy and the rise in crime. But I believe that there is something deeper to all this, an undertow of meanness and hatred, that I cannot understand. This horrible violence against the defenseless is intolerable! I don’t know what else to do but write about it…frustrating at best! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 6:35 pm Thank you, Tanzanite! I remember you from that “other site”! I appreciate your kind words. All we can do is put our collective energy into the situation and hope for the best. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 5:59 pm Thanks to you all, on behalf of my friend, for the beautiful sentiments and good thoughts! That good energy is unstoppable! I DO believe that it can make a difference! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 5:48 pm Thanks for your kindness, javaz! I remember a time when an old boyfriend of mine was aggravated with me and he screamed at me, “You can’t change the whole world!” I thought about that long and hard. No, I don’t have the ability to change the world, but I can be a positive influence on my children, grandchildren, and my friends. In some small way, I do believe that this does, in fact, change the world! It’s those ripples in the pond that I have written about before. I guess there just aren’t enough ripples out there yet. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 5:45 pm Good for you, boomer! Some of these little punks just need to have their limits set for them! It is a shame that people hesitate to “get involved” for fear of I don’t know what! More of us should speak up when we see things like this! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 5:40 pm Thank you, Franken! I guess I hate a thief worse than anything…except maybe this. I can only surmise at this point that the reason for the crime was robbery. But why beat this old lady within an inch of her life? I was not able to get any details of what the police are doing, or possible leads to suspects. I just hope they find this bastard (or bastards) who did this. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 5:28 pm Thank you, Hope! I don’t often ask a deity for assistance, but this is one time that I will. » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 4:58 pm So sorry! My title should have read “Incomprehensible” Adlib, can you edit this for me?? I’m so upset right now that I just mis-typed! Thanks! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 4:41 pm Dark Matter (WIMPS) the other Holy Grail in Particle Physics Hey WTS! I finally got around to reading posts that appeared before I logged on this morning. I have to tell you that your comment actually had me laughing out loud! Good one! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 2, 2010 @ 2:16 pm Hey Hope! I always thought richmisty was a “she” but KQ referred to him/her as a “he”. I figured KQ must know more than I did. 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 11:07 pm Not boring at all, K! I love these discussions. Even though the science is most times over my head, I continue to learn from you all and that can only be a good thing. To me, a good philosophical discussion is icing on the cake! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 9:52 pm Very nice analogy, KQ! I like that! You mentioned richmisty…where is he and why is he not on the Planet? He was one of the brightest and best that I hoped would show up here. The dumbing down of America…one of my pet peeves! I see college-age students apply for a job at my shop and they are incapable of even filling out a job application properly! They cannot capitalize or punctuate correctly; some cannot write an intelligible sentence. And don’t get me started about spelling or grammar! It is amazing to me that they have actually been given a high school diploma. So, how in hell are these kids going to be the “future” of our country? How can we expect scientific breakthroughs from those who cannot solve simple math problems without a calculator? IMHO, it is way past time to spend some of that money that we continue to pour down a hole in the sand for fossil fuels and needless wars to educate our young! Our priorities need realignment! » Posted By Emerald1943 On January 1, 2010 @ 9:42 pmComments Posted By Emerald1943
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