tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1832452186692644033..comments2024-03-29T05:53:38.691-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: THEN AND NOWJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47136289225581654832020-06-22T12:29:28.611-04:002020-06-22T12:29:28.611-04:00Sorry I didn't get to this yesterday. I see I ...Sorry I didn't get to this yesterday. I see I have good company here! I agree, if we lived through the 60s, we can't help but get the same vibe. And we had the best music anyone will every have. It's comforting to have that to fall back on. <br /><br />Thanks for chiming in!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23220936830375711172020-06-21T12:10:06.940-04:002020-06-21T12:10:06.940-04:00We had the best music, especially the Doors.
I...We had the best music, especially the Doors.<br /><br />I've put my series characters into the pandemic and make plot and emotion notes every day. I don't know the ending.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51618142955324618752020-06-21T12:07:57.597-04:002020-06-21T12:07:57.597-04:00I think I read somewhere that the Mayan calendar &...I think I read somewhere that the Mayan calendar "stops" the same way our calendars stop every Dec. 31--time for a new one to be developed, not the end of the world.<br /><br />I used to live in south Chicago, and remember a summer (1970?) of unrest. Race relationships, the Viet Nam war, police brutality, gay rights--all were part of it. Some people established a several-block area similar to today's no-cop zone in Seattle. A few building were occupied by sit-ins. The landscaping suffered--there were trenches dug against anticipated action by the authorities, which never came. Eventually everyone moved on with no violence in that area (are you listening, Seattle?) <br /><br />Since I was young & dressed "appropriately" for the demonstrators, I had full access to the area. It was fascinating to talk to people who were completely sure that the end of society as we knew it was coming. Either we would be subject to a complete dictatorship type of regime, or the government would be overthrown, probably violently.<br /><br />Of course I'm at a much different stage in my life now, but I have to say that the feeling in the air is, to me, very similar. And I think it's just going to pass away, like the movement back then, providing some impetus for social progress, although at a snail's pace rather than the rapid change some people desire.<br /><br />The pandemic complicates matters quite a bit. As a high-risk person, caring for an even-higher risk spouse, I am avoiding crowds of any kind. KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23276149590269565222020-06-21T10:44:04.100-04:002020-06-21T10:44:04.100-04:00My mother went to Selma, and when I went to Washin...My mother went to Selma, and when I went to Washington DC after Kent State, she drove me to the bus pick-up point and handed me a sack of oranges. I was shocked - those were the only two political things my mother ever did besides run the polls in our small town on election day. You are right Annette - our music was WAY better. <br /><br />I am still trying to wrap my head around COVID-19 while at the same time, I find I'm adjusting to this new normal. I cannot imagine how we would have survived without online shopping. Something that wasn't available in 1918. <br /><br />I sincerely hope 2020 is done with us now - somehow the events of this year bring to mind the panic of Y2K - how were we supposed to know it would be on sabbatical for 20 years.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41752059849596516822020-06-21T10:09:39.611-04:002020-06-21T10:09:39.611-04:00People hate uncertainty and not knowing. Then, as ...People hate uncertainty and not knowing. Then, as now, I listen to James Taylor’s music to keep my equilibrium. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34276816308077350472020-06-21T06:21:03.303-04:002020-06-21T06:21:03.303-04:00A couple weeks ago as we watched the news, with ou...A couple weeks ago as we watched the news, with our city rioting and police cars burning, my husband asked me what year is this? The 60s? I told him, no. The music was better back then. <br /><br />Seriously though, I'm struggling to maintain equilibrium like everyone else. I do well for a while and then some little thing sends me plummeting back into a funk. I'm not one who turns to the last page in a book to see how it all works out, but part of me would love to flip ahead a few chapters to see if we survive this portion of our life story. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23273507103822162382020-06-15T11:03:00.329-04:002020-06-15T11:03:00.329-04:00Yes, we have been through some rough times and con...Yes, we have been through some rough times and continue on. Hopefully, the coronavirus is something we can soon look back on as part of the past.Marilyn Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424778692932139865noreply@blogger.com