Ten things I love.
I seem to spend too much time
discussing all the things I don't like...
I thought this might be a nice change of pace.
1. I love that Rob and Kristen can put on a pair of
dorky black frames and STILL look sexier and more
beautiful than anyone else.
.jpg)
.jpg)
2. I love that they hold hands.
I think it's incredibly sweet
and it's a nice way to show affection.
And I also like that holding hands is their thing.
They do it all the time.
All.The.Time.
They've been doing it since 2009.
That first hand-holding pic was kind of the beginning...
And they are still going strong.
3. I love that Rob and Kristen love animals.
Especially their adorable mutts Bernie and Bear.
I love that both of them talk about them all the time.
Talk about their dogs.
Their.
Dogs.
4. I love how Rob and Kristen's families like each other.
Seem very comfortable around each other...
No doubt the families have gotten to know each other
very well over the last 4 years.
It's sweet how both sides support Rob and Kristen.
5. I love that both Rob and Kristen are working
with some of the best people in film.
I see nothing but great things in front of them.
I can't wait to see what they do next!
(And of course... I love Rob's striped polo.)
6. I love how 'in love' Rob and Kristen are.
Seeing them so happy...
Makes me smile.
7. I love how Rob smiles around Kristen.
It lights up his whole face... his whole being.
Everything you need to know about how he feels about Kristen...
Is in that smile.
Especially the moments... where he doesn't think anyone is watching.
8. I love how Rob and Kristen support each other.
Rob goes to her premieres... she goes to his.
Cannes was a huge deal.
And there they were... front and center
to be there for each other.
And honestly...
How fucking great was Cannes?
.JPG)
9. I love how Rob and Kristen love Tom.
Because I love Tom...
He's shown that he is loyal and trustworthy...
and that he cares about those he loves.
.jpg)
10. I love how Rob and Kristen just keep living their life...
Their way.
They don't give a fuck if anyone approves.
They're happy in love
and that's all that matters.
And that brings me to my one positive/negative.
I love how Kristen owns the fucking haters.
They spend all day... every day
obsessing over her.
They can't stop.
They have to know what she is doing...
what she is wearing...
what she is saying.
It's hilarious in a pathetically psycho kinda way.
They are SO mad!!
Nothing is working out the way they thought it would!
And in the meantime...
Kristen is promoting her next movie
looking gorgeous and happy
Rob is preparing for his upcoming film
looking gorgeous and happy
They both have exciting projects coming up.
And they remain
Together.
Sharing everything.
Together.
Moving forward...
Together.
Good times ahead.
Brilliant times.
Wait and see.
This post is brought to you by the number 10.
Until next time.
Bye for now
283 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 283 of 283Our hearts are broken today about the shooting in Connecticut.My prayers to all the victims their families.
@Ginger-I was thinking about your little ones today.After me and my daughter went to see my nephew.
HUGS TO EVERYONE.
The final count is 27 dead; 20 are children from the ages of 5-10. I work and my job is to protect children from harm. I just broke down and cried when I heard this news...20 wonderful lifes just snuffed out. We must find a better way to keep our schools safe. No one who doesn't work at the school should not even get onto school grounds with at first meeting on the outside with the principal or vice-principal. That is just a thought. I'm sure others can come up with better solutions.
@Holy - Thank you :)
My oldest picked my girls up from school - I got automated calls from them as they pulled them in from recess and kept them inside while adding a police officer at each school for the time being. Here they have a lot of restrictions in place because of Columbine (you have to have an ID and must be on an approved list to get a child) but that wouldn't have helped - he was the teachers child. The principle obviously tried to stop him from going in and while losing his life saved numerous others. There has to be a change and what that change is I have no idea but something has to give because this is way to common and a path our world cannot continue on.
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0
Tears in Heaven is one of the saddest songs in the world and to think that it was about his own son. I cry ever time I hear it.
Soo heartbroken at today's awful events in CT... I seriously cant comprehend this situation
I am saddened by this senseless atrocity. I cannot understand how how can anyone take someones life but when that someone is a children...it's...beyond my comprehension. An abomination. My heart broken.
Thoughts and prayers are with the families of everyone affected by this atrocious act.
Ginger
Just like your school is basically how ours is handled even though were just small town country schools, you have to show ID and be on the child's info list in the computer and between the entrance doors and doors leading into hallways to classes is where the office is located, you can't go past without clearing the office workers because the doors are locked and you have to be buzzed in unless your an employee and have a badge to swipe or a comb. code to enter.
But in a case like this were a parent was a teacher I'm not sure what could have been done.
Like my hubby said, I bet most of those parents had already done X MAS shopping for their kids...I just can't imagine what they are going through.
What a terrible day and I can't NOT watch the news.
On another note, I'm glad that Kristen is probably back home with Rob and Bear & Bernie by now.
PAMH & GINGER -- like you said, since the shooter was a child of someone working at the school, not sure if they could have kept him out. Apparently he was disturbed according to one of the neighbors. The brother & Dad live in NJ. How did the media get it SO WRONG that we all thought the brother was with him???
Holiday season is approaching but it looks like many people around us won't be in the spirit for celebration, for various reasons. If we can help them in any way, let's do it. If we can't, let's just keep them in our minds.
We (or at least "I") tend to forget how thankful we should be for what we have and we usually take it for granted, when it's anything but. It's really sad that every now and then something happens, even across the world, to remind us "how fragile we are" Remember the lyrics from that old Sting's song?
"Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
like tears from the star
On and on the rain will say
how fragile we are"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB6a-iD6ZOY
Take care, all.
This is such a morbi thought but a realistic one. How many of these families have funeral expenses for their children. I hope the media will address this and let us know how we can help. It is a very small way to help, but I must do something!
Why? Why?
No words........
just prayers and sorrow.
Tuff you brought up a point I hadn't thought of about expenses. If you hear anything will you please post it here?
My heart is bleeding, my eyes hurt from crying and I am exhausted even though I have done very little. I think I'm going to take a long bath and go to bed. I can't handle any more.
Good Evening Dear ROSELANDERS
This is the saddest day...There is something terribly wrong with our society and it is time for law enforcement to place officers in ALL schools and get mentally ill people behind bars or in institutions where they can't hurt innocent people.
TUF & KAMI -- It will surprise me if the fanfic authors don't do a charity compilation to raise money for the victims' families. They have done this sort of thing for several years for many different causes.
STELLA -- Very well said. Good night to you.
@Liz - it is terrible how many wrong reports got on such a tremendous tragedy
I want to take minute to thank the teachers/school staff that post, lurk, live and breath for our children. Every time one of these have happened we here about teachers/school staff that sacrificed or put themselves in harms way to protect our children as if they were there own. I can't wrap my head around what happened and I know I never will - not only as a mother but as a human being there is never an excuse for this to ever happen. I bawled listening to one of the teachers recount how she told her students that she loved them because she thought they were going to die and she wanted them to know they were loved and those to be the last words they heard. You do not always get the praise you deserve but as a mother I want to sincerely thank you for everything you do.
Good morning Roseland. I’m just stopping in quickly before Christmas shopping round 5 to wish everyone a good day.
My thoughts go out to those affected in yesterday’s tragedy in Connecticut. It’s terribly sad.
Kenzz – I was pretty sure that your kids are past the kindergarten /elementary school age, but it was good to see to pop in yesterday and in doing so, let us know that your family is okay.
Hi to everyone. I hope you all are well at this busy time of year.
Recent news reveal this lunatic forced his way into the school. That there were strong security policies in place. Exterior doors locked during the day
@Tuff - I saw that too. The more information that comes out the less it makes any feasible sense. He didn't kill his father, he killed his mom at home, she was a substitute teacher and he shot mainly in 2 1st grade classes. The principle and school psychologist tried to stop and him and paid with their lives.
I gave each of my students a hug, a kiss on the forehead and told them I loved them as they left the room yesterday. We are big huggers in my room, with little ones how can you not hug them? This is going to be my routine everyday from here on out. Each child is precious, each day is precious and I want them to know what they mean to me. (I think they know). We had an emotional staff meeting after school, I sat at my desk and cried,for the children for the parents, for the loss and pain. Monday there will be therapists available to talk to anyone who needs it. My little ones will have questions as I am sure over the weekend they will hear things they should be exempt from. Give me strength to be brave and wise as I answer to the best of my ability. I am keeping to routine, they need it, hell I need it. And today I am going out to finish up Christmas shopping. Moving forward. I miss my daughter who has recently moved to PA. I called her and cried and told her I loved her. I tell her that everyday but it was more precious yesterday. She gets it.
Hugs to all, have a great day.
The NRA's answer to this makes me want to throw up. This is the 2nd shooting in less than 6 months that has had mass deaths due to a semi automatic weapons with the same basic response made simplistically and ignorantly without facts. To hear the kids were all killed from multiple gun shots slays me and makes me question a lot. With a gun shooting at a hospital this morning makes you wonder if you are safe to walk out your front door and do I need to teach my kids tactical survival moves before I teach them how to read or write? The day my kids teacher is carrying a gun to school is the day that I take my children out of that school.
All 20 children killed were 1st graders aged 6-7 they have the names now up on our local news.
Hello everyone.
We'll continue to pray for the little kids that were killed and their families.
@Ginger-hey.
@Holy - afternoon sweetness :)
Rose what a SAD week it has been First my dear friend Cara lost her baby girl then all those kid's getting killed I'm just ready for a little GOOD NEW's right now.May the good lord hold the mother's and father's at a time like this and my we pray for peace for them. @Robert I lost my dad 4 months ago This well be my first Christmas with out him.Take care I'm going to call my GRANDBABYS and tell them i love them just one more time. :) DEB
@ Ginger & Holy
Waves
There has been so many changed facts about this I don't know what is really true. At first I thought he shoot his Mom and her kindergarden class, now it says he killed his Mom at home and it was 1rst graders ( know matter what age it's still a tragedy ) and I read that he had an argument the day before with people from the school and went back to kill them, not sure if that's a fact, no matter what the lead to this it's senseless and something has to change...what the answer is ? I DON'T KNOW but usually when something like this happens one of the first things we hear is the killer is either mentally unwell or he/she had a bad home life like that makes them less accountable for what they did and in our society famous when after a short time people forget about the victims ( those that should be the ones people remember ) just like the theatre shooting, I guarantee people would recognize the killer and his name but unless like Ginger who lives around there I bet know one could remember a victim......that's just not acceptable.
Sorry for the rant!!!
Ginger
Love your avi
@deb
Waves
I know what you are going through ( and Robert ) this is our first Christmas without my Father in law and the closer it gets I can tell it's going to be hard on my Husband and my Mom in law but we have each other and are thankful and bless for that.
@Pam - With every update I get sadder and madder. They can't excuse this and claiming a mental defect is not the answer either. I don't want to judge the mom but why in the hell did she have 6 weapons in the house if her son was not right ? I understand the issue with getting help with her son to a degree as I have had major issue with my son from time to time (I even put him in counseling for a year) but if they don't want to change or take the help they won't then they turn 18 and the system fails completely. I don't agree with having semi automatic weapons and I think that is an issue that needed to be addressed the last mass shooting but it is like we hold our breath, cry and let it go until the next one. Someone suggest people go through the same checks police do for them to be armed but no one wants to be the enforcer that is until it personally effects them. My youngest is 6 and in the 1st grade - I don't understand how you can look anyone in the eye and do this let alone someone that small.
May we all be mindful and keep this in heart and spirit...
It was reported that Dawn Hochsprung, principal at Sandy Hook, mentioned this to her students and staff each day during the morning announcements:
"Be kind to others. That's what matters most."
May she, her faculty members and dear, sweet first graders who so tragically perished, all RIP. I am keeping their family, friends and community in my thoughts and prayers
HI ALL -- Had to work today and was still in shock over yesterday's events. I didn't sleep well last night and can't imagine what those families are going through.
I don't know if I've ever mentioned this here but my first husband was killed by a semi-automatic weapon, shot 5 times in the abdomen in a blink of an eye. He probably would have survived if it hadn't been that type of weapon. Needless to say, I don't like guns of any kind and don't even like to be anywhere near them. I know that nothing drastic will happen with gun laws in my lifetime, but hopefully some small steps can be made towards a resolution. Why can't we be more like the UK? Oh, yea, that would mean we'd also have healthcare.
@Pam-how are you.
@ Holy
I'm good :)
@ LIZ
I'm so sorry about your husband.
Like you I'm not a gun person and luckily my hubby isn't either ( closes thing we have is a BB gun my son and hubby used to target shot with but they lost interest real quick ) so we don't own any.
@ Ginger
I'm like you I don't understand how a Mother that knows her child may have a mental issue would keep guns in her home that her son could get access to. It seems like we've become a society that when a tragedy happens it's talked about and reported about for a few weeks and then, nothing until the next tragedy happens and it starts over again with nothing changed or resolved.
I'm a country girl raised around hunters and range shooting so I'm not knocking people owning weapons, but the kind of weapons that are used in most of these senseless acts are guns that should never be available to the public.
I can't imagine what it will be like for those little children when they have to return to that school or the parents who have to send them back. Seeing what it was like for the Columbine students dealing with this was tuff enough and they were HS age....these are little kids.
TWEETED BY MICHAEL MOORE .....
Michael Moore
This morning a crazy man attacked 22 children at an elementary school- in China. But all the crazy man had was a knife. Number of dead? Zero
........................
SUPER -- I didn't tell you before but I'm really sorry about your friend. So terrible to find out at this time of year but that's just how life happens. 5 years ago my Dad was in 3 hospitals in December for 17 days. He came home on Dec. 23rd and we didn't know if it would be his last Christmas or not. You just deal with it.
So have you wrapped your Florabotanica? Mine is put away and going under the tree. I only smelled it once and I can't wait to put it on again!!! I hope you enjoy yours just as much.
@Pam/Liz - I took issue with the NRA again saying if the teachers were armed the toll would be less, really? See they were more concerned with hiding children so they wouldn't get shot and comforting them - they sacrificed themselves to save who they could. 2 people meeting with guns is fine for a show down at the OK Corral but not in a classroom full of children. They suggested the same for the movie theater with a suspect in head to toe Kevlar in a dark theater with tear gas - just more innocent people would have died. Some where deep in my heart I hope the answer is not to meet violence with more violence but prevention and proactive answers. We are far to reactive and I am scared waiting for the next one to top the last one..even just one victim is never acceptable.I don't take issue with gun owners - I take issue when they get in the wrong hands and why people aren't all meeting in the middle to figure out an answer we can all LIVE with.
GINGER -- I definitely agree with you. BUT, you are thinking rationally and those that oppose don't even want to think of alternatives. I really hope something "good" can come of this horrible incident. Was watching a woman reporter on CNN almost "pleading" with whomever would listen to get something going NOW while this is fresh in people's minds. She said she had covered too many of these tragedies.
On another note, I would imagine that NBC won't be rushing to fire Bob Costas anytime soon because of his gun remarks. If it wasn't so close to the holidays I believe this issue would become even more heated than what it is. But with people traveling and spending time with families, I'm afraid nothing will get done too soon.
Sir Paul singing on SNL ....
Since it's a no new news time for R&K I looked through old posts from Robsten Dreams and looked at the photos of K leaving NYC and just noticed a blue knitted scarf or blanket and wondered if Kristen has kept up with her knitting, maybe she made it ? who knows but it's a beautiful shade of blue ( looks the same as our Kentucky blue )
i'm so sick to my stomach over what happened yesterday!
got into arguments on facebook and ny times comments!
america is the wild wild west now, in what logical world is it ok for civilians to own semi-automatic guns, guns that only police and armies should have access too!
this m.o. of taking a gun and going on a killing spree then committing suicide after is very american it would seem!
aurora happens just a couple months ago and this mother did not think twice about how available her guns were, was she that blind to her son's mental state?
i'm just so upset one of my nephews came home from school later that day ,he's 5 yrs and he was super excited because teacher gave him a small car for good behaviour (they get an animal pic card everyday they bahave and work good and at and of month a those who have the most get a car) i just hugged him real tight ...and could not imagine what i'd feel if it happened to him ! but at least i can safely say this is not a habitual occurence in france or its islands!
heck we had this crazy guy that was training as a terrorist who killed 3 kids at a jewish school earlier but he didnt get that far in the school as school was letting out, and this was so shocking to us because i can't remember when last something like that happened in france, i dare say the previous event that we can remember was the swedish guy in sweden!
i'd like to believe there'll be change but i'm not optimistic at all, it would seem as if american society has accepted this as a fait accompli , a normal occurence! you can't go to the mall you can't go to the theatre and have fun with friends, you can't go to school without wondering if you'll come home alive to your family all in the name of owning guns, in a country supposedly not at war! is having the right to any kind of guns worth the life of innocent children? all i ask for is restricted access what the heck do you need a hundred rounds for (if he had only a gun that needed to be reloaded manually he either would have thought twice and not gone to the school at all of he's really lost his mind someone at school would have had time to take him down long enough for police to get there)
what's next babies in a maternity ward? everyone will cry say rip ,say sorry and then forget about it until next time and next time ?
sorry for rant but aurora really freaked me out as i love going to the cinema but this is unforgivable and if america as a society lets this past with no hard felt restrictions well i guess we'll know what's truly important to them a gun or a life?
sorry i might seem harsh on his mom as she also sadly lost her life but the more information comes out , you're left reeling with how easy things might have turned out ....
i'd like to think every gun owners in america are taking extremes measures to secure their guns in their home,take out a piece without which it would work and hide it somewhere else! i hope all parents who know their kids might be a tad unstable don't have guns readily available to them and seriously i'd like for someone to tell me why this keeps happening specifically the mass murders/suicide? this is so wrong , how can anyone any of us even non americans look into each other eyes and say yes but he had a right to a gun?
anyway i won't say anything more...
LADYEVENSTAR22 -- You are perfectly welcome to "vent" ... I don't think you've said anything that the rest of us here aren't thinking. We are angry and sad and also feel very helpless about this situation and the possibility (or inevitability) or it happening again and again.
It's wayyyyy past my bedtime, Goodnight, All.
LadyEvening....do not apologize for expressing your thoughts and opinions. I think the entire world is in mourning right now after what happened yesterday. We're angry,hurt and frustrated and looking for ways to express ourselves. In moments like this I think everyone is entitled to express what they are feeling without worry of being attacked, (that is of course unless someone is a complete and totally disgusting human being who is on the side of evil.) we all handle grief differently. No need for apologies.
GOOD MORNING ALL-WHEN WE WENT TO MASS LAST EVENING, INSTEAD OF THE SERMON (OR HOMILY LESSON), FATHER HAD US PRAY FOR "THE HOLY INNOCENTS" WHO ARE PART OF OUR TRADITION. I WAS DOING OK UNTIL I LOOKED OVER IN THE NEXT PEW AND SAW A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG FAMILY WITH THREE DEAR LITTLE ONES. THE MOM AND DAD WERE HOLDING EACH ONE VERY CLOSE. THEN MY TEARS WERE SHADOWING MY EYES AS I TRIED TO PRAY.
IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME HOW EVEN A DERANGED SOUL COULD DO THIS TO SUCH SWEET LITTLE CHILDREN (OR TO ANYONE, FOR THAT MATTER.)
((HUGS TO ALL))
PATTY XXXX
T
LADYEVENSTAR
You are so spot ON...That is one of many problems in America but they all stem from this basic problem..
Prayer removed from the schools which has led to the break down of the family unit, a subtle but radical shift over the last 25 years in the collective consciousness, there is no sense of right or wrong, there is no sense of accountability, people are selfish and devisive, they want instant gratification...gluttony in every imaginable form, food, sex, greed, possessions.
People don't want to raise their children anymore, we take them to day care where they are fed breakfast and lunch and when we pick them up we plop them in front of TV in which every show is full of sexual innuendos and children treating adults that behave like moronic idiots as if they are the misbehaving kids.
Abnormal is considered normal... it is a sobering time in American History and to top it all off the government has so many special programs for people to sit on their ass all day and do nothing but party and have children that the government is bankrupt and the entire nation is headed for disaster...but nobody in government cares as long as they get re elected.
Something has GOT to happen to turn this country around...I am afraid that we are headed for some kind of revolution. I can't believe that decent people in America are going to sit back and allow first graders to be slaughtered ...I think we've had enough.
Thank you for expressing your rage. It shows me that the whole fucking world is sick of this shit and maybe the world community will hold us accountable
Super I love that you were brave enough to say all that. I pray your country will use this atrocity as an opportunity to make the changes that are needed to prevent another incident like this happening with what seems like great ease.
Speaking from a country that dealt with years and years of violence. The people of this country were so sick of the death of innocent people that all of us have had to make changes and accept new ways etc. to live in relative peace. I know it is not easy to change something you believe in but sometimes we have to to save lives. I hope this makes sense.
I know it's a different situation but in the end of the day the solution is the same. People have to be brave enough to talk about and carry through with the changes.
I watched a bit of news this morning and while I find it touching that they show the names of the victims it really PISSES ME OFF that they are showing the mother's name and not the shooter's name. THAT MOTHER "held" the gun for him just as surely as if she had been in that school with him. There can be no good reason for her to have all those weapons in her house.
I saw a report that the shooter had Aspberger's Syndrome which is a mild form of autism. They are not usually violent but are very anti-social and don't really know how to relate to society in a normal way. I've had close experience with a couple of people with this disability and while they are not violent, they DO get mad. They get frustrated because of their lack of social skills. AGAIN, there can be no good reason for that woman to have had those weapons in her house.
That is all. Sorry if this offends anyone.
Completely off topic but I loaded the video of the kids singing It's my life with their choir. My 8 and 9 yr old are the 2 dark haired girls on the left. You get to hear how much I actually laugh because the guy next to me asked if this was the theme to kick boxer ...
http://youtu.be/fQQ33JbuRkc
GINGER -- AND they are so cute.
@Liz - thank you !!! big hugs
Hello guys.I hope everyone are having a good weekend.
@Holy - waves :)
I've been reading all of the comments as everyone is expressing their grief and outrage. I saw this on twitter and those of you with accts have probably already seen it. It speaks of what it is to live with a child that is "different" and how the answer isn't straightforward as to how to deal with them. I think we all know of someone who might not be socially adept or might be "odd" and for the parentts the answer isn't always simple. I don't know why that mother had weapons in her home, but she isn't able to give us her reasons now.
http://t.co/R9tQySzs
Ginger, Such cuties.
@PL - Thanks !!
There will be so many questions we will never get answers too - I think we just need solutions and fast. Someone suggested non lethal ammunition. The worst part about this is he was 20 she couldn't get forcible help for him anyway unless he threatened to hurt someone or himself and even then it is just a 24-72 hold. They can't force help on adults unless it is through the criminal system and it is too late by then in most cases.
i just wanted to thank everyone for being so thoughtful with regard to the loss of my friend. Mark was an all or nothing kind of guy who would literally give you the shirt off of his back and he will be missed.
i've been thinking a lot about history lately and how things tend to happen in clumps, it seems like the saddest thing to me, after 911 of course, was columbine and that was followed about a week later [i think] by the deaths of JFK jr and his wife. that really made me sad and i still don't know why it had the impact that it did
did you guys know that the manson murders, the lunar landing and woodstock all happened in a span of 10 days?
i am currently really worried about mark's daughter, because she was best friends with Mickey Shuner, the girl who kidnapped, raped, and murdered recently here in lafayette. so she's lost a best friend and a father
i know i'm rambling so i'll end with this. if you missed the opening to sat night live last night, you really ought to google it
ROBERT -- I am so sorry for your loss. I apologize for not mentioning before now... no excuses. Perhaps you can be there for your friend's daughter. Sometimes people are much stronger than what we give them credit for.
I was not aware that the Manson murders, lunar landing & Woodstock all happened about the same time, that is interesting.
This brutality from Friday will be historical, unfortunately.
@ ginger
I loved the video, of course you knew I would, your girls are cuties :)
Your laugh made me laugh
@Pam - my kids were laughing at me too :) The kids put on such a great show and loved them all stomping their little feet. I was amazed at how well they all sounded for being little guys.
Ginger, such cute little girls! You should be very proud! Also, your laughter is addictive.
PL, that was very interesting to read. Mental illness is a tabu in almost every country in the world and that is not only unfair for the mentaly ill and their families, but it could also be dangerous.
I think that societies show zero tollerance and acceptance towards the different. Mentalities and ideas are slowly changing but that prossess is really slow. It'll take years before mentally ill are treated the way it should.
I've always admired America. No matter whether I agreed or disagreed with each governments foreign policies, I've always believed US leads the western world and not without a reason. It's the strongest nation, not only militarily or economically, but also culturally. US managed to become the strongest nation on the face of the earth only a few ceturies after Decleration of Independence and that's remarkable.
What I always admired the most is it's diversity. I've never been to US but, from what I know, it's a country where you can find the right place for you, no matter what your preferances are. You can find your place, no matter who you are.
What I think I'll never be able to understand is why the possession of a gun should be so easy. I've heard many times on the news about the 2nd Amendment, but having the right to carry a gun shouldn't be different from being able to buy it so easily or from being able to buy semi-automatic weapons, which are not for protection?
If you're familiar with Greek Mythology, you've heard of Cronus, father of Zeus, who ate his children in order to not overpower him. I can't stop thinking a few days now that America eats its children. But, if you've heard of Cronus, you'll also know that, when the time came, Zeus escaped the fate his father wanted for him. See any similarities? Maybe the time has come.
Sorry for my rambling and I don't mean to offend anyone. You're probably right if you say that it's non of my bussiness to express my opinion about a foreign country, but I've been thinking a lot these last few days about what happened and I felt like I should share my thoughts with you.
I hope my english make sense.
Oh, Rose, the new banner speaks volumes!
@Ginger-hey,I just watched the video. Ohhh,they're so cute.I like the song by the way.
STELLA -- Hi, I hope you've had a good weekend? Won't you be getting a Christmas break soon?
LIZ, hi! How are you?
I have an essay for a seminar I attended to hand in tomorrow so it was a very busy weekend. I'm finally through with it.
Our Christmas break starts next Friday and it's up to January 8th, so I'll get some rest then for sure.
Stella, good luck with the seminar. Sounds like you'll get a nice, long break ... longer than our schools over here.
LIZ, thank you, I think I'll need it.
Yes, we have two weeks now and two more weeks near Easter. It's a well needed rest for me, believe me.
STELLA -- Ditto on needing the rest over the holidays. I'm afraid it's going to go by too quickly, I don't have 2 weeks, just a little over a week.
Have a good evening.
Stella/Holy - thanks - it is a little cheer in sad times.
PL thanks for the link.It was chilling in it's clarity on what it's like to be in the situation of a mother with a mentally ill child.
Before I say what I'd like to say, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and just because we don't always agree doesn't mean that either of us is wrong.
I worked with mentally ill patients for years. I have seen parents who were at the end of their rope, physically, mentally emotionally, they had done everything in the world that they could possibly do to help their child. It was a continuing, on going battle, one that a lot of people on the outside looking in had no sympathy for their plight.
These people love their children, sometimes to their own detriment. They are sometimes foolhardy in believing that that they and they alone can control their child. They are not trying to create a monster, they are loving their child. THEIR child.
Right, wrong, indifferent, there is nothing in this world as powerful or as special as a Mother's love. NO ONE knows why this mother had guns, she could have have gotten them when a parent died, like my husband did when his dad passed away. She could have gotten them for protection, she could have gotten them in the divorce. What I think has been discovered is that she purchasted them legally.
She could have had them locked up tightly in gun cabinets. She could have done everything within her power to be responsible. As to whether or not she should have had the guns, that is a different story.
What I do know though is this mother was her son's FIRST victim.
KAMI -- Let's agree to disagree on this subject. I really hope that the other son or the ex-husband or someone close to the mother can provide some knowledge as to why she would want or need all those ASSAULT weapons.
I understand that they were obtained legally and I don't really know what the gun control laws are like but why would anyone be able to purchase such weapons and for what reason? If the shooter had been using a "regular" gun, there wouldn't have been nearly as many fatalities.
Yes, this woman was his first victim but as this moment in time, I cannot understand or fathom ANY reason why she should have had all these types of guns in her home, no matter if they were locked up or not.
Bedtime for me, let's hope tomorrow is a better day. I'm really glad that R&K and their little "family" is together right now.
At the end of the day there are 2 issue that have got to be addressed - the worlds view on mental health issues and how it is dealt with. The other is not the issue to bare arms but really what weapons are allowed and accountability. A person with a mental illness history cannot buy a gun but someone in their house can which still allows them access to the vehicle that the system is supposed to stop. Also the stance I heard on assault rifles was that they were used for hunting - the only hunting I keep seeing is human beings. I don't care if you have your shot gun or pump rifle for hunting nor do I care about the hand gun you have to protect your home. I take issue with any weapon that has been repeatedly used to conduct these mass shootings with clips made to hold ammo that is meant for nothing other than mass casualties. Something is going to have to change because we cannot keep moving in the direction we are before there will be nothing left of humanity to fight for. Glorifying these killers does not help - they are stamped in history with the blood of innocent people each one topping the other in shock value.
GINGER -- Well said. Have a good night.
@Liz - nighty night
JFC what the hell is wrong with people - is everyone just losing their minds. Another shooting that started outside and spilled into a movie theater in Texas.
When Words Fail Us
Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 9 - Op. 72
Arthur Rubinstein (1 hour, 47 mins):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PGpn6Iw50g
Thank you/ArRubMusic
I listen to the music from Chopin, written between 1827 to 1846, (a time in the world filled with chaos, wars, deaths and loss, too).
My neighbor is vacuuming at almost midnight. Laughter (mine). I am smiling for the first time in days.
There is hope. Hope for a better way, place, world, us. Why else would we exist? Only for the sheer love of being. Be present with that.
I am having a very stiff drink, for I am weak in my grief and silence.
Yet, we are strong together, and are with those in pain. They are not alone, as President Obama said. A leader who loves and feels, now there is a hope I can hold on to.
Hold on.
For Us All To Rest
Lullaby
(Original Piano Version)
George Gershwin (9 mins 20 secs.):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-ArzPl0bg
Thank you/Epogdous
Alicia Zizzo, pianist, played "Lullaby".
CELEBRATE THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS OF THE MUSIC OF GEORGE GERSHWIN WITH DR. ALICIA ZIZZO:
http://www.jamesarts.com/zizzo/gershwin.htm
Yeah, Monday Morning
Black Coffee
Ella Fitzgerald:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRxS7Q64xUQ
I'm feeling mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor and watch the door
And in between I drink
Black Coffee
Love's a hand me down broom
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room
I'm talking to the shadows
1 o'clock to 4
And Lord, how slow the moments go
When all I do is pour
Black Coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hanging out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry
Now a man is born to go a lovin'
A woman's born to weep and fret
To stay at home and tend her oven
And drown her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moonin' all the morning
mournin' all the night
And in between it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight
Black Coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
It's driving me crazy
This waiting for my baby
To maybe come around
My nerves have gone to pieces
My hair is turning gray
All I do is drink black coffee
Since my man's gone away
Thank you/Corneel Van Driel
Lyrics:www.sing365.com
Good morning everybody.
Words have failed me these past three days..........What happened in Newtown CT is incomprehensible to me.........20 children between the ages of five and six and 6 adults.
My heart goes out to the families and friends of those little children and the adults who died in trying to save them.....May their souls rest in eternal peace.
My heartfelt condolences.
Psalm 23
Have the best day you can everybody.
Keeping Eyes Wide Open
Someone To Watch Over Me
Thayer105:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-WZK1i7-PE
Thank you/Thayer105
Morning all, we are on a two hour delay, snow and sleet hit our area yesterday afternoon. I am not sorry for the delay, I didn't sleep well last night and have been up since 3 am. We were supposed to have an early morning staff meeting as grief counselors were coming in to be available for staff and students.I'm sure we will get some sort of text telling us what to do should we go in later. I am not looking forward to it.
On another note, Ginger I watched the video of your kids singing, It's My Life by BonJovi. One of my favorite bands and songs. They are so dam cute! We had our Christmas concert at school last Tuesday night, all those little faces shining and smiling, belting out those songs with all they have.
Just seen where Kristen donated her dress to Sandy relief, I hope it brings in a lot of money for a good cause.
@JMF - Thank You !!!
Morning ladies
@Pam - I hope they get a lot of money for it too - such a worthy cause
new blog
Post a Comment