tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post8220200291945190947..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Beyond Moonstone and Broken StoneJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-13148778538405868412012-11-17T12:38:43.819-05:002012-11-17T12:38:43.819-05:00It is funny how you forget things. Long ago I liv...It is funny how you forget things. Long ago I lived in East Greenwich (nice town) and seeing it in print made me remember that my favorite eatery used to be The East Greenwich House of Pizza (RIP).Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29056036166534494102012-11-16T14:04:48.666-05:002012-11-16T14:04:48.666-05:00As I get Older, one of the many things that frustr...As I get Older, one of the many things that frustrate me is how long it takes for simple aches & pains; bumps & bruises to heal or just stop hurting. The Earth seems to take longer & longer to heal from it's disasters. My prayer is that the earth heals well from Sandy, with very few scars. My prayer also is that you heal well from your proceedure. You captured oh so well what we all viewed the day after Sandy. Stay well! Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-21720314526874081232012-11-15T15:38:30.715-05:002012-11-15T15:38:30.715-05:00No, never the nuker! Yikes. To think how often I u...No, never the nuker! Yikes. To think how often I used to... way back when... I don't think plastic should go in the dishwasher, either. I'll bet we'll hear more news about that in the future. You know what else I don't put in the dishwasher? Wood. Anything w/wood handles doesn't make the cut. Nor do pots and pans or wine glasses. Sheesh--why the heck do I have a dishwasher?!<br /><br />Yeah, I'm hoping I don't have to decipher <em>any</em> medical terms. I'm not good with that sort of thing. :/ Hope the same for you, too, Nessa. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769348314946326934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-27736728016899654432012-11-15T15:22:18.269-05:002012-11-15T15:22:18.269-05:00Thanks for those thoughts, Michael. Oh, the mole ...Thanks for those thoughts, Michael. Oh, the mole removal is a thing of the past now--prertty much fully healed! Though the scars will be a lingering reminder (of the excision and the hurricane), but, really, I don't mind so much having battle scars. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769348314946326934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29558494517515733002012-11-14T23:53:23.301-05:002012-11-14T23:53:23.301-05:00You can put plastic in the dishwasher without too ...You can put plastic in the dishwasher without too much trouble, but don't put it in the microwave...(cancer). Which brings me back the term I have heard from the pathologists, "Abnormal Growth."<br />Let's neither one of us have to decipher such horrible words ever again, eh?Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-78481695228786759612012-11-14T13:14:12.919-05:002012-11-14T13:14:12.919-05:00Correction: "It mazes me" (:D) should of...Correction: "It mazes me" (:D) should of coure read, "It amazes me". I'm glad I re-read my comment and was able to laugh at myself! : ) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-84224260723109000052012-11-14T13:12:39.839-05:002012-11-14T13:12:39.839-05:00What a fascinating post because you think "ce...What a fascinating post because you think "celestially" and then tie all of these subjects together. I am sending you healing thoughts, Jayne. The mole removal sounds painful and annoying-bordering on exasperating in the aftermath. Hopefully, this will resolve quickly. So much devastation from your description. It mazes me what power the weather has. Here's hoping that you are on a healing route! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-30132690739283797702012-11-14T12:29:42.360-05:002012-11-14T12:29:42.360-05:00Loree- The other day I threw out all the plastic i...Loree- The other day I threw out all the plastic in my house. The kids thought I'd gone bonkers. Bring back glass containers! I say. You can <em>wash</em> and <em>reuse</em> those, you know? And they don't leach. You can even put them in your dishwasher! (Can you believe that some people still put PLASTIC in their dishwashers??) Ok, that's my final word. Yup. What a stink.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-20910452875750843432012-11-14T12:25:59.688-05:002012-11-14T12:25:59.688-05:00Ru - How I hope we face it! About the moles--if yo...Ru - How I hope we face it! About the moles--if you haven't already been, I would encourage you to see a dermatologist for, at the very least, a skin scan. We should all have a base line read of the constellations that dot our bodies. Peace of mind, too. Bothersome warts--off w/their heads! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-57858658519274556672012-11-14T12:23:34.824-05:002012-11-14T12:23:34.824-05:00Rats w/wings. Heh. I thought those were bats! Bats...Rats w/wings. Heh. I thought those were bats! Bats I don't mind so much, on those warm summer nights they snap up the mosquitos in the back yard.<br /><br />The photo was taken at a beach that I'm careful not to name--because it's beautiful, unpopulated and situated in a pretty special place--and I don't want <em>that</em> to get around. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-59751207616707088382012-11-14T12:19:10.380-05:002012-11-14T12:19:10.380-05:00I don't know why I haven't yet traveled to...I don't know why I haven't yet traveled to our seabird capital, Newfoundland, Sabine. We often go to Canada, have been to New Brunswick a few times, but have not gotten far enough north, and I would love to see that part of the world. Especially those remarkable nesting grounds. <br /><br />Thanks for that gannet story, I'll be going off on another kind of trip--the internet--soon, to investigate!<br /><br />Meditation. Prayer. Never too late, Sabine. Always worth a try. (She, who hasn't had one successful meditative moment in her life!, says. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-82062503124297960722012-11-14T12:12:23.938-05:002012-11-14T12:12:23.938-05:00Thank you, Amanda. I had some doubts about whether...Thank you, Amanda. I had some doubts about whether or not this piece may have been too, um, convoluted, but I'm glad you related. You, who are so connected to the earth, would though. ;)<br />Now, I think I need to move away from my obsession with the changing climate and false seasons. (Well, to be honest, I don't know how I'll escape that obsession.)<br /><br />The wait. Yep. Always the hardest part, and always where my imagination leads the way. Glad to have answers, and happy to keep watching. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-73997500211741689502012-11-14T12:00:41.042-05:002012-11-14T12:00:41.042-05:00I wonder if we can adapt as well as the seagulls, ...I wonder if we can adapt as well as the seagulls, EG. Having been in the legal/real estate field for more than twenty years, I can tell you that I have seen an amazing amount of really, really bad decisions when it comes to zoning. Often, it boils down to politics, rather than what is best for our environment--what makes the most sense. We need thoughtful building. We have greedy building.<br /><br />I would imagine that the changing climate will force us to rethink where we build. I hope. It's not too easy to add on new dunes or seawalls. ;)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-18674154575726318672012-11-14T11:56:13.912-05:002012-11-14T11:56:13.912-05:00Doomsday survivalist. One might say that we're...<em>Doomsday survivalist</em>. One might say that we're all, always been, doomsday survivalists. What, well, there <em>is</em> a doomsday! Heh. Haven't read The Road--heard that it did well for itself, but I'm afraid I may never get to The Road. At least not in the near future. :/<br /><br />The seagulls, I know, pests, yet purpose. I agree, if the seagull doesn't make, well, I don't think <em>we</em> would make it.<br /><br />I've learned to live with chronic pain, Mignon. It's been long time. Most days are good, I get out into the fresh air and enjoy life--but other days, aarrgghh.... I suppose it would help, at least w/the jaw--if I wore my night guard more often. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25457599501316251702012-11-13T13:49:57.395-05:002012-11-13T13:49:57.395-05:00Awesome piece, Jayne.
I felt so many emotions whi...Awesome piece, Jayne.<br /><br />I felt so many emotions while reading this post...I was right there with you the entire ride.<br /><br />Over the years, we've (the human race) put so much crap into our air, water, and land...and we've taken so much without giving back. We've spilled into our precious oceans, and buried mounds of garbage that will never disappear and renamed these dumps as parks and golf courses. I always love going to a landfill park with several methane flames burning, don't you? What a stink. Is it any wonder that the earth is regurgitating?<br /><br />I am so sorry for your beautiful RI beaches...I pray for a healing of the land, and your moles.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-64278885039942731432012-11-13T11:22:01.899-05:002012-11-13T11:22:01.899-05:00Flying rats and cockroaches may be the only ones t...Flying rats and cockroaches may be the only ones to survive, or so it seems at times when we humans bury our heads in the sand or look the other way but here Jane, you face "it" head on. This is some of the beautiful writing I've seen in a long time. <br />Now, you've got me wondering should I excise or not my itchy stomach wart that keeps demanding attention. Ha.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-26932237119301959272012-11-13T09:10:07.874-05:002012-11-13T09:10:07.874-05:00Seagulls are rats with wings but it was always fun...Seagulls are rats with wings but it was always fun throwing french fries in the air as a kid and watching them swoop and swarm... and don't mention to certain factions in this country about global warming, they'll just spout off about god's will or some such nonsense... and damn does that picture make me miss the Atlantic, the rough and tumble northern part most.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-7160407867662398092012-11-13T04:30:41.095-05:002012-11-13T04:30:41.095-05:00This was quite a journey to read through and it le...This was quite a journey to read through and it left me giddy with thoughts and flickering images.<br />Sometime in early August I read somewhere (reliable) that thousands of gannets flew away, en masse, from their nesting grounds in Newfoundland, abandoning their solitary chick. As far as I know Gannets have only one chick a year and safeguarding it is the key to their survival. Possible explanations include loss of fish and increasing water temps.<br />Stuff like that makes me grind my teeth and worse. Some days I think I know that it's too late for meditation and prayer.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29081547754163107442012-11-13T00:23:43.623-05:002012-11-13T00:23:43.623-05:00what a complex tapestry you weave here, jayne. you...what a complex tapestry you weave here, jayne. you've conducted an exquisite orchestration of the desirables and the undesirables, the beauty of our oceans and the increase in superstorms due to global warming and a polemic of the pain that occurs when we try to excise something natural from existence or wish it away (moles, seagulls?) yet wonder if that is for the best. i am happy to hear that you have a positive answer in your case, as waiting for test results is a form of hell. you always challenge my thinking, and i am grateful for that as well as the new word in my vocabulary: sabulous. <br /><br />xoxoAmanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-48874603612004966332012-11-12T19:22:33.987-05:002012-11-12T19:22:33.987-05:00i have always loved seagulls - they got personalit...i have always loved seagulls - they got personality, they adapt, they evolve, that's cool. <br /><br />i find it so interesting how "rebuild' is used as inspiration in the media - to rebuild right where the house should never have been built in the first place. i read a conservationist talking about the vicious cycle that our government has those individuals in - "We build in places prone to flooding. We do that largely because subsidies encourage it. Federal flood insurance is a way the entire country subsidizes building and rebuilding in places destined for repeated hits."<br /><br />It's got to change. Humanity has to stop thinking they can control the earth, that we are somehow superior. They want to rebuild the boardwalk and artificial beaches - I would so love it if these funds could be spent on rebuilding in SAFER locations, not in areas where they never should have been to start. Katrina-esque.<br /><br />Gorgeous tale...EcoGrrlhttp://www.ecogrrl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-76928902343848139472012-11-12T17:13:19.558-05:002012-11-12T17:13:19.558-05:00this morning i heard a report about doomsday survi...this morning i heard a report about doomsday survivalist people in texas stocking up for a disaster of global proportions. (what a way to start the day!) it made me think of cormac mccarthy's book THE ROAD. and now this. oh jayne, the seagulls.<br /><br />perhaps i am in a gloomy mood. this piece of yours got to me. that's good, though....you hit home. yeah, you did, because i wonder if i would want to be hanging around in a world where there were no seagulls. i got thinking about a creature as tough and determined and likely to survive disaster as this one. if the seagull doesn't make it, would i want to live in what's left of a world like that?<br /><br />i hope they don't disappear either....<br /><br />and, jayne, that irksome jaw of yours, and now a hole in your back... i DO wish you speedy relief.mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028407838518935203noreply@blogger.com