tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post108520017931416304..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: PARADETimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-58961915971526968502016-03-23T11:59:28.067-07:002016-03-23T11:59:28.067-07:00Thank you, Senor.Thank you, Senor.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-28104759341577074382016-03-22T15:31:39.027-07:002016-03-22T15:31:39.027-07:00Excellent observation and poem.Excellent observation and poem.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-81651359169254612392016-03-22T14:12:37.421-07:002016-03-22T14:12:37.421-07:00Good observation. Thanks for visiting!Good observation. Thanks for visiting!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-20599646542442568532016-03-22T14:11:25.406-07:002016-03-22T14:11:25.406-07:00Just a waste. A real waste.Just a waste. A real waste.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-9680471492304061922016-03-22T14:09:05.375-07:002016-03-22T14:09:05.375-07:00The contrast here is poignant... reminds me of &qu...The contrast here is poignant... reminds me of "Another day in Paradise"... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-83865478937603944662016-03-22T14:08:38.906-07:002016-03-22T14:08:38.906-07:00Well, the one thing I took away from it is that th...Well, the one thing I took away from it is that the personnel there who are serving these clients do seem to be dedicated and doing the best they can. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-67951397949732176962016-03-22T14:06:30.129-07:002016-03-22T14:06:30.129-07:00It was an irony that slapped me right in the face ...It was an irony that slapped me right in the face and switched the poetry light bulb on in my head. Hope you are well, Kerry!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-62132288554684559192016-03-22T14:03:57.203-07:002016-03-22T14:03:57.203-07:00Sorry to hear that, Jim. No, once it begins, it...Sorry to hear that, Jim. No, once it begins, it's never over. All the best to you. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-50720122348966887112016-03-22T13:13:54.827-07:002016-03-22T13:13:54.827-07:00Gah. Yes, true enough. It's seriously shameful...Gah. Yes, true enough. It's seriously shameful.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-27871519171300900862016-03-22T07:44:09.174-07:002016-03-22T07:44:09.174-07:00... I think (and hope) things will be changing soo...... I think (and hope) things will be changing soon. Our brave men and women deserve the best in medical care. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-25467283947572260972016-03-22T06:06:00.773-07:002016-03-22T06:06:00.773-07:00Such a bitter irony as observed with the poet'...Such a bitter irony as observed with the poet's eye.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-18792908770110558072016-03-22T04:34:30.535-07:002016-03-22T04:34:30.535-07:00Thank you, Tim. It isn't over when it's ov...Thank you, Tim. It isn't over when it's over, is it? Pretty intense here, nice piece.<br />There could be you or me and still might. I need to go to the VA clinic here (we've moved) for another hearing test. No ear protection 'back then' on the ranges. My ears have been ringing 55 years but now my hearing is very poor. <br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-69145023032099236102016-03-19T21:39:58.973-07:002016-03-19T21:39:58.973-07:00https://www.youtube.com/embed/pJTZrT6EX-E?rel=0&am... https://www.youtube.com/embed/pJTZrT6EX-E?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 ... keep on dancing, friend ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-91501915104354266762016-03-19T11:28:32.866-07:002016-03-19T11:28:32.866-07:00And thank you so much for your comment. You have v...And thank you so much for your comment. You have validated that this scene exists throughout the land in these facilities. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-47120700345642565062016-03-19T11:25:25.512-07:002016-03-19T11:25:25.512-07:00Thank you, dear one!Thank you, dear one!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-76112719734731809162016-03-19T11:23:46.084-07:002016-03-19T11:23:46.084-07:00Nice one, Doug. The V.A. here is a sprawling compl...Nice one, Doug. The V.A. here is a sprawling complex--building after building...parking lot after parking lot--revealing the level of bureaucracy involved. Perhaps if they had a few less bureaucrats, they might be able to direct more funds into actual patient care. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-6283043785650146232016-03-19T09:40:34.597-07:002016-03-19T09:40:34.597-07:00__Used, misused abused, then forgotten like a penc...__Used, misused abused, then forgotten like a pencil with a broken lead. It seems the 'system' is more important than the souls that that 'system' is there to give... the honor of aid.<br />__Mayhaps we need another government (agency) to govern all the governments by which we are governed_? One agency that cares__ beyond the rhetoric of saying__ that it cares.<br /><br />this holding <br />of bleeding hands<br />gracious care<br /><br />_mMagyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-48941115525941585952016-03-19T03:24:55.486-07:002016-03-19T03:24:55.486-07:00this is as poignant as a freed prisoner who can re...this is as poignant as a freed prisoner who can remember and still smell the rawed iron and hear the clanging of cage doors opening and closing. whenever i visit a VA hospice or hospital the sights you articulate and the music piped through as a psychological affect is so glaringly evident. hearing the music from the late 60's early seventies that were blasted during the vietnam war ! <br /><br />you catured this well<br /><br />gracias Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-50295119931842898962016-03-18T19:15:47.396-07:002016-03-18T19:15:47.396-07:00Oh, you have totally nailed this situation, kiddo....Oh, you have totally nailed this situation, kiddo. Well played.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com