tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post5226241622100538388..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: SERVE AND PROTECTTimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-46082784515211119102017-07-21T18:12:28.147-07:002017-07-21T18:12:28.147-07:00Thanks for another thoughtful outpouring, my frien...Thanks for another thoughtful outpouring, my friend. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1754854932618249902017-07-21T18:09:00.737-07:002017-07-21T18:09:00.737-07:00Thanks. Seemed like for a while we thought it was ...Thanks. Seemed like for a while we thought it was in the past...that was before the widespread use of cell phone cameras.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-52745756709654835342017-07-21T07:15:33.033-07:002017-07-21T07:15:33.033-07:00When I was young, we had "party lines" o...When I was young, we had "party lines" on our telephones. <br />__ Today, "Party Lines" are a rigidity within -EACH- party, that causes them to believe they are so "educated" that there is no alternative balance. Believing Citizens with different (no matter how civil) views, have yet to reach their Superior Educational Levels, makes them believe the Proletarian opinions are invalid. <br />__ Bowing under to avoid deep discussion: is that education? "A new strait needed." _m<br /><br />proletariat <br />the wealth that ships histories<br />strait line <br />Magyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-42186722787480576292017-07-20T20:12:58.821-07:002017-07-20T20:12:58.821-07:00some black people sold their own into slavery - so...some black people sold their own into slavery - some white people helped free the slaves. Today it's a mixed bag - some still hate because of skin color - others love everyone regardless. I don't blame America - I do think it's the best country to live in and I am proud of it - but we have a long way to go. I hear you in this poem - and I hope one day we can call it fiction. Or the past...Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-33746402098280113042017-07-20T13:19:03.263-07:002017-07-20T13:19:03.263-07:00Tanks for dat. Tanks for dat. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11269668180045099572017-07-20T13:18:19.346-07:002017-07-20T13:18:19.346-07:00I wish it were a lie too. All best to you, Magaly!...I wish it were a lie too. All best to you, Magaly!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57045140082505140882017-07-20T04:03:44.205-07:002017-07-20T04:03:44.205-07:00What to say but 'true dat!'What to say but 'true dat!'Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-60741400199111935662017-07-19T17:23:30.503-07:002017-07-19T17:23:30.503-07:00As the parent of dark-skinned man, I wish your poe...As the parent of dark-skinned man, I wish your poem was a lie. But blindness has never helped anyone. So, I see your words.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-82380884181492256792017-07-19T13:55:01.154-07:002017-07-19T13:55:01.154-07:00Muchas gracias, Mama!Muchas gracias, Mama!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-13760555860158340662017-07-19T13:53:54.922-07:002017-07-19T13:53:54.922-07:00Yes, we do. Thank you, Gillena.Yes, we do. Thank you, Gillena.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-79787178119508671962017-07-19T10:43:55.851-07:002017-07-19T10:43:55.851-07:00Bravo!Bravo!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-63317673402203409682017-07-18T23:44:59.083-07:002017-07-18T23:44:59.083-07:00Healing takes time, but we do wish it were much m...Healing takes time, but we do wish it were much much faster. What a profound write!!<br /><br />much love... Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-38826329868640571472017-07-18T21:45:05.289-07:002017-07-18T21:45:05.289-07:00That way no one would have suspected U...this inno...That way no one would have suspected U...this innocent looking little white child...but I'm onto you...heh hehTimoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-29271025739350866692017-07-18T21:42:05.856-07:002017-07-18T21:42:05.856-07:00Awfully nice of you to say. But I guess it's t...Awfully nice of you to say. But I guess it's true :)Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-58769234638603548992017-07-18T21:38:44.193-07:002017-07-18T21:38:44.193-07:00That's why I wrote it as "dark-skinned ma...That's why I wrote it as "dark-skinned man". Guess I better not let on that I have some Cherokee blood!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-51271914748636564172017-07-18T21:36:40.165-07:002017-07-18T21:36:40.165-07:00And for what good reason? There are none.And for what good reason? There are none.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-4747412285218100532017-07-18T20:07:13.973-07:002017-07-18T20:07:13.973-07:00i remember stealing a loaf of bread here and sum m...i remember stealing a loaf of bread here and sum milk there for my family ... they always sent me cuz i was white ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-9408779535914305222017-07-18T18:42:17.508-07:002017-07-18T18:42:17.508-07:00I am pleased you wrote about this.Getting into a c...I am pleased you wrote about this.Getting into a car for a black person can be a potential death sentence.If every American were like you there would not be a problem. In fact if every American were like you there would have been no slavery to begin with.Shame .rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-3059072184126842812017-07-18T18:30:52.536-07:002017-07-18T18:30:52.536-07:00I hear Native Americans have the same problems.I hear Native Americans have the same problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-37948326186464397212017-07-18T14:10:37.072-07:002017-07-18T14:10:37.072-07:00Touching and sadly true.
We all live in a dangerou...Touching and sadly true.<br />We all live in a dangerous world these days but some have to live in even more fear than should be their share in this life.<br />JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021461504951465311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-46162274937015992122017-07-18T12:34:07.392-07:002017-07-18T12:34:07.392-07:00Kerry, in truth I hadn't checked the site befo...Kerry, in truth I hadn't checked the site before I wrote this today...didn't know it was going to be about Mandela...how's that for serendipity? And thanks for the insightful truth of your comment!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-88661728734409556982017-07-18T11:40:50.897-07:002017-07-18T11:40:50.897-07:00Yes, indeed and in truth, Tim. We'd think we w...Yes, indeed and in truth, Tim. We'd think we were all beyond the double standards of the past but they are inculcated in our value systems and those do not change fast enough to make a difference. Thank you for this poem on this day.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com