tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5610954638533016910..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Fear and loathing in the cat food aisleNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29606102906912010042018-01-29T14:32:59.461-06:002018-01-29T14:32:59.461-06:00Having been educated by nuns for 12 years, I can t...Having been educated by nuns for 12 years, I can tell you that there was always a good deal of speculation as to whether they had hair under that wimple. <br /><br />John<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82227479073955884622018-01-29T08:21:18.102-06:002018-01-29T08:21:18.102-06:00An eloquent response, Neil.
I'm really puzzled...An eloquent response, Neil.<br />I'm really puzzled as to why she chose you as a sounding board. What was she thinking? Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38927438160588636822017-01-30T11:21:54.195-06:002017-01-30T11:21:54.195-06:00really guys? what else a young muslim women might ...really guys? what else a young muslim women might be wearing under her niqab or in the unlikely case here in the us a burqa is none of your business and you should just leave it at that TomFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79012074045424154782017-01-29T19:16:14.194-06:002017-01-29T19:16:14.194-06:00I think people will be more likely to keep their p...I think people will be more likely to keep their protests thoughtful and peaceful if you start using capital letters and correct punctuation.J. Pabsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566801024154623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81167036505198064312017-01-29T16:54:10.359-06:002017-01-29T16:54:10.359-06:00Thank you. This piece is one of many reasons why I...Thank you. This piece is one of many reasons why I have appreciated your blog for a long time. Keep 'em coming.Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532756626266773921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18520582064353480242017-01-29T16:30:35.602-06:002017-01-29T16:30:35.602-06:00Of course not. Of course not. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71720546433986777032017-01-29T14:58:54.394-06:002017-01-29T14:58:54.394-06:00I don't remember this column. Did you ever ge...I don't remember this column. Did you ever get a response from her?Shari P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02844720465680592417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18558310897693304822017-01-29T13:58:16.309-06:002017-01-29T13:58:16.309-06:00Good point, Tom.Good point, Tom.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86844399630730360122017-01-29T13:27:51.438-06:002017-01-29T13:27:51.438-06:00It was indeed a good column, pertinent to the day....It was indeed a good column, pertinent to the day.<br /><br />Moslems do carry modesty in dress too far for my taste and the burqa does seem symbolic of the way men keep women under their thumbs in all fundamentalist religions. But then, how other people dress is really none of my business. To quote Mr. Jefferson in another context, "it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."<br /><br />And it is, as Neil says, good to always realize it's still a person under there. In London a few summers ago I was passed in a Marx and Spenser's aisle by a women clad, every visible inch, in black. I could tell from her gait that she was young, and as she started up a stairway a pair of Nike's flashed out from fringe of her skirt. It made me wonder what other un-Islamic garments might lurk beneath that all-enveloping burqa.<br /><br />Tom Evans <br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78201646510879346952017-01-29T13:18:04.119-06:002017-01-29T13:18:04.119-06:00It's telling that most people who are offended...It's telling that most people who are offended by some stranger practicing a "different" religion in a public place are also offended if they are wished anything other than a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928765194473086125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89188482274397368952017-01-29T10:56:16.842-06:002017-01-29T10:56:16.842-06:00They were praying to a false god in one of the hig...They were praying to a false god in one of the high churches of American consumerism. Instead of facing east toward Mecca they should have been facing west toward Kirkland WARoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999742344943920153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17737922463729459882017-01-29T10:31:43.223-06:002017-01-29T10:31:43.223-06:00The feelings of the Costco visitor seem reminiscen...The feelings of the Costco visitor seem reminiscent of Juan Williams expressing his thoughts to Bill O'Reilly, and getting fired from NPR for it. Juan said when he sees people in Muslim garb he gets worried and nervous. Strangely when I see people in Muslim garb, I find it reassuring. It's when I notice they've suddenly all disappeared, that's when I feel apprehensive.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75432636982969689702017-01-29T08:24:49.587-06:002017-01-29T08:24:49.587-06:00What's a "coffee shop in Borders"? I...What's a "coffee shop in Borders"? I was in a store this week that has a working PAY PHONE!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085326613789888744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8698884482509485692017-01-29T08:02:56.110-06:002017-01-29T08:02:56.110-06:00People think their view of the world are self evid...People think their view of the world are self evident (not something I'm immune to myself) and so reveal the sordidness of their souls without shame.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50267024112177738802017-01-29T07:49:06.208-06:002017-01-29T07:49:06.208-06:00I remember this quite vividly. Your response was o...I remember this quite vividly. Your response was one of your best. Maidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695560604873128421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36171777619848364662017-01-29T07:31:17.829-06:002017-01-29T07:31:17.829-06:00peoples anger is often the result of their fear. ...peoples anger is often the result of their fear. fear of the other is primal and very powerful. the combination of anger and fear likely resulted in many people voting for mr trump . fear and anger no matter the cause or focus are difficult emotions to manage. we all could benefit from learning to find alternatives to these base emotions and attempt to elevate ourselves to a place of more reasoned reactions and behaviors. like so many people that participated in the womens march last week. many of whom seem poised and ready to return to the streets as they did last night at airports around the country. i hope people will take the time and make the effort to join in peaceful thoughtful protest of some of the policies being enacted by our government. at the same time I'm not sure folks should be praying in groups in big box stores anymore than they should be playing frisbee. at least not without requesting and receiving the permission of the management. unless of course they are engaged in civil disobedienceFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72879434434530429992017-01-29T06:59:24.751-06:002017-01-29T06:59:24.751-06:00You're kidding me, right? Have you looked arou...You're kidding me, right? Have you looked around at our country? Who we've elected? That was mild. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70564342833556680762017-01-29T04:56:25.724-06:002017-01-29T04:56:25.724-06:00I hope that letter to you was someone just wanting...I hope that letter to you was someone just wanting to raise your ire and not someone's true feelings. Otherwise my faith in humankind as being able to be good and just, eventually, is decimated. :(Ed Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618791137642815414noreply@blogger.com