tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post7443542805995928613..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Poetry Monday: Soapjenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12736064466701709332019-10-27T23:56:16.087-03:002019-10-27T23:56:16.087-03:00Excellent analysis (and burn!) - I agree :)Excellent analysis (and burn!) - I agree :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12728139895963657462019-10-27T13:38:21.161-03:002019-10-27T13:38:21.161-03:00I loved your poem, and totally agree.
This electi...I loved your poem, and totally agree.<br /><br />This election was a sad joke and the Tory and Grit leaders are both an embarrassment. When the best argument our national leaders can manage is "the other party sucks", it's time to elect third-graders to lead our country. At least they know it's rude to insult others, and they have a clearer understanding of right and wrong.Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-60621564233899748042019-10-27T00:54:22.215-03:002019-10-27T00:54:22.215-03:00Thanks, Mimi! I'm having technical issues too;...Thanks, Mimi! I'm having technical issues too; I feel your pain!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-2711642885575486272019-10-26T20:31:47.503-03:002019-10-26T20:31:47.503-03:00Technical difficulties abound, i am finally able t...Technical difficulties abound, i am finally able to comment here.<br /><br />Loved the poem from the first time i read it, and i am glad to finally say so!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12094715729142501722019-10-25T22:06:01.499-03:002019-10-25T22:06:01.499-03:00It's hard to see how it can get uglier than it...It's hard to see how it can get uglier than it's been already, but I'm sure a way will be found! A good time to have another social media fast, my friend :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-38366432737041617062019-10-25T20:09:32.127-03:002019-10-25T20:09:32.127-03:00Your poem is definitely on point. Politics and pol...Your poem is definitely on point. Politics and politicians are just full of it. The 2020 elections in the US of A are going to be awful because it's going to be so ugly with the lies, name calling and attacks. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-5182549100505413712019-10-23T21:33:10.675-03:002019-10-23T21:33:10.675-03:00I had hoped we were semi-okay here in the great wh...I had hoped we were semi-okay here in the great white north, but it seems to be a relative thing, not an absolute :(jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-65661525968664531132019-10-23T14:01:10.747-03:002019-10-23T14:01:10.747-03:00politics these days is so disheartening. your poem...politics these days is so disheartening. your poem is on point!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12040033645755936972019-10-22T23:20:21.339-03:002019-10-22T23:20:21.339-03:00It would be wonderful if the best ideas from all t...It would be wonderful if the best ideas from all the parties could be smooshed together and we could work in harmony, right?<br /><br />Hah! (your final comment) Well, at times like that I'm usually excited and often loud, so there's that :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-64244373467948363682019-10-22T23:17:52.462-03:002019-10-22T23:17:52.462-03:00This time it seemed nastier than it's been in ...This time it seemed nastier than it's been in the past, too. I don't know that the party system is working very well; maybe it's time for something completely different.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-35870327709941833862019-10-22T22:24:53.587-03:002019-10-22T22:24:53.587-03:00Election day + 1 are we any further ahead? There w...Election day + 1 are we any further ahead? There was no particular party platform which met all my wants so I went with the party which promised one thing I wanted most and it wasn't even an election issue. Some good ideas from each party, such a shame they cling to their ideology instead of being willing to recognize the value of someone else's idea. Pipe dream to think they could work together for the benefit of the country. I would love to meet you when you are in a lather-a force to be reckoned with I suspect.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-28734137432176105442019-10-22T22:21:22.866-03:002019-10-22T22:21:22.866-03:00This election was awful. I went even though I didn...This election was awful. I went even though I didn't want to. I wish we could get rid of everyone and start with new parties and new faces. It's the same old, same old all the time.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470947568183528236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-79622936709846211882019-10-22T07:40:59.054-03:002019-10-22T07:40:59.054-03:00Oh wonderful. Words of one syllable indeed. You...Oh wonderful. Words of one syllable indeed. You're the folk song army of soap. Many bubbly greetings. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-6016846788971043772019-10-22T03:45:49.249-03:002019-10-22T03:45:49.249-03:00@ Jenny_O: Thank you for posting here. I came look...@ Jenny_O: Thank you for posting here. I came looking for a reason why Diane was not posting. <br />@ Diane: What a poem! As a soaper, I know the hazards of lye - and keep the children away. But you poemed well. I hope your difficulties melt away as soap in rain. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-78097037227153977632019-10-21T23:10:14.035-03:002019-10-21T23:10:14.035-03:00And good luck to you, too. I'm checking result...And good luck to you, too. I'm checking results as I type.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-26239030229360129372019-10-21T21:06:29.506-03:002019-10-21T21:06:29.506-03:00We vote in two weeks. Sharpening pencils for the b...We vote in two weeks. Sharpening pencils for the big one, next year. Hope yours goes better than expected, bayou.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-84201792120863949272019-10-21T19:21:10.869-03:002019-10-21T19:21:10.869-03:00It shows how fragile our democracies really are, d...It shows how fragile our democracies really are, doesn't it? To go from Obama to Trump in one fell swoop. I understand and mirror your rage and fatigue, for both our countries, Arleen.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-13095251531067850642019-10-21T17:16:10.110-03:002019-10-21T17:16:10.110-03:00Your poem speaks for many of us who are whipped wi...Your poem speaks for many of us who are whipped with fatigue and sometimes rage at all politicians and their dirty campaigns. I have voted in every major election and most local elections (the ones that count) and in all honesty, I tend to vote against someone more than for someone, except for once. I absolutely loved Obama and he ran against decent people. He might not have always made the right decision, but he is a very decent, intelligent man with a good family. We have moved light years away from that now.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-49853405226226573882019-10-21T17:12:19.021-03:002019-10-21T17:12:19.021-03:00Well, I agree that Trudeau is better than Trump, b...Well, I agree that Trudeau is better than Trump, but it wasn't checks and balances that prevented Trudeau and his party from following through on the issues I mentioned. I think I have a fairly good understanding of the forces that they faced in those issues, and their choices came up severely wanting.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-675263441532820742019-10-21T14:27:07.135-03:002019-10-21T14:27:07.135-03:00Well, if you don't want Trudeau any more, send...Well, if you don't want Trudeau any more, send him down here -- we'd gladly take him in trade for Agolf Twitler.<br /><br />Most democratic political systems are designed with checks and balances that prevent a party in power from doing absolutely everything it wants -- and the influence of money and lobbyists is a problem everywhere. So perhaps one is always doomed to be somewhat disappointed. But I agree with Steve Reed's comment. Liberals who break their promises are better than conservatives who keep theirs.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-90643569741230591462019-10-21T14:11:11.759-03:002019-10-21T14:11:11.759-03:00A cautionary tale if there ever was one, Diane! I&...A cautionary tale if there ever was one, Diane! I'm thinking this may have its origins in a true story ...? No doubt it actually happened in the past when making soap (and having eleven kids) was much more common.<br /><br />Thanks for turning in your poem and next week's topic from faraway Technical Difficulty Land, my friend :Djenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-66842314561703790562019-10-21T14:07:28.770-03:002019-10-21T14:07:28.770-03:00When you put it that way, soap really IS a miracle...When you put it that way, soap really IS a miracle, isn't it bazza?! Science is amazing!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-18249778279657882572019-10-21T14:06:25.817-03:002019-10-21T14:06:25.817-03:00Exactly. I dread it too, Marie.Exactly. I dread it too, Marie.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-7547140154258427972019-10-21T14:05:49.030-03:002019-10-21T14:05:49.030-03:00Sadly I think you're absolutely right, Delores...Sadly I think you're absolutely right, Delores.<br /><br />I'm glad you're still able to comment from time to time, my dear!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-84158068545040903632019-10-21T14:05:09.813-03:002019-10-21T14:05:09.813-03:00Yes, lye soap would be just the thing, MotherOwl!Yes, lye soap would be just the thing, MotherOwl!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com