Comments for markfloegel.org http://markfloegel.org Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:47:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Rick’s Tale by Taj http://markfloegel.org/2010/01/14/rick%e2%80%99s-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-21042 Taj Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:47:57 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/?p=764#comment-21042 Yes! Our original intention is important to use constantly as a processing filter for our experiences and our decisions. It is a vital navigational tool that keeps us on true course. I have a bumper sticker that says "Remember who you wanted to be." I have another that says "Something wonderful is about to happen!" (The latter is the former for me.) I think it would be fantastic if we could frequently ask ourselves and everyone around us--especially everyone to whom we give the power to change our lives (elected leaders, spouses, health care practitioners, etc.) to STATE who we wanted to be, who we want to be now and why the change (if any). But, then, I have always been an incorrigible idealist. Yes! Our original intention is important to use constantly as a processing filter for our experiences and our decisions. It is a vital navigational tool that keeps us on true course.

I have a bumper sticker that says “Remember who you wanted to be.” I have another that says “Something wonderful is about to happen!” (The latter is the former for me.)

I think it would be fantastic if we could frequently ask ourselves and everyone around us–especially everyone to whom we give the power to change our lives (elected leaders, spouses, health care practitioners, etc.) to STATE who we wanted to be, who we want to be now and why the change (if any).

But, then, I have always been an incorrigible idealist.

]]> Comment on Warmer and Wetter by margaret lyons http://markfloegel.org/2010/01/07/warmer-and-wetter/comment-page-1/#comment-20997 margaret lyons Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:40:52 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/?p=762#comment-20997 After receiving your note back I decided to check out what you have written lately. Ironically your 01-0-710 column is about weather which I had brought up in the quick email to you and your mom. I have "signed up" to receive your column via email. I probably will not always agree with you but I am sure you are OK with that. Carolyn, my almost 21 year old, does not like that I listen to Bob Lonsberry on the radio here. I don't always agree with him either. After receiving your note back I decided to check out what you have written lately. Ironically your 01-0-710 column is about weather which I had brought up in the quick email to you and your mom.
I have “signed up” to receive your column via email. I probably will not always agree with you but I am sure you are OK with that. Carolyn, my almost 21 year old, does not like that I listen to Bob Lonsberry on the radio here. I don’t always agree with him either.

]]> Comment on Ray Carver and the SRA Box by Anita Wirth http://markfloegel.org/2007/12/21/ray-carver-and-the-sra-box/comment-page-1/#comment-20779 Anita Wirth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:24:06 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2007/12/21/ray-carver-and-the-sra-box/#comment-20779 I want a set of the old SRA box for my classroom. I would love to hear of any teacher willing to sell their old box. The new sets are watered down versions. I want a set of the old SRA box for my classroom. I would love to hear of any teacher willing to sell their old box. The new sets are watered down versions.

]]> Comment on The Wrong Direction by Newsweek Hosts Policy Forum with Top Oil Lobbyist: The Fallout @ EnviroKnow http://markfloegel.org/2009/12/03/the-wrong-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-20583 Newsweek Hosts Policy Forum with Top Oil Lobbyist: The Fallout @ EnviroKnow Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:05:38 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/?p=751#comment-20583 [...] — Mark Floegel has more on this: The first question from the audience was for Mr. Gerard: “How are you, the head of the oil [...] [...] — Mark Floegel has more on this: The first question from the audience was for Mr. Gerard: “How are you, the head of the oil [...]

]]> Comment on The City Within by Barbera Brandkamp http://markfloegel.org/2009/02/26/the-city-within/comment-page-1/#comment-20047 Barbera Brandkamp Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:33:56 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2009/02/26/the-city-within/#comment-20047 The concept of rules of law held by Socrates whereby he would not escape prison but believe justice would prevail, is sad commentary on idealism. Because our present prison system is being privatized with funding from corporate America, the incidence of widespread corruption driven by greed is now the reality. Keeping prisons at full capacity skews how justice is served with minorities even more unable to escape i.e. have a fair trial. The Correctional Corporation of America, a private institution, is reaping huge profits by running state prisons and correctional facilities. In Florida, they run the Lecanto Detention Center in Lecanto, Florida. Deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff's Office are employed at the Lecanto facility. The arresting law enforcement personnel are also hired at the jail where they have access to imprisoned people. What an opportunity for prisoner abuse, torture or death at the hands of biased, cruel, sadistic handlers. Once inside the "gulag", prisoners have no rights. My 43 year old son arrested for defending his mother against a stalking, bullying neighbor by deputies who were salivating, wild eyed hyenas on a quest for blood, killed my son while he was incarcerated. I received a telephone call at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 by the chief of the jail to tell me my son was dead. Twenty-three days at Lecanto on trumped up charges, never allowed to visit my son although I made four separate appointments, paid a lawyer $5,000. to secure his release is what I am left with. My beautiful boy is gone. How could this happen? Those responsible need to be ferreted out and prosecuted. The concept of rules of law held by Socrates whereby he would not escape prison but believe justice would prevail, is sad commentary on idealism. Because our present prison system is being privatized with funding from corporate America, the incidence of widespread corruption driven by greed is now the reality. Keeping prisons at full capacity skews how justice is served with minorities even more unable to escape i.e. have a fair trial. The Correctional Corporation of America, a private institution, is reaping huge profits by running state prisons and correctional facilities. In Florida, they run the Lecanto Detention Center in Lecanto, Florida. Deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office are employed at the Lecanto facility. The arresting law enforcement personnel are also hired at the jail where they have access to imprisoned people. What an opportunity for prisoner abuse, torture or death at the hands of biased, cruel, sadistic handlers. Once inside the “gulag”, prisoners have no rights. My 43 year old son arrested for defending his mother against a stalking, bullying neighbor by deputies who were salivating, wild eyed hyenas on a quest for blood, killed my son while he was incarcerated. I received a telephone call at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 by the chief of the jail to tell me my son was dead. Twenty-three days at Lecanto on trumped up charges, never allowed to visit my son although I made four separate appointments, paid a lawyer $5,000. to secure his release is what I am left with. My beautiful boy is gone. How could this happen? Those responsible need to be ferreted out and prosecuted.

]]> Comment on You Don’t Say by Masticator http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/13/you-don%e2%80%99t-say/comment-page-1/#comment-19659 Masticator Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:19:49 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/13/you-don%e2%80%99t-say/#comment-19659 Believe me the shit is about to hit the fan. Theres too much money influencing too much politics on both sides of the border and around the world. The Vatican is furious with how its worshippers are being treated in Mexico under the yoke of the narco's. Europe is pissed off at how narco dollars are flowing to financials in certain countries only and being used to attack their liberal institutions there and favor certain politicians. Like I said the shits about to hit the fan. I think if Democracy in the modern world is going to survive its inevitable that the narcos are going to be taken down hard in Mexico. Of course this will all be behind the scenes but I think the election of Obama was the most significant event in the last 40 years. Believe me the shit is about to hit the fan. Theres too much money influencing too much politics on both sides of the border and around the world. The Vatican is furious with how its worshippers are being treated in Mexico under the yoke of the narco’s. Europe is pissed off at how narco dollars are flowing to financials in certain countries only and being used to attack their liberal institutions there and favor certain politicians.
Like I said the shits about to hit the fan. I think if Democracy in the modern world is going to survive its inevitable that the narcos are going to be taken down hard in Mexico.
Of course this will all be behind the scenes but I think the election of Obama was the most significant event in the last 40 years.

]]> Comment on Edward Moore Kennedy 1932-2009 by Taj http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/26/edward-moore-kennedy-1932-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-19583 Taj Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:51:50 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/26/edward-moore-kennedy-1932-2009/#comment-19583 Teddy will be sorely missed by so many "populations" and individuals. The Kennedy family has been at the forefront of social justice and full of naughty boys, to boot! I have always been amazed at how any of us can make gigantic huge terrible mistakes that impact others in awful ways, and YET...we are all still capable of beautiful, miraculous, loving, fair, generous, courageous and brilliant actions. Some of us can even be capable of repeated actions such as the latter! Ted Kennedy was one of those. Thank God. Who will we look to now? Teddy will be sorely missed by so many “populations” and individuals. The Kennedy family has been at the forefront of social justice and full of naughty boys, to boot! I have always been amazed at how any of us can make gigantic huge terrible mistakes that impact others in awful ways, and YET…we are all still capable of beautiful, miraculous, loving, fair, generous, courageous and brilliant actions. Some of us can even be capable of repeated actions such as the latter! Ted Kennedy was one of those. Thank God. Who will we look to now?

]]> Comment on Peek-a-Boo! by Taj http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/27/peek-a-boo/comment-page-1/#comment-19582 Taj Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:45:38 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/27/peek-a-boo/#comment-19582 Random comments on your commentary: As always (again!) thank you, Mark, for your commentary. Did you know that many many people who would say they care about the environment have no idea what is required to make plastic? So, they keep buying it. I wonder if the Greenies should start an educational campaign. I shall ponder it and ask my Greenies. Did you see my Facebook share of the movie trailer for Drying For Freedom--a film about clotheslines? Check it out. And HEALTHCARE! Don't get me started. Egad. My recent scare re: breast cancer potential while on medicaid really woke me up about coverage issues. Have you seen the hilariously simple and true YouTube video explaining "why we need government-run universal socialized health insurance"? Look it up. You won't be disappointed. Peek-A-Boo is my favorite! That and This Little Piggy. :-) Random comments on your commentary: As always (again!) thank you, Mark, for your commentary. Did you know that many many people who would say they care about the environment have no idea what is required to make plastic? So, they keep buying it. I wonder if the Greenies should start an educational campaign. I shall ponder it and ask my Greenies. Did you see my Facebook share of the movie trailer for Drying For Freedom–a film about clotheslines? Check it out. And HEALTHCARE! Don’t get me started. Egad. My recent scare re: breast cancer potential while on medicaid really woke me up about coverage issues. Have you seen the hilariously simple and true YouTube video explaining “why we need government-run universal socialized health insurance”? Look it up. You won’t be disappointed. Peek-A-Boo is my favorite! That and This Little Piggy. :-)

]]> Comment on You Don’t Say by Taj http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/13/you-don%e2%80%99t-say/comment-page-1/#comment-19337 Taj Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:57:18 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/2009/08/13/you-don%e2%80%99t-say/#comment-19337 Mark, as always, you are right on the mark (no pun intended!)...thank you! Have you heard of the Pink Elephant Project?(http://pinkelephantproject.blogspot.com/) You two should get together! I have the unfortunate experience of watching my not-so-older (60), medically fragile but mentally and verbally agile mother go off the deep end about all these healthcare reform lies. She voted for Obama (but would have preferred her Primary pick: Hillary). She told me at the top of her lungs the other day that we picked the "wrong guy" and that she was sick of Obama butting into every aspect of her life. She truly thinks that the current legislation will allow "some pencil pusher" to decide she isn't worth saving since she is getting older AND is poor. Said pencil pusher will then apparently deny coverage of some vital medical procedure, thereby bringing about her demise. And don't get her started about Obama telling her that I am not allowed to mail her cigarettes from the reservation anymore! And, then there is this cash-for-clunkers business! What about those who can't buy toilet paper? Who gives a rats behind whether Obama wants her to trade in her clunker! Her grumblings are not even her own words! She forwards me emails every day. I read them but gave up sending her evidence refuting their lies. She ignores it. She is a brilliant (literally genius level) writer and personal and beloved mentor to many in her small world in the middle of rural Texas. Yet, she has ingested and regurgitated every lie she has been fed in the last couple of months. And she is OBSESSED about it. Pissed! Spitting nails! The entire Boomer generation has been played a FOOL and it sickens me. That's my mom you're screwing with there! AND YOURS! Jeez, people. (Thanks for the rant space, Mark. I'm done now.) Mark, as always, you are right on the mark (no pun intended!)…thank you! Have you heard of the Pink Elephant Project?(http://pinkelephantproject.blogspot.com/)

You two should get together!

I have the unfortunate experience of watching my not-so-older (60), medically fragile but mentally and verbally agile mother go off the deep end about all these healthcare reform lies. She voted for Obama (but would have preferred her Primary pick: Hillary). She told me at the top of her lungs the other day that we picked the “wrong guy” and that she was sick of Obama butting into every aspect of her life. She truly thinks that the current legislation will allow “some pencil pusher” to decide she isn’t worth saving since she is getting older AND is poor. Said pencil pusher will then apparently deny coverage of some vital medical procedure, thereby bringing about her demise. And don’t get her started about Obama telling her that I am not allowed to mail her cigarettes from the reservation anymore! And, then there is this cash-for-clunkers business! What about those who can’t buy toilet paper? Who gives a rats behind whether Obama wants her to trade in her clunker!

Her grumblings are not even her own words! She forwards me emails every day. I read them but gave up sending her evidence refuting their lies. She ignores it. She is a brilliant (literally genius level) writer and personal and beloved mentor to many in her small world in the middle of rural Texas. Yet, she has ingested and regurgitated every lie she has been fed in the last couple of months. And she is OBSESSED about it. Pissed! Spitting nails!

The entire Boomer generation has been played a FOOL and it sickens me. That’s my mom you’re screwing with there! AND YOURS! Jeez, people.

(Thanks for the rant space, Mark. I’m done now.)

]]> Comment on Borat: Not Funny by DMP http://markfloegel.org/2006/11/30/borat-not-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-19129 DMP Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:38:53 +0000 http://markfloegel.org/?p=534#comment-19129 Perfect movie for those who are so utterly out-of-tune with what is going on in the world, beyond their nose. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... Brilliant satire, Mr. Baron Cohen. Too bad you missed the point Mark - how would you categorize U.S. foreign policy during the past decade or two - 'bullish' would be a kind way to put it ! Perfect movie for those who are so utterly out-of-tune with what is going on in the world, beyond their nose. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… Brilliant satire, Mr. Baron Cohen. Too bad you missed the point Mark -
how would you categorize U.S. foreign policy during the past decade or two – ‘bullish’ would be a kind way to put it !

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