tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.comments2022-11-20T06:24:13.656-05:00alpha beta parking lotHira Animfeftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-69070738150776314882011-01-28T17:56:08.943-05:002011-01-28T17:56:08.943-05:00My link has gone away. Sorry about that!My link has gone away. Sorry about that!Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-76444450569071523442011-01-28T17:43:00.890-05:002011-01-28T17:43:00.890-05:00@yellowcat-Then I'd have to LEARN wordpress! T...@yellowcat-Then I'd have to LEARN wordpress! Too hard!Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-71791808856633768782010-12-18T22:48:41.708-05:002010-12-18T22:48:41.708-05:00Thanks for this link. I'm stalling on complet...Thanks for this link. I'm stalling on completing a sermon for tomorrow, but to read and reflect on the post would require a whole lot more stalling than I can afford tonight! Very thought provoking, especially for one coming out of an Anabaptist/Pietist tradition. Thanks!Jeff Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-74030189291634543322010-08-11T03:06:04.801-04:002010-08-11T03:06:04.801-04:00@CCCCppppCCppp: 'The Fifth Plagal Tone' re...@CCCCppppCCppp: 'The Fifth Plagal Tone' refers to one of the 8 tones used in Byzantine chant. (There are 8 tones in Russian chant as well, but none of them is called plagal.) I had to Google 'Hypodorion,' but I believe you are right: they are related. Byzantine chant is a descendant of the older form of Greek music.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypodorian_modeHira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-62785991291366086582010-07-29T01:42:04.561-04:002010-07-29T01:42:04.561-04:00but "buffalo buffalo...." is a poem! it ...but "buffalo buffalo...." <i>is</i> a poem! it rhymes doesn't it?-insomniacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-46069238821950471212010-07-26T09:40:37.206-04:002010-07-26T09:40:37.206-04:00Xera, we'd like to invite you to become one of...Xera, we'd like to invite you to become one of our Authors in <a href="http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Alexandria</a>. You would not be the only Author there to have recently lost a spouse.<br /><br />You may mirror your existing posts from here or Unwedded Widow or elsewhere or produce original posts there, on anything you wish, as you desire. For your contributions and participation we will blogroll you with no reciprocation required. See our <a href="http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/about/guidelines-for-authors/" rel="nofollow">Guidelines for Authors</a> for full details.<br /><br />Come contribute your perspectives and opinions to the ongoing conversations there or, even better, start new ones of your own. Contact us through the site for full invitations and instructions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-21976504869066504212010-07-26T03:15:24.925-04:002010-07-26T03:15:24.925-04:00I chose 'Persistent Fool' after Blake. &#...I chose 'Persistent Fool' after Blake. 'The Fifth Plagal Tone' would have attracted me even though I'm a Buddhist. It's something like what was called Hypodorian in the west?CCCCppppCCppphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955573082424585316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-30399426493653889792010-06-08T04:48:22.116-04:002010-06-08T04:48:22.116-04:00Dang. I was hoping you'd come to wordpress.Dang. I was hoping you'd come to wordpress.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168844055254420174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-32850155859596492822010-06-07T18:44:31.167-04:002010-06-07T18:44:31.167-04:00Yeah, I know...Yeah, I know...Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-25065346506331567342010-06-07T08:17:22.508-04:002010-06-07T08:17:22.508-04:00pssst--there are bread crumbs that lead from your ...pssst--there are bread crumbs that lead from your new blog back to this one......ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-13977252487529124672010-06-04T14:43:26.311-04:002010-06-04T14:43:26.311-04:00@bazza--Thank you! And not overfamiliar at all.)@bazza--Thank you! And not overfamiliar at all.)Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-34106364897895287562010-06-04T14:42:03.283-04:002010-06-04T14:42:03.283-04:00@megan--Thank you!@megan--Thank you!Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-87645841160940259882010-06-04T14:40:52.958-04:002010-06-04T14:40:52.958-04:00@Rita--No, it is kind of the same thing.
@yellowc...@Rita--No, it is kind of the same thing.<br /><br />@yellowcat--Thank you!<br /><br />@megan--Yes, absolutely! Having a title helps. Having a word, a phrase, to call oneself. You are M's widow. Those of us in our situation...we need to band together...We are not alone! ((((HUGS))))Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-7491722382249870632010-06-04T14:37:09.252-04:002010-06-04T14:37:09.252-04:00@Blogmella--I love the alligator wrestling suggest...@Blogmella--I love the alligator wrestling suggestion!<br />In re: churchgoing: Almost exactly one year ago, I got a theology degree...My thesis was on theodicy. The problem of suffering. There's a post a little farther down that I wrote right after Nelson's death that deals with that...I'm sure I'll write more on the subject. But yeah, I do find my religious faith to be a great help. I don't know what I'd do without it.<br />@Rita--Maybe my blog will turn into that, or something, at some point...Right now I'm still in the mode of "I'm out of bed and dressed, what more do you want?" I need a job...Even a part-time job...some kind of job...Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-47691564972139890932010-06-03T20:20:01.523-04:002010-06-03T20:20:01.523-04:00ha! raising goats was on my list. Up early. Pray. ...ha! raising goats was on my list. Up early. Pray. Milk goats. Make cheese while singing or something. Goats don't care if you cry a lot.megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-48601989533246340062010-06-03T19:59:55.877-04:002010-06-03T19:59:55.877-04:00amen
it has to be for something, something even mo...amen<br />it has to be for something, something even more beautiful than what was. How can that be? <br /><br />No idea. <br /><br />I really hope god does not abandon what was started.megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-16506675556519389612010-06-03T19:56:34.555-04:002010-06-03T19:56:34.555-04:00One of my favorite moments was when one of m's...One of my favorite moments was when one of m's friends called to tell me "I want you to know I consider you M's widow. I saw you at the service, and that was my first thought." Deeply strange how being given that - title? - helped me. Far too many people decided, in their grand ignorance, that M and I were not serious because we weren't legally married. Hearing "widow" was a gift. Following sudden, accidental, incomprehensible death, well - good gifts are really good.megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-40679955328333395052010-06-03T07:45:28.739-04:002010-06-03T07:45:28.739-04:00Have you thought of writing a book about your grie...Have you thought of writing a book about your grief experiences? You could help so many others going through similar things.ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-61842890974734526282010-06-03T07:42:55.167-04:002010-06-03T07:42:55.167-04:00It's sort of like when I was diagnosed with ch...It's sort of like when I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. It didn't change anything, it didn't help make it better, but finally there was a NAME for what I had.<br /><br />Not quite the same thing......ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-59981364277611592412010-06-02T19:18:01.282-04:002010-06-02T19:18:01.282-04:00Unwedded Widow sounds like the title of a beautifu...Unwedded Widow sounds like the title of a beautiful poem or painting.<br /><br />You have one of the saddest stories I've ever read. My thoughts are with you in this time of grief.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168844055254420174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-52013447787773215872010-06-02T03:50:32.725-04:002010-06-02T03:50:32.725-04:00I am so sorry to read about your loss - what a ter...I am so sorry to read about your loss - what a terrible shock for you to endure. I can't imagine how awful it must be, trying to cope with the pain. My heart goes out to you, as his widow. <br /><br />My partner lost his Mother almost two years ago and he is still unable to function normally (he had nursed her through cancer, for the six years previous to her death, and some of that was horrible).<br /><br />I'm trying to "help" but in the beginning I was always saying the wrong thing. And even now I can't do much, which can make me very depressed, because I am so sorry for him. And angry. And sorry for myself. I genuinely want his pain to go away though, I don't just want him to shut up about it. I want him to be well, so that he can enjoy his own life, while he has it.<br /><br />Do you still have religious beliefs? Do they help you? I hope you don't mind me asking but I've been so down, trying to support Dave, that I've turned to the Church to support me. Very odd as I have NEVER been a church goer before. Religion has helped me but you've had a dreadful loss... Like I said, I hope it is OK to ask and I won't push it if you don't reply on the matter.<br /><br />Perhaps another suggestion could be "Why don't you take up alligator wrestling? They wouldn't stand a chance, with the mood you're in!". ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-11295580330770752452010-06-01T02:07:25.364-04:002010-06-01T02:07:25.364-04:00Thank you, rita! :)Thank you, rita! :)Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-91138280197591066022010-06-01T02:06:43.895-04:002010-06-01T02:06:43.895-04:00On a totally unrelated note, I have no idea why th...On a totally unrelated note, I have no idea why that came out purple. And I just caught a misspelling...That's what comes of blogging after midnight.<br /><br />"I've been blogging...after midnight..."Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-14423249953430824402010-06-01T02:05:15.310-04:002010-06-01T02:05:15.310-04:00@rita--I'll take 'congratulations'...I...@rita--I'll take 'congratulations'...It does so help to have a phrase to call oneself. It's so awkward to be like, "I'm a...I'm a...I need a word!"Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28185903.post-62867784088205451752010-06-01T02:03:49.605-04:002010-06-01T02:03:49.605-04:00@Rita--I had a former professor who reacted like t...@Rita--I had a former professor who reacted like that the first time I talked to him after my loss. It was like "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" for about 10 minutes...but I appreciate it. It was sincere, and it was sincerely felt, and I could really tell he meant it! <br />I'm looking forward to the Inaugural Cat House Pool Party. :)<br /><br />@insomniac--Thank you for the birthday wishes. Thank you for thinking of me. Thank you for being my friend! :)<br /><br />And *snork at insom* for the foreign legion comment! You are the best! :)Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419384315956434645noreply@blogger.com