tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post5079227330003416785..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: Do Not EngageAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-22749258839283663292013-05-15T09:10:07.156-07:002013-05-15T09:10:07.156-07:00Loved how you followed up on this last night on th...Loved how you followed up on this last night on the phone. I'm keeping it in my arsenal. "The person didn't throw the bullet through me. He needed a gun."<br /><br />Love your moral outrage on my behalf, and glad you share your "shaming stupidity" mantra with the world.<br />a/b<br />(mom)Ashleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-5149530660262055462013-05-15T09:07:00.643-07:002013-05-15T09:07:00.643-07:00Perfect has never been my goal, JES. I have "...Perfect has never been my goal, JES. I have "I am very comfortable in my relationship with God" for Jehovah's Witnesses at my door. I have more to say on this... read The Burrow on Thursday for the follow-up.<br /><br />Shootee has been here before... .glad you like it, my favorite wordsmith.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-86388723263531734872013-05-15T09:04:39.969-07:002013-05-15T09:04:39.969-07:00That's the point of the group, Anon. I was in...That's the point of the group, Anon. I was informed, enlightened and made whole by a better explanation. See Thursday's post for the explication.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-9821750719949316232013-05-14T15:22:50.154-07:002013-05-14T15:22:50.154-07:00ROFLMAO. :)ROFLMAO. :)MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-76440579053200927312013-05-14T15:19:37.612-07:002013-05-14T15:19:37.612-07:00I saw some of the MDA Tucson ones and you looked g...I saw some of the MDA Tucson ones and you looked gorgeous! I always LOVE your dangling earrings. MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64566878248938893432013-05-14T13:56:52.615-07:002013-05-14T13:56:52.615-07:00I realize that expecting the mouth-breathers who d...I realize that expecting the mouth-breathers who disagree with me to present arguments that are logically consistent is probably asking too much, but come on. I mean, the mindless platitude of "guns don't *kill* people, people *kill* people," while requiring a unique caput-in-rectum inversion can be a non-self-negating sentence. But "guns don't *shoot* people, people *shoot* people," fails on every possible level. Maybe if you'd shown him an arrow exit wound, but it's pretty hard to have a bullet wound without a gun somehow involved.<br /><br />As for non-engaging, I think it's fair to not try to change the minds of morons, but educating them to the point that they can at least make their moronic arguments properly, that I think would be a valid amount of "engagement". But then I've always been a fan of shaming stupidity.<br /><br />-BibsterBilly Hilemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012318747872208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-17954894355272276132013-05-14T13:29:38.799-07:002013-05-14T13:29:38.799-07:00Some decades ago, I was lying on a blanket at a pu...Some decades ago, I was lying on a blanket at a public park with a big lake. It was a sunny day and I'm sure I was wearing sunglasses to read; in particular, I was reading <em>Walden</em>. (Hey, I was still young enough to not be afraid of showing off.) Eventually I realized I was in shadow; I'd been bracketed by a handful of younger (but not that much younger) folks wearing big clunky wooden crosses around their necks. (Hey, they were still young enough etc.) Had I ever, they wondered, thought about <em>[fill in the blank]</em>?<br /><br />Wish that this story had some great dramatic arc or at least a punchline. But it doesn't. I can't remember what I said. I can remember only that they left me alone after a minute or two and I continued reading for a little while longer than that. That is, my heart wasn't pounding and I wasn't gulping in breaths a mouth- or lung-ful at a time. I know I said <em>something</em>, but it must not have been too (or at all) fiery because neither they (as far as I know) nor I left the conversation as though with our backs hunched over and fists clenched for battle, and neither they (ditto) nor I seemed to feel that we'd abandoned principles in order to avoid disagreement. Knowing me, though, I probably didn't even try to point out their fundamental error(s): I probably ignored the question (maybe feigning convenient tinnitus) and said something impossible to disagree with, like "Isn't the sky <em>beautiful</em> today? Are you having as good a day as I am?"<br /><br />Forgive me if you've used the term before and I've just missed it, but "shootee" is a keeper. Anyhow, I do think you can afford to cut yourself some slack -- as a shootee -- and demand neither perfect reasonableness nor perfect zeal.JEShttp://johnesimpson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-68826388075970054522013-05-14T09:39:37.860-07:002013-05-14T09:39:37.860-07:00You should NOT have to be quiet to stay safe. I a...You should NOT have to be quiet to stay safe. I am so sorry that you might need to. What a screwed up country we live in when advocating gun safety makes you a target.<br />xoxoxoLauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64175624182095316212013-05-14T09:19:15.776-07:002013-05-14T09:19:15.776-07:00It's really hard not to engage. How dare thos...It's really hard not to engage. How dare those heartless people comment. But keep in mind these people have some sort of mental illness. You are right in that you will not change their mind. Your presence is enough to speak volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-6905695992931398962013-05-14T08:47:34.092-07:002013-05-14T08:47:34.092-07:00Which one of those young women did you mistake for...Which one of those young women did you mistake for me, Megan? I was behind the camera this time... but wil accept the flattery nonetheless.<br /><br />LOVE "purses kill people" but really, that woman should lose her permit. What if a baby in a stroller had been beside her. ANOTHER reason to ban weapons from Starbucks.<br /><br />I'm not sure that I should have to stay quiet in order to stay safe. I'm working on it...<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-65080899769648794582013-05-14T08:45:04.189-07:002013-05-14T08:45:04.189-07:00And his little boys were listening as he creates a...And his little boys were listening as he creates another generation of non-thinkers.<br />abAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-12798975112897487252013-05-14T07:30:47.592-07:002013-05-14T07:30:47.592-07:00Have you noticed how the gun nuts use that stupid ...Have you noticed how the gun nuts use that stupid quote about guns don't kill people, people kill people a lot?. It's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. There are people that should not drive a car because they cannot handle the responsibility and there are people that should not have a gun--again, because they cannot handle the responsibility. <br /><br />A woman on Saturday shot her friend in the leg at a Starbucks because she dropped her purse and her gun went off. First of all, who the heck keeps a loaded, unlocked gun in their purse? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/gun-in-purse-starbucks_n_3268652.html<br /><br />I loved the response from a friend that said, "Guns don't kill people. Purses kill ... uh, oh wait." Made me chuckle, but I loved how she turned that stupid quote into something else. <br /><br />I'm sorry you STILL have to deal with these jackasses. I mean really... what kind of question is have you been shot? Once you said that, the guy should have moved on. I'm sorry, but I have no tolerance for these people. It's probably good that I wasn't there. I'm not good at keeping my mouth shut and not engaging--especially if it's something I feel so passionately about. Hubby knows this about me and sometimes will put his hand on my arm and encourage me to be quiet. It's a learning process. <br /><br />Love all the photos and you looked gorgeous--as always! You are beautiful on the inside and out! <br /><br />Sending hugs.<br /><br /><br />Megan xxx<br /><br />MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-81442788543822127262013-05-14T06:40:58.238-07:002013-05-14T06:40:58.238-07:00What a jerk!
That's about all I can think of t...What a jerk!<br />That's about all I can think of to say about this episode.Sharon Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090039934805352441noreply@blogger.com