tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post8854940725496985157..comments2024-02-29T06:34:59.406-05:00Comments on From The House of Edward: Pamela Terry and Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-15117402670885289472009-09-30T11:54:34.868-04:002009-09-30T11:54:34.868-04:00Well said!..You put words to the feelings I have s...Well said!..You put words to the feelings I have so well!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-42464178266650341122009-09-27T08:54:37.016-04:002009-09-27T08:54:37.016-04:00BRAVO.BRAVO.Patience-pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262203054740351060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-64170181771068008952009-09-24T22:52:53.462-04:002009-09-24T22:52:53.462-04:00I am always last to arrive at every party, but now...I am always last to arrive at every party, but now that I've made my way to your doorstep, and what an enchanting entryway it is, let me begin by telling you how captivating <i>From the House of Edward</i> is. It is beautifully rendered, soulful in spirit and exquisitely poignant without pretension or artifice. <br /><br />I am dismayed and troubled not only by the absence of incivility, but by the complete disregard and disrespect for each other. Thank you for casting, small though it may be, a glimmer of light in this unmerciful darkness.Errant Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618929624889945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-10934451428893892422009-09-24T18:59:22.340-04:002009-09-24T18:59:22.340-04:00Yet another example of why I am sososo glad I don&...Yet another example of why I am sososo glad I don't listen to or watch or read the news. I vaguely heard of one item but that's it. What I learned was that Mary Travers died and that Dan Brown's book was out. Maybe I am an ostrich, but a happy one.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-40847713942061124802009-09-23T22:47:34.319-04:002009-09-23T22:47:34.319-04:00I absolutely adore Edward! I agree with you about...I absolutely adore Edward! I agree with you about the necessity of civility, however I do think that the Britts really get down and dirty in their politics with no holds barred. Have you ever watched a debate in the House of Commons? They do have those lovely English accents and manner of speech which makes it all sound more civil! Love you writings and musings! CarlaSantaBarbaraTalk.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224240065461530970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-67872393953684175352009-09-23T19:59:39.421-04:002009-09-23T19:59:39.421-04:00Well said, Pamela.
You are just astonishingly gift...Well said, Pamela.<br />You are just astonishingly gifted, it's a true pleasure to read your writing.<br />Hey, and you're an only child, too?<br />Bonus!<br />~ AnneAnne Loryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-35878437069949812942009-09-23T11:24:57.579-04:002009-09-23T11:24:57.579-04:00Could not agree more, pamela...Could not agree more, pamela...beadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-70959817359415826602009-09-23T08:34:16.039-04:002009-09-23T08:34:16.039-04:00Hugs Pamela but I'm afraid rudeness abounds he...Hugs Pamela but I'm afraid rudeness abounds here in the UK too. I look at some of the comments people leave on You Tube and am appalled. True some of them may have been left by youngsters with little parental guidance, but there is definately a culture surfacing where there is an erosion of respect for other individuals. <br /><br />I like that owl poem that ends "the less he spoke the more he heard now wasn't he a wise old bird". Maybe people just need to slow down more and think before they speak and get some self control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-47273892658347049232009-09-22T14:48:55.145-04:002009-09-22T14:48:55.145-04:00The comments here are as interesting as your post!...The comments here are as interesting as your post!<br />I don't think that cable tv and talk radio have as much to do with our general lack of civility as do the notions that whatever "I" want to do or say at any given moment has taken precedence over what would be appropriate for or respectful of "everyone" present at a particular place or time. How many times have you been forced to endure people talking in public (loudly) on their cell phones... sometimes mere inches from other people in line with them or directly into the face of the clerk trying to process their purchase. Too many teenagers (and sadly, many older people as well) feel free to spew four-letter-words regardless of who's within earshot. Some parents drop their kids at school in any spot that's most convenient for them regardless of the carpool lane rules. A very rude clerk helped me in a very nice store the other day. I always wonder why a person who so clearly is bothered by other people infringing upon HER time, would choose a profession of service in the first place!<br />My hope lies with people like my 19 yr old daughter who is exceedingly pleasant and charming when dealing with both customers and clerks alike. It always makes my heart very happy when I witness her public behavior... especially considering the spoiled, surly teenager attitudes of so many of her friends and the tirades she herself can launch into in private!Tracy Watierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173203339834757559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-62520023180217715982009-09-22T10:00:29.641-04:002009-09-22T10:00:29.641-04:00I agree, and particularly enjoyed Clarity's re...I agree, and particularly enjoyed Clarity's remarks about this ongoing war, the ultimate act of lack of civility. I am amazed what people will do and say and then rationalize their behavior, escalating the problem by refusing to apologize and then blaming others for the problems they have created. For example, over seven years ago a new neighbor took down a jointly-owned fence (without discussion or permission), incorporated my stone wall into her garden, built a retaining wall on my property that she refused to move and called me a "bad sport." This week she finally built a fence totally on her property to keep her new dog, quite the bounder, from leaping over my wall and trampling my garden. I reaped all of the "bad press" by being painted the uncivil neighbor. It's one thing to have uncivil discourse in the news. Quite another when it literally hits home. I am grateful to the young goldendoodle who won my neighbor's heart, proving once again that doggie love can make miracles happen.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-70282224186322756352009-09-22T09:12:42.174-04:002009-09-22T09:12:42.174-04:00Well said. And it needed to be said, didn't it...Well said. And it needed to be said, didn't it?Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-53528839524526907432009-09-22T00:02:25.497-04:002009-09-22T00:02:25.497-04:00I have been cringing for weeks now. Thank you Pame...I have been cringing for weeks now. Thank you Pamela; I'm glad I'm not the only one.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-87638234020798893612009-09-22T00:01:39.756-04:002009-09-22T00:01:39.756-04:00On a recent entry back to the US, through customs,...On a recent entry back to the US, through customs, the agent directed traffic, shouting, US Citizens to the left and Aliens to the right. I was so embarrassed. <br />As an American, I felt like hiding under a bushel.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-6934278331296770822009-09-21T22:01:16.735-04:002009-09-21T22:01:16.735-04:00beautifully put!
xxbeautifully put!<br /><br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-21337110644030357952009-09-21T21:29:43.137-04:002009-09-21T21:29:43.137-04:00So true, Pamela. I blame talk radio and the 24 hou...So true, Pamela. I blame talk radio and the 24 hour cable news stations that feed the beasts of disrespect and innuendo.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-22376490676705703972009-09-21T18:46:01.062-04:002009-09-21T18:46:01.062-04:00Great post Pamela and one that is well needed.
Ma...Great post Pamela and one that is well needed.<br /><br />May I refer you to a video a friend posted on her blog:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUPMjC9mq5Y<br /><br />I am astounded at the disrespect the "gentleman" from Carolina bestowed on his leader. Then again I am astounded by war and that still carries on.<br /><br />I applaud your timely contribution yet must add that rudeness is not a condition my nation is immune too, things change sadly.Clarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705409395605833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-30738747021723882142009-09-21T17:22:49.327-04:002009-09-21T17:22:49.327-04:00I agree with what you have written totally and hav...I agree with what you have written totally and have been disturbed by these same items in the news. I really believe there has been a drop in manners in many areas which is quite alarming. Even if we disagree with someone we should be able to do so in a respectful way.<br /><br />GillianHAWTHORN HALLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267330479127832616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-20219881474065381452009-09-21T15:50:15.931-04:002009-09-21T15:50:15.931-04:00Amen!
Never surrender the morale highground for i...Amen!<br /><br />Never surrender the morale highground for it rests upon a steep and slippery slope.<br /><br />I remember as few as twenty-five years ago it was unthinkable to blow the horn in your car for less than a full-blown emergency. And that was outside of Washington D.C. .Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-62116335160111873702009-09-21T15:04:30.770-04:002009-09-21T15:04:30.770-04:00I agree with so much in your post Pamela. Living i...I agree with so much in your post Pamela. Living in the UK I can see our standards of civility to others being eroded gradually. I think it is a world wide disease. Mind you, the manners in England's Parliament leave a huge amount to be desired. I like to do my little bit by always thanking motorists with a wave when they stop for me at zebra crossings. I think politeness rubs off sometimes.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095469968246647873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-15131805693143549652009-09-21T13:28:05.677-04:002009-09-21T13:28:05.677-04:00Hello P&E,
There is something of a universal ...Hello P&E,<br /><br />There is something of a universal move towards less manners, less consideration and less tolerance across the world and we certainly suffer from it in the UK, so you are not alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-14291425702454442532009-09-21T13:20:10.286-04:002009-09-21T13:20:10.286-04:00I heard *that* behaviour live on BBC radio, (it wa...I heard *that* behaviour live on BBC radio, (it was about 2.30 in the morning and I could not sleep)and I was quite shocked; not because of the cry itself, though that was bad enough. (After all, if you have ever heard our House of Commons debating, far worse goes on, they are like a bunch of four year olds in a bun fight, yahooing and jeering). No, what surprised me, was that it was happening in an American debate! Since knowing so many of you on the internet I have been constantly delighted at your good manners and tact, which frankly put the Brits to shame. I had previously assumed - wrongly - that Americans were rather brash and even vulgar (forgive me!) and was very glad to have my narrow- minded opinions changed so radically. In fact, I would say that as a whole, you have overtaken us in the manners and consideration department, though there is an awful lot of bad propaganda and sheer scaremongering nonsense being put about by the new health care proposals, from what I hear. Good luck with it!Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-55251911454219599902009-09-21T03:58:04.765-04:002009-09-21T03:58:04.765-04:00well the Uk is very rude too sometimes, it can be ...well the Uk is very rude too sometimes, it can be depressing.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-413454438799100492009-09-21T00:28:52.020-04:002009-09-21T00:28:52.020-04:00Well said...Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!Well said...Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942436730835255946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-27517244358015150882009-09-20T19:50:07.038-04:002009-09-20T19:50:07.038-04:00Yes..it was a banner week here. And in a good way....Yes..it was a banner week here. And in a good way. Where is tact? Manners? Becoming ghosts of modern culture....ugh.JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-83212181039117471912009-09-20T17:05:59.087-04:002009-09-20T17:05:59.087-04:00Unfortunately rude people can be found all over th...Unfortunately rude people can be found all over the world. However i do know what you mean that there is a sort of accumulation currently in the USA. I found your blog recently and love what and how you share. Regards across the pond. PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07241317042459836045noreply@blogger.com