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Re: "Getting to know you . . . " (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thank you for your comments. I certainly agree with much of what you are saying. That is one of the reasons why I want Kirk to get out of the military so badly. I don't like Bush and I don't like his policies or his aggression. I am not what you would call a 'good Army wife' because I don't simply accept what the President says and blindly do what the Army tells us wives to do.
But enough of that. My Kirk is home and I just pray he stays home until he gets out of the service.
Angie
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Jul 07 '03
7:12 am PDT
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"Getting to know you . . . " (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear Angie: I don't know if we really ever know someone else (even that person call "Me"), but in a few moments, I have come to know a bit of you and admire your frankness and tenacity.
I, too, hope your Kirk is home with you soon.
What we have to learn is that most of the critics of the Bush Administration "War Policy" do not hate our servicemen. Those troops are representing us, wherever they are.
We shall all come to learn, however, that the Administration has embarked on a plan of progressive aggression, which in geopolitical theory, is little different than the Tojo Japanese War Cabinet's desperate need to procure fresh oil supplies in the Dutch East Indies, or the Nazi Party's goal of making more living room for Germans and owning the oil fields of South Eastern Europe (and eventually the Middle East). Without that oil (which we continue to squander recklessly out of greed for profit), the U.S. becomes a second-rate nation in about five years.
Japan and Germany had the same problem. The difference is that we are a democracy, and no one gave you or me an informed vote on sending your husband to Iraq, and next perhaps to Central Africa, to Iran, to Syria, to Columbia, to Bolivia, to Indonesia, and to the Philippines.
Because those are possible "next stops."
And until a majority of the American Citizenry stops looking at War as "The Big Super Bowl Game," your Kirk is going to be put again and again in "harm's way."
There is another way to protect our place in the World without abandoning our principles, losing our moral reputation, and sacrificing good men and women in endless guerrilla wars. We have to put men and women in political office to find that way, and bring your Kirk, and most of the Kirk's and Kitty's, home.
You write very well, Angie, and I know you will eventually succeed, if you persevere.
All the best.
[Macresarf1]
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Jul 04 '03
10:14 am PDT
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Re: Hi (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thanks, David!
Yes, my husband is back home and I couldn't be any happier. We're doing some catching up and excited about our honeymoon (finally) at the beginning of June.
Thanks for your other comments. You make me blush : )
Angie
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May 28 '03
6:21 am PDT
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Hi (Reply to this comment)
by DavidMac
Hopefully your husband is back safe and sound, and that everything is happy with you again. Hard to believe that you said you were very unpopular in high school, because, as I think others have already said, you're a beautiful person -- you don't look like someone who would be unpopular.
Sorry for not having read any of your recent reviews... i'll have to catch up. bye
David
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May 27 '03
6:53 pm PDT
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hey (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Hope Kirk's back safe and sound. I like being alone too. Good luck getting published and I have no love for NE teams either!
Jan
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Apr 24 '03
3:24 pm PDT
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Re: Loved the review (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
That's so funny! I had a 'boyfriend' who would only be my boyfriend on the bus and would break up with me every day when we got to school so no one would know!!! Aren't kids cruel?
Thanks for praying. I appreciate it.
Angie
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Apr 15 '03
7:22 am PDT
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I am a praying person (Reply to this comment)
by SurgRN911
You and hubby as well as all our troops, and the innocent civilians will all be in my prayers. I too have a brother in the military (Special forces) and I know the emotion of living in fear, and faith, Great post.
Di
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Apr 14 '03
10:41 pm PDT
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Loved the review (Reply to this comment)
by treeseed
I loved your 20 Things. It was very honest and revealing. I got teased very badly in grade school, too. The worst was when one little girl said, "I like you, but don't tell anyone."
I have been praying for your husband all along, but now I know his name. He'll be home soon. Take care.
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Apr 14 '03
6:53 am PDT
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My prayers-- (Reply to this comment)
by cdm72
--are with you on the quick and safe return of your husband.
--CDM.
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Apr 10 '03
4:02 am PDT
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Loved your review... (Reply to this comment)
by gaelkm
...I could especially relate to #8 and #14...both of those things seem true for me as well. Thanks for letting us learn more about you!
~gael
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Apr 09 '03
8:39 pm PDT
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thank you, William. I am certainly not pro-war, but I can tell you that plenty of soldiers are not pro-war, either (my husband included), but they still have to do their duty. I have nothing but the highest respect for our troops and, if keeping my mouth shut about how I feel about the war is what I need to do to respect them, I'll do it.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Angie
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Apr 08 '03
2:38 pm PDT
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by WilliamJones
I wish protestors knew that Bush doesn't listen to them but our troops and their families do--the last thing they need to hear is that the people they are trying to protect don't support them. (I'll get off my soapbox now).
Angie: I believe you've already read my piece so you know I protested against the Iraq war in 1991.
I'm sort of a pacifist and can't stand to see innocent civilians and even-not-so-innocent folks killed.
I was vocal in 1991, but not today. I will keep your husband in my thoughts and wish for his safe and speedy return.
Regards,
Bill
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Apr 08 '03
2:32 pm PDT
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I understand.. (Reply to this comment)
by moonsista
I sort of understand even though I'm not married. My boyfriend goes away for 5 days once a year and I miss him so much. I can only imagine what it's like to have him be gone in a war very far away. I love your idea of keeping the books that you have read since he's been gone in one place. They are a keepsake of how you spent your time while he was gone.
I enjoyed reading this and learning about you!
Stacey
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Apr 08 '03
9:28 am PDT
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What fun (Reply to this comment)
by lorace
to start learning about you!
I can understand your missing your husband so much and I will remember you in my prayers. Something about Epinions that's so interesting is that it's keeping our prayer lists full of petitions.
I figure the Lord knows your real names, especially with me reminding Him of the situations! LOL.
Seriously, this was great. I enjoyed it.
Lorace
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Apr 07 '03
11:52 pm PDT
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by dedemw
I can't imagine how hard things are for you right now. Keeping you and yours in my thoughts.
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Apr 07 '03
11:01 pm PDT
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I'm amazed how many people from Nebraska (Reply to this comment)
by Moppysl
are on Epinions. Your husband and our troops are in my prayers. When you're a famous author I'll come to Barnes&Nobel for your signing party.
Good review
Moppy
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Apr 07 '03
10:07 pm PDT
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Re: Hi thanks for sharing (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thanks, Jo. It's so sad that we're all messed up, isn't it? Food should be something to be enjoyed, but it so often ends up the enemy. Sad.
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
5:20 pm PDT
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Re: I would have never (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thank you so much and please don't feel guilty for thinking that about your husband--I will be the most relieved wife in the world when Kirk gets out!!! Only four more years...then we can finally live a 'normal' life. I hope : )
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
5:18 pm PDT
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Hi thanks for sharing (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Your husband is in my thoughts. I don't blame you for being worried and scared.
Re: eating - I haven't met a woman in the US (well perhaps I am exaggerating - one of my kids seems to have a healthy attitude towards food) who doesn't have eating issues. Not to deny what you have gone through, just to let you know (and I am sure you do) that you have lots of company.
jo
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Apr 07 '03
4:49 pm PDT
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I would have never (Reply to this comment)
by bops_mom
guessed most of this about you going by the beautiful photograph you've got up of yourself. I guess we all have awful pasts though - or at least many of us who may seem (or be) 'normal' (whatever normal is).
I really enjoyed reading this and getting to know you better. Sadly enough, I agree with your take on those who are protesting the war. It's their right, sure, and while most still say they support the troops - they don't seem to see that it is the troops and their families they end up upsetting.
Your husband and yourself (along with many others) will be in my prayers. I feel guilty and awful for thinking it, but I'm glad my hubby got out of the Army when he did. :|
Melissa
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Apr 07 '03
4:35 pm PDT
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Re: This comment deserves it's own space: (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
I'm glad you understand what I was trying to say, Summer! Of course people have the right to oppose the war, but what they have to realize is that some of our soldiers oppose the war, too--and they still have to go over there and risk their lives!!! The least we can do is respect them and what they are trying to do over there. Here's an awful story: in Fort Riley, (an Army base in Kansas), one of the soldiers was in a nearby town in his uniform and someone spit on him!!! My husband told me this and it made me so, so angry. If someone did that to my husband, I would beat the hell out of him (the spitter, not my husband!) and gladly go to jail for it! It's things like that that really make me wonder how people can be so stupid.
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
10:46 am PDT
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Re: I understand (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
Thanks so much, Summer. Yes, the food thing is hard and no, I still haven't figured out how to eat right yet. Some days I eat next to nothing, other days I eat more than a linebacker can stomach. I still have issues, but at least I'm not limiting myself to 400 calories a day, like I used to.
Good luck with your eating issues, as well. It's something we'll always have to deal with, but hopefully it will get easier!!
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
10:39 am PDT
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Re: How Could You Have Ever Been....... (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
I was unpopular because I was a) slightly chubby and b) i wouldn't kiss the popular kids' a@@es! Among other things, I'm sure. You know how kids are.
Thanks so much for your support and kind words.
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
10:36 am PDT
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This comment deserves it's own space: (Reply to this comment)
by lyoness913
(((20. In case you haven't noticed, I miss my husband very, very much and have never been so scared in my life. If you're a praying person, please keep us in your prayers. If you're not, I appreciate your thoughts. Although I have never been a supporter of the war, I'm a big supporter of our troops. I wish protestors knew that Bush doesn't listen to them but our troops and their families do--the last thing they need to hear is that the people they are trying to protect don't support them. (I'll get off my soapbox now).)))
YOU SAID IT! I wish everyone would read and pay attention to what our military really wants, instead of anti-war protesting which only adds fuel to Saddam's fire!! I am praying for your husband and just know- very few Americans are 'anti-war protestors' and I believe the ones that are- don't know what they are *really* doing.
God Bless!
Summer
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Apr 07 '03
8:26 am PDT
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I understand (Reply to this comment)
by lyoness913
a whole lot of things you wrote. First, thank your husband for his bravery and service. Second, I know the food thing is hard, I've been hospitalized for anorexia/bulemia 5 times. If you know how to eat right, can you show me? I tan as well- maybe it's not as bad as we think?
Love your reviews,
Summer
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Apr 07 '03
8:23 am PDT
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Publishing (Reply to this comment)
by counsel
There are many talented writers out there with a big body of already-completed stuff trying to get published. I hope you do, but in the meantime, consider e-publishing from your own web site. Put up a few sample chapters, get a shopping cart installed, and let the people decide.
I say this because of the nature of the paper-publishing industry. Less than 1% of submitted stuff from new people gets published any more, and you're good enough that your stuff should be seen somewhere besides some overworked editor's trash can.
Best to you and the hubby -
fellow introvert C
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Apr 07 '03
7:17 am PDT
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How Could You Have Ever Been....... (Reply to this comment)
by ruby950
Unpopular? You are beautiful! I am so sorry that Kirk is away, and now I have someone else to think about over there!You have been thru much pain in your short life. Your story touched me! I wish for you...that the next 25 years will be only full of the best things in life!
My best,
deborah~
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Apr 07 '03
6:26 am PDT
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Re: I Am Happy to Meet You (Reply to this comment)
by goldmoon
THanks, guys. It really helps to know you've got friends out there : )
Angie
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Apr 07 '03
6:24 am PDT
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I Am Happy to Meet You (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
You have been having a tough time, and I am so sorry. I pray that your husband and you will be reunited as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that their are a lot of folks in your Epinion family that will be pulling for you and praying with you. We are here for you.
Virginia (Granniemose)
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Apr 06 '03
11:29 pm PDT
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My thoughts and prayers are with you..... (Reply to this comment)
by Mimi369
I am grateful that you took some time away from reading to share a bit of you with us. I enjoyed learning about you and I certainly can feel your pain. What usually helps me through rough times is remembering that God will never give us more than we can handle. Hang onto your faith.
Godbless!
Mimi
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Apr 06 '03
9:47 pm PDT
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