tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post9222602912031710064..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Something Else HappensSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7123057330154462162011-12-07T17:03:36.576-05:002011-12-07T17:03:36.576-05:00Tatters and boys seem to go hand in hand...
I'...Tatters and boys seem to go hand in hand...<br /><br />I'm working at a more basic level; functioning bathrooms and not-plywood floors.<br /><br />I may (do) need some more furniture soon, after the first of the year if all goes well. <br /><br />Your long bench has been one of the most satisfying purchases of my life. Form, function and beauty all combined with fine craftsmanship. (Yes, the end tables are gorgeous and the owl house is still sitting in a place of pride in the heart of my house - I couldn't bear to part with it.)<br /><br />We'll talk soon. If I miss you before Christmas, may you have a joyous day.Daphnehttp://www.jadedhaven.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-79228241383283835122011-12-07T09:32:47.226-05:002011-12-07T09:32:47.226-05:00Mmmm. . . like a fine bit of gesture drawing you h...Mmmm. . . like a fine bit of gesture drawing you have captured the human nature of The Problem with minimal and skillful strokes. Masterful.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-58140215389078540722011-12-06T21:11:22.033-05:002011-12-06T21:11:22.033-05:00Hi Daphne- If I work really hard on my house, even...Hi Daphne- If I work really hard on my house, eventually, after a ton of effort and money, it'll be in tatters. I aspire to tatters. Dream of tatters. <br /><br />Squalor would be unattainable, of course.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-26084020679072093522011-12-06T19:34:13.652-05:002011-12-06T19:34:13.652-05:00I love your interesting mind, Sipp.
I had nearly ...I love your interesting mind, Sipp.<br /><br />I had nearly the same thoughts when I saw that video earlier today, although I'm not nearly as coherent or capable as you in bringing those words to writerly light.<br /><br />As I watched the credits roll, I wondered if Baghdad would be as vibrant some forty years down the road. <br /><br />I could almost see it, except the theocratic cloak of Islam keeps getting in my eye.<br /><br />Maybe the same way communism did for our parent's generation?<br /><br />Beautifully written, my friend. <br /><br />Sorry I haven't been around for a good visit in long awhile. My house is in tatters at the moment and taking up a good deal of my time trying to put it all right.Daphnehttp://www.jadedhaven.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-23522533800546647842011-12-06T16:00:03.142-05:002011-12-06T16:00:03.142-05:00We do know that wasn't the intention of the No...We do know that wasn't the intention of the North Vietnamese when they overran South Viet Nam. So did those thousands of South Vietnamese who became "the boat people". I am acquainted with two of them; my father-in-law hired the husband 35 or so years ago. They have 4 daughters with post-graduate degrees.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-3433428957363845022011-12-05T23:29:26.897-05:002011-12-05T23:29:26.897-05:00Preview of Baghdad in 30 years.Preview of Baghdad in 30 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-14386232067790018402011-12-05T21:05:55.323-05:002011-12-05T21:05:55.323-05:00Congratulations! By doubting the Law of Unintended...Congratulations! By doubting the Law of Unintended Consequences, you have reinvented the Law of Unintended Consequences. If Joseph Heller were still alive, why he'd....Les Cargillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671658993300494101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-79312141759805935902011-12-05T21:00:22.951-05:002011-12-05T21:00:22.951-05:00I'm aware of that, Mr. McHugh. I used the phra...I'm aware of that, Mr. McHugh. I used the phrase "peace and freedom" with generous sarcasm because that is the usual alibi the US offers to explain its policies of aggression and domination throughout the world. What happened in Cambodia was a tragedy beyond belief, but US military presence has never been a deterrent to violence... in fact, if we've got boots and bombs on the ground, we contribute greatly to the mayhem. I think George Carlin explains it perfectly in this video...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr7ePrCAqzoTom Hylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-75584095321419008202011-12-05T19:45:23.786-05:002011-12-05T19:45:23.786-05:00TH,
There are many other outcomes available when y...TH,<br />There are many other outcomes available when you leave people alone. Cambodia springs to mind. I would caution you on reading more into the film than the fact that things change; often because they cannot stay as they are. "Peace and Freedom" is a noble slogan, but a dangerously naive one.Tom McHughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-37301906056266120812011-12-05T18:53:39.980-05:002011-12-05T18:53:39.980-05:00It wasn't Uncle Sam backing off that saved Vie...It wasn't Uncle Sam backing off that saved Vietnam. It was the implosion of Communism and the spread of Capitalism... <br /><br />Or maybe it was just something else <br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-21907400357661440822011-12-05T17:54:41.438-05:002011-12-05T17:54:41.438-05:00I thought the point was that no one could have pre...I thought the point was that no one could have predicted a "vibrant and thriving Saigon." It could just as easily have become North Korea, could it not?Lande de Boylehttp://www.educationation.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7501462302753145542011-12-05T16:09:36.007-05:002011-12-05T16:09:36.007-05:00Yeah... right, Mike. Quack, quack, quack...
The Gu...Yeah... right, Mike. Quack, quack, quack...<br />The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a fabricated hoax and McNamara himself admitted the entire VietNam adventure was a huge mistake. When it's all said and done, the story is China, Russia and the US experimenting with their newest toys and their financial shenanigans. I like this little film, Sipp. Looks what happens when you leave people alone.Tom Hylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-84375281009309770872011-12-05T15:14:46.408-05:002011-12-05T15:14:46.408-05:00Except Uncle Sam was pursuing the strategy of cont...Except Uncle Sam was pursuing the strategy of containment set down in the <a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Long_Telegram" rel="nofollow">Long Telegram</a> of 1946, not a "global jihad to deliver peace and freedom." Had something to do with the Soviets not demobilizing, and keeping huge armies in the European nations they supposedly "liberated" after the War.<br />Had something to do with aggressive support of Communist movements around the world, including the United States. <br /><br />Mike JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-60311756194100456202011-12-05T13:13:33.136-05:002011-12-05T13:13:33.136-05:00I am happy to see this vibrant and thriving Saigon...I am happy to see this vibrant and thriving Saigon. Just goes to show what can happen when Uncle Sam backs off from his global jihad to deliver "peace and freedom" and allows the people to simply BE.Tom Hylandnoreply@blogger.com