tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post8177697602041561645..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: The Illusion of SafetyRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-16272516731066255342010-01-30T01:15:26.874-08:002010-01-30T01:15:26.874-08:00I remember "duck and cover." My desk wou...I remember "duck and cover." My desk would keep me <i>safe</i> from an earthquake, even nuclear attack. I take <b>precautions</b> whenever I leave the house, knowing that it's entirely possible to come home and find that a blown fuse burned down the old house down. As for being environmentally conscious, I do that not for my sake, but for the sake of future generations; I do my best to help protect them, but I'm not doing well enough to keep them safe.Mike McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881672365554137673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-53120203989480942552010-01-29T08:59:00.426-08:002010-01-29T08:59:00.426-08:00We also think they are trumpeters although they su...We also think they are trumpeters although they supposedly don't come down this far. These though are not seen everywhere in the valley and this area is the Coast Range side of the Willamette Valley and not far from a small river. The whistlers would be more expected here but based on beak and size, they seem to be trumpeters.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-5209017957411415962010-01-29T05:47:38.035-08:002010-01-29T05:47:38.035-08:00Love the painting! They must be trumpeters? A few ...Love the painting! They must be trumpeters? A few whistling swans overwinter in Toronto, they're a bit smaller. <br /><br />Good point about the illusion of safety. We think we can protect ourselves through extravagant safety measures, but we can't. I guess the problem is in knowing where to draw the line.<br /><br />Fear is a very big motivator, nasty when politicians use it to manipulate people.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-66476690370511469832010-01-29T00:47:16.365-08:002010-01-29T00:47:16.365-08:00How true Rain. If we just look to The Animals and...How true Rain. If we just look to The Animals and think about how they survive and as you say---They don't worry about all this stuff. They are just trying to get from one moment to the other and live their lives...!<br />There is no promise of anything in this world--all you have to do is look at Haiti and know---nothing is safe; nothing is promised.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-53499366635456863382010-01-28T22:38:15.448-08:002010-01-28T22:38:15.448-08:00I think every human being has some form of existen...I think every human being has some form of existential anxiety; it even has a code in the DSM. I loved Jerald Jampolsky's old book "Love is Letting Go of Fear" based on A Course in Miracles. <br /><br />Somehow most of us simply learn to live with the cosmic roulette that I call life. Institutions tend to play on our fears in order to control us, but I'd like to think that my own church I attend now is not one of them. <br /><br />Baby steps, a day at a time, try to stay optimistic and shove down my natural cynicism. That's how I survive.Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-73924844138523355802010-01-28T17:56:13.999-08:002010-01-28T17:56:13.999-08:00Thank you, mandt. Yes, it's one of mine and it...Thank you, mandt. Yes, it's one of mine and it will be an oil as this was like a sketch to use for a basis to do a small oil but I haven't gotten to it. We watched the swans one day on our way home and took some photos but the photos didn't quite say what I wanted hence the digital painting.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-15093718920859128572010-01-28T15:08:11.053-08:002010-01-28T15:08:11.053-08:00Beautiful image of marsh birds. Is that one of you...Beautiful image of marsh birds. Is that one of your paintings Rain?mandthttp://adgitadiaries.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-16280757665212110132010-01-28T11:45:22.878-08:002010-01-28T11:45:22.878-08:00I have been against Homeland security since it'...I have been against Homeland security since it's beginnings. Ask thr people in New Orleans about it and I rest my case.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-26877770817188938712010-01-28T07:26:54.219-08:002010-01-28T07:26:54.219-08:00Our safety is relative at best. We can be as safet...Our safety is relative at best. We can be as safety conscious as possible and be run over by a drunk as we fetch the mail down at the end of the driveway. The Department of Homeland Security is another bureacracy that offers the illusion of safety.Paulhttp://shadowofdiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-54493200785035794782010-01-28T07:22:24.241-08:002010-01-28T07:22:24.241-08:00Since I was a child, we have been asked to do so m...Since I was a child, we have been asked to do so much in the name of safty when there was really very low real threat.<br /><br />Politicians use fear to win voters over to their side. Fear is an easy way of promoting themselves before serving others.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.com