Mossy Cottage Knits

I, too, am sad over the election. You must be more informative about these knitting meetings, thought, as I live in the same general area, and don't know about any of these great meets. Have fun.

Ginnie, outside of Bellingham

Ginnie, I'll send you a separate email with all the info I know about these events.

I, too, am going to a retreat this weekend titled simply: Knitter's Retreat. Knowing how youa re averse to flying I doubt you'll be in VA with me.. tell me more about your retreat. Perhaps next year I'll attend yours instead. (you can send it by email if you like)

AND have fun. I know it will be hard in light of today, but try. I am going to try, instead of being trying.

Dark days. Thanks for the pumpkin pic.

I also don't know what retreat you are attending, and I live darn close.

Melinda

If you adopt me will I have dual citizenship too? Can we make our knitters commune its own country?

Dark, dark days ahead. Why must we be punished with another 4 years? Lucky you - having dual-citizenship. We were thinking of moving overseas for a while, but you know, at least 48% of the population thinks like we do, so we'll stay and fight.

There was a fantastic band in the 80's called Mission of Burma who had a minor underground hit with a song called "That's When I Reach For My Revolver". The chorus has been going through my head all day.

My only concession is that through the efforts of myself and many other dedicated volunteers, our little town defied Arizona. This state gave Bush an 11-point victory. Sedona gave it to Kerry by the same margin. And my precinct gave it to him by 32 points.

In times like these, my model is the Dalai Lama, who has always maintained that Mao Tse Tung was his greatest teacher, because without an adversary, you cannot truly learn equanimity, patience and compassion. It was reported that the Dalai Lama wept like a child upon hearing of Mao's death, knowing the karma he would soon reap. Would that we all could develop even a fraction of those qualities.

What's all this about dual citizenship? I'll never forgive my mother for having given up her Canadianship, and she coulda had me over at her mom's house and all would be well. (this is something I have NEVER thought about until now) My brother-in-law has dual citizenship. His family is Canadian, and we've always considered it was his great fortune that they drove over across the border to have him. But now I wish my mother had done the opposite thing. Pshaw. I must say, though, that I feel tremendously uplifted after just hearing Edwards' and Kerry's speeches. The way they handled this was a class act. Now I may not have to resort to drugs or alcohol, as I was leaning toward.

Cuzzin Tom, you are one cool dude.

I votd too and I'm mad because I went to college with Bush-type stupid frat boys(U of Penn) and I knew they would get far in life, but dang this is ridiculous! And how long can Laura Bush grin without her teeth drying out?
Are you really going away to look for property for our Ryanutopia?

Any nice Canadian guy want to marry me and my gorgeous 3 year old daughter?

i feel utterly without humor today- it's almost like the feeling after one of the great national tragedies (heck, it is a national tragedy)- thoughts of that knitting commune seem better and better- i can remember feelings of dismay after a couple of elections, but never this sense of impending doom-

enjoy your retreat- then enjoy it a little bit extra for those of us who are living in knitting limbo-

guinea pig for dinner? aargh, almost as bad as roadkill thoughts-

stay happy- well, that's rather hard to do in this time of post-election shock- let's go for stay entertained-

oh, a post script- the reply from cuzzin tom was definitely a spot of light- thanks to him-

It's a little solace to know that not only did my township vote overwhelmingly for Kerry, so did my county. Too bad the entire state didn't. Oh, well; I'm an Illinois transplant, and if I had my way (and a job on that side of the river) I'd be living there now.

Enjoy the Retreat anyway. Back in 2001, we were supposed to go on vacation the third week in September. We didn't want to go, and we didn't really feel like having a good time. But our family and friends pointed out that not going would just be giving the terrorists another victory. So we went, and we were amazed how kind and supportive everyone was, even total strangers. It was one of our more memorable vacations.

So wallow in fiber, make something fabulous and bring back cool yarn and new ideas. Me, I'm going to take a deep breath and repeat, "Living well is the best revenge."

My condolences. Would that I could have voted -- I think we Canadians feel very odd about the election, because we felt so implicated and affected by the issues, but have no voice. Still, I wish you, and all of us, all the best in surviving the next few years (and the decades of aftermath).

Sorry, that wasn't very upbeat. I'll try again:

I love your pumpkins... we used stencils, too, and got lots of compliments from the trick or treaters.

Ryan - I am in Seattle next week - Sam will know my whereabouts - please come find me.

Caroline - I'll get looking for that nice man.

Well, I've moved from deeply depressed to hilariously sardonic, which is, I guess, a good thing.

Maybe not.

It helped, having to blog on account of owing it to my small but loyal band of readers. Being funny so as to help others helped me.

Ah. Charity. That's where it's at.

Because I love you So Dearly, I will not be jealous at all if you and TMK move to Canada. I will rejoice in your happiness and safety.

No, really. I mean it.

Really.

Several Canadians have volunteered to take me in, but Sam says he's too old to move.

Darn.

I am in mourning for my life, my country, the world....

and I own guinea pigs. Not, however, as "an excellent source of protein."
L

Lisa, I hate to tell you but the Guinea-Pig-On-A-Stick idea is nothing new. My mother used to tell us that when we lived in Peru, we ate guinea pig. In my case, I know that it was a bold-faced lie, since I think I was still smearing pablum on the top of my highchair, but it's possible my siblings ate it and remembered. Big Sister?

In the midst of all these dreams about moving to Canada, I noticed that no one is thinking of moving to Mexico. It's just as close, really. Come on, guys! Vamonos!

Dual citizenship....I am vilifying my parents for not getting me dual citizenship with Germany back when i was young enough to qulaify for it, but oh well, done is done. Guess i could show up at my grandmother's and claim asylum.
Cuzzin Tom...you are too cool. Mission of Burma reference AND philosophy!!

Ryan, your blog is wonderful as usual, but I had to comment on today's comments. Cuzzin Tom, that was a beautiful and calming story about the Dalai Lama. I'm a Quaker but I felt all snarly and non-accepting after the election. Reading about the Dalai Lama made me feel like I could elevate my thoughts a little. And Debra, I went to Penn too, and had EXACTLY the same thought as you - "This guy is just like those stupid frat boys I used to know." They weren't all bad, but there's definitely a type....

I bought a bottle of champagne the other night and drank a toast to Kerry and his campaign workers. Living in a battleground state (PA), we had volunteers calling us and stopping by every day for weeks. I know people who used up all their vacation time from work to work on the campaign. They're the ones that give me hope about this country. Drinking helps too.

Hey, anyone looking for a Canadian to marry them; you're not limited to a nice man, you know: this is Canada!