tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post1290958820369249742..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: death, infertility, and this crumbling nationellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-45705381420794250632017-08-12T07:57:21.723-05:002017-08-12T07:57:21.723-05:00We went through the arduous process of updating wi...We went through the arduous process of updating wills and powers of attorney last winter. Written, signed, and notarized. Now we need to finish up with the medical directives. I found a notary who works on Saturdays. Just need to get the papers completed.<br /><br />About all the rest....It leaves me an undercurrent of anxiety. I don't put my head in the sand because I think it's important to stay informed. I also take time away from the news to regroup. We right now have some of the smartest people we've ever had in this country - and that idiot in the White House is free to run his mouth and wreak havoc. I implore the powers to be to put a stop to the madman on our very soil, get a handle on the reins, and pull us back to the democratic, diplomatic, leading country we have the capacity to be.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-26040262998504100402017-08-08T15:10:29.086-05:002017-08-08T15:10:29.086-05:00There are many reasons that I'm glad I don'...There are many reasons that I'm glad I don't have children, but this is a big one. Of course, I still worry about other peoples' children - but it's nice to not have a dog, er child, in that fight. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-15434432697978026692017-08-08T13:01:29.898-05:002017-08-08T13:01:29.898-05:00re Africa, not just births but emigration, people ...re Africa, not just births but emigration, people leaving Africa, adding to it's population decline. apparently, the danger is that the population level will decline with increasing infertility to the point that we will die out. if you haven't read the article, if you are interested they give much more information.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-49772598251666572042017-08-08T12:25:29.641-05:002017-08-08T12:25:29.641-05:00Interesting info on population. I've heard tha...Interesting info on population. I've heard that theory, that the population will naturally level out, but I hadn't heard that it may already be happening -- or that fertility is declining in Africa, for example. Clearly I have some reading up to do! Anyway, it's encouraging news. I know from an economic standpoint there's cause for worry when births fall below replacement levels, but it's hard for me to understand how that can be a bad thing in the long run. More space for nature!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-68072379648538351362017-08-08T07:53:48.166-05:002017-08-08T07:53:48.166-05:00When I pass a friends home I always expect him to ...When I pass a friends home I always expect him to be in his garden. He has been gone for a few ear, but I always yell a greeting. LOLOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22874004618765974522017-08-08T04:30:33.369-05:002017-08-08T04:30:33.369-05:00Although I have great fears for the present and th...Although I have great fears for the present and the future, I will not give up hope that we and our country will get through this, albeit, somewhat broken and torn. We have been through very bad times before and survived and there are enough good people out there who can assure we will get through difficult times again.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-80437566591685337662017-08-07T20:01:58.926-05:002017-08-07T20:01:58.926-05:00I do what I can to be a member of the opposition. ...I do what I can to be a member of the opposition. I wouldn't want anyone in the future to think I supported this president. In the meantime I look for small pleasures to keep my spirits up.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20502816899558284672017-08-07T18:08:57.738-05:002017-08-07T18:08:57.738-05:00I am not optimistic as you know. I hold no hope fo...I am not optimistic as you know. I hold no hope for this failed species. I must have a little bit of hope though because last Friday we finally did get around to signing out wills and sorting out medical directives. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-40932701679888980482017-08-07T17:36:53.896-05:002017-08-07T17:36:53.896-05:00I wonder about my grands and the planet, too. And,...I wonder about my grands and the planet, too. And, of course, I had a second long flash on nra enforced labor camps, a la Trump's ban on the people who actually get food from the ground. Only a second, though. It could never happen.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12397240742946159052017-08-07T16:26:51.590-05:002017-08-07T16:26:51.590-05:00Oh, I do not think that colonizing on other planet...Oh, I do not think that colonizing on other planets will ensure our species. And I share your worries about our country. I often wonder how in the world we can regain what we had, simply in terms of respect for the presidency and the offices of government before this joke got elected. Well, he's no joke, is he? <br />It's some scary shit, Ellen. As you know. <br />But good on you for getting those wills locked down. We need to do the same. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-4225764393118540682017-08-07T16:10:57.786-05:002017-08-07T16:10:57.786-05:00Oh, don't get me started on critical mass Elle...Oh, don't get me started on critical mass Ellen. I fear by the time the population starts to drop all the flora and fauna will be gone, or as the book said, "the late, great, planet Earth." Maybe someone will have colonized Mars or the Moon by then.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com