European Tribune - Comments - Sunday Afternoon Open Thread

Sunday Afternoon Open Thread | 131 comments (131 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

My grandmother's in the hospital and dying.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:20:04 PM EST

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 5)

Sorry to hear that Drew. My condolences.

by ATinNM on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:28:23 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 5)

Oh no, Drew, I'm so sorry to hear that. Let me know if there's anything I can do.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:28:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (none / 1)

Thanks all.

Meh, she's 83 years old, and it's been a long time coming. So it's sad, but it was by no means unexpected.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:52:42 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 2)

Sorry to hear, any help that can be provided from this distance,dont be afraid to ask.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:32:20 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 3)

i hope she passes peacefully, and that you have all the love and support you need.

best wishes

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:39:52 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 2)

Sorry to hear that.
Hang in there.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 06:58:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (4.00 / 2)

Really sorry. I hope it's not too difficult for her and that she had a good long life. My grandfather died two years ago. He was ninety six, he'd been in good shape until right before his death, and it was quick. I figured that was the way and time to go.

by MarekNYC on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 at 11:14:58 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sigh (none / 1)

Condolences.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 at 05:00:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Sunday Afternoon Open Thread | 131 comments (131 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. New User Guide
. FAQ
. ET Editorial Guidelines
. Search
. Search (Google)

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
246 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27
6 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

Recent Diaries

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27
6 comments

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
246 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

A little American intercine battling
by rootless2 - May 14
27 comments

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

The mainstream German Magazine Spiegel asks, has the US mixed ...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 10
27 comments

Short Term Climate Forces: Black Carbon, Methane, and...
by gmoke - May 9

Twenty days of Crisis for Cameron
by ceebs - May 9
22 comments

SYRIZA and the Eurocrats: a letter of intent
by talos - May 9
363 comments

French Parliamentary Elections: a look under the hood
by Bernard - May 8
59 comments

Sunday Train: The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Iowa...
by BruceMcF - May 6
18 comments

Why haven't we had WWIII yet?
by Migeru - Apr 30
258 comments

More Diaries...

Occasional Series

Click for full list