tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post7554814125031516390..comments2023-10-24T07:15:57.850-06:00Comments on Eruptions At The Foot Of The Volcano: LOVE SAVES US ALL: ¨Anger does not generally turn into hate among gay folk, but into activism¨Leonardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-6564996282505278562009-11-28T14:54:54.388-06:002009-11-28T14:54:54.388-06:00What the others said!What the others said!Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-67931990920754121542009-11-23T18:39:17.885-06:002009-11-23T18:39:17.885-06:00It's wonderful how books help us to grow into ...It's wonderful how books help us to grow into the people we need to be. I was so very taken by the life of Marie Curie when I was in Jr. High that it helped mold my life. Coming from a poor family, books broadened my horizons and showed me what the world and my life could be like and also showed me lives that would never be mine. I was fortunate that negative stereotypes around sexuality were not part of my early life. As a heterosexual female, I was quite surprised, but thought no less of people I knew who told me they were gay or lesbian (after college--during college I was quite unaware--focused on getting a degree). I eventually got to know a number of gays and lesbians and could never understand why they were so discriminated against. They are who they are and are God's children as am I.<br /><br />I really like the time and effort you make in your posts. They are always though provoking.motherameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381575553733390018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-84905799388777558362009-11-21T05:09:58.407-06:002009-11-21T05:09:58.407-06:00Dear Brian,
I first read The Last of The Wine when...Dear Brian,<br />I first read The Last of The Wine when I was at College (suggested reading by the Department Store President where I worked part time who was a much appreciated/loved platonic friend and mentor)...after that I read them all...I loved them and they ¨touched my heart¨ (and so did she for writing them).Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-88195704849986569992009-11-20T22:40:59.187-06:002009-11-20T22:40:59.187-06:00In 1980 I was in Athens and preparing for a ferry ...In 1980 I was in Athens and preparing for a ferry trip to the island of Naxos. I needed something to read, found an English bookshop and looked for a book set in Greece. I picked up "The Persian Boy', knowing nothing about Mary Renault. What a wonderful find. I now own a copy of all her books.Brian Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802352695666737088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-23828914639082282452009-11-20T17:06:44.609-06:002009-11-20T17:06:44.609-06:00Very moving. Thank youVery moving. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-69710815228062940242009-11-20T14:13:58.385-06:002009-11-20T14:13:58.385-06:00K,
Yes, I feel the love as we stargaze together a...K,<br /><br />Yes, I feel the love as we stargaze together and reach for a few too.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-55699032619535964062009-11-20T14:11:07.449-06:002009-11-20T14:11:07.449-06:00Dear K, Thank you. Sometimes I think I was/am jus...Dear K, Thank you. Sometimes I think I was/am just more fortunate than others because I´m ¨fully present¨ in my life, mostly, except for a 17 years active alcoholism (when I was one of those overpushy overachieving types that refused to be classified as a second class person on the ¨outside¨ but loathed myself on the ¨inside¨)...obviously a self-assination attempt. The biggest deal is that I LIVED! I´ve lived to see the impact of fear/hate on Gay and Lesbian and Bi-sexual people (just recently know a trasgender person)...I been ¨present¨...I have the full depth of my feelings and I know them, I´ve survived and I try not to let that experience go to waste...most of my dearones are dead...dead because of suicide, drunkeness/drugs, AIDS and even a crime of hate...recently a College friend wrote me a note from San Francisco and said: ¨You´ve lived the dream we all wanted to live...he thought me courageous¨...I think me blessed and I wonder what absurd, greedy, murderous or delightful human action I will see next? The World is filled with behavior that exceeds emotional/spiritual balance and sanity...reality just takes some getting used to (but YOU know that already). Abrazos fuerte, LenLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-26335493824572717062009-11-20T12:21:32.349-06:002009-11-20T12:21:32.349-06:00I am saddened by how much you had to endure in you...I am saddened by how much you had to endure in your life, some on purpose, some by sheer ignorance. I hope my love for you makes up for at least a little piece of it, or gives you the energy to begin anew in the spirit of love!Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-21072388356212098632009-11-20T07:33:50.295-06:002009-11-20T07:33:50.295-06:00Leonardo,
What a wonderfully written piece. Your...Leonardo,<br /><br />What a wonderfully written piece. Your art is absolutely briliant. Your life is a growing testimonial to the good work that you do.<br /><br />Love and Peace,<br />FredFrank Remkiewicz aka “Tree”https://www.blogger.com/profile/00501821790434895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-83301747339577723682009-11-20T04:38:24.972-06:002009-11-20T04:38:24.972-06:00This is brilliant, thank you.This is brilliant, thank you.Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-48718523613946689912009-11-19T20:53:27.036-06:002009-11-19T20:53:27.036-06:00Wow! I love your postings.Wow! I love your postings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com