Hey Friends

[matcom]

just wanted to pop in and tell you i'm still alive. not sure yet what i am thinking or feeling these days but here nonetheless

peace

[pagerbear]

1. Miss ya, Matcom!

[WindRavenX]

2. Hey Matcom!

Glad to hear you're still alive.
I don't think any of us really knows what to feel now.

[ewagner]

3. Hang in there Matcom

I was wondering how you were doing.

[terrya]

4. Hey, friend. Whatever you need to do...

we'll be here.

Peace

Terry

[VelmaD]

5. Hey Matcom

Hope you're doing ok. Take care of yourself and keep checking in to let us know how you are. :hug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. Damn.

:(

[DS1]

13. fuck off hedges

Nobody likes you!




Hiya Matt!

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. Why is there a picture of Ross Perot in your post?

:shrug:

[name not needed]

18. Cause you're a pompous shitbag, asshat!

[MichaelHarris]

7. peace brother

Look what’s happening out in the streets
Got a revolution got to revolution
Hey I’m dancing down the streets
Got a revolution got to revolution
Ain’t it amazing all the people I meet
Got a revolution got to revolution
One generation got old
One generation got soul
This generation got no destination to hold
Pick up the cry
Hey now it’s time for you and me
Got a revolution got to revolution
Come on now we’re marching to the sea
Got a revolution got to revolution
Who will take it from you
We will and who are we
We are volunteers of america

[sniffa]

8. hi mat

:hi:

hope you're progressing smoothLy through the 5 stages of grief. i think i've hit acceptance finaLLy - with occasionaL back sLiding into rage.

[displacedtexan]

9. I hear ya!

I can't watch the news. Period. It makes me sick to my stomach.

I'm watching "Attack of the Puppet Masters" right now and cleaning out my online bookmarks.

Tread softly for a few days until the shock wears off, then get back to work subverting the dominant paradigm!

[short bus president]

10. Howdy, Mr. Green Jeans!

The whole world is batshit-suckass loopy. Welcome to the Age of Scavery!

[havocmom]

11. MATCOM, do what you must, but know you are really respected here

I just went for a walk in the cool fall wind with the company of a good dog and a delightfully innocent and bright four year old girl. The dog found a dead skunk to roll in and the girl made some very insightful comments. Taken all together, it did much to clear my head. ;)

I am older that you and probably more tired than you have ever been in your life, but I will stand my little bit of ground and fight on. Hope I can look to the east and know you are there too.

Never really liked big cities and never had much desire to see the East Coast Megaopolis, but I would love to see Boston one day. And Philly too. To me, it is holy ground and I will probably take off my shoes in places if I ever get there.

You stand on holy ground MATCOM. This old westerner hopes you decide to hold that ground. The way you feel now is not what forever feels like.

[Squeech]

12. Hey Matcom

I disagree with sniffa. I just oscillate between depression and rage.

I'm not getting over it.

Not that I know what to do about it either.

But I'd happily consider a get-together.

[matcom]

16. a get-together might be nice

heh.

tore up my DNC card today. don't know what that means but i did it anyway.

beer and friends might be good

[underpants]

14. Yeah it has hit me several times today

Just a sudden WHOMP! Bush won*.

*-not really but with this media and without some miracle he actually is getting another 4 years. Amazing simply amazing.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. peace Matcom - remember - Your Sox still won

[yellowcanine]

19. Curse of the shrubmeister - Red Sox will not win WS again until the

Democrats take back the White House. Sorry Matcom.

[hlthe2b]

20. Glad you are around, matcom... take solace in being surrounded by

like minds on DU... but also know you are lucky to be in a VERY BLUE state.... While I live in one of Colorado's few "bastions" of liberalism (Denver) I am very conscious that I am in a very conservative, RED state. I've already faced serious repercussions in the past year for being too vocal about my political beliefs in the job setting. (Sadly, I now will NEVER talk of politics in the work setting again-- at least nothing specific). Nonetheless, we voted in a new Dem Senator (Salizar) and our Statehouse has Dem majorities in both houses! So, that is our hope for the future. Sadly, if our still incomplete returns are to be believed, Bush* won the state. As one who gladly joined many many others in waiting in line 2 hours or more for early voting last week, I find that very hard to believe.

My hope lies with long, head-clearing (stress-relieving) walks with my dogs in the beautiful crisp fall sunshine. Be well. Be strong.