tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post1300780513877902352..comments2023-06-14T06:23:18.998-04:00Comments on Gladys Kravitz: Starry, Starry NightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-14695306771540338252009-01-03T21:11:00.000-05:002009-01-03T21:11:00.000-05:00Since it is far enough beyond the holiday that the...Since it is far enough beyond the holiday that the sensitivity to the crass intrusion has dissipated, the importance of the night sky to ourselves and fellow critters cannot be underestimated.<BR/>A number of towns on the south coast have zoning regs that mandate dark sky lighting. Maybe it's time, once the casino issue is buried courtesy of SCOTUS to examine changing issue like that within our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-56945046120612406002008-12-28T18:19:00.000-05:002008-12-28T18:19:00.000-05:00Gladys, it's good to see you can and have left the...Gladys, it's good to see you can and have left the casino issue for the spirit and the true meaning of Christmas. For those that don't know you, this tells them the kind of person you truly are, kind and caring. <BR/><BR/>For those that do not have this kind of spirit at this time of year please out of politeness, and at least for the respect of your parents, leave those that do alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-41636091291829375772008-12-28T18:04:00.000-05:002008-12-28T18:04:00.000-05:00Beautiful blog Gladys. Only one with a pure heart...Beautiful blog Gladys. Only one with a pure heart could write like this.<BR/>God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-37054213497311038522008-12-27T19:00:00.000-05:002008-12-27T19:00:00.000-05:00Hi Gladys:At 8, I got my first pair of glasses, an...Hi Gladys:<BR/><BR/>At 8, I got my first pair of glasses, and was thrilled that trees actually had leaves that you could see from across the street. When I was in high school I was part of a group of students that used to go canoeing up in Quetico Superior park in Ontario, talk about stars being so close it seemed like you could almost touch them. I still go out into my back yard and marvel at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-2220342926928489492008-12-27T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-27T09:15:00.000-05:00Glaydys,so true.And irreguardless of the casino do...Glaydys,so true.And irreguardless of the casino do we really need a streetlight every 25 feet? Eventually our society will need to power down.We waste so much in this superculture we live in.Excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-57609587689876792132008-12-26T13:05:00.000-05:002008-12-26T13:05:00.000-05:00A wonderful and touching post, Gladys. It is also...A wonderful and touching post, Gladys. It is also, to me, a bit coincidental because last evening I stepped out onto my deck for some fresh air and looked up. The night was crisp and the sky was clear. The stars stopped me in my tracks and I must have stood there for a good 20 minutes just staring up at them....then I turned my head north-west toward the point in the sky that is threatened by carverchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240111123719145882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-87845254651936926432008-12-25T23:17:00.000-05:002008-12-25T23:17:00.000-05:00Dear readers, I have had to delete a prior comment...Dear readers, I have had to delete a prior comment. Thankfully another reader informed me that it was intended to 'flame' an anti-casino blogger.<BR/><BR/>I would like to remind all readers of <I>this</I> blog, whether anti, pro, or neutral on the casino issue, that this is not a Topix message board. And that this is not the place to take out your frustrations. <BR/><BR/>And furthermore, that Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-35576185262056386502008-12-25T23:03:00.000-05:002008-12-25T23:03:00.000-05:00The sentiments included in your entry are greatly ...The sentiments included in your entry are greatly appreciated at a time when we seem to be destroying the great creation we were given with little thought or notice. <BR/><BR/>The further away from the night sky we get and the quiet of the night listening to the peepers, the more shallow our existence.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's why so many of us are unhappy, depressed, bored or filled with frantic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-65122711054649225802008-12-25T20:32:00.000-05:002008-12-25T20:32:00.000-05:00Follow the star while it can still be seen.Wonderf...Follow the star while it can still be seen.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post. Touching and thoughtful.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812605123646682115noreply@blogger.com