tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post6670924581353312759..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: The Picture From The BoxDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-49989182585675272752016-02-17T21:17:05.854-05:002016-02-17T21:17:05.854-05:00I love what freedom looks like! So sad for what yo...I love what freedom looks like! So sad for what you and Joe had to endure.Cynthia F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-49275069070892874472016-02-14T22:51:05.475-05:002016-02-14T22:51:05.475-05:00So much pain - humans can be so cruel to each othe...So much pain - humans can be so cruel to each other. Screw the date, congratulations on 40+ years together. krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75305189570218757042016-02-14T22:34:31.053-05:002016-02-14T22:34:31.053-05:00I'm reading a book by Kathy Baldock right now:...I'm reading a book by Kathy Baldock right now: Walking the Bridgeless Canyon. It has been an excellent education on so many levels. I'm grateful for her research into sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity, but it's the history that was so powerful to read, particularly the history of the spread of HIV AIDS and how it was described as a punishment from God. I've also enjoyed reading about the heroes of the LGBTQ community.There is so much ignorance and misunderstanding even today. I can't begin to imagine the pain you endured before you felt free to love openly.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.ca/Walking-Bridgeless-Canyon-Repairing-Community/dp/1619200287 Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-77702715136069221152016-02-14T14:25:12.490-05:002016-02-14T14:25:12.490-05:00I remember you both, Dave and Joe, from that decad...I remember you both, Dave and Joe, from that decade, and even from a decade before that, and remember the distance and the silence. We'd known each other awhile before I knew who you were in each other's lives. So grateful to know you both and honoured to be able to read this post. Much love.emma vanderklifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870867310076531586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-16561238179151642662016-02-14T11:55:25.519-05:002016-02-14T11:55:25.519-05:00Dear Dave: All that pain. What gives us the right ...Dear Dave: All that pain. What gives us the right to think we can do that to people? Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-23998681968596876442016-02-14T10:26:55.281-05:002016-02-14T10:26:55.281-05:00I had a true visceral reaction to that post. I rem...I had a true visceral reaction to that post. I remember. Thank you for your words. I have a new or at least revived perscpective this Valentine's Day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515493066365038401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-43040066012465339982016-02-14T10:20:23.050-05:002016-02-14T10:20:23.050-05:00Dear Dave and Joe,
I am one of those ashamed that...Dear Dave and Joe,<br /><br />I am one of those ashamed that I never even thought about people like you back in those days, how love is the strongest impulse there is, and EVERYONE needs it. In Mexico, where I grew up, machismo precluded any talk of differences.<br /><br />But when I looked at the picture, my only thought was, 'Huh. I didn't realize Dave is a lot taller than Joe.'<br /><br />I'm sorry that it brings back so many other memories and that many of those bad things are still with us.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-76515935633691211282016-02-14T08:49:20.939-05:002016-02-14T08:49:20.939-05:00I came here looking for blog posts on disability t...I came here looking for blog posts on disability to share on my blog. What I found was a beautiful post of love and hardship and I am so moved by your words. You have endured and thrived and I adore how you are sharing your thoughts with the world. On my blog, I am doing what I call my 2016 Lenten Challenge. In 2015 Pope Francis talked about fasting from indifference for lent, and though I am not Catholic and have never fasted in my life, I decided the idea of fasting from hate, prejudice and indifference spoke to me. And the best cure for indifference is to educate yourself about people who live lives different than your own. So I am sharing blog posts, videos, articles and even Twitter conversations each day on my blog in an effort to not only educate myself, but to provide an avenue for my followers on various mediums to participate in this effort with me. I would love to share this beautiful post, and will be reading through your blog searching for other posts that I might like to share. Please let me know if this is okay, because I feel something like what you have written should be read by everyone. My readership is small, but if I can touch even a few hearts, I will be happy.<br /><br />Here is a link to my blog if you would like to check it out: https://wordpress.com/stats/insights/jenniferaustinauthor.wordpress.com<br /><br />Thank you so much for your words,<br />Jennifer AustinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894125979660841388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-22300820632375423492016-02-14T08:25:51.995-05:002016-02-14T08:25:51.995-05:00I see, Dave. My heart clenches with the first and...I see, Dave. My heart clenches with the first and expands with the second.MaLa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512951148188322319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-89223083247940668682016-02-14T08:17:28.378-05:002016-02-14T08:17:28.378-05:00Dave, sometimes you break my heart. Your thinking ...Dave, sometimes you break my heart. Your thinking and writing is so powerful. I learn so much about you, about the experience of disability in our culture, and about myself. When I first saw the photo, I smiled -- you were both so young! Then I read "pain," and a -- very brief -- thought was "because he was standing?" I scrolled up and when I saw the photo again, I *immediately* knew -- the distance. Before I read it, I knew it was the distance, and the year, and the day today.<br /><br />Bless you and Joe. Bless you for being you in all that complicated intersectionality, and bless you for writing about it. I hope next time I'll see the distance sooner.CTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-83667211947008187202016-02-14T07:40:30.888-05:002016-02-14T07:40:30.888-05:00You may not celebrate the greeting card company Va...You may not celebrate the greeting card company Valentine's Day, but your celebration of your love made me cry this morning. thank you and God bless you both! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com