tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post5485020971630204418..comments2010-06-28T22:16:24.334+01:00Comments on No DNA in My Tomatoes: Can't we all just get along?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482843992255923971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-29811959810404884832010-06-28T22:16:24.334+01:002010-06-28T22:16:24.334+01:00Hello there, sadly as I've not heard from you ...Hello there, sadly as I've not heard from you in nearly a week I am going to have to redraw a new winner for the Matcha chocolate giveaway. Hope this hasn't been because you were away or something silly but I really need to let the Matcha guys know who to send it to now. Better luck next time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509940451345540183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-49859163062567156532010-06-22T23:41:05.362+01:002010-06-22T23:41:05.362+01:00Hello Sarah, I am hoping you get this as it doesn&...Hello Sarah, I am hoping you get this as it doesn't look like you've posted on here for ages and I don't have an email address for you.<br /><br />I'm pleased to let you know you won the Matcha Chocolate giveaway, if you email me back at sarah AT maisoncupcake DOT com with your address I can arrange for the prize to be despatched to you.<br /><br />Regards, Sarah at Maison Cupcake blogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509940451345540183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-42375923782753465282008-11-06T19:02:00.000+00:002008-11-06T19:02:00.000+00:00Sean, I found myself making the same argument to a...Sean, I found myself making the same argument to a "Joe the Plumber" type this week - similar to Joe in that she just didn't get how it would really affect her. "So for every extra million I make, I pay an incremental $40k for a balanced Supreme Court, maybe some gay rights, a bit less derision from around the globe, perhaps some stem cell research?... yeah, that's a good deal - I'll take two."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-37834478795835967472008-11-06T13:35:00.000+00:002008-11-06T13:35:00.000+00:00People do realize that the differences between 35%...People do realize that the differences between 35% and 39% tax rate actually only amount to a few thousand dollar a year on a$100k salary?????? That would really stop someone from working? Really? Are you serious? Sean.Sean and Sarah Seton-Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887993208888896142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-26166784260295099472008-11-06T02:17:00.000+00:002008-11-06T02:17:00.000+00:00Very insightful commentary. We miss you in Boston...Very insightful commentary. We miss you in Boston. You three would have been a deserving addition to our small Election Eve gathering.<BR/><BR/>I agree that McCain sold out. As many have said, if he'd taken the approach through the campaign that we heard in the concession speech, he'd have been a formidible foe. I personally would have been very enticed to vote for the 2000 version of McCain, but that wasn't an option this time around. A few weeks ago one of the Dem also-rans told us, off the record, that McCain told his handlers that he wanted to go with Lieberman or Ridge as VP. They told him those were not options, and they obviously prevailed.<BR/><BR/>-andyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-5405759412293239712008-11-05T18:56:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:56:00.000+00:00I agree with your comments on McCain losing his id...I agree with your comments on McCain losing his identity. I feel he sold out to the RNC... it's a shame that the maverick was lost as a price to become the nominee... and he might have one if had really tried to be the person he truly is... someone much more moderate and much less confused. In wanting to win so badly, he forgot what he really believes in. At least that's how it seemed to me. <BR/><BR/>That said... we are all open to hyperbole I suppose when discussing politics. But I for one don't feel hopeful. The more I learn, the more I interact with people, the more I feel that we need to stop pandering to each other. We need to stop expecting something for nothing.<BR/><BR/>we have grown up as a generation that has seen more change, faster probably than most other generations. We are used to seeing things happen before our eyes... with very little input from us. We are used to everything being free and fast. We want it to be freer and faster.<BR/><BR/>To me, that's what I heard from Obama. To me, that's not a message of hope. <BR/><BR/>It's a message that breeds laziness. It's a message that makes people think that they will get their houses for free and their tanks filled up... as long as they vote for Obama.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, that is NOT what Obama said.<BR/><BR/>My fear, is that over and over, the people that he inspired so much, lost sight of his message of sacrifice and latched to his rhetoric of entitlement.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And so while I likely won't move out of the US (geesh, I won't even move out of DC), I am actually seriously considering no longer working depending on how the taxes come out. There really does come a time when you have to make a decision about how hard you are willing to work when you have to pay 2 daycare bills and a third bill to the government to support a welfare situation that requires nothing of the recipients.<BR/><BR/>I hope never to be on the end of needing one of those checks. As long as my husband or I work, we probably won't be. That said, there really does come a line where it is not worth working as hard as I do if I continue to bring home less and less. That is not childish. It's a reality.Kennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124661698155967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-50537730038005532832008-11-05T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:01:00.000+00:00Thanks for a thoughtful essay Sarah. We can't coo...Thanks for a thoughtful essay Sarah. We can't cooperate until we know each other a little better, and that won't happen until we quit villifying each other.<BR/><BR/>Glad to find your blog by the way.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232676927126653489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802918972136043437.post-56749261944139458172008-11-05T14:57:00.000+00:002008-11-05T14:57:00.000+00:00Well put. You know how I feel. I was for Obama, ...Well put. You know how I feel. I was for Obama, but I do feel for those whose candidate didn't win. I know how I felt in 2000 and 2004, and it wasn't fun. But I'm still here (just as those who lean the other way made it through the Clinton years). I hope that we can work together through the next 4 years. It was encouraging that the people in Grant Park cheered during McCain's concession speech (lots of comments that it was a very good speech, very classy), and cheered when Obama spoke of him last night.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of what happens, I think the next 4 years will prove to be very interesting.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567279114690946805noreply@blogger.com