[Magdalen] Don

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Lynn,

I too assumed the very same things that you assumed, based on the same
reasoning.  I cannot actually imagine how anyone could seriously interpret
the post in any other manner than the manner in which you assume that it
was meant.

I am baffled as to why you felt it was needed to state that, but I just
thought (since nobody is reading and understanding what I write, but just
goes ahead and lets fly anyway) that I would affirm that I agree completely
with what you wrote even if I'm at sea as to why you felt the need to say
it in the first place. What I wrote had nothing to do with that.

The writer suggested that someone ought not to "shut up."
I simply observed that it was -- well, let's just repeat exactly what I
wrote.

It is certainly an unfortunate choice of words to tell anyone to shut up,
not to mention telling to "shut the front door."

I was told by another person on this list to "shut the f--k up."  In
popular parlance the forbidden phrase is now expressed as "shut the front
door."

I think the origin of the insult has apologized, and I consider the matter
closed.  If you wish to pursue this any further, kindly email me privately.
I see no reason to clutter the bandwidth....


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> From: "James Oppenheimer-Crawford" <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
>
>> It is certainly an unfortunate choice of words to tell anyone to shut up,
>> not to mention telling to "shut the front door."
>>
>
> Dear James O,
>
> I am not Renee, but I think her post might have had some telephone key pad
> spelling trouble (I know that happens to me).
>
> I believe the opening salvo is meant to be :
>
> Please don't shut up   (observe repeated phrase at closing of her email)
>
> not:
>
>> > Please dot shut up.
>>>
>>
> posting with phone-finger texting often gets *interesting*.
>
>
>
> Adding, my own voice, affirming Renee's post.
> Lynn
>
>
>
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "James Oppenheimer-Crawford" <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 9:36 AM
> To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Don
>
> It is certainly an unfortunate choice of words to tell anyone to shut up,
>> not to mention telling to "shut the front door."
>>
>>
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:19 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> what Renee said,
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 11:00 PM, flyingfish224--- via Magdalen <
>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Please dot shut up.
>>> >
>>> > We might all be a little frayed with the news of the world...
>>> >
>>> > AND (no Butts about it) some of us might be a-frayed (and maybe afraid)
>>> > because of what our loved ones and suffering, or even we ourselves are
>>> > suffering.  Ah, he'll.  we're al suffering
>>> >
>>> > So some of us blurt, or blast, or weep, or moan.  Others of us rejoice,
>>> or
>>> > celebrate.  And some of is just sit in the darkness.
>>> >
>>> > But we pray.  And we bear each other's burdens.  And dance each other's
>>> > joys.  And we sit in the dark with each other.
>>> >
>>> > After all, we are the children of God.  The pals of Jesus.  The singers
>>> of
>>> > the Spirit.
>>> >
>>> > Just don't shut up.
>>> >
>>> > Renee
>>> > With love to you and Janice
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Judy Fleener, ObJN
>>> Western Michigan
>>>
>>>