tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post202210774050394071..comments2023-05-27T01:53:21.676-04:00Comments on Diane L. Major: CollectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-9639319086492270072017-06-07T14:29:56.631-04:002017-06-07T14:29:56.631-04:00Holy G-d. '93. Seems impossible that wasn'...Holy G-d. '93. Seems impossible that wasn't yesterday.<br /><br />Was thinking of your younger son's eyes just this week. And she is with us.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-8068295208439643582017-06-07T14:28:24.059-04:002017-06-07T14:28:24.059-04:00Hello, TEO!
The first image that came to my mind,...Hello, TEO!<br /><br />The first image that came to my mind, reading about <i>liget</i>, was a Klingon's roaring protest at the moment of death - for a comrade, a loved one or friend. I didn't want to post that at the time I put this up, because I know there are those who would find the comparison cheap and therefore not click through, but the fact is, Trek's universe and species/races are deeply thought out in cultural terms. Klingons' emotionality is only our own, just as Bajorans' spirituality is, or Vulcans' desire for learning and enlightenment. And the Klingons are not as popular as they are for no reason; they speak to us, in terms like <i>liget</i>.<br /><br />You can comment anywhere in the world, The Reef is very welcoming and good writing is eagerly adored and sought. I recused myself from the contest because, when it comes to Gossamer, I already have the best possible prize of course. Heh. That said, of course the contest is closed. Still, I think you'd enjoy The Queen of the Known Universe's (QOTKU) daily posts, and the community who comment.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-66943755590634678152017-06-07T12:37:27.163-04:002017-06-07T12:37:27.163-04:00And would it be rude of me, as a non-community mem...And would it be rude of me, as a non-community member, to post captions in a contest where I don't know folks? Because if I had seen this picture on Sunday, I might have suggested:<br /><br />"Mom? Mom? Mom mom mom? You in there, mom? . . . Would you like some company?"MLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370254752574889214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-73268209903299492132017-06-07T12:33:13.562-04:002017-06-07T12:33:13.562-04:00Thanks for the liget post . . . when Mom died in &...Thanks for the liget post . . . when Mom died in '93, an anthropologically-minded friend gave me a copy of Rosaldo's article, "The Rage of the Headhunter," where he lays out a version of his experience. So potent. <br /><br />I think Elisabeth Kubler-Ross gets this, too, in a way that isn't always immediately transparent. The "anger" of "denial, bargaining, etc." isn't anger about the actual death (I think), but this experience of liget. Just ANGER, full stop.<br /><br />It's good to have a word for it.<br /><br />xo MLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370254752574889214noreply@blogger.com