tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post6770516417374922157..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Wednesday Vignette, Hey Alexadanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20434791013174502082018-02-16T07:52:40.828-08:002018-02-16T07:52:40.828-08:00Haha - proof of the severity of my pop culture det...Haha - proof of the severity of my pop culture detachment. Thanks for the clarification!Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12583226873942677092018-02-15T12:15:29.099-08:002018-02-15T12:15:29.099-08:00Amen, sister!Amen, sister!rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25803797374913703482018-02-15T08:12:23.235-08:002018-02-15T08:12:23.235-08:00Thanks Anon, and before I posted this I read a lot...Thanks Anon, and before I posted this I read a lot of very positive information about what Amazon has said and done on this subject in the past. Let's hope they keep the positive momentum going forward!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37259105864774271722018-02-15T08:09:20.223-08:002018-02-15T08:09:20.223-08:00Thanks Jane, Happy V Day to you and Ben!Thanks Jane, Happy V Day to you and Ben!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30456590672154617182018-02-15T08:08:59.797-08:002018-02-15T08:08:59.797-08:00I do like the notion of "rewarding" rath...I do like the notion of "rewarding" rather than attempting to turn the tide...and if there were a "why we didn't chose you" statement that included the social rights issues then yes, that slap would be real.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65454814967552722572018-02-15T08:06:12.461-08:002018-02-15T08:06:12.461-08:00Ya, "no gay no way" does have a catchy s...Ya, "no gay no way" does have a catchy sound and of course lots of meaning. So far so good with the cold. Next week has me on edge though...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12964458385870016262018-02-15T08:05:28.052-08:002018-02-15T08:05:28.052-08:00Here! (oh wait, they already rejected Portland'...Here! (oh wait, they already rejected Portland's bid...)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87133460073491352362018-02-15T08:04:08.970-08:002018-02-15T08:04:08.970-08:00Thank you Maggie, people think of Oregon as being ...Thank you Maggie, people think of Oregon as being liberal but in truth it's very conservative once you're out of the coastal area/I-5 corridor. Luckily that's also where the population centers are, so we tend to carry the state in elections. Here's hoping for a liberalization of Dallas!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24003151710459270492018-02-15T08:01:57.592-08:002018-02-15T08:01:57.592-08:00I asked her, she gave me a nice long list of links...I asked her, she gave me a nice long list of links on the subject, but didn't share her personal opinion.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58357456534548337072018-02-15T08:00:06.203-08:002018-02-15T08:00:06.203-08:00Go Wisconsin!Go Wisconsin!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21720852654482066192018-02-15T07:46:21.295-08:002018-02-15T07:46:21.295-08:00For what it's worth:
https://thecaucus.blogs....For what it's worth:<br /><br />https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/amazons-founder-pledges-2-5-million-in-support-of-same-sex-marriage/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64319534361938964672018-02-14T20:33:55.190-08:002018-02-14T20:33:55.190-08:00Loree, I love your warm, inclusive heart! I sincer...Loree, I love your warm, inclusive heart! I sincerely hope Amazon thinks exactly as you do. Happy Valentine’s Day!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10201776415438250762018-02-14T20:10:01.127-08:002018-02-14T20:10:01.127-08:00A very interesting question! And the comments you...A very interesting question! And the comments you received were interesting too. I still vote for freezing out states that aren't prepared to be supportive on social rights issues, though. While the influx of new people might turn the tide, the process would be slow and the lesson of losing out because the state's out of step with the times might be the slap some politicians need to wake up.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59002443491881459742018-02-14T17:23:59.914-08:002018-02-14T17:23:59.914-08:00Gerhard, thank you for that thought.
I just have...Gerhard, thank you for that thought. <br />I just have to say I love the slogan "No Gay No Way." <br />Happy Wednesday/Valentines Day and I hope everyone/everything made it through that little freeze okay. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025190610162675526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58240410736725546112018-02-14T17:09:37.468-08:002018-02-14T17:09:37.468-08:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27922641742346922462018-02-14T15:58:06.330-08:002018-02-14T15:58:06.330-08:00Being from Austin, I feel the need to clarify a li...Being from Austin, I feel the need to clarify a little here. Politifact Texas ranked a similar statement as half true back in 2013 (http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2013/jul/30/some-texas-workers-can-be-fired-being-gay/). As Anna K mentions when discussing Georgia, Texas is also a state where the larger cities (and the Rio Grande Valley) are liberal, and the more rural areas tend to be conservative. As the Politifact article states, many of these larger cities (Austin, Houston, Dallas, Ft. Worth) have laws in place protecting people from being fired for their sexual orientation, but sadly, in any area without those protections, one can be fired for any cause as long as it isn't illegal. I don't think Austin can handle the influx of 50,000 people, but I hope Amazon lands in Dallas-I'd welcome more liberal voters to the state any day.<br /><br />Thanks for all of your wonderful and inspiring posts, Loree!Maggie Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8029406464435354132018-02-14T15:26:02.594-08:002018-02-14T15:26:02.594-08:00Here Here ! I wonder what Siri thinks..Here Here ! I wonder what Siri thinks..kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54334004557627084042018-02-14T14:32:41.417-08:002018-02-14T14:32:41.417-08:00Very clever and very disturbing. Despite our curre...Very clever and very disturbing. Despite our current state govt., Wisconsin was one of the first states to enact those protections.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42406215260476714692018-02-14T14:27:02.202-08:002018-02-14T14:27:02.202-08:00"surgically precise redlining"... and so..."surgically precise redlining"... and so it goes...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65109169607468524482018-02-14T14:26:20.113-08:002018-02-14T14:26:20.113-08:00Anna, I love you! (I'll let Wikipedia take it ...Anna, I love you! (I'll let Wikipedia take it from here): "Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot devices developed by Amazon Lab126. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, and other real-time information, such as news.[2] Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system."danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64498145685311575552018-02-14T14:10:14.613-08:002018-02-14T14:10:14.613-08:00Oh, and who is Alexa?Oh, and who is Alexa?Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23019578533122352532018-02-14T14:09:38.123-08:002018-02-14T14:09:38.123-08:00Seriously - I had no idea there were so many state...Seriously - I had no idea there were so many states left... and kind of surprised that Alabama is not part of them. Anyway, I have to say Alison has a good point, but so does Gerhard. It might involve dramatic changes to the voter base if they choose Georgia - at least eventually, by osmosis. I have a feeling Georgia is like Ohio - the larger cities lean left, whereas it's all the rural counties and the surgically precise redlining of the last couple of decades, that keep them red. But Gerhard's comment gave me hope. :)Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90670472388533417952018-02-14T12:20:57.572-08:002018-02-14T12:20:57.572-08:00Oh that's lovely! Thanks for the happy news!Oh that's lovely! Thanks for the happy news!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26877341758733166432018-02-14T12:20:36.856-08:002018-02-14T12:20:36.856-08:00Right back atcha!Right back atcha!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15772840937156451422018-02-14T12:20:06.266-08:002018-02-14T12:20:06.266-08:00Well I would kind of be sad to see them leave the ...Well I would kind of be sad to see them leave the country, but there is some logic there.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com