tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post1458081869852943220..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: We Are Home Again. But We Were Always HomeP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-88517674122936658902020-06-22T04:08:55.530-07:002020-06-22T04:08:55.530-07:00Jeanie, such a welcome surprise when you pop up! A...Jeanie, such a welcome surprise when you pop up! And I am so relieved that you Antonio weathered the coronavirus, too! I wonder when you will be able to get back to Brooklyn. I believe the Canadian border is closed right now to Americans but have lost track of who can and who cannot and how and why enter the U.S. <br /><br />Dog Ears Books is not yet open except for deliveries and pickup of special orders. I’ve been doing a lot of work toward opening and should make it by July, barring unforeseen changes in the larger world.<br /><br />Thank you for reading, dear friend. I wish we did not live so far apart!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-10569122378398941592020-06-21T15:45:04.298-07:002020-06-21T15:45:04.298-07:00Pamela! Thank you for your insightful and thought...Pamela! Thank you for your insightful and thought-provoking comments. Being here in São Paulo, near my husband’s family, I also called my sisters, brother and our daughter almost every other day to get news and updates on the Covid news, but especially the protests. They happened right around the corner from our apartment in Brooklyn, and they made my eyes and thoughts open wider. The protests and what speakers were saying, made sense and made people think - of course, not the depressing looters and other bad elements. It felt like an earthquake-like fault line that had people saying ‘yes’ and finding or at least looking for a unifying voice. There is SO much to be done. I hope to read Ta-Hehisi Coates (when the book arrives), then there is Ibram X. Kendi, and so many others. There are interviews to read, also, with Robin DiAngelo and Layla F. Saad. When we are able to get back to Brooklyn, I hope to get out and help somehow. Antonio and I have had the Covid19 virus, so let’s hope our antibodies get out there and fight, too!<br />You had such a difficult trek from Arizona to Michigan! When I heard about you two out there, I was wondering what would be open. But, whew, you made it, even pretty Sarah Girl! Have you opened Dog Ears yet? I wish you and the Artist a wonderful summer, hoping for Northport surroundings to inspire interesting walks, and your books to give us blog readers your Interesting comments on what’s happening in the world. Jeanie Furlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294566547596358943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-38505851332513150692020-06-05T08:51:00.914-07:002020-06-05T08:51:00.914-07:00Dawn, you are welcome, and I want to thank you in ...Dawn, you are welcome, and I want to thank you in return -- for so much that you do! Readers, you can learn hear about what has been Dawn's chief focus for change in recent years: https://trucksafety.org/tag/dawn-king/ -- very important work. There is a lot of important work to be done, in SO many areas, that we all need to keep learning and helping each other learn. P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-15086000180240173952020-06-05T08:31:24.344-07:002020-06-05T08:31:24.344-07:00Thank you for this. I was walking in the woods th...Thank you for this. I was walking in the woods this morning feeling quite inadequate to deal with the whole issue of white privilege, uncertain what I could say or do, feeling like I need to study the concept more. Which I do. But I know that I shouldn't just give up, even though that's tempting sometimes. Out here in rural, quiet, Davisburg there's not a lot to prompt growth in that area of my life. I will have to look elsewhere, but I've been seeing links to places that could provide more information...and I will become better at this.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com