Comments for View from the Pier http://www.viewfromthepier.com Connecting with self, others and a sense of wonder through travel Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Estonia: The Journey to Freedom – Part III by MegPier http://www.viewfromthepier.com/compass-rose/estonia-the-journey-to-freedom-part-iii/#comment-93410 MegPier Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:36:15 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=10805#comment-93410 Hi Lisa! I am so glad you enjoyed this installment of my Estonian "saga!" I often kid with people and say my favorite destination is wherever I just returned from but Estonia really made an impact on me. And of course the reason for that is all of the really inspiring people I met, including Elina and Jyrki! Part IV is soon to come and you'll have a chance to meet Kadi, Uku and Ergo! Cheers, Meg Hi Lisa! I am so glad you enjoyed this installment of my Estonian “saga!” I often kid with people and say my favorite destination is wherever I just returned from but Estonia really made an impact on me. And of course the reason for that is all of the really inspiring people I met, including Elina and Jyrki! Part IV is soon to come and you’ll have a chance to meet Kadi, Uku and Ergo! Cheers, Meg

]]> Comment on Eric Weiner / Writer by MegPier http://www.viewfromthepier.com/peertopier/eric-weiner-writer/#comment-93408 MegPier Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:31:52 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=10978#comment-93408 Hi Gail! Great to hear from you and glad you are enjoying VFTP! I admire daily your rendering of "Rocky Meadow Bog," which hangs in my front hall! I highly recommend Eric's book and am glad to share a snippet of his quest, which manages to be both entertaining and enlightening! Cheers, Meg Hi Gail! Great to hear from you and glad you are enjoying VFTP! I admire daily your rendering of “Rocky Meadow Bog,” which hangs in my front hall! I highly recommend Eric’s book and am glad to share a snippet of his quest, which manages to be both entertaining and enlightening! Cheers, Meg

]]> Comment on 02/15/2012 by MegPier http://www.viewfromthepier.com/2012/02/15/06242009/#comment-93407 MegPier Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:26:20 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?p=900#comment-93407 Hi Betty! Yes, the Duke apparently had a talent for both tickling the ivories AND our funny bones! His bon mot is a great reminder for me to not take myself so seriously and try to channel my energy into positivity! I could benefit from such reminders daily! : ) Hi Betty! Yes, the Duke apparently had a talent for both tickling the ivories AND our funny bones! His bon mot is a great reminder for me to not take myself so seriously and try to channel my energy into positivity! I could benefit from such reminders daily! : )

]]> Comment on 02/12/2012 by MegPier http://www.viewfromthepier.com/2012/02/11/09252009/#comment-93406 MegPier Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:21:29 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?p=1568#comment-93406 Hi Ayngelina! Thanks for making the time to comment! I have now been twice to the Alhambra and think I could probably visit a dozen times and continue to see new and amazing things. The physical landscape of Granada is awesome and the architecture aint bad either! ) I hope you make it to this part of Spain....and continue to stop into VFTP! Cheers, Meg Hi Ayngelina! Thanks for making the time to comment! I have now been twice to the Alhambra and think I could probably visit a dozen times and continue to see new and amazing things. The physical landscape of Granada is awesome and the architecture aint bad either! ) I hope you make it to this part of Spain….and continue to stop into VFTP! Cheers, Meg

]]> Comment on Through Alhambra’s Gate of Judgement to a Personal Chahar Bagh by MegPier http://www.viewfromthepier.com/2010/06/04/06042010/#comment-93404 MegPier Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:16:29 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?p=4496#comment-93404 Hi Sophie! Thanks for taking the time to comment! I'm glad you enjoyed my "meanderings" through this amazng spot! I hope you'll pop into VFTP regularly! Cheers, Meg Hi Sophie! Thanks for taking the time to comment! I’m glad you enjoyed my “meanderings” through this amazng spot! I hope you’ll pop into VFTP regularly! Cheers, Meg

]]> Comment on White in Sri Lanka by Liz http://www.viewfromthepier.com/guestroom/white-in-sri-lanka/#comment-93379 Liz Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:07:51 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=11101#comment-93379 Hello Jeffrey Thank you for your question and concern . . . it opens a dialog that is so necessary. All men benefit by rape because the very threat of rape constricts women's mobility, confining them to "safe" places such as home or anywhere but out in the night. All men retain a measure of power simply by that fact. Fear of violence compromises every aspect of a woman's life. There was a movement a few years back called "Take Back the Night" where women went out en masse after dark and there was the idea promulgated that men shouldn't be allowed on the streets at night. But your desire for clarification, understanding and I hope empathy is a wonderful thing. Hello Jeffrey
Thank you for your question and concern . . . it opens a dialog that is so necessary. All men benefit by rape because the very threat of rape constricts women’s mobility, confining them to “safe” places such as home or anywhere but out in the night. All men retain a measure of power simply by that fact. Fear of violence compromises every aspect of a woman’s life. There was a movement a few years back called “Take Back the Night” where women went out en masse after dark and there was the idea promulgated that men shouldn’t be allowed on the streets at night. But your desire for clarification, understanding and I hope empathy is a wonderful thing.

]]> Comment on White in Sri Lanka by Jeffrey Willius http://www.viewfromthepier.com/guestroom/white-in-sri-lanka/#comment-93249 Jeffrey Willius Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:59:20 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=11101#comment-93249 Liz -- I enjoyed your post very much -- your senses are keen and your writing conveys it. Maybe this isn't the place for it, but I'm having trouble with your comment, "all men benefit from rape." I'm the first to admit I'm often clueless, but what do you mean by this? Whatever you may feel the broader significance of the existence of rape -- whether that means women are exploited, held back, abused...whatever -- I'm curious how you think I might benefit from it. Liz — I enjoyed your post very much — your senses are keen and your writing conveys it.
Maybe this isn’t the place for it, but I’m having trouble with your comment, “all men benefit from rape.” I’m the first to admit I’m often clueless, but what do you mean by this?
Whatever you may feel the broader significance of the existence of rape — whether that means women are exploited, held back, abused…whatever — I’m curious how you think I might benefit from it.

]]> Comment on Estonia: The Journey to Freedom – Part III by Lisa Seltzer http://www.viewfromthepier.com/compass-rose/estonia-the-journey-to-freedom-part-iii/#comment-93148 Lisa Seltzer Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=10805#comment-93148 I so enjoyed this, Meg! Can't wait to read the next installment. Elina and Jyrki's love story is beautiful! Tartu itself seems particularly compelling. I so enjoyed this, Meg! Can’t wait to read the next installment. Elina and Jyrki’s love story is beautiful! Tartu itself seems particularly compelling.

]]> Comment on Eric Weiner / Writer by Gail Marie nauen http://www.viewfromthepier.com/peertopier/eric-weiner-writer/#comment-92289 Gail Marie nauen Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:36:21 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?page_id=10978#comment-92289 Hello Meg, I enjoyed this interview very much. Looking forward to reading his book. Thanks for all your articles. Hope you doing well... GMN Hello Meg,
I enjoyed this interview very much. Looking forward to reading his book. Thanks for all your articles.
Hope you doing well…

GMN

]]> Comment on 02/15/2012 by bettygatchell http://www.viewfromthepier.com/2012/02/15/06242009/#comment-92223 bettygatchell Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:42:35 +0000 http://www.viewfromthepier.com/?p=900#comment-92223 Love the photo, and the Quote tickled my funny bone, thinking if I had any compositional talent, the stufff I could have, pouted so much for years, I'll never need Botox!! Thanks Meg, for adding a little humour into my day! Love the photo, and the Quote tickled my funny bone, thinking if I had any compositional talent, the stufff I could have, pouted so much for years, I’ll never need Botox!! Thanks Meg, for adding a little humour into my day!

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