Comments on: About Syte http://sytereitz.com The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world....... Wed, 16 May 2012 07:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mary http://sytereitz.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-531 mary Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:09:00 +0000 http://sytereitz.com/?page_id=266#comment-531 Your words are so eloquent and your arguments are wonderful and clearly describe the problems we are facing right now. I love your blog and hope you don't mind if I quote you at times. :-) I think that you are so right -- we all need to speak out right now. I kind of think that people are starting to wake up, and I know people who have never thought of getting involved before who are now firebrands for conservative values and deeply involved in politics, etc. We were the ones who wanted to keep the peace, while the Alinsky fans were all about causing a ruckus. Well, they have unequivocally declared war on us, on life, on God, on the Church (check out Sebelius' battle cry to cheers from Naral and Planned Parenthood in the WSJ), and so now I not only want to defend the Catholic church, but to push back on things I've let slide in order to get along. I don't just want basic religious freedoms, but a return to the Christian values that founded this country. I want those 10 Commandments back in the Courthouse. I don't want to ignore the abortion clinic down the street anymore without saying the Rosary in front of it, or to take without objection, the lies from the liberal media without making a comment. I'm signing everything from the Becket Foundation's and ACLJ's petitions to the Manhattan Declaration and passing it on. I will volunteer for Rick Santorum's campaign and will do my research and point out Barack Obama's lies whenever I can. And I will try to encourage others to do get involved too. I'm going to Friday's rally (March 23 at 12 pm Stand for Religious Freedom-- see standupforreligiousfreedom.com) and am telling everyone I know about it). I want my country back. I want us to be one nation under God. I want this President out. And I want America to be good again so that it can be great again. Your words are so eloquent and your arguments are wonderful and clearly describe the problems we are facing right now. I love your blog and hope you don’t mind if I quote you at times. :-)
I think that you are so right — we all need to speak out right now. I kind of think that people are starting to wake up, and I know people who have never thought of getting involved before who are now firebrands for conservative values and deeply involved in politics, etc.
We were the ones who wanted to keep the peace, while the Alinsky fans were all about causing a ruckus. Well, they have unequivocally declared war on us, on life, on God, on the Church (check out Sebelius’ battle cry to cheers from Naral and Planned Parenthood in the WSJ), and so now I not only want to defend the Catholic church, but to push back on things I’ve let slide in order to get along. I don’t just want basic religious freedoms, but a return to the Christian values that founded this country. I want those 10 Commandments back in the Courthouse. I don’t want to ignore the abortion clinic down the street anymore without saying the Rosary in front of it, or to take without objection, the lies from the liberal media without making a comment. I’m signing everything from the Becket Foundation’s and ACLJ’s petitions to the Manhattan Declaration and passing it on. I will volunteer for Rick Santorum’s campaign and will do my research and point out Barack Obama’s lies whenever I can. And I will try to encourage others to do get involved too. I’m going to Friday’s rally (March 23 at 12 pm Stand for Religious Freedom– see standupforreligiousfreedom.com) and am telling everyone I know about it).
I want my country back. I want us to be one nation under God. I want this President out. And I want America to be good again so that it can be great again.

]]> By: Susan http://sytereitz.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Susan Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:47:47 +0000 http://sytereitz.com/?page_id=266#comment-450 Hi Syte! I came across your blog today while searching for posts of the poem “If.” Wow – how appropriate that it should be today only, a couple of hours after attending the pro-life March for Life in downtown Atlanta. What a great site! Did you know that December 30, 2011 marked the 147th birthday of Rudyard Kipling, the author of the inspirational poem “If?” Even a century-and-a-half after his birth, his poem continues to inspire millions of people, people who come from incredibly varied backgrounds all over the world, including you and me. Apparently, we both feel that the more the message of this poem is shared, the better this world would be. And, in fact, it’s a tradition in my family also to pass this great poem down. My grandfather used to recite it to my kids when he was living with us just before he died at 89 years old! My son loved it so much that he memorized it for a poetry recitation contest when he was 7 years old. In that same spirit, a group of enthusiasts (including yours truly) have actually started a blog called “All Things If”, which is devoted to the ideals of the poem. The blog is a literary journal, with short fiction, editorials, sections for “Poems like ‘If’” and “Books like ‘If’”, and, in the next two months, you’ll find interviews with notable people under the heading “Kipling’s Hall of Fame”. Any help that you can offer to improve our blog would be greatly appreciated – articles, stories, suggestions, ideas, comments, editing, etc. I hope you will not find my request too outlandish, but it would also be great if you posted a link to “All Things If” under the text of “If” on your site or even in your favorite sites if you like it. This way after reading “If” on your page, your visitors could find readings and even music that expand the poem’s message at “All Things If”. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Susan Bertram Susan.Bertram@allthingsif.org Hi Syte!

I came across your blog today while searching for posts of the poem “If.” Wow – how appropriate that it should be today only, a couple of hours after attending the pro-life March for Life in downtown Atlanta. What a great site!

Did you know that December 30, 2011 marked the 147th birthday of Rudyard Kipling, the author of the inspirational poem “If?” Even a century-and-a-half after his birth, his poem continues to inspire millions of people, people who come from incredibly varied backgrounds all over the world, including you and me. Apparently, we both feel that the more the message of this poem is shared, the better this world would be. And, in fact, it’s a tradition in my family also to pass this great poem down. My grandfather used to recite it to my kids when he was living with us just before he died at 89 years old! My son loved it so much that he memorized it for a poetry recitation contest when he was 7 years old.

In that same spirit, a group of enthusiasts (including yours truly) have actually started a blog called “All Things If”, which is devoted to the ideals of the poem. The blog is a literary journal, with short fiction, editorials, sections for “Poems like ‘If’” and “Books like ‘If’”, and, in the next two months, you’ll find interviews with notable people under the heading “Kipling’s Hall of Fame”. Any help that you can offer to improve our blog would be greatly appreciated – articles, stories, suggestions, ideas, comments, editing, etc. I hope you will not find my request too outlandish, but it would also be great if you posted a link to “All Things If” under the text of “If” on your site or even in your favorite sites if you like it. This way after reading “If” on your page, your visitors could find readings and even music that expand the poem’s message at “All Things If”.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Susan Bertram
Susan.Bertram@allthingsif.org

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