Comments on: Peace In The Desert: Don’t Tread On Me! http://www.perkersonpark.com/2009/09/voice-in-the-desert-dont-tread-on-me.html Continuing conversations in the park begun in the autumn of 1969 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debra http://www.perkersonpark.com/2009/09/voice-in-the-desert-dont-tread-on-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-1254 Debra Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://www.perkersonpark.com/?p=2481#comment-1254 Peace is more powerful that war. When will we ever understand that killing and destruction are not answers and that they are the problems? Peace has the power to heal but war can only tear people apart. People laugh when you ask why we can't all get along, but it is a good question. Why can't we all live together in peace? Peace is more powerful that war. When will we ever understand that killing and destruction are not answers and that they are the problems? Peace has the power to heal but war can only tear people apart. People laugh when you ask why we can’t all get along, but it is a good question. Why can’t we all live together in peace?

]]> By: Glen Alan Graham http://www.perkersonpark.com/2009/09/voice-in-the-desert-dont-tread-on-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-981 Glen Alan Graham Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:34:09 +0000 http://www.perkersonpark.com/?p=2481#comment-981 Oops! My error. "Friedrich" does not mean man of peace (which is the source of the name Manfred). It means "rich in peace". Thus the Texas town of Fredericksburg literally means "town abundant in peace". Of course, even with this correction, the conclusion of my earlier comment still stands. Oops! My error. “Friedrich” does not mean man of peace (which is the source of the name Manfred). It means “rich in peace”. Thus the Texas town of Fredericksburg literally means “town abundant in peace”. Of course, even with this correction, the conclusion of my earlier comment still stands.

]]> By: Cecilia http://www.perkersonpark.com/2009/09/voice-in-the-desert-dont-tread-on-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-957 Cecilia Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:44:03 +0000 http://www.perkersonpark.com/?p=2481#comment-957 Austin was like no place in the world in 1972. Wouldn't we give a lot to do all that again! I never had enough money for books because I spent so much with street vendors before I could get inside the Coop bookstore. I even had tye died socks! I haven't been to Austin in more than 30 years but friends tell me that all the street vendors are gone. How can that be cool? Austin was like no place in the world in 1972. Wouldn’t we give a lot to do all that again! I never had enough money for books because I spent so much with street vendors before I could get inside the Coop bookstore. I even had tye died socks! I haven’t been to Austin in more than 30 years but friends tell me that all the street vendors are gone. How can that be cool?

]]> By: Glen Alan Graham http://www.perkersonpark.com/2009/09/voice-in-the-desert-dont-tread-on-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-956 Glen Alan Graham Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:38:15 +0000 http://www.perkersonpark.com/?p=2481#comment-956 Cool! This story (I want to call it "un relato", Spanish for a report or a "relating" of some happening) takes me back in time to when I was finishing high school & commencing university studies -- and to Texas. I've never been to Ozona (or El Paso), but native Texans whom I befriended during my residences there have spoken of the town much as you have. I've been to Fredericksburg, and know the Nimitz Museum/Hotel. Here's a tidbit for you. My fluency in Deutsch (German) isn't on par with either of the Romance languages I've studied (Spanish & Portuguese), but the town was named for a German monarch of the 19th Century, if I remember correctly. And Friedrich in Deutsch is "Man of Peace"! Ironic, then, that this Texas city with a peaceful name has a museum for the great American Navy admiral of WW II. But peace, the peace signified by the Hebrew "shalom" (meaning much more than simply the absence of conflict, but rather wholeness and well-being), WILL win out! And make a terrific tee-shirt! Cool! This story (I want to call it “un relato”, Spanish for a report or a “relating” of some happening) takes me back in time to when I was finishing high school & commencing university studies — and to Texas. I’ve never been to Ozona (or El Paso), but native Texans whom I befriended during my residences there have spoken of the town much as you have.

I’ve been to Fredericksburg, and know the Nimitz Museum/Hotel. Here’s a tidbit for you. My fluency in Deutsch (German) isn’t on par with either of the Romance languages I’ve studied (Spanish & Portuguese), but the town was named for a German monarch of the 19th Century, if I remember correctly. And Friedrich in Deutsch is “Man of Peace”! Ironic, then, that this Texas city with a peaceful name has a museum for the great American Navy admiral of WW II.

But peace, the peace signified by the Hebrew “shalom” (meaning much more than simply the absence of conflict, but rather wholeness and well-being), WILL win out! And make a terrific tee-shirt!

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