bloom (11,252 posts)[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsJcg-g1pg[/youtube]
RainDog is dead
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I knew her a little bit in real life - I met her on DU.
A good friend of hers posted about it on Facebook this morning. I messaged the friend and she said that 'RainDog' died yesterday.
She had posted about being in pain, and being depressed in recent weeks.
She was quite a lover of books and music.
This is from a blog that she contributed to:
http://electronpencil.com/2014/07/24/hot-air-110/
her Facebook book page:
https://www.facebook.com/BookSavoury
salin (46,013 posts)
78. I am floored.
((raindog))
We met after my Mother and I passed out news articles, (mainstream ala nyt) about concerns in the lead up to the war in Iraq, at the local farmer's market.
Later that day she posted about someone handing out news articles at her local farmer's market.
We met for coffee later that week.
I always counted on wise, passionate, yet tempered words when she weighed in on topics.
What a deep loss for our communities (DU and local.)
REP (19,815 posts)Gonna go with overdose on this one. Probably pills. thoughts?
116. As the survivor of someone who died unexpectedly, this is not a good question to ask
If you knew her well enough to ask, you'd know the cause of the death or would have been told.
I am very tired of Nosey Parkers demanding to know the cause if my mother's death. If only they had showed that much interest in her while she was living, but no, I'm not going to feed their need for gossip. Cause of death was Nunya Business.
progressoid (31,916 posts)Frank's racking up those frequent flyer miles
56. Damn, the DU memorial page is getting too crowded.
RIP RainDog.
Tsiyu (16,482 posts)Snobs? At the island? never! Let's throw money at some sort of vague problem, that should solve it!
110. Rest in Beautiful Peace, Dear Raindog
This just cut me to the bone.
She was one of my favorite DUers.
As some of you know, been having a tough time myself and can't be here very much until things get resolved. I know the deep feelings of worthlessness our society heaps on those of us who aren't wealthy or physically perfect.
It kills me that Raindog is gone because of politics and social attitudes that degrade the soul, dehumanize the human, undervalue and undercompensate those who work so, so hard.
Be kind to those you know who are poor and struggling. Send them a few bucks. Get off your high horse and realize they probably work their asses off and your snubbing and judgmental attitudes about their position in life are SOUL-KILLING.
There are many on DU who aren't insufferable snobs, many who will help a fellow person in need, but those of you who are insufferable snobs know who you are. Help somebody else you know who is suffering as Rain Dog suffered. That's what she would want from you right now.
I loved you, RE Paris.
May you find the peace and acceptance you sought but never found in this corrupt, greedy world
to all who knew and loved her.
ewagner
225. Why we are/were the Democratic UNDERGROUND...
I guess, compared to Raindog, I'm a late joiner..I came to DU in 2003...
I felt the outrage of the 2000 election. I gasped with fear over the reaction to 9/11/01 and knew that the world would change...
Anybody who questioned Bush's motives was branded...either as unpatriotic or a muslin sympathizer or communist or worse...It was only when I found DU that I found that I wasn't alone...
Tsiyu (16,482 posts)
110. Rest in Beautiful Peace, Dear Raindog
This just cut me to the bone.
She was one of my favorite DUers.
As some of you know, been having a tough time myself and can't be here very much until things get resolved. I know the deep feelings of worthlessness our society heaps on those of us who aren't wealthy or physically perfect.
It kills me that Raindog is gone because of politics and social attitudes that degrade the soul, dehumanize the human, undervalue and undercompensate those who work so, so hard.
Be kind to those you know who are poor and struggling. Send them a few bucks. Get off your high horse and realize they probably work their asses off and your snubbing and judgmental attitudes about their position in life are SOUL-KILLING.
There are many on DU who aren't insufferable snobs, many who will help a fellow person in need, but those of you who are insufferable snobs know who you are. Help somebody else you know who is suffering as Rain Dog suffered. That's what she would want from you right now.
I loved you, RE Paris.
May you find the peace and acceptance you sought but never found in this corrupt, greedy world to all who knew and loved her.
Skimmer's flunky Elad has already updated the Dead Dummy list.
Gonna go with overdose on this one. Probably pills. thoughts?When a DUmmy dies and its no one's business how they died...I file it under overdose.
Hmmm . . . I can find this DUmmy's linkedin page:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/r-e-paris/18/771/271
A librarian who spoke both French and Dutch. Sounds like a suicide from the OP but no obit, just yet. If I ever read one of her posts at the DUmp, I don't remember it at all.
I was wondering why I was feeling so good this morning and now I know why. One less worthless DUmbass in the world can only be a good thing. After all, the only good DUmbass is a dead DUmbass. :-)
It appears this thread has caught the attention of a few at DUmp Duex.
Some hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, and clucking from the primitives.
link http://www.discussionist.com/10223553 (http://www.discussionist.com/10223553)
It appears this thread has caught the attention of a few at DUmp Duex.
Some hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, and clucking from the primitives.
link http://www.discussionist.com/10223553 (http://www.discussionist.com/10223553)
It appears this thread has caught the attention of a few at DUmp Duex.This indicates the DUmmies at DUmp DUex monitor CC as much as the original DUmmies.
Some hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, and clucking from the primitives.
link http://www.discussionist.com/10223553 (http://www.discussionist.com/10223553)
I take it MrsCorpio doesn't like us, based upon his comments.
Oh well. One can't expect to be liked by everybody; there's always some malcontents.
I take it MrsCorpio doesn't like us, based upon his comments.
Oh well. One can't expect to be liked by everybody; there's always some malcontents.
It appears this thread has caught the attention of a few at DUmp Duex.
Some hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, and clucking from the primitives.
link http://www.discussionist.com/10223553 (http://www.discussionist.com/10223553)
steve2470 (21,926 posts)
214. RIP Raindog
I remember her as a fierce advocate for legalization. This is how I remember her. Hopefully Florida will legalize MMJ and be a credit to her advocacy work. All the best to her family and friends.
Be kind to those you know who are poor and struggling. Send them a few bucks. Get off your high horse and realize they probably work their asses off and your snubbing and judgmental attitudes about their position in life are SOUL-KILLING.
Yeah, he clucks a fair amount.
Actually, cash is not as effective as sending out vibes of one sort or another. I think that RD will still be with us if enough healing vibes were sent out, made available. Obviously, there was a breakdown in the vibes network, probably due to the efforts of the Koch brothers and their money, Citizens United and the Supremes and the National Rifle Association.
DUmmy Raindog shares some characteristics with Generalissimo Francisco Franco.