Comments on: Proposal for Tempest Smith Day http://geekwitch.org/2009/02/proposal-for-tempest-smith-day/ Paganism from a nerdy point of view Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kamarrla http://geekwitch.org/2009/02/proposal-for-tempest-smith-day/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Kamarrla Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:13:18 +0000 http://geekwitch.org/?p=176#comment-159 I think this is a wonderful idea, and I for one will be sending thoughts that way on the 20th. :] I think this is a wonderful idea, and I for one will be sending thoughts that way on the 20th. :]

]]> By: Emory Castelle http://geekwitch.org/2009/02/proposal-for-tempest-smith-day/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Emory Castelle Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:17:37 +0000 http://geekwitch.org/?p=176#comment-137 I would just like to be the first (Whoo!) to official honour your decision. There are many things noble about what you have said. I believe that if we all think in this respecting and honourable mindset you have shown, we may all be able to advance ourselves and our ability to deal with obstacles and dramatic loses to the Wiccan Community such as this Tempest Smith. I do wonder though, is Tempest her real first name? This is just a little wonder of mine, but its not particularly important. The important thing is that I <i>have</i> read the stories of the pagans in the school trials and the sort, and I have probably had read/heard about cases as dramatic as this. For some reason though, it hadn't struck me as much as this one. Maybe it's because her age is quite remarkably young, that it should have the most impact on us. Or perhaps because the courage she must have had to out herself to public. Then I wonder; Did she know what she was getting into by telling others? I do hope that someday I will also achieve her amount of courage in order to out myself in front of my family. I do hope it'll end in a less-tragic way than she, but I will do my very best to honour and remember Tempest Smith Day. I really do think your podcast is one of the best out there, and this would be great material to present on it if its done in the way that you make people think. Sometimes we forget how chilly the waters are, and a quick swim may remind us fairly quickly. P.S. Best of luck with your job crisis, should it not be resolved. I would just like to be the first (Whoo!) to official honour your decision. There are many things noble about what you have said. I believe that if we all think in this respecting and honourable mindset you have shown, we may all be able to advance ourselves and our ability to deal with obstacles and dramatic loses to the Wiccan Community such as this Tempest Smith. I do wonder though, is Tempest her real first name? This is just a little wonder of mine, but its not particularly important. The important thing is that I have read the stories of the pagans in the school trials and the sort, and I have probably had read/heard about cases as dramatic as this. For some reason though, it hadn’t struck me as much as this one. Maybe it’s because her age is quite remarkably young, that it should have the most impact on us. Or perhaps because the courage she must have had to out herself to public. Then I wonder; Did she know what she was getting into by telling others? I do hope that someday I will also achieve her amount of courage in order to out myself in front of my family. I do hope it’ll end in a less-tragic way than she, but I will do my very best to honour and remember Tempest Smith Day. I really do think your podcast is one of the best out there, and this would be great material to present on it if its done in the way that you make people think. Sometimes we forget how chilly the waters are, and a quick swim may remind us fairly quickly.

P.S. Best of luck with your job crisis, should it not be resolved.

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