tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post6422812663820505994..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: Walking Through Life ...joaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-17237453936309085192007-09-20T18:11:00.000-04:002007-09-20T18:11:00.000-04:00Good stuff here.Good stuff here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-80201874712698412272007-09-20T10:21:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:21:00.000-04:00The Descartes quote is much more important than mo...The Descartes quote is much more important than most people realize, and it's not what our kids are being taught to do in school anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-75910940620987419002007-09-18T19:19:00.000-04:002007-09-18T19:19:00.000-04:00What an endearing story.What an endearing story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-48745322623735366262007-09-17T17:06:00.000-04:002007-09-17T17:06:00.000-04:00I remember my grandmother having the same kinds of...I remember my grand<I>mother</I> having the same kinds of silly little quirks that this author's dad had. And she was brutally honest also. We thought of her as "eccentric" when we were little, but when we got older her quirks really became endearing. Now I realize just how independent and unique and special she was, and I miss her terribly, just like the storyteller misses his dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-72893613728740860582007-09-17T13:43:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:43:00.000-04:00This is an interesting story Joanie. Mr. Gartner r...This is an interesting story Joanie. Mr. Gartner really knows how to draw the reader in. As someone said above, stories about the "simple" things in life, told from a perspective of someone who appreciates those things, are really worth reading. It reminds the rest of us to slow down.<BR/><BR/>How about posting the story you wrote a few years ago about the weekend you and your sisters spent up in the mountains during the flood? I know you did it on F.R., but it hasn't been posted here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-18416597993759603552007-09-17T08:25:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:25:00.000-04:00I miss him a lot, and I think about him a lot. I'v...<I>I miss him a lot, and I think about him a lot. I've wondered now and then how it was that my family and I were so lucky that he lived so long.</I><BR/><BR/>Anyone who loses a loving parent thinks this way for the rest of their life. Thanks for the beautiful story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-90960819395317389412007-09-17T08:06:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:06:00.000-04:00This reads like a Norman Rockwell painting. I'd l...This reads like a Norman Rockwell painting. I'd like to read more of his recollections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-29424880108295809362007-09-17T01:31:00.000-04:002007-09-17T01:31:00.000-04:00‘The Cubs lost again. The millionaire on second ba...<I>‘The Cubs lost again. The millionaire on second base made a bad throw to the millionaire on first base, so the multimillionaire on third base scored.’</I><BR/><BR/>Easy solution to that.<BR/><BR/>Stop watching baseball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-27682639927717443222007-09-16T20:03:00.000-04:002007-09-16T20:03:00.000-04:00Thank you for this.Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-24604893863807898942007-09-16T20:02:00.000-04:002007-09-16T20:02:00.000-04:00I can't figure out if it was because he walked thr...<B>I can't figure out if it was because he walked through life, or because he quit taking left turns.</B><BR/><BR/>It sounds to me like it was because he loved simplicity, demanded honesty, and had a very loving family.<BR/><BR/>A very good story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-21636027656796707622007-09-16T19:57:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:57:00.000-04:00Thank you for the heartwarming story, Joanie (and ...Thank you for the heartwarming story, Joanie (and Mr. Gartner).<BR/><BR/>Worth repeating:<BR/><BR/><B>Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don't.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-36049792484833745072007-09-16T18:45:00.000-04:002007-09-16T18:45:00.000-04:00‘The Cubs lost again. The millionaire on second ba...<B>‘The Cubs lost again. The millionaire on second base made a bad throw to the millionaire on first base, so the multimillionaire on third base scored.’</B><BR/><BR/>ROTFLMAO!<BR/><BR/>Good story, CW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-82388918026578506862007-09-16T18:39:00.000-04:002007-09-16T18:39:00.000-04:00What a lovely story. Thank you, Joanie.What a lovely story. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Joanie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com