tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post6095733138093226449..comments2023-09-10T07:52:40.405-07:00Comments on Blues of a Waxwing: The souls of everyday objectsBlueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-59148398593047324042009-11-20T12:25:51.292-08:002009-11-20T12:25:51.292-08:00The more I read, the more I am in awe of the quali...The more I read, the more I am in awe of the quality of the written word available on the internet and for free. Chances are this is the will be the most enduring epitaph Don will ever have.Chris of Arabiahttp://www.izdihar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-3310754887363000692009-10-12T07:43:52.236-07:002009-10-12T07:43:52.236-07:00This needs to be published. Honestly.This needs to be published. Honestly.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327359141716141220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-16678723691380062492009-09-29T06:15:19.910-07:002009-09-29T06:15:19.910-07:00That was lovely. I came here via Five Star Friday...That was lovely. I came here via Five Star Friday. I'm glad I did.<br /><br />Thank you.Jen O.http://mytornadoalley.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-21025297336997946282009-09-28T10:38:23.396-07:002009-09-28T10:38:23.396-07:00excellent piece of writing, what's funny is ho...excellent piece of writing, what's funny is how i've thought about the same things, a few times when people died here at work and other times about people i've loved, what did they do in the last week, day, hours before the big sleep came and went, what did they think, who did they think about, they leave clues but no definitive answers and my wondering is endless.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-45707270402325417742009-09-28T10:29:23.146-07:002009-09-28T10:29:23.146-07:00heart. wrenched.heart. wrenched.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096399788929322183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-78263778458446752482009-09-27T04:16:33.792-07:002009-09-27T04:16:33.792-07:00@FF - I love it when you´re waxing philosophical. ...@FF - I love it when you´re waxing philosophical. I try to live by that too. Even if I can´t afford to do a lot of the shit I would really like to, it´s good to still create memories for yourself outside the norm. If anything, to leave the people you love with more after you´re gone. <br /><br />@Ellie - that´s actually one of the nicest compliments I think I´ve ever received. <br /><br />@Hereinfranklin - I´ve never experienced first hand death before (I mean, someone really really close), but I am always amazed at how people can pull themselves together enough to plan a funeral and deal with things that need to be dealt with. <br /><br />@Carl - yeah. That happens to me too. And I´m a late comer too. I´m hoping it happens before I´m 35, and that is so suprising to me that I say that. I never ever imagined being this age and not having children yet. <br /><br />@Schmutzie - wow, thanks!<br /><br />@Ashleigh - Thanks for sharing that. That is something I wondered about - Don´s family coming in and how difficult it must be to determine the things that you want to keep and the things that don´t matter, when every thing you see was something that was there with him. <br /><br />@Nat - welcome and thanks.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-32356290116168658682009-09-25T17:38:38.733-07:002009-09-25T17:38:38.733-07:00I found you on Five Star Friday. This was absolute...I found you on Five Star Friday. This was absolutely beautiful.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209017684666839909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-52599136351888613292009-09-25T15:54:37.984-07:002009-09-25T15:54:37.984-07:00Beautifully constructed. I was standing outside t...Beautifully constructed. I was standing outside the office with you.<br /><br />Cleaning out my Dad's desk after he died..... taking home the sharpened pencils and the clips that had held treasures for as long as I can remember. I look at them now, years later, and I hear his voice.<br /><br />Again, beautiful work.Ashleigh Burroughshttp://ashleighburroughs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-79562028839633785022009-09-25T09:14:09.657-07:002009-09-25T09:14:09.657-07:00This weblog is being featured on Five Star Friday ...This weblog is being featured on Five Star Friday - http://www.fivestarfriday.com/2009/09/five-star-fridays-edition-72.htmlElan Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023867307505601913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-25663238973552883992009-09-23T06:45:35.615-07:002009-09-23T06:45:35.615-07:00Did the guy's death make you think about child...Did the guy's death make you think about children?<br /><br />That's what happens to me since I am a way late comer to the child-creation game.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428125225806322948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-86973611261326610642009-09-22T16:23:11.757-07:002009-09-22T16:23:11.757-07:00Blues--of course, I agree with everyone else on th...Blues--of course, I agree with everyone else on this...just so lovely. Also, the husband of a friend at work died a few weeks ago. She was out one week while he was sick, out one week after he died, and then back at work. I don't know how she does it. She's had a couple of episodes, but everyday I'm amazed at her resiliancy (not spelled right, I'm sure). If it were me, I'd still be in bed with the covers over my head. Or, more likely, under it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-12949026816826652102009-09-22T16:23:00.499-07:002009-09-22T16:23:00.499-07:00Blues--of course, I agree with everyone else on th...Blues--of course, I agree with everyone else on this...just so lovely. Also, the husband of a friend at work died a few weeks ago. She was out one week while he was sick, out one week after he died, and then back at work. I don't know how she does it. She's had a couple of episodes, but everyday I'm amazed at her resiliancy (not spelled right, I'm sure). If it were me, I'd still be in bed with the covers over my head. Or, more likely, under it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-10382054297226985402009-09-22T11:51:14.509-07:002009-09-22T11:51:14.509-07:00What all them people said.
And, when you're g...What all them people said.<br /><br />And, when you're gone, if we're still here (maybe some of us will be?), this post, among others, will be here as a reminder that you were here and you were sharp and perceptive and sensitive. Vulnerability can go fuck off.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-2416656369713416472009-09-22T10:56:46.495-07:002009-09-22T10:56:46.495-07:00Okay first, that was just amazing. I know there&#...Okay first, that was just amazing. I know there's a real story there but from a crafting standpoint,it was flawless and wonderful to read and yes, worth waiting for.<br /><br />Second, on a personal note. My husband's first wife died of a congenital heart defect very young and though I can't always embody it the way he can, he has taught me some very valuable philosophies about life. One, do it now-whatever 'it' is. We don't overspend but we have found ways to travel and do some things that are important to us even when he was out of work because you just never know when you will take that last breath. Two, when stress or anger or hurt etc. creep up ask yourself, will this be important a year from now? No? Let it go. Easier to say than do but our time here is brief at best.Three, we are really only meaningful, important and remembered by the people who love us so don't spend too much time worrying about the others.<br /><br />Ok, I'm done waxing philosophical but thank you for the visceral reminder of all of that.formerly funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915882376165190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-40833215615909265882009-09-22T10:40:11.886-07:002009-09-22T10:40:11.886-07:00@All - you guys are a nice bunch. Today sucked ca...@All - you guys are a nice bunch. Today sucked cause I had the task of proofreading the letter of condolence on behalf of our director to Don's wife (turns out he was married and was already coordinating partial retirement so he could start to enjoy his life). It just sucked. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for all the nice words about my writing. Seriously it makes me feel all giddy especially during a shitty day. I wish I could write more often though. How the fuck do you guys do it?Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-57239382350711801542009-09-22T08:55:05.650-07:002009-09-22T08:55:05.650-07:00Seriously, this was so good, and I keep on reading...Seriously, this was so good, and I keep on reading it and thinking about how lame I am for writing about something like...you know. A guy who quotes "Tango and Cash" on the bus.Rassleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370070146085209687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-37221921096226579712009-09-22T06:09:34.033-07:002009-09-22T06:09:34.033-07:00Sweet vulnerability. Thanks for making it real, B...Sweet vulnerability. Thanks for making it real, Blues. This post is lovely all the way down to my guts.<br />You also make me hope, after I'm gone, that someone will take care of my pencil with a little pumpkin at the top of it. I don't know where I got it, but it's been in every pencil holder I've had since I was about 12.Mongolian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277544884313115003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-73015108808757843512009-09-22T04:14:36.736-07:002009-09-22T04:14:36.736-07:00You don't post often but when you do, you don&...You don't post often but when you do, you don't waste our time. Thanks for that.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-58348517991006190322009-09-22T03:23:56.349-07:002009-09-22T03:23:56.349-07:00Detritus as epitaph. Shit.Detritus as epitaph. Shit.Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-90861242368560388732009-09-21T22:57:28.422-07:002009-09-21T22:57:28.422-07:00The idea of Don's paperclips, going back to th...The idea of Don's paperclips, going back to the general office's supply of paperclips...fuck.<br /><br />This was amazing.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869320044142328707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-72998977291166587592009-09-21T22:42:27.482-07:002009-09-21T22:42:27.482-07:00What everyone else said. This is hard-hitting. I...What everyone else said. This is hard-hitting. I just spent a week house-sitting for my folks while they were on vacation. We lightheartedly talked about where their wills and other important documents were, should their plane fall out of the sky. I admit that there was a dark moment every day they were enjoying their vacation where my mind wandered everything you just wrote about.Not Afraid to Use Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622378209801018927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-79511615346476549002009-09-21T22:07:55.011-07:002009-09-21T22:07:55.011-07:00This life is a lovely, fragile thing, isn't it...This life is a lovely, fragile thing, isn't it?flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-14189469318007317272009-09-21T19:54:12.510-07:002009-09-21T19:54:12.510-07:00Man, I love it when you pop up because you just fl...Man, I love it when you pop up because you just flat kick everyone's ass. You don't have to write often because when you do, you write incredibly.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-46192019415526585352009-09-21T19:13:45.762-07:002009-09-21T19:13:45.762-07:00I don't have anything to add. But I still want...I don't have anything to add. But I still wanted to let you know I was here and I read it and it was brilliant.People in the Sunhttp://www.peopleinthesun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471917887376264974.post-65154819278427731652009-09-21T15:50:59.888-07:002009-09-21T15:50:59.888-07:00Wow. Just...wow. Utterly blown away. Brilliant ...Wow. Just...wow. Utterly blown away. Brilliant writing and emotion and...wow.Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602338180461597574noreply@blogger.com