tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.comments2023-07-03T08:31:04.437-07:00americans and other half-wild animalsmindy crandall (pacific madrone)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-52884155668996562172014-09-30T09:27:29.583-07:002014-09-30T09:27:29.583-07:00This is gonna be great! I am so happy for you fin...This is gonna be great! I am so happy for you finding and forging a new path takes an incredible amount of courage.chriswreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457541238496646702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-70827963497908406572013-03-22T12:38:20.744-07:002013-03-22T12:38:20.744-07:00Try to soak in the sun & warmth to last you ti...Try to soak in the sun & warmth to last you till your next journey.chriswreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457541238496646702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-26517736508675584062012-07-08T08:52:21.491-07:002012-07-08T08:52:21.491-07:00Oh the car horn! I was just searching for mine in...Oh the car horn! I was just searching for mine in the new car yesterday! I had no idea where it was.chriswreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457541238496646702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-80078957760215967292012-05-22T16:14:26.089-07:002012-05-22T16:14:26.089-07:00thanks claud :)thanks claud :)mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-20058274888218207842012-05-22T10:01:16.597-07:002012-05-22T10:01:16.597-07:00Encore, Encore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND
Autho...Encore, Encore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /> AND<br /><br />Author, Author!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!claudhttp://www.practicalvampireslayer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-44680085671615665382012-04-30T21:11:24.758-07:002012-04-30T21:11:24.758-07:00christy, this is fascinating. we must talk more so...christy, this is fascinating. we must talk more sometime. especially about the time bomb fear...and what do we tell our kids, too? i don't tell them much...are we maybe the generation that breaks it?mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-37507413936595326052012-04-26T08:51:11.553-07:002012-04-26T08:51:11.553-07:00I never got that time with my fathers family eithe...I never got that time with my fathers family either--to ask what the hell happened. They also imploded, and my generation really seems to have left behind whatever happened there (although I do fear that it's waiting like a time bomb in my genes, or my children). I did visit distant relatives in Norway that had pictures of my grandparents, father, aunts and uncles that I had never seen. It was such an odd experience to see them through these eyes on the other side of the world, who only received certain kinds of news and still held on to them as family.<br /><br />My grandma on my father's side broke her neck a year or two before she died. She recovered from it fantastically, for an 80 year old woman. She was tough. When we visited her in the hospital after her broken neck, she was dried out, weepy, facing mortality, and said she was sorry to us for...well, everything I guess. All my sister and I could say was "it's ok" and kiss her head. And although I will never really know what happened to that side of my family, maybe that's all I need. I hope so, because it's probably all I'm going to get.<br /><br />I hope you at least get that. Or something that puts it to rest for you.christyhttp://blogs.oregonstate.edu/christyandersonbrekken/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-88869195003921548042012-04-25T15:49:53.722-07:002012-04-25T15:49:53.722-07:00chris, claud, thanks so much. i was so nervous abo...chris, claud, thanks so much. i was so nervous about posting this one and you guys have totally validated the universality of such feelings. <br /><br />i don't feel so alone suddenly!<br />xoxomindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-35918435216205993352012-04-25T12:18:00.277-07:002012-04-25T12:18:00.277-07:00Mindy this is one of the most extraordinary pieces...Mindy this is one of the most extraordinary pieces of writing I've ever read. You describe exactly where I've been for the past year, and am finally coming into the light, feet on the ground I choose. so to speak. As to your grandfather, I see and feel you as perfectly as is possible without actually being you. you are so amazingly one of a kind. <br />and you'll be writing your book when? <br />with love, toves slithy, and gyles and gimbles in the wabe. always, claud xoxoxoxoClaudhttp://www.practicalvampireslayer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-17246500451092523732012-04-25T08:13:56.451-07:002012-04-25T08:13:56.451-07:00Sometimes life finds a way to shut us all down at ...Sometimes life finds a way to shut us all down at some point. This is very well said. You've captured the emotions and frustrations of feeling stifled so vividly. You will find a way through this patch and though you may not find all of the answers you're looking for, a spark will return. Be well.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-34898777864277195732011-09-02T20:21:35.836-07:002011-09-02T20:21:35.836-07:00just glad it's not too boring :)just glad it's not too boring :)mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-82714246694884894702011-09-01T05:38:12.690-07:002011-09-01T05:38:12.690-07:00Thank you for this bit of education. Very informa...Thank you for this bit of education. Very informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-14110322527861370502011-08-22T20:49:57.124-07:002011-08-22T20:49:57.124-07:00ha! that's so true, chris.ha! that's so true, chris.mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-47361278585381492342011-08-22T16:33:49.514-07:002011-08-22T16:33:49.514-07:00that is truly fantastic! realizing that none of t...that is truly fantastic! realizing that none of that extraneous stuff matters is a big step. especially when one realizes that those who survived taft together will always be bonded together through the shared experience. it's a PTSD recovery group.<br /><br />-chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-50391278580949642692011-08-21T23:15:16.970-07:002011-08-21T23:15:16.970-07:00but of course. what better way to end a night of r...but of course. what better way to end a night of redemption.mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-44675512375694392132011-08-21T23:05:03.284-07:002011-08-21T23:05:03.284-07:00Aunt Mary's!Aunt Mary's!Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-89364464610508540572011-08-03T22:54:20.707-07:002011-08-03T22:54:20.707-07:00thanks. you all are awesome. and, no way dennis, a...thanks. you all are awesome. and, no way dennis, am i keeping this up! but you already know that. :)mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-66299514558567099902011-08-01T16:53:35.102-07:002011-08-01T16:53:35.102-07:00very much enjoyed the many july posts! you're...very much enjoyed the many july posts! you're entries are all thought-provoking and definitely wotrh checking out. this was an inspirational goal as well. it made me consider, at least, getting to work on more creative endeavors this month than i usually do....<br /><br />-chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-91387803729738942492011-08-01T12:24:59.899-07:002011-08-01T12:24:59.899-07:00I personally prefer reading essays to blogs, but t...I personally prefer reading essays to blogs, but that's just my own taste. At any rate, you write damn well.<br /><br />Keeping a text short usually requires more time and effort that writing the same thing lengthily, because one has to invest more thoughts. I recall old Jorge Luis Borges, who was able to incorporate more thoughts and philosophy in a 15-page narrative than other writers in a 1000-page book...Stefannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-53542258071065340252011-07-31T22:43:48.877-07:002011-07-31T22:43:48.877-07:00Oh, and yes. I've really enjoyed this. I thi...Oh, and yes. I've really enjoyed this. I think you should make it one per day for the rest of the summer =)Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-71774017620972783922011-07-31T22:39:45.258-07:002011-07-31T22:39:45.258-07:00Also, I read it. And got here via Facebook.Also, I read it. And got here via Facebook.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-52579841595239499722011-07-29T14:13:28.292-07:002011-07-29T14:13:28.292-07:00great topic! i've been struggling with the id...great topic! i've been struggling with the idea of home for the last decade or more. i never feel at home anymore. i'm not sure that i even know what it means anymore. glad you decided to post this.<br /><br />-chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-65990849607843897512011-07-28T22:07:53.586-07:002011-07-28T22:07:53.586-07:00It's a good thing Mind. I like this.It's a good thing Mind. I like this.William Chttp://wilcamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-26469022967263570202011-07-18T14:59:48.766-07:002011-07-18T14:59:48.766-07:00Wow, that must have been really cool. What happen...Wow, that must have been really cool. What happened?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-28543251728744649232011-07-14T19:58:02.646-07:002011-07-14T19:58:02.646-07:00so true. i didn't even think of the whole LC/n...so true. i didn't even think of the whole LC/newport thing.<br />and i realized after the fact that it might seem like i see no difference between the two cities...when in fact i'd love to live in portland but never seattle.mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.com