tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post9094086572026556062..comments2023-12-20T02:09:03.416-06:00Comments on Redemption Road: In the Wake....Merry Monteleonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-87307300521551082752010-08-29T10:37:58.299-05:002010-08-29T10:37:58.299-05:00Hi Gary,
So funny you stopped by - I just finally...Hi Gary,<br /><br />So funny you stopped by - I just finally got a chance to stop by your blog a few days ago... I always love your blog, it's like getting to take an ancient history class without the tuition bill.<br /><br />I guess I've got my sense of balance back, but it was an easier stretch for me than most people, since I'm kind of imbalanced to begin with :-)Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-140476011308313822010-08-29T10:35:50.489-05:002010-08-29T10:35:50.489-05:00Hey Wordvixen,
Go save them, definitely! I have ...Hey Wordvixen,<br /><br />Go save them, definitely! I have a firesafe, too, but it was full of water!!! you wouldn't think that could happen, but I guess it could.<br /><br />You might never need it (hopefully) but man, it would be nice to have those pictures on another format so they weren't gone forever.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-63686150385654327792010-08-29T10:34:12.224-05:002010-08-29T10:34:12.224-05:00Hi Sarah,
Thank you again! I just don't feel...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Thank you again! I just don't feel right without lots of booksies about... I know, I'm a little weird that way.<br /><br />And I'm kind of excited too. It'll be good, and everything will be brand new. Onward and upward.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-33844333886235523342010-08-29T10:32:23.197-05:002010-08-29T10:32:23.197-05:00Hey Demon Hunter,
Hugs back, my friend. Don'...Hey Demon Hunter,<br /><br />Hugs back, my friend. Don't worry about not knowing... I hadn't been blogging much before this happened... I didn't even post on it until now, I've been touching base with people via facebook because it was just easier.<br /><br />And yeah, my friends and neighbors fucking rock.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-85167371510624332432010-08-29T10:26:44.124-05:002010-08-29T10:26:44.124-05:00Bright blessings back to you, Ellie. Thank you so...Bright blessings back to you, Ellie. Thank you so much. I just bookmarked you so I can go explore a bit at your place... Wicca and Writing, two of my favorite subjects :-)Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-23852448558510168542010-08-29T10:24:58.960-05:002010-08-29T10:24:58.960-05:00Travis,
I don't know what to say, except I am...Travis,<br /><br />I don't know what to say, except I am sending uber cyber hugs your way, my friend... I can't wait to actually see you in November so I can buy you a beer or twelve.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-24776616501779968682010-08-25T18:34:27.948-05:002010-08-25T18:34:27.948-05:00Oh no! Oh Merry, I'm so sorry for you and you...Oh no! Oh Merry, I'm so sorry for you and your neighbours.<br /><br />I'm glad you still have your excellent sense of balance after such a mess.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-69111387154546095222010-08-25T14:19:54.531-05:002010-08-25T14:19:54.531-05:00Aw, sweetie. At least your neighbor really IS cool...Aw, sweetie. At least your neighbor really IS cool as hell! You know, after Travis' house fire, I intended to go through and save digital copies of my fave pictures and anything else that I thought would be important, and store 1 copy in our fire safe, and one copy at my parents' house. I never did, but I really think I should now. You really just never know.WordVixenhttp://wordvixen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-30184712757442077172010-08-25T01:49:17.289-05:002010-08-25T01:49:17.289-05:00You are allowed to wallow for about as long as you...You are allowed to wallow for about as long as you did. It's good to deal with the feeling's first!<br /><br />So glad to hear you are able to put it back together, that you still have some things from your Dad. Funny, but I don't and maybe I should think about asking Mom for something. I'm such a minimalist sometimes.<br /><br />I'm excited for the new that will be and has been coming into your life. Your neighbor is very wise.<br /><br />And you're quite welcome. I haven't had a chance to gather more to send yet, but we always have extras here.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-12567049189559802182010-08-24T21:27:12.071-05:002010-08-24T21:27:12.071-05:00Merry,
I had no idea. :-/ I haven't really bee...Merry,<br />I had no idea. :-/ I haven't really been online a lot lately. And here I was complaining about my computer dying.<br /><br />Your neighbor is awesome. And so are all the people who've helped you. :-D<br /><br />Many, many hugs to you. And e-mail me if you need me to do anything. :-DTyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-38480498980308258582010-08-24T16:33:34.422-05:002010-08-24T16:33:34.422-05:00Oh Merry, your post brought tears to my eyes. I c...Oh Merry, your post brought tears to my eyes. I can understand the loss of things so dear like those of your father's. I have lost such things myself, not a thing such as what happened to you but I can relate. <br /><br />I am glad that you and your children got out safely, and that you are going to be able to repair the damages to your home.<br /><br />Big hugs and bright blessings to you and yours.Morgaine Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121338493723791466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-26429607154867275512010-08-24T15:39:10.951-05:002010-08-24T15:39:10.951-05:00Merry There are so many things I want to say but I...Merry There are so many things I want to say but I'm ashamed as a writer to say words fail me. I still have a box for you but I'm waiting to add one thing I just haven't managed to go pick up yet. I'll get it in the mail soon. <br /><br />Promise.<br /><br />And rather than try to convey the emotions your post stirred within me I'll just say keep plugging away like the fighter I know you are and anytime you need to chat with a friend that's been there, you know where and how to find me.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-22493219815773102582010-08-24T15:34:57.818-05:002010-08-24T15:34:57.818-05:00JJ,
I am sending you massive hugs and thank you&#...JJ,<br /><br />I am sending you massive hugs and thank you's for the booksies, and thank Sarah for me, too... or send me her addy so I can send her a real thank you card.<br /><br />Oddly enough, I've come to care about a great many of my cyber/writing friends at least as much as my real world ones... you of course, are way up high on that list :-) Someday, it would be great if all of us went to the same conference or something, God, that would be too fun for words...Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-24014721855881771792010-08-24T15:32:36.788-05:002010-08-24T15:32:36.788-05:00Hi Moonie!!!!
I noticed you've been on a bit ...Hi Moonie!!!!<br /><br />I noticed you've been on a bit of a blog hiatus - yours is one I check when I'm not blogging at all, if there's time, anyway.<br /><br />I'm doing okay, better every day. Maybe someday it'll come in handy for a character (the beauty of writing, no emotion's ever wasted)<br /><br />How was your summer of weddings?Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-44917895364028476252010-08-24T15:30:10.645-05:002010-08-24T15:30:10.645-05:00Hi E,
I'm sorry I made you cry... though it k...Hi E,<br /><br />I'm sorry I made you cry... though it kind of makes us even, since your little rampage across the interwebs to get me books made me cry, too. Thank you, my friend, I appreciate it more than you know.<br /><br />I still have a few things of my dads, his hats are in my front hall closet, sitting on the top shelf, as if he was there visiting... just his favorite ones, and people have laughed at me, for keeping them there when he's been gone so long. I'm kind of glad I was so stubborn about it now.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-43042534785248477292010-08-24T15:08:43.226-05:002010-08-24T15:08:43.226-05:00(((HUG)))
I'm glad you're doing well, tha...(((HUG)))<br /><br />I'm glad you're doing well, that you've got your fight back and your family can live in its own home again. <br /><br />Keep us all updated, okay? I may never have met you, but I do care about you.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-8091111745733150012010-08-24T13:10:01.822-05:002010-08-24T13:10:01.822-05:00Hi Lillie,
I'm so sorry about your parents...Hi Lillie,<br /><br />I'm so sorry about your parents' house. I don't know how great the attitude is... frankly I've been swearing a lot, even for me... but it is what it is, I guess, best to just push forward.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-16508452371443079122010-08-24T11:37:28.744-05:002010-08-24T11:37:28.744-05:00Thanks for posting, Merry. I've been thinking ...Thanks for posting, Merry. I've been thinking about you but had disconnected with the blogosphere so much I'd forgotten to follow up. Good for you for taking the time to write it all down here, for yourself as well as your readers who care about you.moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-40674779062366465302010-08-24T09:14:32.357-05:002010-08-24T09:14:32.357-05:00Hi Mary,
Yeah, my dad's stuff is what got me ...Hi Mary,<br /><br />Yeah, my dad's stuff is what got me the most, too... it was like a little safety net down there, and I can remember him without it, but sometimes it was just a balm, you know, to have something to hold.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-13087414459511505572010-08-24T04:45:32.888-05:002010-08-24T04:45:32.888-05:00Amazing neighbor. Really.
And I cried about your ...Amazing neighbor. Really.<br /><br />And I cried about your dad's stuff. I have a bathrobe that belonged to my grandfather, and I have never washed it either. I don't wear it (once in a while, when I feel desperate) . . . but I like knowing it's hanging in my closet.Erica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-66173698415343401402010-08-24T04:01:41.789-05:002010-08-24T04:01:41.789-05:00Merry,
My heart goes out to you for all you'v...Merry,<br /><br />My heart goes out to you for all you've been through. My parents' home burned to the ground when I was a freshman in college, so I understand losing all the "things." You have a great attitude, and I'm so glad you have such wonderful people in your life.Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-44015694373345954642010-08-24T03:17:02.173-05:002010-08-24T03:17:02.173-05:00Oh my GOD, Merry -- I want to give you a great big...Oh my GOD, Merry -- I want to give you a great big hug, a cup of hot cocoa, and all of your stuff back! I've got my sad puppy dog eyes on right now -- I can't help it. I can imagine this, but only in the most surreal, nightmarish sort of way. The part that got to me the most was what you wrote about your father's humidor -- I have a small box of the last things I found on my father's dresser the week after he died: a collection of seed pods, his handkerchief, a memo to himself to buy potting soil -- and they all smell like him. I open that box to remember him, but over time I can smell all those things without opening the box -- I could do this even when we were living overseas.<br /><br />What your neighbor said is incredible. Only someone who has been through an experience like that can know how it feels. We might all like to imagine having a clean break with the past, but it's a tremendous thing to actually live through that and come out with such spirit.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.com