tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post3728879124910037718..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: Bits & PiecesStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-39645294480818199342012-01-13T10:10:44.403-05:002012-01-13T10:10:44.403-05:0045er, thanks, we agree on that 'too.' What...45er, thanks, we agree on that 'too.' What is it with kids and rocks...guess we've all experienced a rock fight in our lives. Thank you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-41566720240383455942012-01-12T20:14:51.019-05:002012-01-12T20:14:51.019-05:00LB is naturally curious about the kinds of things ...LB is naturally curious about the kinds of things we all wonder about. I do hesitate at the word "too". I think you handled it quite well.<br /><br />Ahhh, rock fights. I remember having those. I grew up on quite a bit of land, so I'm pretty well covered in scars from burns to knife wounds. I can tell a story for every one.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-19623297654169718542012-01-12T10:51:06.394-05:002012-01-12T10:51:06.394-05:00Rob, very true...thank you.
Flier389, I search my...Rob, very true...thank you.<br /><br />Flier389, I search my heart for much when it comes to her. Seems you and I had similar childhoods...like I've said, it's amazing we're still alive. Thank you.<br /><br />Pissed, my pleasure and thanks for reading them...when you get that RV, we're ready. I'll get all the guys together and we'll have some fun.<br /><br />Lila, I too worry about leaving Little Bit...I've taken the guardian job in her life. Not sure I feel good about her 'parents' taking my place. I'm sure you'll be in Bug's life for a very long time. Take care Sweet Lady. Oh, I'll ask Little Bit if she'd like to be pen pals with Bug. Thanks.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-82614980022312084732012-01-11T22:51:01.920-05:002012-01-11T22:51:01.920-05:00Bug has moments where she is so deep and wise. I w...Bug has moments where she is so deep and wise. I worry a lot about leaving her too soon, my health being so annoying but it kills me when she worries. Out of the blue some days she has told me that she knows God needs good angels but Mama has to stay with her for a lot longer. I think as they hit the age to become more aware of just life in general they begin to think of mortality. Such a heavy subject but you did great. It breaks my heart though to know she feels like that so I am sending lots of hugs her way. She and Bug should become pen pals.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764424023850012841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-29991778140451490252012-01-11T21:05:35.119-05:002012-01-11T21:05:35.119-05:00Thank you always for sharing these stories :)
The...Thank you always for sharing these stories :)<br /><br />The 10 minutes or so I spend reading these beats the shit out of 24 hours of network crap ! ( which I barely watch anyway)<br /><br />One of the things on my "bucket list" is to tour the country in a RV and stop and have a coffee or beer or water with some of the great bloggers I have met on the webz.<br /><br />If that ever comes to fruition, Ill stop by and say HI<br />in person :)Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-23860634981569684282012-01-11T17:53:00.392-05:002012-01-11T17:53:00.392-05:00There is nothing like the sound, smell, or sight o...There is nothing like the sound, smell, or sight of and old steamer. We try to ride the George Town Loop every summer here in CO.<br /><br />As a kid, we use to have dirt clod fights. Same result, bumps and lumps. And every now and then, some blood.<br /><br />And, for them questions that little ones come up with. Take a moment, search your heart. And you will have an answer.Flier389https://www.blogger.com/profile/17000853030589477067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-51736469427989054742012-01-11T17:04:34.920-05:002012-01-11T17:04:34.920-05:00Lille Bit will always have questions. I love to he...Lille Bit will always have questions. I love to hear train horns in the distance coming closer. I think about where they are coming from and where they are going to. The same with planes, some coming from far away. Back home I knew the 5pm 747 was going to London, And the 9am 747 just came from Tokyo.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-8622972088011751522012-01-11T16:56:18.342-05:002012-01-11T16:56:18.342-05:00ProudHillbilly, I do indeed remember the song and ...ProudHillbilly, I do indeed remember the song and love it. My friends and I, last year, late at night, using headlights, watched a Whippoorwill sit on a fence post. For a good five minutes we stood silent as it made music...rare sight. I'll never forget it.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-40430407094708082722012-01-11T16:53:12.835-05:002012-01-11T16:53:12.835-05:00Remember this?
"Hear the lonesome whippoorwi...Remember this?<br /><br />"Hear the lonesome whippoorwill<br />He sounds too blue to fly<br />The midnight train is whining low<br />I'm so lonesome I could cry."<br /><br />A favorite song by a favorite singer, and the sounds of both whippoorwills and trains are still fine, fine things.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-67836428205790614312012-01-11T15:47:07.325-05:002012-01-11T15:47:07.325-05:00Mudbug, you're lucky, I haven't seen nor h...Mudbug, you're lucky, I haven't seen nor heard a steam locomotive in years. Thank you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-14939171396820267452012-01-11T15:15:33.409-05:002012-01-11T15:15:33.409-05:00We have a steam train out here in CO. I love the ...We have a steam train out here in CO. I love the summers when it runs and I can hear the lonely steam loco whistle cry in the distance. <br /><br />Oddly enough, it reminds me of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, much happier memories of childhood.Mudbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483155829643371296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-46173144356925687212012-01-11T14:01:41.307-05:002012-01-11T14:01:41.307-05:00Mermaid, bless you for it...I haven't mentione...Mermaid, bless you for it...I haven't mentioned the BB gun wars....<br /><br />kymber, no sweat. Thank you so much for your friendship. She'll remember you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-42437197295085758462012-01-11T13:46:21.813-05:002012-01-11T13:46:21.813-05:00Stephen - don't be sorry buddy - i didn't ...Stephen - don't be sorry buddy - i didn't mean it in a bad way - just that your love for her touches me. and i think even your hardest-nosed-gun-loving-ammunition-stocking-bunker-building maniac readers love these kinds of posts too. <br /><br />but in the end it IS for Her! and i really like that!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-22663123599569125772012-01-11T13:39:18.034-05:002012-01-11T13:39:18.034-05:00Thank God I was born a girl.Thank God I was born a girl.Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624058637518241020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-52857983240136448952012-01-11T13:33:31.886-05:002012-01-11T13:33:31.886-05:00Rev. Paul, what a wonderful answer, and I shall re...Rev. Paul, what a wonderful answer, and I shall remember it. Thank you. See, this why I need consultation before any session with Little Bit.<br /><br />kymber, I'm sorry I made you cry. It was not my intention. Thank you for the kind comments. Sometimes, even though I write these notes for her, I feel I'm letting many readers down, those that wish subjects dealing with guns and such. Then, I remember, it's for her...<br /><br />Duke, isn't it a fact. And sad too. Thanks, my good friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-38382389970465050872012-01-11T13:23:49.054-05:002012-01-11T13:23:49.054-05:00Seems like childhood memories either bring smiles ...Seems like childhood memories either bring smiles or nightmares, we tend to forget everything in between.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-86588494538718206202012-01-11T13:21:50.176-05:002012-01-11T13:21:50.176-05:00Stephen - you kill me with these kinds of posts! i...Stephen - you kill me with these kinds of posts! i should not be crying and laughing and crying in the middle of the day - the hubby is going to start asking questions!<br /><br />as for Little Bit - ugh! heartbreaking! but she is never lonely with her Papa and your Sweet Wife so that is something. and we'll leave the rest of this conversation for another day.<br /><br />as for your memories - you are so funny! she is going to love this online diary that you are leaving for her. and your readers love it too...we know that you are writing it for her, but we enjoy getting to know "Papa" as well. <br /><br />Little Bit - if i was given a wish for you, it would be that you have a man as awesome as Stephen as your Papa. and you already have him. <br /><br />thanks Stephen. i really enjoy these kinds of posts.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-6987018229949018532012-01-11T13:21:27.040-05:002012-01-11T13:21:27.040-05:00If I may be so bold as to answer Little Bit's ...If I may be so bold as to answer Little Bit's question: "God isn't lonely. He just loves us so much that he wants to keep us close by."<br /><br />Great childhood story, by the way. I had a similar experience, but without the point-blank injury. Thanks for the memories your post inspired.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com