tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post2048637001849967896..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: Check-out linemenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-42418826218923710032008-05-28T22:41:00.000-07:002008-05-28T22:41:00.000-07:00Brave or not, we still need to keep people in our ...Brave or not, we still need to keep people in our thoughts and wish them well. Patrick, you are in my thoughts everyday and I hope you beat that ugly disease!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-41057933525610151762008-03-30T20:24:00.000-07:002008-03-30T20:24:00.000-07:00Capacious made me laugh!Capacious made me laugh!sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-29978923981764907332008-03-29T20:39:00.000-07:002008-03-29T20:39:00.000-07:00Yes. We are.Yes. We are.crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-11966724198021296812008-03-28T05:26:00.000-07:002008-03-28T05:26:00.000-07:00Now that you mention it, it puts out the vibe that...Now that you mention it, it puts out the vibe that everyone who participates will get a ribbon. <BR/><BR/>I have encountered a couple of the front lawn people you mentioned...society buries them, they don't make good press.ms chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281861496244331321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-74034624517951555622008-03-27T21:23:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:23:00.000-07:00say it's comment made me laugh. I agree with you ...say it's comment made me laugh. I agree with you Meno. Finding out you have a horrible disease is not a ticket to bravery.urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1041568411001295332008-03-27T09:02:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:02:00.000-07:00Poor Patrick, though. Let's call him up and ask h...Poor Patrick, though. Let's call him up and ask him if he's feeling brave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-12903202479927726872008-03-25T13:27:00.000-07:002008-03-25T13:27:00.000-07:00I gotta be honest, I've handled most detestable th...I gotta be honest, I've handled most detestable things that came my way like a two year old in mid fit. If I ever get cancer, I'm sure to act the same way. No Regrets.Say Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641932389807026317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-55366096202966978992008-03-25T10:39:00.000-07:002008-03-25T10:39:00.000-07:00HE eigler, wouldn't it be interesting to find out ...HE eigler, wouldn't it be interesting to find out though.<BR/><BR/>ortizzle, seriously, if i see the headline "______ _______ in cowardly fight with cancer" i will buy the magazine.<BR/><BR/>vanessa, today it took an act of courage for me. But i am not a morning person.<BR/><BR/>mamatulip, why thank you.<BR/><BR/>scott, if there's a song, i know you will post it on your blog.<BR/><BR/>maggie, whining? That lets me out too. See you in the coward support group.<BR/><BR/>ttq, the trouble with it all ending, or ending it all, is that then it would be over. I can understand the relief and the sadness of that.<BR/><BR/>cagey, wouldn't you buy a magazine with the Cowardly Cancer Patient? I would.<BR/><BR/>hearts, it's a condition of being alive. It ain't no fun sometimes.<BR/><BR/>tt, or foolish.<BR/><BR/>qt, yes, i have those days too. I really am a whiny coward.<BR/><BR/>sari, i love it that we are all so cynical about this. Right on!<BR/><BR/>holly, that tweaks me too. We do what we have to. I was talking with a friend last week after we had both read a book where a woman faces one of her worst fears. My friend said "I could never do that!" "Yes you could" was my reply.<BR/><BR/>lazy, i don't know if it's a choice. And i am nauseating.<BR/><BR/>diane, glad you liked it.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-24562708365746983202008-03-25T09:58:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:58:00.000-07:00A great and thoughtful post, Meno. I agree with y...A great and thoughtful post, Meno. I agree with you!Diane Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059365308496711788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-42197975075334348482008-03-25T09:05:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:05:00.000-07:00Hmm, bravery is about choice, no?When I read this ...Hmm, bravery is about choice, no?<BR/><BR/>When I read this post I thought you were taking a swipe at us all for moaning. And rightly so. But it appears that you think we're all brave, in our own way. Which is a little nauseating. <BR/><BR/>People can have a shitty time of it and deserve our pity/sympathy/respect but that does not equal bravery.LazyLazyMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400766359447569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-43891351622378572032008-03-25T07:00:00.000-07:002008-03-25T07:00:00.000-07:00several years ago, when I was going through a nast...several years ago, when I was going through a nasty divorce, a young girl I worked with said, 'you're so strong, I could never handle what you're dealing with'...I remember thinking, 'you silly silly girl, you'd handle it if your husband left you and his girlfriend was already pregnant before you got your ass to the attorney's office; not like I have a choice here' it's a pet peave of mine to hear things like that, knowing that it takes not so much strength as the desire to keep breathing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-17208630563601440482008-03-24T21:27:00.000-07:002008-03-24T21:27:00.000-07:00I think it's the people who aren't handed the worl...I think it's the people who aren't handed the world on a platter yet find a way to face it every day that are brave.<BR/><BR/>Not to belittle what Patrick Swayze is going through, but...I agree. it's all to make a buck, on the part of the tabloid rags.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-12414616242835591542008-03-24T20:24:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:24:00.000-07:00This was a truly great post. And there are days wh...This was a truly great post. And there are days when I *feel* like laying on the lawn and saying "take me - I am not fighting,"...tho cancer wasn't in the picture..QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-9018223988025334522008-03-24T18:53:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:53:00.000-07:00brave??? I think having courage is being brave. Bo...brave??? I think having courage is being brave. Boy, that's a deep one....I'm going to be thinking about that for a while.tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157492410943794052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-87473643518811374402008-03-24T18:26:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:26:00.000-07:00It's well to remember that other people's lives ar...It's well to remember that other people's lives are never as they seem either. We all hide pain and carry on, and that sounds like a perfect definition of bravery to me.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-14749976339648156112008-03-24T17:11:00.000-07:002008-03-24T17:11:00.000-07:00Trying to decide which would sell more magazines ...Trying to decide which would sell more magazines - cowardly or brave?<BR/><BR/>Well put, Meno. Well put.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-20330732945479113342008-03-24T16:27:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:27:00.000-07:00Some days I'm brave and some days I wish it would ...Some days I'm brave and some days I wish it would all just end. But I'm still here so one must out weigh the other in the laws of physics . Most days I try not to think about it. I'm just not that smart.TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-4743051406590904352008-03-24T16:24:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:24:00.000-07:00I'm not sure I can be counted in the brave bunch o...I'm not sure I can be counted in the brave bunch owing to the fact that I whine through a lot of it. <BR/><BR/>Oh and don't forget having a teenager who drives, or just having a teenager. That takes bravery too.Lynneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255266354171825474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-89211162522973366922008-03-24T15:51:00.000-07:002008-03-24T15:51:00.000-07:00It's in the culture..."Land of the free lunch, hom...It's in the culture...<BR/>"Land of the free lunch, home of the brave chemo patient..."<BR/><BR/>I think there's a song, too...Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-35569432526285815542008-03-24T14:39:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:39:00.000-07:00Hear, hear.Love this.Hear, hear.<BR/><BR/>Love this.mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-22808631412906826912008-03-24T14:20:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:20:00.000-07:00I agree, some days just getting out of bed is a br...I agree, some days just getting out of bed is a brave thing.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149777435132497067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-84146806297464011792008-03-24T12:34:00.000-07:002008-03-24T12:34:00.000-07:00Someone once said (i forget who) that "No one gets...Someone once said (i forget who) that "No one gets through life without their share of pain and suffering unless they die in childbirth." On the other hand, it's when you are famous that surviving is a virtue.Ortizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709991994425909880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-49599302459963387322008-03-24T12:28:00.000-07:002008-03-24T12:28:00.000-07:00Yup, life is tough. If it wasn't would there be a...Yup, life is tough. If it wasn't would there be any point? Doubt it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617259549508716343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-2178951992710833522008-03-24T11:06:00.000-07:002008-03-24T11:06:00.000-07:00jen, and that makes you brave. Actuallly, i hve m...jen, and that makes you brave. Actuallly, i hve met you and seen you in action, you will be unable to convince me that anything about you is tepid.<BR/><BR/>liv, we are all just doing the best we can with what we have. Very brave.<BR/><BR/>chani, i think liv did say it very well.<BR/><BR/>flutter, aw shucks. No, it doesn't take cancer, just life is enough to make us need courage.<BR/><BR/>mrs. chili, i bet you saw the same magazine. Isn't his face scary?<BR/><BR/>furious, i just bet you are. You should sell tickets.<BR/><BR/>dianne, i agree. Just makin' it through ain't always easy.<BR/><BR/>poe, beautifully said. That's it exactly. And we all die anyway.<BR/><BR/>gordo, i'm with you on the Amsterdam thing, and on the quality issue.<BR/><BR/>de, yeah, i can barely think of anyone who has a perfectly easy life. I come pretty close, but it's still hard.<BR/><BR/>marsha, you nailed it, it sells magazines. I can very much understand what your grandmother did. I know it was hard for you though, and for that i am sorry.<BR/><BR/>susanne, and definately not in the U.S., where choosing to die peacfully is illegal.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-67932074892157816732008-03-24T10:16:00.000-07:002008-03-24T10:16:00.000-07:00I think there are people who are resigning, and no...I think there are people who are resigning, and not fighting.<BR/><BR/>But then, these days, everyone has to be fighting. Even people who don't stand much of a chance have to be fighting because nobody is allowed to die. At least not in public.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.com