Sweeping

Blogspot has a stats tracker I can see behind the scenes, and I confess that it's a thrill to see that people are stopping here to read.

Why would I use the verb "confess"? Because it feels a little like vanity. . .

On the other hand, writing for an audience is a lot different than writing for one's own self. And it's thrilling to have an audience. So thanks for reading.

Some of you leave comments, which I am delighted to read. It's totally OK that most of you don't. But it's time to respond to the comments we've all been able to read.


RE: Speeding tickets, guilt and, in general, justice.

The consensus is that there are two kinds of people in this world--those who've been pulled over, and those who haven't.

Among those who have, there are two kinds of people--those who've been ticketed and those who haven't.

But MLQ cites some helpful nun-wisdom and suggests that among those who have not gotten a ticket, even among those never pulled over, there is none, no not one!, who has been innocent of speeding at all times always.

Thinking about this, and hearing a bit of MLQ's nun story got me to thinking about one of my own, which became yesterday's essay. 

See?  Your comments: bearing fruit.

I also enjoyed your own traffic-cop stories and am now thankful that I have one of my own.  Thank  you for sharing.



RE: Boxing List

Several great entries.  I've updated the list.

And I'm betting that a lot more of you find yourselves thinking about it in your day to day than actual comments would reveal.

Bryan, for instance, wanted to add one:  "Go to the mat over it" e.g. over whatever issue is important enough to you.  Well done, Bryan, who is actually reading this blog.

He didn't read along with the Big "C" and at the time, I didn't know why and chose not to dwell on why not.

I realize now that he didn't want to read about what he was living.  Fair enough.  Glad you're enjoying this one now, Baby Duck.


Submission #2 given to me in person comes from Betsy, who heard me speak of Roberts, our boxer friend, and how he lost his bout.

Her mind went to cancer--that somehow I was talking about a friend who'd died from cancer. 

So, we stumbled upon that reference kind of by accident.


Let's not forget that we can list movies, songs, TV shows that have to do with boxing as well.



RE: Roberts' progress in his tournament. 

He lost that Thursday night, but I was mid-prep for my trip to San Antonio, and am just now getting around to giving you the update I'd promised.

I was so bummed for him.  But he walks away proud that he fought an excellent fight, lost a close one to the #1 seed, and, in his words, "Fought (his) heart out." 

He's only 23!  I'm going to enjoy seeing what comes next for him. . .  And if anyone is looking for a fitness trainer in Chicagoland, you let me know.



RE: My friend's little son's little hand

Is doing just fine.

The story prompted a few friends to share their angel stories with me.  I love hearing them.  And they are never "glowing, winged person hovered above me" things.  They've been "From out of nowhere, there was a guy standing there" and he does something practical to get the person out of the potentially perilous situation. 

One day, on the other side, I'm going to have a lot of fun looking back to see what angels were where and when in my life that I didn't even recognize at the time.




RE: Riddles

Thanks for playing along!  Stay tuned every Thursday!



RE: Airplanes, in particular, my bumpy ride. . .

Helen comments, in part:

• WIMP! You almost needed to use the barf bag? HA! You should have been flying with me back in the fifties!

I simply want the blog record to reflect that I wrote my entire post without using the word "barf."


Thanks for reading, folks!  I am so enjoying myself on the blog and you are all a big part of that.