tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post4281909765888443375..comments2024-02-16T18:19:13.539-08:00Comments on Ramblings From Yet Another Stranger on the Bus: The GiftLeslie Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-91157635602757861442011-02-18T15:23:24.601-08:002011-02-18T15:23:24.601-08:00@ Rachel ~ My friend, get over here and let us mee...@ Rachel ~ My friend, get over here and let us meet! Since you'd be on a longer trip than Kass, of necessity, I could cook for you. And talk and give you good wine. How beautiful is that recital - Moon Phases. Funny that I just typed "healthy detachment" in my last post. Not about my mother, but nevertheless. This is the bit that got me the most: ". . I don't believe any more, so I type . ." Thank you so much for this.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-33250256841155598872011-02-18T14:53:52.908-08:002011-02-18T14:53:52.908-08:00Forgive my avoidance of all things Valentine. I...Forgive my avoidance of all things Valentine. I'm truly heart-warmed that you got to meet Kass. I have had a sneeky peek at Sugarhouse Cookie and seen your photos there but it's lovely to get the meeting in words. I would dearly love to meet you one day, Les. <br /><br />I like the quote you chose from Ondaatje.<br /><br />I wrote this for Kass but then didn't send it and I'm thinking I should delete it but it sort of applies to you in the way I feel I would like to be active and yet do nothing...<br /><br />Moon Phases<br /><br /><br />The blogger's mother is dying, pain punctuates her every character. <br />I read her email in bed, laptop on knee; moon in oblong frame, <br />“Life is such a delicate balance of connection and healthy detachment”<br />and I can't interpret healthy, it won't scan<br />and I'm seven, laid on the top bunk, praying <br />to a god I have no pictures for, saying: please care for my family, <br />but on the inside I'm trading with the devil to take some of my life <br />in exchange for theirs and then the fear hits me like a white screen <br />and I read her words again and type something about circles, <br />about life and friends being on a spinning dial <br />but this is crass and I delete. I want to send a new prayer <br />but that won't work, I don't believe any more, so I type: <br />all I can do is press my hand against the glass.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-55391257296625876022011-02-18T12:00:12.598-08:002011-02-18T12:00:12.598-08:00Funny and lovely. Same as the both of you.Funny and lovely. Same as the both of you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-65771399144049533172011-02-15T14:15:21.511-08:002011-02-15T14:15:21.511-08:00@ Jenny ~ Hi,it's nice to have you visit. As y...@ Jenny ~ Hi,it's nice to have you visit. As you can tell, we were so fortunate. Our visit has really encouraged me to follow my heart and meet other bloggers when I can.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-17100227026425592012011-02-15T12:34:39.189-08:002011-02-15T12:34:39.189-08:00What a wonderful story. I've met a lot of int...What a wonderful story. I've met a lot of internet friends over the years and out of dozens and dozens there was only one klinker! I'm glad your visit was wonderful. It sounds like it will be a special memory for you both!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-26688730866940333852011-02-14T17:52:52.663-08:002011-02-14T17:52:52.663-08:00@ Kirk ~ I tend to share your concern about meetin...@ Kirk ~ I tend to share your concern about meeting people on the internet, because I've had far more poor experiences than lovely ones. But when Kass and I became fascinated by one another at virtually the same moment, we quickly clicked. I literally "knew" her almost immediately. I think she'd say the same of me. You know something funny about that casino? To me, our time together felt like we were in one of our homes. Both of us tend to dislike the loud, smoky environment, but we were kind of transported to some other kind of place.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-79877709041650905742011-02-14T17:38:57.006-08:002011-02-14T17:38:57.006-08:00From your comments on each other's blogs, I al...From your comments on each other's blogs, I always assumed you two were old friends. That you were meeting for the first time comes as a bit of a surprise. In the near future, I was planning to write an essay about the perils of meeting people on the Internet, but after reading this, I'm going to have to put it off for a century or two. There's no peril where you two are concerned. You won big--and in a casino, no less!Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-14215089902433491082011-02-14T16:06:38.656-08:002011-02-14T16:06:38.656-08:00@ Kass ~ Thank you for being a friend! The real ki...@ Kass ~ Thank you for being a friend! The real kind. I'd answer your call any time. You may harangue me at will.<br /><br />Girlie, it was SURREAL coming out of that bathroom into the restaurant proper. It hit me so suddenly ~ I KNEW where I was and what I should be doing. By then, it wouldn't have surprised me if you'd grinned up from that table full of burger munchers.<br /><br />Love, hugs and kisses, huh? Yes, I caught my limit. It's beginning to be a little treacly about now. <3 <3Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-7009407730536488142011-02-14T15:53:43.159-08:002011-02-14T15:53:43.159-08:00@ Doozy ~ Isn't that just the best couple of h...@ Doozy ~ Isn't that just the best couple of hours? It was wonderful, and that's why I said that when you get anywhere reasonably near the area to let me know. I'd drive to meet you!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-28636100814806379752011-02-14T15:47:56.463-08:002011-02-14T15:47:56.463-08:00@ Numinosity Beads ~ Hey, Kim, thanks for stopping...@ Numinosity Beads ~ Hey, Kim, thanks for stopping by. I'm still wounded that I didn't know you were going to be at the LV airport so I could come and meet you, too. It's fun! Maybe, in some ways, more fun than getting together with friends you see more frequently. Happy heart day! <3Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-45807616400127783612011-02-14T13:08:57.812-08:002011-02-14T13:08:57.812-08:00The best Valentine EVER! Thanks for this post. It&...The best Valentine EVER! Thanks for this post. It's been ages since I shot any strangers, but I feel motivated again and Mary Ann needs to keep up the mortification-at-Mom level to which she is accustomed.<br /><br />Women friends are the best!<br /><br />Love, hugs, kisses all around. Did you catch any?<br /><br />WV = rhuang. I was haranguing you when I rang you. Thanks for answering.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-29181903579436683462011-02-14T06:45:35.836-08:002011-02-14T06:45:35.836-08:00Oh, lovely, just lovely. This made me smile, a hu...Oh, lovely, just lovely. This made me smile, a huge ol' smile, then I had to read it again to soak it all in. Women friends with big hearts are one of the best gifts EVER!Doozyannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090601905887166306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-64036446976681989662011-02-14T05:59:59.200-08:002011-02-14T05:59:59.200-08:00You don't know how much this story of you and ...You don't know how much this story of you and Kass meeting warms me. Two blog characters meeting in real-time. How wonderful to see you two together and hear the unfolding of your meeting.<br />Thanks so much for sharing.<br />xoxo KimNuminosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464230956125740370noreply@blogger.com