tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post8925442173070563026..comments2024-03-28T09:30:07.343-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: All Gave Some, and Some Gave AllSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-78765001344052453652013-06-06T10:10:45.372-04:002013-06-06T10:10:45.372-04:00Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comme...Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I do appreciate it, and am glad you appreciated that story. <br /><br />Get ready! Here I come to visit your blog... ready or not!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-27344817612817731002013-06-05T23:39:22.204-04:002013-06-05T23:39:22.204-04:00Poignant story about a young soldier who did what ...Poignant story about a young soldier who did what was right.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-82584765642532177042013-05-31T07:48:13.378-04:002013-05-31T07:48:13.378-04:00Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33808369660765155302013-05-30T18:03:57.608-04:002013-05-30T18:03:57.608-04:00A wonderful and touching post. And I loved the poe...A wonderful and touching post. And I loved the poem.<br /><br />NasRomance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-45986602494266606242013-05-30T14:58:36.179-04:002013-05-30T14:58:36.179-04:00Love the poem! Freedom is not free! Kudos to the...Love the poem! Freedom is not free! Kudos to the brave men and women who have served our country to defend our freedom!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-6071404881831966832013-05-30T14:03:01.048-04:002013-05-30T14:03:01.048-04:00Yeah, you're right. They were kids, but they h...Yeah, you're right. They were kids, but they had to grow up real fast. When my husband was in Vietnam, he was the "old man" of the crew, and he was only twenty-one. <br /><br />Every time I see your "Just Jill", it reminds me of "Just Jack" on Will & Grace. Intentional? (If it is, I"ll picture you framing your face with your hands as you say it...)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-59351854425780361452013-05-30T11:48:32.103-04:002013-05-30T11:48:32.103-04:00Great post. I work with the generation that fough...Great post. I work with the generation that fought WWII (and others) and they have my complete respect and admiration. And, they were just kids(!) when they fought that war!<br />Thanks for honoring their sacrifice.<br />~Just JillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264782489713599426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-51012608244970188382013-05-30T07:05:28.664-04:002013-05-30T07:05:28.664-04:00Yes, it should be. Sad to say, but even if all war...Yes, it should be. Sad to say, but even if all wars were to stop, I have a feeling there'd still be haves and have-nots, and continued oppression in the world. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-1163232190237441872013-05-30T07:03:06.927-04:002013-05-30T07:03:06.927-04:00Thanks so much for stopping by. Sorry; I didn'...Thanks so much for stopping by. Sorry; I didn't mean to make you cry. I'll be right over to your place with some chicken soup and a hug...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-23258638808087943502013-05-30T04:37:08.007-04:002013-05-30T04:37:08.007-04:00Freedom is not Free. So very true, and yet it shou...Freedom is not Free. So very true, and yet it should be. If only wars could stop.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-61711735594038787732013-05-29T23:49:42.514-04:002013-05-29T23:49:42.514-04:00I cried. Jody, The Medicare MomI cried. Jody, The Medicare MomJody Worshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265796303516276553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-79086103032137339482013-05-29T22:12:16.629-04:002013-05-29T22:12:16.629-04:00Wow, it must have been an emotional experience to ...Wow, it must have been an emotional experience to visit the D-Day beaches. Seeing them in movies and documentaries is one thing, but actually being there must have felt like you were on hallowed ground.<br /><br />WooHOO! Cool. Thank you. I hope you like it!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-15519478216456760322013-05-29T18:28:37.062-04:002013-05-29T18:28:37.062-04:00A beautiful post, a poignant story, and a moving p...A beautiful post, a poignant story, and a moving poem. Thank you so much. A few years ago I visited the D-Day beaches at Normandy. It's a gorgeous area, peaceful and scenic, but even after nearly three-quarters of a century, the land remains brutally pocked and cratered. For me it reflected of the true cost of war—win or lose. The battle may be over, but the scars remain.<br /><br />On a lighter note, I just ordered my copy of Hot Flashes & Cold Lemonade. Yay! Congratulations, Susan!<br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-48718466540367079762013-05-29T15:49:43.104-04:002013-05-29T15:49:43.104-04:00Sorry, kiddo. You have a tender heart.
You're...Sorry, kiddo. You have a tender heart.<br /><br />You're right about wars coming to an end, and I hope we live long enough to see it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-75343774177624791922013-05-29T15:40:27.406-04:002013-05-29T15:40:27.406-04:00It's typically Memorial Day, but if you're...It's typically Memorial Day, but if you're like me, you wear whatever color you darned well please whenever you darned well wanta wear it!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-73254399240371670002013-05-29T13:50:40.612-04:002013-05-29T13:50:40.612-04:00Well. This post made me cry. And brings to mind th...Well. This post made me cry. And brings to mind the sight of two officers walking up our block, bringing everything to a halt, during Vietnam.<br />I hate and will always oppose war, but that's never a reason to disrespect or forget those who've put their lives on the line and lost them. I'll just keep hoping that one day there'll be no more war. Period. Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-11047883960476621812013-05-29T13:21:56.882-04:002013-05-29T13:21:56.882-04:00Funny you should mention white shoes. I was wonder...Funny you should mention white shoes. I was wondering if the old white show start was July 4 or Memorial Day. I forgot. Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-24254917489630313712013-05-29T12:06:49.759-04:002013-05-29T12:06:49.759-04:00Me, too. Thanks.Me, too. Thanks.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-18946344086491941682013-05-29T08:01:32.469-04:002013-05-29T08:01:32.469-04:00That poem always makes me cry.
Great post. :)That poem always makes me cry. <br /><br />Great post. :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-24454430787751938092013-05-28T23:57:23.806-04:002013-05-28T23:57:23.806-04:00Thank you. VA hospitals often get a bad rap, but t...Thank you. VA hospitals often get a bad rap, but the people I knew who worked in them were dedicated, and treated the vets with respect and caring. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44811127355423701052013-05-28T22:49:31.345-04:002013-05-28T22:49:31.345-04:00Susan, a most moving post that I've repeatedly...Susan, a most moving post that I've repeatedly visited today and have finally decided comment upon, to plug our local Sacramento VA Medical Center. This facility, this dedicated staff, provide what Hemingway might call "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" for those suffering effects of Agent Orange, Post-traumatic Stress, to veterans a half-century out of Vietnam and to younger physically and psychologically wounded people of more recent wars --cancer screening, therapy, classes in diet and personal management. It's not like in the movies where everyone walks young and triumphant into the credits. The heroes need help and here the VA is doing its best. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-35728159647071798332013-05-28T22:39:59.824-04:002013-05-28T22:39:59.824-04:00Thanks. Glad ya liked it.
It's rather fitting...Thanks. Glad ya liked it.<br /><br />It's rather fitting for a vet to die on Memorial Day, isn't it? Both my brother and one of our uncles were born on Memorial Day. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-51051699833197028172013-05-28T22:37:31.660-04:002013-05-28T22:37:31.660-04:00Glad you liked the story, and I LOVE your optimism...Glad you liked the story, and I LOVE your optimism! Good luck. If ya really want to bribe the cats, forget the treat... they prefer real tuna. (They have good taste.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-14311517449489966132013-05-28T22:25:27.560-04:002013-05-28T22:25:27.560-04:00Yeah, me, too. Too bad the people in charge of wag...Yeah, me, too. Too bad the people in charge of waging war don't listen to the men and women who actually fight in them.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-91312489413145912952013-05-28T22:20:38.542-04:002013-05-28T22:20:38.542-04:00Thanks. You aren't a day late reading... I was...Thanks. You aren't a day late reading... I was a day late posting. Or early, if you're like me and still think of the 30th as the "real" Memorial Day. Sounds like you had a great day yesterday.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com