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Comment on Paying for Santa by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:11:00 +0000

This reminded me of David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries. *laughing*

Comment on Why the Details Matter by JulesPaige

JulesPaige — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:43:00 +0000

Details… like getting up early when you don’t have too. And wondering just a small moment about the people you left at the job you quit to make more time for the details of living…
Looking forward to all the different details ~Jules

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Comment on A Great Christmas Memory by Paul Merrill

Paul Merrill — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:53:53 +0000

Thanks Johanna!

Your Lake of the Isles visit sounds like a great tradition to start.

Merry Christmas!

Comment on A Great Christmas Memory by Johanna Fenton

Johanna Fenton — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:16:17 +0000

Paul, one of the things I enjoy most about your blog, Shiny Bits of Life, is witnessing how you and your brother interact via comments. I just love when Brother Bill comments. So this is a very fun story stretching far back.

Tonight my family is going to drive to Lake of the Isles to view pretty Christmas lights on homes surrounding the lake. It’s like a village that is out of this world. Perhaps it’s a new Christmas tradition we’re building.

Comment on How We Remember Alone by kelly

kelly — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:33:53 +0000

yes. those are the best things to remember.
merry christmas.

Comment on How We Remember Alone by Nicole: three by sea

Nicole: three by sea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:30:51 +0000

I grew up in KC, and while I miss the lights this time of year, I don’t miss the cold, crappy weather this time of year.
I also have a city that I associate with my single days and while I miss it some days, you’re right about not romanticizing it too much. But it’s nice to visit in my memories…much like KC.

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A great Christmas memory — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:01:54 +0000

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Comment on A Great Christmas Memory by Paul Merrill

Paul Merrill — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:10:43 +0000

Thanks for the opportunity to share here, Elizabeth!

Comment on Gone the Mailbox by Johanna Fenton

Johanna Fenton — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:54:12 +0000

Elizabeth. How do I comment on this poem? Forgive me for even daring …

Something very sad has happened. My family moved. And we now have a hideous mailbox. It is this thin, fiberglass slot among many, with a tiny key that looks too much like other tiny keys.

I lived in a place called Ukarumpa once. In Papua New Guinea. I had the world’s best mail slot. Wooden. With an old-fashioned key. And I had to walk there – about a mile. And the door of the post office was swung wide-open during open hours. I almost want to cry, just thinking about it.

And yes, I, too, am extremely demanding about wi-fi. Sad.