tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post6970268431300578383..comments2024-03-26T16:06:54.317-04:00Comments on Reflections From The Bell Curve: And, He Made Me LaughPat Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-22810631153511075012016-04-03T14:09:54.833-04:002016-04-03T14:09:54.833-04:00Unknown; Thanks for the nice feedback about my pos...Unknown; Thanks for the nice feedback about my post but what makes me happiest about your comment is your last sentence about calling your Dad - I hope you did so. I wish I could. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-71578956032019590222016-04-02T22:18:04.705-04:002016-04-02T22:18:04.705-04:00What a wonderful post! I am impressed with how muc...What a wonderful post! I am impressed with how much you were able to convey about your dad just by telling us one of his jokes. (I would have loved to meet him!) I am fascinated by the power of humor, particularly as a bonding agent that can connect people in spite of significant differences (like opposing political views, which it sounds like you and your dad may have had) and as a tool for handling adversity with grace and love (like, for example, when your teenage son wrecks your new car). You managed to highlight both of those things - and stir up your reader's emotions and memories - in just three succinct paragraphs. Well done! I have to go call my dad now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090291534012435679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-47520196758364310692016-04-01T12:34:52.085-04:002016-04-01T12:34:52.085-04:00d; My hope when I started this blog five years ago...d; My hope when I started this blog five years ago was to get comments like yours. Each time I know something from my life experience lands with someone else - as apparently this post about my Dad did for you - I'm inspired to continue. Notwithstanding the public discourse and all the screaming that goes with it, I believe all human beings share much vis-a-vis their basic humanity. Your comments invariably encourage me to hold onto that belief. For that, I sincerely thank you. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-73528984651420789832016-04-01T09:50:49.028-04:002016-04-01T09:50:49.028-04:00Just yesterday as my children and I rode along the...Just yesterday as my children and I rode along the winding roads leading up to Easton, PA, I was reminded of my dad who died in 1985. The kids and I had just eaten lunch, and the roads were growing more hilly and spread ahead of us like a ribbon. My father, who was from mid-western PA, loved to drive roads such as these with the three kids in the back seat holding on for dear life. He would laugh as we complained our stomachs felt woozy, only to speed up at the top of the next steep hill. This sense of humor, if you could call it that, is passed down through the genes to two of my children who similarly like to tease and joke, to the point of others pleading for mercy. It's a fond memory only because I now have control of the wheel...but the story made my children laugh with the recollection of a man they never were given the joy of meeting. I often think of how much he would have enjoyed my five. Donna Macc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15361809949576103125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-81130482276544604322016-03-27T22:19:00.236-04:002016-03-27T22:19:00.236-04:00Peter; Thanks for the comment and your long-runnin...Peter; Thanks for the comment and your long-running support for my blog. And you are so right about us being lucky "kids". Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-23554493291801386452016-03-27T12:49:38.623-04:002016-03-27T12:49:38.623-04:00My dad would have 102. He remains one of the highl...My dad would have 102. He remains one of the highlights of my life, including his wonderful sense of humor. We're two very lucky "kids" !Peter A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17179212169636807357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-80909854032227709562016-03-25T15:22:16.218-04:002016-03-25T15:22:16.218-04:00Lucky to have fond recollections.Lucky to have fond recollections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com