tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post6961630231790846645..comments2024-03-23T20:52:19.525-06:00Comments on An Alaskan in Yucatán: The StoriesMarc Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-18061438318925547052015-07-27T13:40:40.825-05:002015-07-27T13:40:40.825-05:00I´m so glad you´re back blogging, and that last on...I´m so glad you´re back blogging, and that last one was well worth the wait. I could not think of where to begin in a comment, but today, my iTunes random play mode gave me this song, and I thought of your post. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZz5sWpReIYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-69749975462920946642015-07-17T21:20:40.434-05:002015-07-17T21:20:40.434-05:00Great topic, Marc. I've recently gotten appro...Great topic, Marc. I've recently gotten approval from a particular library in Merida hold forth on the topic of story. We will be reading the book of Genesis, AS LITERATURE ("stories") this fall (late November). Understanding formative stories can be very helpful. The initial offering will be only one hour. But then the venue will change, and anyone who enjoyed the first hour will be able to participate in this study group. I will organize, and moderate the group. But the fellow students will be the teachers. Those who might be interested should watch my blog: MeridaGOround dot com. ~eric. meridagoroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838145667382939945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-15085326411428657502015-07-14T10:56:36.542-05:002015-07-14T10:56:36.542-05:00I love to read whatever you write. It is like rea...I love to read whatever you write. It is like reading silk...........so glad you're back!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-60159976441362358772015-07-14T08:46:06.986-05:002015-07-14T08:46:06.986-05:00I enjoyed the post and look forward to hearing mor...I enjoyed the post and look forward to hearing more stories.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707196505818823372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-12728954149379053632015-07-12T15:17:54.093-05:002015-07-12T15:17:54.093-05:00And we have far more stories to live -- as well, t...And we have far more stories to live -- as well, to tell.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-59953805019705841802015-07-12T12:02:25.855-05:002015-07-12T12:02:25.855-05:00Good luck, Marc, with your story telling. I hope y...Good luck, Marc, with your story telling. I hope you have better luck with this than I have. <br /><br />You are, of course, right. Each of us reach a point in our lives when we find ourselves recalling<br />more and more memories of our families and our formative years. Unfortunately, such memories<br />have changed for me through the years. They are shaped by who I have become and by who I think I once was more than by what actually happened. <br /><br />In my case, lots of my "fact checkers" are now gone. Even my brother and I recall things differently. When my parents and grandparents were still living, their stories were different than mine. We were recalling the same shared experiences. Mine were usually more accurate; a claim I can no longer make due to my evolution and advancing years and declining mental skills. <br /><br />But I still enjoy trying to recall childhood events and names in my mind or at 50 year reunions where old yearbooks guide me and confused classmates back to truth and away from fantasy. Now blog posts and Facebook timelines add sort of a bionic booster to my memory for any recent confusion. <br /><br />Still, I will enjoy your stories because you are a good storyteller. Just as your shared thoughts while walking your new property reveal to me truths and insights about you now so will your stories from the past confirm who you are now. <br /><br />And my life will be richer from your tellings. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079619549534119142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-66088169477249362452015-07-12T11:12:25.026-05:002015-07-12T11:12:25.026-05:00ast year I drove my folks out to where my Mom'...ast year I drove my folks out to where my Mom's people are buried. She and her sisters put out flowers and weed their parents' and grandparents' graves. I help but it is more of a walk around for me. I noticed that my grandfather's grandfather's grave had nothing but the flag marker saying he was a Civil War vet and his stone. This year on the way there to plant flowers for the regular graves, I bought a lilac tree for the old Civil War vets' grave. I drove by last week on the way to Ashtabula and the tree was doing fine. normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.com