tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post6796598427405631946..comments2024-02-04T15:02:14.402-06:00Comments on ramblins....: my grandmother always threatened to make me a foam rubber buttCharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-86721949184492220482009-02-14T11:50:00.000-06:002009-02-14T11:50:00.000-06:00You seem to have more self awareness than many pe...You seem to have more self awareness than many people attain in a lifetime....the next part of your journey will be an adventure I'm sure!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-891555616771315752009-02-12T17:36:00.000-06:002009-02-12T17:36:00.000-06:00I love your attitude! And picture of course. It's ...I love your attitude! And picture of course. It's got to be hard for you, but also exciting.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875843561389199651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-6293422436687342142009-02-11T13:28:00.000-06:002009-02-11T13:28:00.000-06:00I finally understand what it's like to live in a p...I finally understand what it's like to live in a place that suits you and becomes a part of your self. I am sad for you to have to leave a place that's given so much richness to your life. 90 miles may not be far, but in the heart's measure, it can be.<BR/><BR/>I hope you find another city that you can cuddle up into and make it your own soon.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-90644924920845188162009-02-11T12:48:00.000-06:002009-02-11T12:48:00.000-06:00What a wonderful knack you have for painting such ...What a wonderful knack you have for painting such vivid imagery with your delicious words. I can sense your angst about making the change. Bittersweet? <BR/>Take care.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254709835001092835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-64060883700300737882009-02-11T10:01:00.000-06:002009-02-11T10:01:00.000-06:00Such beautiful memories you'll take with you. : )...Such beautiful memories you'll take with you. : ) Thankfully, you'll be leaving the singing neighbor behind. Although, you may miss him too. Once you don't have to hear him anymore.Laura Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407229726272149440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-19169491726387935572009-02-11T07:49:00.000-06:002009-02-11T07:49:00.000-06:00beautiful picture, I am speechless :-)beautiful picture, I am speechless :-)J.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472293292980352826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-16881105772657400572009-02-11T04:06:00.000-06:002009-02-11T04:06:00.000-06:00"The city has made a love song in my veins" so poe..."The city has made a love song in my veins" so poetic.<BR/><BR/>It is always challenging to move from a place you call home back to a place that you used to call home. But it will be an adventure that I wish you all the best with.<BR/><BR/>Am not sure, are you moving into another city, or to the country?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-23434219078369403622009-02-10T21:18:00.000-06:002009-02-10T21:18:00.000-06:00the transitions into new rhythms, evolved from whe...the transitions into new rhythms, evolved from where we're been, and even as we go, always, we are returning. 'Sigh' I'll be doing this in a few months. In a big way. <BR/>Thanks for writing about it and putting all of your beautifl thoughts out there for the rest of us to see.e.o.w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02636269317002974535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-373143451769189222009-02-10T19:51:00.000-06:002009-02-10T19:51:00.000-06:00Beautifully expressed. Hope your move goes well an...Beautifully expressed. Hope your move goes well and that it inspires you as much as Birmingham did. I love the part where you said, "I stepped off the cliff and though I didn't always soar, I still flew." So beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-82219330692013150672009-02-10T17:46:00.000-06:002009-02-10T17:46:00.000-06:00Oh, nice memories. I lived in Tuscaloosa three yea...Oh, nice memories. I lived in Tuscaloosa three years while in grad school and we'd go eat and drink at this cool place in the hills right below Vulcan, somewhere; I think it really did exist.<BR/><BR/>And we went to five corners all the time, too, to get out of frat-hell T-town. <BR/><BR/>In truth, the interstate flows thru Birmingham. Whatever crumbled that led you there has re-assembled as quite another dream. Everything that dies, my favorite songwriter wrote, one day comes back.Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478354205495474800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-20433990515989203812009-02-10T14:27:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:27:00.000-06:00New horizonss, new opportunities. Change is always...New horizonss, new opportunities. Change is always scary but you will rise to the challenge, I've no doubt. And we'll still be with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-2403472393665849852009-02-10T13:27:00.000-06:002009-02-10T13:27:00.000-06:00best wishes to you on your move... i pray for you ...best wishes to you on your move... i pray for you green meadows and blue skies... loads of new photo opportunites and wonderful new things to see... :) and for delightful new friends in your life as you hold the old ones in your heart over the (relatively small) distance...sharilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436200474614751501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-81631701830792778162009-02-10T13:16:00.000-06:002009-02-10T13:16:00.000-06:00Charyou are so completely right when you say that ...Char<BR/>you are so completely right when you say that "all of this is within you still"the window of your life looks clear and bright from here...move forward with excitement knowing that you are never aloneELKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-32217032523178642392009-02-10T13:01:00.000-06:002009-02-10T13:01:00.000-06:00I enjoyed this glimpse into your past.Wishing you ...I enjoyed this glimpse into your past.<BR/>Wishing you luck on the journey ahead. God speed.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-78468642113602107992009-02-10T12:43:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:43:00.000-06:00It's good to know that you are cherishing the memo...It's good to know that you are cherishing the memories. I on the other hand cannot wait to leave where I matured. <BR/><BR/>In Texas 90 miles is like an afternoon trip. You can do it!<BR/><BR/>But you know what is also exciting? Now you have a whole NEW place to look for creativity through your lens. You have unfound treasures just waiting for you to share with us!vsm/whirling dirvish photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891719020061281244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-9258832292843991002009-02-10T12:37:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:37:00.000-06:00I settle in and always have. I once moved across ...I settle in and always have. I once moved across town and cried for days. We had friends that lived next door and we did everything together. I still laugh at myself for being so upset. =]Leacayoungarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171711736488113377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-27019539251138492482009-02-10T12:32:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:32:00.000-06:00This gave me goosebumps. And tears in my eyes.This gave me goosebumps. And tears in my eyes.Jenny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141071533713342687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-50776283112378810882009-02-10T12:28:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:28:00.000-06:00I had friends that lived in Glen Iris and another ...I had friends that lived in Glen Iris and another by Rojo and I would go stay with them, but I grew up in Helena, waaaay south of town. I went to UAB so I was around that area and going to the Nick all the time to see friend's bands. I love that area. It seems so perfect to me.Rachel Joiner https://www.blogger.com/profile/00884583198989459470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-13516936161822870782009-02-10T12:23:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:23:00.000-06:00I do live on Southside - in Glen Iris. Where did ...I do live on Southside - in Glen Iris. Where did you live?Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-19229221463680756592009-02-10T12:22:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:22:00.000-06:00You're making me miss Birmingham. Are you in South...You're making me miss Birmingham. Are you in Southside? It sounds like it. Or I imagine it to be there. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the move. I understand the importance of place - you get attached and it becomes part of you. It's now my dilemma with Nashville - I love it and Birmingham, but it's hard to live both places.Rachel Joiner https://www.blogger.com/profile/00884583198989459470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805054219581359150.post-73219597223970296272009-02-10T12:21:00.000-06:002009-02-10T12:21:00.000-06:00you have good memories and you are on your way to ...you have good memories and you are on your way to new and exciting things. i hope you love your new home!!!! and you must be relieved that the move is almost over and done with. YAY!!!<BR/><BR/>and that is a pretty pic, for sure. :)drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.com