tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post8891992422475408105..comments2024-03-29T08:07:59.927+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: MikeSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83958372673631891202018-04-11T23:40:58.896+01:002018-04-11T23:40:58.896+01:00Sad, now, I totally feel Mike's heart ache, an...Sad, now, I totally feel Mike's heart ache, and am also hungry for a grilled cheese. Wonderful post, Sir!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71600894960174055322018-04-11T19:01:04.694+01:002018-04-11T19:01:04.694+01:00Sad story with a happy beginning. I think most of ...Sad story with a happy beginning. I think most of us have had a Mike person in their lives.<br /><br />A friend once told me that we all have three love stories that shape us, the rest is just distraction:<br /><br />The first knocks us over and makes us burn and ache and all the stuff of a first time but it races ahead too fast and cannot last.<br />The second starts well but will grow into a game of pain and hurting and will not end well.<br />The third may start slowly but this one will last.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73674914958534164222018-04-11T06:57:22.886+01:002018-04-11T06:57:22.886+01:00Thanks for all your comments, everybody!
E: Oh, y...Thanks for all your comments, everybody!<br /><br />E: Oh, you definitely knew Mike!<br /><br />37P: I have no idea what specifically made me think of Mike, except that I've been meaning to write down his ice cream sandwich story for a while now. I had nothing better to blog about today so the time was right! :)<br /><br />Jenny-O: Without saying anything too specific or getting into painful details, we made our peace -- which was good for both of us.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85478759143665083352018-04-10T22:32:54.126+01:002018-04-10T22:32:54.126+01:00We all had our own mike stories me thinks ..thank ...We all had our own mike stories me thinks ..thank you for this oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40101163193024847452018-04-10T19:10:51.486+01:002018-04-10T19:10:51.486+01:00An absolutely touching story. Keep on keepin'...An absolutely touching story. Keep on keepin' on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89906367330020517592018-04-10T18:37:02.441+01:002018-04-10T18:37:02.441+01:00The ice cream sandwich story IS hilarious. And I r...The ice cream sandwich story IS hilarious. And I really respect your honesty. All of us have done things in our own callow youths that hurt someone, but not all of us are willing to confess it. I think contacting Mike when you found out he was ill was something I would have found hard to do, so kudos to you for that. I'm betting he was glad to hear from you once more.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3280668114136916232018-04-10T17:01:20.766+01:002018-04-10T17:01:20.766+01:00Well written, Steve.Well written, Steve.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64385154921363292812018-04-10T16:24:42.183+01:002018-04-10T16:24:42.183+01:00Thank you for introducing us to Mike. I think I wo...Thank you for introducing us to Mike. I think I would have enjoyed knowing him. I wonder why he is so present in memory for you today? What reminded you of that time in your life, that first awakening to love? A very touching post. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88776086067089078352018-04-10T16:24:17.334+01:002018-04-10T16:24:17.334+01:00What an incredibly touching tribute to an old frie...What an incredibly touching tribute to an old friend. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56200337085202410862018-04-10T15:56:14.097+01:002018-04-10T15:56:14.097+01:00This is such a touching, sad story about those fir...This is such a touching, sad story about those first moments of love. That is always how life is, timing and circumstance. A very loving remembrance of Mike. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37152334369727672582018-04-10T14:47:11.752+01:002018-04-10T14:47:11.752+01:00We sometimes have incidents which change our lives...We sometimes have incidents which change our lives forever. this is one for you and you will remember it all your life. Interesting story and interesting character.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53813475791773949282018-04-10T14:39:13.610+01:002018-04-10T14:39:13.610+01:00I can almost hear and see him. What an honest and ...I can almost hear and see him. What an honest and yes, tender, accounting of a first love. <br />Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60190390820140025962018-04-10T14:18:20.005+01:002018-04-10T14:18:20.005+01:00people do still live on at least as long as those ...people do still live on at least as long as those who knew them live. I can't put it any better than Yorkshire Pudding.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-25821542643886673302018-04-10T13:12:32.045+01:002018-04-10T13:12:32.045+01:00Great story about an extraordinary force of nature...Great story about an extraordinary force of nature. I'm sorry he's gone. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-704134045689004672018-04-10T13:03:30.912+01:002018-04-10T13:03:30.912+01:00The people who have passed through our lives. And,...The people who have passed through our lives. And, I suppose, we who have passed through theirs. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54254527934022259592018-04-10T10:24:23.994+01:002018-04-10T10:24:23.994+01:00Thank you for sharing this tenderly crafted true s...Thank you for sharing this tenderly crafted true story Steve. A lovely memorial.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72546488376360589502018-04-10T09:46:29.552+01:002018-04-10T09:46:29.552+01:00I knew a Mike fitting some of your description who...I knew a Mike fitting some of your description who died of pancreatic cancer during the time period...still think of him now and again.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com