tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post1884823846826502107..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: PerspectivesLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-37099356544998618672013-01-21T01:06:57.025-06:002013-01-21T01:06:57.025-06:00@Kirk: My good wishes are with you and your family...@Kirk: My good wishes are with you and your family!Assisted Living Centre Westervillehttp://www.feridean.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-28742384399124372432009-01-15T11:52:00.000-06:002009-01-15T11:52:00.000-06:00This gave me a big lump in my throat. Which is not...This gave me a big lump in my throat. Which is not easy considering I read this while at work in a calling center! loll.Chocolatesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493321160124151967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45487773769573451342008-09-17T11:46:00.000-05:002008-09-17T11:46:00.000-05:00Dang! I am so very, very glad that I read these th...Dang! I am so very, very glad that I read these three stories in the comfort of my living room, and not at work, because I cried my eyes out. Well done, well done indeed. I'm going to miss Mrs Helen.Mochamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548478732778829556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-73471187013261933042008-08-27T16:47:00.000-05:002008-08-27T16:47:00.000-05:00Sorry for being repetitive, but I felt my comments...Sorry for being repetitive, but I felt my comments needed to posted to all 3 places.<BR/><BR/>Tears haven't run down my cheeks in years. <BR/><BR/>That collaborative effort was absolutely wonderful. I have yet to read Vol. I but I'm at work and don't have paper towels handy. Hard to explain wet splotches on shirts when you haven't left for the bathroom.<BR/><BR/>Well done.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769260689372124495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-89347533273775635332008-02-02T04:54:00.000-06:002008-02-02T04:54:00.000-06:00Damn! Tearing up. At my age! Brilliant collaborati...Damn! Tearing up. At my age! Brilliant collaborative story. Three perspectives on one person’s farewell - a great insight into life. Thank you from an Aussie firefighter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-78208532040694137782007-12-23T18:54:00.000-06:002007-12-23T18:54:00.000-06:00Pain in the jaw is one of the symptoms of a heart ...Pain in the jaw is one of the symptoms of a heart attack. Particularly if it's combined with 'heartburn.' It isn't always pain down the left arm or chest pain. <BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-85628215014610588142007-12-22T19:38:00.000-06:002007-12-22T19:38:00.000-06:00I am anxious to read further and find out how the ...I am anxious to read further and find out how the toothache is tied in. Thanks for whom you are!Bob's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971565970366294930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-51677656741394135622007-12-22T15:23:00.000-06:002007-12-22T15:23:00.000-06:00The bit about reciting Shakespeare to the ghosts w...The bit about reciting Shakespeare to the ghosts was priceless. <BR/><BR/>The rest was marvelous too. <BR/><BR/>I quite enjoyed reading it.settlingformorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163638499983514199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-14927685523206345192007-12-19T19:34:00.000-06:002007-12-19T19:34:00.000-06:00I do not think is such as a good read or story. Hu...I do not think is such as a good read or story. <BR/>Humbling<BR/>Foreboding as parents and neighbors go. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-92126150775723147162007-12-19T16:53:00.000-06:002007-12-19T16:53:00.000-06:00Read all three parts, LawDog. Must be the pollen i...Read all three parts, LawDog. Must be the pollen in the air...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-303773572301902792007-12-19T14:15:00.000-06:002007-12-19T14:15:00.000-06:00Well LawMom...I suppose we all have an appointment...Well LawMom...<BR/><BR/>I suppose we all have an appointment with Mr. Death, tis the way of things.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean we should be in a hurry to get there or not miss the people that deserve to be around a very long time.<BR/><BR/>I hope Miss Helen is happy where ever she is in what we call reality to be sure.<BR/><BR/>I was taught the wisdom that follows...<BR/><BR/>Live as if you will live forever.<BR/><BR/>Die as if you will be remembered forever.<BR/><BR/>It's a nice pair of thoughts that far more should thing about I think.<BR/><BR/>Means think about what you're doing before you do it and you probably won't have as many regrets nor leave them behind you for someone else to clear up. *wink*<BR/><BR/>And LD, dang you, ya got my missus all teary eyed with your two cohorts.<BR/><BR/>Course, Mr. Simeron has to make her feel better...tis me first and best job. *wink*Simeron Steelhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947368651002261601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-16175205010765916162007-12-19T12:29:00.000-06:002007-12-19T12:29:00.000-06:00Dammit Dog ... you and your cohorts owe me a box o...Dammit Dog ... you and your cohorts owe me a box of tissue. :(Zundfolgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129323146380476349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-43001725976514219072007-12-19T08:28:00.000-06:002007-12-19T08:28:00.000-06:00Great story, folks. Now, I'm all teary-eyed (finis...Great story, folks. Now, I'm all teary-eyed (finished it up).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-59121826528251360992007-12-18T22:07:00.000-06:002007-12-18T22:07:00.000-06:00Nice to see Mrs. Schenk again. That was always on...Nice to see Mrs. Schenk again. That was always one of my favorite Lawdog Tales.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-33435430949041469292007-12-18T21:20:00.000-06:002007-12-18T21:20:00.000-06:00GREAT job Lawdog, AD, & Babs.The presentation is u...GREAT job Lawdog, AD, & Babs.<BR/><BR/>The presentation is unique- a clever way to tell a moving tale.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to all!doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-72162618902715281222007-12-18T19:26:00.000-06:002007-12-18T19:26:00.000-06:00I held off comment until I finished the story.I fi...I held off comment until I finished the story.<BR/><BR/>I find myself fulfilled after this story. I could all but see it on a screen. I could nearly smell the cinnamon rolls;)<BR/><BR/>As I told Babs and AD, it is a sincere sense of comfort to know that if ever in that sort of need, that I may find myself in hands as good as y'alls.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-44215469723484361502007-12-18T16:37:00.000-06:002007-12-18T16:37:00.000-06:00beautiful work from all three of you. But you mad...beautiful work from all three of you. But you made me cry at work! Again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-54533658198766363862007-12-18T15:24:00.000-06:002007-12-18T15:24:00.000-06:00Mr. Lawdog,I always look forward to your (all too ...Mr. Lawdog,<BR/>I always look forward to your (all too infrequent) postings, and they seldom fail to illicit some sort of emotional response, be it laughter, tears or a feeling of justice well served. This collaboration was a fine read, and pulled at my heart strings somethin' fierce. Well done. I know I've expressed to you before my appreciation for what you do, but allow me to say this...I wish we had a million more like you, and Babs and AD, too.Asphyxiated Emancipationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629933064494074309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-22264200382007738142007-12-18T15:19:00.000-06:002007-12-18T15:19:00.000-06:00I'm sure it wasn't intended, but Hamlet's Soliloqu...I'm sure it wasn't intended, but Hamlet's Soliloquy with its "to die, to sleep" was singularly appropriate.<BR/>Miss Helen did, indeed, exist, but in her 80s. I'm pretty sure she took her ghosts with her. Or perhaps she joined them, happily and gently plagueing the new occupants of the house.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-60787978987382532442007-12-18T14:54:00.000-06:002007-12-18T14:54:00.000-06:00I know this is not fiction but, I sure hope Miss H...I know this is not fiction but, I sure hope Miss Hellen is still around being her fine self.<BR/><BR/>Kinda pulls at the old heart strings thinking about the tough old gal still offering up sweet tea and SINaman rolls (least from what you're wrote about em they are).<BR/><BR/>I can accept that we are scheduled for a new rodeo sometime in the future, don't make it any easier to know fine folk are heading out though.<BR/><BR/>You three done did it ya know. Going to have to drive up from Houston to come visit now just to check it out.<BR/><BR/>Hope you don't mind an old country fart stuck in the city coming to visit...just don't want to meet ya in an...Official..capacity.<BR/><BR/>None of ya ifn ya understand...*chuckle*<BR/><BR/>Very well written story and yes, I really do home Miss Hellen is fine but, if that part isn't fiction either, at least she went with friends around her, with dignity.<BR/><BR/>I can think (and have seen) far worse ways for a life to end unfortunately.Simeron Steelhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947368651002261601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-59405816665647906852007-12-18T12:16:00.000-06:002007-12-18T12:16:00.000-06:00The fine beginning of a fine collaboration.The fine beginning of a fine collaboration.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-52708991811321119142007-12-18T12:00:00.000-06:002007-12-18T12:00:00.000-06:00Who needs screenwriters? You three ought to form ...Who needs screenwriters? You three ought to form a production company. This is better than 99.99% of the stuff you see on television today. You could get rich.<BR/><BR/>You ought to get rich.<BR/><BR/>Damned fine work, all three of you.<BR/><BR/>(Hamlet's soliloquy is a fine touch, LD!)Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-55849340680521370472007-12-18T11:06:00.000-06:002007-12-18T11:06:00.000-06:00I'm a nurse in a small Southern town and your stor...I'm a nurse in a small Southern town and your story had a familiar ring. I've also known dignified elderly men and women in the same mein as Mrs Shenk. I've helped a few leave this world for the next. One of my favorite hymns is "In the Garden." Thank you for a poignant, loving story. You three certainly told this story in a heart felt, skillful manner, sure to give others a personal view into "a day in the life..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-61717977209070693772007-12-18T10:13:00.000-06:002007-12-18T10:13:00.000-06:00Fantastic job by all three of you. I'm hoping to s...Fantastic job by all three of you. <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to see more collaborations in the future.joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-53198102663851855812007-12-18T09:11:00.000-06:002007-12-18T09:11:00.000-06:00Hey LD,Great story. That's just beautiful, though...Hey LD,<BR/><BR/>Great story. That's just beautiful, though sad.<BR/><BR/>I had a grandmother very much like her. I wish people like you and your mates had been about when she died. Instead, they found her 24 hours later in an assisted living centre. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for making one less person with my story.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas.SecularPaladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520883214299769318noreply@blogger.com