tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post3886159812041546670..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: I don't know if the ending is sad or happy.LawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-79851541936423982722008-12-11T11:52:00.000-06:002008-12-11T11:52:00.000-06:00One thing's for sure. . . I ain't to proud to admi...One thing's for sure. . . I ain't to proud to admit I'm wiping a tear.<BR/><BR/>Good ending I think. Thank you indeed LawDog.Greg Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983514259774969474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-47054751818748261212008-09-05T09:45:00.000-05:002008-09-05T09:45:00.000-05:00Well my girlfriend walked in as I finished that an...Well my girlfriend walked in as I finished that and asked me what was wrong. I had her read the story and we agree that Geoff is correct.<BR/><BR/>Fair winds Mr Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-40002446550965611522008-09-04T20:27:00.000-05:002008-09-04T20:27:00.000-05:00Had to re-read this one aloud while wife's playing...Had to re-read this one aloud while wife's playing on the other computer. <BR/><BR/>Dammit, but I don't hitch-up when reading aloud.<BR/><BR/>Did.<BR/><BR/>Dammit again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-61148860646868181042008-09-04T15:06:00.000-05:002008-09-04T15:06:00.000-05:00This story made me cry. I can tell you were touche...This story made me cry. I can tell you were touched deeply. Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-31416116149975782912008-09-03T22:16:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:16:00.000-05:00Book?Oh, my yes!You have the technical writing ski...Book?<BR/><BR/>Oh, my yes!<BR/><BR/>You have the technical writing skills.<BR/><BR/>You certainly have the stories.<BR/><BR/>And you have the Gift of telling the story.<BR/><BR/>In short, write the damned book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-85502734640840113142008-09-03T19:35:00.000-05:002008-09-03T19:35:00.000-05:00You got me misty there, Lawdog. You, sir, are inde...You got me misty there, Lawdog. You, sir, are indeed a gentleman. Once again, you have made me proud of our law enforcement in Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45308391784365372732008-09-03T12:19:00.000-05:002008-09-03T12:19:00.000-05:00Sure hard to type on a wet keyboard.PopsSure hard to type on a wet keyboard.<BR/><BR/>PopsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-29730550411579584952008-09-03T09:50:00.000-05:002008-09-03T09:50:00.000-05:00Dang, it's dusty in here for some reason. Well wri...Dang, it's dusty in here for some reason. Well written Sir!Gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184848347106935589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-27405510789759798902008-09-03T01:20:00.000-05:002008-09-03T01:20:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing this, LD. You're the kind o...Thank you for sharing this, LD. You're the kind of LEO I grew up with in my small home town. And you and your town are the kind of place I'd like to spend the rest of my years in.<BR/><BR/>Godspeed and blessings on you, LawDog. You're good folk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45930725888118990812008-08-28T16:39:00.000-05:002008-08-28T16:39:00.000-05:00Excellent job LD. If these tales are a glimpse in...Excellent job LD. If these tales are a glimpse into your world, then the Mrs. LD is one lucky lady. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769260689372124495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-86637247601245925782007-11-13T16:20:00.000-06:002007-11-13T16:20:00.000-06:00Definitely a happy ending.Definitely a happy ending.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959895875020838446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-63375825346256155952007-11-04T15:59:00.000-06:002007-11-04T15:59:00.000-06:00I'm happy he made it home. Thanks.I'm happy he made it home. Thanks.Ride Fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665658134264970252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-39022837211272430342007-11-04T08:07:00.000-06:002007-11-04T08:07:00.000-06:00LawDog,I'm late coming in on this one, but can't h...LawDog,<BR/><BR/>I'm late coming in on this one, but can't help but comment. Real life isn't going to sit on nice, neat shelves but rather those ambiguous shelves that decide to lean one way one day, another the next. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Happy? No. Sad? Yes. Affirming? Most definitely.<BR/><BR/>Keep fighting the good fight. You're one of those LEO's who hasn't managed to let all the ugly harden him with more calluses than are necessary in a decidedly stressful occupation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-71072598625846391552007-11-03T09:15:00.000-05:002007-11-03T09:15:00.000-05:00A happy ending. Death is an integral part of life,...A happy ending. Death is an integral part of life, LD - it comes to all of us. He died at his old home, surrounded with his memories... and the man who found him stood vigil with him until his remains could be taken care of. Well done, sir. <BR/><BR/>I haven't been following you lately (been away on vaca without access to a computer), so I'm catching up on reading on a lazy day, and I have to say, reading this post makes me hope that you've given up the idea of working for a Big City department - you'd be wasted there. I think that you're doing good right where you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-61360366739223170452007-11-01T17:02:00.000-05:002007-11-01T17:02:00.000-05:00Thanks, LD. For your writing, which continues to p...Thanks, LD. For your writing, which continues to produce gems of the "Hey guys, you gotta read this," variety... but also for your work. <BR/><BR/>Too often cops are either subjected to demands or treated as nuisances, which adds insult to the difficulty and pains of the actual job. So thank you for what you did, and what you do. <BR/><BR/>I only hope that when my time comes someone with as much compassion, whether cop, paramedic or nurse, can defend my dignity. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, should that task one day be mine, now I have an example to follow.Hiraethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179388571541630513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-7942250028356388812007-11-01T16:36:00.000-05:002007-11-01T16:36:00.000-05:00How wonderful...How wonderful...Valerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516061746397054979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-64991376454187010302007-11-01T10:57:00.000-05:002007-11-01T10:57:00.000-05:00Brilliant! LD, told with compassion.I will point p...Brilliant! LD, told with compassion.<BR/>I will point people this way for sure.RobChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495024548913451231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77194728346505764272007-10-31T21:53:00.000-05:002007-10-31T21:53:00.000-05:00Thank you Law Dog....well done.Thank you Law Dog....well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77445202667695167712007-10-30T17:14:00.000-05:002007-10-30T17:14:00.000-05:00What an incredibly powerful story, LD. Thank you s...What an incredibly powerful story, LD. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing.kateykakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899199244376258098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-27043083016238365312007-10-30T10:25:00.000-05:002007-10-30T10:25:00.000-05:00I've done a couple of those searches and neither e...I've done a couple of those searches and neither ending was pleasant or peaceful. Thanks for giving me one to remember that was.GreatBlueWhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099213482118106762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-87561891091037555822007-10-30T06:50:00.000-05:002007-10-30T06:50:00.000-05:00Thank you for caring. I've met too many officers ...Thank you for caring. I've met too many officers on a scene that don't care. They don't even want to help us when we get there. They want to know why we want them to help with CPR because there's no one else to help.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful. I agree with the idea to send it to Reader's Digest.Rookie Bebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163551960786415059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45906142718041809302007-10-30T05:56:00.000-05:002007-10-30T05:56:00.000-05:00Sir, I respecfully suggest you submit your story ...Sir, I respecfully suggest you submit your story to Reader's Digest.<BR/><BR/>A true story written this well should be shared as much as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-42126756306705119322007-10-30T02:52:00.000-05:002007-10-30T02:52:00.000-05:00Thanks LawDog for being one of the good ones. Way ...Thanks LawDog for being one of the good ones. Way too often I see the bad ones. You stayed with him as you were taught the old way to respect the dead. Respect begets respect. God be with you and may your duty always be peaceful.AgPilot60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08593222081127248522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-6900044799799457612007-10-29T22:58:00.000-05:002007-10-29T22:58:00.000-05:00My goodness your heart was surely in the telling o...My goodness your heart was surely in the telling of that story, the story of Mr. Johnson, and his love for Mrs. Johnson. I can only imagine they are together now, someplace where they are again as young as they were when that drawing was done, and I would think that the ribbon in her hair is as blue as it was on that day long ago.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>Glenn BGlenn Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677859688487279914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-24063039228618478242007-10-29T15:49:00.000-05:002007-10-29T15:49:00.000-05:00I choose to think of it as a happy ending. As man...I choose to think of it as a happy ending. As many have said before me, he died at peace, holding the ribbon she wore in the painting he made for her. It's how he remembered her and he died with a piece of that memory in his hands. <BR/><BR/>My grandmother did something like this when she passed. She held on for dear life until either my mom, my sister or I called her. After 4 days of surviving, she died 5 minutes after my sister called.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Alzheimer's or senility truly rob people of their senses. I think there's still a lot going on in those heads, science just hasn't caught up with this fact yet.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful story, well told and with the respect and honor it deserves.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803389626112240988noreply@blogger.com