tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post3277060949657181465..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: The Bittersweet LegacyMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-21700265849246166882009-07-01T11:32:57.256-05:002009-07-01T11:32:57.256-05:00Delle,
The minute I saw his picture, I thought De...Delle,<br /><br />The minute I saw his picture, I thought Delle! And I guessed right. I do know he raised a beautiful daughter--inside and out.Dr. Debra Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04556327521528996385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-11458571982438011412009-06-30T22:29:02.912-05:002009-06-30T22:29:02.912-05:00Very nice story, Delle. You have a great attitude....Very nice story, Delle. You have a great attitude. He does sound like an interesting man. What happened to the electric organ he built? Very cool that he built one!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-26987485004324471862009-06-30T19:16:13.744-05:002009-06-30T19:16:13.744-05:00Delle: your father and mine could have enjoyed man...Delle: your father and mine could have enjoyed many a lively debate. I can empathize with having a great teacher, but an emotionally distant father. To have closure, it is the greatest gift given. I'm glad you found it. I know I found mine. <br /><br />And you know, it take a great heart to understand how his flaws were really a product of his times and how he really transcended his history to be the best dad he knew how to be... <br /><br />Blessings!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-79319187812384352662009-06-30T18:43:06.909-05:002009-06-30T18:43:06.909-05:00Delle, what an outstanding tribute to a man who wa...Delle, what an outstanding tribute to a man who was, above all, human. I see now where you get your insight into the human psyche. It's the imperfections in people that show who they really are, who they are trying to be and who they might be if they simply had more time. It's the trying to be that makes a difference. Some people just exist as they are and others try in ways only the most perceptive person can see. You saw that in your father.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-3562403259369141262009-06-30T11:32:50.977-05:002009-06-30T11:32:50.977-05:00I think now, Mo, that a perfect world, a perfect c...I think now, Mo, that a perfect world, a perfect childhood, perfect parents, would really be like Hell.<br /><br />Part of my sadness for him is the joys he missed because he could only relate to those he loved in a sort of sideways way, and it takes an adult to comprehend that.<br /><br />But part of my joy is that he gave so much anyway. That's part of my feeling now that I have had such a good life. Growing old has its own joys when you can begin to recognize the richness the nuances of the lives of those you love and how they fulfill the little niches and crannies in your own life. <br /><br />But I know I wouldn't be a writer now if this one person had not shared his life with me. And being a writer gives me many lives to lead.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-68226747087952701412009-06-30T10:07:34.485-05:002009-06-30T10:07:34.485-05:00Delle,
What a beautiful tribute to your father. Wh...Delle,<br />What a beautiful tribute to your father. What strikes me most is that you saw both the good and bad in him. You're right in that he was shaped by a different world than the one in which we live. My favorite recollection you shared was of stopping for the mahoghany obsidian.Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.com