tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post7301374607879671739..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: The Worth of Your FatherThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-24444383283748471142008-08-18T21:20:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:20:00.000-04:00I second the comments on dad. What father would th...I second the comments on dad. What father would think the best family vacation is a trip to the pro football hall of fame. The only thing I remember is seeing the brass rail since I was that exact height. If nothing else he taught me never to take my kids there on vacation.<BR/>MTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-54482760616170257212008-08-18T21:07:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:07:00.000-04:00the "defining moments"... there are so many things...the "defining moments"... there are so many things my parents did and didn't do that marked me (better and worse). they probably never knew what they were...<BR/><BR/>and this knowledge? made raising my children a tightrope! What offhand remark might i make in a distracted moment that would end up changing a childs self-perception? <BR/><BR/>never mind the "bobbing for french fries" at halloween ;-)<BR/><BR/>Oooh, and i'm lovin' the transcontinental cosmic musical consciousness! [twilight zone muzak here...]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-29264766864884158642008-08-18T20:05:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:05:00.000-04:00This is very interesting! That quote may apply to ...This is very interesting! That quote may apply to a song by The Band, but I took it from "Carry That Weight" by The Beatles off of Abbey Road. That part of the album played at the EXACT moment I wrote the paragraph about my father. It knocked me on my ass! Wheels within wheels.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-83220704961488789722008-08-18T18:50:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:50:00.000-04:00your quote from "The Weight" prompted me to look u...your quote from "The Weight" prompted me to look up the meaning of the lyrics. this is an interesting site<BR/><BR/>http://theband.hiof.no/articles/the_weight_viney.html<BR/><BR/>(I LOVE the way you dropped that quote in the middle of the story and didn't reference it. that's a very powerful motifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-83428814312506757072008-08-18T12:38:00.000-04:002008-08-18T12:38:00.000-04:00Thanks, but I believe you have grossly underestima...Thanks, but I believe you have grossly underestimated the orgasmic frenzy that a good cup of coffee and a Ho-Ho can send you intoThe Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69037214989576383832008-08-18T12:12:00.000-04:002008-08-18T12:12:00.000-04:00You've done a good thing. Totally hard to get off...You've done a good thing. Totally hard to get off your ass on what should by all rights be a lazy Sunday, absolutely, but, like you said, she's going to be THRILLED. And the look on her face, the expression that says "My Daddy loves me so much, look what he did for me!" will make the Ho-Ho's taste like shit in comparison.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe not shit, but at least more like those inferior Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com