tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post1155849209736959491..comments2023-10-31T07:52:44.076-07:00Comments on Can't Duck It: Why I blogMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273302165429093896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-76323170535250944462012-06-21T18:44:01.377-07:002012-06-21T18:44:01.377-07:00I'm so happy that you have found such joy and ...I'm so happy that you have found such joy and love, in the good and the hard. You're pretty amazing, Mary, but I always thought that.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-90074591609233036072012-06-19T21:34:42.786-07:002012-06-19T21:34:42.786-07:00Gee Mary, I thought you were blogging just for ME....Gee Mary, I thought you were blogging just for ME. Now I see that you are blogging for you. How disappointing. But I guess I'll learn to share.Susan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408765218725447251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-79512199757219461642012-06-13T17:15:42.511-07:002012-06-13T17:15:42.511-07:00Mary, your joy is inspiring!! (I too, try to use ...Mary, your joy is inspiring!! (I too, try to use exclamation points sparingly, but apparently do not very well succeed.) The kids, the dog, and the husband were definitely not great parts of the plan. A wife and a tricycle sound much better, no wonder you are so joyous.sister jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963294060725315602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-64595197953968481412012-06-13T16:11:17.821-07:002012-06-13T16:11:17.821-07:00Oh, HELL TO THE YES! I am cheering while I cry a ...Oh, HELL TO THE YES! I am cheering while I cry a little.Allynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-34577148364017522742012-06-13T15:24:02.923-07:002012-06-13T15:24:02.923-07:00This may be the only time you ever hear me say, &q...This may be the only time you ever hear me say, "Thank God for Facebook", except for when my patients are cancelling left and right and there's a new level of Angry Birds to beat. Chris Turchin linked to your blog post and I found you again! I graduated from IHS in 1995 with him and had you as my English teacher during your very first semester there. You introduced me to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Borges, more Shakespeare, "Man Facing Southeast", magical realism, and it filled my thirsty brain, preparing me for Whitman, Dickinson, Emerson, and so many others. I hope you have some idea of how much your teaching meant to me.<br /><br />I'm mostly a grownup now. A naturopathic doctor still in Seattle, still never having enough time to read everything I want to read, occasionally still wondering what became of the few who helped shape me and guide me through my teen years. I'm glad to see that you've retained the wit and kindness that I remembered so well. I wish you the best of luck and that you continue to have what sounds like such a full and delicious life. Thank you, thank you, a thousand times thank you. <br />- Dr. Katie Baker (imagine that!)drkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945403851004509517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435377694152785180.post-83474484447739304172012-06-13T15:13:46.003-07:002012-06-13T15:13:46.003-07:00Gurus be damned, dear Mary! The reason to blog is ...Gurus be damned, dear Mary! The reason to blog is to do this writing that gives you joy! You bless us every time you post. Your writing makes me smile (always), it makes me cry a little (sometimes), it makes me gasp with wonder (often). Do this work so that it makes sense for YOU. I'm glad you have Marie & Colleen and Pea & Ally to tell you what's what. Even though you knew it anyway.Kathy Paulhttp://www.messagecraft.biznoreply@blogger.com