tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6609954096306146099..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Importance of Being... J.P. BowieAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3413844208960225622015-10-11T19:06:22.878-04:002015-10-11T19:06:22.878-04:00Please come back to visit, JP.Please come back to visit, JP.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-62043214999572517792015-10-08T02:10:49.689-04:002015-10-08T02:10:49.689-04:00JP, I'll miss you. I'm sad to hear about y...JP, I'll miss you. I'm sad to hear about your losses, and glad to know you've found a lot of love in your life. Be well in your future projects. It's hard to imagine this place without you.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88347525236258957352015-10-04T23:53:55.985-04:002015-10-04T23:53:55.985-04:00Good luck!Good luck!Suz dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236960359162948178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50489134345010045662015-10-04T06:23:05.144-04:002015-10-04T06:23:05.144-04:00J.P. -- You've brought a special light to the ...J.P. -- You've brought a special light to the Grip. And it won't go out, even though you're no longer posting.<br /><br />Please don't be a stranger, because I agree with Fiona. You all are like family to me.<br /><br />Best of luck!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4501390646862457312015-09-30T15:37:51.230-04:002015-09-30T15:37:51.230-04:00It's been a lovely experience blogging with yo...It's been a lovely experience blogging with you all - I'll be looking in from time to time. 'Til then, arra' best!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64585755339135412862015-09-30T11:14:05.453-04:002015-09-30T11:14:05.453-04:00J. P., I'll miss your perspective and your dis...J. P., I'll miss your perspective and your distinctive writerly voice. <br /><br />What you say about family is very true. Family matters, whether positively or negatively or somewhere in between. I've been lucky in most ways when it comes to family, and I'm happy to "give back" by doing whatever it takes to ease my father through whatever time he has left. He says he doesn't want to live to be 100, but that doesn't mean he wants to stop at his current 95, either. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64742932365398612472015-09-29T23:26:16.873-04:002015-09-29T23:26:16.873-04:00I've long said, "A family is a circle of ...I've long said, "A family is a circle of people around you who love and support you." Blood relationships are nice, but not required. You can pick your friends, but as you said, family is thrust upon you. <br /><br /> We tried to raise our kids to love and support each other. Judging by the speech my oldest son gave at his brother's wedding, and the letter the other son wrote to his marrying brother (and asked me to proofread), I think we've done pretty well. And my daughter is the same kind of big-hearted, "give me a hug, you fool," kind of woman that I am. <br /><br />I'll miss your blogs and comments also. This is a kind of quasi-family for me. I write things here that would shock my mostly un-shockable family...especially because I'm writing to people I "don't even know." But sharing always feels so good when there's a respectful and erudite audience. Slainte!Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56141060677277965962015-09-29T11:30:53.727-04:002015-09-29T11:30:53.727-04:00Thanks Daddy - I will miss your pithy comments! Ch...Thanks Daddy - I will miss your pithy comments! Cheers!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-26271275638904271132015-09-29T10:01:12.951-04:002015-09-29T10:01:12.951-04:00My memories of family, both mine and Momma's, ...My memories of family, both mine and Momma's, are a bit more patchy. They never got their lives straightened out. Momma X and I saw how *not* to do it.<br /><br />Sorry to see you go, JP. Will miss your worldly posts and comments.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com