tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post8052831406016005200..comments2023-10-31T15:42:14.632+02:00Comments on Analysing it: CanonEpimenideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-53678914220471702932007-07-07T09:27:00.000+02:002007-07-07T09:27:00.000+02:00EpiThe first day I read this I got something from ...Epi<BR/><BR/>The first day I read this I got something from your grandfather - the tank. I got a bit more, but I chickened out of saying so. :-\ <BR/><BR/>If you're interested in knowing (it's not anything big or grand) - let me know. My email is on my website.<BR/><BR/>If not - that's fine too.<BR/><BR/>I just couldn't keep being a coward and leaving it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-65165132893454373332007-06-28T16:18:00.000+02:002007-06-28T16:18:00.000+02:00thank you rp! :)thank you rp! :)Epimenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-79706011611619446712007-06-28T14:35:00.000+02:002007-06-28T14:35:00.000+02:00Hi, Epi. I loved reading this. Thank you for shari...Hi, Epi. I loved reading this. Thank you for sharing it. I just giggled when I read that Canon was 5 foot nothing. That was my Mom's dad. And full of piss and vinegar at 80 years of age. He was my Canon, in all ways. Thankfully taken quickly by a stroke when I was about 14.<BR/><BR/>My dad had the disease that claimed your grandfather. I am sorry you had to experience that, as I know too well just how hard it was on you and on him. My father would never let anyone know of his pain or fear.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again. Now, I need to go find the Kleenex.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854080140004540619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-90794247919512704422007-06-28T00:30:00.000+02:002007-06-28T00:30:00.000+02:00Thanks Epi, that explains why I kept seeing a tank...Thanks Epi, that explains why I kept seeing a tank. <BR/><BR/>My cousin was war crazy. We'd have these battles on his bedrrom floor with entire armies of toy soldiers he'd painted by hand. Zapping them with marbles. I could lead a good attack in my day. ;-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-67672993534214559032007-06-27T18:58:00.000+02:002007-06-27T18:58:00.000+02:00amel - Well said!Michelle - I had a few tanks as a...amel - Well said!<BR/><BR/>Michelle - I had a few tanks as a kid. I particularly liked the German ones! :)<BR/><BR/>David - My eating habits have not changed significantly since. I just don't have someone to slap on the head for food though! :)Epimenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-6446506587288292682007-06-27T16:15:00.000+02:002007-06-27T16:15:00.000+02:00Wow dude! That brought tears to my eyes. You're lu...Wow dude! That brought tears to my eyes. You're lucky to have had a role model like that, and someone you can remember with such affection. You certainly honored his memory well. When you were talking about food I was thinking of Max (my 3 year old) and how many times he's woken me the way you did Canon. There's just something about a hungry young boy that makes grown men proud--I have no idea why this is. Anyway, there's one paragraph where you say he was never a rich person but I think after reading the entire post that clearly he was; in all the ways that count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-3860919616638832992007-06-27T15:51:00.000+02:002007-06-27T15:51:00.000+02:00say, did you have a toy tank as a kid? green or ca...say, did you have a toy tank as a kid? green or camouflage paint? <BR/><BR/>I know, weird question! Just curious why I kept getting a picture of a toy tank when I was reading this.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-60850249033951942922007-06-27T15:48:00.000+02:002007-06-27T15:48:00.000+02:00That was really beautiful, Epi. You brought back s...That was really beautiful, Epi. <BR/><BR/>You brought back some of my own favourite grandparent memories there too. :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-30040862612620865132007-06-27T14:26:00.000+02:002007-06-27T14:26:00.000+02:00I think it's all about choice. There are people wh...I think it's all about choice. There are people who suffer much but yet they still glow so beautifully and grow old gracefully, yet there are others who suffer as much and grow old grumpily, bitterly, cynically.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-38377479726811121132007-06-27T07:37:00.000+02:002007-06-27T07:37:00.000+02:00RM, Hollygl - Thank you for your kind words. Could...RM, Hollygl - Thank you for your kind words. Could it be that our grandparents' generation had to endure greater adversities than us, that it produced stronger people full of love?Epimenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-3493470530699973212007-06-27T04:32:00.000+02:002007-06-27T04:32:00.000+02:00This is a beautiful post. I had a "Grammy" who ha...This is a beautiful post. I had a "Grammy" who had the same kind of impact on my life. We were lucky to have them for as long as we did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-30623262952194033902007-06-27T02:37:00.000+02:002007-06-27T02:37:00.000+02:00.. you're very lucky to have such memories...... you're very lucky to have such memories....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719992587281654845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-45401340179178921432007-06-26T23:43:00.000+02:002007-06-26T23:43:00.000+02:00Thanks jyankee!Thank you mother hen! BTW I've had ...Thanks jyankee!<BR/><BR/>Thank you mother hen! BTW I've had absolutely no feedback from my interview. Typical Greek! They don't even bother to let you know! :(Epimenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-14218925914723609242007-06-26T23:29:00.000+02:002007-06-26T23:29:00.000+02:00Btw, anything from your interview? Oh yes, forgot...Btw, anything from your interview? Oh yes, forgot to mention that I've done the 8 random things before... sorry :(The Real Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226727195920798035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-56375113858826084242007-06-26T23:23:00.000+02:002007-06-26T23:23:00.000+02:00Wow such a good blog with so much love and emotion...Wow such a good blog with so much love and emotion. He is indeed a very special grandpa.The Real Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226727195920798035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-68176244711732200152007-06-26T23:08:00.000+02:002007-06-26T23:08:00.000+02:00That's really nice EPI! It really important to hav...That's really nice EPI! It really important to have someone that you can say is your "role model" or your pillar in your life. Good memories to him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-31397169737385855662007-06-26T20:56:00.000+02:002007-06-26T20:56:00.000+02:00Thank you AR! :)Thank you AR! :)Epimenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991177606238754948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399949230462018021.post-29302009769091329622007-06-26T19:33:00.000+02:002007-06-26T19:33:00.000+02:00LOVELY post. :-)))Sorry to hear about his illness,...LOVELY post. :-)))<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about his illness, though. It IS hard to see our loved ones deteriorate physically in front of our eyes.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.com