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Well, that was a short stint among the gods! Banished from the Pantheon! I understand, know why you're there wearing multiple hats, and we appreciate both of them. Thanks for the careful readership, and for the hot tip.
1 day agoI'm stumbling to keep up but I got most of the references. I think. I do agree with the Arlo designation, although would like to stay out of the pantheon of demigods for now. BTW, the children's film "Moana" has a great song about demigods, called "You're Welcome". You'll want to watch the clip because it's hilarious.
1 day agoI don't know why I was so taken with them, but I really loved the colors and the bleed. I suspect that it was from growing up in a house with art around and watching mom paint. For years she supplemented the family budget by colorizing graduation photos back before color. Photography was widely available. I'd come home from school and the counter would be covered with an array of works in progress. She went on eventually to get her degree at the UW (ooh - there's another post to come that I hadn't thought of - I'll bet it pops up soon) and ended her working career as the head of the art advisory office at the UW. It's only gradually that it's sunk in that I grew up in an unusually rich artistic and musical household and how much it's helped shape who I am. Suddenly I have this sort of Dorian Gray self image, me on that counter and she adding some color to my life. Oops, there comes another crazy post too. Cause I've got high hopes, I've got high hopes (see, still mad as a hatter).
1 day agoHey, welcome back! I've been lurking your way too, and was so sorry to see the way your last attempt at the GDR ended up. Have you healed yet?
Remarkably enough, we're gradually realizing there's a terrific future still out there for TA, one that will bring us closer to home more often to manage our needle supply so it will be easier to keep in touch.
We've got a rental car for the last four weeks before we fly back to London, and I've been looking at driving down to Mt Angel for a loop through the flats and foothills before we leave. Maybe I could swing by and see how that puppy is coming along while he's still so young.
Love to you both, and in spite of all the trauma don't worry about us - now anyway, though I get it that I sounded pretty scary for a while there. Probably still do to some! We're figuring it out though and are fine.
On Jul 2, 2025, at 10:10 PM, CycleBlaze wrote:
Hello Scott,
Ron Suchanek posted the following comment in the journal Prednisone Dreams:
I've been away from the blog for quite a while. Turns out, raising a puppy is labor-, not to mention, dollar- intensive. Who knew? Anyway, I'm just getting caught up here and, wow, what a ride. Its been a challenge for me to get a handle on the chronology of events, so I've given up on that and just absorbed as much as I could. I'm sorry you, and Rachael, are having to endure this ordeal. I hope all continues to be well going forward. And let's all hope Prednisone isn't a gateway drug. Take care, friend! Hope to see you soon
I've been away from the blog for quite a while. Turns out, raising a puppy is labor-, not to mention, dollar- intensive. Who knew?
Anyway, I'm just getting caught up here and, wow, what a ride. Its been a challenge for me to get a handle on the chronology of events, so I've given up on that and just absorbed as much as I could.
I'm sorry you, and Rachael, are having to endure this ordeal. I hope all continues to be well going forward. And let's all hope Prednisone isn't a gateway drug.
Take care, friend! Hope to see you soon
We are all along for your ride, Scott.. Mr. Toad’s, nor Peter Pan are included.
2 days agoGreat shirt, Rachael! Wonderful colors on you…
2 days agoNo sense in trying to “knock some sense” into you with this one.🫣
2 days agoMadras shirts? Ooh! How interesting..your “now” connection to “then”..Why? Remember how they would “bleed” in the wash? 🫣 And, the girls in class who would try to pull the “fruit loop” off the back and then..if not pulled “just right”, the shirt would rip! 🙄
2 days agoThanks for your consideration, Bob. We've known folks like you have been watching over this whole half year ordeal, with must have been varying degrees of alarm, empathy and concern. I think it's not really until this period that I've come to realize it's enough to know our friends are out there than to hear from them all and have the same wounds keep being reopened. It's been a real eye opener for me.
2 days agoInteresting. The Circle Game was the theme of my senior year high school yearbook, although we were listening to the Joni Mitchell version.
2 days agoI’ve pretty much stayed silent over the last little while, thinking that there are people closer than me, both physically and otherwise, who have been there for you. But I’ve been following closely and doing my share of worrying about how you’re doing. It’s nice to see you bouncing back from adversity (yet again!). Like Greg, I’m now enjoying reading your prednisone enhanced journal entries.
2 days agoThanks for the recommendation. I read nearly the entirety of his dad's opus decades ago, and anticipate some nostalgic rereads coming. I'd never even been aware Kurt even had a son though so this is news to me. So it goes.
2 days agoRight? I'm getting a great musical education here.
2 days ago
Keep on keepin' on Scott! Carpe diem. I am grateful and thankful for you sharing such a personal story. It lingers in the bones. Wishing you all the best heading into your next adventure. Tail winds.
1 day ago