tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post116877782188033442..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Kitchen table cluestornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1169396863313789552007-01-21T11:27:00.000-05:002007-01-21T11:27:00.000-05:00Here is a mirror with white powder remnants on it....<I>Here is a mirror with white powder remnants on it.</I><BR/><BR/>If it wasn't for the fact that it's a guy, I would've assumed you rented the place to Lindsay Lohan.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985551962784298632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168889035042253392007-01-15T14:23:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:23:00.000-05:00That was so very sad. And beautifully evoked.That was so very sad. And beautifully evoked.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168887147562007572007-01-15T13:52:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:52:00.000-05:00nd was not a blip on your screen, any more that yo...nd was not a blip on your screen, any more that you were on his. i think it happened an an opportunity for him to grow and learn and be responsible. you treated him with dignity and fairness and in the end, gravitated toward compassion.<BR/><BR/>he chose his path and will have to deal with it. i hope he makes more loving (toward himself and his son) choices soon. the next opportunity he gets Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168873872811919442007-01-15T10:11:00.000-05:002007-01-15T10:11:00.000-05:00Next time I feel like my life is in the toilet, I'...Next time I feel like my life is in the toilet, I'm going to remember ND. Sad story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168825501754442822007-01-14T20:45:00.000-05:002007-01-14T20:45:00.000-05:00Tornwordo, I think it's moving that you can feel f...Tornwordo, I think it's moving that you can feel for this guy, despite all his obvious shortcomings. That really takes heart. You are a pleasure to know, albiet in blogland.Enemy of the Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342253341470198835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168819997958738022007-01-14T19:13:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:13:00.000-05:00I also read the post and while I know what a shit ...I also read the post and while I know what a shit he has been, I feel sad for Nude Dancer... there have been times in my days when my life was laid out on a kitchen table or a counter... and there were reminants of drugs and booze and lost relationships and neglected pets... and you certainly don't plan it that way - and you don't want it to be like that and it was never your intention to take Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674252850304214980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168819867474276292007-01-14T19:11:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:11:00.000-05:00I often bemoan my circumstances -not earning a lot...I often bemoan my circumstances -not earning a lot of money (and nevr going too), no boyfriend, family that drives me crazy and others, but then I realize that there are people like Nude Dancer who create their problems, don't take any accountability for tehir actions.<BR/><BR/>Feel sorry for him, but don't pity him, either. While we'll never know what sent him on this destructive course -and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168817799461491252007-01-14T18:36:00.000-05:002007-01-14T18:36:00.000-05:00That's no excuse to do the shit he's doing. He ne...That's no excuse to do the shit he's doing. He needs to grab hold at some point and pull himself out of that hole he's in. No one else is going to do it for him, and it's not going to happen on its own.<BR/><BR/>I hope everything goes smoother for you guys. It sucks to have been put in this position.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408402415952159295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168808857745494922007-01-14T16:07:00.000-05:002007-01-14T16:07:00.000-05:00Regarding your sadness, I can sympathize. However...Regarding your sadness, I can sympathize. However, I believe it should be clarified that his life is not in the toilet, it is in a garage. In boxes. He seemingly has very little remorse for his mistakes (i.e., the 3- and 6-month CA chips residing on the same table as the white powder-layden mirror).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168802512831215862007-01-14T14:21:00.000-05:002007-01-14T14:21:00.000-05:00I agree with Rebekah and Chunks. You did well thou...I agree with Rebekah and Chunks. You did well though Torn - you gave him chance after chance. He needs a social worker and that's not your role.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168797439879334352007-01-14T12:57:00.000-05:002007-01-14T12:57:00.000-05:00Torn, you guys had the patience of Job where ND wa...Torn, you guys had the patience of Job where ND was concerned. I would have kicked him to the curb long ago. You are good people. You feel sorry for him even if the road he took was of his own choosing. If he doesn't wake up soon the outcome won't be pretty. <BR/>I just hope his child grows up to become a better person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168797397927344202007-01-14T12:56:00.000-05:002007-01-14T12:56:00.000-05:00He made his bed, so to speak, now he has to lie in...He made his bed, so to speak, now he has to lie in it!! You shouldn't give him a second thought, he obviously isn't giving you one!! Kick him to the curb!! People like that will find a way to use someone else or get the help they need, either way, not your problem. I'm sure you have enough on your plate to worry about without worrying about him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168796962450500712007-01-14T12:49:00.000-05:002007-01-14T12:49:00.000-05:00I have to wonder, did the drugs come first, or did...I have to wonder, did the drugs come first, or did they come as a result of/in reaction to the other stuff going on in his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168791629453022912007-01-14T11:20:00.000-05:002007-01-14T11:20:00.000-05:00Wow, Rebekah said exactly what I would have said i...Wow, Rebekah said exactly what I would have said if I'd had some coffee yet this morning. Thanks Becks! Anyway, it is sad. Maybe this will be what it takes for him to be at rock bottom though and change his life. If not, well, you did more than what many others would have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168791105847480012007-01-14T11:11:00.000-05:002007-01-14T11:11:00.000-05:00I actually think it would be surprisingly easy to ...I actually think it would be surprisingly easy to end up like ND. People make decisions based on what they imagine will make them happy in the short term, but never imagine that it will have serious long-term consequences. It wouldn't take that much time to simply forget about the long-term and start living for the moment. In the meantime, the people who surround you just become inconveniencesGayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168787073921533612007-01-14T10:04:00.000-05:002007-01-14T10:04:00.000-05:00It makes me wonder.How could someone's life go so ...It makes me wonder.<BR/><BR/>How could someone's life go so terribly wrong? Drugs are a part, of course, but lots of people do drugs and don't end up like this. <BR/><BR/>He was married, he has a son... tried 12-step... had a roommate..had a cat.. had a nice apartment...<BR/><BR/>How many bad choices did he have to make to get to where he is now? Is this what happens on the way to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168786020557231362007-01-14T09:47:00.000-05:002007-01-14T09:47:00.000-05:00Nude Dancer is a jerk who has made a mess of his o...Nude Dancer is a jerk who has made a mess of his own life and continues to act self destructively. There are no good excuses for his actions, the ramifications of which hurt good people such as yourselves.<BR/><BR/>So why, after reading today's post, do I feel just the teeniest bit bad for him?dirk.mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681555593691365839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168784954954024052007-01-14T09:29:00.000-05:002007-01-14T09:29:00.000-05:00I can understand why you felt sad. I would too. Bu...I can understand why you felt sad. I would too. But I guess it's all about choices and those things were evidence of what kind of choices he had made so far in his life. :(Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611328691179803169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1168779741668929612007-01-14T08:02:00.000-05:002007-01-14T08:02:00.000-05:00Your sadness is (as I read) [appropriately] in the...Your sadness is (as I read) [appropriately] in the observation, not in the cause.<BR/><BR/>It does cause one to wonder why he became so dysfunctional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com