tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post7628341517257495783..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Sadnesstornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-22709920699666531282007-11-01T04:40:00.000-04:002007-11-01T04:40:00.000-04:00Just AwfulJust AwfulThe Wisdom of Wislonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158980647426471257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-91367621466792009522007-10-31T18:22:00.000-04:002007-10-31T18:22:00.000-04:00fires scare the hell out of me. when i see the pe...fires scare the hell out of me. when i see the people on tv going back to what used to be their homes, sifting through the ashes, looking for even the smallest recognizable item, it just makes me cry.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-65272709023545570892007-10-31T14:41:00.000-04:002007-10-31T14:41:00.000-04:00Almost like saying goodbye to a loved family membe...Almost like saying goodbye to a loved family member, isn't it...A Bear in the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013721650938158869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-15673982108007802542007-10-31T01:26:00.000-04:002007-10-31T01:26:00.000-04:00I have a story involving my parent's ski boat that...I have a story involving my parent's ski boat that was a bit like your car story. We finally confessed but it was a least a decade later!anabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250674230335074007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-47722297518205328982007-10-30T23:38:00.000-04:002007-10-30T23:38:00.000-04:00Glad you didn't plummet to your death, TW.Nice, se...Glad you didn't plummet to your death, TW.<BR/><BR/>Nice, sentimental story. I feel for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-22429154288536459072007-10-30T22:25:00.000-04:002007-10-30T22:25:00.000-04:00The whole thing blows really. People are such asse...The whole thing blows really. People are such asses, setting fires for shits and giggles.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-22105486076094800072007-10-30T21:06:00.000-04:002007-10-30T21:06:00.000-04:00I want to see California so badly! This was a nic...I want to see California so badly! This was a nice trip down memory lane... thanks.madamerougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810831546798534636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-17483266201199453102007-10-30T18:50:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:50:00.000-04:00Tornwordo, thanks for this. You really bring it ho...Tornwordo, thanks for this. You really bring it home--this is the best thing I've read on the fires because it is just so damn real.Enemy of the Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342253341470198835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-41654364030505344792007-10-30T15:56:00.000-04:002007-10-30T15:56:00.000-04:00Despite all the loss, it IS a good thing that your...Despite all the loss, it <I>IS</I> a good thing that your car did not lose it off the cliff when you were younger. The last thing I would have wanted to do was continue up the mountain to throw snowballs after being rescued. I would have been a nervous wreck. Glad you're here to share your story!Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460856009625389973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-15785386741750144062007-10-30T13:11:00.000-04:002007-10-30T13:11:00.000-04:00Wow, I'd have sh*t my pants if I were you in that ...Wow, I'd have sh*t my pants if I were you in that car with the wheel off the edge! How fortunate the macho guys that came along had a winch.<BR/><BR/>The earth is surprisingly resiliant. The ashes will yeild to green again.<BR/><BR/>MarkMark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-68369417649417327342007-10-30T13:06:00.000-04:002007-10-30T13:06:00.000-04:00It will come back, from from what I understand, th...It will come back, from from what I understand, the healing can be very, very rapid. That being said, if it was arson, I hope they catch the fucker and string him up by the balls.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-5533510746370480712007-10-30T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-30T12:37:00.000-04:00Polt is right. The mountain will come back and wit...Polt is right. The mountain will come back and with a speed taht will surprise everyone. Not only back but better than ever. Saddleback has been there for thousands of years and will be there for another thousand years. Our little piccadillos and perfidies will do it no lasting harm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-16563288090487873222007-10-30T12:34:00.000-04:002007-10-30T12:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for writing this. It is beautiful.Thanks for writing this. It is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-42865353564983522052007-10-30T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-30T11:30:00.000-04:00Fires are means of natural renewal too, so all is ...Fires are means of natural renewal too, so all is not lost.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post, nicely written.lattégirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428087458207367848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-72129371576483961122007-10-30T11:14:00.000-04:002007-10-30T11:14:00.000-04:00Forest ecosystems experience repeated cycles of es...Forest ecosystems experience repeated cycles of establishment, development, disturbance and renewal over hundreds of years. Your friend is scarred right now and undergoing the very beginning of her transformation. There is sadness in this and mourning for what she was, and I feel that grieving along with you, but shorn of all she was, her beauty lies dormant now … the persistent life which is Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327268988762513100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38215824947634776092007-10-30T10:29:00.000-04:002007-10-30T10:29:00.000-04:00Like the others, I think the mountain is more resi...Like the others, I think the mountain is more resilient and will come back to life. It might be an indication, though, that people should limit their building in the area.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-17761919332700830712007-10-30T10:28:00.000-04:002007-10-30T10:28:00.000-04:00I'm with polt. The mountain will come back.I'm with polt. The mountain will come back.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-61598794118375112802007-10-30T09:54:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:54:00.000-04:00The mountain is still there... she'll still be the...The mountain is still there... she'll still be there 80 years from now (if we haven't bulldozed it for something). <BR/><BR/>She just has battle scars now.<BR/><BR/>And that story? Scared me to death. You know I have a recurring dream where you are teaching me to drive stick-shift in a red truck. We're going up a very steep mountain, and all of a sudden, it's so steep, that the truck begins toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-73380083926881171442007-10-30T09:23:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:23:00.000-04:00Hopefully, if allowed, nature will return to your ...Hopefully, if allowed, nature will return to your old friend.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-52100337729973038072007-10-30T09:18:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:18:00.000-04:00The mountains in my home town were on fire back in...The mountains in my home town were on fire back in '03. Because of the coal beds, there are still hotspots. It's so sad when you see an area decimated by fire.Chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795176756081966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-21576462156500850462007-10-30T09:07:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:07:00.000-04:00Forest fires occur naturally too, and are nature's...Forest fires occur naturally too, and are nature's way of replenishing things. The plants, the animals, the snow at the top, they'll all come back, in time.<BR/><BR/>HUGS....Polthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480544010972209436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-70834632488867630352007-10-30T07:56:00.000-04:002007-10-30T07:56:00.000-04:00I never saw your friend, but I share your deep sad...I never saw your friend, but I share your deep sadness, doubly sad because it was not an act of nature but of man that destroyed her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-28274892407038555052007-10-30T07:50:00.000-04:002007-10-30T07:50:00.000-04:00That would make me sad too to see landmark from ch...That would make me sad too to see landmark from childhood burned.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.com