tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post2120984893837023454..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Winning the Lotteryjenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-3299031542165106292016-11-30T14:20:59.840-04:002016-11-30T14:20:59.840-04:00And the thing is, we ALL have miracles. Sometimes ...And the thing is, we ALL have miracles. Sometimes they're big, like this one. Sometimes they're little, but they are still important.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-63438237756457794842016-11-30T11:07:19.471-04:002016-11-30T11:07:19.471-04:00What an amazing story! We all need to see the mira...What an amazing story! We all need to see the miracles in our lives. There'd be a lot less Lotto sales! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-15322944983080991422016-11-14T22:37:14.217-04:002016-11-14T22:37:14.217-04:00Awww, Chicken, thank you so much. I'm glad you...Awww, Chicken, thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it. xxjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-41774433182242953402016-11-14T21:45:25.143-04:002016-11-14T21:45:25.143-04:00I. Love. This. I love you, Jenny. This is someth...I. Love. This. I love you, Jenny. This is something special.Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-19018861900720433932016-11-14T06:59:29.438-04:002016-11-14T06:59:29.438-04:00There were lots of close calls in the mine, and qu...There were lots of close calls in the mine, and quite a few tragedies as well. It's a dangerous occupation. He was lucky, for sure.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-46211166959235992492016-11-13T22:28:58.902-04:002016-11-13T22:28:58.902-04:00oh my goodness, that's amazing! He sounds lik...oh my goodness, that's amazing! He sounds like a very special man.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-1185323902550584022016-11-09T19:26:45.262-04:002016-11-09T19:26:45.262-04:00True.True.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-82143508719539931332016-11-09T16:39:51.736-04:002016-11-09T16:39:51.736-04:00Grandparents are special..especially if you had a ...Grandparents are special..especially if you had a special oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-78003845988675838322016-11-09T15:42:19.018-04:002016-11-09T15:42:19.018-04:00Thank you, Valerie. And thanks for dropping by.Thank you, Valerie. And thanks for dropping by.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-67854803209007104632016-11-09T10:25:44.595-04:002016-11-09T10:25:44.595-04:00I didn't really know my grandparents.... how s...I didn't really know my grandparents.... how sad is that?<br />Loved your poetic story though. Read it twice.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-36897951855056777312016-11-08T17:05:44.825-04:002016-11-08T17:05:44.825-04:00Thank you for your kind words, baili. Yes, you wer...Thank you for your kind words, baili. Yes, you were lucky to have such a bond with your grandfather.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12780441097627734782016-11-08T02:41:19.350-04:002016-11-08T02:41:19.350-04:00i had strong bonding with my maternal grand father...i had strong bonding with my maternal grand father and i feel myself lucky that he took good part in buildingup my personality.<br />your poem touched my heart and revealed your love for you grandfather <br />thank you for sharing bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-777993133169280652016-11-08T00:39:10.704-04:002016-11-08T00:39:10.704-04:00Indeed. Lucky, yes - in all of those things. Indeed. Lucky, yes - in all of those things. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-8854724303040109542016-11-07T21:25:27.496-04:002016-11-07T21:25:27.496-04:00 Awesome poem. I used to say that I had burned up ... Awesome poem. I used to say that I had burned up all of my good luck as a motorcycle racer with some of the shenanigans I pulled without any major harm, but it really hit home to me after my stroke, when my doctors told me that I was lucky that I was as strong as I was, but the real luck was about the size and location of the blood clot and was measured in hundredths of a millimeter...<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-10935825862222116602016-11-07T14:28:35.581-04:002016-11-07T14:28:35.581-04:00Thank you, Joe. I'm pondering your comment abo...Thank you, Joe. I'm pondering your comment about "it's not always the reason or the result we want" - intriguing! You've made me think.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-75816359665219302502016-11-07T14:26:33.578-04:002016-11-07T14:26:33.578-04:00There were a lot of tragedies in those mines, were...There were a lot of tragedies in those mines, weren't there? A lot of men died.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-85843696550291884722016-11-07T14:25:53.644-04:002016-11-07T14:25:53.644-04:00Thank you, Treey. It has stayed with me for many d...Thank you, Treey. It has stayed with me for many decades now.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-37107783177037936872016-11-07T14:24:10.959-04:002016-11-07T14:24:10.959-04:00Thank you, Geo. I tried to turn this into prose, b...Thank you, Geo. I tried to turn this into prose, but somehow the story lost something.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-71361558882801459312016-11-07T14:21:48.290-04:002016-11-07T14:21:48.290-04:00Thank you, EC. He was a strong personality, and li...Thank you, EC. He was a strong personality, and like anyone he had his good and bad points. But I learned a good deal from him.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-27936286213559458372016-11-07T08:55:16.097-04:002016-11-07T08:55:16.097-04:00My grandfather was in the mines, too.My grandfather was in the mines, too.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-71816268093404092342016-11-07T05:45:33.955-04:002016-11-07T05:45:33.955-04:00Good story.Good story.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094441414025227387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-44040143621451886552016-11-07T04:12:44.622-04:002016-11-07T04:12:44.622-04:00Well I don't believe in luck, I think everythi...Well I don't believe in luck, I think everything happens for a reason. Sadly it's not always the reason or the result we want. Nice story. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-40422024449037571872016-11-07T03:10:11.892-04:002016-11-07T03:10:11.892-04:00Jenny, that's a wonderful poem. I know the law...Jenny, that's a wonderful poem. I know the law of averages sometimes produces extraordinary events --but afterward, there is an adjustment in us that is hard to express, yet you have done so very well.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-15898112500612502972016-11-07T02:10:25.731-04:002016-11-07T02:10:25.731-04:00Not only did he have his sweepstakes luck that day...Not only did he have his sweepstakes luck that day - so did his family. And, I strongly suspect, everyone who came in contact with him.<br />This is lovely. Thank you. And him.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com