tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post7142726918955412201..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: finding the best in usSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-7543413099223378692011-04-02T08:11:49.409-06:002011-04-02T08:11:49.409-06:00Like all sadness, the trick is how to find a way t...Like all sadness, the trick is how to find a way to apply it to my life.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-1205895087474305582011-04-02T08:05:56.083-06:002011-04-02T08:05:56.083-06:00She will continue to remind me of the importance o...She will continue to remind me of the importance of living my life to the fullest.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-90482972835526638012011-04-02T07:39:22.095-06:002011-04-02T07:39:22.095-06:00It sounds like she lived life to the fullest, and ...It sounds like she lived life to the fullest, and I'm sure you touched her in many ways. Thanks for sharing this poignant post. <br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MAKim Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-6421069403211656222011-04-02T05:09:15.669-06:002011-04-02T05:09:15.669-06:00So sorry for your sadness, Steve.So sorry for your sadness, Steve.Micnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-9395120697493603242011-04-01T20:50:24.088-06:002011-04-01T20:50:24.088-06:00My Mom is a wise lady.My Mom is a wise lady.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-49051754282357294192011-04-01T20:50:06.026-06:002011-04-01T20:50:06.026-06:00Thanks. Mom. It is a good reminder for us to reme...Thanks. Mom. It is a good reminder for us to remember our lives here are short, and the decisions we make do matter.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-14067909422263318842011-04-01T20:48:09.780-06:002011-04-01T20:48:09.780-06:00If I ciould be in Salem for her memorial service, ...If I ciould be in Salem for her memorial service, it would be similar to what I would say.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-89958296375337527282011-04-01T20:47:35.222-06:002011-04-01T20:47:35.222-06:00And I have some great memories. Not to leave out ...And I have some great memories. Not to leave out -- admonitions.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-58836933204476834712011-04-01T20:47:06.957-06:002011-04-01T20:47:06.957-06:00I was trying to imagine what she would say in resp...I was trying to imagine what she would say in respondses. Probably something like: "Thanks. Now, get out there and start living."Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-10264129830049469352011-04-01T20:46:09.315-06:002011-04-01T20:46:09.315-06:00Thanks, Gloria. I wish I could be in salem to off...Thanks, Gloria. I wish I could be in salem to offer some support to Ken. But he has penty of friends there.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-10079185991892464232011-04-01T19:08:15.285-06:002011-04-01T19:08:15.285-06:00thank you M Cotton for these wise, soothing words....thank you M Cotton for these wise, soothing words.Art Morettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-33780347329998501102011-04-01T18:13:27.639-06:002011-04-01T18:13:27.639-06:00I am so sorry for the loss of your friend, Please...I am so sorry for the loss of your friend, Please, express to Ken my sympathy. It is always hard to lose a friend, or a loved one. It is something that will happen to us all. "What is man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth."Mcottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-51736569407283305722011-04-01T14:33:21.349-06:002011-04-01T14:33:21.349-06:00It's hard to lose friends. I feel your post wa...It's hard to lose friends. I feel your post was part eulogy, which I'm sure she would have liked.Nitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-79857333876460689012011-04-01T10:25:57.661-06:002011-04-01T10:25:57.661-06:00Having any friend die is saddening, only memories ...Having any friend die is saddening, only memories will remain to cherish the good times. Sorry for your loss.Kk95448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-50535908356672044052011-04-01T09:20:37.290-06:002011-04-01T09:20:37.290-06:00Oh Steve, what a nice tribute to your friend. She...Oh Steve, what a nice tribute to your friend. She would have been so touched. I'm sorry for your loss.Mexican Trailrunnerhttp://www.mexicantrailrunner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-7459741676340719782011-04-01T08:18:15.797-06:002011-04-01T08:18:15.797-06:00I'm so sorry Steve. My condolences to your fri...I'm so sorry Steve. My condolences to your friend Ken. ::hugs::Glorv1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-75169952838856712082011-04-01T07:58:11.046-06:002011-04-01T07:58:11.046-06:00Thanks, John. This is one weekend I wish I could ...Thanks, John. This is one weekend I wish I could be in Oregon.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-46723016366851665522011-04-01T00:21:46.815-06:002011-04-01T00:21:46.815-06:00So sorry my friend. These kinds of circumstances a...So sorry my friend. These kinds of circumstances are never easy and still more difficult to understand - WHY? Our condolences to Ken and the family.Johnnoreply@blogger.com