tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post6058028779430960936..comments2023-08-23T17:09:14.433+01:00Comments on I'm Here To Leave: Losttintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-58519136600902796372008-10-13T22:14:00.000+01:002008-10-13T22:14:00.000+01:00Funny. My Dad was 22 year active reserve commissio...Funny. My Dad was 22 year active reserve commission as well. Said he didn't need the security of an RA commission. He also didn't get his star because of that...and some other things. Suffice it to say, we both have pretty big mouths. Never an enduring quality in the army or the government.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-45963149246564039762008-10-13T16:39:00.000+01:002008-10-13T16:39:00.000+01:00Tintin, the life has got to be a goldmine of humou...Tintin, the life has got to be a goldmine of humour. Just remembering a CO who would issue his order that "darkness will commence at ..." And the image of my dad dressed for an FTX, what a Sad Sack! He would leave muttering something about "Regular Army... God help us all...." (He was reserves activated out of college and did 22 years of active duty.)Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-87601707178631587832008-10-13T16:19:00.000+01:002008-10-13T16:19:00.000+01:00Easy and Elegant- I really do appreciate your comm...Easy and Elegant- I really do appreciate your comments. This has been hard to write but I also find it rewarding. It's also exhausting. My father has completed chemo and I appreciate your well wishes. I have not given up on Brat, Army but am taking a look at it - - to improve it and bring some humor to it. I think it needs it.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-59721196681599060722008-10-13T00:12:00.000+01:002008-10-13T00:12:00.000+01:00You know what's funny? I have these great memories...You know what's funny? I have these great memories of my dad that are, in retrospect, completely opposed. <BR/><BR/>1) "Your mother and I are very proud of you."<BR/><BR/>2) "When I want your opinion, I will give it to you."<BR/><BR/>I'm making a lot of the same mistakes with my children as my dad did with me. I hope I do a lot of the things that he did that are right, too. On balance, I think myEasy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-33892730921039105252008-06-04T01:50:00.000+01:002008-06-04T01:50:00.000+01:00Where in the hell did you come from? I guess I did...Where in the hell did you come from? I guess I didn't do the comment moderation. Well, "n" congrats on being my first comment. <BR/><BR/>I am lost on this blog. I'm dealing with some dark stuff and I have no idea where it's going. Very much a contrast to my other blog which is a very thin slice of life. <BR/><BR/>Ideal fathers are, in their own way...Gods. That was my issue. Very unique to tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177610876231532858.post-2794993608228900012008-06-02T08:19:00.000+01:002008-06-02T08:19:00.000+01:00I find your blog fascinating. The themes are comp...I find your blog fascinating. The themes are complex but I relate to them all too well:<BR/><BR/>--How do you come to terms with a father who was, at times, was "far from ideal"? Maybe you never do. Maybe you become a great dad as a result.<BR/><BR/>--How do you come to terms with a father (brother) who was larger than life, who achieved things you can never hope to match? Perhaps this is Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085060685865046719noreply@blogger.com