tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post3558107166319333504..comments2023-10-05T10:02:15.684-05:00Comments on I Tell Stories. It's What I Do: Scenes from an Italian Pancake HouseTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-23695494471739698332008-04-08T18:26:00.000-05:002008-04-08T18:26:00.000-05:00I'm thinking of that song by simple minds, "don't ...I'm thinking of that song by simple minds, "don't you forget about me." I can't give a complete answer here because it depends on the moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393234934008656683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-38545461507079157932008-04-01T19:57:00.000-05:002008-04-01T19:57:00.000-05:00Smile, wave, keep walkingSmile, wave, keep walkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-86372939036450599052008-03-26T00:22:00.000-05:002008-03-26T00:22:00.000-05:00I've actually been on both sides of that meeting i...I've actually been on both sides of that meeting in the twenty years since I escaped the Hellhole.<BR/><BR/>At the crappy end of it, it worked out really well because I was able to reconnect with several others I'd lost touch with; I was glad she spoke to me. If nothing else, it reminded me that no matter how much my life sucked right then, it was better than high school was.<BR/><BR/>On the good side, I didn't ask how he was doing or volunteer anything about myself. I just listened, asked about his family, and answered what he asked me. But it worked out later so that he got a good job with my husband's employer. <BR/><BR/>Maybe N'awlins is different, but around here, connections count for a lot and we don't let them slip away if we can help it because the worm always turns.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047338408657177844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311037477621350510.post-63691697191592983562008-03-24T06:40:00.000-05:002008-03-24T06:40:00.000-05:00Well, this could go either way. It could be that s...Well, this could go either way. It could be that seeing you and talking to you will only make them feel worse. But it could also be that seeing you and talking to you will push them to regroup and see if they can't make things better for themselves.AutumnZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889659968111421975noreply@blogger.com