tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post8516798626334723312..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Brotherly LoveArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-25804551652892265662013-04-03T11:43:14.230-07:002013-04-03T11:43:14.230-07:00Thank you all for stopping in to read my tribute t...Thank you all for stopping in to read my tribute to my friend Fred.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-43400040785825917832013-04-03T08:42:08.508-07:002013-04-03T08:42:08.508-07:00Incredible story, Arlee!
No can't say I'...Incredible story, Arlee! <br /><br />No can't say I've ever had a friend but that is probably more about Betty being who she was than anything else.<br /><br /><br />I do think the thing that keeps people close year after year and maybe even for a lifetime; are the things they share and go through together.<br /><br />Life has taught me not to attach just to let Love have its way and that is sufficient!<br /><br />Enjoying the challenge!Betty Alarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132689351854403823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-66274928430960448162013-04-02T21:02:43.459-07:002013-04-02T21:02:43.459-07:00Aww, man... this was powerful. I truly enjoyed rea...Aww, man... this was powerful. I truly enjoyed reading this blog post. Your tribute to him was powerful and I felt like I glimpsed a bit into your lives.<br /><br />So sad to see a friend go. Heartbreaking. <br /><br />Beautifully written.<br /><br />Dana<br /><a href="http://www.danamartinwriting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Waiter, drink please!</a><br /><br /><br />Dana Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572600397353343386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-69791072791886796812013-04-02T19:38:27.388-07:002013-04-02T19:38:27.388-07:00I do have one dear friend I love like a sister. We...I do have one dear friend I love like a sister. We met in 1969 when I moved to Indiana. We even still occasionally write each other real letters and send real photographs and stuff like that.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-19541704998324324602013-04-02T16:20:32.403-07:002013-04-02T16:20:32.403-07:00What a lovely story and you are lucky that you got...What a lovely story and you are lucky that you got to say goodbye. Thanks for sharing such an emotional post.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971321069128800667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-53328725257723058442013-04-02T14:26:02.327-07:002013-04-02T14:26:02.327-07:00This is such a beautiful story! I've had a fe...This is such a beautiful story! I've had a few friends who I can count as sisters or brothers. Two close girl friends in particular, both of whom I met after I started college, and the husband of one of them. My girlfriends from high school are friends I'll always have, but for some reason I'm closer with the fewer (really, really close) friends I've made in college. I know those friendships will last--even if we don't see each other for a while, we always pick up right where we left off. I can trust them completely, and they're always there for me... sounds like another Friend you and I have in common. :)<br /><br />And my husband is my best friend. But that goes way beyond sibling love. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455011518336150451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-70109482748164106412013-04-02T10:33:50.758-07:002013-04-02T10:33:50.758-07:00Very tender and sad.
Like you, I have moved a l...Very tender and sad. <br /><br />Like you, I have moved a lot in my adult life. My friendships are still in my heart, but tangibly gone.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-13536228516509505432013-04-02T09:47:59.945-07:002013-04-02T09:47:59.945-07:00That story brought tears to my eyes. That story brought tears to my eyes. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-55657982531414834222013-04-02T07:39:16.241-07:002013-04-02T07:39:16.241-07:00A sad but very good story, LEE.
I'm sorry abo...A sad but very good story, LEE.<br /><br />I'm sorry about the loss of your buddy, but I'm glad that you two ended on "the perfect note".<br /><br />You got me over here with the Beach Boys photo. Like a moth to light, I'll always move toward a reference to the Beach Boys. (And by the way, I still greatly love their song 'Friends'!)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-61302355363940747362013-04-02T07:00:54.940-07:002013-04-02T07:00:54.940-07:00Yvonne -- I think it essential to have friends in ...Yvonne -- I think it essential to have friends in whom you can confide.<br /><br />Ida - It was a sad thing.<br /><br />Gracie -- Other than a sister who I was very close to, my other siblings were all about ten years or so younger so I was more like a babysitter to them much of the time.<br /><br />JoJo -- A true friend usually remains a friend for life, even if you don't see them often.<br /><br />Sally -- He sure did have a lot of friends and many of them didn't even know each other.<br /><br />Sydney -- Facebook is nice, but it's no substitute for a real life friend who you can spend time with.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-71161316483296390572013-04-02T06:54:50.704-07:002013-04-02T06:54:50.704-07:00Hey Lee, Thanks for sharing. I am so envious of pe...Hey Lee, Thanks for sharing. I am so envious of people who have friends from childhood actually a part of their adult life. Not just on facebook. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-4885973929306016362013-04-02T06:02:47.099-07:002013-04-02T06:02:47.099-07:00Your friend sounds a lovely man.Your friend sounds a lovely man.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-92083513870987211632013-04-02T05:38:33.520-07:002013-04-02T05:38:33.520-07:00I'm all choked up now. I'm glad you were a...I'm all choked up now. I'm glad you were able to tell Fred you loved him before he passed. I have a bff/sister up in Maine. We met at college and we are kindred spirits to this day. Even when I lived 3200 miles away on the west coast, we kept in touch all the time and I saw her when I could, and now we interact daily on Facebook. I don't have any brothers or sisters so a lot of my friends have been like siblings to me.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-65678568417909964022013-04-02T04:51:56.094-07:002013-04-02T04:51:56.094-07:00Poignant post. I guess I have not had a friend th...Poignant post. I guess I have not had a friend that I loved like a sibling. Maybe that is b/cI am so close to my siblings - they are my best friends. I prefer their company to anyone else's - they know me, they accept me, they make me laugh. Shared history and genetics can do that.Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-81643822780207781452013-04-02T03:48:07.928-07:002013-04-02T03:48:07.928-07:00*tears* *tears* Ida Thoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479961947050289284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-27855235868170199882013-04-02T02:52:25.767-07:002013-04-02T02:52:25.767-07:00Friendships are important in life as there are tim...Friendships are important in life as there are times one can confide in a friend rather than a relative.<br />Wonderful to read.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com