tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post7433611420368604987..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: And Then There Were NoneBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-67299689451973596132008-08-27T14:24:00.000-05:002008-08-27T14:24:00.000-05:00Kylee--Oh thank you, that really makes me happy wh...Kylee--Oh thank you, that really makes me happy when my writing can have such resonance with people. Yes! I actually turned this into a short section for the book I'm writing, so we'll see how that goes.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-79474575325882520772008-08-26T21:08:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:08:00.000-05:00Ben, what a beautiful tribute to your sister, your...Ben, what a beautiful tribute to your sister, your parents, to life itself. I read it twice and it was as touching the second time as the first.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-5025273313883505892008-08-19T22:50:00.000-05:002008-08-19T22:50:00.000-05:00Kim--Oh, to tell, were you as evil as me with your...Kim--Oh, to tell, were you as evil as me with your kid brothers?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-53540296850016398642008-08-16T20:51:00.000-05:002008-08-16T20:51:00.000-05:00As a fellow oldest child... your story about you t...As a fellow oldest child... your story about you teaching your little sister how to beg, and the paragraph preceding that, leads me to think about my two younger brothers, and the watershed moments I've had with each. But I'll spare you those thoughts. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't know that you should worry too much about your parents, though. We burned up the phone lines between Dayton and Cleveland, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-83425021175094881332008-08-16T15:11:00.000-05:002008-08-16T15:11:00.000-05:00Hi Benjamin, I would love to see a comment from yo...Hi Benjamin, I would love to see a comment from you, I get an email each time and have taken away the moderation so you can see what you wrote immediately. I don't know why I didn't do that sooner. Anyway, remember that lots of those comments are my replies. I am hardly overwhelmed, as I live for each and every comment and love them all.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-61594302313187892772008-08-16T11:33:00.000-05:002008-08-16T11:33:00.000-05:00Frances--Always a pleasure to have you stop by! I'...Frances--Always a pleasure to have you stop by! I'd leave comments on your blog, but am always intimidated by the 30 others on each post, and don't want to overwhelm you. Yes, I certainyl have Joe Pye, and five other kinds of eupatorium that are ready to bloom, plus caryopteris, many sedum, aster--all ready for the influx of butterfly and bees. So strange many are reporting fewer monarchs, but anBenjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-800830794205179982008-08-16T05:40:00.000-05:002008-08-16T05:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for letting us in on your family life, Benj...Thanks for letting us in on your family life, Benjamin, we love you even more for it. Question, did she make any money on street corners from your excellent tutorage? Your parents must have been so proud. My brother was fourteen years older than me too, so I know how that feels. Your butterflies larvae from the last post are beautiful. We are still waiting for our first monarch, what the Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-12041320092830938772008-08-15T22:22:00.000-05:002008-08-15T22:22:00.000-05:00Anna--I AM the oldest child! It's so strange to fe...Anna--I AM the oldest child! It's so strange to feel as I do, being a brother, and being so far away, and in many ways not as close to her as I'd like. Life is complicated, and it all adds up to a pood, smoke, brief echo in the wind--so much struggle and emotion in an instant. For me, anyway, this has been an illuminating and terrifying thought the last few months. Thanks for getting me talking! Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82699442924883661192008-08-15T13:31:00.000-05:002008-08-15T13:31:00.000-05:00OH my--you sound like a parent and in so many ways...OH my--you sound like a parent and in so many ways you are to your little sister. She was so young when you left. She probably looks up to you also even though she might not admit it right now. I enjoyed your post today mostly because I've been going through children leaving my house for the last 4 years. <BR/><BR/>I love the quote too---I hope I'm fully born some day---I'm still working on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com