tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post3378773734412819015..comments2023-12-26T03:23:49.896-07:00Comments on Claudsy's Calliope: Family Separation, Disconnection, and Chaos TheoryClaudette Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323759000341863947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-66227331972740496412011-09-01T22:02:51.956-06:002011-09-01T22:02:51.956-06:00For me, Linda, I think what intrigues me so much i...For me, Linda, I think what intrigues me so much is that while I know this woman--and have for so many years--I don't know her at all. I have early memories of her and how her life interfaced with mine. That is all we have at present,<br /><br />Now we must present outselves to each other as older adults who've lived a lifetime separated by more than miles; the separation has comprised attitudes, education, philosophies, and careers, not mention marriage for her and none for me. <br /><br />This is a coming together of not-strangers who much walk carefully so as not to destroy a shared past where friendship and family clung to each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-25524872027537417532011-09-01T17:27:33.324-06:002011-09-01T17:27:33.324-06:00This is a great story. And I agree, there are no s...This is a great story. And I agree, there are no such things as coincidences.<br /><br />I recently got in touch with a cousin this summer. We were very close growing up and he was more like a brother to me. THen we both got married and life got in the way. He moved to Texas. I moved to Germany. But this year my brothers visited him and we emailed a few times. I went to visit him last month and we had a blast. And I learned lots of things about him. We were on Congress Bridge in Austin watching the bats and a deaf man came along. Suddenly my cousin starts signing with him. I asked, "When do you learn that?" And he told me there is man at work who is deaf so he learned. <br /><br />Always so many things to discover in people if we take the time.<br /><br />Have fun getting to know your cousin again. Who knows were the road might take you.Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-26896202886407026482011-08-30T15:40:37.289-06:002011-08-30T15:40:37.289-06:00Thanks so much, Court. I'm glad you enjoyed it...Thanks so much, Court. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The Universe works in ways that I certainly cannot explain. The old adage that ignorance is bliss has come to mean for me that if one isn't aware of how things come together sometimes, that shiver factor won't fretted over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-53782426601862138762011-08-30T14:48:48.688-06:002011-08-30T14:48:48.688-06:00What a great story Clauds. Makes you think about ...What a great story Clauds. Makes you think about the mysteries all around us and why things happen the way they do. Its a bit spooky now and then but a good kind of shiver inducing issue. Glad you got a reconnect and very glad I saw this post. <br /><br />CtnyCourtney Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071553271857082374noreply@blogger.com