tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post113232489828170878..comments2023-04-15T08:41:31.897-04:00Comments on A Whispering Soul: Car Wheels On A Gravel RoadMC Aryehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15391548803569665725noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1133141206264988312005-11-27T20:26:00.000-05:002005-11-27T20:26:00.000-05:00MC,I'm sure others have survived similar accidents...MC,<BR/>I'm sure others have survived similar accidents. But over the next few months I heard of several truck vs. car accidents. All of them involved the crushing (not the pushing) of the car and at least one death. It put into perspective that what happened to us was not necessarily the most likely outcome.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132683604863394832005-11-22T13:20:00.000-05:002005-11-22T13:20:00.000-05:00All seriousness aside, it's pretty cool that your ...All seriousness aside, it's pretty cool that your sister calls you 'MC.'<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454399936336486229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132587960587135252005-11-21T10:46:00.000-05:002005-11-21T10:46:00.000-05:00Neil - I think I know what you mean about complim...Neil - I think I know what you mean about complimenting heavy writing, but thank you for the compliment....<BR/><BR/>Karl - An excellent explanation of "spanner in the works". Thank you. Good point about the test.<BR/><BR/>Stacey - Stacey is a wise woman.<BR/><BR/>Jack - Can't speak much for Cleveland or the real world, but for Bob Dole and in the Manhattan subway it is pretty normal.... <BR/><MC Aryehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391548803569665725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132569624459112772005-11-21T05:40:00.000-05:002005-11-21T05:40:00.000-05:00I can't imagine how you must've felt. Kol hakavod ...I can't imagine how you must've felt. Kol hakavod you stayed calm through it all. I can perfectly understand the apprehension to take this road again.<BR/>Driving slower is the message?Pragmaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724757238921859366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132555078652451732005-11-21T01:37:00.000-05:002005-11-21T01:37:00.000-05:00Apparently Stacey thinks that speaking about ourse...Apparently Stacey thinks that speaking about ourselves in the third person is cool.<BR/><BR/>Back in cleveland it might be considered normal. In Manhattan it might be appropriate on the subway but in the real world it is just a little....Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132552110377149692005-11-21T00:48:00.000-05:002005-11-21T00:48:00.000-05:00Stacey is going to end up in the west, it is desti...<EM> Stacey is going to end up in the west, it is destiny. </EM><BR/><BR/>Stacey doesn't believe in "destiny." Stacey believes we make our own destiny.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548101428086781420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132521719395629472005-11-20T16:21:00.000-05:002005-11-20T16:21:00.000-05:00For those who don't know, "spanner" is the British...<I>For those who don't know, "spanner" is the British term for "wrench". To "put a spanner in the works" is the equivalent of tossing a wrench into the gears of a machine, refering to the adverse effects of throwing a spanner into the gears and pistons of an engine. A deliberate way to foul things up.<BR/>Origin could be from early days of steam and water power during the industrial revolution inKarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826622177233601479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132520555241777782005-11-20T16:02:00.000-05:002005-11-20T16:02:00.000-05:00Thank G-d you were all saved. Not sure what else ...Thank G-d you were all saved. Not sure what else to say - it sometimes feels awkward to compliment good writing when the content is heavy. Still, good writing here.rabbi neil fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733555336540451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132504387575558252005-11-20T11:33:00.000-05:002005-11-20T11:33:00.000-05:00Stacey - "Bloom where you are planted" -a good mot...Stacey - "Bloom where you are planted" -a good motto for life. Thanks for sharing your personal history. I had been wondering...it is so nice that much of your immediate family has moved close by...<BR/><BR/>Pearl - Thanks for the Thanksgiving as seudah encouragement, and for sharing the experience at the seudah you attended. I think I always feel a little uncomfortable when the women are in a MC Aryehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391548803569665725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132498625684461562005-11-20T09:57:00.000-05:002005-11-20T09:57:00.000-05:00My brother and I make a Seudas Hoda'a every year. ...My brother and I make a Seudas Hoda'a every year. It was a case of 18 wheeler vs. Nissan Sentra. We escaped without a scratch. You ask yourself what if the timing or direction was just a little different? You can chalk it up to the physics or can credit Hashem.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132473519260077702005-11-20T02:58:00.000-05:002005-11-20T02:58:00.000-05:00Wow, man.It's good to have you here, that's for su...Wow, man.<BR/>It's good to have you here, that's for sure.<BR/>I think we should all make a thanksgiving meal.<BR/><BR/>When does it happen?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454399936336486229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132470455423692282005-11-20T02:07:00.000-05:002005-11-20T02:07:00.000-05:00Stacey is going to end up in the west, it is desti...Stacey is going to end up in the west, it is destiny.<BR/><BR/>MC,<BR/><BR/>Part of what makes life so interesting to me are the good and the bad events that impact our lives.<BR/><BR/>You never know what they will be.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132469485197612792005-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:002005-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:00At the family's seudah, the men had their own tish...At the family's seudah, the men had their own tish in the dining room and the women were in the kitchen.<BR/><BR/>Before the actual seudah, there was music playing -- at least for the women -- and they danced in the family room.<BR/><BR/>During the seudah,the child who'd been ill said a few words (he's only 6 years old), his mother and father gave brief speeches, too, thanking everyone for torontopearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132469140407580052005-11-20T01:45:00.000-05:002005-11-20T01:45:00.000-05:00The last place I ever thought I'd end up is in the...The last place I ever thought I'd end up is in the Southwest. When I was engaged, my fiance got tranferred here. We thought we'd live here a year and move back to Cleveland, but we ended up being very happy here. One of my sisters eventually followed me here and then my parents retired here when I was pregnant with their first grandchild. And here I've been for 10 years....<BR/><BR/>I think IStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548101428086781420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132463977997210442005-11-20T00:19:00.000-05:002005-11-20T00:19:00.000-05:00Pearl - Thanks for the good wishes. Just curious -...Pearl - Thanks for the good wishes. Just curious - what did they do at their seudah? <BR/><BR/>Jack - It was a pretty powerful experience which I won't be forgetting anytime soon!<BR/><BR/>Stacey - I have to ask: You seem so rooted in the midwest - what are you doing in Texas?!? Venison sounds a lot better than deer in the road, even for a not-so-carnivorous-soul like me.<BR/><BR/>SweetTooth- MC Aryehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391548803569665725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132460151783651802005-11-19T23:15:00.000-05:002005-11-19T23:15:00.000-05:00Amazing story.Every now and again Gd may send us a...Amazing story.<BR/>Every now and again Gd may send us an incident that throws a spanner in the works, just to see how we react and respond to it. Not always can we understand why, but it gives us something to think about.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826622177233601479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132381884219952782005-11-19T01:31:00.000-05:002005-11-19T01:31:00.000-05:00I second to what Stacey said...wow. How scary! We...I second to what Stacey said...wow. How scary! We have a huge deer population where I live and lots of dark two lane roads. Sometimes you just forget that they are there until they start to dart in front of you.... Is the Window to Our Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510255608269038123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132372355866836872005-11-18T22:52:00.000-05:002005-11-18T22:52:00.000-05:00Holy cow! (Or should I say "deer")? Thank goodne...Holy cow! (Or should I say "deer")? Thank goodness you were all ok. And your brother in an accident, too? Oh, my. What a harrowing few days for you all. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I went to college in Indiana (Bloomington) and spent years driving back and forth to Cleveland. I had many close calls with deer, but luckily never direct contact (except for the venison the locals would hunt and Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548101428086781420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132356365823930482005-11-18T18:26:00.000-05:002005-11-18T18:26:00.000-05:00Wow. That is quite a story.Wow. That is quite a story.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13298778.post-1132336898133269462005-11-18T13:01:00.000-05:002005-11-18T13:01:00.000-05:00I attended my first seudat hodayah 2 Motzei Shabbo...I attended my first seudat hodayah 2 Motzei Shabboses ago; it was a lovely evening, but I was sad to think that there had ever been a reason for this family to host such a seudah. Yet, I was happy that the outcome was so that they were able to...<BR/><BR/>Glad that everything in your family turned out well, too.<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom.torontopearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.com