tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post4283010233450016086..comments2023-10-04T10:30:29.546-07:00Comments on Myke Todd: The One That Got AwayMichael Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-78030647159062594662013-09-22T10:15:13.768-07:002013-09-22T10:15:13.768-07:00I understand, Jessica... I read this on our radio ...I understand, Jessica... I read this on our radio show, and the end was really difficult to manage...<br />Thanks so much for the visit. Glad to see you here.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-49534726471255981512013-09-22T10:13:48.226-07:002013-09-22T10:13:48.226-07:00Thanks, C.B. ~ I did not realize the effect this w...Thanks, C.B. ~ I did not realize the effect this was going to have as I was writing. I guess it turned out to be more than just a story, to some.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-21606699796479479952013-09-22T06:28:04.428-07:002013-09-22T06:28:04.428-07:00Got misty eyed at the end. Excellent story so well...Got misty eyed at the end. Excellent story so well told!Jessica Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416387049527698145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-29042091465411385862013-09-21T17:57:17.985-07:002013-09-21T17:57:17.985-07:00Oh Myke, what a sad but endearing tale of friendsh...Oh Myke, what a sad but endearing tale of friendship.... and loss. You certainly pulled at my heartstrings with this beautiful and touching write!!!!! <3Colleen Keller Breuninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736334202387070432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-18621208163824016632013-09-21T14:07:42.615-07:002013-09-21T14:07:42.615-07:00Thank you, Kismet.Thank you, Kismet.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-69524425935927458572013-09-21T14:07:17.842-07:002013-09-21T14:07:17.842-07:00Many thanks to my favorite Walmart Greeter of all ...Many thanks to my favorite Walmart Greeter of all time. Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-8118578567990845362013-09-20T22:32:34.912-07:002013-09-20T22:32:34.912-07:00Great write, Mike.Great write, Mike.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561556059941149122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-62507903643872565072013-09-20T19:52:26.437-07:002013-09-20T19:52:26.437-07:00Verra nicely done scrumplet. Verra nicely done scrumplet. liaceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748259068699428945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-12863059190225534462013-09-19T20:03:55.750-07:002013-09-19T20:03:55.750-07:00Sandra, I am stunned and saddened by your revelati...Sandra, I am stunned and saddened by your revelation here. Honestly, this story was not based on any past history of mine, or personal relations. Most of my stories and poems do have a tie that binds...<br /><br />I am very sorry about your friend passing, and the circumstances that surrounded.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-34138149801268019932013-09-19T17:49:38.945-07:002013-09-19T17:49:38.945-07:00This actually hit me hard, Myke. A friend I used t...This actually hit me hard, Myke. A friend I used to work with passed away on the ice this past winter while waiting for his 4-year-old grandson to meet him for some ice-fishing. When his wife called to tell me he was gone,I thought she was calling to get timing for a dinner theater we were all going to the following weekend. I was shocked, sad, and mad all at the same time...the poor bastard had planned to retire this August, and he never got a chance to get out of the factory and enjoy life. His usual fishing buddy was there at his wake, all broken up. Man, you did strike a chord with this one.soberflighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104175281290215609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-81698281580483575392013-09-19T14:07:15.564-07:002013-09-19T14:07:15.564-07:00Now, that is taking this in the spirit it was writ...Now, that is taking this in the spirit it was written, and beyond...<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by, Sir Ruggi. You make this place seem even more like home to me, which it now is.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-35834124383632912492013-09-19T12:57:51.014-07:002013-09-19T12:57:51.014-07:00A very fine piece, Sir Myke. Maybe the true bond b...A very fine piece, Sir Myke. Maybe the true bond begins where the competition ends? Sounds like Jesse is already looking forward to the time when he'll be sinking his hooks into tha big blue lake together with his pal... :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-10340604011543848672013-09-19T06:48:25.386-07:002013-09-19T06:48:25.386-07:00So happy you were able to relate to this, on a per...So happy you were able to relate to this, on a personal level, Dave. Thanks for sharing that with me, Sir.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-46896294145570492102013-09-18T23:10:32.041-07:002013-09-18T23:10:32.041-07:00Myke, wow! This really hit a home run! My Grandma ...Myke, wow! This really hit a home run! My Grandma and Grandpa were avid, I mean really avid, fisher people. Every week rain, snow, sun whatever they were on the lake in their favorite spot with their cane poles, night crawlers and bobbers! Your blog brought them back to me. Thank you! Nissmechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015224499610902765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-70051592865567727032013-09-18T21:51:00.300-07:002013-09-18T21:51:00.300-07:00I have never seen this grumpy old men show, but my...I have never seen this grumpy old men show, but my dad has made several references to it. He loved it.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the visit. I truly appreciate that.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-21224687559519337462013-09-18T21:36:18.106-07:002013-09-18T21:36:18.106-07:00You know, Christopher... that thought never occurr...You know, Christopher... that thought never occurred to me, about the hat. Glad it did not. I would have been shy one prop for the poem. Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-77186665795084318622013-09-18T16:25:34.733-07:002013-09-18T16:25:34.733-07:00He left doing what he like best with who he liked ...He left doing what he like best with who he liked best. You can't do better than that. <br /><br />Surprised the hat didn't go with him, though. Another Government Employeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736588211704245188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-5843908726696344652013-09-18T14:37:50.659-07:002013-09-18T14:37:50.659-07:00We should all pass so well my friend.
Nice piece! ...We should all pass so well my friend.<br />Nice piece! Has grumpy old man finger prints...<br /><br />Gotta love that<br />eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-38617698050766229602013-09-18T13:00:51.099-07:002013-09-18T13:00:51.099-07:00Thanks, Joleene, for stopping by and reading. It i...Thanks, Joleene, for stopping by and reading. It is so nice to find friends here.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-84680410673367484212013-09-17T23:17:38.654-07:002013-09-17T23:17:38.654-07:00Such a sad ending, but a great poem :) Such a sad ending, but a great poem :) Joleene Naylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591967764003541551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-52327273925735910372013-09-17T22:33:58.366-07:002013-09-17T22:33:58.366-07:00Thanks so much, Lika. Glad you enjoyed this.Thanks so much, Lika. Glad you enjoyed this.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-23274150022404659852013-09-17T20:39:03.620-07:002013-09-17T20:39:03.620-07:00Very touching story. Thank you for sharing.Very touching story. Thank you for sharing.Lika's Lamentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424779927617112955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-47452783077014682382013-09-16T23:22:15.770-07:002013-09-16T23:22:15.770-07:00And, you are the ultimate artist. Aren't we a ...And, you are the ultimate artist. Aren't we a pair?<br />Thanks for taking the time to come visit. I appreciate that.Michael Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837894257911367660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-15911600589041760442013-09-16T11:05:15.513-07:002013-09-16T11:05:15.513-07:00You are the ultimate storyteller. Loved it.You are the ultimate storyteller. Loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971166682939331316.post-81078353758504658522013-09-15T00:06:20.418-07:002013-09-15T00:06:20.418-07:00WooHoo I have not fristed anywhere in many years. ...WooHoo I have not fristed anywhere in many years. Hhmmm for some reason that does not sound right. But you know what I mean. LolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894015386693987912noreply@blogger.com