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Date: 29th July 2010
your writings delight me
Hi Jon - I love reading about your adventures. You transport the reader through your adventures...a true art. Thinking about you and hoping all is well. Take care, my friend!
From Blog: Taming Nature
your writings delight me
Hi Jon - I love reading about your adventures. You transport the reader through your adventures...a true art. Thinking about you and hoping all is well. Take care, my friend!
From Blog: Taming Nature
Date: 20th July 2010
Didn't know of your'e plans.
Jon/Deb: Shucks didn't know yer plans. We loved Portugal. Three weeks there in '95. Sorry about your'e father. Really. Are you going to madiera? Went marlin fishing there/struck out. loved Porto, Sintra, and Quimbra and esp. Evora with it's Roman...well, you know. We love you Jon/Deb so keep the linear comin' Erika and your'e Dick
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Didn't know of your'e plans.
Jon/Deb: Shucks didn't know yer plans. We loved Portugal. Three weeks there in '95. Sorry about your'e father. Really. Are you going to madiera? Went marlin fishing there/struck out. loved Porto, Sintra, and Quimbra and esp. Evora with it's Roman...well, you know. We love you Jon/Deb so keep the linear comin' Erika and your'e Dick
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 19th July 2010
missing you
Hi Jon, Reading this entry, as they all do, just made me miss you. I am glad you are on this trip, as I know that travel is an elemental part of you and will help you on many levels. It was wonderful to see you and Ben and Laura at your Dad's memorial. I am so, so glad I made it, late or not. It was cathartic for me, being there again, seeing your mom and saying goodbye to your dad. I hope we can get together, all of us again, under happier skies when you get home. Love you, M
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
missing you
Hi Jon, Reading this entry, as they all do, just made me miss you. I am glad you are on this trip, as I know that travel is an elemental part of you and will help you on many levels. It was wonderful to see you and Ben and Laura at your Dad's memorial. I am so, so glad I made it, late or not. It was cathartic for me, being there again, seeing your mom and saying goodbye to your dad. I hope we can get together, all of us again, under happier skies when you get home. Love you, M
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 18th July 2010
wish I was there
Dad, It's great to have a little window into your adventures. Makes me feel less like I'm wasting my summer away in foggy San Francisco. Very glad you are getting the time u need away from all the stress and obligations at home. I agree with limiting the touristy things, the best way to take in Europe is discovering cool little cafe's, people watching and losing yourself in the streets. (I hear they are also supposed to have some great beaches in Portugal.) A lot of this stuff reminds me of Spain, I remember the same thing happening in Madrid, waking up at 2 in the morning to a parade of drunks outside my window. Fun stuff. That video above must be from the bullfight right? I recognize the word "BASTA" on the signs, if it's the same in Portuguese as it is in Spanish, it means "enough". From the way you describe it it sounds like cruelty to animals and humans. Keep up the great work! Love, Laura
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
wish I was there
Dad, It's great to have a little window into your adventures. Makes me feel less like I'm wasting my summer away in foggy San Francisco. Very glad you are getting the time u need away from all the stress and obligations at home. I agree with limiting the touristy things, the best way to take in Europe is discovering cool little cafe's, people watching and losing yourself in the streets. (I hear they are also supposed to have some great beaches in Portugal.) A lot of this stuff reminds me of Spain, I remember the same thing happening in Madrid, waking up at 2 in the morning to a parade of drunks outside my window. Fun stuff. That video above must be from the bullfight right? I recognize the word "BASTA" on the signs, if it's the same in Portuguese as it is in Spanish, it means "enough". From the way you describe it it sounds like cruelty to animals and humans. Keep up the great work! Love, Laura
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 18th July 2010
thanks, i needed that
i am in WI and loving it! Hope you are well.
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
thanks, i needed that
i am in WI and loving it! Hope you are well.
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 17th July 2010
thinking of you
Hi Jon, Thanks for including me on your travel blog. I'm glad to see that you still have that travel bug, and you still continue to share wonderful photos and writing. I am mainly writing because I wanted to tell you how very sorry I was to hear about your father. I hope that you are able to soon find a sense of peace and calm around his passing. My condolences to your mother, sibling, and Laura and Ben. Take care, and maybe we'll run into each other one of these days. xxoo Diane
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
thinking of you
Hi Jon, Thanks for including me on your travel blog. I'm glad to see that you still have that travel bug, and you still continue to share wonderful photos and writing. I am mainly writing because I wanted to tell you how very sorry I was to hear about your father. I hope that you are able to soon find a sense of peace and calm around his passing. My condolences to your mother, sibling, and Laura and Ben. Take care, and maybe we'll run into each other one of these days. xxoo Diane
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 17th July 2010
travelblog
Jon, Knowing you are without a physical presence of your father's eyes meandering over a map--opened my heart and flooded my eyes, with tears. I can only imagine how you feel. I am so sorry for the loss of your father, your mentor, your friend. I imagine it's very different trip this time. Explore as you do, love as you are and keep our hearts open with magic of your words. Love, Kimmi
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
travelblog
Jon, Knowing you are without a physical presence of your father's eyes meandering over a map--opened my heart and flooded my eyes, with tears. I can only imagine how you feel. I am so sorry for the loss of your father, your mentor, your friend. I imagine it's very different trip this time. Explore as you do, love as you are and keep our hearts open with magic of your words. Love, Kimmi
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
Date: 17th July 2010
fado
Thank you John. Fado is the ultimate music for deliverance through grief.
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
fado
Thank you John. Fado is the ultimate music for deliverance through grief.
From Blog: Vacation from Sorrow
R.I.P
Rest in Peace Prof. Caro Lucas , the always happy man
From Blog: Feastie Boys
allahım sen bunları görüyorsun ve bunlara bir son ver
From Blog: Graves, Ghosts, War, UXOs, and more Churches
Date: 23rd January 2010
Shame on you
So you think "Seeing pigs and cows wandering around inside a mosque was surreal" ... what's so great about seeing animals in someone's sacred place ...
From Blog: Graves, Ghosts, War, UXOs, and more Churches
Shame on you
So you think "Seeing pigs and cows wandering around inside a mosque was surreal" ... what's so great about seeing animals in someone's sacred place ...
From Blog: Graves, Ghosts, War, UXOs, and more Churches
Date: 17th November 2009
hI
I hope you enjoyed armenia and want to return. its an amazing country, with amazing people, that at first seem dull and un-social especially to tourists, but its jsut taht most ahve a hard way of life. tiems are chagning though and people there are very bright and welcoming, they are very clever and hard working, and care for their family like anything, but their goodness somtiems outdoes themselves. We ahve been robbed of many lands and riches. I hope taht armenians from the diaspora can helkp from tehir countries, and then return to armenia, this way aremnia can go forwards.
From Blog: Feastie Boys
hI
I hope you enjoyed armenia and want to return. its an amazing country, with amazing people, that at first seem dull and un-social especially to tourists, but its jsut taht most ahve a hard way of life. tiems are chagning though and people there are very bright and welcoming, they are very clever and hard working, and care for their family like anything, but their goodness somtiems outdoes themselves. We ahve been robbed of many lands and riches. I hope taht armenians from the diaspora can helkp from tehir countries, and then return to armenia, this way aremnia can go forwards.
From Blog: Feastie Boys
Date: 11th February 2009
Rocks
Okay, it's good, but you forgot the pictures of rocks! By the way, I have a sideways video of part of Deborah's star performance. Any idea of how to turn it around? Are you coming this year? March 22-28. PS also a sideways part of the portapotty blues
From Blog: Death Valley Daze
Rocks
Okay, it's good, but you forgot the pictures of rocks! By the way, I have a sideways video of part of Deborah's star performance. Any idea of how to turn it around? Are you coming this year? March 22-28. PS also a sideways part of the portapotty blues
From Blog: Death Valley Daze
Date: 12th November 2008
Good work dad! I'm happy you 2 made it back in one piece :)
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Good work dad! I'm happy you 2 made it back in one piece :)
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Date: 9th November 2008
good work
thanks for going. it was deja vous reading the details - I spent 7 days canvassing for Kerry in Cleveland, in '04. Quite an experience! One I will cherish, tho.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
good work
thanks for going. it was deja vous reading the details - I spent 7 days canvassing for Kerry in Cleveland, in '04. Quite an experience! One I will cherish, tho.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Date: 9th November 2008
Congratulations
Hello Dr. Pearce, my congratulations! I hope this elections will positively effect on your country. Happy to see your new blog.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Congratulations
Hello Dr. Pearce, my congratulations! I hope this elections will positively effect on your country. Happy to see your new blog.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Date: 5th November 2008
THANKS!
Thanks guys! It's just what I imagined it would be like in Nevada ( and why I wimped out). You at least deserve " I survived Carson City for Obama." T shirts. Or maybe it's enough to know you participated in saving the free world.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
THANKS!
Thanks guys! It's just what I imagined it would be like in Nevada ( and why I wimped out). You at least deserve " I survived Carson City for Obama." T shirts. Or maybe it's enough to know you participated in saving the free world.
From Blog: Winning Nevada
Date: 12th August 2008
i'll be here for sure, no plans going anywhere!!! ps: take laura with you...hehe
From Blog: Bloom in Night-Town
i'll be here for sure, no plans going anywhere!!! ps: take laura with you...hehe
From Blog: Bloom in Night-Town
Date: 12th August 2008
Jordi!
It would be fun to see you and your friends again. I have a tentative plan to return to Catalunya this winter!
From Blog: Bloom in Night-Town
Jordi!
It would be fun to see you and your friends again. I have a tentative plan to return to Catalunya this winter!
From Blog: Bloom in Night-Town
Date: 12th August 2008
Film buff
I did, but only because I looked it up last night. You saw it recently, didn't you.
From Blog: Beyond the Pale
Film buff
I did, but only because I looked it up last night. You saw it recently, didn't you.
From Blog: Beyond the Pale
anonymous
non-member comment
John, thanks for including me in your sojourn's experience; I appreciate the abbreviated contact with you, your father and mother in the hospital; I was quite surprised to hear of your dad's death and wish you heartfelt condolences about your loss. What a wonderful way to attune to your grief by taking " neutral" ground and dancing with the ever changing outside foreign world. Of course it may not be so much that the world around us is changing as much as we are. Maybe that's what the dance is all about. Be careful in Russia-- the trains are not as punctual and the hooligans are more extant. Drink plenty of vodka, howl at the moon, and let go. gk letting the ever-changing world
From Blog: Parting Shots