When I set off on my long-distance swim three months ago, I stepped into the surf and headed into the unknown water of brain surgery like a swimmer being carried by rapids over the steep falls ahead, hoping that I'd survive the drop and emerge safely in the calm pool of water below. Weeks later, the first time that I sat down to write after the surgery, my head still sore and my thinking
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My uncle brought this from the Danish Resistance Museum here in Copenhagen - a subversive “fold-for-hidden-message” Hitler. Pretty cool. Reminds me of the back of Mad magazine.
This gem was posted by my friend Pippin. I don’t think Al Jaffee ever attempted a four-way MAD Fold-In, did he?
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My uncle brought this from the Danish... as of 1/1/1900
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Welcome back, Bruce!
Thanks, Pat. Still getting used to the water again, but it feels good to be back.
Bruce, I'm so sorry that I didn't know what you were enduring.<br />I'm so glad you're back and taking the first strokes. The real meaning, I think you will find, is in this journey back. Your inspiration for the future is in the right now of what you are experiencing. Let it rip! Love you!
Bruce, it's good to read this post and see you getting ready to get wet. <br />
How wonderful to have wordswimmer back swimming! Many felicitations, dear friend! I'm looking forward to seeing what's next.
Those first few strokes, whew! Sore arms!! But its fun just to wade in and splash around again. Swimming, as you say, will come.
Thanks, Susan, for the welcome back. I forgot how much fun it can be to get wet!
Glad to be back swimming, Sharon. Still treading water, but soon hope to make it all the way across the pool.
Bruce, you are always such an inspiration to me. This post is beautiful. Paragraphs, sentences, snippets from you are such gifts. The place of honesty and sensitivity you write from cuts through all the facades the ego usually erects and takes us right to the core of you. Your writing and your being convey true strength mixed with a tender vulnerability that invites me deeply into the
Thanks so much, Lynne, not just for these heartfelt words but for the photographs that you share with the world inspiring people to love the earth and all that it contains.
Welcome back to the writerly waters, Bruce. Keep swimming the laps. You are, as always, an inspiration.
Bruce, it was a pleasure meeting and talking to you today. I had mentioned that I was hesitant to do the blogging thing but I came back to the office and read yours. I want to wade in; maybe I could go slowly at first. You know, test the waters. It's not that I'm shy, but if I commit to something... well, being dependable is important. I want to thank you for your kind words of
Thanks, Dianne, for all your support over the past few months. Great to see you standing by to help--you're a wonderful lifeguard and friend!<br /><br />Nancy, the first step is always the hardest, which is why so many writers take a leap of faith... and just jump in. You'll find your way into the water when the time is right.