tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post6708643983578637604..comments2023-11-05T01:29:16.676-07:00Comments on Boehmcke's Human Condition: The Smell of ManhoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-59592148347944414542010-06-24T21:06:58.790-07:002010-06-24T21:06:58.790-07:00hey.. glad you are back.
truly great post.
and i n...hey.. glad you are back.<br />truly great post.<br />and i notice you sport a side parting too :)Madhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728543500939551690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-18162422783916738562010-06-24T20:42:30.966-07:002010-06-24T20:42:30.966-07:00Richard this was such a great tribute to your Dad....Richard this was such a great tribute to your Dad. It is nice to see a serious side of you once in awhile (not that I don't LOVE your humor!) I don't think you have anything to worry about if you become a father - you had such a good role model AND you come across as such a GREAT guy - you'll have EVERYTHING going for you!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756564685282866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-51979685531585681352010-06-24T10:59:25.888-07:002010-06-24T10:59:25.888-07:00Tears dude, you have me in tears! Just know, that ...Tears dude, you have me in tears! Just know, that it will happen, have that confidence that when it's your time to "man-up" so to speak, you will. I hope you share this with your Dad, as it is the greatest gift anyone could receive.Deanna @ The Unnatural Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825394409527126900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-83013905850246292212010-06-24T09:41:44.796-07:002010-06-24T09:41:44.796-07:00I really hope you give this post to your father.
...I really hope you give this post to your father.<br /><br />Being a man comes gradually. You are still young and still in the stage where you are finding out who you are. But rest assured, you will be a wonderful father because you had a great role model. We all grow up when we are the "parent." I often say my children saved me from being neurotic and self-obsessed. <br /><br />I hope my youngest finds someone like you who thinks about what it means to be a man - a good man. That is what every mother hopes for their daughters.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-71598690674793776102010-06-23T09:11:58.640-07:002010-06-23T09:11:58.640-07:00You are an amazing writer. I really enjoyed readi...You are an amazing writer. I really enjoyed reading such a beautiful tribute to your father.cathysrunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655696824602120690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-74363364277884028582010-06-22T09:20:05.050-07:002010-06-22T09:20:05.050-07:00This is wonderful Rich! I can so relate to much of...This is wonderful Rich! I can so relate to much of what you say; well except for the manly parts ;) <br /><br />"There is nothing so delightful as the sound of children at play, unless you are actually near enough to hear what they are saying." <br />How many of us became products of careless taunts. How many of our deepest fears and insecurities still to this day are the product of some unimportant opinion of schoolyard idiots. I take shelter in the idea that everyone, no matter how confident they appear, carries some of that baggage in their hearts. I may be totally wrong, but it makes me feel better.Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897519695106642030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-32463001496293702982010-06-22T05:09:22.334-07:002010-06-22T05:09:22.334-07:00" Those kids who never gave a second thought ..." Those kids who never gave a second thought to their own existence but somehow made me question every particle of mine." I love this line and many others in this post. Returning from a weekend home with my parents, I would say as you said a few weeks ago, that your post is SO APT as I had some conversations and revelations about my dad/mom that will be featured in a post coming to blogger soon.<br /><br />Nicely done, Rich.Teroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044187957525138131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-49213356348373347292010-06-21T23:15:38.618-07:002010-06-21T23:15:38.618-07:00What a beautifully written and moving piece. I ag...What a beautifully written and moving piece. I agree, the fact that you think about these things in such depth means you are already there.Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-80148186398553716732010-06-21T20:12:22.349-07:002010-06-21T20:12:22.349-07:00What a wonderful post to read and a wonderful trib...What a wonderful post to read and a wonderful tribute to your father. I think just that fact that you think about these things is something to be admired. And if you one day have a son I'm sure he'll look up to you too.Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290616156300143483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-67761561403526982142010-06-21T18:22:30.475-07:002010-06-21T18:22:30.475-07:00This is a fantastic post! Such a sweet tribute to ...This is a fantastic post! Such a sweet tribute to your father. He must be so proud to have such a great son!Laury@TheFitnessDishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093087311800834698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-76999595954551859402010-06-21T09:23:22.671-07:002010-06-21T09:23:22.671-07:00Thats an amazing tribute to your father :)I agree ...Thats an amazing tribute to your father :)I agree with Cassie-this just proves you as a writer of many shades.The descriptions were truly and fantastically graphic :)Swetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962694765630259374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-30916156078720143322010-06-21T08:54:31.078-07:002010-06-21T08:54:31.078-07:00What a great post. For someone as naturally hyster...What a great post. For someone as naturally hysterical as you typically are in your blog, it's nice to see you reel it in convincingly and genuinely to show your sensitive side, too. I think that's a true mark of a man! (I know I'm an online stranger girl who just referenced your "sensitive side" and manliness, but I had no awkward intentions with that. Just in case it came off as odd... yeah.)Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888300113273137225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526258348124329445.post-32858797897344684962010-06-21T06:59:59.544-07:002010-06-21T06:59:59.544-07:00What a great description of your father and your o...What a great description of your father and your own feelings about him. And I think that if you ever do have a son someday, he'll admire you too. I think the fact that you think about these things is proof that you don't have to worry about whether or not you'll live up to your father's example, because you already have.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.com