tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7236425434055226853..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: What not to say to someone with cancerRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72103045248152202222014-07-31T20:00:04.073-07:002014-07-31T20:00:04.073-07:00Further thanks, sir. Life on this end is full of s...Further thanks, sir. Life on this end is full of small inconveniences, and a hint of peripheral neuropathy, but may we both be able to find things to read and write about for years to come. I'll aspire to write as graciously as this post.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-60779168221548386172014-07-31T16:05:15.962-07:002014-07-31T16:05:15.962-07:00I'm following your amazing journey with a grea...I'm following your amazing journey with a great deal of awe, Ron. I hate to use the cliché inspiration but that best describes your courageous attitude and thank you so much for writing these posts down for us.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5105677383635820262014-07-31T10:15:16.881-07:002014-07-31T10:15:16.881-07:00During her 3-year battle with ovarian cancer, I le...During her 3-year battle with ovarian cancer, I learned that I would know what she needed from me if I just listened. So that's what I do. Listen. <br /><br />Reading your beautiful post, Ron, I want you to know I'm listening. (and praying for you and your wife.) <br /><br />Also working hard on the 4th novel.<br /><br />Take care, and thank you for these posts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887839383855226063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69150935330911949512014-07-28T12:43:56.112-07:002014-07-28T12:43:56.112-07:00Ron, like many others I am here at least once eve...Ron, like many others I am here at least once every day to check on you, and will keep doing so, even though I am not always punctual about leaving a message. Keep writing.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631731846526639966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-80087172652029442292014-07-28T10:00:42.116-07:002014-07-28T10:00:42.116-07:00Thanks, everybody for your good words. Much apprec...Thanks, everybody for your good words. Much appreciated.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72015266492532859622014-07-28T09:47:22.421-07:002014-07-28T09:47:22.421-07:00Being a curious person, I can't help but ask p...Being a curious person, I can't help but ask people with cancer what their first symptoms were. Once they reveal that and see that I'm a listener, they can talk more about it or not. I prefer sudden heart attacks for writing out characters, myself. You are so insightful, Ron, about yourself and the world around you. I bet your long-time friends will say you've always been that way, though you deny it.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-81853142004530269122014-07-28T08:20:26.887-07:002014-07-28T08:20:26.887-07:00I find myself elevated by each of these exploratio...I find myself elevated by each of these explorations. Thank you for sharing your innermost life with usw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78971749570428179052014-07-27T23:38:38.498-07:002014-07-27T23:38:38.498-07:00Ron, your journal is truly inspiring. Thank you fo...Ron, your journal is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on many of life's issues that I can relate to. Regarding the mental "noise" in your head during meditation, the yogic instruction is to be a mere spectator, one who stands just outside the circle and merely observes the mind's acrobatics within the circle. I believe the key is not to give one's mundane thoughts any significance or react to them in any way, but to let them come and go, as a means to thoughtlessness. Climbing Mount Everest seems a less daunting task. Best wishes, Ron.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-58830949258095960312014-07-27T19:48:31.867-07:002014-07-27T19:48:31.867-07:00Very nice post. We took a drive up in the Laramie ...Very nice post. We took a drive up in the Laramie range to see the buffalo today, nice trip. And like Oscar above, I am also reading and enjoying, "How the West was Written". On another matter I have had the bristly fuzz on top for more than a decade.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-45150646193548919492014-07-27T14:04:54.842-07:002014-07-27T14:04:54.842-07:00Well, in regards to all that. Lana and I got up at...Well, in regards to all that. Lana and I got up at 3:45 this morning and took a two hour drive to a place where we hoped to see flocks of wood cranes. Instead, we found a couple of small alligators, some swallows, and flocks and hordes of mosquitoes. And we'd forgotten our Off. But no wood storks. Still, it was good to spend time together, and on the way home we stopped at another park and had a few good sightings of birds.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-52971285405336663542014-07-27T13:13:23.761-07:002014-07-27T13:13:23.761-07:00So beautifully put down here, Ron. You make my hea...So beautifully put down here, Ron. You make my heart swell. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-18157657115597627972014-07-27T13:12:26.328-07:002014-07-27T13:12:26.328-07:00Your words are so gorgeous, so beautifully put dow...Your words are so gorgeous, so beautifully put down here, I must read them three times to see them clearly. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-67813972665647031922014-07-27T12:14:03.721-07:002014-07-27T12:14:03.721-07:00I'll try not to say anything that will make yo...I'll try not to say anything that will make you go ballistic, Ron, but I am reading your book "How the West was , , Written" and am enjoying it. I like the way you laid it out and discuss the various aspects of the books under consideration. And I'm looking forward to the next volume.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-38882907721877717722014-07-27T09:51:02.827-07:002014-07-27T09:51:02.827-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ron. All good stu...Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ron. All good stuff. Personally, I do find going ballistic over something like double billing a sign of mental health. barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14407081419855371862014-07-27T07:04:14.190-07:002014-07-27T07:04:14.190-07:00Aye, Just had a bowel cancer tumor removed. Had p...Aye, Just had a bowel cancer tumor removed. Had people avoid saying anything and others admitting they didn't know what to say. At some point it should be noted that it is there, it exists, but it does not define us.<br />Hmm, I may use that in a post of my own soon, but feel free it you'd like to adapt it for yourself.<br /><br />Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-25149927267726039102014-07-27T07:02:43.753-07:002014-07-27T07:02:43.753-07:00Beautifully done, Ron.Beautifully done, Ron.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.com