September 19, 2006

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    More Sad News - when will it end?

    Last night I received a phone call around 12:15 AM or so. This is not a problem since I'm here at work from 6 PM until 6 AM. The nature of the problem though was the caller and his location. Joe Blough has relocated again. Back in March he moved out and relocated several towns away. At first I didn't know where he was going or how to get in touch with him. Shortly afterwards though, it was revealed that he had moved in with a nice family and was doing ok. I spoke with him on the phone a number of times, although not enough, and we also saw him some. If it was necessary I could get in the car and drive out to where he was living in about 45 minutes. Now he is back in New York. It's nearly a thousand miles from here to there. When will I ever see him again??? Maybe he'll come back in December, when Penninah has her formal graduation ceremony. More tears and sadness.

    I have been trying to get my thoughts together to compose a few posts here and yet night after night I do some reading and play games to pass away the time. I have tried to keep up with most of my new and old Xanga friends and I do manage to write quite a few comments, but there hasn't been much news here from me in long time. Sorry about that.

    Thanks to all for listening and caring,

    Shlomo

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Comments (8)

  • Hope something happens so you are able to be in contact with him more, and see him

    How are YOU doing, though, overall?

  • Shlomo,

    Thanks so much for the kind words!  I'm glad that Haley and Monroe and the tribe met you; I am looking forward to meeting you someday as well. 

    I hope you get to see your friend again soon. 

    Many blessings!

    Beth

  • I sent you a message, but I am new at the xanga messaging and never know if people actually get them. So please check your messages.

    If something was lost in cyberspace, I can simplify my message into a few words. Thank you so much.

    -Shanny

  • Hey Mr. Brabham,
    It's Liz.
    Sorry about my unwillingness to disclose my xanga address before. I didn't mean to be rude, it's just my writings are pretty juvenille.

    Anyway, I really miss your family. It's strange how things have changed. Though I know they simply do that, and always will, I've got very mixed feelings about this. It seems unfortunate. But what can be done?

    So, I've decided to correspond with you via dusty, old xanga. Feel free to comment me if you get a chance. Take care,
    Liz

  • I know this is a bit late, but I'm sorry to hear about your son...

    Thanks for your comment on my xanga. Sorry about not keeping in touch more...are you all planning to be home this Friday (tomorrow)?

  • I'm doing well. It's raining, and I'm a bit sick of the rain, and my classes too.  But, really nothing worth a major complaint.  How are you?

    About Herman Hesse: I don't really see him or even his works as "great" per se, but his application of Freudan theories is certainly interesting.  We can say what we want to refute Freud's ideas, but they do at the very least say something about his state as a human, if not humanity in general.  I think Herman Hesse picked up on that in Demian, and used it to observe the characters in his novel very well.  He has some distorted ideas, including one about a god for both the evil and the good aspects of the world, but he did really hit the nail on the head when he reflected on his personal thoughts and actions.  I enjoyed his ability to bring such harmony to mind and emotion.  Also, the imagery is brilliant.  He was writing in a post WWII era, and is definitely a product of his time, but it's worth understanding; nothing in the world has really changed that much.  The self-destructing patterns of humanity are still very obvious. That quote on my xanga has become a general, though not absolute, theme of my life.  We do have promptings within that are supressed by the world around us.  They're not necessarily good or bad.  But, I think that if one desires to be fully human and alive, he must at least attempt to sort them out, and find a balance. It was just fansanating to see how Hesse worked his characters in Demain to do that. 

    Anyway, enough of me, those are my thoughts. You have any? Sorry for the length.  I heard recently from Miriam that Joe moved backed to New York.  I do hope that things go well for you guys. I'm sure they will.  Take care, Liz

  • Where have you run off to?!

  • Didn't you get my message?

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