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Moments of intense

wabby — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:57:47 +0000

Moments of intense clarification heave us out of the mundane. We need them.

You know, I think most of us figure our lives go in pretty much a straight line, point A to point B and so on until there is no point anymore, but really our life path is loaded with sharp corners and hairpin turns and spins that stop us cold and catch us blinking into the headlights.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and deserves a good ponder or two because we've all had our life or death moments. Heck, riding in a car without your seatbelt on is considered living on the edge these days. What could have been is just as interesting as what might be.

Great piece, Doc. I'm glad

Ramona — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:01:55 +0000

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Great piece, Doc. I'm glad you made it and if it changed you for the better, I'm glad of that, too. (Though I'm sure you were just fine before it, too.)

That is some fine writing. Thanks for posting it here.

Very true. Almost dying, and

acanuck — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:55:55 +0000

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Very true. Almost dying, and then not dying for a while, is one of the best things to do in life. I've had a few really scary highway experiences, had a knife to my throat, and once clung to an overturned boat for several hours. Good times. Glad you survived, Doc. For all their flaws and disappointments, the past six years have seemed worth living for me too. I'm up for another half-dozen or so.

Thanks Bruce, Tara, and MrS.

Doctor Cleveland — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:56:48 +0000

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Thanks Bruce, Tara, and MrS. I'm glad you liked the piece, and very glad that you escaped your own close calls. Death really is just a step or two behind us. It's a wonderful thing when we don't die.

Well said, Doc. For me, the

MrSmith1 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:03:36 +0000

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Well said, Doc. For me, the 'seeing the headlights' moment was being diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis at age 34. My youthful feeling of invulnerability had officially been stripped away. Realizing I actually had a serious disease with real consequences, forced me to begin to see things as an adult; something I had been stubbornly resisting up to that point.

In 1983 I was in a serious

tmccarthy0 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:02:17 +0000

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In 1983 I was in a serious climbing accident, I'd fallen 45 feet, I was in the Rockies, just outside of Boulder, Colorado. It was life changing, and boy did I break some bones. Yes it can all be over in just a blink of an eye, so while your here you have to make it count. In fact my husband who was just my D&D and pool playing partner ended up being so much more after that accident. He wasn't an ass all the time, he was a nerd!

What a great blog Doc, I read it while I was waiting for my ferry last night. It's really good. Thanks for sharing it, really.

Nice work Doc. Nice to know

Bruce Levine — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:17:07 +0000

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Nice work Doc. Nice to know that sometimes you really do know what you have before it's gone, even if it takes a couple of ominous-looking headlights heading your way.