tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post1774286263437996488..comments2024-01-24T09:55:51.044-06:00Comments on Elvis Sightings: Wednesday Photo Blogging: Leap of FaithJoyMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073328328434957851noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-44829066938057846842008-10-23T14:03:00.000-05:002008-10-23T14:03:00.000-05:00great post, JoyDad. i love your unity and the supp...great post, JoyDad. i love your unity and the support you and JoyMama show each other. it encourages me in my own marriage. thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-86184155240624363222008-10-22T20:40:00.000-05:002008-10-22T20:40:00.000-05:00Oh, sure, fine...didn't you guys listen to your pa...Oh, sure, fine...didn't you guys listen to your parents when they asked "If all your friends were jumping off a bridge would you do it?" Sheesh...you two are a menace, that's what it is...an outright menace! (Sorry, couldn't type anymore with a straight face!) BIG WINK!<BR/><BR/>What a great story...and, um, yeeeeesssss, JM, we want to see the fire-ating pics for sure!Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-44838815195593468222008-10-22T12:46:00.000-05:002008-10-22T12:46:00.000-05:00Notice that I had no doubt about the bridge-jumpin...Notice that I had no doubt about the bridge-jumping despite JD's tease that it might not be you. <BR/><BR/>Reminds me of a story....back when I faced 30-20-something graduate students daily to deliver my cumulated wisdom only to be told repeatedly that I wasn't teaching what they wanted to hear. Ahem. I would introduce the occasionally necessary apology by saying "Evidence of my humanity". Lion-like those students were. <BR/><BR/>Seeing is believing. I love cliché, and alliteration, and metaphor. <BR/><BR/>I think you should add a caption or required consumer warning "Do not try this at home." (Coat hangers do not belong in body orifices!) <BR/><BR/>At least you jumped the bridge feet first and with sandals on. When does Rose get her first lesson on fire eating? Oh, no. I now run the risk of JD accusing me of accusing him of....... <BR/><BR/>Ain't blogging great?! Would that we would have the written stories of our ancestors (hint on the meaning of my WW today).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-55713395973954347562008-10-22T11:56:00.000-05:002008-10-22T11:56:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, the fire eating. I'd forgotten about that...Oh yeah, the fire eating. I'd forgotten about that. And yes, I declined to participate on account of my facial hair. That and I'm a chicken.<BR/><BR/>I married a woman of many and varied talents... plate juggling, bridge leaping, fire eating... Did I forget any? If this librarian thing doesn't work out, at least she'll have a career in show biz to fall back on.<BR/><BR/>Mara, I had no idea this post would elicit such a strong response. I'm glad it moved you to tears, as long as they weren't tears of boredom....JoyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248990973126523516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-73483971816422992942008-10-22T10:08:00.000-05:002008-10-22T10:08:00.000-05:00Definitely find those fire-eating photos, you wild...Definitely find those fire-eating photos, you wild woman!<BR/><BR/>Joydad, your post made me cry, in a good way. Joymama is lucky bridge-jumper indeed.mama edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434016248126809607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-86039673335851288772008-10-22T09:40:00.000-05:002008-10-22T09:40:00.000-05:00Barbara - you don't believe me?!?!?! Oh, the huma...Barbara - you don't believe me?!?!?! Oh, the humanity! (insert dramatic swoon here)<BR/><BR/>JoyDad will vouch for the fire-eating thing. He didn't try it himself on account of his flammable beard, but did witness the occasion. In fact, it was another family member of his, <A HREF="http://runatthemouth.livejournal.com/" REL="nofollow">Auntie-Run-at-the-Mouth</A>, who gave me the fire-eating lesson!<BR/><BR/>Eating fire is an easier do-it-yourself than lion-taming. It involves only common household objects, beginning with a straightened wire coat hanger for the torch...<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should take one more stab at finding those pics.<BR/><BR/>AuntieS - I do believe the fire-eating lesson gives the lie to the idea that I brought all the wild-n-crazy into the family... LOL!JoyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073328328434957851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-18521301501225659572008-10-22T07:58:00.000-05:002008-10-22T07:58:00.000-05:00Ooops, the name on my post should be "AuntieS"! I ...Ooops, the name on my post should be "AuntieS"! I hit enter too soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-82260075719229664842008-10-22T07:57:00.000-05:002008-10-22T07:57:00.000-05:00And, of course, none of JoyDad's family knew anyth...And, of course, none of JoyDad's family knew anything about this crazy, daring, outlandish idea of jumping from bridges before JoyDad married JoyMama!! I wonder if we would have thought differently about welcoming such a wild and crazy woman into our family?? Ah....nope, not a chance! You fit right in, JoyMama! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-60547251592117636862008-10-22T06:19:00.000-05:002008-10-22T06:19:00.000-05:00I knew it! LOLThanks, JD!Excuse me while I go loo...I knew it! LOL<BR/><BR/>Thanks, JD!<BR/><BR/>Excuse me while I go look for those photos of me taming a lion...right, JM, uh, huh.<BR/><BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811189992135134605.post-2411834944169749142008-10-22T05:58:00.000-05:002008-10-22T05:58:00.000-05:00Many thanks to my husband, photographer and partne...Many thanks to my husband, photographer and partner in bridge-leaping! This camping trip was about a decade ago, pre-digital-camera. This was the one and only attempt at a leaping photo, partly because after the first leap for each of us, we were too soaked to be operating the camera. We had no idea what the image would look like until the film was developed after the trip.<BR/><BR/>I'd post photos of the time I learned to eat fire, too, but I couldn't find them! So the world will just have to do without.JoyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073328328434957851noreply@blogger.com