tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post6329805317508486752..comments2008-09-10T00:15:14.904-04:00Jonah K. Haslaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146984421653461218noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-86636183160634889702008-09-10T00:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T00:15:00.000-04:00You tell this tale in such polished fashion that it sounds like an apocryphal urban legend.<BR/><BR/>But then you throw in the clams, and I know it's got to be real.Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-76889721723323614972008-08-28T06:38:00.000-04:002008-08-28T06:38:00.000-04:00Great story... I am having a hard time picturing that baseball bat under my bed being worth more than $20 but I'm going to keep working on it... ;)<BR/><BR/>Hope you love your new digs.Amy Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303953793008491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-19290384538345681762008-08-28T00:24:00.000-04:002008-08-28T00:24:00.000-04:00Enjoyed the story. Maybe your Teddy is a Steiff, &amp; really is worth a small fortune.<BR/>Good luck with the move, &amp; new job.meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-81212418061644697322008-08-22T15:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:45:00.000-04:00love this anecdote. i think that one should love what one is doing. yeah, it's a risk, but isn't life one great big risk? security and stability can be SO boring. my husband has been w the same company for 25 yrs all in the name of security/stability. then there's ppl like me, who do things only half way...probably from the fear of failure. i don't WANT to fail, but how do i know i WILL fail if i don't try. most days i'm kicking myself in the ass because i'm nearing 42 now and still haven't done all the things i wanted to do. <BR/><BR/>i got this fortune from a fortune cookie once:<BR/><BR/>don't let your limitations interfere with your potential<BR/><BR/>i sat there thinking, 'how apt'ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-24400231444245207242008-08-21T23:31:00.000-04:002008-08-21T23:31:00.000-04:00What a great story, and you told it magnificently.<BR/><BR/>How is Lisa's weight?<BR/><BR/>Good luck in your new job and your new city!heartinsanfranciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-54879793613189665022008-08-21T08:37:00.000-04:002008-08-21T08:37:00.000-04:00Jonah - I love this story! I am going to live as if I have a million dollars to lean back on. This reminds me of something I heard: "are you gonna give up your dreams for something as common as money?" <BR/><BR/>Hope the move goes without a hitch and the new job is not too painful!reliv4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826277628698026256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-27394246113426514742008-08-19T20:24:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:24:00.000-04:00Somehow it's always the other people who get the priceless treasures under their bed. I'm a realist.tsduffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-11577500445193049292008-08-19T20:03:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:03:00.000-04:00must scope out the attic pronto - I'm sure I have a few Paicasos lying around and so can retire gracefullyQuickroutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-5538781371692397332008-08-19T12:52:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:52:00.000-04:00I figure that this particular corpse can be parleyed into either regular "keep quiet" payments from the mob or big bucks reveal a la Geraldo Rivera and Capone's secret room....oh, wait - that didn't go so well.<BR/><BR/>anyway, I figure it's worth something to someone to know where hoffa is.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-5957687729796463422008-08-19T09:22:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:22:00.000-04:00Huggles, Jonah. <BR/><BR/>I'm changing jobs too - though not cities - so you're forgiven for most of the days I have come here an optimist and left let down, yet again, by the lack of posting.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I wish you all the best in the new job and I promise to put my original Monet in a vault...WNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00900726730265994177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-52765278268068028082008-08-19T09:07:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:07:00.000-04:00Very much wisdom there!Anettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09940389146191063398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-43244745600084961692008-08-19T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:06:00.000-04:00One kidney is worth at least twenty thousand dollars on the black market for transplant organs...One lung is worth at least twenty thousand dollars on the black market for transplant organs...One eyeball has got to be worth at least twenty thousand dollars on the black market for transplant organs...Half of my liver...Some good healthy blood vessels...bone marrow...lots of healthy skin for grafts...blood...I've got a million bucks walking around with me all the time! I'm rich! Who needs an organ?Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-86537125365182003572008-08-19T06:16:00.000-04:002008-08-19T06:16:00.000-04:00And the moral of the story is<BR/>'you really only have to believe in yourself'! :) Good Lesson.Akelamaluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-5131148713616462372008-08-19T06:07:00.000-04:002008-08-19T06:07:00.000-04:00Who needs a teddy bear? This blog is priceless...and so are you :)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your move...hope you have some really fantastic friends to help you make the transition as smooth as possible...lioneyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-45128760944054631522008-08-18T19:28:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:28:00.000-04:00PS Bob, you should do something about that. Corpses tend to bring housing values down.Jonah K. Haslaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146984421653461218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-6017981466217745222008-08-18T19:26:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:26:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone! FYI, the next job is a one-year commitment (which I committed to over a year ago), so don't fret thinking that I've decided to shun the writing ambitions...at least not yet! :) Having this blog has made me not only a better writer, but a more confident one. You're not going to get rid of me that easily!Jonah K. Haslaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146984421653461218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-71806880408951197462008-08-18T18:41:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:41:00.000-04:00Damn! Now I'm going to have all my possessions approaised to see if I can work up some extra self-confidence. <BR/><BR/>Best of luck in the big move!citizen of the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511433485368614652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-51320029777992875162008-08-18T18:28:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:28:00.000-04:00This winter when the plow clips off my mailbox, oil will gush from the ground! <BR/><BR/>Best to you in your career move. ;)RED MOJOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724459820113337438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-15517361370434654122008-08-18T16:44:00.000-04:002008-08-18T16:44:00.000-04:00that body buried under my house is jimmy hoffa, that body buried under my house is jimmy hoffa, that body.....<BR/><BR/>lotsa luck w/the move and the new job.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697374478580727783.post-47550771301819156632008-08-18T15:45:00.000-04:002008-08-18T15:45:00.000-04:00All righty then, that sideboard in the dining room is worth millions, that sideboard in the dining room...<BR/><BR/>Yup. I believe that.Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.com