tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post5965469084874115315..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: lost to taxes------3WWgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-22709926657958156792008-05-23T06:03:00.000+05:302008-05-23T06:03:00.000+05:30I like this one because I can picture it very clea...I like this one because I can picture it very clearly as if it were some people I knew years ago. It's a great "snapshot".<BR/><BR/>SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-45491448953597136782008-05-20T18:45:00.000+05:302008-05-20T18:45:00.000+05:30oh man. thats tough.oh man. thats tough.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459272427622582627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42654774817309574682008-05-19T08:25:00.000+05:302008-05-19T08:25:00.000+05:30Gautami, seriously, how could you do that to me?!?...Gautami, seriously, how could you do that to me?!?! I was reading merrily along, wondering what was going to be lost to taxes and bam! He's dead, and she has to go through the same boredom as he did? Total shocker of an ending.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-69814755317655256742008-05-16T07:55:00.000+05:302008-05-16T07:55:00.000+05:30Death is so unpredictable but life goes on, doesn'...Death is so unpredictable but life goes on, doesn't it? Cool story!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-57842235028187403712008-05-16T06:10:00.000+05:302008-05-16T06:10:00.000+05:30My mom died suddenly at 44 and it left a path of f...My mom died suddenly at 44 and it left a path of family destruction. Great message Tami!Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-36496845832424030922008-05-15T21:03:00.000+05:302008-05-15T21:03:00.000+05:30Death CAN come swiftly... personally, I want to s...Death CAN come swiftly... personally, I want to see it coming and be prepared. I guess I'm in the minority. Oh well, wouldn't be the first time. ;)Pirate Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164956276371481421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-87147927617607708552008-05-15T20:15:00.000+05:302008-05-15T20:15:00.000+05:30This is too often true. What a story, told so con...This is too often true. What a story, told so concisely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-35452720247199344452008-05-15T11:03:00.000+05:302008-05-15T11:03:00.000+05:30Why is it that a woman saves the day here?Most wom...Why is it that a woman saves the day here?<BR/>Most woman are manipulative and have different motives.......<BR/><BR/>But then again what would I know....<BR/><BR/>I'm just a male........and a dumb one at that!Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-5379864153559776082008-05-15T10:19:00.000+05:302008-05-15T10:19:00.000+05:30I like the end, the woman now starting from scratc...I like the end, the woman now starting from scratch. There's a story behind the story here. Interesting.WriterKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966875820095185649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-72515005529238497552008-05-15T09:02:00.000+05:302008-05-15T09:02:00.000+05:30Reminds me of the woman who kept her husband's cor...Reminds me of the woman who kept her husband's corpse in clean clothes for three or four weeks after he died in his office so she could keep collecting his paycheck and stay on his benefits. I can't remember if it was in a movie, an urban legend, or a "news of the weird." But the story is clear in my mind.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-79626204540962150092008-05-15T08:41:00.000+05:302008-05-15T08:41:00.000+05:30oh what a twist. dying from work and looks like th...oh what a twist. dying from work and looks like the same fate to his wife. interesting.Angelica Chuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561622934124649565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25906053094625332692008-05-15T07:56:00.000+05:302008-05-15T07:56:00.000+05:30wow, what an interesting take on those words. ver...wow, what an interesting take on those words. very creativesagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10686624490829041452008-05-15T07:27:00.000+05:302008-05-15T07:27:00.000+05:30What an interesting, unique take on this prompt. R...What an interesting, unique take on this prompt. Really enjoyed reading this work.<BR/><BR/>www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.comGeraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-64639690292323903262008-05-15T07:21:00.000+05:302008-05-15T07:21:00.000+05:30Kind of a bummer, he worked so hard, always on the...Kind of a bummer, he worked so hard, always on the phone, yet never took the time to put his affairs in order for his family. To me this poem tells me to enjoy life now, find my joy when I can. Once again, you tell a tale with such consice language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-40920614934622505482008-05-15T05:01:00.000+05:302008-05-15T05:01:00.000+05:30steerforth and daily panic, I do not think I inten...steerforth and daily panic, I do not think I intended any connection between holding the phone in the crook of the neck and that stroke. I was only narrating it. Obviously it is my mistake that I couldn't get that across. <BR/><BR/>What I meant to imply here was, death is so swift. It comes without warning.Why should there be any connection at all, with anything we do?gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-7191926667419912702008-05-15T03:16:00.000+05:302008-05-15T03:16:00.000+05:30There's nothing better than going quick, without w...There's nothing better than going quick, without warning, doing what you want to do ...<BR/>.... I hope.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-30740266448855098822008-05-15T02:59:00.000+05:302008-05-15T02:59:00.000+05:30they say that cell phones can cause cancer, now I ...they say that cell phones can cause cancer, now I find they can cause stroke!!!<BR/>nice post <BR/>Happy 3WW!Daily Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179183072566661932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20325053525712171002008-05-14T22:02:00.000+05:302008-05-14T22:02:00.000+05:30Did not know about the connection between phone in...Did not know about the connection between phone in the crook of the neck and instant stroke. So thankful - you learn something new every day! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25720312502311136372008-05-14T21:26:00.000+05:302008-05-14T21:26:00.000+05:30i feel for the family left behind ,,, but dang,, i...i feel for the family left behind ,,, but dang,, i wanna go like that,,, boom all gone.paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-12354098574790593992008-05-14T21:07:00.000+05:302008-05-14T21:07:00.000+05:30Oh god, my mother went through a stage of calling ...Oh god, my mother went through a stage of calling me to make sure that I didn't hold the receiver in the creek of my neck--instant stroke, she was convinced. Of course I wouldn't have spent so much time holding the phone if we didn't have to speak five times a day, but...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the memory and I hope his wife was more successfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com