tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3365470641093643261..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: One Bite at a TimeLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87483786783839417452020-05-08T23:48:52.082-04:002020-05-08T23:48:52.082-04:00Came to this a day late, but SO glad I read it. T...Came to this a day late, but SO glad I read it. Thanks Eve. I also love that list. I wish we could get out to find pets and plants that need our nurturing. That will come in the months ahead, I hope.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84677362406674965812020-05-08T14:05:27.987-04:002020-05-08T14:05:27.987-04:00Great post. Perspective is everything. I also thin...Great post. Perspective is everything. I also think it's important to shift our perspective from *stay at home* to *safe at home*. <br />Kristin<br /><br />PS- LOOOOOOOVED The Count of Monte Cristo. May need to reread it from our new COVID experience.Kristin Kisskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716211423569846271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31632359098827000472020-05-08T09:59:30.624-04:002020-05-08T09:59:30.624-04:00Thank you, Unknown, John, Barb (Yeah, the Shawshan...Thank you, Unknown, John, Barb (Yeah, the Shawshank Redemption is great!), Jeff, and Leigh. <br />I don't have much problem being alone, but I grew up an only child, and I'm used to it. <br />The Count of Monte Cristo is on my re-reading pile, tucked under Colette's "My Apprenticeships"Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35149322252045387862020-05-07T22:07:16.489-04:002020-05-07T22:07:16.489-04:00You're ever more amazing, Eve. The rest of us ...You're ever more amazing, Eve. The rest of us probably can't fathom the good you and your husband accomplish.<br /><br />And the advice… I have little problem being alone, but I'm claustrophobic as hell, one of the reasons I find it difficult to tolerate cities. I recognize the wisdom of those who've lived through it.<br /><br />And I agree… The Count of Monte Cristo is an excellent story with quite a lot of history behind the adventure.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26446815835161487662020-05-07T20:58:44.830-04:002020-05-07T20:58:44.830-04:00Oh, thank you for posting, Eve! 30+ years ago I ha...Oh, thank you for posting, Eve! 30+ years ago I had a nowhere job in a mall and got to know some of the work-release inmates pretty well and heard a lot about being "behind the walls." (I still keep in touch with one of those guys; he's out in Arizona with a family now---we were about the same age!) Thanks for your work inside, Eve, I am sure it is appreciated!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41715564687986897482020-05-07T20:46:24.489-04:002020-05-07T20:46:24.489-04:00Congrats on your new story, Eve. And your mention ...Congrats on your new story, Eve. And your mention of The Count of Monte Cristo reminded me of this great scene from The Shawshank Redemption. Enjoy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9p9Yr1U2KABarb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51247919991348919732020-05-07T20:29:23.154-04:002020-05-07T20:29:23.154-04:00Interesting column, Eve, and great insights about ...Interesting column, Eve, and great insights about something few of us know much about.<br /><br />Congrats on the AHMM story!--Looking forward to reading it.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27130075203650464682020-05-07T16:59:45.429-04:002020-05-07T16:59:45.429-04:00Eve, a beautiful column, and very timely as we are...Eve, a beautiful column, and very timely as we are being teased with opening up. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895700772757944112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-72281782194363031742020-05-07T13:44:52.612-04:002020-05-07T13:44:52.612-04:00Thanks, Jan - I was thinking that very thing, that...Thanks, Jan - I was thinking that very thing, that sooner or later, almost all of us end up in isolation in a nursing home or hospital, or via disability, or incarceration. <br />R.T. - I totally agree. We need to work with them as soon as we can. And even then, most don't get it. Especially teenage meth heads. Someone asked me if I'd discovered any bias towards people in myself, and I said, "yes, I'm biased against teenage meth heads." You can't get through to them at all. And there are a lot of old cons who never get over their anger. But the lifers - given enough time, they learn how to do time. And build a life that's totally different from their old one.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89621997886216855662020-05-07T13:39:25.342-04:002020-05-07T13:39:25.342-04:00Eve, it's good that someone is working with pr...Eve, it's good that someone is working with prisoners towards rehabbing them (when the prison is open). <br /><br />While working undercover, I ran into too many cons who had relapsed into their old ways. For some, the anger just stays with them, whether they are angry with themselves or with others. One guy in particular, I will never forget. He'd been down twice for homicide and was out again when he brought me two kilos of coke. His total record got him put in Super Max. I ran into him years later after he was on his way to report to his federal parole officer for his first meeting. I cautioned him to change his life and avoid his old associates, and he agreed and sounded sincere, but the pattern was already set. When he walked off, I told the guys I was with that Charlie wouldn't make two months on the street. Thirty days later, he was arrested and revoked for choking someone. I always liked Charley, but then he wasn't trying to kill me (that I knew of). Too bad somebody didn't work with Charley when he was in the first time. We already have enough violence and crime on the street. We don't need more.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, when you can.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31343563123308483672020-05-07T11:52:01.952-04:002020-05-07T11:52:01.952-04:00What a great post with excellent advise from those...What a great post with excellent advise from those who know how to handle isolation. This is something we all need to learn, the earlier, the better. Many who live long enough end up in isolation with failing health, hearing, and sight, and some others are wrongly accused, convicted, and sent to prison. Then here are the concentration camps. Thanks for writing this, Eve. Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52215770069025373662020-05-07T10:13:13.682-04:002020-05-07T10:13:13.682-04:00Janice, my AHMM hasn't arrived yet, either - b...Janice, my AHMM hasn't arrived yet, either - but all my magazines are running late right now.<br />Thanks, O'Neil. I figure every little thing helps.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42612542793931680752020-05-07T08:51:54.402-04:002020-05-07T08:51:54.402-04:00Especially timely and well done with good lessons ...Especially timely and well done with good lessons in resilience. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to your story- my AHMM hasn't yet arrived.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68387707705347090392020-05-07T06:43:06.177-04:002020-05-07T06:43:06.177-04:00Good, informative article. Like the isolation well...Good, informative article. Like the isolation well being list.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com