tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6921731445023630828..comments2024-03-19T03:21:49.937-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Ties That BindLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60214562093234238832017-09-24T08:54:07.311-04:002017-09-24T08:54:07.311-04:00Hello Mr. Dean and Bridgid!! I am elated to have f...Hello Mr. Dean and Bridgid!! I am elated to have found your blog this morning. Bridgid I hope you remember me, about 1000 years ago, way back in grammar and high school, I considered you my sister. . You darling, were the very best friend I'd ever had, possibly to this day; along with Eric, or Beetle as we lovingly referred to him. He and I have been trying to find you for more than ten years! Ive told myself, and anyone who would listen, that I would not stop until I found you. Today I have finally accomplished my goal!!! Honestly I could not be more thrilled!! I pray you are able to receive this comment. I've got so many things I'd love to tell you and so much more I would love to hear from you as well. I have thought about you and your family often over the last decade or so, I even went as far as to knock on the front door to the last place I remembered you living in. The man who answered was very obviously not your father or Julian haha. He seemed a bit startled and mildly confused. Haha The gentlemen and I had a nice chat about how neither of us had the foggiest clue as to were you had moved to. <br /><br />I am sincerely hoping you may want to reconnect. I'm sure we have both changed dramatically since high school. I know I'm not the same horrible person I used to be. I would be eternally grateful for a second chance to get acquainted with you. <br /><br />In the case we do not get the opportunity to speak more privately, I just want to say I am proud of you, congratulations on the new book, and I wish you all the happiness and sucess in the world. I will be looking forward to your response. <br /> <br /> ~ Sincerly & with all of my love, <br /> Cortney ❤️Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15480503913365442028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36595788706757985902017-05-16T15:08:19.297-04:002017-05-16T15:08:19.297-04:00Thanks so much, John, from both of us! It was a p...Thanks so much, John, from both of us! It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Wouldn't a gathering of all the SSers be a grand thing?David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44898243584043188802017-05-16T09:49:24.012-04:002017-05-16T09:49:24.012-04:00Weil done, David and Bridgid--enjoyed this column....Weil done, David and Bridgid--enjoyed this column. So glad I had that one opportunity to meet you, David, during Edgar Week in New York a couple years ago. Wish all of us SSers could get together more often.<br /><br />Bridgid, best to you in all your literary endeavors. What a great family!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7123436024234582062017-05-15T19:12:41.998-04:002017-05-15T19:12:41.998-04:00Leigh, thank you, it's good to be back! A hap...Leigh, thank you, it's good to be back! A happy International Day of Families to you and everyone here at SleuthSayers. And thank you, Eve, for reminding me of The Night the Bed Fell...might need to start re-reading that tonight! Bridgid Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38057458519010861112017-05-15T19:06:27.608-04:002017-05-15T19:06:27.608-04:00What more, indeed? I'm glad that you enjoyed ...What more, indeed? I'm glad that you enjoyed it, Barb!David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84226319101647680312017-05-15T15:17:21.443-04:002017-05-15T15:17:21.443-04:00Books and dogs--what more could you need in life? ...Books and dogs--what more could you need in life? Nice post!Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7943209165271873302017-05-15T13:52:18.165-04:002017-05-15T13:52:18.165-04:00I didn't know of this poem, B.K., but should&#...I didn't know of this poem, B.K., but should've--very funny, but too late for me comes the warning. Thanks for sharing it!David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78477217727162840862017-05-15T13:37:38.435-04:002017-05-15T13:37:38.435-04:00Thank you, David and Bridgid, for these complement...Thank you, David and Bridgid, for these complementary portraits of a family unified by dogs, books, and, clearly, love. David, your opening paragraphs made me think of a Philip Larkin poem you may well know, "This Be the Verse." I won't quote it (one can get into trouble by quoting it), but I bet just about anyone who Googles it will enjoy it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8051146648322341552017-05-15T10:53:08.546-04:002017-05-15T10:53:08.546-04:00Art, if we all misspell it often enough, I think W...Art, if we all misspell it often enough, I think Webster's has to classify it as a modern spelling and put it in their dictionary--this would make us right.<br /><br />Thanks from Bridgid and me, Eve! You're dead on about books and difficult times, of course. By the way, when I was but a youth a few years ago, I acted in a play version of "The Night the Bed Fell"!<br /><br />I'm proud of them all, R.T., as I'm sure you are of your tribe! This being one of the few times excessive pride is not a sin. If you and Kiti make it to NYC, let's have a drink this time...or several if you're buying.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4198821486764950112017-05-15T10:41:52.762-04:002017-05-15T10:41:52.762-04:00David, it's a great family you have, both as r...David, it's a great family you have, both as readers and as writers.<br /><br />Kiti is trying to work out NYC for next April, so we just might see you then.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61281582318017597092017-05-15T10:40:44.596-04:002017-05-15T10:40:44.596-04:00Great post, David & Bridgid. Books (and dogs)...Great post, David & Bridgid. Books (and dogs) will get you through times of trauma, despair, doom, illness, and general life-suck better than anything else. Anthony Trollope's "The Palliser Series" got me through recuperation from emergency surgery; recently Germaine Greer's "Shakespeare's Wife" got me through the trauma of moving. And family chaos can always be helped by a little James Thurber (try "The Night the Bed Fell"). Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31941498126761731552017-05-15T10:38:44.031-04:002017-05-15T10:38:44.031-04:00Ha, David! I misspelled it too—there's another...Ha, David! I misspelled it too—there's another period after the D--just looked it up!Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5383524321510236882017-05-15T10:15:02.033-04:002017-05-15T10:15:02.033-04:00Thanks from both of us, Art, and you're welcom...Thanks from both of us, Art, and you're welcome. Your post made me realize that I misspelled Ph.D in my blog. I guess it's obvious now who did not earn a doctorate degree...or a masters...or a bachelor...I do however hold an associate degree and high school equivalency diploma.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18781690500911698652017-05-15T09:44:25.538-04:002017-05-15T09:44:25.538-04:00Great posts here, David and Bridgid! And thanks fo...Great posts here, David and Bridgid! And thanks for the perspectives on families, David... glimpses ahead. Congrats to Julian too on the new Ph.D program--exciting news! Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15071031846803126802017-05-15T08:40:41.255-04:002017-05-15T08:40:41.255-04:00Thanks, Fran, I feel the same way. Who knows, som...Thanks, Fran, I feel the same way. Who knows, someday we may actually meet in person. I've managed to do so with a number of our fellow SleuthSayers over the years (see Paul's comment)so anything can happen. The culprit responsible for the grandsons would be Julian. The tradition continues by the way, with Finn demanding a story while he toys with breakfast each morning.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75264875093153160622017-05-15T08:25:21.529-04:002017-05-15T08:25:21.529-04:00David, although we've never met face-to-face, ...David, although we've never met face-to-face, I feel like we've been friends for a while now. Thank you for inviting us into your home and family. As always, beautifully written. Best to Bridgid with her writing, and it was good to get her take on the Dean family. I grew up in a house full of books and there were no limits set for my father's book case. That's why I read Mickey Spillane, Erskine Caldwell, and William Faulkner at a very early age. Now, if I want to be sure one of my offspring reads something, I leave it out and sooner or later, they will pick it up and end up reading it. A question though: Which one of your three children is the parent of your beautiful grandchildren?Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39458170215142771472017-05-15T07:56:33.333-04:002017-05-15T07:56:33.333-04:00Thanks so much, Leigh, for all your help with this...Thanks so much, Leigh, for all your help with this, and I'm so glad that you liked the final result.<br /><br />Paul, it was great meeting you, too, and congrats again on the Readers Award! They are a pretty good bunch, this family of mine. I like them most of the time.<br /><br />Thanks, Janice. Happily we're all still together as a family. I don't think we've even thrown away any of the books from when the kids were little. Sadly, only Silke has gone from us, though not far--she's buried in the backyard with a corgi statue marking her final resting place. No, I'm not kidding. My wife, Robin, found one at a yard sale and knew what had to happen.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32450852311813543812017-05-15T07:29:34.640-04:002017-05-15T07:29:34.640-04:00A super tribute to family, books- and smart dogs.A super tribute to family, books- and smart dogs.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91700442750050713522017-05-15T06:40:00.394-04:002017-05-15T06:40:00.394-04:00That's some story and some family, David. I wi...That's some story and some family, David. I wish you all the best! And it was great meeting you in person a couple of weeks ago. Hope we'll do it again.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86350034081308524152017-05-15T04:52:33.496-04:002017-05-15T04:52:33.496-04:00Bridgid, welcome back. It's good to see you...Bridgid, welcome back. It's good to see you're still wordsmithing. It's a marvelous tale how your parents turned your household into a reading family. That's quite a gift.<br /><br />Happy International Day of Families to you, too!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com