Comments on: Contrasting “Templates”

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:57:50 +0000

As you so vividly described your template, your home, I could feel the deep love that you have for Ohio. I share the same memories of the hot humid days of summer in Iowa where I grew up and it made me think about the fact that you can drive through Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio across interstate 71 and 74 into Iowa and could easily be convinced you are in any one of these states if you didn’t see the highway marker on the side of the road. Though the cornfields look just the same state by state when you arrive in your home state, the familiarity of the farms along the interstate that you recognize give you a warm comfort and peace as you arrive “home.” Though the fields in all of these states look the same, there’s something special about the appearance of the ones back home that have nothing to do with the way they look but by their location…it has to do with the feeling of belonging…of a kind of ownership that you feel and then I feel that same feeling of love and appreciation for the special beauty that is Iowa because it is home.

By: Favorite Cousin

Favorite Cousin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:21:16 +0000

I know what you mean about battling tourists. Where my sister (your 2nd favorite cousin) lives in Cape Cod, the quiet, peaceful winters turn into summers so clogged with traffic people will drive ten miles out of their way to avoid taking a left turn. She has a bumper sticker that says “I’m not on your vacation.”
(Although it’s not on her bumper. That might look inhospitable.)
I love Ohio! And hot humid days in Mass. actually bring back wonderful memories of summer days playing with my cousins there.

By: Gaida

Gaida — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:37:00 +0000

That is an amazing photo in Arizona….the colours and the majestic mountains are really something.

By: denny

denny — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:28:44 +0000

Very thought provoking post. The last sentence… truer words are rarely spoken.

Have A Great Day!!!

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By: piropos

piropos — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:32:15 +0000

Before I was able to travel to Rome, I looked at pictures of the great monuments there without feeling any awe or wonder. But when I finally laid my eyes on the Colosseum right in the middle of Rome, I felt overwhelmed by its history. I had to have my “own feet stand in the picture” before its greatness sunk into me. Thank you for this enlightening post.