tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post8244745888120961747..comments2024-01-02T06:46:03.449-05:00Comments on Nick's Bytes: The Muffin Saga, Part VIIIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-4413164926961868782008-02-08T21:05:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:05:00.000-05:00LUCKY OWL: Thank you.LITTLE WING: There was a grad...LUCKY OWL: Thank you.<BR/><BR/>LITTLE WING: There was a graduate of my seminary, Reinhold Niebuhr, who wrote a prayer that goes:<BR/>“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, <BR/>courage to change the things that should be changed, <BR/>and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.”<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I have learned the wisdom Niebuhr speaks of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-56312252354680310162008-02-08T20:54:00.000-05:002008-02-08T20:54:00.000-05:00Nick, you have so much mental strength.We all have...Nick, you have so much mental strength.<BR/>We all have to walk our earth walk, don't we.<BR/>Bless you.Little Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378040962672320259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-39067045294772743322008-02-08T17:40:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:40:00.000-05:00Muffin stories are really good.Muffin stories are really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-4036542670152573462008-02-08T17:11:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:11:00.000-05:00EX-LOUISVILLE GUY: I hate to question you memory, ...EX-LOUISVILLE GUY: I hate to question you memory, but you did meet Muffin. It was during the first summer I pastored Christ Church and you stopped by as Muffin and I were walking in the park-like space between the church parking lot and the Altenheim. <BR/><BR/>BETH: Please don’t be scared of the ending. There are still years of Muffin Saga to cover. I wish you find a Muffin to be with you now.<BR/><BR/>FIOCRA: Yes, my friend. The next part may be up this evening. (God willing and Alex not too demanding of my time).<BR/><BR/>VON KRANKIPANTZEN: For the most part, that’s how pets and I relate. I really can’t think of an exception, except perhaps the German shepherd my dad brought home when I was about 5. But that’s another story.<BR/><BR/>CHICA40208: It’s wonderful to hear from you, Tiffany. I’ve already posted an email to your new email address.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-76087105725994328082008-02-08T16:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:59:00.000-05:00IMPERFECT NERD: Welcome to Nick’s Bytes. Yes, you ...IMPERFECT NERD: Welcome to Nick’s Bytes. Yes, you may certainly count me among your friends. One question: of the 4 blogs listed with your profile, is there one that you consider your primary blog?<BR/><BR/>AKELAMALU: I agree. Usually time is a great healer. It was for me. It was another two and a half years before my wife and I divorced. Of course, I held out hope for a while during that period. But by the time the papers were signed, I was ready to end the marriage which had by then lasted for 30 years.<BR/><BR/>Muffin was an excellent minister. During the fourteen or fifteen years we were together she proved that time and time again.<BR/><BR/>VISHWA: Thank you, my dear friend.<BR/><BR/>LIZ: Thank you. I have come to accept that it was best for me that the marriage ended.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-63756822286378941282008-02-08T16:49:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:49:00.000-05:00ANGUS: Be patient, my friend. I’ll have the next p...ANGUS: Be patient, my friend. I’ll have the next part up this evening. (I hope).<BR/><BR/>THE EGEL NEST: Thank you, Bradley. I love the ward. Did you know that I collect prints and statuettes of eagle and keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey?<BR/><BR/>CHINA GIRL: Thank you. I am delighted that you are enjoying the Muffin stories.<BR/><BR/>BRADLEY’S MOM: Thank you so much, Linda. I’m touched by your words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-30343220901301627972008-02-08T14:54:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:54:00.000-05:00hey nick i got alaptop hay for me lol so i am conn...hey nick i got alaptop hay for me lol so i am connected agian my new e-mail is tiffanyperez2008@gmail.com write mechica40208https://www.blogger.com/profile/11144301836177078342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-86745980697421233552008-02-08T14:40:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:40:00.000-05:00Your pets really do stay with you through thick an...Your pets really do stay with you through thick and thin.Krankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462291033293033179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-30189329778754647322008-02-08T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:37:00.000-05:00Please hurry with the next part.Please hurry with the next part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-91723291665837839672008-02-08T11:13:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:13:00.000-05:00oh Nick, I'm kinda scared how this is going to end...oh Nick, I'm kinda scared how this is going to end....! But I so need a Muffin right about now...Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-46173502515628095642008-02-08T09:50:00.000-05:002008-02-08T09:50:00.000-05:00I'd like to stay longer, but I have too much work!...I'd like to stay longer, but I have too much work! Keep happy, Nick, and have a great weekend, too!Michael Serafin-St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222406476906035537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-58723615487957615132008-02-08T09:21:00.000-05:002008-02-08T09:21:00.000-05:00I never met Muffin. I wish I had.I never met Muffin. I wish I had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-238859572419024692008-02-08T09:18:00.000-05:002008-02-08T09:18:00.000-05:00I'm glad your example of loving care and support f...I'm glad your example of loving care and support found its way back to you. A sad story but you've moved on, and you seem at ease with yourself.<BR/><BR/>Good ol' Muffin!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-38529330942260293592008-02-08T07:02:00.000-05:002008-02-08T07:02:00.000-05:00Good one nick. Touching and Inspiring memories.Good one nick. Touching and Inspiring memories.Vishwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212671896677162784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-62212542923428803822008-02-08T05:25:00.000-05:002008-02-08T05:25:00.000-05:00When I lay down, whenever I do it, whatever the ci...When I lay down, whenever I do it, whatever the circumstances, day or night, my cat Smokey is there to comfort me. Thank the Lord for all our canine and feline friends!Michael Serafin-St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222406476906035537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-70445249412222215132008-02-08T05:05:00.000-05:002008-02-08T05:05:00.000-05:00Time is a great healer - a cliche I know, but a tr...Time is a great healer - a cliche I know, but a true one.<BR/><BR/>Dogs are good at ministering - they listen to everything you tell them then give you a lick and somehow you feel better! xAkelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-31004679667894712842008-02-08T04:48:00.000-05:002008-02-08T04:48:00.000-05:00I'm a new blogger, so forgive me if I faux pas! I...I'm a new blogger, so forgive me if I faux pas! I'm disabled but like to refer to myself as "retired" in order to avoid the label "bipolar" in general company. I went through my divorce over thirty years ago (another man apparently came along) and never was the same ever again. Without my cat Smokey... well, I would probably be pretty lonely. But now, in the blogging world, I've made quite a few friends. It would be great to count you among them, Nick.Michael Serafin-St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222406476906035537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-41397346480051588682008-02-07T23:42:00.000-05:002008-02-07T23:42:00.000-05:00Nick:First of all, let me say that I am so excited...Nick:<BR/><BR/>First of all, let me say that I am so excited that Bradley awarded you the Egel Nest Award for Blog Eggsellence. You, of ALL people, have deserved it for some time, and I am thrilled that you now have it!<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I love your Blog, and I enjoy coming here often to read it. I must say that sometimes your tales make me so sad, but I so admire your fortitude and courage in times of trouble.<BR/><BR/>May you live long and well, and be healthy!!<BR/><BR/>Fondly,<BR/>LindaBradley's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886790409975435111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-21820151544846413832008-02-07T21:47:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:47:00.000-05:00I have said it before: I am addicted to the Muffin...I have said it before: I am addicted to the Muffin saga.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-88550181116296605502008-02-07T21:37:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:37:00.000-05:00You are the recipient of an Egel Nest Blog award f...You are the recipient of an Egel Nest Blog award for blog eggsellence. <BR/><BR/>Come by and pick it up!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>Bradley<BR/>The Egel NestThe Egel Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475452898579351376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-31662859026495132762008-02-07T20:49:00.000-05:002008-02-07T20:49:00.000-05:00I was aware of your move from Cannelton back to Lo...I was aware of your move from Cannelton back to Louisville. I did not know that you first moved into your mom's basement. OK, tell us about Muffin and you living in the basement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-30723709982070832152008-02-07T15:33:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:33:00.000-05:00BRYAN: Possibly it was time that I moved on from S...BRYAN: Possibly it was time that I moved on from St. John. However, through the years I had become rather a major part of the community: president or vice-president of the county Clergy Association for 9 years; founding vice-president and second president of the local chapter of the National Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse; coordinator of the chaplain’s services at the local hospital; volunteer chaplain at the state prison, where I also taught classes in the prison’s pre-release program; writing a weekly column in the local newspaper. I was even into city government as chair of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission. It was a big change for me to come to Louisville and find that I had few responsibilities other than being interim pastor of a dying congregation.<BR/><BR/>There is still a quite a bit to go in The Muffin Saga. Soon I’ll get into how the vet named her “Muffin, the Duracell Dog” who just keeps going and going and going.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-67482176599881239952008-02-07T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:18:00.000-05:00To bad you had to leave your parish but in the end...To bad you had to leave your parish but in the end, life is full of lots of twists and turns and sometimes you just have top go where it takes you.<BR/><BR/>That is wonderful that what you shared with a parishioner was able to come back and help you when you needed a little help.<BR/><BR/>I can not help but think how much I am going to miss the Muffin Saga when it comes to an end.barmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678534461620555428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-80266513012968738112008-02-07T15:08:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:08:00.000-05:00CAROL: Thank you. Perhaps I write the way I do bec...CAROL: Thank you. Perhaps I write the way I do because, in seminary, it was stressed that to do theology—“God Talk”—one’s primary tools are words.<BR/><BR/>Much of the beauty of being part of a faith community is the love, care, and mutual support of the people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-61944052918484061002008-02-07T13:51:00.000-05:002008-02-07T13:51:00.000-05:00Nick,You write in such a way that I feel that I'm ...Nick,<BR/><BR/>You write in such a way that I feel that I'm the one who got kicked in the head by a mule. Maybe it is that you touch on universal experience; maybe it is your writing style - or both.<BR/><BR/>Regarding all the support you got: Beautiful how kindness given is still always there for us.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996426286997454518noreply@blogger.com