tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post6094581963404879956..comments2023-10-20T04:45:50.849-05:00Comments on O Mighty Crisis: Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-55696799769412714632007-08-16T05:26:00.000-05:002007-08-16T05:26:00.000-05:00Wow! That was a great read, an incredible adventu...Wow! That was a great read, an incredible adventure, you got me to pass through all stages of human emotion in one post (that's better than any psychologist). You don't really realize what you have until you see how people live in some parts of the world; we really have a lot to be thankful for -thanks for reminding us.Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-5434781024138418812007-08-14T01:17:00.000-05:002007-08-14T01:17:00.000-05:00I think you are setting yourself up for a dour and...I think you are setting yourself up for a dour and dark country by picking the name Moldova.<BR/><BR/>... just sayin'!Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-714898058792290062007-08-14T00:41:00.000-05:002007-08-14T00:41:00.000-05:00I love this post. You have swept me through sadnes...I love this post. You have swept me through sadness, horror, vitality and finally, happiness -all in one essay.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740049258265150141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-31442994980055633862007-08-13T16:26:00.000-05:002007-08-13T16:26:00.000-05:00Did you really put an egg on your nose to go trick...Did you really put an egg on your nose to go trick or treating? I didn't even know what a Borscht was till now. <BR/><BR/>See, I'm learning things. ;)Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-26503509755842529192007-08-13T14:03:00.000-05:002007-08-13T14:03:00.000-05:00The way you write this makes me feel aslmost like ...The way you write this makes me feel aslmost like I was there, too.<BR/><BR/>Those pictures are fantastic. They have a greyness that you'd like to think are a trick with photography, but they're not. It really is so grey and bleak. They remind me how much we take for granted.HeatherAnn Fraggleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444586384660244018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-78202082541336756242007-08-13T13:34:00.000-05:002007-08-13T13:34:00.000-05:00I've always wanted to visit one of the concentrati...I've always wanted to visit one of the concentration camps, but I'm afraid I'd cry like a baby all the way through. In fact, I'm certain of it, because it made me teary just looking at the photos.<BR/><BR/>But that first building, that's the famous Leaning Tower of Moldova, right? I can't believe you got to see that.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136201152682543365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-31136353781765818472007-08-13T11:22:00.000-05:002007-08-13T11:22:00.000-05:00That tale was like fonzie cool. This is the kind o...That tale was like fonzie cool. This is the kind of thing I need to jog my misery into shape, perspective y'all 'til the break of dawn.furiousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-84715843804539394422007-08-13T10:58:00.000-05:002007-08-13T10:58:00.000-05:00Oh YES!I love it!Traveling does give one a differe...Oh YES!<BR/>I love it!<BR/>Traveling does give one a different perspective, and you can't really get it any other way.<BR/>Fabulous ending, I look forward to the next bit!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-25018933184037125592007-08-13T07:23:00.000-05:002007-08-13T07:23:00.000-05:00Wow...But I would like to point out - as I do to a...Wow...<BR/><BR/>But I would like to point out - as I do to a friend who also claims that she spent time in Moldava - that the country does not exist. Nope. It's a figment of your imagination. Yep yep.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-55490300620736459142007-08-13T04:54:00.000-05:002007-08-13T04:54:00.000-05:00A beautiful telling of a tale - perfect shape. A j...A beautiful telling of a tale - perfect shape. A joy to read, and very romantic.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-61267214588118346882007-08-12T23:55:00.000-05:002007-08-12T23:55:00.000-05:00I was in Iceland once, although I never left the a...I was in Iceland once, although I never left the airport. It was a charter flight from Oslo to Minneapolis, and late July; when we left Iceland it was snowing and six (?) hours later, in Minnesota, it was about 666 C. Gotta love international traveling!Whippersnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644304287080536342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-84361484032250853442007-08-12T23:54:00.000-05:002007-08-12T23:54:00.000-05:00What a great travelogue! I am crossing Moldova off...What a great travelogue! I am crossing Moldova off my list of happy places to visit.Balouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282727193681200721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-40096119242182362062007-08-12T23:35:00.000-05:002007-08-12T23:35:00.000-05:00Great pics there Jocelyn! Love the market one, and...Great pics there Jocelyn! Love the market one, and the crematorium one somehow freaked me out :)<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-15722211655577504602007-08-12T23:31:00.000-05:002007-08-12T23:31:00.000-05:00Splendid ending! I didn't see it coming. I thought...Splendid ending! I didn't see it coming. I thought for SURE that by the end you were going to sell carrots in Moldova for the rest of your days. (And believe me, I usually get the endings.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-50469550096701079142007-08-12T15:47:00.000-05:002007-08-12T15:47:00.000-05:00wow! what a post... heartbreaking at times, uplif...wow! what a post... heartbreaking at times, uplifiting and hopeful at others... truly amazing. <BR/><BR/>the shoes almost killed me... I don't think I am a strong enough human to see that in person. my soul would not survive.franniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563502061531199609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-70340588684700377002007-08-12T11:45:00.000-05:002007-08-12T11:45:00.000-05:00You adventurous lass you!Best wishesYou adventurous lass you!<BR/>Best wishesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-84169982256918926852007-08-12T09:45:00.000-05:002007-08-12T09:45:00.000-05:00ps...can you email me? desperatehorsewife at gmai...ps...can you email me? desperatehorsewife at gmail.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-75360430356847610352007-08-12T09:43:00.000-05:002007-08-12T09:43:00.000-05:00Those shoes hold some serious power, don't they? ...Those shoes hold some serious power, don't they? Here I was, dancing along to the thrill of Moldova when you go and push Auschwitz on me. Could hardly breath from my computer chair...don't know if I could handle being there in person. (Have you ever seen that movie, Paperclip?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-54505483519328496942007-08-11T22:27:00.000-05:002007-08-11T22:27:00.000-05:00wow! just wow! i laughed, i cried, i gave thanks...wow! just wow! i laughed, i cried, i gave thanks. this is the best installment yet.<BR/><BR/>oh and for the record, this is one member of a baptist church who drinks (yes i believe it was maitais this past friday when i went to the heathen bar with my best pal), dances, and who howled with laughter at the cheekiness of the first picture (darn but i wish i'd thought of a shot like that!)limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-66722833278363682902007-08-11T20:05:00.000-05:002007-08-11T20:05:00.000-05:00What a beautiful piece! The shoes. the shoes broke...What a beautiful piece! The shoes. the shoes broke my heart....<BR/><BR/><BR/>I have to add that East Berlin circa 1986 would indeed kill all joie de vie in your soul if you were so inclined.urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-44432421036283328612007-08-11T18:55:00.000-05:002007-08-11T18:55:00.000-05:00That is the trip of a lifetime.I've never had the ...That is the trip of a lifetime.<BR/><BR/>I've never had the stomach for travel like that but I enjoy reading about yours.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-67924560689862807422007-08-11T17:12:00.000-05:002007-08-11T17:12:00.000-05:00Goodness what a wonderful travelogue. I'll never f...Goodness what a wonderful travelogue. I'll never forget the overwhelming sense of sadness at Auschwitz when I visited some years ago, with those long halls of piles of human hair and fake arms and legs for hundreds of yards.<BR/><BR/>It's something I'll never forget. And shouldn't.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763751210167358084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-37931472572229762882007-08-11T10:29:00.000-05:002007-08-11T10:29:00.000-05:00Moldova? Seriously? You're so desperate for blog...Moldova? Seriously? You're so desperate for blogging topics that you had to invent a country?<BR/><BR/>For shame, Jocelyn. For shame.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-43598741305905009002007-08-11T09:33:00.000-05:002007-08-11T09:33:00.000-05:00just one minor minor correction, j, the ladies in ...just one minor minor correction, j, the ladies in the market weren't my "bubbies" but my babas...i think it's russian for granny or just old lady...! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-83573375785617091552007-08-11T07:01:00.000-05:002007-08-11T07:01:00.000-05:00Life experiences or sensible credit use?Geee. I th...Life experiences or sensible credit use?<BR/><BR/>Geee. I think you made the right decision. <BR/><BR/>The resiliance of the human spirit is breathtaking.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273493776473085128noreply@blogger.com