tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997769931189723370.post6549141309550891892..comments2023-10-11T04:02:50.426-07:00Comments on Joshua's Walkabout: where in the worldwayfaringpeacefullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088231080936344991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997769931189723370.post-5905245082466316642008-07-25T23:41:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:41:00.000-07:00Dear Josh:I am in a quiet house with a sleeping bo...Dear Josh:<BR/><BR/>I am in a quiet house with a sleeping boy and his Poppy in the next room, and just read lots of blog posts of yours. You are exactly as unique as I hoped you would be: a writer with his own voice—a voice comes from spending time being with yourself.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your engagement to the Future Mrs. Anderson. Hope she has a better time being a Mrs. Anderson than my poor mama did.<BR/><BR/>: D<BR/><BR/>And also, I am so glad you are ambulatory. You walked, I thought, with integrity—not like everybody else in the world. Odd thing, walking. Someone told me once long ago that, back before there were cars, and people in the middle of the country walked all day to a social, and all night back, that you could tell a man's walk when he was just a speck on the horizon. <BR/><BR/>We've lost something to homogeneity (is that a word? I am so tired after all the prep from the beach party tonight) in our modern world. <BR/><BR/>If your friend, Matthew, is around here, get in touch. I am due to visit up there sometime.<BR/><BR/>I loved meeting you: and that has a lot to do with your carriage and good manners. A real handshake goes such a long way with me. Your parents should be proud.<BR/><BR/>Sending blessings and more from starry Soquel. <BR/><BR/>Tana ButlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com