tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8734217345537872471..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: In MemoriamJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40737907931142995342011-04-21T12:58:22.998-05:002011-04-21T12:58:22.998-05:00Jim, first I'd like to thank you for pointing ...Jim, first I'd like to thank you for pointing my attention to Jake's FB site. I joined, how could I not?<br /><br />Your description of Jake reminded me of a story my father used to tell me about one of his coworkers when he was stationed in the Aleutians. My father was a retired Navy EOC. He said there was a young 2nd Class Petty Officer serving under him; he told me that this young man had more leadership skills in his little pinky than all of his supervisors put together. My father continued his description by saying the only problem is that he always led his fellow sailors into trouble, but that those sailors would follow his lead anywhere! My father always summed it up by saying that he wished he had half of that guy’s ability to lead. I’ll bet Jake was this guy’s son! <br /><br />Finally I’d like to say that I was floored when I visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington. I did not expect to get emotional, but when I approached that long black marble wall I broke into tears. My wife kept asking me what’s wrong and I didn’t have any answer. I still don’t, but I think it has to do with the level of sacrifice made by so many when it seemed to me that so few ever appreciated it. I thank the veterans of that war for ensuring that it doesn’t happen to our current group of service men and women. I asked my father if he wanted to join my wife and I on that trip and he said no, he knew too many names on that wall. He followed that up by saying, “We don’t need more fucking memorials, we need fewer wars!” RIP Dad.Dana Teelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686989075671803137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68209329833131597832010-07-22T12:37:46.216-05:002010-07-22T12:37:46.216-05:00That's beautiful. And ugly, at the same time....That's beautiful. And ugly, at the same time.nzformehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982194544873836336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67601087193231296522010-07-20T21:18:02.940-05:002010-07-20T21:18:02.940-05:00Yup -- wow!Yup -- wow!neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-88067382266964495902010-07-20T21:11:26.135-05:002010-07-20T21:11:26.135-05:00The paintings are some much more than lines, the w...The paintings are some much more than lines, the way the image on your screen is so much more than just pixels. It's pretty damned awesome in its simplicity and starkness, the way the Vietnam memorial is - which is nothing more than names inscribed on black marble, line after line after line of names and when you stand in front of it, it somehow becomes so much more than just letters on black marble.<br /><br />Jake's work invokes in me a mental image of those military graveyards on the cliffs above Normandy beach - row after row of simple white crosses. Look at one, it means nothing, take them all together and it rends the soul.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66877687939466398952010-07-20T20:24:59.677-05:002010-07-20T20:24:59.677-05:00Amazing and powerful. Thanks for the referral!
A...Amazing and powerful. Thanks for the referral!<br /><br />At first, I was skeptical -- "just lines," I thought. But the painting is so much more than just lines.<br /><br />Wow.Nick from the O.C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-25143537515968404232010-07-20T16:56:52.504-05:002010-07-20T16:56:52.504-05:00Chris, It is unlikely that anything could kill Jak...Chris, It is unlikely that anything could kill Jake.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-686306139619010552010-07-20T16:40:57.921-05:002010-07-20T16:40:57.921-05:00Wow. That's really keen.
gueud: when it's...Wow. That's really keen.<br /><br />gueud: when it's better than <i>gewd</i>.Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75043538756506172752010-07-20T16:38:56.776-05:002010-07-20T16:38:56.776-05:00Impressive. I was scared, the way your article wa...Impressive. I was scared, the way your article was running, that Jacob had died.Chris Gerribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484367221527860100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55632876710463243102010-07-20T15:11:35.597-05:002010-07-20T15:11:35.597-05:00Outstanding story and proof of what a 'diamond...Outstanding story and proof of what a 'diamond in the rough' is worth.<br /><br />I don't facebook. <br /><br />I WON'T facebook.<br /><br />(but this is the only thing about facebook that I've seen that is remotely worth even considering 'facebooking')Wine Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39330139282049205612010-07-20T13:41:08.192-05:002010-07-20T13:41:08.192-05:00Plenty of worthless Facebook groups. But then som...Plenty of worthless Facebook groups. But then something comes along which can actually benefit from the power of modern communications.<br /><br />Thanks, Jim, for the story and the links.<br /><br />Dr. PhilDr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71815226719515687332010-07-20T13:22:57.612-05:002010-07-20T13:22:57.612-05:00Cool stuff. Done and done.Cool stuff. Done and done.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578918682897536518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75497674241182072312010-07-20T13:13:24.723-05:002010-07-20T13:13:24.723-05:00I just joined the group myself. A worthy project....I just joined the group myself. A worthy project.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18911503286398196332010-07-20T12:35:14.883-05:002010-07-20T12:35:14.883-05:00I tend to ignore most groups on Facebook and am ve...I tend to ignore most groups on Facebook and am very selective of those I join. By all means am I going to join this one.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13639912264805968002010-07-20T11:50:29.592-05:002010-07-20T11:50:29.592-05:00What a neat project. Thanks for sharing.What a neat project. Thanks for sharing.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.com