tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post1012433615209291560..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Written in the StarsJosh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-53089928772764564932021-02-20T09:06:59.133-08:002021-02-20T09:06:59.133-08:00Hi Mary! Thank you for your kind words. He really ...Hi Mary! Thank you for your kind words. He really was a very special man. I'm so glad you liked the post. Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664983120669636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-43525964224719492492021-02-20T09:06:12.035-08:002021-02-20T09:06:12.035-08:00Thanks Susan, and yes you're spot on. You coul...Thanks Susan, and yes you're spot on. You could always identify my dad in a room full of people. He had that sort of personality. I've often thought about writing such a memoir, but I think I'd write it from my mum's perspective. Now that would be a real story! Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664983120669636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-49537269257281928132021-02-20T09:04:20.236-08:002021-02-20T09:04:20.236-08:00Cheers Brenda! He loved people calling him handsom...Cheers Brenda! He loved people calling him handsome!Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664983120669636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-63043940371919779072021-02-20T09:03:50.818-08:002021-02-20T09:03:50.818-08:00Hi Clea. Thank you for your kind words. I'm af...Hi Clea. Thank you for your kind words. I'm afraid I never did get to read that novel. We never found the manuscript when we went through his things, though that was when weM found his horoscope from 1951.Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664983120669636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-62587317526908951442021-02-20T03:46:53.737-08:002021-02-20T03:46:53.737-08:00I love this. The affection shines through and made...I love this. The affection shines through and made me a little tearful, as all good stories should. ThanksMary Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-8468671059840213862021-02-19T11:23:51.253-08:002021-02-19T11:23:51.253-08:00You bring your optimistic, energetic, big dreaming...You bring your optimistic, energetic, big dreaming, handsome dad to life so well that if I were in a crowded room and he were (by some cosmic trick) there too, I know I'd pick him out instantly. What a lovely essay. I hope it and otehrs from your life wind up in a memoir. You're a wonderful storyteller.Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-11264860024615103072021-02-19T11:05:30.338-08:002021-02-19T11:05:30.338-08:00A lovely tribute to your dad, Abir. He'd be mi...A lovely tribute to your dad, Abir. He'd be mighty proud of you today. (and he was stunningly handsome :-) Brenda Chapmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-16061663621478984212021-02-19T10:00:36.256-08:002021-02-19T10:00:36.256-08:00What a lovely tribute. I suspect I know the answer...What a lovely tribute. I suspect I know the answer to this, but did you ever get to read your dad's novel? Maybe it's better this way – and I'm so glad he got to hear that you'd fulfilled a shared dream. Thanks for sharing this.Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-61264881135927457942021-02-19T08:19:20.692-08:002021-02-19T08:19:20.692-08:00Cheers Jim!Cheers Jim!Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664983120669636689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-36790315359302690532021-02-19T06:55:44.761-08:002021-02-19T06:55:44.761-08:00Great story, Abir. And a lovely tribute to your da...Great story, Abir. And a lovely tribute to your dad.<br /><br />JimJames W. Ziskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677940119373480715noreply@blogger.com