tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post4339971695794477342..comments2024-01-01T16:06:17.899-06:00Comments on elephant blog: Anecdote # 191adrian belewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09704211229457488730noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-22114608121255790672007-04-13T08:37:00.000-05:002007-04-13T08:37:00.000-05:00"out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls..."out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."<BR/>E.H. ChapinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-77580482242781868702007-04-12T23:06:00.000-05:002007-04-12T23:06:00.000-05:00Wow! That sure beats my chicken pox story.Wow! That sure beats my chicken pox story.low self esteem boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106272501833258368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-26010300315078270932007-04-12T09:42:00.000-05:002007-04-12T09:42:00.000-05:00Yeesh!To change the subject entirely, I just want ...Yeesh!<BR/><BR/>To change the subject entirely, I just want to gush here for a minute. I just got the link for this blog from a guitarist friend. I'm so excited! I've enjoyed your music for so many years, seen you live several times, and it's always a thrill. I once did a short "getting to know you" type interview for the local paper, and they asked me what four people, living or dead, I would invite to dinner. You were one of them. Consider yourself invited. :o)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for all the great music. I'll be reading.RockinMomof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15110238634640404186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-60840959961651390802007-04-11T20:23:00.000-05:002007-04-11T20:23:00.000-05:00Oh Ade!!!! What a terrible, traumatic experience -...Oh Ade!!!! What a terrible, traumatic experience - the scars of which you have had to carry on the inside, as well as the outside, all your life. Incredibly you didn't loose your sight, or even worse your life! My heart goes out to you.<BR/>A similar experience happened to my ex-husband when he was 14, just a schoolboy... He thought it would be cool to make some fireworks (unlike here in Canada, and probably the U.S., where you can still buy fireworks over the store counter, fireworks have been banned in Australia since the very early 1970's, so I am sure the allure would have been very powerful). He found out what ingredients he needed, then stole them from the science lab at school. Unfortunately for him, he put the chemicals into a glass jar, which he then put into his trouser pocket. He must have forgotten about them, or didn't realise the consequences of his actions. But before long, his body heat caused a reaction, and the jar exploded in his pocket; the 'misture' ran down his leg, fusing his polyester 'grey school uniform trousers' (yes, we wore school uniforms in public high schools in Australia - still do) and his synthetic socks to his leg and foot, and eventually onto the science lab floor, promptly burning a whole all the way through to the classroom downstairs etc. He was rushed to the hospital with shocking 3rd degree burns practically covering his entire left thigh (frightening close to his 'crown jewels'), leg and foot. <BR/>He was in hospital for almost a month, given morphine for the pain, and had to endure daily scraping off of all the scabs etc, and application of a newly developed cream (that cost $350.00 per application) twice a day.<BR/>His leg eventually healed, but he was left permanently scarred with 'new skin' the texture of the bumpy-est orange peel you ever saw. <BR/>Fortunately for him, he could cover it up with his pants (he never wore shorts at all until the longer baggier knee length ones came into fashion). It never bothered me (we began dating when he was 17 & I was 15! - married for 20 years), but I know it bothered him tremendously. <BR/>So, I have a very small inkling of your pain Adrian. But wear your scars proudly as a badge of your incredible courage and strength against adversity in the face of a world who idolise 'perfection and beauty'... you certainly are perfectly beautiful in my eyes Mr. Belew!belewhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434408074794881982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-43284524740470058582007-04-11T19:46:00.000-05:002007-04-11T19:46:00.000-05:00oops... The Dangerous Bathroom! hehe My Bad!oops... <BR/>The Dangerous Bathroom! <BR/>hehe My Bad!jim dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708539640108152005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-31467981120878309612007-04-11T19:44:00.000-05:002007-04-11T19:44:00.000-05:00The Dangerous Kitchen!The Dangerous Kitchen!jim dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708539640108152005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033179740960720113.post-48601118472868803342007-04-11T17:48:00.000-05:002007-04-11T17:48:00.000-05:00Eek! As a mom, I'm cringing.Eek! As a mom, I'm cringing.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122479562341064902noreply@blogger.com