tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post4720009514025592797..comments2023-10-26T07:18:10.138-06:00Comments on Plickog: PapersJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105455882642768167noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-83654843905680510052010-05-09T14:37:16.147-06:002010-05-09T14:37:16.147-06:00I love reading what you write! I have heard befor...I love reading what you write! I have heard before the sweet memory Dustin has of your Dad helping with the paper route on those early and cold mornings. Thanks for sharing it!Adriennenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-50048238058420048582010-03-31T19:56:16.083-06:002010-03-31T19:56:16.083-06:00Lovely essay and memories galore. The Sunday AM...Lovely essay and memories galore. The Sunday AM's were the best with the truck delivery.Joe Dad Plickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876276874346818543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-17903428977330986012010-01-13T17:27:07.145-07:002010-01-13T17:27:07.145-07:00Warm & tender memories, excellent imagery, esp...Warm & tender memories, excellent imagery, especially of you, reading about Andrew Mocus.Linda Austin Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258673630568618382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-25176045837847938532009-11-23T08:44:21.636-07:002009-11-23T08:44:21.636-07:00Oh yes, the ting of the snapping rubberband welt. ...Oh yes, the ting of the snapping rubberband welt. <br /><br />Great story, thanks for sharing!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838083180869591449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-11318129199496156212009-11-19T15:03:02.493-07:002009-11-19T15:03:02.493-07:00Beautiful story Joe! I enjoyed reading it. I cou...Beautiful story Joe! I enjoyed reading it. I could picture perfectly everything you described. These are the life experiences, aren't they?DC Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086488065351224485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-7515757088899872292009-11-18T21:38:27.544-07:002009-11-18T21:38:27.544-07:00That picture of the old man and the kid in the con...That picture of the old man and the kid in the context of you and an adult is creepy. Sorry, but it is.<br /><br />Loved the story...loved the imagery. I can just see little Joey on his route. So young, so innocent...what happened to you?! ;)Minghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367568051224155789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-82898084478228806062009-11-18T15:47:26.560-07:002009-11-18T15:47:26.560-07:00Joe,
A brilliant braided essay in blog form. Thi...Joe,<br /><br />A brilliant braided essay in blog form. This is what I try to show my students--how the deep and the mundane mix so strangely, wonderfully, naturally, funnily.<br /><br />I delivered papers as a stand-in for my sister for a little while. It was an important experience and I guess was my first job.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of Paperboy.<br /><br />Much laughter throughout.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007804760439414596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521123.post-14082574693872539592009-11-17T20:37:05.176-07:002009-11-17T20:37:05.176-07:00My first job was tossin' papers, too! In my ca...My first job was tossin' papers, too! In my case, though, it was a weekly paper and my brother and my dad helped me out each week. For the last few months it was only my dad doing it, a fact that still makes me sick in the gut to think about. Just a father with a full-time job who took on his kids' two paper routes to give them some spending money. Man, we were rotten kids sometimes. <br /><br />Anyway, I can totally relate to the rubber band snaps and the annoyance that is delivering papers to apartment complexes.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386560623177476553noreply@blogger.com