tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post4050331393037572940..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Mixing the past with the presentNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-59163678580863693562014-06-25T20:27:30.343-05:002014-06-25T20:27:30.343-05:00From Tom Gibson: None of us live in the world we w...From Tom Gibson: None of us live in the world we were born in ... but fortunately some of us did get to live through the heyday of Woodlawn sports.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-23181160073159956552014-06-25T20:23:01.227-05:002014-06-25T20:23:01.227-05:00From Jackson Thigpen: Really enjoyed your article ...From Jackson Thigpen: Really enjoyed your article on mixing the past with the present. I also enjoy this time in my life and look forward to every day. Spending time with the grandkids is really special, being able to travel and go places when we want to is wonderful. Going to sporting events (games I want to go to instead of the ones I have to go to) without being nervous and uptight about how my team will play is fun. All of this said, I also seem to regress and think of the past a lot. All the hours playing ball with close friends -- some have passed on and others I rarely see anymore -- the special times just hanging out and growing up, those were special times that can not be replaced. Maybe it is age and realizing that our time here is fast passing by, but I have an empty feeling in my stomach a lot when remembering the past and also an excitement for the future at the same time. <br />What really makes me sad is when I hear someone say that they did not have a happy childhood and do not want to remember those days. I feel very sad for them as they will never be able to relive with fondness the special times of growing up.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-23007545099914807842014-06-25T20:20:26.639-05:002014-06-25T20:20:26.639-05:00From Doug Bland: I guess thinking about how things...From Doug Bland: I guess thinking about how things could have been is good to a point, which you brought out, but life goes on and we have to adapt to it. Thanks for reminding me of that.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-9411391022206955762014-06-25T20:11:40.877-05:002014-06-25T20:11:40.877-05:00Fromj Jimmie Cox: As usual, you have put the past ...Fromj Jimmie Cox: As usual, you have put the past in a perspective of what it WAS. True we all wished we could redo part of our life, but that would have to mean we changed our future. I am VERY content with what I have done and life in general. I had a very loving wife for 36 years and three wonderful kids, er grownups. Coulda, woulda, shoulda are things we can't change. Keep up the memories and remembrances of our past.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-6748895200790170302014-06-25T20:09:04.276-05:002014-06-25T20:09:04.276-05:00From Glen Gordon: Another great blog. As we rememb...From Glen Gordon: Another great blog. As we remember the past, we should also remember the mistakes we have made and make sure we have corrected them to make our life and our loved ones richer in words and deeds.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-87323723501106070742014-06-25T20:08:20.112-05:002014-06-25T20:08:20.112-05:00From Sherry Eaglebarger Patterson: Thanks for shar...From Sherry Eaglebarger Patterson: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I have to continually work to have a healthy balance of living in the past, present, and future. As I have aged, the balance has certainly changed dramatically.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com