Comments on Pens Fatales: A Fine Romance (by Juliet)

I've seen couples like this, the ones who stil...

2010-02-11T09:35:25.805-08:00

I've seen couples like this, the ones who still talk to each other at restaurants. Though my life has been far less steady, my relationships far more tempestuous (bad tempered always sounds better "tempestuous"), I'm hoping to be part of one of those couples when the retirement home comes acallin'

During the looong wild days of my "youth", I wastched the couples around me who really loved and respected each other, who really were each others' best friends. It just took me 20 years to figure out who that guy was :)

My family is wicked book-smart. Blessed with limber, inquisitive minds, we nonetheless grow up emotionally as slow as elephants. I don't think ANYONE who writes romance like Julie wrote this column should ever feel their genre is less than. We'd all be cannibals or loan sharks without literature of the heart. I wouldn't have been able to find my way out of the wilderness without romantic literature.

Jules, you should of called me, I have a lovely ph...

2010-02-10T11:44:07.396-08:00

Jules, you should of called me, I have a lovely photo for Mem and Rudy at their 60th wedding annaversary. Rudy is wearing his uniform. I'll send you a copy. I have it framed. Lovely story, even i who knew and loved them got teary.

Oh, brilliant. Just...brilliant. And, uh, I'm ...

2010-02-10T11:41:05.632-08:00

Oh, brilliant. Just...brilliant. And, uh, I'm not crying. I think something just got stuck in my contacts.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful story, Julie. I hope they're still laughing and rolling around on the ground wherever they are.

Thanks, all. I was going to write something cynic...

2010-02-10T11:33:52.192-08:00

Thanks, all. I was going to write something cynical and funny for this topic, but then I couldn't stop thinking about their story. Thanks for letting me share it with you. Wish I could have found some pictures as well!

ARE WE GOING TO CRY ALL WEEK???? Oh, God. This was...

2010-02-10T11:23:34.204-08:00

ARE WE GOING TO CRY ALL WEEK???? Oh, God. This was beautiful. I'm sorry for your loss. xo

Oh, for goodness' sake. That's just lovely...

2010-02-10T10:19:22.366-08:00

Oh, for goodness' sake. That's just lovely, and I have tears in my eyes for the third Pens read in a row.

Bah. This is no place for an old curmudgeon this week.