Comments on: Memoir Mondays: Down at the Bog http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/ If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ~ Charlie Parker Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 By: dogtrax http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 dogtrax Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:39:33 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=830#comment-2321 Thanks for the comments.

Kick the Can was a huge game in my neighborhood, and we had plenty of crevasses and places to hide. The sound of a foot thwacking a can into the air was a reason for cheers (unless you were the poor soul who had to count all over again and restart the game).

Kevin

]]> By: Jane Swanson http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Jane Swanson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:18:31 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=830#comment-2320 Your wonderful story had me recalling my own summer neighborhood and our Kick the Can games that lasted just as long as yours! Thanks for sharing!
~jane

]]> By: debrennersmith http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 debrennersmith Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:28:48 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=830#comment-2318 Friends in the neighborhood. Your wonderful description of playing outside brings back a flood of memories. I wish the bog was still there. I love the lines, “You ned to be crafty. You need to be caring. You need to be resilient. You need to find yourself.” I love the repetition. http://www.debrennersmith.com

]]> By: LisaC http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 LisaC Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:07:19 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=830#comment-2317 This is a great story. Fighting used to be a right of passage, something all boys did. Now it is a national disaster! This sounds like a great place to hang out….better than the pool for sure!

]]> By: blk1 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/memoir-mondays-down-at-the-bog/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 blk1 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:51:04 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=830#comment-2315 So thanks for the inspiration. I was not going to write a MM. But I read your piece and I was moved to write about my neighborhood in the summer. How about that?
I love the lessons learned here about adults and what kids have to discover for themselves.
Great Skyping with you today, Nice to have the voice and face to face, virtually of course.
Bonnie

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