tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4166756774342285130..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: It is I, Yaro, With the Christmas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14501981042462948212011-12-27T12:47:00.554-05:002011-12-27T12:47:00.554-05:00Dear Yaro, words fail me. I fall back on platitude...Dear Yaro, words fail me. I fall back on platitudes.<br /><br />My father died on leap day, so I only have to be reminded every fourth year. I pray for you and your lovely wife, and for your family, who are reminded of this every Christmas.<br /><br />May the One who came to heal our sorrow be with you, now and always.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7016308322495417832011-12-27T00:49:15.782-05:002011-12-27T00:49:15.782-05:00My kids are about to go to bed. They're what...My kids are about to go to bed. They're what it's all about for me ever since we had them. Thank you for writing at Christmas Yaro, and reminding us all what it's for.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41873737909004925402011-12-26T22:02:22.443-05:002011-12-26T22:02:22.443-05:00Yaro, you have touched my heart again. I am so sor...Yaro, you have touched my heart again. I am so sorry for your loss and Mrs. Yaro's.Eskarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854383335265386899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5855012444485056692011-12-26T16:14:27.566-05:002011-12-26T16:14:27.566-05:00Wishing you a lovely holiday, Yaro. CM is a much m...Wishing you a lovely holiday, Yaro. CM is a much more civilized place than it would be without you. Thank you.Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1130977986526895002011-12-26T15:13:20.165-05:002011-12-26T15:13:20.165-05:00Ah, Yaro, you break my heart and give me hope. We...Ah, Yaro, you break my heart and give me hope. We live in so many moments, all at once. Warmth and light to you and Mrs. Yaro, my virtual friend.Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11375011039309176762011-12-26T13:03:02.725-05:002011-12-26T13:03:02.725-05:00I wish you a peaceful holiday season, Yaro. Like y...I wish you a peaceful holiday season, Yaro. Like your family, my own was also touched by loss at this time of year, so the period between Thanksgiving and New Year is bittersweet. Your poignant words hit my heart in a way that I cannot express, but others who have felt it at "the happiest season of all" understand all too well.EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-427486338464181612011-12-26T13:03:00.331-05:002011-12-26T13:03:00.331-05:00Ah, Yaro. I had intended to ignore CM, and most t...Ah, Yaro. I had intended to ignore CM, and most things academic (save a bit of writing), for a week or so, but I checked in on my university email just to make sure that none of my students had legitimate questions about grades, then popped over here to find your post -- lovely, as ever, and reminding us that we are, indeed, engaged in a human endeavor, where sadness and kindness and connection Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48553260404676114412011-12-26T12:04:11.933-05:002011-12-26T12:04:11.933-05:00Grace to you, Yaro. Be well.Grace to you, Yaro. Be well.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37434491669656034062011-12-26T11:13:53.018-05:002011-12-26T11:13:53.018-05:00I send you all my best.
Thank you, Yaro, for shar...I send you all my best.<br /><br />Thank you, Yaro, for sharing your career and life with us.<br /><br />It's a human endeavor, surely, and no one is moreso than you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73986276072663428772011-12-26T05:16:17.348-05:002011-12-26T05:16:17.348-05:00Dear Yaro,
I'm sorry to hear of your loss.
B...Dear Yaro,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear of your loss.<br /><br />Best,<br />FFfromFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59282505439287674902011-12-26T00:11:47.655-05:002011-12-26T00:11:47.655-05:00Thanks, Yaro, for reminding us.Thanks, Yaro, for reminding us.Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48455288110588946882011-12-25T20:24:01.823-05:002011-12-25T20:24:01.823-05:00Merry Christmas, dear Yaro. I'm glad the bitt...Merry Christmas, dear Yaro. I'm glad the bitter has been tempered with some sweet for you, and please know that none other has more helped temper mine than you all up in here.Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26321079045697804572011-12-25T18:57:52.493-05:002011-12-25T18:57:52.493-05:00The best Christmas thing I've read this year. ...The best Christmas thing I've read this year. Thank you, Yaro,Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244643308698776814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84479545819131881282011-12-25T17:27:56.511-05:002011-12-25T17:27:56.511-05:00Yaro, again you move me to tears. Tears of joy at ...Yaro, again you move me to tears. Tears of joy at the holiday gift you've given us, tears of sadness for your loss, and tears of frustration that I cannot put my own feelings into words as well as you can.<br /><br />Peace.Nancy from Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591411416569254031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10664869923075647982011-12-25T10:35:13.180-05:002011-12-25T10:35:13.180-05:00Dr. Jekyll: A posting from Yaro is a wonderful Chr...Dr. Jekyll: A posting from Yaro is a wonderful Christmas gift.<br /><br />Prof. Hyde: Bah! My evilness is powerless against Yaro.<br /><br />Dr. Jekyll: Well then, just say "Merry Christmas".Dr. Jekyll and Prof. Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558891458991761067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11261868325744804342011-12-25T08:42:03.035-05:002011-12-25T08:42:03.035-05:00Merry Christmas to all.
To dear Yaro, much peace ...Merry Christmas to all.<br /><br />To dear Yaro, much peace to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73733251423730547662011-12-25T07:08:19.293-05:002011-12-25T07:08:19.293-05:00What a full heart you have, dear Yaro.
And your s...What a full heart you have, dear Yaro.<br /><br />And your sentiments about the day ring authentic and true.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you, friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82713674110328478992011-12-25T06:58:32.556-05:002011-12-25T06:58:32.556-05:00Merry Christmas, dear Yaro.Merry Christmas, dear Yaro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37323339965563844602011-12-25T05:31:21.680-05:002011-12-25T05:31:21.680-05:00Condolences, Yaro.
Thank you for sharing.Condolences, Yaro.<br />Thank you for sharing.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9846321893746044862011-12-25T05:20:49.480-05:002011-12-25T05:20:49.480-05:00OMG, Yaro.
Like nearly every other morning, I'...OMG, Yaro.<br /><br />Like nearly every other morning, I'm the first up in the house.<br /><br />Of course, this morning, after being bombarded with relentless consumerism since Halloween, and after a night of quiet, simple family traditions (church, a drive to look at our favorite lit up neighboorhoods, oyster stew and "A Christmas Story"), everybody else will be stirring a little miserable adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607025328823563088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-257867138146708162011-12-25T02:29:20.064-05:002011-12-25T02:29:20.064-05:00May God's grace shine upon you and yours, Yaro...May God's grace shine upon you and yours, Yaro. Merry Christmas.StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45939950085700511012011-12-25T01:55:02.963-05:002011-12-25T01:55:02.963-05:00Yaro, my heart leapt when I saw your name on the p...Yaro, my heart leapt when I saw your name on the post. I know that the accolades of strangers can never hope to compensate for your loss. However, I cannot help but think that not only here, but also in your real-life classes, that you have made such a significant contribute that your memory shall live on. Cold comfort, I know. Blessings to you.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865653248309423843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79501834613463636202011-12-25T01:39:11.252-05:002011-12-25T01:39:11.252-05:00O Yaro, I was just sitting here on Christmas Eve, ...O Yaro, I was just sitting here on Christmas Eve, alone, the first one in my life without my mother in this world. My kid is sleeping and my partner is delivering a midnight mass, and I was overcome with sadness. Then, there you were. A dear comfort -- the only person I know who is electronically beloved.<br /><br />I am so sorry about your little boy. That is the worst loss I can imagine, Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59333285407878160242011-12-25T01:13:24.865-05:002011-12-25T01:13:24.865-05:00Yaro, you make our shared CM a better place. Word...Yaro, you make our shared CM a better place. Words fail me as I try to express my condolences for your and Mrs. Yaro's loss. May you enjoy a holiday free of the annoyances that we discuss on this page. All the best to you and Mrs. Yaro,<br /><br />BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com