tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018547881620329963.post1353908160408121807..comments2023-03-11T10:11:22.228-06:00Comments on Nobody Reads This Blog: Government Doesn't Create JobsJon Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543395750851509611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018547881620329963.post-88955050312981114372011-01-03T11:43:35.614-06:002011-01-03T11:43:35.614-06:00Thanks, Michelle and Tim. If you just hit it with...Thanks, Michelle and Tim. If you just hit it with your mirror it's probably fine--deer are pretty tough critters. I've been to county Wicklow--my former sister-in-law and her husband had a cottage there, though I couldn't currently find it on a map (it's been twenty-some years). Beautiful country there. Here's wishing you a healthy, prosperous new year!Jon Loomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543395750851509611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018547881620329963.post-3696558390181413702011-01-03T10:43:39.244-06:002011-01-03T10:43:39.244-06:00Hi Jon, on a totally different matter (can't s...Hi Jon, on a totally different matter (can't see how to email you) my partner and I (in Ireland) were driving last night on a windy dark country road - we rounded a bend and were right on top of a beautiful deer, which we hit with the wing mirror. It staggered around a bit and then made off into the countryside - we couldn't find it to see if it was OK. We were both profoundly affected by this and so I wanted to thank you for your poem about the teenager hitting the deer - I was googling to see whether a deer could have survived such a thing when I came across your poem. It was nice because you understand that it is some kind of profound thing - a visceral connection with a wild creature whose space we have invaded with our roads and a coming to terms with hurting that exquisite beauty. Thanks and all the best, Michelle and Tim, WicklowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com