tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.comments2023-07-07T03:54:00.080-05:00FIRE AND MOTIONDrew Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096325634653603118noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-39266631215258100552012-12-07T02:29:19.790-06:002012-12-07T02:29:19.790-06:00is this the same drew who runs that terrible websi...is this the same drew who runs that terrible website that humiliates people? http://www.ripoffreport.com/drew-myers-isanyoneb/adult-web-sites/internet-internet-6bba1.htm<br /><br />drew myershttp://www.ripoffreport.com/drew-myers-isanyoneb/adult-web-sites/internet-internet-6bba1.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-72170177537514871132012-05-30T22:18:01.146-05:002012-05-30T22:18:01.146-05:00Drew,
Full Throttle with the Bracelet brought tea...Drew, <br />Full Throttle with the Bracelet brought tears to my eyes. Your still an A-hole, but I do love you brother! That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-17616141413534917672012-03-27T09:24:56.960-05:002012-03-27T09:24:56.960-05:00We are in the process of moving which is allowing ...We are in the process of moving which is allowing us (forcing us) to purge some things. The comments about forgetting someone or special events really hit me. That is exactly what is happening as I open boxes of stuff that hasn't seen the light of day in a decade. These objects are links to memories or people and it feels disrespectful to get rid of things, like I am throwing away the importance of the event or memory. BUT I refuse to clutter our new house with a bunch of stuff that will go back into the attic for another decade or more. <br /><br />I came across an interesting idea. Take a picture of things that you want to jog memories, and toss the actual item.Jason Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-39388915950169695842012-03-27T08:35:51.663-05:002012-03-27T08:35:51.663-05:00I have posted the follow-up post – what an extraor...I have posted the follow-up post – what an extraordinary journey. I encourage everyone to "purge" a little. It really makes you realize the things that are truly important: http://bit.ly/H8jYloDrew Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096325634653603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-13875170782830360582012-03-26T08:17:24.869-05:002012-03-26T08:17:24.869-05:00I really enjoyed this post Drew. I'm sorry I d...I really enjoyed this post Drew. I'm sorry I didn't see it before you actually did the burning. I would agree with you on a lot of the things. However, there are some things I would hang on to like my high school diploma and articles I wrote. We periodically go through our stuff and get rid of things that are no longer relevant. Do you not want Crash to read these articles some day? <br /><br />To be honest with I'm surprised you still had the Sigma Nu certificate. :)Willhttp://www.opendoorsm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-50453481695155971742012-03-24T14:26:51.189-05:002012-03-24T14:26:51.189-05:00You are making a phenomenal choice....the more the...You are making a phenomenal choice....the more they have, the less they play with it. I have started packing up toys while my kids are at school and hiding them (garage/closets/etc.). They don't notice and then eventually (rainy day or holiday weeks) I can pull them out and it is like Christmas morning. My kids STILL play imagination type games using random things around the house rather than "toys" and I love it. Good job, Dad.Monika Worsleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-64071817915197797102012-03-23T00:37:06.421-05:002012-03-23T00:37:06.421-05:00This is exactly the kind of writing and introspect...This is exactly the kind of writing and introspection that I love you for Drew.Gillianomunchausenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655568433230212100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-87969870911043448282012-03-21T10:08:34.253-05:002012-03-21T10:08:34.253-05:00Nina, I love the idea of ONE box – keep the "...Nina, I love the idea of ONE box – keep the "best of the best," the most special things. It's funny, I NEVER said I was burning everything – my quasi-hoarder self could not consciously do that. Thank you for sharing! DMDrew Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096325634653603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-23726419781121423722012-03-21T09:24:34.112-05:002012-03-21T09:24:34.112-05:00I do regular purges of stuff like this at our hous...I do regular purges of stuff like this at our house, but I do have a storage box for sentimental things to keep for each of us. If something is really important, it goes in the box, or if it doesn't fit, a picture of it goes in the box. The point is that it's a set amount of space that I can collect important things in, not an attic or a mini storage center full of crap. I love pulling this box out periodically and going through these tangible reminders of life. I hope to share it with my kids and grandkids someday too. I will say, I know what a burden it is to sort through the crap that amasses during a lifetime, but it was so wonderful for me to have a lot of these kinds of things you're describing (newpaper articles, a receipt for my mom's wedding dress, an old report card) when my dad passed away last year and when my grandparent's have died. It was nice to have something to pick up and hold and examine that reminded me of my dad, even though I know I won't be able to touch or hold him again. And since my son didn't get to know him, I hope I can share these treasures with him so he can have a glimpse of my dad's life too. Memories are wonderful, but sometimes a physical reminder is an easier way to share things with others and eventually, our memories can fail us too.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02071763672449759793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-14282391651712893102012-03-20T23:58:04.228-05:002012-03-20T23:58:04.228-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-10404599684688220932012-03-20T20:53:59.918-05:002012-03-20T20:53:59.918-05:00You guys have no idea how much I appreciate and ch...You guys have no idea how much I appreciate and cherish your insight. I never dreamed this personal experiment would spark this much dialogue. (In hindsight, that was pretty naive on my part.) I'm anxious to see how this plays out – my thoughts and emotions on Friday night could be the REAL story. Thanks for reading!Drew Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096325634653603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-55170447898947049782012-03-20T20:26:10.476-05:002012-03-20T20:26:10.476-05:00I always think about this when I walk through an e...I always think about this when I walk through an estate sale. I don't think i could get rid of the personal trinkets that provide me a sort of road map to my history, but I do believe in shedding the STUFF in my life. Defining this is often tough, but is the critical component in either giving loved ones an opportunity to say goodbye or working them in to the ground to clean up my life's mess. Either way, thanks for hitting the publish button. See you this weekend!DaveQuinn247https://www.blogger.com/profile/09371315750928295189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-52151216509718935022012-03-20T19:43:08.235-05:002012-03-20T19:43:08.235-05:00Wow!! I love this idea Drew. I am thinking of all ...Wow!! I love this idea Drew. I am thinking of all of the junk I have that I would be embarrassed if my family found. I am a hoarder when it comes to mementos, cards, pictures, etc. I think I might have to have a burn party myself.Monica O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199157270475548971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-2287143447678601392012-03-20T16:20:16.251-05:002012-03-20T16:20:16.251-05:00I'm conflicted by your situation here, Drew.
...I'm conflicted by your situation here, Drew. <br />I'm an only child, and on my mother's side, the only grandchild. My mom died when I was 21, and in the five years that followed, I lost both of my maternal grandparents as well. In a very real sense, I was the sole blood survivor of that family. Being as it was, I inherited a TON of crap - we're talking generational crap from great-great-packrats of yestercentury. And as Dustin and I cleaned out my grandfather's house (the last of my maternal family to go), I was equally frustrated and fascinated by what we found. Pictures (MY GOD!!! THE PICTURES!!!), newspaper articles, bits of clothing, pressed flowers, yearbooks, pay stubs and tax returns from 1904 - the list goes on ad nauseam. And while Dustin found it tedious and horrible (can't say I blame him), through the lens of my grief - grief for one half of my family - I was so happy to have these things. All of the odd mementos that had meant so much to my family members (many of whom I had never met, but knew through my great-grandmother's vivid storytelling), helped me feel like maybe I wasn't so alone after all. Holding these things that people I loved had once held and cherished, made me feel not so alone.<br />Okay, so all of this blither blather aside, I guess my point is that life takes unexpected turns. People we love die suddenly. And when these things happen, it's easy to feel as though you have lost not only the physical connection with that person, but any connection at all with your history. And sometimes these little physical reminders, which may seem meaningless in the present may be the only way in which our loved ones can feel connected to us when we're gone.<br />That being said, we did sell/shred/trash almost everything in that house. But I did keep my grandfather's high school diploma.Cassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631141922710457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-28142360020792094242012-03-20T16:00:00.707-05:002012-03-20T16:00:00.707-05:00I like the idea of getting rid of it all as we all...I like the idea of getting rid of it all as we all have those boxes of stuff we never look at again. But when we do, it's fun to get the feeling of youth back. I don't see anything wrong with burning it all, but someone might want to still have access to what you did growing up. So if all the records are burned, you don't really exist anymore. Maybe you should make a video of yourself telling the stories that go along with each item or make a digital photo album. Something that only takes up digital space but will still be accessible if you're not around to tell the story.Amy, Matt, Zachary, Andrew, and Madelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591791518562656236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-55445075827276604182012-03-20T15:55:01.974-05:002012-03-20T15:55:01.974-05:00After my brother passed it was really great to go ...After my brother passed it was really great to go through his treasures as a family. Seeing what were important moments in his life made us laugh and share . It provided a much needed relief from the heartache. Felt kinda like giving him one last hug and a pat on the butt before sending him off. I an grateful that he left us this opportunity. If you need to purge, by all means purge away, but may keep 1 or 2 of your most prized "possession" for your family to find.<br />Chris RenoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-71366926039817140332012-03-20T15:30:09.727-05:002012-03-20T15:30:09.727-05:00I don't know you, but I've had these same ...I don't know you, but I've had these same thoughts after cleaning out my parents' house and my grandmother's house. None of them ever threw anything away. So now I have correspondence between my grandmother and my great-grandmother from the early 1900's through The Great Depression, a stack of lovely postcards that were written to my grandmother before the turn of the 20th century when she was a young child, letters my father wrote to his mother when he was a 20 year old soldier in WWII Berlin, my great-grandmother's wedding ring, my mother's elementary school homework, family photographs from the 1800s, a small bible that belonged to my great grandfather...among other things. What to do with these things? I do know I cannot throw them away. And then there's my stuff, too, and I hate to burden my children with all these choices. So burn away, if you think you can do it without regret, and don't look back.Diane Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999347574070566633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-29267314387183268392012-03-20T14:13:44.529-05:002012-03-20T14:13:44.529-05:00Wow, I can’t believe no one has posted a comment o...Wow, I can’t believe no one has posted a comment on this yet. I admire your thoughts on this. I have gone thru the deaths of both my parents and the deaths of their parents and the same with my husband’s parents so I know all about all the old “stuff” you end up with. My grandmother kept all the letters I had wrote her. That is back when you had to hand write the letter, envelope and mail it and then you would wait in anticipation to get a response back which would take at least a week, more if the person you were writing to was too busy to write back as soon as they got your letter. I was 18 when my Grandmother passed away. My Mom found my letters and gave them to me. I thought how silly it was but like you said I put them in a box that in turn went into the attic along with all the other stuff from my childhood and high school years. I still have the notes that I wrote to my now husband of 27 years in that box. When my oldest daughter was in high school and we were moving to a bigger house I found that box and went thru it with her, she giggled and thought most of it was funny how we did stuff “back in the day”. Something that struck me funny was the lingo I used in the letters to my Grandmother back then sounded almost exactly like how my teenage daughter spoke now. In this time of texting and e-mail I treasure those letters and notes and I know that if my house burned down they would be gone and that thought makes me sad. Once every 5 years or so I go thru that box and it triggers a memory, sometimes a good memory, sometimes a bad memory. My daughters have wrote me letters when they have gone to camp and they have wrote me letters when they felt their world was crumbling around them and they also wrote me letters when they wanted to say sorry and how much they loved me. One day their daughters will read these letters and that thought makes me smile. With technology moving as fast as it is I wonder what my grandchildren will think of cell phones, texting and e-mail when they are teens. Will they laugh at how it was done “back in the day”? I hope you reconsider burning your things because I think Crash will treasure them in the not too distant future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-10996456623588706542012-03-14T11:54:22.219-05:002012-03-14T11:54:22.219-05:00Are my children going to be mentioned in the "...Are my children going to be mentioned in the "juice" blog? :) Just remember...you raise your eyebrows too big brother!!!Sue Bacsikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628859850975381805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-66384857070899035712012-03-01T09:40:25.700-06:002012-03-01T09:40:25.700-06:00Amanda,
Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, af...Amanda,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, after reading your comments, I think we might be on different pages with scheduling and juice. BUT if I've learned anything as a parent – every kid is different and there is not a perfect science. I appreciate you reading the blog and really appreciate the comment.<br /><br />Keep your eyes peeled for the blog post when I compare juice to black tar heroin. ;)<br /><br />DMDrew Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096325634653603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-32446820070248426352012-02-29T14:18:34.478-06:002012-02-29T14:18:34.478-06:00I think we have the same son. I seem to remember ...I think we have the same son. I seem to remember as well that your little guy shared a 2-year birthday around the same time as mine. (Ours was February 11th.) Haven't read your other thoughts on scheduling or juice, but I'm pretty sure we're right in line with you. We do juice...and we don't do schedules...and he happens to be one of the most contented children that I know. Great post! - AmandaAmandahttp://www.myownprivatemind.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-10168041651653177442012-02-15T10:04:56.405-06:002012-02-15T10:04:56.405-06:00I agree. It is a choice. It can 't always be...I agree. It is a choice. It can 't always be wonderfully great, but if we can redirect our attitude here and there, I believe we can build character from days when things don't go well. <br /><br />Attitude and motivation are everything.Javier E. Najerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085566448387039115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-40669920376720489432012-02-08T21:00:38.697-06:002012-02-08T21:00:38.697-06:00I love how this can be broken down from a seemingl...I love how this can be broken down from a seemingly impossible task - 365 days of running - to making sure you get at least one mile in, and it's as little as 8 or 9 minutes out of your day. When you frame it like that, anyone can do it - in heat and cold, whether drunk or sick. (Although - sprained ankle?!)<br /><br />Congrats!Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-1176477252066307192012-02-06T12:29:44.332-06:002012-02-06T12:29:44.332-06:00Great stuff, Drew.
I'm still kicking myself f...Great stuff, Drew.<br /><br />I'm still kicking myself for not pursuing the radio idea I had back in 1991 or so: KPAT. "It's Pat's radio station and we play whatever the Hell he tells us to."<br />Basically, a format playing the songs we grew up loving, through the best of today's hits.<br />FF a decade and see the expanding reach of stations like "Jack" and "Bob."Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596703483886414283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205446614664275980.post-75621705123964071392012-02-03T07:31:12.603-06:002012-02-03T07:31:12.603-06:00Great post, Drew! Great meeting you and it was won...Great post, Drew! Great meeting you and it was wonderful having MG as part of the mix.Eric Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640302773426121896noreply@blogger.com