<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post2751561245494231697..comments</id><updated>2009-10-28T17:00:13.898-04:00</updated><category term='I like...'/><category term='cooking'/><category term='classics'/><category term='nostalgia'/><category term='testaments'/><category term='book trailers'/><category term='book recommendations'/><category term='movies'/><category term='historical fiction'/><category term='books'/><category term='christmas'/><category term='films'/><category term='Circus'/><category term='tnwsy'/><category term='events'/><category term='live blogging'/><category term='relationships'/><category term='Fives'/><category term='book covers'/><category term='theatre'/><category term='library'/><category term='essays'/><category term='year in review'/><category term='free books'/><category term='mystery'/><category term='thoughts'/><category term='family'/><category term='weekly roundup'/><category term='autobiography'/><category term='tv'/><category term='science fiction'/><category term='shot stories'/><category term='Unplugged'/><category term='young adult'/><category term='work'/><category term='teaching'/><category term='Samir'/><category term='friends'/><category term='humor'/><category term='book reviews'/><category term='halloween'/><category term='book discussion'/><category term='me'/><category term='kid lit'/><category term='video games'/><category term='photography'/><category term='callaway'/><category term='culture'/><category term='music'/><category term='techology'/><category term='nonfiction'/><category term='fashion'/><category term='nanowrimo'/><category term='traveling'/><category term='movie'/><category term='adventure'/><category term='food'/><category term='holidays'/><category term='roommates'/><category term='guest blogs'/><category term='play'/><category term='chick lit'/><category term='Jetta'/><category term='interviews'/><category term='Walden'/><category term='fiction'/><category term='writing'/><title type='text'>Comments on Half-Deserted Streets: The Day The Circus Died</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/feeds/2751561245494231697/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html'/><author><name>Lauren</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04349631448644661717</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tJBk1zaR5Eo/TkfGeAB5qBI/AAAAAAAAA4c/hwxqJ6gXYB8/s220/DSC_0725.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-5575849647838017434</id><published>2009-10-28T17:00:13.898-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T17:00:13.898-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It always strikes me when a tribute *really* gets ...</title><content type='html'>It always strikes me when a tribute *really* gets a person. This isn&amp;#39;t just surface, &amp;quot;he was a great guy&amp;quot; type of stuff. It seems so real. And you are lucky to have known him like that.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5575849647838017434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5575849647838017434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1256763613898#c5575849647838017434' title=''/><author><name>Princess Pointful</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZfZ9fXtaDXY/SspYbc7OV-I/AAAAAAAABFY/LoiKLvqW_8I/S220/Picture1.png'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-900014777'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-5349512566589866508</id><published>2009-10-26T14:02:06.515-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T14:02:06.515-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss Lauren. He sounds a...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss Lauren. He sounds amazing.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5349512566589866508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5349512566589866508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1256580126515#c5349512566589866508' title=''/><author><name>bevchen</name><uri>http://confuzzledom.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-628883929'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-3466785884224466880</id><published>2009-10-21T15:08:52.493-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-21T15:08:52.493-04:00</updated><title type='text'>So sorry for your loss, Lauren. He sounds like a v...</title><content type='html'>So sorry for your loss, Lauren. He sounds like a very special man.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/3466785884224466880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/3466785884224466880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1256152132493#c3466785884224466880' title=''/><author><name>Mermanda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14752729189708919104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-415415669'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-6701802338649132798</id><published>2009-10-20T21:45:16.155-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T21:45:16.155-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you Lauren.

I agree. Tallahassee will never...</title><content type='html'>Thank you Lauren.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree. Tallahassee will never be the same.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6701802338649132798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6701802338649132798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1256089516155#c6701802338649132798' title=''/><author><name>Sarah S.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-48553074'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-1687478829873361047</id><published>2009-10-20T00:55:50.312-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T00:55:50.312-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lauren I am so sorry for this loss, coming so soon...</title><content type='html'>Lauren I am so sorry for this loss, coming so soon after the one year since your grandfather died. One thing I can say, if these guys are somewhere with access to the internet, I think they&amp;#39;d be pretty pleased with your tributes to them. All things must pass.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/1687478829873361047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/1687478829873361047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1256014550312#c1687478829873361047' title=''/><author><name>Writerman242</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03955684905808004318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00369785282764574029'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NUq-TEjzKp0/SojKlfZCXJI/AAAAAAAAAAY/rBLGLNaqBV0/S220/AT+DINNER.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1281961610'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-6988591072082962160</id><published>2009-10-19T20:11:58.766-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T20:11:58.766-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m sorry for your loss... :(</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m sorry for your loss... :(</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6988591072082962160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6988591072082962160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255997518766#c6988591072082962160' title=''/><author><name>walkingonsunshine18</name><uri>http://walkingonsunshine18.wordpress.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-451522964'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-8215950824842311248</id><published>2009-10-19T15:58:42.284-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T15:58:42.284-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It definitely sucks when you lose someone you look...</title><content type='html'>It definitely sucks when you lose someone you look up to, but it&amp;#39;s wonderful that you can remember him so positively.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/8215950824842311248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/8215950824842311248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255982322284#c8215950824842311248' title=''/><author><name>Jaime</name><uri>http://thepqnation.com/showandtell</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1585045688'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-1203621583412547197</id><published>2009-10-19T06:33:03.926-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T06:33:03.926-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m really sorry for your loss, Lauren. :(</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m really sorry for your loss, Lauren. :(</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/1203621583412547197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/1203621583412547197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255948383926#c1203621583412547197' title=''/><author><name>Ceri</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02819784931932219371</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03277619155474375803'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UtoutEjM9No/Sha-8hEPPxI/AAAAAAAAABA/g_oNoPIYtAs/S220/IMG_0093.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-434398634'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-5595936213545412759</id><published>2009-10-19T03:44:35.142-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T03:44:35.142-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss :( he sounds like a...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss :( he sounds like a great guy and father figure..</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5595936213545412759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/5595936213545412759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255938275142#c5595936213545412759' title=''/><author><name>Andhari</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08341293139717998410</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='18' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__iGslKr_n0w/SRxXtFWITgI/AAAAAAAAB7E/XUW4AIAms3k/S220/n1240505001_30168356_8867.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-935914440'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-7763857995819323436</id><published>2009-10-18T14:54:16.242-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T14:54:16.242-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss Lauren!  I will say...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m so sorry for your loss Lauren!  I will say a prayer for him!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/7763857995819323436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/7763857995819323436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255892056242#c7763857995819323436' title=''/><author><name>Sandy Nawrot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xpIrZxwWvv8/SQbtYTBC9TI/AAAAAAAAABc/MxuGJhsSH-0/S220/cindy%27s+photo.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-230657772'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-6999573712882976902</id><published>2009-10-18T11:29:05.649-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T11:29:05.649-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What a great tribute Lauren! I&amp;#39;ve been thinkin...</title><content type='html'>What a great tribute Lauren! I&amp;#39;ve been thinking about you a lot due to the fact that I&amp;#39;m (finally) reading Water for Elephants. Great book!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6999573712882976902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/2751561245494231697/comments/default/6999573712882976902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html?showComment=1255879745649#c6999573712882976902' title=''/><author><name>Herding Cats</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15062821156295344158</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.halfdesertedstreets.com/2009/10/day-circus-died.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-2751561245494231697' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8861465309609418332/posts/default/2751561245494231697' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1854271718'/></entry></feed>
