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And so it goes...Dale, you continue to inspire, encourage, and humor us from Heaven. I had to check back to your caring bridge site on the 2 year anniversary of your passing to read the guestbook and see how many more lives you continue to touch. It is simply amazing. I now understand how difficult it is to lose someone so special and close. My 48 year old sister just passed away after 2 years of colon cancer struggles, and I know Heaven has gained another angel. God Bless your family and friends. -Lorrie
Lorrie
Hudson, IA USA - Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:21 PM CST
Hi, I just finished reading Dale's journal. She was truly a gifted writer, you should publish it as a book. Although she was facing cancer and often suffering, Dale was an inspiration and I wish I could have known her.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Mrs. C. Durgin
Cynthia Durgin <Cindee@aol.com>
Milltown, NJ USA - Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:13 PM CST
What a PHENOMENAL woman!! I found Dale's Caring Bridge site because I currently am glued to two Caring Bridge sites and wanted to know more about Caring Bridge and how it all began. I've visited a dozen sites or more over the years, but in the last month, having two loved ones in the hospital...Caring Bridge has truly been a gift from God.
Dale's perspective is gut-wrenchingly to the point, brutally honest, completely refreshing, poignant, and at times...damn funny! What an honor it must have been to know her. God's Blessings to all her loved ones. Know that today, she put a smile on a grieving friend.
Dale, will you please find my friend Sarah up there and give her a great big hug from me and tell her I STILL miss her.
My gratitude for giving me a great reality check.
Lisa Rutherford <lisar@mywdo.com>
Becker, MN USA - Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:58 PM CST
HELLO THIS IS SAMANTHA. I KNOW YOU DO NOT KNOW ME BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER!!!1
LOVE,
SAMANTHA
SAMANTHA GODFREY
- Sunday, December 24, 2006 8:07 PM CST
I have recently found caring bridge. I currently have a friend on another site who was in a trajic accident 6 days ago. After checking on his site for updates what seems almost hourly I strayed and lucked out finding this one. I did not have the blessing of meeting this what seems to me amazing woman, however I do feel blessed by crossing paths with some of her messages. To her friends and family who have kept this going. Thanks, she is still an inspiration.
Dawne Nicholson Gerard <dawnepilot@hotmail.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Friday, December 22, 2006 7:16 AM CST
Bringing tears of joy and sadness Dale was and is an insperation to all who read this!!!
James Austin
Green Bay, WI USA - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 2:24 PM CST
I only hope to be half the woman that Dale apparently was. Those who knew her are better i'm sure for being part of her life.
Deborah Ann Arterberry <paxnchan@sbcglobal.net>
Madill, ok - Saturday, December 2, 2006 10:15 PM CST
Dale maybe gone, but her life will be remembered by those that never met her as well as her family & friends. I am Breast cancer survivor 10/05. I had it too long & didn't know it. It was the slow growing kind, but I'm still here. I pray daily for no reoccurance. It changes things.
Debra D. Barber <flagabears@comcast.net>
Ft. Myers, Fl. USA - Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:25 PM CST
WOW! Dale's journal is so powerful. Her writing is so whimsical and light even in the times of despair. Her journal is an inspiration that can last through time even though her journey here has ended. What a legacy to leave others. I was simply looking for a friend's journal when I saw Dale's and "was curious". I stumbled upon the most magnificient (in every way) documentation of true day to day life of a cancer patient. Dale can teach us all how a patient feels and how tired they get about always having to talk about their illness. She taught us the things cancer patients need most - prayers, family and friends and what they don't want and that is sympathy. I will never forget the woman I never was fortunate enough to meet but truly wish I had. Thank you for being such a beautiful writer and human being, Dale!
Dana Petersen <danalpetersen@federallogistics.com>
Woodbury, MN USA - Friday, November 10, 2006 3:18 PM CST
You are an inspiration and I'll feel very fortunate for having had the opportunity to read your journal.
Thank you Dale!
Love Roberta <robertaeo@yahoo.com>
Toronto, ON Canada - Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:43 PM CDT
I visited the site tonite to see if people were still posting to it and was pleased to see recent messages. Reading Dale's entries during her journey was a constant reminder to appreciate every minute of your life and to find humor in your situation to help you get through it! For whatever reason, I needed a reminder of that tonite and am glad that an old friend could still send a message long after her passing.
Bridget Hanson <talk2b63@aol.com>
Mpls., Mn - Friday, October 13, 2006 1:56 AM CDT
I recently lost a cousin to breast cancer in July, I have been looking for as much info as I can to help spread the word out LOUD to friends and family to get their yearly exams and to help get as much preventive info out as I can. Thank you for your story and I will encourage my family to read it and to also help them with our loss. God Bless
Josette <jmhenry@nid.portland.ihs.gov>
Lapwai, ID USA - Monday, October 2, 2006 6:26 PM CDT
If anyone is interested in Dale's CD, I have a few dozen left. $11.00 will get you one and $10.00 will be donated to the Komen Foundation in Dale's memory. The extra dollar covers shipping and handling. Email me if you are interested. Thanks again to all the friends and strangers for your kind remarks.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Friday, September 22, 2006 0:52 AM CDT
I came across this site trying to get to a little boys Isaac's site. Well I goofed and came across these few stories and sites explaining the importance of caringbridge. After reading Dale's story and then reading her journal entries I almost forgot that this was a real person's tragedy. Dale made you not focus on her sickness...it was there in the writing but I found myself actually laughing...out loud.... I am so sorry to the family who lost their daughter,sister and friend but she isn't gone she lives on in all your hearts and memories and I am so sure that every once in a while you can sit down think back to something said or something she did and bam there she is making you laugh. God bless you all I would have loved to have known her.
Dana <dmhart@bbandt.com>
Greenville, SC - Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:12 PM CDT
An incredible woman
Would love to receive a copy of Dale's CD......
Renee <rendanew@alltel.net>
Middlefield, OH - Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:02 PM CDT
Well, Dale, the "Great MN Get Together" was just as eventful as ever this year!! Besides all the old standards, there were a few new offerings of "stuff on a stick" and I particularly enjoyed the wild rice sausage/ponto pup on a stick :) I miss you!
Love - Karen #2
Karen Skaalen
EP, MN - Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:52 AM CDT
Dale was truly amazing.
JS <Jassie26@hotmail.com>
madison, wi united states - Saturday, September 9, 2006 0:31 AM CDT
After reading your story, I realize the importance of strength and humor!! Your family is amazing!! It sounds like you have an angel!!
Rachel <tworottenkidz@yahoo.com>
Bucyrus, OH USA - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 0:47 AM CDT
Thank God for humor. Your family will continue to be in my prayers.
Bridget
Bolingbrook, il - Thursday, August 3, 2006 10:32 PM CDT
I kinda stumbled upon this site and I just wanted to say Dale sounded like a WONDERFUL woman whom I would have felt honored to have met. I will remember the family in my prayers.
Heather Whitson <tengoquebailar17@aol.com>
Knoxville, TN USA - Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:52 PM CDT
Just came upon your guestbook while visting one of our
students at the school where I work. She is 17 years old
and has just learned that she has cancer.
I must say that your website was truly a blessing to
read with such words of encourgament.
Sorry to your family for there lost.
Pam
Sptbg. South Carolina
Pam Brock <brockpo@spart6.org>
Inman, SC Sptbg - Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:59 AM CDT
I came across your site while making my 10 year old daughter's site. She was diagnose with cancer in 2000. I know what it feels like to have to watch your very own child suffer so much. You are alll in my prayers! : )how to get to 10 year old Leslie's site: click visit site, scroll to bottom of page and enter the e-mail adress:
caren2004@aol.com after that, click the name : Leslie Smith you should then get her homepage!
LOVE,
CAREN SMITH
CAREN SMITH <caren2004@aol.com>
- Friday, May 19, 2006 11:09 AM CDT
I thinkk Caringbride rox my sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................don't you?
Caletta <Maddy@comcast.net>
Malibu, CA North America - Wednesday, May 17, 2006 6:14 PM CDT
Dear Caringbridge,
I created my son's caring bridge site in the beginning of 2005 when he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma. I cannot tell you how much it means to me to see the comments each day that others leave. I met so many people at the hospital when my son was in for treatment. After my son lost his battle, I wanted to keep in touch with some of them. With the help of caringbridge, I can do that. I still have his page and still get many comments. Thank you for making one of the hardest times in my life a little easier.
Carolyn Muir
carolyn Muir <mom030461@aol.com>
Elizabethtown, ky USA - Tuesday, May 9, 2006 11:22 PM CDT
Dale,
Just a note to let you know that Rod Stewart's rendition of "Smile", doesn't hold a candle to yours! Miss ya!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN 55126 - Thursday, April 13, 2006 8:40 PM CDT
As we anticipate Spring and all the "hopeful" holidays it brings, please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. It continues to be an honor to be able to read your journals, Dale, and I thank you for your willingness to share all you had inside and out.
Mary Carson, a CaringBridge partner
- Sunday, April 9, 2006 7:33 PM CDT
ME...oh..my, what a legacy indeed. I just lost a dear friend and while perusing a memorial website for her the sad injustice of it all made me think of Dale, so I came back to Caring Bridge and spent the last TWO hours enjoying a sMilE at the realization of how Dale is SO NOT FORGOTTEN. Our lives are but a vapor, so HEY let's not forget to SING along the way. Thanks again Dale. Let that be a lesson to ME; I'm singing "thanks for the MEmories..." everybody join in now...the connectivity of it all is overwhelming at times...soMEone soMEwhere just read this and sang along. I LOVE THAT. I'm sure glad Dale was my sister's college roommate; what a gift. March forth in peace everybody. (And if you're not sure where to start with the singing I'm sure Dale would suggest ME-ME-ME-ME-ME.)
Trulaine <coneshealthfoods@aol.com>
Bakersfield, CA USA - Friday, April 7, 2006 4:10 AM CDT
Dale....I have been reading your journal and finally realized that that we share a day in common. July 9 2003 was my d-Day. I think perhaps that that day should be struck from the calendar. I found out last week that some undesirable tenants have been squatting in my lymph nodes and I have started eviction procedures again. Please send down some good vibrations for me and in return I will hoist a pizza slice up to you.
Pamela Nielsen <PLFARR@aol.com>
Henderson, NV - Wednesday, April 5, 2006 3:11 AM CDT
I would like to read samatha elliott's entries
Louise Taylor <weezro@hotmail.com>
memphis, tn usa - Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:43 AM CST
Dale,
I have read your entire journal from beginning to end more than once and I am amazed at how you chose to live your life with such vigor in the face of such adversity. I love your humor and honesty. I wish I would have known you.
Cindy <mckennc@msn.com>
Maquoketa, IA - Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:22 AM CST
I am sorry
www.caringbridge.org/visit/helencox
Helen Cox <hlcox@cox.net>
Macon, GA - Monday, March 27, 2006 9:00 AM CST
What a woman!! My mom and cousin both have had breast cancer (mom 2 1/2 years ago and cousin 1 1/2 years ago) and so far so good. I am just waiting my turn. Yipee.
All of us have more insight to many things by reading what Dale had to say. Many of us would have liked to have known her.
God bless
Sheri T. <sheritol@comcast.net>
Jacksonville, Fl USA - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:46 PM CST
I stumbled onto this courageous story about Dale when looking at my cousins sight. I honestly have been sitting here for an hour reading all of her entries. This story has made me look at life differently in many ways. I truely am sorry for the loss of dear Dale, but I can see that she'll never be forgotten by the ones that know her best, or the ones that never met her at all.
Jenny Frustaglio <stags13@aol.com>
Gwinn, MI 49841 - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 3:14 PM CST
Happy (belated) birthday, dear friend. It's hard to "March Fourth" without you!
Karen
Karen Skaalen
EP, MN - Monday, March 6, 2006 9:17 AM CST
I'm a day late and a dollar short. Happy birthday, Dale.
Renee Vaughan <renee_vaughan@msn.com>
- Sunday, March 5, 2006 1:52 PM CST
Well I landed here for the very first time today on Dale's Birthday. Happy Birthday wherever you are and thank you for being yourself all the way through.
Linda
Chicago, IL - Saturday, March 4, 2006 3:19 PM CST
Happy Birthday Dear Dale!
Your physical presence here on Earth, is missed more than you can imagine. Like many FOD's, in your honor, and hopefully with a bit of your wit and style, I March 4th!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Saturday, March 4, 2006 6:08 AM CST
Thanks to all FOD and strangers who continue to remember Dale and be inspired by her. I continue to monitor the guestbook and apologize for not staying in touch. Happy Birthday Dale. As if you would let us forget!
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
- Saturday, March 4, 2006 2:01 AM CST
Hugs to fellow FOD's and the Wolf family on the day we will ALWAYS celebrate DALE!
Laurie <ljatbbk@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Saturday, March 4, 2006 0:54 AM CST
Thinking of Dale and how much I miss her sense of humor and her "March Forth" spirit. She'll ever be an inspiration.
Cathy W <cwhitney@bitstream.net>
- Friday, March 3, 2006 5:37 PM CST
I can never ever think of 3/04 without thinking of how you said you were born on the only day that gave a command: March Forth ... and so we have but it's not the same without you.
Love you and think of you all the time (especially when I try to edit your book from 857 pages to perhaps 450!!!).
Mary Hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Friday, March 3, 2006 5:01 PM CST
Still think about you, Dale, and your family and friends, although I only "met" you through this caringbridge sight. It's the eve of "March 4th", your day. I check back here often just to smile and find out how many more lives you continue to touch.....AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Lorrie <elpttn@yahoo.com>
IA - Friday, March 3, 2006 2:14 PM CST
i am so sorry
jessica
- Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:38 PM CST
Just back from the Los Angeles Komen Race for the Cure...Jennifer Love Hewitt was one of the speakers before the race began, and I kept expecting "The Ghost Whisperer" to hand the microphone to Dale so she could sing "SMILE". Oh well, I heard the song in my heart during the entire 5k walk...
Laurie Manny <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Sunday, February 26, 2006 2:37 PM CST
WOW...I'm so inspired by reading about you Dale, each and everyone of us would be blessed to have know you in person. I have also joined this site and only today added my beautiful, 18 yr old daughter, whom I lost, July 19th, 2000 of a blood disease called I.T.P. I also, was very lucky to have won the battle so far regarding breast cancer. I was only 32 years old at that time, I am now 50, can't believe I admitted my age on here, LOL. But hey, I must say, I am enjoying each and everyday since my battle and live paying attention to the things that truely matter in life and not allowing the small things to upset me anymore. I'm very happy to be able to say, "hey, I'm about to turn 51 this month! I guess I could add, that I've been on both ends of the spectum of all this, first on the fear of maybe dying, then on the pain of losing someone I love so very much. Not really sure which side I would choose, both are painful for all. But I can add that we have no control over this, and what happens in our life,all we really can do is deal best we can and live right, as to add to others lives whenever you can, and to have others add to our lives. Blessings to you and your family....
Linda <Ladydie27@hotmail.com>
Mi. United States - Friday, February 24, 2006 12:14 AM CST
I came across Dale's journal via my sister-in-law's suggestion to check out a website about a local 13 year old who loves Valentine's Day and is currently fighting for her life. I am 37, I have stage 3 breast cancer, and am 13-1/2 weeks into 27 weeks of chemo to be followed by 7 weeks of daily radiation. I started reading Dale's entries but have had to stop to get my tired butt to bed (I have a 3-1/2 year old which will be waking me up in about 8 hours, and as you know, 8 hours is not a lot of sleep these days). I look forward to reading more, it will give me something to do when I can't sleep after my chemo this Friday, and her entries are full of humor I can relate to. I've also decided to start my own journal which should be easier than the weekly/bi-weekly updates I send out to the 50+ people that insist on being updated. Thank you!!!
Kimberley Loofbourow <kimloofbourow@yahoo.com>
Tacoma, WA USA - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:42 AM CST
All I can say is wow,
what an amazing women.
Jodi and McKayla
Jodi Phelan <jodiphelan@hotmail.com>
Sherwood Park, AB Canada - Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:55 PM CST
I never really thought about how our laugh might be someone's last memory of us. What a testimony, couldn't help but laugh, then I giggled, then I cried.
Thanks for talking to me from "beyond".
Tammy
MS USA - Friday, January 27, 2006 9:50 AM CST
I just wanted to say what an amazing site this is and how much it has let me understand what a cancer patient must feel like inside. My 17 yr old cousin was just diagnosed wiht cancer and is in her 3rd wk of chemo. This has really helped me to understand maybe a little of what she must be feeling. thank you!
Julie <juliehott2@yahoo.com>
Cumberland, MD - Thursday, January 5, 2006 2:32 PM CST
Sweet Dale,
My thoughts have been with you all month but especially today. Can it be a year that you left us to join the heavenly choir? It's amazing how your story continues to touch people and allows your legacy to flourish. You would love all the attention. Here's hoping you glance at your guestbook from time to time...we will toast you at midnight...your life, your love, your spirit. L'Chiam, my friend.
XXOOXX
Sara Bachtell Burke <sjand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin , OH Franklin - Saturday, December 31, 2005 9:17 AM CST
Remembering Dale. Missing Dale. Listening to SMILE. She had many gifts; her friendship was a treasure. Weeping, laughing, laughing, laughing and smiling...
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:51 AM CST
Just thinking of Dale and her family this holiday season...I re-read an old "Me TiMes" and thought of how I looked forward to them each year. I know she is still missed by many, and she always will be. God bless.
Cathy W <cwhitney@bitstream.net>
- Saturday, December 24, 2005 6:05 PM CST
Well, Dale, as you know, the snow is falling gently and it is a reminder that the holidays are upon us. It's been a lonely year without you, yet I know somehow you're with us. I wish you continued PEACE in your "after life" journey :)
Love, Karen
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:55 AM CST
I wonder how many people will come back here in the next few weeks as we approach the one year anniversary of losing our friend Dale. I miss her so much, and every time I hear Jingle Bells I think of her. The morning that she died I got home around 3:30 and couldn't sleep; I was on the computer answering emails many of the FOD had left me and all of a sudden my Christmas clock went off at 3:40 playing "Jingle Bells." The clock does not work between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. I thought this might be the sign I had asked Dale to give me that she was on the "other side" and doing okay, but I also thought perhaps it was just a malfunction of the clock. But the next night, at exactly 2:00 a.m. (when Dale passed the night before) it went off again. I just started smiling and laughing and knowing Dale was with me.
I wish all of you a Merry Christmas or Happy Hannukah or Joyous Festivus ... however you are wrapping the holiday around you.
Dale, we love you and miss you and are dancing to Christmas carols (sorry Rabbi) in your honor.
Peace
Mary Hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
Minneapolis, - Friday, December 16, 2005 4:49 PM CST
I'm on June 1, 2002 and had to stop to see what people were writing to Dale in her guestbook. Dale is making me laugh out loud. I sung the song "Yesterday" with her chemo drug words. She is a riot. (Yes, I know she's gone but "IS" as in "She IS a riot" works because that is the power of her gift - it transcends "TiME" as we know it (Had to write the capital "ME"). Not having known Dale, only "meeting" her today and "living" her story from journal page to journal page...she's is very much alive to me! And I think...always will be!
Bonnie
Phoenix, AZ USA - Thursday, October 6, 2005 8:48 PM CDT
I was listening to Dale's CD today and was reminded of her wonderful legacy. Also, the fact that you (her family) are willing to share her story as an example of CaringBridge is a gift to every visitor who happens upon the site. I believe that Dale knows how much love is still here for her and that she continues to smile down, singing to us all in her beautiful voice. I miss her.
May God Bless and hold you (and her) close.
Cindy Kyser <cindykm57@hotmail.com>
Woodstock, GA - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 7:11 PM CDT
I happened upon Dale's journal while visiting some other CaringBridge sites-and it was truly a gift from God! I have been glued to the computer for the last hour and 1/2-and can now barely walk I am so stiff! I laughed, I cried and I rejoiced. You see less than 24 hours after Dale's passing-my father went to heaven too! He was quite the comedian-and I know they must be keeping them all in stitches up there. Thank you for allowing us all to experience what a funny and wonderful person she was!
Rhonda Fant <r2fant2002@comcast.net>
Acworth, GA 30102 - Monday, September 26, 2005 10:48 PM CDT
I never remember laughing (and crying) at the same time while reading an obitutary until now. Dale's sense of humor and love for life still touch my heart even after her passing. Thank you Dale, for giving me a different way to view life. If all people could be a tenth as strong as you are, this world would not have the problems it does!! Thank you and God Bless You and your family!!
Shelly Lockhart <shellylockhart@yahoo.com>
Springfield, MO - Monday, September 26, 2005 10:03 AM CDT
What an inspiration to all of us in this dimension~!
May we be HALF the wonderful lady Dale was! Thanks for sharing!
Alison <alison@aainternetsolutions.com>
Bradenton, FL USA - Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:30 PM CDT
Gosh! When I discovered Dale's journal, I couldn't stop reading it. Dale's story is truly, truly inspiring. I feel like I know her. I wish I could have such a committed friend like her. Honestly, after I read her story, I really started to re-evaluate what was important. I now feel as I love God and my family a lot more and realized how lucky I am to have what I have. I am just lucky to have my health and not have to go through chemo or anything like what Dale went through. I am a stranger to Dale and her family and friends and her story touched me and made me think a little harder about things. So, to all of you who knew her, something good did come from all of this. THANKS DALE!
Candy <candymama@comcast.net >
Lakewood, CA USA - Wednesday, September 21, 2005 0:22 AM CDT
I have never read anything more entertaining, hilarious, heartbreaking, and inspiring as Dale's CaringBridge journal history. (How DID she do it?) The woman took no pity on anyone, least of all herself! For those of you lucky enough to have known her, make no mistake - she's still very much alive through her writings, through YOUR wonderful memories and recollections, and through the impact she is continuing to have on people like me. Thank you, family members and CaringBridge, for leaving her website posted.
Another DW <debrarisley@yahoo.com>
Jackson, MS - Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:38 AM CDT
Thanks to all for your kind words and comments. Dale tried to publish her adventures in a book and her friend Mary H. is supposed to work on getting it published posthumously. I will have to bug Mary (and you all can too) as she has posted many times in this guestbook with her email address. Its a lot of work and Mary has a lot of material to deal with, so I wouldn't ride her too hard!
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Monday, August 29, 2005 0:36 AM CDT
I read Dale's obituary shortly after she died when a link to it was posted on an on-line breast cancer support group I belong to. I'm currently going thru tx for BC. Many times when something absurd happens, I think to myself, "What would Dale have said about THIS???" I would have given anything to have known her..... To her family & friends, please accept my sincere condolences. Dale is my role model as I now "romp" w cancer-- I hope I can do it with even half the class she had! (but I DO have the nice remodeled kitchen-- granite counters, tile floor...) With love, Norma Jean
Norma J. Lockney <nlockney@ctc.net>
Concord, NC USA - Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:15 PM CDT
I have been truly touched and privileged to come across Dale's journal today. Has anyone thought of turning it into a book? Everyone should have the opportunity to "know" Dale; her courageousness, wit, wisdom and ability to laugh at herself first and most. Best to you all who knew and loved her. I'm thinking of you.
lynn mahan <lynnmahan@aol.com>
cape coral, fl usa - Friday, August 26, 2005 3:44 PM CDT
WOW, I didn't know Dale, but after reading her pages I think she was the most amazing person. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
Annaliese <a_deacon17@hotmail.com>
Coopersburg, Pa - Monday, August 22, 2005 3:47 PM CDT
I came across Dale and this site completely by accident!! Over the past few hours, yes, hours, I have laughed and cried at Dale's entries, her obituary, and all the entries from friends. I went to the link and read Dale's obit and the entries from friends and relatives.
How priveleged each of her friends and family were and are to have her as part of their lives!! Dale's legacy will live on. I think that evident in the entires that still appear in her guestbook. God bless you Dale!
One a side note, Marna had mentioned Dale's two cats, Mudd and Orange, and the fact they were looking for a new home for them. Have they found a new home and a new "Mommy" to love them as much as Dale did?
Cyndy
NJ - Monday, August 15, 2005 6:47 PM CDT
I came across this web-site simply by accident and I have laughed and cried for the past 2 hours while reading it, along with Dale's obituary. I think that Dale's legacy and will continue to live on for many years to come.
I hope you are all fairing well and laughing everyday!
What happened to her cats Mudd and Orange? I read an entry from Marna stating they were looking for a good home.
Cyndy
NJ - Monday, August 15, 2005 6:01 PM CDT
your story is inspirational
cathy <c_kallevig@yahoo.com>
- Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:16 PM CDT
Hi Dale, just checking in with you again to say how much I miss you. You must be having a wing ding of a time in the great beyond because you haven't haunted me, not even once. Thanks -- I do have to say I appreciate it. I can't tell you how many "what would Dale have said/thought" moments I've had since you left. Too many to count. I know you're probably scratching your head right now wondering why I'm talking to you, rather than about you. To Molly's point, you always said you found those messages to dead people in the paper strange. I'm hoping right now you're glad I didn't listen to you! I'm also sending a great big hug. And in this realm, hello to Marna and Caren. I hope you both are well.
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Burnsville, MN - Monday, August 8, 2005 3:20 PM CDT
Thoughts and Prayers
Jane DeRosia
Madison, WI USA - Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:36 PM CDT
Glory to God. Knowing that Dale is one of HIS angels now. I pray for the family. For healing and strength to go on. God Bless you all..
April Wagner <love4god48235@yahoo.com>
Detroit, MI USA - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:53 AM CDT
Thank you, Dale. I did not know you but you have touched me.
Pat <valerianx@aol.com>
Seattle, WA USA - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 0:15 AM CDT
Oh wow is all i can say..What a wonderful spirit..I have to say that i also read the obits every day and i can honestly say i have never laughed reading one However i laughed with hers..I hope that does not sound disrespectful..Dale sounded like such a character..I have only read her guest book..I look forward to reading her journal..I will keep Dale and family and friends in my prayers...I only hope that i have 1/2 the courage and strength that Dale had if i ever have to go through any kind of illness..I just have to say again "what a great lady"
Kathryn Baltierra <kbaltierra@yahoo.com>
riverside, ca usa - Sunday, July 24, 2005 7:52 PM CDT
Dale sounds like a beautiful person and I feel honored that you let us in on her beautiful life. I know she is alive in your hearts always. Thank you for sharing her with us so that we may be touched by her also.
www.caringbridge.org/visit/savion
Angela Fuentes <arfuentes@comcast.net>
Lansdale, PA United States - Thursday, July 7, 2005 11:18 PM CDT
Bless your Hearts. It is comforting to know that "Dale" has such a "Wonderful Family and Loves Ones." Like my own sister, Cheryl, who passed a year ago August 28, 2004 of Esophageal Cancer at the age of 47, left behind a beautiful daughter, Emily, age 14, and a son Nicholas 18. Her strong faith in God, and the love of her Family was her Rock, and I know that Cheryl and Dale have met up in a much "Awesome Place", and for us who have made a plan for Salvation we will be celebrating with them when our time comes.
Jesus said: Whosoever believeth in me shall never perish, but will have everlasting life. Somewhere they both Live forever without pain nor grief.
Love and Miss you both.
Sandra Perry <perryisland@hotmail.com>
Dunedin, Fla Pinellas - Wednesday, July 6, 2005 7:30 AM CDT
Dale's story reminds me not to fear death - it's going to happen to everyone eventually. I had a 4 month old son who died from mitochondrial disease 2 years ago. (www.caringbrige.org/ma/bundle passwords: together and forever). Remember, it's not the length of ones life that is important, it's how much you love and are loved.
Liz Price <eneprice@comcast.net>
Wayland, MA - Sunday, July 3, 2005 8:50 PM CDT
Dale...it's a dreary day today and I've been thinking of you and what a day brightener you always were. That has made it easier to bare. I miss you.
Karen
karen skaalen
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:28 PM CDT
I am still checking and happy to hear from all the friends and strangers who remain touched by Dale. Thank you all.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:47 PM CDT
I don't know if anyone is checking these entries anymore for Dale, but I came across her page on CaringBridge and read her journal entries. They are absolutely moving and have made me want to appreciate each day of life more and more. I was laughing and nearly crying with each journal entry. Dale - if you can see this - thank you.
Lauren <faithlaurn@yahoo.com>
Sacramento, CA USA - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 8:21 PM CDT
Hi Dale. It's beautiful outside but hot and humid today. I know you wouldn't think I was nuts for hiding inside. Thinking about you ... and missing you.
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
- Monday, June 20, 2005 11:42 AM CDT
That is a very sad story wish the best for ya'll!
I have a friend who is 15 batlling cancer.
Liz D.
ND USA - Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:30 AM CDT
Im so sorry to hear Dale passed away, im thinking of you all,
love
viks
viks <viks@postpals.co.uk>
- Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:37 AM CDT
I just lost a friend from Melanoma. She fought a long battle and I loved that I was able to cheer her on with the CaringBridge website. I got on the other day and was curious and clicked other links to other sites. I have been reading Dale's story and Oh my goodness! She sounds like a fun one! I have laughed and cried and let dishes pile up and laundry not folded because I wanted to continue reading. For all of you who were privilged to know her, I can only imagine the fun memories you will forever have. I wish I had known her. She sounds like one in a million. Have a blast up there Dale!
Robyn Davis <BNMOM@AOL.COM>
South Lyon, MI USA - Thursday, June 9, 2005 8:30 PM CDT
Thank you for sharing your story.
Mel Harmon
Sydney, Australia - Monday, June 6, 2005 8:17 PM CDT
I've just met Dale through caringbridge and feel like I've missed a remarkable woman. My Minnesota cousin introduced me to the concept of "March forth" when, without realizing just what it meant, we scheduled my father's memorial service for March 4th, 2001. Now, that day will far from ordinary in honor of my father and Dale, whom (who?) I would have liked considerably. Thanks for continuing to share her with the caringbridge community.
Diana Fulner <dfulner@hotmail.com>
Louisville, KY USA - Friday, June 3, 2005 1:56 PM CDT
I haven't seen Dale yet in my dreams, but I think she's visiting me in a very different way. The other day I noticed a chipmunk that appears to be living in our front flower bed. I pointed it out to my husband, who asked me, "So, is that Chip or Dale?" We both laughed and decided that it had to be Dale.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Thursday, June 2, 2005 7:45 PM CDT
Does Dale visit anybody else in their dreams or is it just me?
Sara Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin , OH Franklin - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:18 AM CDT
Oh Dale ... the full circle. We met when you took my humor writing class and last night at the humor memoir writing class we spent most of the time reading your journals and some of us cried but all of us laughed and everyone remarked how much more they wanted to know about you. I am working on your book ... really I am ... in good old Dale tradition, between television, crossword puzzles, and malts I'm working on your book.
I miss you so much.
Mary
Mary Hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Friday, April 8, 2005 12:03 AM CDT
Dale, Dale, Dale.....I miss you. Since you've left us, I have two more friends who are now part of the Caringbridge realm. Their journal postings aren't nearly as entertaining as your's were, but none the less, it is a wonderful tool for keeping family and friends informed. When you have time....give us a "sign"!!
Karen
karen
- Monday, April 4, 2005 4:06 PM CDT
Happy Birthday, dear friend,
The camping/condo group just got together to laugh, enjoy our friendships, and remember you. We miss you.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Monday, March 7, 2005 10:14 PM CST
Happy Birthday Dale (albeit a few days late). I still hold the hope that you can read emails from heaven! I'm listening to your CD tonight, wondering how you can possibly be so far from those of us who care about you. The music is wonderful and reminds me that we must all celebrate each day on this planet. You are missed in a big way and I just wish I can impact half as many people in my own life...
To Dale's family ... my heart remains with you and know that your sense of loss is shared by so many out here.
Regards,
Cindy Kyser, CaringBridge
Woodstock, GA USA - Sunday, March 6, 2005 6:27 PM CST
Well Dale you marched forth as instructed on the day you were born...those of us left behind sure do miss you every day. Wish you were here.
Mary HIrsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, March 4, 2005 5:50 PM CST
Thank you to all who have sent Birthday messages as well as other guest book signings. These messages have given great comfort and support. You all are a fine bunch of friends and strangers.
Caryn Wolf, sister <cwolf801@yahoo.com>
Des Moines, IA - Friday, March 4, 2005 5:39 PM CST
Happy Birthday Dale! The non-reading bookclub is gathering tonight in celebration of your birthday. You'd be surprised to know that more than half of us read the book this month--of course it's been two months since we have met. We will share a few tears and a lot of laughs in your honor. I'm not sure it will be the same without you!
Karen <huss@frontiernet.net>
Burnsville, MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 3:19 PM CST
I woke up this morning thinking about Dale and have continued all day -- but I didn't cry until I came here! Once again, it was a laugh at Rachel's posting that preceded tears. One of the hidden gifts of Dale's life and death (I keep looking for and discovering them) is finding out how many cool women are out there and feeling the great connections between Dale's friends. Thanks to all of you for the sense of community you've provided during my grief!
Molly Buck <mkbuck@charter.net>
Lakeville, MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 2:31 PM CST
Happy Birthday Dale!
I miss you, but you've inspired me to "march forth", on March 4th, 5th, 6th...I think you get the idea.
Cathy W
Plymouth , MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 1:59 PM CST
I'm thinking of my extraordinary friend on your birthday. I still feel you are here and so close to me I can hear your laugh. I see the furrowed brow when you tell me my work stories give you jaw cramps. Happy birthday!!!!
Karen Nobbe-Stephens
Bloomington, MN USA - Friday, March 4, 2005 1:05 PM CST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DALE! I never met you, but what an impression you've made in my life. March 4 has a whole new meaning to the day...your obit "marched forth on March 4th" has stuck with me! Your humor was remarkable! I feel I am better helping my sis thru colon cancer because of you. Thanks, Dale!
Lorrie <mlpatton@willinet.net>
- Friday, March 4, 2005 12:11 AM CST
Happy Birthday Dale! Today will be filled with happy thoughts and memories of you. Sending lots of love to the great beyond ...
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Burnsville, MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 12:00 AM CST
I miss you Dale! I hope you'll watch over my friend who has just been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. She thinks of you as her angel!
Happy Birthday Dale!
Suzanne Nicolette <snicolette@pioneerpress.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Friday, March 4, 2005 11:10 AM CST
I couldn't let the day go by without wishing you a Happy Birthday, dear friend. I miss you.
Karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
Eden Prairie, MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 9:23 AM CST
Just in case you're checking this out...
Happy Birthday Dear Friend!
I am Marching Forth in your honor everyday. Although, it's not as much fun without you! You are sooooo missed!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN - Friday, March 4, 2005 5:42 AM CST
March 4th...will never be the same.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Friday, March 4, 2005 2:21 AM CST
Here are the remarks made by Laurie Wilson Ihry at Dale's memorial service on Feb. 27, 2005 in Waterloo, IA.
My name is Laurie Wilson Ihry. I was privileged to call Dale a close friend for more than 30 years, since our days as students at Hoover Jr. High School here in Waterloo. And while I think that every individual has unique gifts to offer, I believe that Dale was supremely unique and gifted. In Dale's case, "unique" and "gifted" should be written in capital letters, lit with flashing neon, with at least three exclamation points at the end of each word! For the next few minutes, I'd like to share with you a few of my memories about what made Dale so special.
One of Dale's most memorable qualities was her quick wit, coupled with a great sense of humor. As a youth, Dale had a quote from the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" posted on her bedroom mirror. The quote read, "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." This summarized one of Dale's guiding philosophies. It served her well and made her a lot of fun to be around.
"A little nonsense" in the form of humorous writing helped Dale - and her family and friends - cope with her illness. One of my favorite examples is an article from the 1998 edition of the ME TiMEs, Dale's periodic newsletter. In Dale's own words, it reads:
"Lesson #1. Beware of what you wish for. I had actually been thinking that life was getting a little boring and could really use a little shake-up. By 'shake-up' I meant winning the lottery or finally receiving recognition for what has always been my obvious talent and brilliance. Nowhere on my list of 'shake-up' possibilities did breast cancer occur." Dale's article continues for several paragraphs, detailing different wish lists she'd made that year - none including breast cancer, of course. Then Dale concludes, "Rather than thinking that life would purposely turn on me in such a nasty way, I've chosen to believe that God is badly in need of glasses and misread an item on my fourth list: 'Top 100 things I'd like to be.' Number 78 was 'best dancer.'"
And then, a couple of years ago, Dale began penning parodies of Dr. Suess poems. My personal favorite was her transformation of Suess' "Oh, Oh the Places You'll Go!" into "Oh, Oh, the Chemo I Know!" It was a small masterpiece that Suess, one of her favorite authors of all time, may have appreciated himself.
Dale also applied a sense of whimsy to decision making. For example, as a high school senior Dale considered which college to attend. Some of us went through an excruciating analytical process to select our schools. However, Dale chose to attend Drake University simply because she liked its school colors: blue and white. To some, this may seem like a silly way to make a decision. But Dale had the last laugh; she thrived at Drake and greatly enjoyed her time there. She made many deep friendships and was very happy with her school choice. There's a lesson in Dale's story for the rest of us.
Another characteristic that set Dale apart from others was her ability to continually stretch herself in new directions. Dale loved the arts; she wrote humor and poetry, sang and played several musical instruments. In recent years, she began cartooning. Additionally, every time I talked to her she had a new iron in the fire. Over the years, she took ski lessons, attended Minnesota Timberwolf games and even remodeled her condo. She welcomed new experiences and managed to find the fun in any activity.
Since Dale was so active in a wide range of activities, you may not have known that Dale suffered from stage fright, but she did. Yet, admirably, Dale didn't let that stand in her way. She pushed herself to sing in public - once composing a jingle that she sang at a baseball game in Florida with her sister, Marna, in attendance. She read her poetry at poetry slams and on Minnesota Public Radio. She feared public speaking, yet she gave many speeches on behalf of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. From the number of assignments she received, it was clear that she was a very popular speaker and she represented that organization, and the cause of breast cancer awareness, extremely well. Many people avoid what they fear or stick to routines, but not Dale. Variety truly was the spice of her life.
More than anyone else I have ever known, Dale made the most of her short time on this Earth. While illness forced her to scale back some of her activities, she continued to travel, socialize and, perhaps most of all, educate the rest of us until her very final days. She was an inspiration and left all of us with some rich and wonderful memories. May she rest in peace.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:48 PM CST
Here are the remarks made by Sara Bachtell Burke at Dales memorial servce Feb. 27, 2005.
First I want to start out by saying what an honor it is to speak on Dales behalf. As many of you know, Dale loved being the center of attention. It figures that HER memorial service landed on MY birthday! Some how I know shes smiling down on the coincidence of that timing.
In a few days, Dale would have been celebrating a birthday too...we often laughed about the fact that my mom was leaving Schoitz Hospital with me when her mom was checking in. Little did we know how our lives would continue to intersect.
After that fateful week in 1960, the years zoomed ahead and we met again at Hoover Junior High. It was there we became friends through our shared love of music and writing. Eventually we sang, played in the orchestra and worked together on the school newspapers and yearbook. Even in junior high, Dale was a talented humor writer and she debuted ELADs column published periodically in the Talon our school newspaper. For those of you who dont remember, ELAD is Dale spelled backwards. I know Dale would be thrilled to know I saved her early writing and brought some of her columns to share.
Dale writes: Have you ever noticed how unaffected this column is? No matter whats going on around me, I show no sign of it by what Im writing. I am baby-sitting while Im writing this and one of my charges is slurping 7-up out of a Mickey Mouse cup two inches from this paper. Little does she know that if she spills it, hundreds of cheers will rise out of Hoover Junior High. Anyway, I bet you cant tell thats whats going on while Im writing.
When we were in high school, we found out about a journalism camp at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Dales parents graciously volunteered or were coerced to drive us there and back that summer. I remember how kind Mr. and Mrs. Wolf were to me. One night during the trip, her parents treated us to the most elegant dinner complete with candle light and white table cloths we felt so grownup. Some things in life you just dont forget. This was one of them.
We both decided that we would study journalism in college. Dale picked Drake and I picked the University of Missouri. We stayed in touch mostly during the holidays and breaks when were back in Waterloo. As our careers sent us to different parts of the country we saw each other less frequently but always stayed in touch. We learned about Dales breast cancer diagnosis at our 20th high school reunion in 1998. We never dreamed of the bumpy road she had ahead of her by her optimistic attitude toward her upcoming surgery.
I am blessed in so many ways in my life and count Dale among these blessings. In her final year, my daughters and I enjoyed shopping for Dale to add to her Its all about me collection. Even now, when we see those items at the store, the girls will say Dale would have loved that, mom. My oldest daughter Katelyn is now 13 the same age I was when Dale and I became friends. I often look around at her friends and wonder which one will be the Dale in her life.
In November, I was prompted to write Dale after reading my morning devotion from the Psalms (145:15) that Id like to share with you now. And when we are obedient though faith, God will raise us up on eagles wings and bring us to himself. Its a promise, a covenant: and God is faithful to all of his promises.
Dales reply was this: While Im not sure whats been promised to me in this world, I am certain hes helped me to make lemonade from lemons. I would never have been one to say that this cancer stuff is part of Gods plan for me, yet deep down I believe its true; I certainly dont think Im being punished, which to me means its all gotta be good!
About a month later, I sent Dale some all about me tissues and a column by Froma Harrop who wrote about going through the door (of cancer), and the wisdom we can gain from people who have. Inside (the door) is wisdom that we all can share, Harrop writes. Everyones candle is buring. The only question, really, is the length of the wick. On December 17th Dale wrote to me: No one knows what the future hold. There are so many people that say someday Im going to... What are they waiting for?
I know exactly what she means. Our life on this earth is temporary. We get caught up in meaningless busyness or stressed out by unimportant situations. Dale got it. She was never too busy or too sick to write a thank you note or return an e-mail. She thought of others constantly and immersed herself in helping women suffering from breast cancer. She fulfilled her dreams of recording a CD capturing her beautiful voice and flute playing. She designed coffee mugs and tee-shirts and published cartoons that shed a humorous light on cancer.
Most importantly, she shared her most personal struggles of life and death through her writing. Literally hundreds if not thousands of people many who never knew her personally have been touched and inspired by Dale. Her writing is a living, breathing legacy that will go on to provide hope and humor to countless others. This unselfish act was done during a time of suffering and personal grief when most people close themselves off from the world. Dales suffering did not destroy her life purpose, and in fact, directed her toward it.
Even though you claim its all about you Dale, its really been all about us. As a tribute to you Dale, may we follow your example. To Dale! To life! LChiam!
Sara Bachtell Burke <sjand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dubln, OH Franklin - Tuesday, March 1, 2005 9:05 AM CST
I'm thinking Dale's journal should be published, along with her obit and some photos. I cannot believe the impact she made on so many people, including myself. I've been reading her journal piecemeal for the past few weeks, and I am constantly in awe of her courage and humor in the face of what must've been hell. Never once did I know of Dale Wolf until I read her obituary. (Dale might appreciate that I am one of those weirdos who has been reading the obits since about the age of 6, when I used to average the daily "death age".) I wish I had known Dale, and I wish I knew her friends and family. I feel like I do know some of you. Godspeed to Dale. I'm sure she's enjoying all of this from her lofty position as the Head Writer in Heaven.
Rachel Gifford <rasty4ever@aol.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Monday, February 21, 2005 3:04 PM CST
I miss you dale
stephanie halseth
coon rapids, mn us - Saturday, February 5, 2005 0:35 AM CST
For anyone checking the guestbook, there will be a Memorial Service for Dale in Waterloo on February 27. Email me for details.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
- Friday, January 28, 2005 8:39 AM CST
What an incredible woman! Does anyone know how I could get a copy of her CD?
lhazeleyes@earthlink.net
Lynne McKaige <lhazeleyes@earthlink.net>
Savage, MN USA - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:33 AM CST
I am a daily obit reader and have not smiled as much as I did reading Dale Ann Wolf's obit.
I'm sorry not to have known her - I suspect I would have enjoyed her performance as gum-chewer in "Bulldog Tales" and certainly would have appreciated her good humor and spirit. And, while I suspect her breast cancer was not a romp; it's refreshing to read of someone who aprpoached the illness as something other than a "courageous battle". Please add my best wishes to, I'm sure, many others for her parents and family.
Luke Weisberg <lukeweisberg@earthlink.net>
Golden Valley, MN - Friday, January 14, 2005 4:06 PM CST
Dearest Dale -
I did not get a chance to speak with you 'one last time' but have checked on your page often to make sure you were okay. Since you've figured out how to send emails 'from beyond,' let's hope you've figured out how to receive them as well!
You are/were a brave and wonderful woman whose spirit inspired me and taught me to find joy and humor in the worst of things. I listened to your music today and thought... is this true? Can this amazing individual really have passed from this world? I trust that you are making a joyful noise and humoring the angels now... and that, whereever you are, the next phase of existence is good and free from cancer and pain. Thank you for being such a blessing to so many and I am deeply sorry that you did not have longer in this world to continue making a difference.
I am already missing you ... perhaps continued updates from heaven are in order?
I will remember you with much gratitude, respect, and love...
Cindy (CaringBridge Customer Service)
Woodstock, GA - Saturday, January 8, 2005 11:04 AM CST
I wanted to share a story that happened in the wee hours of New Years Day. Our family had just returned from a small gathering at the neighbors home a bit past midnight. My 8-year-old son was tired and hungry so I slipped downstairs and fixed him three small cheese pizzas. After I took them to his room, he went down stairs to tell his dad something, returning to find the dog had gobbled up his pizza. As he stood at the top of the stairs crying and frustrated, I ran to see what was wrong. The dog ate my pizza! he fussed. Thinking of Dale, I smiled and replied, Its only pizza. Its only pizza. I quickly fixed him three more and we went to bed.
Sara Burke <sjand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dubln, OH - Saturday, January 8, 2005 10:41 AM CST
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FRIENDS WHO HELPED PUT THE CD TOGETHER FOR DALE. I PLAY IT OFTEN AND I WOULD E MAIL DALE
OCCASIONALLY TO LET HER KNOW HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT. I ALWAYS GOT A NICE RELY. THEN I WOULD BE REMINDED THAT SHE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED ME TO GO TO THE JAZZ VOICE SCHOOL AND I NEVER FOUND THE TIME. I'M GLAD SHE LIVED HER DREAM
BEV KENTNER <beverlykentner@edinarealty.com>
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN USA - Friday, January 7, 2005 1:34 PM CST
When I saw Dale's obituary in the Sunday paper, I clicked on her journal and read the whole darned thing...took me three days...now I'm sitting here with snot dripping out of my nose from crying and not a single kleenex in sight...I wish I'd had the privilege of knowing Dale while she was alive. Uh, wait a minute. I DO know Dale, from reading her journal. I must say it here, she had such courage and fought so hard, and found a way to laugh about even the toughest things. May I find such courage in myself when my time comes. And, by the way Dale, if you're listening...I'm one of those people who got the life I dreamed of (I'm an artist), and believe me, I thank God every day. It never stops amazing me how many things there are to be grateful for when you decide to look for them. Something you seemed to know.
Violet Bifulk <violetbifulk@charter.net>
Apple Valley, MN USA - Friday, January 7, 2005 9:58 AM CST
I never knew Dale, but was e-mailed about her death and web page. Her writings made me giggle and showed that she had style. I don't know how to contact her family so I'm writing here. I also have an over weight orange tabby cat and she mentions that her cats still need a home. It seems like fate, so I would like to offer them a place in my home. I wish I had know Dale. Katey, member of Minnesota Equestriene, who host Saddle up for the Cure.
Katey Lunden <wicketkt@lkdllink.net>
Annandale, MN - Thursday, January 6, 2005 2:02 PM CST
Since Dale sent us a message from the great beyond, I'm going to trust that she can read ours! (Oh dear...it's a long one!)
I have struggled for almost a week to put into words my thoughts, and am suddenly inspired by another (Dale, you are one of my favorites) delightful wordsmith, one Alice Steinbach. "And what more intimate way to transcend the terrible, aching apartness than through the writing down of words that carry in each pen stroke the physical presence of the absent one?" So it's not a pen. So it's a computer. It's still writing! (Typing?) Tangent-I hit a period in November & December when I was on a letter-writing kick. Dale was subjected to more than one pen & paper missive as were many members of my family...not that I expect to single-handedly bring a screeching halt to the slow extinction of the written word. However, if anyone could inspire people to write their thoughts down more often, Dale could.
By the way - Dale, when you read this, I take umbrage at your comment in your obit that only the tone-deaf or people who are related to you would enjoy the CD. HA! I am neither tone-deaf nor related to you, and I enjoy the CD very much. So there!
On New Year's Eve, in a gathering of friends and in the midst of the insanity that tends to be the New Year's Eve celebration, I had a really wonderful moment, in which I was able for the first time to smile through the sadness of loss. Everyone has those moments, when you suddenly remember what has happened. One of my friends and I raised our glasses and said a toast to absent friends. Absent physically, but always present in our thoughts and hearts.
"Hail and Farewell" is CBS Sunday Morning's traditional title for their story every year of exceptional Americans who are now absent from their accustomed physical presences in our lives. I think many of you would probably agree that Dale could (I think she would say should!) have had a place in that group. She was an exceptional woman.
So I will say "Hail and Farewell, Dale Wolf" while knowing that the farewell is only temporary, and if I am fortunate and very smart, the joy of having known you and the lessons I've learned from you will tide me over until at last we meet.
Jolie Prentice <jolie_prentice@adp.com>
Des Moines, IA USA - Thursday, January 6, 2005 12:38 AM CST
And to think I just re-entered you in my address book for 2005 with all my other updates! Now, I have to cross you off and that's just going to screw up the neatness of the entire page because I'm just that anal! JUST KIDDING.
Dale, Dale, Dale, we haven't spoken in so long or seen each other but I have to say you have been in my thoughts every day. Why haven't I called then? I don't know. Why haven't I sent a card? I don't know the answer to that either. I do know one thing though, suddenly, for me, today, not much really matters than family, friends, health, and the love we have for each of them. I also decided I would have that candy bar I really wanted after lunch but promised myself I would be strong not eat it. Well, the heck with that plan - I'm eating it! All of it! Also, that 10 pounds I gained over the holidays - too bad! I'm going out tonite and just buying bigger pants.
You have and always will make me laugh. The years at MN Rubber were hilarious and fun. Enjoy your new beginning and clear a fabulous path for the rest of us.
P.S. How did you get that cat so fat?
With Love....
Lisa Rosenmeier <lrosenmeier@mn.rr.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Wednesday, January 5, 2005 1:14 PM CST
I keep checking the Caring Bridge website hoping there will be something more from Dale. Yes, I went to the memorial service. Yes, I went to the Shiva. Dale must be looking down from heaven saying as Ferris Beuhler did at the end of his movie: Are you still here? Its over. Go home. But I dont want to go home. Im not done grieving. I want to take time to relish this wonderful woman.
For those who have just discovered Dale through her website and obituary thanks for taking time to write. Its comforting that so many people are taking her widom to heart (and passing it on). Isnt that what we all hope for? Making a difference in life that leaves an imprint on others in death?
Dale, the imprint you left is as large as your heart and it keeps on growing. If theres email in heaven Im sure you will find a link. Until then our link will be in the memories of you and the Caring Bridge.
Sara Burke <sjand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin , OH - Wednesday, January 5, 2005 10:42 AM CST
Like so many others who have posted I am also an obit reader and Dale's long obituary caught my eye. I read her history on Caring Bridge and, even though I knew the ending of the story, somehow I hoped it would turn out differently. Although I never knew Dale personally, I felt like I knew her after reading her journal and wish I could have met her. Ten years ago I lost a close friend to breast cancer. She was 34 years old with 4 children between the ages of 6 and 1. We need to run faster in the race for the cure. Dale, I'm sure heaven has restored your curly hair and given you perfect eyebrows!
Kim Schultz <schultks@mrs.umn.edu>
Morris, MN USA - Wednesday, January 5, 2005 9:54 AM CST
Dale you certainly have made the journey a better one for so many people. I grant there is no more courageous person I have ever known. God Bless you and yours. We will miss you greatly. Read all the comments you are greatly loved.
Bonnie Tangness <bonnie.m.tangness@ceridian.com>
Apple Valley, MN US - Wednesday, January 5, 2005 7:37 AM CST
Mary's Eulogy from Dale's Service
On December 20th Dale went to the doctor and was told that there was nothing else they could do. At one point Dale was asking about pain pills and the doctor asked her Dale are you considering suicide. Dale responded Well I wasnt until you brought it up. That is the Dale Wolf that I am here to celebrate with you today.
Dale loved to say "It's All About Me" and was never shy to remind anyone who would listen of that fact, in fact she wasnt shy about reminding people who wouldnt listen of that fact along with about 173 other facts.
Unfortunately, Dale, the jig is up, because if your life had indeed been all about you, this room would be pretty empty. If it had been all about you, your email list would have included 10 maybe 20 people not 500 people. If it had been all about you, you would have had 30 or 40 hits on your website, not 26,180 plus.
Dale and I met when she took a writing class I was teaching at The Loft. The class was on humor writing and, as you can probably imagine, Dale was one of the best students, okay she was the best student and was definitely the teachers pet.
In the five short years that Ive known Dale I think we became such good friends because we shared not only a sense of humor, but a sense of the absurd. I remember on September 12, 2001, I had come home from the Mayo Clinic after having brain surgery and Dale appeared at my door with a gigantic pan of lasagna that weighed approximately 80 pounds. She immediately pointed out that the aluminum pan that it was baked was not one of those cheap aluminum pans, this one had a nice design that I would see in about five years after I finished eating all the lasagna. We were watching the news reports about 9/11, me laying on the couch going in and out of a morphine induced stupor, when Dale said to me This must really make you mad. Now a lot of people would think Dale was referring to the tragedy unfolding on television but I knew exactly what she was talking about. She continued You have brain surgery and this happens and takes the focus off of you. And she was right.
It was the absurdity of her condition that gave Dale the fodder for great writing. What could be more absurd than her list of the TOP 10 BREAST CANCER PERKS
1. Havent had to buy myself a meal in almost six years.
2. Provides a convenient excuse to behave badly and get away with it.
3. Get to find out what most people only wonder about: What I look like bald.
4. Tummy tuck included with breast reconstruction. While the rest of my body falls apart, at least I have a flat stomach.
5. Gets me out of doing things that I didnt want to do in the first place.
6. The all Krispy Kreme, all the time diet
7. Never have to take my pants off at doctors appointments.
8. You dont have to look that great in order to hear the words You look great.
9. People are really nice to bald women.
10. All I have to do is show up at an event, remain conscious most of the time and people think Im heroic and courageous.
And the TOP ( or is that bottom?) FIVE BREAST CANCER DRAWBACKS
1. Had to learn the hard way that wig hair doesnt grow back.
2. Others dont have a good enough appreciation for their lash, brow and nose hairs.
3. Never know how far out to renew my TV Guide subscription.
4. Tired, hairless, not-very-healthy single woman
isnt a big response-getter in a personal ad.
5. Oh
and that cancer thing.
And she was able to convey the absurdity of cancer through her stories. A couple of my favorites include:
To celebrate my sister Marnas 50th (yes, FIFTIETH) birthday last week, we went to P.F. Changs on Sunday. At some point in the evening I crossed my legs and put my hand on my ankle. I was surprised to feel a soft lump. It was then that I remembered that I had intended to change from my slipper socks to regular socks before I left the house; I was distracted and forgot (as I do about 32 times a day) and had gone to dinner in my soft fluffy blue socks with stuffed monkey heads attached.
Another story was I was awoken one recent morning to loud noises coming from my bathroom. I got up and hesitantly creeped in (worried that a rat had swum up my toilet), and instead found a plumbers snake poking up my drain and making a huge mess. As it turns out, unbeknownst to me or the plumber working next door, my neighbors pipes and my pipes are connected. I was a little baffled by the sight and more than a little drowsy, so what I did made perfect sense to me at the time: I slowly opened up the cabinet to see who was under my sink.
And there was the love of cynasism/sarcasm that Dale and I shared. One of my favorite snide comments was after she told about a few strangers who, upon seeing her with a bandana to cover her bald head, felt the need to come up and ask her how she is and tell her that they know EXACTLY what she is going through. Dale wrote:
I have to laugh that strangers presume to understand someone elses situation just by sight. It gives me ideas though. Perhaps Im not empathetic enough to strangers. The next time I see a blind person Im going to let them know that I know exactly what theyre going through, because I had my eyes dilated not long ago. And sitting here writing this entry, my foot has fallen asleep, so Im definitely prepared to share experiences with the next paraplegic I see.
The greatest absurdity of it all is that this disease has taken away our daughter, sister, cousin, friend, Dale a person who loved life as much as anyone Ive ever met.
Dale, it was certainly all about you when it came to taking care of yourself and fighting for every day of your life. But after that it was about sharing yourself with everyone. Your journey has made all of us stronger. Some might say that in the end you lost the battle, but I know you won the war.
Dale our friendship started out with me being the teacher and you the student; in typical Dale fashion it has changed
. You are my teacher and I am your loving, inspired student. Thank you for teaching me the most important lesson of all
how to live a good life.
I love you, and will miss you every day.
Mary <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:19 AM CST
Laurie's Eulogy from Dale's Memorial Service
Dale, Dale, Dale. How you would love to be standing here right now- singing and joking and saying you know, today really is all about ME.
What can I say about Dale that she hasnt already said herself? Dale was so great at sharing her life experiences and personality with us through her work, community service, music and writings, that it seems there is little left to say. Instead of reminding you of all of Dales interests and accomplishments, I am going to talk about how wonderful it is to be a friend of Dale. Almost all of us gathered here today have had that honor- the details may be very different, but Im sure the experiences are similar.
I was fortunate to get to know Dale the old-fashioned way- in person. We met the first weekend of our freshman year at Drake, and shared our (then brief) life stories and several laughs as we stayed up all night that first weekend- giggling and singing as we watched the Jerry Lewis telethon on Dales very cool 9 inch black and white tv. It was the first time I heard her speak ubby-dubby, and it was certainly the first time I saw her demonstrate her three-leaf clover tongue.
We were close friends but not roommates until our senior year in college, when Dale had the hard task of finding us a furnished apartment near campus for the princely sum of $250 a month. We ended up in a Hiskey apartment that was old and shabby, but we each had our own bedroom and we were content there- until one day Friday afternoon in April when a bat came swooping into the living room. After the landlords attempt to repair the ceiling in my bedroom failed and the bat joined me again at 2am, Dale was very quick to help me by opening her bedroom door when I screamed and she yelled at me to grab the phonebook and the phone and she slammed the door behind me. She shoved a rug under the door so the bat wouldnt fold itself under the door and join us
we looked at each other and just laughed out loud at our fears.
At our 20 year reunion, as we all laughed once again at the unabridged version of the story- I thought how much funnier the story was when Dale told it. I certainly wish that she were here now to share it from her point of view. How many times Dale must have drawn on that skill of laughing at her fears during her playful romp with cancer?
Laughing with Dale was one of the most amazing experiences- it would start out slow, but it was so easy to just start laughing and not stop until you cried.
Dale was such a good friend- we helped each other through hard times. She came to California several times but twice in very difficult circumstances because I needed her- She came in 1985 to celebrate Christmas with us the year my parents separated, because I knew that we needed more than a few laughs. She came again in 1989 to celebrate what was supposed to be my wedding reception, and instead it turned into a waiting session as my first husband passed away in the hospital. Dale was kind and supportive of me. When I had gotten a little past some of the deepest hurt, Dale told me that it hurt her feelings that Helen was allowed to go into the room to see him but I that I asked her not to come in. I was so grateful for her honesty, because she did not allow a hurt to simmer. It gave me the chance to tell her why I made that request- Helen had met Fred in Toronto, so he was comfortable enough to let her see him in his hospital attire, but he didnt feel he was at his best to meet someone new. I was too involved in my own pain at the time to give any thought to how that might make Dale feel. But Dale wisely did not let hurt feelings stand in the way of friendship
but she also held me accountable for my actions. Dale knew that being a good friend took effort- what a wonderful way to treat a friendship- as an important treasure that can only become more valuable with effort and time.
I am so sad that Dales time with us was too short- but I feel that part of the way that I want to honor Dale and her memory is to communicate openly and laugh often with friends. And probably make a few more- I think Ive got about 650 friends to go to catch up with Dale!!!
Laurie <LJATBBK@aol.com>
- Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:15 AM CST
Simply beautiful. Thank you Dale for your words. They will leave a lasting impression. Thanks to Marna for inviting me to visit the site.
Jacque Bilyeu <jbilyeu@hotmail.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:37 PM CST
My name is Barbara Sayble - I am an old member of Bet Shalom and a friend of Sara Jay who asked me to visit this site. My husband, James Kyle, killed himself in September and my grief is deep and dark. But he had made me laugh and see clearly and what is amazing to me is that all that Dale wrote and thought and lived - it's as if Jim would have said the same things. I know this makes little sense, I had no goodbys, no good death - is there a good death? Thank you Dale, you and those that love you have given me something sweet when so much taste so bitter. Thank you thank you,
Barbara
Barbara Saylbe <b.sayble@comcast.net>
Plymouth, Minnesota United States - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 9:32 PM CST
May I offer sincere sympathy to Dale's family and friends...and I had never met her or any of you. The Waterloo Courier ran her obit and it certainly caught my eye, first by the length of it and second by the humorous content! What an inspiration to all! I cut out the obit, went to the caring bridge web site, then spent 3+ hours reading the entire journal. What an incredible woman. I plan to share her obituary story with others and hope they too can visit the journal sight to "meet" one of the most positive and upbeat women God has gifted to this earth. Her life and spirit will truly live on. I only hope that living so close to Waterloo, Iowa that I can meet her parents. How very proud they must be to have a daughter touch so many lives. My 46 year old sister was just diagnosed with colon cancer which has already invaded her liver. She has just begun the battle. By happening upon Dale's story I feel that I can better support my sister through her cancer journey. Thank-you, Dale. God will bless you and keep you.
Lorrie Patton <mlpatton@willinet.net>
Hudson, IA - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:52 PM CST
Dale, a beautiful shining spirit. You have left your imprint on many hearts.
Jane Jacobsen <thecrossings@gittleman.com>
Minneapolis, MN United States - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 7:16 AM CST
Dale, since you have the capability of sending e-mails from beyond, I hope you will be able to read them as well! You don't know me, but after seeing your very interesting and entertaining obituary on Sunday and spending a couple of hours reading your journal entries on this CaringBridge website, I feel like I know you. What incredible spirit! I just want to thank you for sharing your journey - it reminded me (and will continue to) of what's important in life. Enjoy your next journey - there's no doubt in my mind that you'll liven things up wherever you are!
To Dale's family and friends, I can't imagine the gaping hole that Dale has left in your lives now that she's gone. I would assume, however, that there's plenty of memories that will hopefully help sustain each of you until you meet up again. For what it's worth (because none of you know me), my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Amy Jore <amylewisjore@hotmail.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Monday, January 3, 2005 10:56 PM CST
Every time I hear Elton John's "Your Song" I think of you. Hmmmmmm....oh yeah, that's because you SANG IT (along with playing your flute) at my wedding 15 years ago!! My older (and wiser) sister Laurie kept me updated with some of your writings and musical milestones over the past decade or so. We were saddened to hear the cancer had spread and I was sorry to read the email Laurie sent New Year's Day telling us you had passed away during the night. My memories of you include singing at my big hair 1980's style wedding (your hair was just curly, as I remember) and that Honda Civic you drove in high school. I always thought it was cool that you'd stop by our house and take Laurie with you (wherever it was you two went). Anyway, keep God or whoever's in charge laughing, because the rest of us are coming eventually and he'll need to keep that sense of humor. Thanks for making us all laugh. You'll be missed, and most certainly, not forgotten.
Chris Wilson Huch <mckdhuch@aol.com>
Chandler, AZ - Monday, January 3, 2005 9:45 PM CST
I read her Obit and wished it had been my good fortune to meet and know her. I wish I could have read all her emails as she went through her journey. The advice she left is well worth remembering and acting on.
Lucille Goodholm <Lucymaygood@aol.com>
GoldenValley, Mn - Monday, January 3, 2005 8:38 PM CST
Dale -
I will always remember you as my big sister's best friend...a friendship that I believe began in jr. high in Waterloo. You have always been one of the most creative individuals, and I admired the courage and humor you were able to uphold throughout your battle with cancer. Laurie updated us often sometimes sharing your e-mails and various writings. As a cancer survivor, if I ever have to battle cancer again I can only hope to do it with the attitude you did! Thank you for sharing yourself with my sister Laurie and all the others that were blessed to either personally know you or simply felt some sunshine when cracking a smile after stumbling upon one of your writings. You are truly an inspiration for many and will continue to impact lives far behind your short years here on earth. I've yet to borrow your cd from Laurie but now want my own copy! Peace and love and thank you for being you.
Susan (Wilson) Sorge...another Waterloo West Alumni and little sis to Laurie <susans@themembersgroup.com>
West Des Moines, IA USA - Monday, January 3, 2005 10:48 AM CST
To Dale's family and friends. I will miss her quick witt and smile. My daughters were touched by her tenderness and express their sorrow toward the family also. Dale and I worked together on the Race for the Cure and became friends (Breast Friends) thru the foundation. This lady had spunk and determination. I've learned a lot for her that will help me continue my battle. My prayers know go out to the families and friends of Dale left here on earth.
Laurie Whitt <lawhitt@comcast.net>
Maple Grove, MN USA - Monday, January 3, 2005 9:43 AM CST
My husband and I worked with Dale at MN Rubber and had not seen her for several years. If someone like Dale crosses our path in life we should consider ourselves extremely fortunate. Dale, thank you so much for teaching all of us what is really important in life and for sharing that incredible sense of humor. Also, tell whoever is in charge in the great beyond that she needs to send down more people like you, were getting low.
P.S. We hope that when you arrived at your destination there was a computer of your liking waiting for you.
Dan and Debbie Nelson <mosesedd@comcast.net>
Maple Grove, MN USA - Monday, January 3, 2005 8:58 AM CST
I always loved your humor and your positive spirit. Oh yes, your musical talent! Your voice was so clear and sweet. When I hear the song "Smile," I will think of you!
P.S. I hope all of my grammar was correct because I know you'll let me know!!! Sandy
Sandy Krause <sandra.j.krause@ceridian.com>
Bloomington, MN - Monday, January 3, 2005 8:23 AM CST
I never met Dale in person either. I can see that knowing Dale would have been something very special. Someone shared the obituary with me, and it sparkles with life; ironic, I suppose she'd find that! :)
I wish her peace and hope her version of the life after is for real. I wish for comfort for her family and friends.
What a funny, special, bright, wonderful lady Dale must have been!
Marcy Manning <manningm@mindspring.com>
Sterling, VA USA - Monday, January 3, 2005 1:32 AM CST
6 1/2 years of what Dale penned "a journey" had to be more like a street fight. To a reader far away, she made it sound so easy. With a balance of humor, insight, and strength, she made me think that she would win the battle. As I read the messages of so many friends acquaintances, and strangers, I wonder if perhaps she did win. Clearly, the memories she left and the relationships she cultivated will stay with those who knew her for a lifetimes. I know she's had an impact on my life even though it's probably been more than 25 years since I've seen her. I spoke to her in August while I was visiting her parents. It was during that trip to Waterloo that I learned of and began following the e-ME-tiMEs. My sympathy goes out to all who knew Dale. How very lucky you were!
Carolyn Cutler <cdcutler@ouray.cudenver.edu>
Lafayette, CO - Sunday, January 2, 2005 11:35 PM CST
I only crossed paths with Dale briefly while she and I worked for Minnesota Rubber, but I recall her gift for humor, and her infectious laugh. For those close to her, and those who never met her, she will be missed. The prayers of my family are with, and for Dale's family tonight.
Scott Rassett <srassett@bellsouth.net>
Peachtree City, Ga - Sunday, January 2, 2005 10:21 PM CST
DALE: You touched so may lives> You will be missed!!
Love, Barb Conklin
Barb Conklin-Andreski <b.andreski@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA USA - Sunday, January 2, 2005 9:30 PM CST
I only know Dale, like so many others in the guestbook, from being amused and moved by her obituary. Did she write it herself? Her services were today, and if I hadn't spent the hours reading her entire CaringBridge journal, I would have quietly joined those celebrating her life. I lost a life-friend to breast cancer when she was 42, and have watched helplessly while another strong woman was hit by the truck called Cancer. I have three close friends fighting the good fight right now, and have spent the hours of chemo with one of them in awe of the strength none of us realize we have in escrow. My husband questions God's plan when He takes the givers first......but I am comforted to know who will be waiting to welcome the rest of us to the Kingdom! To all of Dale's friends mentioned in her journal I send heartfelt hugs of condolence. You were lucky to have her in your lives as inspiration, and I thank you for sharing her spirit!
Christine <shoelue1@yahoo.com>
St Louis Park, MN USA - Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:24 PM CST
Dale and I once discussed that dead people cannot possibly read the newspaper tributes placed for them on the anniversaries of their death -- so I am writing this for you, the living!
Things I will remember about Dale Ann Wolf:
She likes celery in cold dishes but not celery used as a filler in hot dishes.
Her definition of friendship held me to a higher standard. I will never forget her firece loyalty, attentiveness and commitment to her friends.
She had a sense of propriety, manners and etiquette not very common among our age group. She did the right things at the right times.
Her sense of humor and her ability to use it make her illness easier for us to handle was very generous.
Speaking of generous, Dale was very generous. With her time, her talents, her money and her opinions!
Dale's commitment to giving back to the community was incomparable (except for Jane Baxter). She read to and recorded for the blind, did administrative for and made heroically funny speeches for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She even edited a tragic book by an abuse survivor who was a total stranger, while Dale was suffering from her own illness.
She is the only adult I have ever known who actually enjoyed karaoke and did not require alcohol to participate.
She had a button collection, a children's book collection, and against her will, a pig collection.
I remember so many conversations with Dale with great clarity, and I will cherish those memories forever.
I struggle to find God's purpose or plan in how this turned out, but in the caring of her friends Laurie and Mary, in her sisters Marna and Dale, in the supportive "sisterhood" and friendship of those of us who knew Dale, I start to see the gift, and the legacy.
Molly Buck <mkbuck@charter.net>
Lakeville, MN - Sunday, January 2, 2005 7:52 PM CST
I've just returned from Dales Services. I laughed and I cried. Dale is someone that I feel blessed to have known and she will be missed more than even she could have hoped for. Since we who knew Dale know "It's all about her or as she would say it "It's all about me". Her fun loving,
playful spirit has left us, but her memory will nver die. I will miss you always.
Jan A.
Jan Abbott <jla727@aol.com>
Plymouth, Mn 55442 - Sunday, January 2, 2005 5:10 PM CST
I never met Dale. I always glance at the obituary page in case there is someone there I have a connection to. I saw the length of Dale's column and started reading. The "door to door rock selling" gave me my first chuckle, then the tears started. They continued as I continued to read. I feel as if I have really missed out on something special in life by not meeting Dale! I loved her reminder "I am a giver." I laughed out loud - so hard that I had to put the paper down - at the note about the stunningly remodeled kitchen. Then the tears took over again .... at least until the thank you to Al Gore, then the giggles bubbled out again. I will be sending in a donation in Dale's name as her reaching out from the great (I hope, too) beyond has touched me so deeply -- me, a stranger from Bloomington who will never forget her (which is hard to do since I never met her. But somehow I know she will understand.)
Karen
Bloomington, MN - Sunday, January 2, 2005 2:36 PM CST
I didn't know Dale. I read her obituary and came to this site. I lost my younger sister to breast cancer in April and the journal entries from her last days mirrored what Dale had written. It was disheartening to know someone else was going through all of the same treatments, bad news, followed by more bad news, and the final news that there was no more that could be done. I can say that I know how you feel and my thoughts are with you. She sounds like someone that gave a lot to her friends and family. You were blessed to have shared part of your life with her. May you find comfort in knowing that she is now without pain.
Jane Barkholtz <jbarkholtz@comcast.net>
Stillwater, MN - Sunday, January 2, 2005 2:30 PM CST
I am moved, especially by those whose entries begin "I never met Dale...but she touched me...". I met Dale when I was a little girl living in Waterloo, Iowa. My memories of Dale as the curly haired, always smiling & giggling girl_I watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, in 1964? or 3?) with Dale, her sisters & my sisters screamikng & clapping. I am saddened having not kept in contact and encouraged by her continuing spirit, playfulness and connection throughout her life.
Mel, Lois, Marna & Caryn ___ Much love and comfort to you all.
Jo Ann Cutler Russell <joarus@aol.com>
Washington, DC - Sunday, January 2, 2005 1:29 PM CST
I met and knew Dale over 15 years ago and lost touch. She was working at MN Rubber and I was a video producer pitching my wares. She chose another company much to my chagrin...however, I liked her and tried to get her fixed up with a nice Jewish boy. Even though I haven't had contact with her in over a decade, it is a loss that touches me. She left a little of herself with me. I'll remember her fondly.
Rick Mogelson <SNRP@comcast.net>
Mpls, MN - Sunday, January 2, 2005 11:36 AM CST
I only met Dale once. I was touched by the humor she shared on her Caringbridge pages and then when I read her obituary. I just want to give all who knew Dale thoughts and prayers as you celebrate her life.
Jane Harris <jaharris4@aol.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Sunday, January 2, 2005 11:25 AM CST
Goodbye Dale, rest in peace as you fought the good fight and with such finesse! We are lucky to have been blessed with you in this world, now you'll definitely have the angels entertained in the next one!
Marcia Iiams Patin <patin@insightbb.com>
Freeport, IL USA - Sunday, January 2, 2005 9:40 AM CST
To all the Friends of Dale:
I have never known anyone who has as many friends as Dale does. Even though the only names I recognize are from Waterloo West High School, I feel as if I know all the rest of you, as well. What a remarkable woman to bring so many people together through this long journey of hers. Our hearts are heavy with the Earthly loss of Dale, but someday we will meet in Heaven and she will introduce all of us to each other! God Bless all of you!
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Saturday, January 1, 2005 9:58 PM CST
Dale, Thank you for being a part of my life over the last 25 years. Words can't possibly express my thoughts at this time. In a weird sort of way, I think my tears are doing that for me. There is something very apropos about you leaving us on New Year's Eve. The party 'was' all about you! Oddly, I read the news on my computer just as I was jumping in the shower to get ready for the night. Should I be worried that you might have seen me there? Since that little episode may have haunted you (and it certainly should have), I will welcome your haunts anytime! So long, funny lady. I'll miss you. Love, Tom
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL - Saturday, January 1, 2005 9:37 PM CST
Dale, as a faithful reader of the obits, I must congratulate you on the best ever written! I always wonder about the people and think that you never know much about what made them special. To think that a life of any length is reduced to brief list of statistics! Your's was a great synopsis of your life as only you could tell it. People who read it will truly wish they had had the opportunity to meet you. I think it has raised the bar for all others! Since you'll be emailing from beyond, you might point out to the Star Tribune obit editor that they placed your notice out of alphabetical order and if they were going to do that, they should've just put it FIRST! You deserve it. Farewell my funny friend. Rest in peace.
Bridget Hanson
Mpls, MN - Saturday, January 1, 2005 8:13 PM CST
and I'm supposed to do what with this cd I have for you? Book club was only 3 days away!
The music will never be the same....I'll miss you...thanks for sharing your spirit and wit....
I'm sure you'll be a hit up there.....knock um'dead!.....
(do you think anyone else will laugh with us????)
your music buddy
- Saturday, January 1, 2005 6:53 PM CST
I only knew Dale for a short time. The most impressive thing about that is that I didn't need to know her for long to see what a beautiful spirit she had. Dale shared her very special gift of being able to laugh at herself, at life, and to teach others how to laugh with her. Dale, you are a gift to all those you meet, and I am certain you will continue to be that gift to those who follow you to the 'great beyond.'
Judy Driver <judy.driver@co.hennepin.mn.us>
Eagan, MN United States - Saturday, January 1, 2005 3:45 PM CST
I, too, have never met Dale, but I am captured by her wit and strength after reading her journal for the first time.
My deepest sympathies to all who encountered this wonderful spirit. May she now be free to unfastened her seatbelt and move about the cabin.
A new Dale fan,
Terry Egge
Terry Egge <tegge@mn.rr.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Saturday, January 1, 2005 3:26 PM CST
Hello to all! I have NEVER met Dale but had the opportunity to know her well through the obituary and caringbridge. All I can say is how lucky all of you are to have known her and have her in your lives. And I say have, because you know with a giant loving spirit such as hers, she will be with all of you in some way or another. It may be through the email, or in the wind. You will know. What an outlook on life, exactly what many of us wish to be. Know that she will continue to touch many lives, even those who did not know her personally. As a fervered obituary reader, she has gifted my new year! What a woman, appreciate her in all ways!
Cathy A. DeJarlais <mommydearest43@juno.com>
Champlin, MN - Saturday, January 1, 2005 2:51 PM CST
Dale - I loved your threat to haunt us from the great beyond, and I welcome you - maybe I'll hear "SMILE" in the middle of the night..... Your wit, humor and sense of optimism will be sorely missed. Shalom, dear friend.
Teresa Luterbach
chanhassen, MN USA - Saturday, January 1, 2005 12:00 AM CST
Dale, you were and will always be such an inspiration to friends far and near. Shalom, my friend.
Cheryl Wilke
Minneapolis, MN - Saturday, January 1, 2005 11:20 AM CST
Even when you're gone you make me laugh... the longest obituary I've ever seen, and an email from the great beyond. I will never forget you, and I miss you already. I so wish you didn't have to leave us this way, but I think you've taught us all something about living and dying with style. Wherever your journey takes you now, I wish you peace and lots of love. Goodbye, my friend.
Cheri Kinzer <cheri.kinzer@ceridian.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Saturday, January 1, 2005 8:21 AM CST
Wow! Thankyou for putting thing in prospective! Sometimes we need a kick in the ass to firmly put our feet back in the ground!
Denise A. Starr
Eden prairie, mn usa - Saturday, January 1, 2005 7:22 AM CST
Peace, my friend. I agree with Jane Thompson when she said "...the depth of her life has far exceeded it's length". I will miss you.
Love, Jane
Jane Baxter <janebaxter@att.net>
Eden Prairie, MN - Friday, December 31, 2004 6:56 PM CST
Fare thee well and thank you Dale. I feel blessed to have shared life with you for a time. Your impression will be left upon this world.
God bless you Laurie, Marna, Karen and Mary for the attentive care and comfort you gave Dale in her final days.
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Burnsville, MN - Friday, December 31, 2004 6:48 PM CST
Thank you for your music, your smile, your incredible sense of humor, and your haiku. Thank you most of all for knowing and reminding us "Oh what fun it is to ride..."
Continue the ride and the fun on the other side. See ya' sooner, or later.
Pat Dennis <patjdennis@hotmail.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Friday, December 31, 2004 6:06 PM CST
Dale,
Good morning sunshine! That is what my mom always use to say to me. And that is what you are - a ray of light that will shine forever. I have been so very blessed to have known you all these years. Our meeting in the St. Louis Park Community Concert Band was the just the beginning of great things to come. It was the birth place of our ladies camping group. Remember one of our first trips to Rosene's cabin? And who could forget the paper towel incident? We all have many fond memories of our times together. Thank you for being a part of my life. I will cherish you always. All My Love, Teresa
Teresa Matson <teresa.r.matson@wellsfargo.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Friday, December 31, 2004 10:48 AM CST
Dale, Your words have inspired many.The world is a happier place because of the thoughts you shared.I know some people that will greet you with love at the end of your journey.
Say hi for those of us that are still here. Eat some Mandel bread . Heaven will never be the same! ( I'm sure you will some kind of award up there.)
Love your cuz. Michael
Michael Hankin <mwhankin@aol.com>
Pewaukee, Wi US - Friday, December 31, 2004 10:42 AM CST
To those of you who are deeply mourning our lovely Dale, my thoughts are with all of you - all of us - who will miss the brightest light of Minnesota.
Sandy Christen <rchriste@rochester.rr.com>
Fairport, NY USA - Friday, December 31, 2004 9:57 AM CST
Farewell, my friend. I have been blessed to have had you as my friend and I will find warm reflection in your memory.
Karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Friday, December 31, 2004 7:41 AM CST
So long, Cuz D.W. We'll play your beautiful music and eat your lemon bars and Grandma Hankin's mandel bread and think of you with love.
Cousin Julie <jhankin@teleport.com>
Portland, OR - Friday, December 31, 2004 2:52 AM CST
Dear Dale,
Glad to hear you are resting comfortably. My thoughts and and prayers continue to be with you.
Thank you taking the time, and having the courage to share your many talents with us; you've inspired me so much. You'll be forever in my heart.
Sending all my love,
Cathy W
Plymouth , MN USA - Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:39 PM CST
Dale,
My prayers continue to be with you. May you find peace in knowing you are loved by many.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Thursday, December 30, 2004 5:48 PM CST
Dale: It is not the news I wanted to hear. I was very sad as I started reading your Dec.21 journal entry...but then you add humor and wit to your writing and you had me laughing by the end of your entry. (loved your comment about enough food in the fridge to feed the blue states but not the red!) You are truly a special person and are admired and loved by many. You are in my daily thoughts and prayers. Julie
Julie Hendricks <jjhendricks2@comcast.com>
River Forest, IL - Thursday, December 30, 2004 2:00 PM CST
Dear Dale:
I saw your photo on the website. You are a beautiful woman. It's hard to believe I haven't seen you since you were at Drake or visiting Caryn at Drake. My dad and mother and I all are thinking of you and praying for you for strength and courage and blessings. We are thinking of Caryn and Marna and your parents, too. My dad talked with your dad this morning, and found out about your website from Rick Miller. Tell Caryn I am thinking of her, too, and all your friends, too. I hope Caryn will share your CD with me some day. God be with you and all of you.
Caryn's buddy,
Lu Ann White
Lu Ann White <lawhite@hbr-law.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:57 AM CST
Dear Dale- You are in my thoughts and in my prayers. Thank you for the lessons you have taught all of us. You have touch so many people with your courageous battle!
God bless you!
Suzanne Nicolette <snicolette@pioneepress.com>
St.Paul, MN USA - Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:40 AM CST
Knock Knock
Who's There?
Emma
Emma who?
Emma comin' over later
See you soon kiddo ... love ya.
Mary <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:37 AM CST
Dale...I just spoke to Laurie and she says you're resting comfortably. You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers and I wish you peace. Thanks for sharing your strength and grace with us.
Much love,
Karen & Peter
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:06 AM CST
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Dear Dale - I sit at my desk, listening to your CD, amazed and delighted by your voice, awed by your humor, serenity, courage, and wisdom. I find it difficult to focus on work and hard to type through the tears.
I am very grateful for your impact on my life. Thank you for your humor, your music, and the lessons you've helped me learn.
I pray for peace for you and everyone who loves you -
Jolie <jolie_prentice@adp.com>
Des Moines, IA USA - Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:03 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Just wanted you to know Sally and I are mailing you some warm socks we found that remind us of you. I wish I could be there but I know that you are surrounded by warmth and love. I pray that our Heavenly Father is filling you with the peace that passes all understanding. His arms are open. His burden is light.
My love and prayers go with you.
Sara Bachtell Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin, OH - Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:01 AM CST
Dale,
Thinking of you this morning...sending a hug and my caring, support and prayers. Rest, dear woman....
Jane
Jane Thompson <thompjx@parknicollet.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:46 AM CST
Hi Dale...
Even though you are resting comfortably in the next room and I could tell you this when you wake from your nap, you are such a fan of the written word that I wanted to post this message of love here.
You are cherished, sweet-pea.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Your condo in downtown Minneapolis, MN - Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:11 AM CST
Dearest Dale,
Back in 1992, when we ran the first Twin Cities Race for the Cure, we ran it for two reasons: We had just started running 5Ks and we thought it was fun to cross a finish line; and because this little race, with field of about 250 runners that year, was for a good cause. Little did we know at that time how that race would take on a vastly different meaning in our lives
Dale, you have run a good long race. I just want to thank you again for taking the time the past few years to educate us and show us what your breast cancer battle has been like. Im sure that there were times that you must have had to step outside of your self to write about your brawl. I also know there must have been times when you wanted the words you were writing to be fictional.
This week, my feelings of sorrow are some times being over taken by feelings of immeasurable gratitude. Over the past 19 years, you have blessed me with the rich gift of loyal friendship. You are always good for straight-shooter honesty, wily-wit and gut -busting giggles. You could have wrote, Dales Book on Dependability.
You are also a faithful listener, and maintain high expectations not only of yourself, but of your friends too. Because of those high expectations, you enable us to be better people. An additional benefit of being friends with you is the simple spiff that goes alone with just being friends. Friends tend to rub off on each other, leaving each other with bits and pieces of themselves. Im hoping that one day soon, as Im singing to the radio, around the house, or in church, that I will be able to sing on key and as beautifully as you do. Im also holding out hope that I will be able to hone a quarter of the writing skills you have.
Those are selfish thoughts. I know those are your non-transferable gifts from God.
Really, Dale, you have given me so much. However, I will selfishly take from you your mode on graciousness, courage, and strength.
I will continue to run the Race for you, and others like you.
You are a life enhancer Dale. You will continue to be my life enhancer for all my living days.
With Love,
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:29 AM CST
Dear Dale,
Just to let you know your in my thoughts and prayers today and always. Yvonne sends her love, too.
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:37 AM CST
Dear Dale,
Your in my thoughts always, I pray you are comfortable and do not have pain. Peace be with you sweet Dale.
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:02 PM CST
Dale - Its true that words are never enough, but sometimes thats all we have to offer. We have all learned so much from you - your grace, your dignity, and especially your humor. You are constantly in my prayers. Peace and love be with you at all times.
Sue Meyeraan <meyeraan@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:38 AM CST
Dale, you are constantly in my thoughts and it's so good to know that you are in good care. You are loved by so many people, and I am so thankful that some of them are there with you now. You have truly made a difference in my life, as well as many others as evidenced by your guestbook. A big hug to you, and to those with you.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:18 AM CST
Dear Dale,
I pray for your comfort and my thoughts and prayers are with you dear lady. I am so glad you are surrouded by friends, family and your cats at all times. I can't even begin to express how all this saddens me. Peace be with you my friend.
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:10 PM CST
Dale,
My mother has often said that God saves the greatest challenges for those who will accept them with the most grace. Your postings throughout your journey surely confirm this.
If life is a test, then you have passed with flying colors, my friend. You have been a light and an inspiration to all who know you, as well as thousands more who have never had the privilege of knowing you personally but have learned of your story through the work that you've done to fight this terrible disease.
You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Peace be with you.
Bobbye Jopling <bobbye.jopling@ceridian.com>
Exton, PA - Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:18 PM CST
Dale, you have been on my heart and mind often over the past week. I know that many people are praying for you. Please add my name to that list, too. You are certainly a treasure to your family and friends! Fondly, Annetta Larsen
Annetta Larsen <ajlarsen@usfamily.net>
St. Louis Park, MN - Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:37 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Since I can't wrap my arms around you right now, my words will have to do. Thank you for the way you keep educating us, informing us and making us smile. You are such an amazing person! You are constantly showing us how adversity shouldnt be without courage and wit! I am thankful for the bright light you share with us all. I love you!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Monday, December 27, 2004 11:41 PM CST
Hey Dale,
Just got back from the Christmas in W'loo and had you in my heart as we went around town. I wanted to stop in and give your parents a hug but I didn't think I'd be able to deal with it.
Hospice is a God-send, it was so valuable with my Dad's final days. Please be sure to ask what ever need or question you might have. I will continue to pray your comfort.
Sue Reynolds Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Monday, December 27, 2004 8:45 PM CST
Like many others, I do not know what to say and feel totally helpless. I can only wish I had an ounce of your courage, humor, strength and unselfishness. You have lead the way down this path with an endless, bright light for all of us, always leading the way with wit and optimism. I know your light will continue to shine on all of us.
Kim Evans <kevans@filenet.com>
Huntington Beach , CA - Monday, December 27, 2004 7:22 PM CST
Dale,
Glad to hear that the hospice folks got over to see you. I really think they have lots of excellant services to provide. Thinking of you...sending my caring.
Jane
Jane Thompson <thompjx@parknicollet.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Monday, December 27, 2004 6:18 PM CST
For the first time in many years, my entire immediate family (plus brothers-in-law, niece and nephews) celebrated Christmas together this year. You were a topic of conversation - along with sports, business, and more sports - and everyone sends their thoughts and prayers your way.
It occured to me that signing your online Caring Bridge guestbook is kind of like signing a yearbook. Following that theme, I'm pleased to see so many postings from other Waterloo West High School alums.
In whatever time you have left, I hope that you feel loved and missed already.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Sunday, December 26, 2004 3:53 PM CST
Hi Dale- made it to Champaign- see you soon...
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Sunday, December 26, 2004 3:35 PM CST
Dale--
So many people have written of how fortunate they are to know you and how much they admire you. And it's true--we've all been very blessed to be part of your life. But I wonder if you've thought about how blessed you are. I'm sure you don't consider yourself particularly fortunate, but I'm in awe of how blessed you are to be so loved by so many people. Countless times I've sat here at the guestbook reading comments, wondering to myself "how many people would follow my exploits through something like this?" The answer is--darn few. You've touched an incredible number of lives, Dale, and I hope you find some comfort and some joy in the realization of how fortunate you are to have so many people who care so deeply about you. I hope you're feeling well today.
Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Saturday, December 25, 2004 12:19 AM CST
Dale,
It was good to see you yesterday. As I go to Christmas Eve services tonight know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. May you feel held and upheld by the caring and love that so many have for you. Jane
Jane Thompson <thompjx@parknicollet.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Friday, December 24, 2004 11:48 AM CST
Dear Dale, Jeff e-mailed me with the latest medical news. While it is evident you have quite a massive group of friends and supporters, each undoubtedly holding a special place in your heart, I thought it worth mentioning to all my fellow writers that I have had the privilege of going with you to a Drake University Sadie Hawkins dance! I confess with sadness that I have been much less faithful than our friend Jeff in keeping in touch. Still I cherish the memories of those long ago college days. As I read with amazement your musings in light of the magnitude of recent news, I can still hear the sound of your voice from younger days, your inimitable wit and grace and sense of humor and courage. My family and I are holding you up in prayer Dale, and will offer up a special prayer as we go to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass tomorrow. As I recall we wowed them with our polka abilities. We will dance again.
Mike Rydberg <mrrydberg@victorcc.net>
ST. Cloud, MN USA - Friday, December 24, 2004 0:25 AM CST
Dale - You have brought smiles to so many faces. May you find peace and comfort as you reflect on the wonderful, full life you have lived and the difference you have made in the lives of so many people. This year my work with the Race for the Cure will be in your honor, my dear, so that someday we will all laugh with you when a cure is found.
You are a blessing -
Karen
Karen Heuchert <kheuchert@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN - Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:39 AM CST
Dear Dale,
Just wanted you to know I am thinking of you and I can not find the right words to say to support you and give you hope at this trying time. However, you are so incredibly gifted at expressing yourself, even at this time in your journey. You are so amazing and so courageous. You have touched my life in so many ways.
Della Daughton
Della Daughton
- Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:00 AM CST
Hi Dale, I'm Carolyn Bachtell, Sara Burke's sister in Des Moines and an avid ME-Times fan. I just wanted to drop you a note letting you know how very sorry I am to hear your latest news.
I also wanted to say how much you have touched my life with your strength and bravery shown thoughout these tough years. Because of you, I keep within the thought and prayer that when it's time to face the health challenges in life, God will send a small 'Dale Blessing' down to remind me of the benevolence, grace and courage you have shared with so many people and that I may endeavor to do the same. Thank you for making a difference in my life--keep writing.
Carolyn
Carolyn Bachtell
Urbandale, IA USA - Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:30 PM CST
Dale:
I am so glad that Bridget Hanson left me a message today. I had inquired with her as to how you were doing and how to reach you ( since my old computer crashed and I had no email/internet access to you ). I was saddened by your latest update but if anyone can pull through this, you can Dale. You have done it time after time. I browsed your photos as well. You look great....like the same Dale whale I remember from the Minnesota Rubber Days. I am thinking of you....and keep dancing to that Christmas music! Julie
Julie Hendricks <jjhendricks2@comcast.net>
River Forest, IL US - Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5:54 PM CST
Dale,
This is sad news indeed. Even though we had that once brief meeting in Vegas with Glenna, I've been a cheerleader in your fight----plus, you lived your life as fully as you were able.
When you encounter the Maker in the beyond, please kick him in the shins for both of us.
Douglas Grabowski <guero169@hotmail.com>
Miami, FL USA - Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:40 PM CST
Dale-I can't even begin to express how saddened I am to hear your latest knews. You have been an inspiration for me and for so many others who have been fortunate enough to have had the chance to know you. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Marcia Patin
Freeport, IL - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:51 PM CST
Dear Dale,
After losing my 12 year old brother to brain cancer 22 years ago, and my dear friend (mother of 3 young boys) to brain cancer 5 months ago, I can not begin to understand why good, decent people are attacked by cancer. I wish I could take all the disease in the world and send it all to the Saddam Husseins and Osama Bin Ladens of this world. Until we get to Heaven, none of us will understand why you and other wonderful people had to suffer in life.
It's frustrating not being close enough to help you, but I don't even know what I could do to really help. I have been impressed with your network of friends in the Minneapolis area, and those that come from across the country to be with you. When I was involved with Hospice with my friend, the social workers and nurses said they had never seen anything like the support system we had going for Karyl. We had neighbors and ladies from our church with her at all times. I know your support system will awe your Hospice workers, too. You have been, and continue to be an amazing inspiration to everyone who knows you. God bless you.
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:31 PM CST
I have always felt that one measure of a person is reflected in their friends, and as I read throught other friends word of support it's obvious your measure is beyond measuring.
I will pray for your comfort and that everyone in you life to takes from your journey, your strength.
Sue Reynolds Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:12 PM CST
Dear Dale,
The sad reality stands so close we can almost touch it but there is nothing we can do to stop it. We cant put ourselves in your shoes (or slippers) but our empathy is sincere. Dale, you have stated so many times on your website its all about me but the reality is your writing has allowed us on a journey most people never travel. Your honesty and humor not to mention excellent writing about such a brutal disease have given us a perspective that will allow us to help not only ourselves but others facing such struggles. Your suffering has helped me realize that when tragedy comes its my choice to face it with courage as you have or despair. Your life is a lesson in courage. I am honored to be called one of your friends. My prayers go with you. Love,
Sara Bachtell Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin, OH Franklin - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:21 PM CST
Hi Dale,
This is your old buddy Kevin from one of the Red States! Bridget has kept us in the loop on your health as I am on the road quite a bit. The last time I played tennis was you you Mike & Bruce. I do miss working with you and truly admire your courage and wit. Please know we are all keeping you in our prayers. Take care. Kevin Farris
Kevin Farris <kfarris@dichtomatik.us>
Upland, CA USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:59 PM CST
Dale, since I am be known to steal most of Mary H's comments, whether meaningful or just funny, I too want to say add Ditto. And ditto one more time.
Pat Dennis <patjdennis@hotmail.com>
Bloomington, MN - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:01 PM CST
Dale,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm so impressed by your incredible courage and strength. It's obvious that you've touched the lives of many!
Anita Juntti (Jeff Korum's sister) <anita@vavrickajuntti.com>
Eagan, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 4:26 PM CST
Dale
I have avoided public responses up to this point, but I want to be counted as one of your biggest, (and possibly oldest) fans in this club. My keyboard is soaking wet, and probably ruined - but I'll be checking and praying regularly.
My whole family is with you in prayer.
Sandy Christen <rchriste@rochester.rr.com>
Fairport, NY US - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 4:24 PM CST
Dear Dale,
I am so very sorry to be reading such sad news. Your energy, humor, and spunk are absolutely inspirational. I can't begin to imagine how you are feeling, but please know there are MANY who are praying for you.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:15 PM CST
I've been reading all the emails posted and all the wonderful, inspirational words left by your friends and so, in the immortal words of Patrick Swayze to Demi Moore in the hit movie "Ghost", I'd just like to say -- D-I-T-T-O
Mary H <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:15 PM CST
Dear Dale,
I have a pit in my stomach and tears streaming down my cheeks--I am so sorry this is happening to you. Your bravery is beyond words. I feel so fortunate to know you--you have touched my life in so many ways. I am praying for you and your family and wish you comfort and peace, surrounded by loved ones. You are so cherished.
Vanessa Ranallo <vanessa.ranallo@ceridian.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:50 PM CST
Dale, I read through everyone else's comments before typing my own recognizing that I have no inspiring or comforting words of my own and needed to plagerize! What I found is that your life, both pre-cancer and since, has touched a large cross-section (no rubber pun intended) of people and made a lasting impression. That is so much more than most can hope to do. By sharing your experience, many of us have been given an insight that can help us be better people. I'm sorry that this happened to you but I'm thankful that you shared it with me.
Bridget Hanson <talk2b63@aol.com>
Mpls, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:39 PM CST
Dear Dale: Bosf! You know from our friendship over many years how much my wife and I care for you. You also know how much Jesus means to us. Be assured that He is there for you as well. There is hope in Him. I know this is a difficult time. Your latest entry made that clear. My family and I are praying. God bless you. We love you. Jeff & Laurie Korum
Jeff Korum <JLKorum@hotmail.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:40 PM CST
How does one say anything to a person who is such an inspiration?? Every ounce of me goes out to you praying for strength to endure this horrible illness with dignity.
Cori Becker <corliss_becker@admworld.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:30 PM CST
I'm truly at a loss for words. You have been such an inspiration to so many. Your positive attitude, your great sense of humor, your highs and lows....I wish we could have a "do over". You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:28 PM CST
Dear Dale,
Your Ruach, your spirit, has drawn us all to you and links us all to you. The strength, support and love we share with you now comes from the gift of your amazing friendship and openness. Keep on shining, dear friend.
Shelly
Shelly <schristensen@jfcsmpls.org>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:21 PM CST
The Catholic in me is praying for anything that is good for you. The Buddhist in me is admiring the strength of your spirit, your humor, your candor, and your ability to be here now. The friend in me is is awash in a wave of fear and helplessness and hopeless longing.
Dan Stephens <danestephens@earthlink.net>
Bloomington, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:56 AM CST
Dale, you have taught me that we choose how we respond to the world and all that life throws at us. Through all of this I have seen a strength in you that I only hope I have an ounce of in me somewhere. You are in my thoughts and prayers daily.
Tia Scott <tia.scott@ceridian.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:23 AM CST
Dale, you are so amazing and so courageous to share your experiences with us now. You really are a true hero and an inspiration. Please know you are in our hearts and prayers today and every day.
Juli Herren
Treasure Island, FL - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:20 AM CST
Dale, Dale, Dale - I can't tell you how sad I am to hear your latest news. So, I guess that MUST be sad - me, a lack of words?
Anyway, it's this time of year that I think of you and our "date" to a holiday party so many years ago. You're still the best holiday party date I've had!!
I'm too far from you now to offer ice and since I now live in a red state I can't take any of that extra food off your hands;-) But know that my thoughts & prayers are with you.
Please keep your spirits high, you're an inpiration to us all!
Susan McNew <susan.mcnew@ceridian.com>
Roswell, GA USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:53 AM CST
Dale,
As always, you're in my thoughts and prayers. Your courage, persistence, and sense of humor have inspired me for as long as I've known you. You've touched so many lives, and more deeply than you may realize.
God bless...
Cathy W
Plymouth , MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:34 AM CST
Dale, I am so sorry for your sad news and my prayers are with you now even more. Your Dad is leaving here shortly to come be with you. I gave him a hug before he left and I'm sending that hug with him for you!
Mary Sink
Waterloo, IA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:28 AM CST
You are my inspiration! We will remember you in our prayers! How's your ice stock?
Jenni Dam <jennifer.j.dam@ceridian.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:25 AM CST
:(
Dale, I am so sorry and sad for the news you received on Monday, and I hope that your doctors find a way to ease your pain.
Through your thoughtful writings and many acts of selflessness -- you inspire people to spread kindness and make a difference on this planet. Thank you for continuing to fill our hearts with laughter, love, wit and wisdom.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. And I am sending you buckets of peace and love.
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:18 AM CST
Dale,
I'm at a loss, except to say that I am truly amazed at your perseverance and humor during such a long, tough battle. With the exception of a posting where I was the topic of your sarcasm (wince!), I've laughed and cried my way through your journey and can't begin to imagine how you found so much humor in such an awful situation. You're a gifted writer and shared with us the most personal journey a person goes through. Thank you.
I'd be more than happy to deliver ice if you're in need, or anything else for that matter.
God bless -
Anne
Anne Sutton <annesutton@seattlesuttonmn.com>
Minnetonka, MN - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:44 AM CST
Dale I wish there were better words to say how sad I am today. You have been an inspiration to all who have followed your journey. Through it all, you have been so brave and positive--such a lesson learned for all of us.
God Bless you.
Suzanne Nicolette <snicolette@pioneerpress.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:14 AM CST
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Kerrie Nelson
Woodbury, MN - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:12 AM CST
Here's some twaddle you may find not too disinteresting. In the spirit of what has always been the fertile soil of our friendship, Dayhel, I wordsmith a blurb for you: (I keep in mind the pointers our Fischbein father always told us as he scribbled on his sheet of tracing paper.) You ARE "the bubbly one in the blue suit" who impressed me, the grumpy receptionist, so much. Maybe Jerry's question to me was rhetorical and he'd already decided to hire you, but I like to think I had a lot to do with your joining -- and shaping -- the little Fischbein/Days of Our Lives clique. (Oh no, Beau! Oh Hope!) I love you very much and will always enjoy your wit, your outlook on life, your watercoloring, your company. We might have been roommates at one time if you hadn't gotten so used to living by yourself and watching YOUR favorite TV programs.
I will call you today and you don't have to answer. But then I'll call you tomorrow. Your odd and often frustrating friend,
Karhen <nobbestephens@earthlink.net>
Bloomington, MN - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:02 AM CST
Dear Dale,
I was so glad we were able to talk last night. I just wanted to give you a hug so badly and wish everything would just go away. I am sorry for this journey Sweet Lady and pray that you will get strength from God, friends and love ones in the days ahead. You are in may thoughts and prayers always. Your friend from group, Della
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:58 AM CST
I wish I had some magical words to make it all better...
at the very least I wish I knew the right thing to say. "I'm sorry" sounds so trite.
Keep us in the know as much as possible.
This is probably not the appropriate place or time to say this, but one of the most profound lessons I ever learned was from you. Once upon a time ago a bunch of us MR people were in a bar and you decided to leave early. When I asked you not to go your reply was "Always leave while you're still having fun." In so many of life's activities that's a truism, as I hope it still is for you. I wish you were still having fun.
Barb and Mark Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:48 AM CST
Dale,
No words can express the sadness we are all feeling. On the other hand, the humor, courage and faith you have brought to all of us through these past 5 years has been incredible. You have affected all of us in such a positive way - something very few people, even those who have lived to a ripe old age can have attributed to them. Our whole family is thinking of you.
Trudy <weisers@msn.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:47 AM CST
Dale,
You are the most amazing person I know. You are always on my mind. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Alaine Wilensky <AlaineW@comcast.net>
Plymouth, MN USA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:43 AM CST
Dale, you are the most courageous person I have met in my entire life. I learn to be a better person every time I read your diary. Watching you go through this trial has been incredibly amazing. Your creative spirit, humor, continual giving and sharing of your experience, and scolding your friends when they are not providing enough attention has kept me laughing, crying uncontrollably at times and praying every day that I can become half the incredible woman you are.
Please know you are a hero for many of us and you continue to be in my prayers. Please know, you MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!
Terri Dettlaff <Therese.M.Dettlaff@ceridian.com>
Lakeville, MN - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:18 AM CST
Dale,
You are such a gifted communicator. Here I am fumbling over a small supportive note in hopes of helping fortify you during this trying time, and you can loquaciously describe to us, the sad news you experienced yesterday. I'm hear, I'm near, I'll be there... You are loved...
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:20 AM CST
Hi Dale, I can't believe it. You always said I was in denial and I think I am. I would love to bring you ice, clean out your refridgerator or litter box or anything while I am in town. Alaine wants to help. I will call you. I am so sorry. We love you very much.
Annette <annette@palulu.com>
Duluth, GA - Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:48 AM CST
Dale~~where are you? Do you have an update for us?
Thinking of you...hope the news is (relatively speaking) good.
Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, - Monday, December 20, 2004 7:31 PM CST
Dearest Dale,
You are so full of courage and wit. Jim and I are hoping for the best outcome for you today. Thank you for continuing to write. Margaret
Margaret Spriggs <m.sp;riggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Monday, December 20, 2004 12:44 AM CST
You are in my prayers!
Kathie Long <klong@mnrubber.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Monday, December 20, 2004 12:14 AM CST
Dale:
I am NOT one of those people who doesn't like you very much (and in fact, I didn't know those people existed), so I am praying hard for the bile duct thingy.
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn USA - Monday, December 20, 2004 10:28 AM CST
Hoping to hear better news and thinking of you often!
Jolie
Clive, IA US of A (although sometimes I wonder...) - Monday, December 20, 2004 9:36 AM CST
Dale...even when it appears you're at your lowest, you still have such a great sense of humor. I love you and am praying for you ( and in particular, the bile duct obstruction).
Lots of love,
Karen
karen skaalen
- Monday, December 20, 2004 9:25 AM CST
Dale-You are in my thoughts and prayers turning this challenging time. I'm praying for the Bile duct! I hope all goes well today. You are such a fighter...keep it up!
Suzanne Nicolette <snicolette@pioneerpress.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Monday, December 20, 2004 7:47 AM CST
deardale,
back in minne for a week now...
you are in my thoughts
i will call after monday
love, don-old
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , uk - Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:00 PM CST
It was great visiting with you on Wednesday night -- I am very sad that you ended up having such horrible pain.
You are in my thoughts and prayers BIG TIME. I never thought that I would make this wish, but here goes: Please give Dale a blocked bile duct for Hanu-Christma-Kwa.
Sending you a lot of love...
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN USA - Sunday, December 19, 2004 4:10 PM CST
Hey Dale, just wanted to say "hi". I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.
Sue R. Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Sunday, December 19, 2004 2:21 PM CST
Dale,
My words in the guestbook have been way too few,but I am always thinking about you. Whatever the outcome of your tests, I know you will meet your challenges with courage, perseverace and probably even some humor. We all know you will get through each day as best you can, and will be thinking of you.
Trudy and family
Plymouth, MN USA - Saturday, December 18, 2004 4:23 PM CST
I'll be checking your site Monday evening for an update...don't keep us all in suspense.
I really like Dr. Mark. Give him a big hug from me when you see him on Monday...
About the horse thing...my bad (where on earth did that phrase come from, anyhow? I used to hate it but now I use it all the time) I'll try to do better at memorizing your journal entries! Ü forgive me?
Barb (Mark, too) Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, Wi - Saturday, December 18, 2004 3:52 PM CST
Hey Dale,
I am so sorry to hear your 2 possible outcomes. I am praying for you.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Saturday, December 18, 2004 3:52 PM CST
Give me a B, give me an I, give me an L, give me an E, give me a D, give me a U, give me a C, give me a T, (I don't know if I can go on, oh sure I can) Give me an O, give me a B, give me an S, give me a T, give me an R, give me a U, give me a C, give me a T, give me an I, give me an O, give me an N. What does it spell? BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION.
This is my way of rooting for a bile duck obstruction. Thanks for coming on Thursday night ... glad I didn't serve any cocktail wienies.
I'm thinking of you and love you, you big old nut. Take care.
Mary HIrsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Saturday, December 18, 2004 2:49 PM CST
Dear Dale,
I just read your caringbridge entry and I am very sorry to hear your newest news. Instead of writting in your guestbook I am going to call you today. I know you said you'll be getting a MRI today, however, I'll get in touch with you today. Bless you and hang in there. Della
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Saturday, December 18, 2004 11:44 AM CST
Dale, You are in my thoughts and prayers. I know you are a fighter and strong enough to keep going!! Please know this ol' high school friend loves you!!
Happy holidays, Barb Conklin-Andreski
Barbara Conklin-Andreski <b.andreski@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, Ia USA - Saturday, December 18, 2004 11:40 AM CST
Dale,
I've never prayed for one before, but right now, and all day, I will be praying for the bile duct obstruction! You are the bravest person I know! Stay valiant! I know you do it to get through it as well as for all of us that love you! Diane
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Saturday, December 18, 2004 10:15 AM CST
Dale,
Sorry to hear the news... best of luck on the outcome. I'll be in California the next few weeks, so keep well!!
Barbara
Barbara <bboehnke@charter.net>
- Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:13 AM CST
Oh, Dale. I can't imagine how you are feeling. I hope to God your tests are a blocked duct. I am thinking about you a lot and am trying to will the results to be that direction. If you are feeling ok, I would love to see you when I am home the 23-the 27th. Take care, you are very special.
annette <annette@palulu.com>
duluth, ga - Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:39 AM CST
I trust that you know that as always, you are in the extended Manny/Woken clan thoughts and prayers. However, I agree with the poet who wrote "If you have a friend worth loving, love him, and let him know." WE LOVE YOU very much!
Do you like the carol "Angels we have heard on high?" Did I ever tell you my junior choir director taught us to sing - "in egg shells, six days old" because she thought "in excelcius deo" might be too difficult for six year olds? Something to else to ponder as you enjoy to songs of the season...
Laurie(& Fred & Bryan & Tru & Jana & Uncle Howdy et al) <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Saturday, December 18, 2004 1:54 AM CST
Love the new pics! Boy, I feel special that you put them in just for me! (if I asked you to move me back to MN, would you do that for me, too?) Ü
They're NOT terrible, by the way...(I'm envious of the fact that you got to go to M&M world) but I must have missed the journal entry where you went horseback riding! Seems like something like that would have figured pretty prominently in your highlights! Did you enjoy it?
Barb (and now everyone knows there are new pictures) <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:07 PM CST
We will miss Sara in Iowa this Christmas but her Siblings will be here. I moved to Windcove, retirement condo in Cedar Falls and love my place. Can't sell my house but everyone should own two houses once in their life time. We love you and pray for you!!! Margaret
Margaret Bachtell <maba@sbtek.net>
Waterloo, IA U.S. of A. - Monday, December 13, 2004 8:55 PM CST
i'd just like to clarify something. i wasn't laboring under the assumption that all scalloped potatoes contained scallops. i just thought THIS PARTICULAR DISH at THIS PARTICUALR BUFFET contained scallops --the little sign said, "scalloped potatoes au gratin," which my overly optomistic little brain translated to say, "scallops with potatoes au gratin." isn't "scalloped potatoes au gratin" redundant, anyway?
i'm very sorry to here the news about your last scan. i am crossing my fingers for the next chemo alternative to be a "go."
vik o. <vikskids@pconline.com>
- Monday, December 13, 2004 12:48 AM CST
Dale:
I'm sorry to hear about your liver. You are in my and the kids' prayers every night.
You always want feedback on what cracked me up the most in your writing. This time it was two things: (1) the comment about the cash box and your next trip to Vegas; and (2) the comment about your friend being uncomplaining and your comparison to your own moods.
Love,
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn USA - Monday, December 13, 2004 9:41 AM CST
Dale- I've already nagged you today about needing to accept help from your friends...now I'm chiding the friends...
The following came directly from a newspaper article published recently in the San Diego Tribune that was titled "What you don't say to a cancer patient"
#4 on the list -""If you need anything, call me."
This puts the burden of asking for help on your friend, who can't be sure how far your offer goes. Instead, ask whether you can do something specific".
The article confirmed to me that my mom was not unique. Mom said yes to friends who offered to do something specific (("I'd like to drive you to chemo this Tuesday", or "Is it a four hour chemo this week? Can I bring you a sandwich and join your for a visit?)) but she almost NEVER asked anyone for help, even though many people had offered to "do whatever you need".
Ok, I'm going to hop off my soapbox now...the opinions expressed here may not be the opinions of management. Any complaints about these opinions can be directed to Laurie at LJatBBK@aol.com ...or if anyone who wants hints on things that you could do to help, I'll be glad to make suggestions.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 10:24 PM CST
'Twas a sad day when those wacky KARE-bears unleashed the *gasp* "Great Walleye Scandal" of 2004. Who knew that a game fish could be juicier than an episode of Desperate Housewives, eh?
I am sorry that you received more difficult news and that you are in pain. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN 55113 - Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:29 PM CST
As the other Mother Hen, honey, I have to agree with Laurie. Your perseverance and independence are two of our favorite things about you. But it's ok to share the load - you'd do the same for us, and have! Counting myself blessed to be in your circle of friends...
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton - also unfortunately not Mpls!, VA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:49 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Your recent activities exhaust me! Sorry to hear your liver is worsening. I'm praying for you.
Happy Hanukkah!
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:35 PM CST
Mon ami Dale...
Yup, it has been confirmed you've been dealt a crappy hand!
I am going to say "forgive me" in advance for what comes next, but I don't think that your latest news leaves time for subtle prods and suggestions. Lucy van Pelt wouldn't be the poster child for subtle, but I think the comic strip you recently added to your message may be a little understated!
In the eight years that I assisted my mom during her journey with metastatic breast cancer, I tried very hard to anticipate her needs, to seamlessly assist where I could & yet leave her room to be herself, and have as much independence as her health would allow. As YOU know, it wasn't always perfect, but we both understood that it was necessary.
I may be overstepping my bounds here, but I think it is time for you to encourage your friends and family to get more actively involved and drive you places even if you'd rather drive yourself, scoop your cat box and take care of your trash and recycling- even if you "can" do it yourself- and bring you meals- even if you can cook for yourself. I know you treasure your independence and your quiet time...and you have said you are "whiny and crabby"- WHO WOULDN"T BE? We can take it...after all, we've never walked in your shoes (although I've tripped quite a bit in my life and I don't have a good excuse!) but we can handle it (can't we people?) if you're not in a "good mood" or even "appreciative" all the time!!!
Lots of Love
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Wish it could be Minneapolis instead of, CA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:33 PM CST
Dear Dale:
Thanks for your update. We're praying. Jeff & Laurie Korum
Jeff Korum <JLKorum@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:28 PM CST
Just a scwaped knee? No guns in the ER visit? No Elvis sightings? No WINNING? Bah-humbug, why even go?! Liver-schmiver, never liked liver anyway... uck!
Later gator,
Mark S
Davenport, IA - Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:18 AM CST
Scalloped potatoes don't have scallops?!?!?!?!
I suppose now you'll tell me au gratin potatoes don't have gratin?
Bad news sucks .... I believe the next treatment should be a malt
Mary Hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Sunday, December 12, 2004 10:08 AM CST
Possibly more acceptable when you dance to Christmas music, Barbara Streisand has (at least) two Christmas CD's out. I highly recommend the oldest one-very good. I have not heard the newest.
I often remind people there is a huge difference between being negative or being a realist. Sorry your reality is so negative. I continue to keep you on the forefront of my prayers.
Sue R Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:52 PM CST
--Did you do any karaoke while in Vegas? You would have drawn a great crowd!
--Sorry about the gambling loss. It doesn't take long to lose a whole bunch of money, does it? (Although frankly I'm impressed you managed to hang on for an hour and a half!)
--I hear that M & M store in Vegas is pretty cool. I bet you have a good collection of mugs~
--Your bad news sucks. I'm sorry to hear it...
--I always thought white chocolate and almond bark were the same thing, too...they sure taste alike!
--When are you going to post some new pictures on your site?
--Have a good week!
Mark and Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
the middle of nowhere, WI - Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:39 PM CST
did you see Elvis? did you see Wayne Newton? considering your previous trip to Las Vegas -- did you see?
mary hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Wednesday, December 8, 2004 5:55 PM CST
my kind of town, Las Vegas is....oops, wrong town, correct crooner!! Hope you had a great time and Happy Hanukkah :-)
karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
not having as much fun as you, - Tuesday, December 7, 2004 10:49 AM CST
On a whim I checked your site to see if you had written anything new, but I see you're in Vegas! Hope you have a WONDERFUL time! (and happy Hanukkah)
Mark & Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
- Tuesday, December 7, 2004 7:10 AM CST
Dale,
Have a great time in Vegas...did you see the king? I hope you kept all objects out of your eyes.
George
Barbara <bboehnke@charter.net>
- Sunday, December 5, 2004 8:03 PM CST
VEGAS Baby...wooo-haaw. (or is that HEE-HAW?- I forget!)
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:04 PM CST
Your entries never cease to amaze me. Hang in there...carefully so as not to slice yourself.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Monday, November 29, 2004 9:53 PM CST
We all have our gifts
mine of unknown
but your gift of the verse
an asset not curse
Cancer so bad
something we'd rather not you had
great things can be done by prayer
like
healing for you and and growth of your hair
bad verse but heartfelt!
Sue Reed
WFB, WI - Monday, November 29, 2004 9:26 PM CST
Dale:
Thanks again for the laughs.
P.S. Who is Laurie and why does she get so much airtime?
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, November 29, 2004 10:24 AM CST
Clean-ups I understand. I had my family over on Saturday after the tree-cutting experience. Four under the age of 12, not to mention adults with alcoholic beverages. I hope you get to Vegas! Go and see the Big Elvis at Barbary Coast for sure! He's there and free from 3-6 most days. Check his schedule. Have fun!
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Monday, November 29, 2004 9:19 AM CST
For about 15 years now, my life has been a series of "clean-ups". Metaphorically and literally! Ive never been good with knives and my wood floor bears the scars of my clumsy hands. I must say, your "clean-ups" are painted more graphically than I could ever describe mine! Your talent for showing us your circumstances is priceless! I hope you get to go to Vegas!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, - Monday, November 29, 2004 8:41 AM CST
What do you mean, do I *ever* feel like life if just one long series of clean-ups? I ALWAYS feel that way...
A pox on the lowlife who stole your breast cancer magnet (but maybe they needed it)...
Hope a trip to Vegas works out for you! When you win your millions, will you share it with those of us who faithfully follow your exploits on this web page? Ü
Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
- Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:10 PM CST
Hey Dale,
Hang in - Las Vegas sounds good.
Jeff
Jeff Herman <jsherman@mropa.com>
Minnetonka, MN uSA - Sunday, November 28, 2004 8:06 PM CST
Oops
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:13 AM CST
Hey haven't I heard that somewhere before?
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:12 AM CST
Hey haven't I heard that somewhere before?
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:11 AM CST
Well, the original guestbook posting didn't reappear so I guess I owe you a new one, huh? Hmmm...I need something witty to add...........
(if anything ever comes to mind I'll let you know...)
Thanks for saving me from the horrors of double-entry embarrassment! Ü
And I hope you're having a nice day!
Barb <barbregan@juno.com>
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:43 PM CST
So, you sit around all day makin' rhyme;
monitoring your journal history ALL the time.
You lay around composing, making too much rest
and cancer sound fun -- surely you jest!
Never will be zero;
You are forever my HERO!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN - Monday, November 22, 2004 7:45 PM CST
Ok, I'll call you Dale. Great story...keepem coming.
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:32 PM CST
Dale, you are a true genius. And a funny one! I loved your story. When will you be performing? You're the best.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:15 AM CST
I cannot even begin to imagine where you are getting the energy to keep writing like you do. You are someone so very inspiring. I love your CD! And I wish you well. I hope you can try the latest treatment and get some relief. Your have made me a stronger person just by reading your journal. God Bless!
Cori Becker <corliss_becker@admworld.com>
Richfield, MN USA - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 12:56 AM CST
Hey Dale,
Lots of prayers going your way. Wish you had better news to share. Hang in there, I think of you often.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, November 7, 2004 10:04 PM CST
Dale, I wish I could tap into your strenght and humor. You continue to amaze me. You continue to be the lead my prayers.
I think Mary's last tee shirt idea is the best.
Sue R. Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI USA - Saturday, November 6, 2004 11:33 AM CST
We've talked but wanted to remind you We love you! If only we lived closer we'd bring you food and help you eat it-...not as dramatic an IF as anchor Dan Rather's 3am comment Wednesday ("if a frog had a side pocket he'd carry a handgun"...I kid you not...) but just as sincere!
Big Hugs to you.
Laurie & Fred <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Saturday, November 6, 2004 0:13 AM CST
Dale--I like the bullets format of your news. I wish the news itself was better, though. I hope you're keeping some kind of personal journal that chronicles everything you've been feeling about this cancer business since it started. Not the watered-down, friendly stuff we read here on your website. You could get it published and help a lot of cancer patients who struggle with the myriad of emotions they go through along with their treatments. We're thinking of you, and hope you're feeling OK today.
Mark & Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Friday, November 5, 2004 4:18 PM CST
Okay here are some thoughts for new t-shirts
DIC sucks
I'm Going To Beat DIC
and my favorite
I want to be DICless
That lady at Liberty ice cream told me to say "hi".
Mary
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, November 5, 2004 2:37 PM CST
Well I can certainly see why you didn't "nudge" anyone to THIS posting. I'll call you later when I think you'll be awake.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Friday, November 5, 2004 8:32 AM CST
You're in my thoughts more than usual, Dale. Let me know when you're ready for dinner - I'll cook. Take care and keep us all posted.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Monday, November 1, 2004 11:02 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Sorry to hear about your new problem the DIC, never heard of it, I'll give you a call soon.
It was so nice having lunch with you and Sue awhile ago.
Your in my thoughts and prayers, Della
Della Daughton
Eden Prairie, Mn USA - Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:31 AM CDT
Dale, I so enjoy your journals. You make me laugh everytime I read them. You still are one hell of a brave woman. Keep it up. You're always in our prayers and may you keep these journals coming for a long time.
Juliet and Selig
Juliet and Selig Danzig <jsdanzig@optonline.net>
Fairfield, Ct USA - Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:00 PM CDT
Hey Dale,
Your latest posting news calls for a group Tiara Club wave. Tiara Clubbers at the count of 36...WAVE!
Shelly Christensen <schristensen@jfcsmpls.org>
- Thursday, October 28, 2004 4:22 PM CDT
Howdy Dale,
Just read your latest post... Think of you often. Sending you a smile :)
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, mn 55113 - Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:24 AM CDT
One word. Garfield.
Ok, more words. Why is it that cats can be absolutely accommodating, let us carry them around the house, but when it comes to wanting to leave the house suddenly become whirling dervishes...the perfect sampling of "nature, red in tooth and claw." Especially claws. I hope your cats were better behaved in the car than mine...never again will I take her on a road trip. Crawled over my shoulder into my lap from the back seat during a blizzard. Cats! (Wonderful creatures, aren't they?)
Thinking of you often and sending positive thoughts/vibes your way! (Wave at Cedar Falls/UNI for me!) Cheers!
Jolie
Des Moines, IA USA - Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:58 AM CDT
Drive carefully through the mountains of southern Minnesota...
Laurie
Bakersfield, CA - Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:51 AM CDT
Um here's a question to ask the doctor: What the f***? And you can tell him it was submitted by me. I have nothinig clever to say (which is so unusual) except that I am, like your other fans, laughing and crying.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:40 AM CDT
Dale,
I have been thinking so much about you. Shelly and I want to go out with you. We need a good laugh from you because I am reading this and crying. I really enjoy beign with you. Take care, I will call you in a couple of days to see how you are and make a date.
Alaine
Alaine Wilensky <alainew@comcast.net>
Plymouth, MN usa - Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:49 AM CDT
Hi Dale, Hide the knives, stop cooking, micowave only---please. You do buy a great chicken salad. Take care. You are amazing.
Annette <annette@palulu.com>
Duluth, GA - Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:40 AM CDT
God bless you for making it thru the MRI without drugs. You are THE superwoman. Know that I'm always thinking and praying for you Dale.
Laurie Whitt
Maple Grove, MN - Monday, October 25, 2004 10:13 AM CDT
Good luck, Dale! I'll keep watching for updates. Let me know if you need anything!
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.cou>
- Monday, October 25, 2004 8:47 AM CDT
Best of luck Dale, You will as always be in my prayers. Been down many of those roads myself this summer - had 3 major back surgeries - can relate to all of the issues. I will call you this weekend, now that I am home from the hospital.
Alane Johnson
- Thursday, October 21, 2004 3:00 PM CDT
Good luck Yurtle...I mean Dale...thanks for keeping us posted!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:00 AM CDT
Hmmm, into Dino-saurs now, huh? You must be like Ross (formerly on Friends), a Paleoncologist, right?! : )
Mark S
Dav., IA - Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:19 AM CDT
I am a 7 year surviver and after reading some of what Dale is writting I can so relate to it. Every day is a blessing and we tend to forget from time to time where we have to go to get somewhere else. Sometime where we have been isn't so great untill we get to where we are going.
Janie Thelen-Janzen <jmthelen1@yahoo.com>
Champlin, Mn USA - Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:31 AM CDT
I'm hoping to hear one of the candidates at the next debate say "Take for instance, Dale Wolf, in Minneapolis; she quit working and is a drain on the Social Security system -- we need to put Dale back to work."
Mary <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Tuesday, October 12, 2004 1:14 PM CDT
I was contemplating responding to each of your bullet points, but my cell phone's ringing, the horses need fed, the jeans in the dryer are ready to come out, I have to get ready for my eye doctor appointment, the poison needs restocking in the kitchen (don't ask!) and I am late for the rally outside where DICK Cheney is speaking. So gotta go! : )
Mark S
Dav., IA - Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:18 AM CDT
Well, I guess the part about breaking in your shiny new cell phone by sending text messages to each other across the table at Good Earth restaurant would make us seem rather juvenile so I'm glad you didn't mention it....Great job on the speech...don't forget to take Amy some of your CD's!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Good Old Glendale, CA - Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:58 AM CDT
Dale, I have spent the better part of my morning on your site, and have thoroughly enjoyed reading every bit of it. I look forward to seeing you at the next Tiara Club!
Debbie Spencer <debbie.f.spencer@wellsfargo.com>
Plymouth, MN - Monday, October 11, 2004 2:05 PM CDT
you better wear denim!!!!
Laurie
Minneapolis, MN - Friday, October 8, 2004 0:41 AM CDT
Reality... for people who can't handle drugs!
Mark S
Dav., IA - Wednesday, October 6, 2004 11:40 PM CDT
deardale,
what an impressive amount of pink in the pic!!!!
i'm not a size queen, but good news on the size of... side of things (scan, etc)
i look forward to hearing about or even READING the speech
wonder how long you have, can't recall if you've said...
my eyes await your words!
love, don-old
hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
londinium, united kindgom - Wednesday, October 6, 2004 7:32 PM CDT
Forgot to meniton your slip. It is all about you, so where are you in the photo? I expected to see an arrow or something to point you out, if not just you front and center.
Sue Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI usa - Tuesday, October 5, 2004 8:13 PM CDT
All that sounds like good news to me. Good luck Friday!
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Tuesday, October 5, 2004 4:53 PM CDT
Hey, Great news from the scan. Glad your body is cooperating on that one. Good luck on Friday for your big speech!
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Tuesday, October 5, 2004 4:29 PM CDT
mmm- should I pretend I was SOOOO busy getting ready to come to Minneapolis that I didn't check the website so I don't know what FUN task you have in store for me? or should I just write someting on the plane that you'll read and think sounds so stupid you'll be inspired to spend my entire visit writing something better while I do something fun like clean up after the cats? you decide....
can't wait- see ya soon!
Laurie
Bfield today, CA - Tuesday, October 5, 2004 3:23 PM CDT
Hey, how come I don't get to play poker too (sorry this is off the topic of YOU)?
Mary Hirsch <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Tuesday, October 5, 2004 3:13 PM CDT
Yahoo! Dale - the CD is really wonderful to listen to. I enjoyed it very much! It is a lovely addition to my CD collection and I am going to really enjoy having it to listen to. Beautiful!
Jolie
Clive, IA USA - Tuesday, October 5, 2004 7:44 AM CDT
Dale, you will do absolutely fine speaking for the Fallon group - you're one of the best speakers I know! Poker soon?
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Monday, September 27, 2004 1:49 PM CDT
Well, at least you have a valid reason to forget some things. The rest of us are just doofuses. (At least that's my excuse to forget things I've just done, like close the garage door.)
I know how you can remember what you've done in the shower - two different color washcloths! Get a bright purple one for face/body and a bright green for the other...you're not color blind, are you?
Now...about remembering whether I have closed the garage door...any suggestions???
Take care - am VERY much looking forward to listening to your CD!
Jolie
Clive, IA USA - Monday, September 27, 2004 11:13 AM CDT
deardale,
see what happens when i've not looked at the site for a few weeks...IT'S LOADED WITH NEW INFO, of course!
and POETRY t'boot!
what a terrif dr seuss tribute!
will you be posting the denim speech on the web?
there is so much medical gobbeldygook, isn't there?
been a week of cultural consumption here in london for me:
out every night plus four films during three daytimes
so with all that i do appreicate the reminders from you
more soon, love, don-old
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, uk - Sunday, September 26, 2004 7:24 AM CDT
Hey Dale,
Happy Holidays! Can't believe it is fall already. School is keeping us all very busy. Glad you were able to get chemo on your scheduled day.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Friday, September 24, 2004 6:04 PM CDT
Congrats...hope you actually get to keep the jeans instead of just walk around in a pair with your picture on the pocket! (Remember back to BMW!)
Laurie
Bakersfield, CA - Friday, September 24, 2004 9:30 AM CDT
First you need 2 washclothes (like the short-term memory loss 50 year old that I am) of different colors. One is face; one is body. I also have to snap down the caps on my shampoo and conditioner when I get in the shower or I'll forget whether or not I washed my hair which, as I type this, I remember isn't a concern for you and I could delete it but why not let you and all your friends see what an idiot I can be at any given moment.
I'm sure your speech will be marvelous ... just don't read poems about death and sailing. You should do a parody on the Seuss book "Oh The Places You'll Go" like "Oh The Treatments You'll Know." That's an idea; wait that's an assignment. Have it ready for Oct. 21st.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, September 24, 2004 8:51 AM CDT
I'd rather have a pair of Lee jeans then get hit by a TRUCK!! Good luck with the speech...I'm sure you will not be lacking for words :-)
Karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Friday, September 24, 2004 8:36 AM CDT
Well THANKS Dale, now I feel stupid(er)! I forget all the time which body parts I've washed, and I don't have the good fortune of remembering 45 seconds later which ones I'd done! I'd say you can blame your memory problems on your cancer--but what's my excuse?
Good luck on getting the jeans! (Lees were always my favorite) OK so it's tacky, but can't you use a speech you'd already given at a different function? Then you wouldn't have to fret over it, since you already know it was a hit.
Barb <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, wi - Friday, September 24, 2004 7:52 AM CDT
I'd like to modify Mary's idea...record it and have it be the lead on the next CD. Dale you could cross over and do childrens stories and songs.
Sue Reed
WFB, WI usa - Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:51 PM CDT
You should hear her read it ... makes it three times, no four times, no five times funnier (more funny???). Next year I think we'll go to the fair with a video camera and take pictures of you doing all these things and then you can record the story and we'll make a DVD and go to Hollywood and win an Oscar(Meyer wienie whistle).
Mary <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:58 PM CDT
Dale,
Just wanted you to know that we are still here for you; keep up your battle. We care and admire you.
Your Waterloo friends,
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
WAterloo, IA USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 7:05 AM CDT
Do you measure computer life like a dog? Our 6 year old is acting like it's 90-no offense to any "experienced" readers. I would brag about how much weight Orange has lost but in %, it will make it more relative.
About your "ick, I'm sick..." very funny, even reading to myself. My kids have their dad's sense of humor, yes, I appologize to them daily for that.
Sue Reed
WFB, WI - Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:44 PM CDT
GREAT Story!!!!!!!!!!! (and I agree with Marna--it's about time! I waited all week for it!)
Barb Regan <barbregan @juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:50 PM CDT
Its about time! The week was almost up and I was one of the two people holding their breath waiting for this to be published. I think you should record it and replace one of your song links with this.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
- Saturday, September 11, 2004 10:34 AM CDT
Love the story...now to go read it aloud...Fred and I will keep your tale in mind if we make it to the LA County Fair. Of course, we get hot tubs and houseboat vacation booths to go along with the bloomin' onions...
will talk to you soon!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, September 10, 2004 3:52 PM CDT
I am one of those lurkers reading your website for news about YOU. I'm also one of those folks who has read Green Eggs and Ham far more times than I care to remember, usually around March 2 (Dr. Seuss' birthday) to an eager audience of kindergartners or other slightly older listeners. Often I try to get them to write their own version. Yours will be, no doubt, up there with the best. I look forward to sharing your version with my kids confident that it will inspire their wee minds.... I doubt not that they will be inspired just as so many of us are. And Oh the Recipes We'll Make (UP).
Carolyn Cutler <cdcutler@ouray.cudenver.edu>
Lafayette, CO - Wednesday, September 8, 2004 0:05 AM CDT
I hope none of your large fan base is into copyright law, you and Orange could be getting kicked of both ends of the couch. But then again the cat looks really, really soft...
Missed all midwest state fairs this year, and no I've never had a WI state fair cream puff to entice you to add to your fair fare must eat list.
Take care of Orange, you never know when a purr can make you feel better. (I am assuming that purring can be heard through the...fur)
Sue R.
WFB, WI - Tuesday, September 7, 2004 9:47 PM CDT
Your cover art is priceless and I can't wait to read your story, DALE I AM :-) Did you have an opportunity to eat shrimp on a stick?? That was a new one this year!! Take care and I'll talk to you soon.
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Tuesday, September 7, 2004 8:03 AM CDT
HI Dale,
I just returned from the fair...did you get to sample the deep fried Twinkie on a stick...drizzled with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce? Wow! It was a hit with my family!
Hope the description didn't make you feel even more blechy.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Monday, September 6, 2004 7:24 PM CDT
Dale, It should have said "I can eat it all by myslf" in the upper right corner seal!!
Nice to see my name in print... I feel so honored!
Great seeing you again... let's not do another hockey movie though; OK??
George
Barbara <bboehnke@charter.net>
- Monday, September 6, 2004 3:13 PM CDT
Dale--Glad to hear your gig at the Fair went well. That place can wear out the heartiest of walkers, though! Can't wait to read "Grease on a Stick" (dare I admit we've never liked Dr. Seuss? I'm looking forward to your version, though!) Sorry the rest of the news wasn't so great--hang in there.
Mark & Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Sunday, September 5, 2004 7:40 PM CDT
Dale was a BIG hit at the fair. One of the people in charge says she thinks her poem may be on MPR (they recorded the session) ... then she looked at me and said "yours might be too." It was a pity promise. Any ways ... DALE ROCKED THE FAIR (and somehow decided she wasn't hungry for lobster on a stick .... go figure).
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, September 5, 2004 7:02 PM CDT
Hi Dale, My God....., I don't know how you do it. You are amazing, and an inspiration. It it is not one thing it is the next. I bet you were a huge hit at the fair.
Annette <annette@palulu.com>
Duluth, GA - Sunday, September 5, 2004 2:51 PM CDT
Thanks for the update, Dale. Wish the news was all good, however. I like your cover art. We just dropped Christine at the Univ. of Michigan this week and left her with the Seuss book, "Oh the Places You'll Go" which we had added
some photos and comments to for her. Always thinking of you.
Wendy <TBellWBell@sbcglobal.net>
Barrington, IL - Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:25 AM CDT
I love your cover art even more than I love eating grease on a stick at the Iowa State Fair! I hope that your MPR gig propels both you and Mary onto NPR one of these days.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Saturday, September 4, 2004 11:08 PM CDT
Love the cover art! Looking forward to the story!
Thanks for the update...hang in there...talk to you soon!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, September 4, 2004 10:54 PM CDT
Happy Anniversary to Mom & Dad- and hope that all went well at the fair today!
Laurie
Bakersfield today, CA - Wednesday, September 1, 2004 11:37 PM CDT
Sorry I won't be able to see or hear your performance at the fair...If you decide to make a tape recording...I hope it works better than the last time you recorded yourself on the radio!!!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, August 28, 2004 1:11 AM CDT
Having been a former "flautest", I can relate to "highfalutin"!! Too bad your "Dale's take on Green Eggs and Ham" won't be a live broadcast. I listen to MPR daily. Remember, there will be other participants, so don't "ham" it up too much (which would be so unlike you)!
karen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Friday, August 27, 2004 10:57 AM CDT
Hey Dale,
Just returned from Alaska...we had a great time...wish you were there. There was plenty of time for napping, eating, and watching the world go by from a lounge chair.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:07 AM CDT
Enough about you, where's my present?
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Monday, August 23, 2004 9:17 AM CDT
i tried to vote, but your server kicked my e-mail back to me. does that mean i have a virus i don't know about? i've got a firewall and three other things that are supposed to eliminate this. oh, well --most certainly k., although it would be a., except for the fact that she doesn't make banana moon pies.
vik o. <vikskids@pconline.com>
- Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:42 PM CDT
Not too bad of a health update[all things considered].
I showed the Dr.s at work the picture of Orange, they were amazed that he was as agile as I told them he was. Just this morning there was an article in the paper about over weight pets which included a picture of Pumpkin the chihuahua who had slimmed down after liposuction.
Caryn-sister
Caryn Wolf <cwolf801@yahoo.com>
Des Moines, Ia - Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:40 AM CDT
Late entry but I'd look at the head thing. Having worked with the athletes and their issues I doubt it would be in the top five for gross out stories, yes they are always requested when I give talks.
The 'goop', been there in '84 and have very specific memories that I don't wish on anyone.
I vote for Elvis C. As far as the cat, what a life...
Sue R. Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI usa - Friday, August 20, 2004 7:10 PM CDT
Hi Dale...WOOHOOO. No white goop and shrinkage too! See you soon for frozen custard- the other white goop!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, August 20, 2004 1:55 AM CDT
I am sorry, I (like so many others) had fallen behind on my reading... of your postings that is, because actually I have read The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons, both by Ken Brown, since last I "dropped by" the site (I would recommend BOTH, er-uh all THREE!) But enough about me, because we know... it's all about you! ;) Scalped - bad, frozen custard - good, Ikea - ugly, White goop - bad, not taking white goop - good, visual image of butt-scooting across bathroom floor - ugly. Glad to hear the toxins are flowing again, as for that radiation stuff... how good could it really be, I mean you NEVER even got a tan from it! Here's to you!
Mark S
Davenport, IA - Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:30 AM CDT
Hi Dale....Great news. I vote for Elvis Costello of course, His Aim is True. Great things have stabilized a bit. Since you are done with the radiation for a while do you think your balance will come back?
Annette <bittneram2001@yahoo.com>
- Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:19 AM CDT
That's slightly great news ... I think. Since my only communication with doctors seems to be a postcard telling me that my "pap" was normal I can't imagine how you really talk to these creatures and understand what is being said.
See you at Dave's
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:05 PM CDT
I know you were speaking facetiously when you asked whether it was disappointing to check your website every day and still find the same old posting; but really it was! I'm glad the news was "good"--whether or not you consider it "great", at least it wasn't bad! It must be the frozen custard!
Mark and Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI usa - Wednesday, August 18, 2004 10:45 AM CDT
If the doc who called with the news sounded genuinely positive, that beats ALL the other alternative types of calls he could have made. Or not bothered to make (if he considered it essentially no news). Sounds good to me! Write more tomorrow!
Question: is your leg working better now than before the radiation? (If so, another big reason to think it helped, right?) How often do I get on here and sound enthusiastic anyway? I never said hair ravioli sounded good. My instincts have been great. And I think I'm right this time!
Cousin Pollyanna
Portland, OR - Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:12 AM CDT
Good news! I wondered when there would be another posting - I'll stay tuned.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:00 AM CDT
Thanks for the update...here's to a limp through the jungle!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, August 16, 2004 5:10 PM CDT
I've been a little under the "weather" myself...not to your extent, but none the less, I'm behind in your postings. Glad you're back on track with chemo.....life is good :-)
Karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:55 PM CDT
Hello from Laurie & Fred & Jenny
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:24 AM CDT
Just checking. Thinking of you!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:20 AM CDT
Thinking about you as you start chemo again. We all know how that feels and would much rather be doing anything else. Hang in there - sleep your days away - because when you do wake up and move around it will be a beautiful day.
Breast Friend, Laurie Whitt <lawhitt@comcast.net>
Maple Grove, MN - Monday, August 9, 2004 3:45 PM CDT
Hey Dale,
Hope nausea doesn't come to visit.
I love your new rule. Where have you been, I've been doing this for years!
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, August 8, 2004 5:15 PM CDT
deardale,
how HOW do you do it? make ME laugh, that is, and frequently...
thanks for the reminder/nudge too, i have been overladen with journalism since returning from small-town finland (which was GREAT even with a day of perpetual rain/downpour and me getting bitten by an undetected insect that made my hand swell up like a red balloon)
no dairy queens or frozen custard there or here in the uk
off to edinburgh festival for three and half weeks from next friday
occasional nudges much appreciated
and yes, i am one of those who would look at a photo of your battered head!
love, don-old
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net AND donaldhutera@yahoo.com>
london, england - Sunday, August 8, 2004 0:03 AM CDT
Thanks for the update...glad the chemo is flowing again...I'll swing by as soon as I can for some frozen custard...heck, we can't even find DAIRY QUEEN here, so I know there is no hope to find frozen custard. Talk to you soon
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, August 7, 2004 6:55 PM CDT
I was wondering how long it would take you to return to Liberty. ALWAYS EAT DESSERT FIRST ... new rule.
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, August 7, 2004 12:14 AM CDT
What a day spa you go to! Glad to hear the toxins are flowing through your veins once again. I hope you don't have to reach for the anti-nausea drugs too much! Liberty Custard, here I come!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Saturday, August 7, 2004 10:13 AM CDT
Dale--thank you! Since you said you were making daily postings I've been checking your website regularly waiting for an update. When it took you so long to write to us I started to worry (more than usual, anyway). However, even though I've started to check for your notices without a reminder from you that you've updated, definitely DO NOT take us off your mailing list! (By the way, you're apparently living in the wrong state--you can't throw a rock in Wisconsin without hitting a frozen custard stand!)
Mark and Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI USA - Saturday, August 7, 2004 8:24 AM CDT
Hey I showed you my brain surgery scars it's only fair that you show me your pitiful looking head. By the way I think the cats are following you around because they want to get dander all over the place so I can't come over for peach pound cake smoothies.
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, August 4, 2004 3:49 PM CDT
Who knew you even had a hacksaw? P.S. I'll be in the neighborhood (Chicago) next month - let me know if you need me to drop by.
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton, VA - Wednesday, August 4, 2004 12:07 AM CDT
Just hello from Tru, Jana, Jenny & I.
Laurie
Bakersfield, CA - Wednesday, August 4, 2004 8:58 AM CDT
Email me that picture, my friend.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Monday, August 2, 2004 2:50 PM CDT
Finally!!I found you. I could blame my difficulties on my old computer, but in truth it's old me. It was great to talk to you..hope whatever is going on is going on well. the check is in the mail (tomorrow. You are my hero.
Betty
Betty Cutler <cbettyc@aol.com>
Omaha, Ne USA - Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:14 PM CDT
The latest "goods" sound fun AND interesting. You've always wanted your life set to a soundtrack...the musical idea cracks us up. If you decide to do a musical montage, with an assortment of melodies "honored" from various musicals...may we suggest including a version of "IEATA"
Laurie & Fred <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Sunday, August 1, 2004 12:17 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
From your clever and witty prose, I'd say you haven't changed a bit. However, I'll need to see the blistered head to do a full diagnosis. Please send the picture. I'm impressed with the time you posted the entry on 07/31! Either your circadian clock is getting back to what it used to be, or you're simply not sleeping at all.
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Sunday, August 1, 2004 8:09 AM CDT
To respond to Diane's question-Aloe Vera IS edible...but I think I'd rather have a gallon of ice cream in my freezer than a gallon of aloe vera gel in my refrigerator...
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, July 30, 2004 10:37 PM CDT
Wow! I'm sorry that I was missing this week! Is Aloe Vera edible? That 10 gallon jug just may come in handy the next time you depend on "Waiters At Your Service", to feed you! I hope you have many more highlights than low-lights this week!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Friday, July 30, 2004 10:38 AM CDT
Hair gel? That cracks me up. Thanks also for the info on the dining experience - one caterer I won't use.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:26 AM CDT
Not so much behind on my reading as my writing...thinking of you and hoping that you don't have any "ugly" for your next posting!!!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:54 AM CDT
Guilty as charged. And I read it. And you know about Mark. What can I say?
Pics are too cute!
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:18 PM CDT
Dale, We were with Sally and Judy over the weekend. She gave us your CD and we played it; you have a lovely voice and I loved your selection.
I'm glad your brain treatments are over; let's hope this gives you a respite for a long time to come. (After the itching stops). Keep up that sense of humor.
Love, Juliet
Juliet and Selig Danzig <jsdanzig@optonline.net>
fairfield, Ct USA - Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:29 PM CDT
ouch.
Laurie, Dina & Milt (aka Laurie's Dad)
Bakersfield, CA - Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:31 AM CDT
deardale,
daily postings! thanks for the tip-off. i have been absorbed in trying to do as little as possible in my small-potatoes post-shingles state. the new pic with the knees and shoes (called slides? a new term for me) and wig is lovely! off to finland for a small-town dance festival till next sunday. they are apparently going to do a dance in one of the town's four supermakrets, that has taxidermy in it. so that wehn you trawl through the meat area, for instance, a fang-baring wolf looms stiffly above you. and over in the corner is a moth-eaten eagle in full wing spread. fascinating. more soon...
love, don-old
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, england - Monday, July 26, 2004 8:53 PM CDT
Hi Dale,
Love the new hairdo. Just checked out the photos and I noticed that the headline says, "What women in their twenties and thirties need to know......". Still holding at 29 like me??
Melanie <lougust@msn.com>
Eagan, MN USA - Monday, July 26, 2004 6:28 PM CDT
Nice looking shoes ... taking a good look at those knees I'd say you are playing too rough on the playground again and need to spend the next recess in the principal's office thinking about how we must learn to play with others.
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Monday, July 26, 2004 1:11 PM CDT
Hi Dale...if you'd like to see some of the Sunday New York Times editions you missed before you started your subscription, let me know. I might know a guy who probably knows where some back editions could be located.
Laurie
Where am I today?, CA - Monday, July 26, 2004 11:20 AM CDT
what a great site - glad I signed on also. I usually bug Char and David or who ever else answers the phone for info on you and Jan Z. Now I can skip that and get a quick update on you. Glad to hear that brain radiation is over and chemo will be starting. What is the new drug of choice for you? Enjoy the Decadron as the scale creaps higher and higher. Olives even looked great in my frig when I took that stuff. :) Take care Dale and know that I'm praying for you - we are survivors!
Laurie Whitt <lawhitt@comcast.net>
Maple Grove, MN USA - Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:37 PM CDT
Ravioli, no.
Banana bread, yes.
Real hair, no.
Fake hair, yes.
I thot I might send a "baked goods care package", but the Postal carriers union has specifically requested I not... something about a history of attacks by raving-craving feens! :) Sorry to hear Fuzzy Wuzzy isn't, but then again who needs it when you have Kit!
Mark S
Davenport, IA - Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:04 AM CDT
Thanks for all the entries. For a clumsy, tired, bald, forgetful girl, you sure are a good writer. I'm glad you're done with radiation. I hope Kit the hairdresser doesn't mind having a stalker.
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:56 AM CDT
I believe Jack Hughman will be appearing on your doorstep singing and dancing .... he's a dyslexic Broadway hopeful and no one has the heart to tell him he never won a Tony.
Invite me over sometime for pound cake smoothies -- yum, yum. But NEVER, EVER will I eat ravioli that you made, just in case ...
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, July 23, 2004 1:45 PM CDT
I hope you made Kit promise to notify you next time he decides to make another move. (Far easier than calling out a private investigator to find a missing wig servicer.)
And in reply to Mark, below, yes, I'll have some banana bread, please. Uh, hold the raviolis though. Just the banana bread.
Julie H.
Portland, OR - Friday, July 23, 2004 12:52 AM CDT
I'll hope for Hugh for you too!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, July 23, 2004 12:51 AM CDT
I have a difficult time with "cute slides", too, however, I can't use brain radiation as an excuse....we'll just say I'm naturally clumsy!! You might want to consider getting yourself some knee pads :-)
karen <skaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Friday, July 23, 2004 12:38 AM CDT
Hope all went well with the fluff and buff. And how was the farmer's market?
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:56 PM CDT
Hi Dale- sorry to hear that you have more in common with "Get Fuzzy" than ever before....
Congrats on the last day of radiation...and the complete food magazine collection. Just promise you'll never cook ravioli for me...
Talk to you soon!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:16 AM CDT
yummm...nothing like a good BARFfet to put you in the right frame of mind!!
karen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:42 AM CDT
yum- and how is the Mystic Lake buffet? Hope it was Mahvelous.
We ate at the Buffet at the Bellagio Friday night- the food was great, and we even had some extra entertainment- just ask Tru how much wasabi belongs on a California roll!
Laurie, Fred, Tru & Jana
Leaving Las Vegas, NV - Monday, July 19, 2004 3:10 PM CDT
Agreed. And the best one is? My beloved blender, purchased at a garage sale over 20 years ago for $1.00, blended its last cocktail a few weeks ago. I really need to find a new one with great blades - perhaps a smoothie machine? Any suggestions are welcome.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Friday, July 16, 2004 7:55 AM CDT
I agree! Did you decide who makes the best blender? Will you break it in with a milkshake, or will you go for the margarita? FYI, the food network has 49 margarita recipes posted....
Lauire
soon to be Las Vegas, NV - Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:46 PM CDT
Hi Dale! Just picked up Oliver at the airport- you'd never recognize the kid whose need for blue ice cream foiled our plans for a visit to a Vienna wine bar...oh well...hope that you are taking it easy and still enjoying that sleepmaster 3000!
Laurie <LjatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, July 13, 2004 0:25 AM CDT
I look forward to your updates; I keep hoping and praying for some positive news. You are an inspiration to all.
Waterloo has not forgotten you.
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Monday, July 12, 2004 7:25 AM CDT
Hey Ya! I am sorry, but I am not going to say "I am sorry" (well not in that context anyway!) I think that horse has been beaten to death :) How about some jokes people?... stop me if you've heard this before, "This monkey is walking his cat down the street when they go into a biker bar..." I am sorry, lost interest in the joke, think I'll get something to eat... banana bread anyone? (oops, said it again, BUT not in that context!)
Mark S <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA - Sunday, July 11, 2004 4:11 PM CDT
Cool Photo!
Sorry you feel so yucky.
Hugs and lots of positive thoughts coming your way.
Sue <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Friday, July 9, 2004 7:04 PM CDT
Boy, to be able to eat all you want and still lose weight! How great is that! I know the reasons for it suck, but ya gotta be grateful for the little things that are good. Love the new picture, too--you look great! Best of luck with the rest of the treatments...sorry they make you so cranky.
Mark & Barb Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI - Friday, July 9, 2004 12:41 AM CDT
Dale,
I love your new picture. I wish I could help you out in some way. Just want you to know that we think about you daily and hope you get through your treatments without any more problems. Take care,
Susie
Susie Schwartz <susanmschwartz@comcast.net>
Orland Park, IL USA - Friday, July 9, 2004 12:31 AM CDT
Dale-I am truly sorry to hear about all that you have been going through! I finally was able to download your songs as our old computer wouldn't cooperate! You have such a beautiful voice! I never knew how talented you were in that area! The picture is great, only wish you felt as good as you look in that picture! Hang in there, hopefully the radiation will be worth the miserable time you are experiencing! Your are in my thoughts and prayers!
Marcia Patin <patin@insightbb.com>
- Friday, July 9, 2004 10:07 AM CDT
WHAT you haven't gotten out the deep fryer yet????? I definitely think you need a malt fix at the Convention Grill.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, July 9, 2004 9:14 AM CDT
Dale,
Nice to FINALLY see a new picture!! Geez! You look so natural with a mic in your hand.
No, I can't give you a ride; yes I know cancer takes a weekend/holiday break (how it does is beyond me) and if you bottle your "all sweets all the time" diet, you'll make a mint!
Love,
George
Barbara
- Friday, July 9, 2004 8:25 AM CDT
LOVE THE NEW PICTURE!!!!!
Can I do anything to help? Perhaps leave you alone?
Mary <mary@maryhirsch.net>
- Tuesday, July 6, 2004 4:08 PM CDT
Hi Dale, This is to let you now I've read everything up to date--I hope. I love your new picture--now I can see what you actually looked like up there. I'm really sad to hear of the latest, but as one of your previous entries said, I'm sure you'll find some humor, but if not, talk with us--your friends
Sandy B. <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Monday, July 5, 2004 11:55 AM CDT
Dear Dale,
I'm so sorry to read what now faces you. I can barely keep it together so I can't imagine how you are doing. Wish I was closer and could just sit with you now and then or drive you to treatments. Miss you, love you and continue to keep you in my prayers.
Wendy <tbellwbell@sbcglobal.net>
Barrington, IL - Monday, July 5, 2004 11:46 AM CDT
Dale,
Wasn't "My Left Foot" an Oscar winner? There may be something to this. Now that you've got the CD complete perhaps you could focus on a screenplay? I'm sure you'll find some great material in this new yet unfortunate development. My thoughts are with you.
Bridget Hanson <talk2b63@aol.com>
Mpls,, MN - Friday, July 2, 2004 6:02 PM CDT
HEy Dale,
What a huge bummer!! Good luck with radiation again. I know you'll come up with some sort of humorous way to deal with this latest foot/brain ordeal. Lots of prayers are coming your way.
Sue <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Friday, July 2, 2004 4:57 PM CDT
All I can say is that I am praying for you and sending positive thoughts northward toward Minneapolis for you! Keep smiling and singing! (boy...in comparison to the witty stuff in the journal...this sounds really lame!)
Jolie Prentice (formerly of Drake, still a friend of Laurie's)
Clive, IA USA - Friday, July 2, 2004 10:07 AM CDT
Love the new picture!
Nancy Torell <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Friday, July 2, 2004 7:44 AM CDT
Hi Dale- hope that your chemo mouth is subsiding...but I bet you're still not ready for pie! You're a trouper...and the dining room chair WAS really comfortable...and that lake thing was pretty impressive too...and thanks for the big fluffy clouds you ordered just for me!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Bakersfield today, Glendale tomorrow, CA - Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:05 AM CDT
Dale, I join others in not knowing quite what to say. Thanks for sharing. You are amazing. I really am glad to hear you made it home safely after the foot/brain episodes. I was beginning to wonder as I was reading along. And, I'm glad you made it to Superior. Sounds lovely, despite the crowding!! So, does your appetite remain mostly strong? When you feel up to another dinner, I notice there are more new restaurants we haven't frequented as yet. Besides we can't let Pat skip away without a proper dinner goodbye, or two or three. So, let us know. In the meantime, you are in my prayers. I'll check with you to see if there is something I can do for you. Sue
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:59 PM CDT
Hi Dale,
"Shucks" doesn't quite capture all of the curses I'd like to say or the brilliant messages I'd like to write from the mumbo jumbo thoughts stuck in my head after reading your posting. You're in my thoughts. Take good care and call me if you need anything...especially if you need a ride and your foot and brain are still not talking.
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Burnsville, MN - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:49 PM CDT
deardale,
last night in mpls for me till dec
will call ya later (USing dotter's computer at college)
[cute accident: US-ing...]
typose? what typos?
[ha! MY typo above]
how do you do it? find the humour (brit spelling) in just about any situation
i THUNK --- and think --- you are radiant
all good healthy loving thoughts for you re the radiation
more later,
don-old
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london (er...minneapolis), UK (US) - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:38 PM CDT
Dear Dale,
So sorry to hear you will have to do radiation after all. I will be praying it will be uneventlful, successful and painfree.
Love, Sara
Sara Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin, OH - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:06 PM CDT
Dale -- I have a feeling CaringBridge would not allow me to type the one word I really want to say after reading your latest entry. So I guess I'll just say FOOIE. If you need transportation to radiation let me know and I'll work it out here at the office. I suppose this is a bad time to discuss my battle with dry skin!!!!
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:34 AM CDT
Dale, wish I could think of something to say that's both lighthearted and empathetic (But I can't) Best of luck in conquering this new stage.
Barb & Mark Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago (where??!), WI - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:37 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
I'm sorry you are again having to face such difficult news. You would think it would let up a bit.
I love your sense of humor; you are truly gifted with making things sound funny. I hope your radiation treatments work their magic. I'm thinking of you daily and wishing you well.
Lisa Blazar <lisabl@comcast.net>
- Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:06 AM CDT
Well, Dale, your humor is still "bar none"!! You may have to take your lead from Christy Brown of "My Left Foot" fame:-) As always, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Hope to see you on July 12.
Karen
P.s....at least you can honestly say you'll never have a bad hair day!!
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:35 AM CDT
Hi Dale, Did Orange come out after we left? Thanks for the picnic, we had fun. Did you ever end up going up North?
Annette <annette@palulu.com>
- Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:37 PM CDT
It must be chipmunk heads....it seems to me I saw what appeared to be a savory stew at your place one time, so this is what comes to mind!! Good luck on all fronts and have a great time "Up North"....beware of the exotic bird, Mosquito...I hear they're so big, they can carry you away:-)
karen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:13 AM CDT
Don't forget your Deep Woods Off. I know the bugs there are bigger than here. I do hope you enjoy "up north".
I look forward to good news on all fronts.
Sue Reed
WFB, WI - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:02 PM CDT
Dale:
I'm going to guess coffee.
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn US - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 3:18 PM CDT
A. Good thing that chemo does more positive than negative because coffee is a tough sacrifice! I'm rooting for smaller "spots" and that chemo is a calorie hog. I'll talk to you today! Love, Di
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
- Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:59 AM CDT
It's a tough one ... Coffee/Chipmunk Heads. Both delicious yet very different in so many ways (I hate whipped cream on my chipmunk heads).
Good luck with everything coming up ... especially the weekend up north ... hope it is warm and sunny even if you do sleep through most of it.
If you need a transfusion just let me know. I have a lot of A+ waiting to hop from my veins into yours (unless you would reject it and I couldn't stand rejection).
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:11 AM CDT
Hope that you can still enjoy desserts though- I with you and Matthew. See you soon!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:42 AM CDT
A... I know this one... it's A!!!
I hope you get to have fun watching those there beavers... Talk soon,
George
Barbara <bboehnke@charter.net>
GA - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:44 AM CDT
Good luck with the upcoming surgery. By the way,Love your CD.
Sue <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Friday, June 18, 2004 10:04 PM CDT
Dale-Hope your surgery goes well and you are able to get it overwith soon! Good Leak!(how clever, you are with your gift of prose!) You are in my prayers!
Marcia Patin
Freeport, IL - Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:16 AM CDT
I say all of the above!! Hmmm....leaky, doesn't sound goody.
karen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:56 AM CDT
I guess "E. A newspaper or a sunburned zebra."
Leaking huh? I thought I heard a drip, drip noise the last time I saw you.
Let me know when the surgery is and we'll try to do dinner or brunch or midnight snack before the "big day."
Mary
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Monday, June 14, 2004 4:15 PM CDT
Dale,
So your unique personality is "oozing" out....of your neck. An interesting escape valve! I had a dream about Diane... I'll have to give you details; needless to say, I woke up in a cold sweat!
Keep us up to date with you surgery date. Best of luck; hope they get it right this time!
George
Barbara
- Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:35 PM CDT
U R rite, it's shorter. So is my reply! :)
Mark S
Davenport, IA - Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:13 PM CDT
Dale, Your continued sense of humor sometimes makes me forget just how serious this is. I don't know if I should thank you or smack you. Do you have a preference? Always thinking about you. Tom
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL USA - Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:25 PM CDT
Great job, Dale! Keep it going!
Love,
Sally O. and Harold A.
sally orren <haren10696@aol.com>
st. paul, MN usa - Tuesday, June 8, 2004 3:54 PM CDT
Dale,
Greatings from AZ; I am glad your celebrity status is clearly out pacing the little spot in your cerebellum! Increasing from 6mm to 7mm can simply be a resolution error! Hang in there! Thank you for the updates!
John Shufeldt <jshufeldt@nextcare.com>
Paradise Valley, AZ USA - Monday, June 7, 2004 1:30 AM CDT
Very interesting read. Glad to hear your party was great fun. I'll call you soon. Take care.
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
- Thursday, June 3, 2004 6:49 PM CDT
Hello from
Juror #6
Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, June 3, 2004 5:48 PM CDT
Youweren'tkiddingaboutthelengthofthatposting!Boy-howdythattookawhiletoread.Toovercompensate,Ihavedecidedtosavetime(andspaces)inthispostsothatYOUwillhaveextratimeinyourbusyday,usethisgiftwisely.Oh,anddon'tforgetnexttimetotellusthestoryaboutMethodistHospitalEyebrowFanClub!P.S.Ireallyliked_____,itwasmyfavoritesong.Yoursongstylingsareso_____.
Mark S <mdsoren@mail.com>
Davenport, IA - Wednesday, June 2, 2004 11:00 AM CDT
Just my luck to miss Superman....darn it! Sure glad I got to see Superwoman though- You are amazing!!! Thoughts and prayers are always with you...Good thing Fred & I have two LiME trees...we're set!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Sunday, May 30, 2004 11:02 PM CDT
Dale,
The party was wonderful. You were certainly the belle of the ball. You look and sound great! Love the CD. Nice work!
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Saturday, May 29, 2004 10:30 PM CDT
Did you even know I made myself a LiME Rickey a few months ago, trying to creatively use up my Key Lime juice from a trip to Key West with some Chambord I had sitting around? Who knew it was the only drink with ME in it!
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Rainy and cold, MN - Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:05 AM CDT
I started reading this on Memorial Day weekend and lo and behold when I finished it was Labor Day (ha ha I am so funny). Can't wait for the quiz ... I hope there are no essay questions. Have you finished your book yet?
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:03 AM CDT
A Bette Midler quote for you: "Alright, enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?"
Mark Trease
Maple Grove, MN USA - Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:46 PM CDT
Helllooo. You look and sound mahvelus darling. Talk to you soon!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:40 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
Mom says she and AL are going to a CD release party for you tomorrow (or today I guess). Do you need me to show up and accompany you on the piccolo? I am really good at the Michigan Tech fight song, I am sure we could get you the words:)
Have fun!
Janna (Pugh) Roome <ericroome@earthlink.net>
Moore, OK - Sunday, May 23, 2004 1:02 AM CDT
Hey, I think I was expecting to find your review of you here, it is Monday you know.....Be sure to save a CD for me. You will need to give me some time, I've been behind all spring and no hint of catching up.
I've been thinking of you as I laugh read Eats, Shoots and Leaves. She has your "humor". Too bad my teachers never used some of the examples I might be better with punctuation, then again, maybe not.
Sue R Reed
WFB, WI - Monday, May 17, 2004 8:22 PM CDT
I wish I could have been there on Sunday to enjoy both of your live performances! Everyone was impressed when I told them what you were up to..and up in! Hello from the entire Manny clan.
Laurie
Last seen in Ivesdale, IL - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:43 AM CDT
Hey, you are the new "it" girl! I didn't let a little thing like not living in the Twin Cities keep me from snaring my very own copies of the May 2 Star Tribune and May Minneapolis - St. Paul magazine while they were hot off the press. Actually, I spent a few whirlwind hours in MN for meetings last night and today and made sure that I grabbed a magazine and a paper before I left town.
Anyway, I think you and your 'toons look great and you came across as the bright, insightful and funny person that you are. Kudos!!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Monday, May 3, 2004 10:58 PM CDT
well, you make a very darling media darling, darlin'! i brought albie out to buy a paper yesterday ('why do we have to buy a paper, mommy?''because there's a story and a picture of dale in it.' 'so?' 'so, it's fun to see people we know in the paper.' 'why?' 'gee, look, a squirrel!' but after we bought the paper and she saw the picture and i read her the sory, she said, 'mommy, i want to hold it.' 'why?' 'because i'm not done with it yet. it's fun to see dale in the paper. is she famous? is this picture life sized?' 'well, life-sized means the same size as in real life. do you think that picture is the same size as dale is in real life?' pause. 'has she been on a diet?' 'it's not life sized, albie.' 'oh. we should see dale. can she come over for dinner soon?' so --can you?
vik orenstein <vikskids@pconline.com>
- Monday, May 3, 2004 12:38 AM CDT
D. Wolfy? Not Bat Wolf?
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton, VA - Monday, May 3, 2004 8:56 AM CDT
I'm guessing a and d and I was up and ready when my paper was delivered :-) Read the article in both Mpls St. Paul and Star Trib. Didn't see your new posting until today, so I didn't hear your interview. I'm sure you were charming, witty and sarcastic all at the appropriate moments!! Good luck next week and I'll see you on the 23rd.
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
where ever, US - Monday, May 3, 2004 8:32 AM CDT
deardale!!!
great to read the latest in your all-encompassing path to media domination
loved the photo album too
what's 13 to 30? (hasn't made it to the uk yet --- nor to my radar)
must be brief tonight
love, fairly sleepless in nottingham (where i'm working on an audience development dance piece)
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london (but in nottingham now), england - Sunday, May 2, 2004 4:52 PM CDT
Hi Dale!
Good luck singing next week! What a coup! Hope lots and lots of money is made. See you May 16 for our 'camping' dinner.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, May 2, 2004 1:01 PM CDT
A quiz .... I'm sorry I didn't study --- why should I change my scholatic habits for you? Saw the article in the Strib this morning (before I saw this posting because I'm still feeling stupid for missing your word in the Saturday paper a couple weeks ago). I'll be getting my Mpls/St Paul magazine later. You are a star and you've given me a perfect description for a bad day --- dumb, stupid and shut up.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, May 2, 2004 11:01 AM CDT
I just finished listening to the Northern Lights interview. Wow, you have a great radio speaking voice! (We all know you have a great singing voice!) You sounded charming, witty and gritty at all the right times. About our Friday night movie extravaganza: It's true. We are nerds! Everyone I've told the story to thinks so too! But, everyone I mentioned it to was so jealous that we did that! See you at the Race!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Sshoreview, MN USA - Sunday, May 2, 2004 7:57 AM CDT
Where did you learn to sing like that??? Had I known back in 1981, we could have saved the Student Activities Board a lot of money! Unbelievable. Care to sing at Anne's 45th birthday party in September?
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, - Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:44 PM CDT
I'm guessing that would be a) and d)but if you find a good deal on a Pacer be sure to let Dick know....
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:03 PM CDT
Hi Dale! I love the new photos! The one on the home page is terrific! Looking forward to Race for the Cure...and our hat-making event. Don't get any minklings about putting fur on yours!
Kristi Dorn
Burnsville , MN - Monday, April 26, 2004 10:45 AM CDT
Great new picture....ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer (name that tune and artist)!! Picked up a few copies of the Mpls St.Paul magazine and I'll be up at the crack of dawn, waiting patiently at the bottom of my driveway for the delivery of the May 2 Star Trib....how's that for "Fan" support?? Looking forward to the CD release party. Hope you get to blast out a song for the "Walk for the Cure" participants. Don't forget to do your warm up exercises :-)
Karen
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
Eden Prairie, MN - Monday, April 26, 2004 9:07 AM CDT
Love the new photos! Can't wait to read the related article, see the videos, hear the CD, etc....Hope to talk to you soon!
Laurie <LjatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:24 PM CDT
Awfully cute kids on your new "cover" photo. One has a huge box of food she's not sharing.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:51 AM CDT
Saw the picture in the Minneapolis-St. Paul magazine and glanced at the article - you're a celebrity again! Also saw the cartoon. I'll read it cover to cover this weekend . . .
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Friday, April 23, 2004 3:49 PM CDT
You complained that no one (well hardly anyone) signs your guestbook any more so I'm signing it even though I have nothing to say since I saw you at dinner on Monday. That's one of the top 10 perks of having a friend with cancer: she doesn't remember if you called her lately or not!!!
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, April 23, 2004 9:05 AM CDT
deardale,
my deadlines are fiendish
i've been up 24+ hours (& weird hours, midnight to past midnight)
and still i have to see what's up with you
YOU'RE A STAR!
you make me laugh
it's so good
i'm going to go to sleep (finally)
for just a few hrs
chuckling into dreamland
thanks to you
THANK YOU!
glad there's an itch in there
hey, do you do stand-up on your CD?
[i've a hunch i've given you something to comically ponder...]
i love comepuppance too!!!
maybe it's cuz i'm kind of a dog person (sorry!)
why not list all your words?
or did you and i'm so tirrrrred i missed 'em?
i think not...
more soon-ish
love, don-old
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
lon-don, you-kay - Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:29 PM CDT
Other than the fact that I think #6 is a drawback rather than a perk, I love your lists. Hope you are working out those elbows for the home stretch of your "Race for the Spotlight". I hope that I can get the "DALE WOLF LIVE" companion CD to go with your studio work!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:56 AM CDT
Dear Dale:
I absolutely love the fact that you admit that you are trying to steal Susan Komen's limelight, and I also positively love the Top Ten List!
Talk to you soon? Up for a movie?
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN US - Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:10 AM CDT
Any chance the BMG Music Club will pick you up as a "Featured Selection"? I still have a few left to fufill my membership obligation but it that doesn't work out, I'd buy direct from you. Your S&H cost is considerably less than theirs!
Bridget Hanson <talk2b63@aol.com>
Mpls, - Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:28 AM CDT
Can't wait to hear your CD. I sure liked the little snippets you sent out long ago.
Sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she heals quickly.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Monday, April 5, 2004 8:59 PM CDT
Just a quick hello to the media darling...Can't wait for the CD release party and my very own copy of your CD ...whatever method you choose.
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, April 5, 2004 2:51 PM CDT
Any chance someone will tape/TiVo that KARE 11 appearance? I thot so! And I agree with another of your signators below, you might just as well hype your CD too, isn't that the ONLY reason celebs (such as yourself) appear on these chat-shows anyway? You could go on a promotional tour... on to Michigan! California! Florida! Texas! Then to the Washington DC and take back the White House! YEE-haaaawww!!! ... sorry, got a little carried away. Tah-tah.
Mark "The Baker" Sorenson <mdsoren@mail.com>
Dav., IA US of Aye man! Cut that out! - Monday, April 5, 2004 10:53 AM CDT
Can we open a "One-Stop-Dale-Wolf-CD-Shop" on eBay? Hmmmmmm... Could be an opportunity here! ;) Missed you very much at book club. When I walked in, they were actually all talking about the book. I almost walked out -- thought I was at the wrong house... See you at the walk in May.
donna <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
roseville, mn - Saturday, April 3, 2004 12:16 AM CST
Gee I'd be willing to pay $11.05 for one of your CDs. I'd pay you $12.05 to listen to one of mine!!!!!
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, April 3, 2004 9:50 AM CST
Dear Customer Service, I'd like 2 CDs please. One for my car and one for my wife's. Thankfully, my children don't drive yet. Can you send me a bill on paypal?
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL USA - Saturday, April 3, 2004 8:33 AM CST
deardale, i've always said you were a star ---
or, if i haven't, i now wish i had.
great idea from one of your other e-pals for you to sing, particularly on radio or 'telly' as they say here in the uk.
and yes, plug those cartoons.
this is fab stuff...
PLUS all stable on the chemo front.
me? uh, doing too much per usual. yest'day i interviewed lord richard attenbrough in public after a screening of his 1985 film of a chorus line. such a sweet man! did you ever see the flick? i still parody the song what i did for love, thusly, re its opening line: kiss my ass good-bye...
day after tomorrow i got to brussels for three days to see some dance. last week i entered a choreogrpahic competition with a three-minute miniDV pulled together very quickly.
this media stuff moves fast, don't it?
keep that profile high!
is what hair is there totally white?
well, liz taylor looks good with white hair, no?...
and she's a media icon too!
but not as fresh as you, doll-face...
love, don-old
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, uk - Monday, March 22, 2004 8:40 PM CST
Dale, I think during your KARE 11 debut, you should sing!! What a great way to promote your CD. You are truly an amazing person, thanks for keeping me laughing!
Terri Dettlaff <Therese.M.Dettlaff@ceridian.com>
Lakeville, MN - Monday, March 22, 2004 12:47 AM CST
Wow! You certainly are in demand and soon to be in the public eye. Enjoy basking in the limelight! Hope lots and lots of money is raised in May!
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:53 PM CST
Hey Dale Fox- I mean Wolf- hope that you had a great video chemo session today!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:03 PM CST
Did you know Lance Armstrong is dating Sheryl Crow? Good job on keeping that irritating cancer business status quo. I know Moon and Stacy! I heard them on KS95 one afternoon, talking about Stacy having breast cancer. I think it's great you'll be talking to them on the air! When was your birthday and how old are you?
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Mpls., MN Hennepin - Friday, March 19, 2004 9:55 PM CST
Where do we get hold of your agent to arrange an appearance by/interview with/or song stylings by THE Dale Wolf?! As for the "invisible/white hair", just two words... blue rinse baby! LMAO! ; )
Mark <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA US of Ay! - Friday, March 19, 2004 10:27 AM CST
Dear Dale,
Thanks for helping us keep connected to you no matter where we are and no matter where you are!
You have always been a star. It's about time the media recognize that!!!
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Rabbi Norman Cohen
Rabbi Norman Cohen <rabbi.cohen@betshalom.org>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Friday, March 19, 2004 9:36 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Glad to hear things have stabilzied on the health front and that you have been elevated to celebrity status along with your cat! Always good to hear from you and read your wit! Your comics are entertaining, you seem to always see the humor in life! Thinking of you often,
Take care for now!
Marcia Patin <patin@insightbb.com>
Freeport, IL - Friday, March 19, 2004 8:37 AM CST
Dale,
You and Scott Hamleton look AMASINGLY alike in cartoon world!! Real life too?? Can't wait to see and hear all your PR stuff... hope those of us NOT in MN can enjoy all of your fame too!
George
Barbara
- Friday, March 19, 2004 6:19 AM CST
Luck o'the Irish to you! May your feet always be dry, no matter where you roam.
Charlie O'Woken
- Wednesday, March 17, 2004 0:50 AM CST
Hi Dale,
When do you want to go out again? It looks like I owe you a birthday dinner. Where do I buy your CD? You keep me laughing!! Talk to you soon.
Alaine Wilensky <Alainew@comcast.net>
Plymouth, MN - Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:58 PM CST
Not fessing up about how long ago it was, but being an avid reader of the weekly Vertigo column, I know that even if you never left the couch the material was there for you.
Glad to hear about the eyelashes and possibility of nasal hairs, since I can discuss the functions and reasons to have a bunch of both.
Looking forward to the next, near future, installment of the e-ME times.
Sue R.
WFB, WI - Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:58 PM CST
I don't know if I dare sign your guestbook any more after being chastised by you, but here goes.....any sign of nasal hair??? Oh ya, March 4 was a pretty insignificant day :-)
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
eden prairie, mn - Monday, March 8, 2004 1:37 PM CST
Happy Belated Birthday! Keep us posted on the big celebration date for the CD release.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, March 7, 2004 7:16 PM CST
whew- so far nobody has "done the math" and made a rude comment about needing eight pizzas for such a small but obviously pizza-starved group...Good thing Noah's hasn't changed the formula! Can't wait for the CD release party...
The Planning Department
Glendale, CA - Sunday, March 7, 2004 7:09 PM CST
Make-up smake up. Who needs it? really! I say wear your natural beauty! Now that gets a whoooo eeeeee! Though now with new eyelashes coming it's tempting.....all those beauty ads drive me crazy....not to mention our culture. I saw an add recently for mascara and the model had fake eyelashes on!!!!!! It was sooo obvious...I mean come on.....talk about false advertising. Well...thought i'd better finally sign the guest book and say glad your cd is coming forth! I'm so happy for you and anxiously awaiting the details. What a great birthday gift to yourself and all your fans! Happy late b-day btw...oops. There's still snow here if you're needing a getaway!!!!!!!
Peg Carrothers <pegasus@carrothers.com>
Mass City, MI usa - Friday, March 5, 2004 10:35 AM CST
Yeah happy birthday .... I guess I'll have to buy you dinner on Saturday no matter what your board says at home. Glad to hear your getting eyelashes and peach fuzz -- if I ever meet George Clooney I'll ask him if he'd like to pet you.
By the way, have you ever thought about wearing your glasses instead of contacts to end that eyebrow problem?
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, March 5, 2004 9:24 AM CST
Happy belated birthday! I'm glad you're experiencing some new growth! Don't worry, I won't get over optimistic, and run out and get you a new eyelash curler. (I know how much optimism can bug you.) Sending positive energy your way! Diane
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Friday, March 5, 2004 6:42 AM CST
Dale- I think of you everyday, but today is extra special - Happy Birthday to you....
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, March 4, 2004 8:36 PM CST
March 4th - The only day that is also a command!! Heard that from someone I know!! Hey Dale - Hope you are having a great birthday!!
Melanie
St. Paul, MN U.S.A. - Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:11 PM CST
Can't let this day go by without wishing you a "Happy Birthday". I know you'll be celebrating for days on end, so I guess we have to wait a little longer for a new posting.
Take care and party your socks off or your eyebrows or whatever tickles your fancy :-)
karen skaalen
ep, mn - Thursday, March 4, 2004 10:09 AM CST
Hello....I'm waiting for the next installment. Feb 12th that was a long ago date. How's things in the "Cities"?
Thinking of you.
Sue R Reed
WFB, WI - Monday, March 1, 2004 5:36 PM CST
I just wanted to say hi.
Tom
Chicago, IL - Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:04 PM CST
Dear Dale:
I've probably quoted this to you many times before, but it's worth it again anyway, just in case it will come in handy for you. In the movie "Beaches", Bette Midler's character and Barbara Hershey's character have not seen each other for awhile. Bette and Barbara gush on and on about how fabulous Bette's career, apartment, boyfriend, etc., all are. Bette then says, "Oh, that's enough about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think of me?"
Thought maybe you could use that line. Call it a hunch.
Do you get the sweet, touching, chain e-mails that I send to you? Do you not like chain e-mails? I never hear back from you, so I'm just guessing. Call it another hunch.
Miss you!
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN US - Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:16 PM CST
Gedney's, huh? Have you ever savored the loveliness of a Ba-Tampte half-sour? Perhaps a pickle party is in our future.
Sorry this last batch of chemo left you not feeling your perkiest... :(
You are in my thoughts -- I am sending you many happy-nap-and-calm-contact-lens vibes while you are resting at home.
Donna <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
roseville, MN USA - Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:03 AM CST
Were you cranky when we went out to Palomino? If you were I would have never guessed it, you are the most upbeat, annoyed person I have ever met, or a really good actor.
Annette
Annette <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
- Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:43 PM CST
this latest entry makes me think of that phrase 'the eyes have it'...
you earn your crabbiness. i wonder, does comedy (on tv or movies) help temper it?
is there something to be celebrated every day, or are there days devoid of celebration?
thanks for reminding me to check in. the journalistic plate has been too full of late... (hey, a rhyme!) in case i don't gobble up everything on it and forget to log on to your next update, please nudge hard!
love, dh
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , england - Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:29 AM CST
So, glasses are not an option?? Put on makeup wearing contacts, remove contacts and wear glasses.....very elementary, my dear Watson!!
karen skaalen <kaksaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
Your Town, USA - Friday, February 13, 2004 10:29 AM CST
I ordered Eyebrows For Dummies from Amazon so I will read up on the whole eyebrow situation and be ready for any more updates. See you Sunday
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
Nowheresville, - Friday, February 13, 2004 9:30 AM CST
Well, I'm with Marna in that I can't fathom how eyebrows could water! Do they sweat? Do eyebrows hold perspiration away from your eyes that would otherwise drip right down your forehead?? It's all new to me.
Here's a thought though...how about, um, well, it's sort of unconventional, but, well, how about WEARING YOUR GLASSES so you don't need to deal with the drama of contacts right now? That way you could see AND probably save some time in your day so you have more available time to watch Ambush Makeover and Starting Over in the afternoon -- two of my most recent favorite shows (because there are plenty of people I can make fun of) when I'm home during the day.
Thanks for the update!
Anne
Anne Sutton <annesutton@seattlesuttonmn.com>
Minnetonka, MN - Friday, February 13, 2004 8:54 AM CST
Well, whatever you need hon, just let me know. Bryan and I are ready to drive you to an emergency clinic anytime (and Bryan thought he was just worrying about this week's sermon), and Dick will be your security guard to ensure no concealed weapons are in your presence. Could you just check with Laurie and see if she'll heat up our pizza when we get back from all that?
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton, VA - Friday, February 13, 2004 7:22 AM CST
Diane was here. Thinking of you!
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Friday, February 13, 2004 6:54 AM CST
Sorry to hear about the rerun of the Las Vegas eye incident. OUUUCH. Hermit sounds like a good alternative!
Laurie
Bakersfield, CA - Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:55 AM CST
FABULOUS NEWS DALE!!!! I was so thrilled to see the update!!! Hope you have another awesome week!!!
Robin Stein <rkstein@aol.com>
plymouth, mn - Monday, February 9, 2004 3:01 PM CST
"HALLELUIAH HALLELUJAH PRAISE YE THE LORD.......OR A SHOUT OF JOY, PRAISE, OR GRATITUDE.......AND/OR A MUSICAL COMPOSITION WHOLLY OR PRINCIPALLY BASED UPON THE WORD "HALLELUJAH." Thought this important word of rejoicing was appropriate, so thought I'd give you the whole darn definition!! REALLY great news, Dale. It must be getting time for a dinner now. Let us know. I can only imagine how relieved you and your family are. Continued blessings, Sue
Sue Klaseus <Klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Monday, February 9, 2004 8:11 AM CST
What great news! Keep up the good work!
(now that I'm working I have time to write in your journal)
Trudy
Plymouth, MN USA - Friday, February 6, 2004 1:43 PM CST
BRAVO! short news is good news! love, dh
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, UK - Friday, February 6, 2004 12:14 AM CST
WOW!!! great news!!! YOU ROCK!!! carry on!
vik (inspector #12) <vikskids@pconline.com>
- Friday, February 6, 2004 9:46 AM CST
Dale, the good news and good news were GREAT news! I surely won't call you Shirley, because that's my Mom's name. Keep showing the doctors that miracles can happen.
My prayers continue for you,
Jean Petsche
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:15 AM CST
Now, shouldn't it be the Best and Better news, no matter, it made my day so much better. Hopefully the new chemo schedule will work to keep this kind of news coming.
Sue Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:39 PM CST
Congrats on the great news. I'll go to Joe's Crab Shack to celebrate! Now you can go out and enjoy the ice castle.
Gayla H. <gharrison@hmmw.com>
Bloomfield, IA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:27 PM CST
Now you said, Shirley, that it will be an every other week schedule. I don't know if I understand how that works... is that starting this week and then every other week, or starting next week and then be every other week? HA! Sometimes I even make myself laugh! ; )
Do you need baked goods? Later gator!
Mark S <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Dav., IA US of Aye man! Cut that out! - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:08 PM CST
Shirley....your good news is great and your good news is even better :-) All this good news is making me forget about the snow that's falling, AGAIN!!
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
ep, mn - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 2:12 PM CST
Shirley you jest? Good news? Yippee!!!!!! Right now I'm doing a happy dance which is not only pathetic but also uncoordinated.
So with the new schedule are we still on for dinner on the 15th? Let me know. I'll stop dancing by then.
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, February 4, 2004 1:36 PM CST
Hi Dale!
Congrats on the wonderful test results. I hope you can sleep better tonight.
Sue Schaeffer <schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 1:23 PM CST
Apparently all it takes is a little good news to make everyone stop talking about boils? I'm letting that "Fester" for a while. Meanwhile, big congratulations on the good scan results, Shirl'!
Cousin Julie
Portland, OR - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 12:07 AM CST
Dale, I am so happy for you. You really deserve this good news. I hope the new chemo regimen "fits." I look forward to seeing you at the Dale Day Reunion!
Molly Buck <mkbuck@charter.net>
Lakeville, MN - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 9:19 AM CST
Yay! That is great! And, it was fun to have dinner out last night. Let's do it again. Annette
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
S, mn - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 9:13 AM CST
What a great way to start the day! Hooray!
bobbye <bobbye.jopling@ceridian.com>
exton, pa - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:48 AM CST
That is fabulous news Shirley!
Anne <sutton.a@mellon.com>
Minnetonka, MN - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:29 AM CST
So glad to hear your good news and your good news!
Mary Sink
Waterloo, IA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:18 AM CST
Hi Dale! Laurie sent me news of your better news so I came & read the update! I'll keep praying that the good news and good reports continue! Thinking of you with positive vibes in Des Moines...
Jolie Prentice (friend of Laurie M.) <ntrlstgrl@yahoo.com>
Clive, IA USA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:58 AM CST
Short, sweet and good. YES! Three cheers for you!
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:41 AM CST
Great to hear the good news!
Susie Schwartz <susanmschwartz@comcast.net>
Orland Park, IL Cook - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:26 AM CST
Wow!! That WAS the shortest posting I have ever seen from YOU!! Congrats on the good news and the good news.
Now, stop stealing my nick-name, Shirley!! Questions?? Ask Vik!
George
Barbara <bboehnke@charter.net>
- Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:52 AM CST
I'm so happy to read about your good and good news, Dale. That made my day or should I say night as it's 1:00 in the morning.
I hope you continue to receive good AND good news each time you get a new scan!
Lisa Blazar <lisabl@comcast.net>
Golden Valley, MN - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 0:58 AM CST
I'm trying to find my friend Shirley's email address. If I send it to you will you forward it? Oh, and your news is great too.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 0:32 AM CST
Woooooooooooo-hoooooooooooooooo! :) Here's to drifting off to dreamland on a fluffy cloud of good news. Sending you happy thoughts!
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN USA - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 0:21 AM CST
YAH-HOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Laurie & Fred
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, February 3, 2004 11:51 PM CST
Happy Ground Hogs Day!
Just checking for updates or scan incident news. I'll be back! NOT the way Jack was in the "Shining". Can you tell I read Don-olds entry?
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Monday, February 2, 2004 6:38 AM CST
Dale,
I am slow to catch up with all the stories!! CONGRATS on the CD. When is the party???? Oh, this is soooooooo exciting!! Hope the scans went all right, and that the news will be positive on the 3rd. If a dinner still sounds good, let me/Pat know!! We're ready when you are. As ever,
Sue
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Sunday, February 1, 2004 5:56 PM CST
Just checking to see if there were any "scan updates", so I guess this means the tests themselves were uneventful - or does it mean that you are still editing the update? I hope it is the former and you are having a great evening! Talk to you soon!
Laurie
Bakersfield (again), CA - Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:04 PM CST
At last, the long awaited CD is soon to be released! I'm sure it will soar to the top of the charts and you will be included as one of the great "Divas" of our times :-) Keep us posted as to when and where the CD release party is going to be. Waiting for the update on your scans. See you soon.
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
eden prairie, mn USA - Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:24 AM CST
deardale,
i see that everyone has beat me to jocular references to blood, nose hairs, etc so i won't go where others have already trod...
would've guestbooked before this but i was in athens at a greek dance platform
i went walking one afternoon and bought lots of bargain CDs
including a compilation of sophie loren songs --- by her!
some treasures
as i am sure there will be on your CD
is it to be a surprise what tracks you've recorded
or will you publish a list?
i can see you opening the cabinet in the bathroom...
did you ever see gene hackman in coppola's the conversation?
there's a great and ominous toilet in a supporting role in it
a bigger part than played by the toilet in psycho
although that toilet was a groundbreaker
i think i will stop this tangent now
it's late and i've been sleepless for too long
i hope the next few days go smoothly
and await the next entry from you
love (and song), don-old
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , UK - Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:30 PM CST
I bet the cookie recipe came from a British cookbook...
Thoughts and prayers are with you as always...
Thanks for promising to update us if you have any scan "incidents" before you have your scan results...They have been known to happen you know...Didn't you have a UPS man walk in to deliver a package once? (And I do know someone-ok I'll admit it-it was me- who fainted during a mammogram - falling to the floor to wake up wondering where I was and why I was on the floor half naked and who is that woman running down the hall {answer-the technician running to get my doctor} and why do I have drywall in my hair???)At least they didn't bill me for the repairs to the room...When I went back in a few weeks to complete the test ( the doctor saw something but he thinks it is just "motion" - {DO YA THINK SINCE I WAS FALLING TO THE FLOOR?} I noticed the freshly painted wall and wondered for a few weeks if they would have the nerve to bill my insurance for the repairs...but they were probably just grateful not to receive anything from my attorney...
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Monday, January 26, 2004 10:06 AM CST
re: story #2. Don't you mean rudely a woken?
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton, VA - Monday, January 26, 2004 10:05 AM CST
Howdy Batgirl!
Very excited to pick up the CD -- when is the splashy soiree in honor of our very own ingenue? You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN USA - Monday, January 26, 2004 8:54 AM CST
As an accomplished baker (as you know first hand!), I don't recall ANY cookie recipes which call for blood... hmmmm, did that one come out of that new-old Betty Crocker cookbook?
Why did you post that picture of Uncle Fester next to yours, and WHY is he wearing YOUR clothes!
Finally, when will that CD be ready for sale? You just let me know and I'll be happy to post it on my website (I imagine you've been overwhelmed with requests for more samples from people who have heard your other songs already posted at www.MarksPage.com.... or may be not?)
Until we meet again (baked goods in hand!)
Mark <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:52 PM CST
You need to wear more blue, brings out those eyes, then, artistry with makeup or not, you look great. And yes, I'm also afraid of those calls, kind of like the milder "so when is the baby due.....?"
Take care.
Sue Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:20 PM CST
Dale,
Sorry to hear about the demise of your eyelashes and nose hair. I wish I had something witty to say about the situation...but I'm at a loss. Not witty at all, but very heartfelt, I wholeheartedly agree that Caringbridge Cindy should be nominated for employee of the year!
You're in my prayers.
Anne
Anne Sutton <sutton.a@mellon.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:58 AM CST
I'm so sorry to learn that you're experiencing REAL vertigo! Cindy from Caring Bridge deserves to be employee of the year.
I'm not sure that continuing your friends' education is your primary purpose for posting these messages, but you're doing it. I try to learn something new every day. Today, I'm going to count learning about the link between nose goo expulsion and nose hairs.
Finally, congrats on completing the CD - I can't wait for its release - and belated happy birthday to Marna!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:53 AM CST
So who was under your sink? By the way, if you need anyone to go with you on 2/3 I could use a day off of work.
Mary <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:48 AM CST
Congratulations on finishing your CD! You have my sympathy for losing your eyelashes --again. I know that isnt easy for you, yet you manage to relay your trials and tribulations wrapped in humor. You are so gifted! My imagination is running rampant with all the possible scenarios for the blood and cookie dough incident. I love the mystery! I WILL get that story in person. As scan week gets underway, stay the coarse; there are many of us rooting for you! Love, Di
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:35 AM CST
Forgot to say--best of luck with this coming week's tests. I know posting the results may not be on your "top ten things I want to do" list, but many of us will be waiting impatiently for news. Lots of prayers are going your way that the results are hopeful!
Barb & Mark Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI USA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:25 AM CST
Dale, look on the bright side about those pictures: you have great teeth! Ü And your eyes are still beautiful, even without the eyelashes. My sister, also going through chemo, has been complaining of a constantly running nose. I can't wait to tell her what I learned from you about the nose hairs! I don't think her nurse told her that...
Can't wait to order a CD but I still want to know--does it have a Doug Howell song on it???
Barb and Mark Regan <barbregan@juno.com>
Mukwonago, WI USA - Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:20 AM CST
Dale, what's with these friends and relatives who are really getting into the whole boil thing? The last post reveals downright boil-envy! Weird bunch, huh?
Good luck this week with the tests.
Cousin Julie
Portland, OR - Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:01 AM CST
When" a lot" of pus comes out of a boil during the procedure, it is medically referred to as a "lancelot" and you know how bad Dr. Marna wanted to perform that procedure too. Dr. W. may not think its fun, but he's just wrong.
Dr. Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
MN - Monday, January 12, 2004 5:25 PM CST
So, with all the technology available, Nurse Ratchet simply handed your doctor a scalpel so that he could "lance the boil" and now your system has been purged...WOW!! Stay well, my friend, your sense of humor is always a day brightener :-)
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
- Thursday, January 8, 2004 9:53 AM CST
See I do check your website .... well actually I came here to find the link to urban myths but I still checked to see if there was a new entry believing you would do that without letting me know -- and it is true. I'm glad you didn't give me the details of the boil draining at lunch on the 24th or you would have had all the pizza --- now that I'm thinking of it I'm surprised you hadn't figured that one out and brought the drained contents with you.
Talk to you soon.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Tuesday, January 6, 2004 2:29 PM CST
I am telling you, you need to come to Africa. We deal in boils all the time. Last week, I got into an embassy van. After I asked the driver how he was (big mistake) I found out that he was doing awful--he had a boil. He was on an antibiotic, though. I said, "A boil, huh? Where at?" His reply, "On my balls". Oh, that is a bummer! Our 11 year old Olivia was scolding us last week for not checking your website without prompting. See, we missed a good one. Hopefully, we'll keep up better. We pray for you often. Love,
Laurie, Jeff and gang
Laurie Korum <jlkorum@hotmail.com>
Accra, Ghana - Sunday, January 4, 2004 4:18 PM CST
Dear Dale: We think of you often and completely drop the ball in the follow-through department even more often. We get our e-updates via California Laurie, and often fail to check the site ourselves. Wow, love the cartoons...and we hadn't heard such a good lancing story since the last family vacation to Michigan. O.K. so it's a stretch but thought it was better than trying to make a pus reference! Hang in there and we really wish you didn't have so much crap to deal with. We're cheering you on from this corner of the world. Peace, Trulaine and Jana
Trulaine and Jana <jlstkw@aol.com>
Bakersfield, CA USA - Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:09 PM CST
deardale, laurie from iowa city beat me to an entry that used boil as a verb --- damn! but good for her!
it wasn't so horrible to read as your intro made it seem
but maybe i'm kinda into secretion stories...
i think the human body --- make that YOUR body ---
is a great source of drama
bet you feel similarly!
what was the movie you crawled in the theatre to see?
i've been reclusive and recuperative from my lingering cold
may 2004 bring you, to quote an e i sent out today, 'good challenges and fine rewards'
everything's so ambiguous if you take a second to look at/think about it
shall we file your boil under'good challenge'...???
lol, dh
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, UK - Saturday, January 3, 2004 1:02 PM CST
Can you believe that I had 4 of your addresses listed in my e.mail address book? I've now boiled it down to one, my own personal favorite: vertigo@aol.com. It's a sentimental reminder that I knew you even back in your early Vertigo period. Anyway, shame on that nasty spoofer! Maybe we should take up your cause to get some hacker control legislation passed. I think I'll push for a "Dale's Law" at the caucuses in a few weeks.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA Hawkeye country - Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:37 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Boy, what a relief! This will sound odd; but I am glad to learn that your shortness of breath was a side affect of having a low count of red blood cells! Isn't it amazing how relative things have become? Since we've passed the New Year marker, let's look forward to many good things in 2004. March forth! OX- Diane
Diane <dmsnugg@comcast.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Saturday, January 3, 2004 10:50 AM CST
Can't wait to see you next week. We will take it EASY...very EASY.
Laurie
Glendale, CA 91202 - Saturday, January 3, 2004 10:21 AM CST
Sorry it look so long into the new year to get a note posted! No, it isn't because we camped out at 3am to watch the Rose Parade...although we did see the B2 bomber and escort planes fly over our house...Here's to a better 2004 for everyone!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Thursday, January 1, 2004 2:01 PM CST
Happy New Year! We'll write again next year...haha aren't we funny!
Fred & Laurie
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:50 PM CST
Dale, I wish I had something witty and intelligent to write in this entry. Unfortunately, you were always more articulate than I will ever be. I've listened to your music--as always, you have a wonderful voice. I want to know, however, when you're going to do a Doug Howell song! Best of luck, and keep that wit sharp!
Barb and Mark Regan
Mukwonago, WI USA - Monday, December 29, 2003 1:03 PM CST
We wish you PEACE.
Laurie & Fred
Glendale, CA - Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:42 AM CST
Just checked in to see if you had sneakily posted a new update...and you had! Sorry that it didn't say "hey, I won the powerball drawing and I'm writing this from my private jet on a non-stop flight to Tahiti"... Sure hope the compresses work!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:51 PM CST
Hey Dale, nothing profound or self entertaining to say other than Happy Holidays. I continue to include you in my prayers, now I'll ask for a rapid resolution with more material for your journal.
Sue Reed
WFB, WI - Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:52 PM CST
Hi Dale: You might remember us -- Martha and Jack North. We sat next to each other at Janie's Big Night. Hope the boil has dissipated by now. Has anyone dared call you a "swell head"? Our love and good wishes. Jack and Martha
Jack Noirth <JNorth1178@aol.com>
Springfield, Mo USA - Saturday, December 20, 2003 8:18 PM CST
Dale,How about Sir Connon Boil...I guess that's all I can come up with. Looking forward to our date on Friday...maybe Saturday too!
See you soon.
George
B. Boehnke <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
- Saturday, December 20, 2003 7:51 PM CST
Hello Dale..Laurie's good friend Jolie who is a staff person in our office, helped me find your web page. Your last entries that I just read sound like you are battling like you always have in life. At Drake you were always the person who persisted with a project and got it done. No glory, just the task is now completed and what shall we do next. Hang tough and I wish you PEACE..This morning I worked with the 1983-85 classes for the plans for their reunion. Can you believe that this group is having their 20th!!! The 1968-69 Final Four team had their 35th reunion this past weekend and it was a wonderful success. Keep going back to that tree until you have exhausted yourself and your resources..That is the Dale I know. Cheers my friend.
Donald Adams <don.adams@drake.edu>
West Des Moines, IA USA - Monday, December 15, 2003 3:06 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Are you hungry for more soup? It sounds like things are pretty frustrating, tiring and uncomfortable. If you are up to it we could have another lunch date. I will call you. Take care. Annette
Annette <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
Saint Paul, MN USA - Monday, December 15, 2003 9:30 AM CST
You are truly amazing. I can't believe your stamina, humor and endurance. The whole world should read your journal and I'm sure there would be peace among all because we would all be arguing who has it the best. Holiday Greetings to you.
Cori Becker <corliss_becker@admworld.com>
Richfield, MN USA - Monday, December 15, 2003 8:12 AM CST
Dale, I sure enjoy the spunk you show in your journals. It's good that you can express your feelings so honestly. I hope your day out today made you feel good. At least you didn't get the snow storm that we got today.
Until next time, love, Juliet
Juliet and Selig Danzig <jsdanzig@optonline.net>
fairfield, Ct USA - Sunday, December 14, 2003 9:19 PM CST
You have a fabulous voice!!! I'm so glad I got to hear you sing "Smile", one of my favorite songs and you did it better than anyone else. I'm in awe!!
Lynne M <dlminer@myeastern.com>
Oakdale, CT - Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:06 PM CST
20% was certainly not enough to lure me here! I came on my own.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Saturday, December 13, 2003 4:21 PM CST
Dale- Here's to spreading comfort and joy to the folks with names on the giving tree (as well as the accountants at Target!). Hang in there!
Laurie
Back in Bakersfieldforafewdays, CA - Saturday, December 13, 2003 9:00 AM CST
Hey like the picture of the pink mixer and I'm not sure...is that just a small piece of the redecorated kitchen in the background? Glad to hear there's some good news in your recent posting!
Julie Eastman <julie.a.eastman@ceridian.com>
- Tuesday, December 9, 2003 1:47 PM CST
Just listened to the marvelous music, hats off to the talented Dale and her attending piano man. Great Stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Bonnie Tangness <bonnie.m.tangness@ceridian.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, December 8, 2003 10:09 AM CST
Dale's TOFFEE!!! Ohhhhhhhhhh happy-happy-joy-joy! :) How cool are you for posting tunes on your site? Schwing! Wow -- between your marvelous music, wit, writing, singing and toffee-making, you are truly one of the most talented lassies I have ever met. Looking forward to hanging out with you at the Flashdancer's pad on the 18th. Take care!
Donna Bronk <donnabronk@yahoo.com>
Roseville, MN - Monday, December 8, 2003 0:22 AM CST
Off to NY with Laurie--snow permitting. Btw, your singing overran my buffer (I won't tell, if you don't), but as it lurched along, it sounded great. Can't wait for the release party. Also, my new neighborhood looks like Las Vegas west, what with all the holiday lights. I was shamed into hanging way too many, myself. Suburbia rules!
Bryan <btw76@msn.com>
West Hills, CA - Sunday, December 7, 2003 10:15 PM CST
thanks for the news...and the tribute to mom. Sorry I missed out on the pumpkin bread but glad that you guys had all the bananas! Off to NY for a few days but will be in touch when I get back.
Laurie
GLendale, CA - Sunday, December 7, 2003 6:34 PM CST
Hey,
Love the wig. You look really great...even if you are feeling like crap right now.
I loved the music. You are so talented! Unfortunately my computer cut off about half way through each song. I am anxiously awaiting the completed CD.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Sunday, December 7, 2003 6:10 PM CST
Dale -
Perhaps your graphic designer going MIA is a sign that you should apply your own creative design abilities to the cover?? To make it a truly Dale project, I think the cartoon characters should adorn the cover, besides which it'll give them a chance to exist in the three-dimensional world.
I think the wig looks fabulous, and I'm sure everyone who's been able to enjoy the products of your mixer mastery joins me in a sigh of relief that it's staying in place! :-)
Anne
Anne Sutton <sutton.a@mellon.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Sunday, December 7, 2003 5:09 PM CST
Howdy, pardner! Greetings from Van Horn, TX, where we're en route to Big Bend Nat'l. Park.
Anyway, everyone in the lobby of the Best Western hotel is enjoying my recitation of your most recent blog entry and my play-by-play account of your cartoon to Bob. We'll dazzle 'em with the MP3 files in a moment if the PC cooperates, but I'll probably wind up in the Van Horn jail because I'm sitting in front of a sign that clearly prohibits downloading on the hotel computer.
Anyway, glad there's some good news (I view it that way, too) for you today. We're thinking of you daily!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Van Horn, TX Longhorn and cowboy country - Sunday, December 7, 2003 9:14 AM CST
No luck for me with the songs... but you know my computer skills! As soon as I get a helper, I'll send you a great cartoon I feel you may relate to.
Talk soon,
Barbara
Barbara <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
- Sunday, December 7, 2003 8:36 AM CST
The answer is obviously Monday! On my home computer with DSL, the songs take about 5 minutes to download. After clicking it didn't anything was happening but a player showed up on a blank screen about 5 minutes later and then I had to remember to hit "play". On my work computer (old dial-up) I got a message it would take 22 minutes to download, so I worked uninspired without musical background.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Sunday, December 7, 2003 2:49 AM CST
Great new cartoon! I like the new color look.
sandy B.
Sandy B. <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, MN usa - Wednesday, December 3, 2003 11:08 PM CST
Hi Dale- Hope that Orange is enjoying "his" new chair and that you are on the upswing after your Friday chemo session. Wish that I could join the gang this weekend in MSP, but you know where I'll be...Talk to you soon!
Laurie M <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Monday, December 1, 2003 8:23 PM CST
Hi Dale,
You may have heard about me from Vik...
As I really should be working on my take home final for school
(a productive mid life crisis) I actually have not read your journal yet...I sincerely promise to do so...I also hope to meet you soon! I have somewhat of an appreciation of
your situation as I lost my mother to Breast Cancer in the early 1970's. A time when I would guess women did not have the resources that exist today, although I am sure that is
not much comfort to you, as it seems like Cancer is afflicting more, more and more people these days...
I lost my cousin Connie, a 48 year old, back in January.
I recently saw her husband and 3 children, they seem to be doing okay...Vik tells me that you're a member at Bet Shalom. It has been a wonderful place of community for me,
I hope you have found that feeling too!
I am better at the spoken word, than the written word
and look forward to meeting you soon
All The Best
David
david feiler <irving142fastest@yahoo.com>
hopkins, mn - Monday, December 1, 2003 5:46 PM CST
Hi Dale,
I love reading your journals. You have so much spunk and humor. I can just picture the mandel bread ordeal. I bet it came out extra good because of all your effort. Hope your Thanksgiving at Judy's with the whole crew was a nice respite for you. We think of you often, with prayers and wishes for better times ahead. Love, Juliet and Selig
Juliet and Selig Danzig <jsdanzig@optonline.net>
fairfield, Ct USA - Monday, December 1, 2003 5:11 PM CST
A not so timely suggestion about the belching. We have previously given a product called Bean-o to a co worker and it helped both exits.
The other issue is how well do you trust your cats opinion? You can always try out your sisters' cooking on them and evaluate their reaction. Obvioulsy, not a good exeperiment if they are not fussy eaters and have guts of stone.
Hope the wig is a exactly what you want. Prayers from WFB con't.
Sue R. Reed <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:34 PM CST
what a huge and wonderful collection of guestbook entries!
i don't always have the time to trawl through them...
i don't now either, but whatthehell!
nearing 5am
and just read your account of the MACHINE war
how well i understand that frustration
bet we all do
glad you persevered
re the hair: you know i've always found the image of women tossing their hair around pretty fab [see ann-margret], but this is ridiculous!
seriously, i hope the wig's a winner
talk to you soon
arriving in the minne late afternoon gobble-gobble day
love, dh
donald <donaldhutera@yahoo.com>
london, uk - Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:02 PM CST
Dale, I have always believed that you can never use too much butter.....or gin. But that's another story. Congrats on your bread.
tom <tom@rossley.com>
- Tuesday, November 25, 2003 8:58 PM CST
This afternoon I stood in a hushed crowd of listeners while a woman in accounting described how she broke both wrists that morning when she fell off a "rolly chair" she'd been using as a ladder. Now I read of the Great Mixer War. YOU definitely have the saga with the most pathos. Not that that's a contest any of us are constantly striving to win, but it DOES fit with your theme, that it's all about Dayhel.
Karehen Nobbe-Stephens <knobbe-s@amengtest.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:25 PM CST
Oh, Dale! I know what you won't be giving thanks for on Thurs., but I also know that all of your family and friends are thankful that you're still with us this year.
I'm also very sorry to learn of Laurie M.'s mother's passing.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Monday, November 24, 2003 6:59 PM CST
Hey Dale,
It sounds like another yucky day. I hope all the weight you lost from your head of hair will make it easier to hold up your head! I've never heard of the goody you made--sounds worth the effort.
Sue
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI - Monday, November 24, 2003 4:25 PM CST
Dale, did you think that hair loss and baking were a good combo. I have enough problems with keeping the cat hair out. Didn't that mixer have directions with it. I seem to recall they have a release button. Sorry about the new hair trama, I hope the wig is what you want.
Caryn---your sis <cwolf801@yahoo.com>
des moines, Ia USA - Monday, November 24, 2003 1:51 PM CST
Dale, I hope you realize your Aunt Betty is not the only one in your family with "wonderful attitude, spunk and spirit". Dick & I look forward to our next visit with you... can't wait to see the wig... especially if you DON'T follow Laurie's advice! I say go for the Minnie Pearl look! :)
Mark S <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA US of Ay! - Monday, November 24, 2003 9:45 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Hope you are feeling better today! Remember you have two more of us you can count on for anything you need!
Love,
Sally and Harold
sally orren <haren10696@aol.com>
st. paul, mn usa - Sunday, November 23, 2003 12:50 AM CST
Hi Dale,
I echo the comments of many. You make me laugh. You make me cry. Your humor is amazing!! I am back from my travels for at least two weeks, so if you need another "scrub the T Shirts/scoop the kitty litter" helper, I'm here!! Also, if turkey and dressing sound appealing, we'll share!! With you or the cats!! I agree with all who have said that your journal needs to be published!! Keep writing, girl. Your wisdom and wit inspire many. Blessings and prayers,
Sue
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:16 PM CST
Dale,Keep up with the laughs---be careful with your sister. I have a way of dealing with cats but Glenna says that microwaving is not an appropriate way of dealing with them as a species. Oh, well, so much for my theory of 5 minutes at high.
Douglas <guero169@hotmail.com>
Miami, FL USA - Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:55 PM CST
Thanks for the laugh regarding your sister. I don't know how you do it. With all you are going through yet keeping us updated. You are truly amazing!!
Melanie <lougust@msn.com>
St. Paul, MN - Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:06 PM CST
Dale,
As a witness to your blechy-ness, I just want all to know how incredible you are. Even though you are struggling, you are still the best company I know! I'll see you soon! Love, Di
Snuggerud <dmsnugg@comcast.net>
Shoreview, MN USA - Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:42 PM CST
Hi Dale!
Thinking of you...can't wait to hear about the wig appointment...just don't forget to take the price tag off before you wear it!
Laurie
Bakersfield, CA - Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:13 PM CST
Hi Dale, I'm thinking about you and hope that very soon you get past blechy to non-blechy or maybe even peachy. At least one place to start may be to politely tell Marna that you'd prefer to order-in next time she volunteers to feed you. You really do inspire us all with your courage and wit in the face of this particularly difficult period. Just continue to do whatever makes you most comfortable as you go through your current treatment regimen and as you recover from your recent surgery. Also, continue to focus on your oncologist's assurances that he is providing you with treatments that he believes will work. I just wish he also had an anti-blechy pill to go along with the treatment. Hang in there and keep your wonderful sense of humor front and center. Love, Paul Paul Robin Washington, D.C.
Paul Robin <paul.robin@ots.treas.gov>
Washington, - Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:44 PM CST
rii pooped (but not of the cat litter kind) to remember what i meant to write as an intro...
oh look: so tired i spelled 'too' 'r-i-i'!?
ANYWAY, keep the resilience going 'cuz it IS THERE even when bleach's the operative word
oops, sorry: NOT 'bleach' but 'blech' of course
will write more when i have had less of a long day...
but not necessarily a shorter day. oh, forget it.
ps - i think cocktail and drugs are a funny combo of words
i'm so glad you send these nudges, dale! you whine, girl!
don-very-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , england - Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:04 PM CST
Hang tough, Dale. I hope you find yourself sprightly walking from bed to couch soon instead of dragging your bod there.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:57 PM CST
You make me laugh, you make me cry. And if I weren't such a gentleman, I'd want to pursue that pointing finger of yours. To alleviate my guilt regarding your cat poop, I'm going to give you a call.
tjr <tom@rossley.com>
- Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:14 PM CST
I suspect Marna has been trying to poison me for years. My suspicion is now confirmed.
Dave Orren <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN USA - Tuesday, November 18, 2003 5:48 PM CST
Hello Dale- I am in Guatemala, spending time with my new nephew and thinking of you. "Oh shit" is what I said for my neighbors in this cyber cafe. I return late Wed night. I will call soon, Nicki
Nicki Perlman <nickiperlman@hotmail.com>
St. Louis Park, MN USA - Monday, November 17, 2003 2:04 PM CST
Words fail me. And that doesn't happen too often. As always, I'm with you in spirit, and sending you love and hugs. Maybe Deb's sister-in-law will help you get published!! If everyone on your email list buys at least one copy you'll be well on your way to making it to the NY Times Bestseller list! Love, Lynne
Lynne Miner <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:07 PM CST
I stand willing to perform tasks for you, gross pet in nature or otherwise. Or talk or watch TV together. At your house. It doesn't have to be a Saturday thru Monday.
Karen Nobbe-Stephens <nobbestephens@msn.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:33 AM CST
Dale --you continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. We meet a few years ago at Deb and Keith Miner's house. Keith has continued to forward your information to me. I currently work at Augsburg Fortress Publishers and I think your journal needs to be published. Keep the faith and your humor.
Sandy Middendorf <middends@augsburgfortress.org>
Eagan, MN USA - Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:13 AM CST
Dale,
I already hate the words 'breaking news'. What a sh_ _ _ y day. So sorry you're having so much pain. I hope your doctors can come up with a concoction to relieve some of it.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:12 PM CST
Hey Dale,
You are on my mind and in my prayers. I am so sorry you have to go through all of this. If you want a hand with cat maintenance, please sign me up for kitty litter duty, too. You know I am a pet person, and I fell in like with yours during the Flashdance recital at book club. (Just call or send me a note when it would be handy to come over.) Sending you big Bubba Gump hugs...
Donna <donna.bronk@ceridian.com>
Roseville, MN - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:18 PM CST
dale, how the hell do you do it??!!??
crappy news and yet YOU wind up making ME laugh!!??!!
i know i am being profligate with both exclamations and questions marks, but i think both your body and your spirit deserve them for a whole variety of ambiguous reasons.
can breaking news be mending news too? love, dh
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
londinium, een-gland - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:17 PM CST
Dale,
I was hoping the "breaking" news was something more like a broken finger or something. We're all thinking of you. You deserve a little crying time considering all you have been through. It's good for the soul. I know you will gain your strength back soon and fight all this as you always have. Let me know if you need a ride somewhere.
Trudy
Trudy <weisers@msn.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:35 PM CST
Damn. Big hug to you. Love,
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Bakersfield, CA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:10 PM CST
As far as the 'pointing finger' if you use it correctly and breath deeply it can be a big stress reliever, especially when they do as they are told.
Strength is not always measured by weight as all of your friends continue to witness.
Sue
Sue R Reed
WFB, WI - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:24 PM CST
THIS JUST SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just let me know when you need a driver again. Did I mention that THIS JUST SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! I can run any errands you need (except the cat one and you know why I can't do that). By the way THIS JUST SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
Suckville, USA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:16 PM CST
Hey Dale,
Network news has pretty much clued us in to the fact that "Breaking News" is generally bad news. But - ever the optimist - I was hoping in this case that Breaking News would, at the very least, be not-so-bad news.
So... the sucking continues (as in, "This STILL sucks!"). Can't a girl get a break already???
You know we are all behind you 500%, but I must admit to feeling relieved that the 900+ miles between us means no icky cat maintenance for me (way to go, Kristi!).
I will continue to send prayers and positive karma to you by the boatload, though, so make room behind your sofa...
Bobbye <bobbye.jopling@ceridian.com>
Exton, PA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:13 PM CST
Hope the first day of radiation went well....thinking of you!
Laurie & Fred
Glendale, CA - Monday, November 10, 2003 2:39 PM CST
Dear Dale,
So sorry this last ordeal has been so awful! I cant even imagine what you are going through and thank God for the good friends who have been helping you. Glad that nasty spine tumor was dead...
My dad had brain radiation and really didnt lose that much hair permanently..but it may have been in a different place than you. He only had a small spot that didnt come back the rest was perfectly normal. He had very few side effects.
Ive been on steroids lately...and can attest to the fact they can really mess with you! I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis last May and the docs have been using them off and on to reduce the pain and inflamation. This past week my flair up was in the lining of my right lung which made breathing painful...I thought of your strength and the incredible pain you have been going through for my inspiration. I am amazed by how well youve handled everything.
I think of you all the time and send up a little prayer every time I drive past Dale Drive (a main street near our house in Ohio). Love and prayers, Sara
Sara Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Dublin, OH - Friday, November 7, 2003 10:48 AM CST
isn't it interesting to actually discover after years of thinking that you were invinceable that you actually have limits? like, you thought major surgery is major for someone else but not for you? God will make an exception in your case? i can only tease you because i've been there. glad you're still rabby, persnickety, and prickly. that's how i know you're o.k.
regards,
vik
BTW, want to go running tonight? i was thinking maybe at about 6:30? let me know!
vik (inspector #12) <vikskids@pconline.com>
- Friday, November 7, 2003 10:48 AM CST
Dale:
I hate it when you're sick! I just hate it!
I wish I could think of something better to say than that.
Will you please call me for rides or errands -- anytime. If you ever need a ride out of town for anything, even to Iowa, I have been driving in Minnesota weather for . . . well . . . many years. Anyway, I never get to Iowa, and I would love to meet your parents and your other sister (Caryn, the one whom I haven't met. No offense, Marna; I would like to meet you again, too.)
Please let me know.
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn USA - Friday, November 7, 2003 9:44 AM CST
Bossy? Moi? Maybe I just couldn't stay up as late as you, even with the supposed advantage of having a body clock set to California time! Anyway, hope the tapering steroid dose gives you some relief.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Thursday, November 6, 2003 11:49 PM CST
thanks for the lucid, detailed update. am sleeping a little too little (make that 'a lot too little') and having some highly annoying computer probs, but no big deal. crabby and achey and anxious or not, you are an inspiration. glad you're letting me/us know wuz up in your hood. love, dh
donald <donaldhutera@yahoo.com>
london, england - Thursday, November 6, 2003 8:26 PM CST
sorry about spoiling the cats...take it easy...drink plenty of fluids... keep us posted...and please don't sue me for not taking your temperature!!!!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
- Tuesday, November 4, 2003 5:58 PM CST
Glad the tongue is improving, but can you still do that clover thing?
Helen <hmhall@verizon.net>
Oakton, VA - Tuesday, November 4, 2003 2:41 PM CST
Hey Dale,
Glad to hear from you again. Surgeries are such a pain in the neck, aren't they?! Hang in there. I think of you often.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Monday, November 3, 2003 5:04 PM CST
Dale,
I am so sorry that you are having such a rough time, really isn't fair for one person to have to endur so much! Hopefully, you will be feeling better post surgery and the radiation will be successful! My thoughts and prayers are with you!
Marcia Patin <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL - Monday, November 3, 2003 1:46 PM CST
Smelly cat, smelly cat -- it's not your fault
Phoebe Buffet <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Monday, November 3, 2003 10:48 AM CST
Laurie:
Stop typing in my guestbook and get me something to eat!
Dale Wolf <thebigsweatylumpinthechair@your.left>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Sunday, November 2, 2003 11:20 PM CST
hi Dale...I'm responding to your every command and making myself at home...so I thought I'd check your website to see if you'd posted an update...and you had...even though you didn't send an e-mail alert...VERY sneaky. E-mail me when you'd like some more apple juice!
Laurie <thecouch@therightofyourchair.condo>
Minneapolis, - Sunday, November 2, 2003 11:17 PM CST
patiently (yet tiredly, because of my own circumstances of overwork) awaiting all the juicy details of hospital aka popsicle stand sojourn. you are not only amazing, but a big tantalizer! off to the hague today where i will doubtless be sleepless and vague... love, dh
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, united kingdom - Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:39 AM CST
I, personally, am waiting to hear the Chaplian story. (I've been wonderng what became of Jimmy Swaggert). I'm so glad the surgery went well.
Pat Dennis <patjdennis@hotmail.com>
Bloomington, MN - Friday, October 31, 2003 11:21 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Hang in there. I hope you heal very quickly and get rid of that burning. You are an amazing and brave woman. All of this with a sense of humor. Very impressive. Take care. Annette
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
Mason City, MN - Friday, October 31, 2003 9:34 AM CST
Glad you are home and I can give you a ride on Wednesday. Just let me know. I just hope I don't have to cover anything because I'll be the one on the floor unresponsive. I'm often in that eyes open nonresponsive state at my desk but we just call it boredom.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, October 31, 2003 9:12 AM CST
Hi Dale! I'm glad to hear that you are home! Take it easy and just make list of all the ten pound plus weights you'd like me to lift for you when I'm there...
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, October 31, 2003 8:49 AM CST
Good Morning Dale, Glad you are home! I would be happy to give you a ride on Thursday, just let me know what time. Not sure what your eating these days but made a pot of chili (not spicy) last night and can run some down to you.
Pat Langen <patricia.a.langen@wellsfargo.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Friday, October 31, 2003 8:41 AM CST
I can't believe they sent you home so quicky, but a hospital IS a terrible place to be sick!! Sorry I can't drive you next week... details you know.
Feel better and less pain soon,
Barbara
Barbara <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
- Friday, October 31, 2003 6:17 AM CST
Dale, I've been out of town and just got caught up on your news. I am stunned that there could be yet another event after all you have been through. I'm glad to read that the surgery went well and hope that your pain has lessened. Hang in there!
Bridget Hanson <talk2b63@aol.com>
Mpls, MN - Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:54 PM CST
Dale, I was traveling when you broke the news and devasted like everyone when I read your letter. Your strength is an inspiration to us all. Marna, thanks so much for the update. I can help with driving/cooking/etc. if / when you need someone. Since I live at the Crossings you can call me (333-9150) ANY TIME during the night if needed. God Bless!
Pat Langen <patricia.a.langen@wellsfargo.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:59 PM CST
Marna -- thanks for the update. I just wish I could have been there with you when the "small mouth" comment was made. Dale never mentioned that to me on the phone last night.
Dale -- sorry I hadn't read the update before I called but who wouldn't want to talk to ME (Mary Elizabeth). Glad they didn't put your tongue in traction!!!! Let me know when you are up for a visitor and I'll take my antihistamines and put on a surgical mask and gown and head on over.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:53 AM CST
Dale,
Marna delivered good news about your successful surgery. Of course, you had to show us all up with a weird tongue episode. I know how you love the extra attention...
Happy thoughts and lots of prayers are going your way.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI USA - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:00 PM CST
Dear Dale,
You looked great yesterday! We promise we won't come to visit or call you until you say it is okay. Remember we are there for you and whatever your you need or want just give us a call.
Love,
Sally and Harold
Sally Orren <haren10696@aol.com>
- Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:23 AM CST
Marna, thanks for the update.
Dale, sounds like you're still kicking butt, as usual. I've decided that you must be in negotiations for the new Quentin Tarantino film. Watch out, Uma!
Julie
Julie Eastman <julie.a.eastman@ceridian.com>
- Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:36 AM CST
Thanks for the update Marna. I'm happy the surgery is over and that the tumor causing that pain is gone! Dale, a ton of people at Ceridian were asking after you yesterday. You are in a lot of people's thoughts. I'm glad Marna relayed your wishes about no hospital visits. Molly and I were planning to swing by on Thursday at lunchtime. I promise that we won't. Take care, get well and I look forward to hearing your roommate stories when you get home. P.S. Don't worry about not getting back to people!!!
Kristi Dorn <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Burnsville, MN - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:19 AM CST
Great news! Don't worry - we won't drop by either. You're in my thoughts. I will call to check up on you. Thanks to Marna for the great update!
Nancy Torell <n.torell@kemps.com>
Minneapolis, - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:50 AM CST
Hi Dale,
I am so glad to hear your surgery went well. I talked to Sue last night and she had said she talked to you after your surgery. I am sure sorry to hear about the brain tumors, but I am glad they are getting right on it with radiation. I'll talk to your soon.
Sending warm and caring thoughts, Della
Della Daughton <ddaughton@aol.com>
Eden Prairie, - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:32 AM CST
Hi Dale! Just a quick post to say we're thinking about you and to thank Marna for passing along your news...We promise not to drop by the hospital unannounced!
Laurie & Fred <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:32 PM CST
Hi Dale, I'm glad to hear your surgery went well. At least you'll be rid of that lousy pain in the neck. You know my thoughts and prayers(every Sat.) are with you. I'm here to help whenever you need it.
Sandy Baron <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, MN - Tuesday, October 28, 2003 10:41 PM CST
Dale...I wish the stream of tears on my cheeks could wash away this most recent news. You continue to be an inspiration to me and having you as a friend has been a blessing in my life. Please know that I'm here for you.
Your friend, Karen
karen skaalen <kskaalen@thegoodmangroup.com>
Eden Prairie, mn - Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:22 PM CST
Well, I guess the upside of the downer news is that since your "other" spots have been stable for quite a while, we will focus on the notion that your new ones will lay low, too. And, it's always good news when they are willing to do surgery such as you are having tomorrow! If you tell me what hospital you are going to for surgery (I didn't want to assume that it's Methodist, but it might be) . . . then I can send stuff that will try it's very hardest to cheer you up!! Miss you! Wish I could be there to scoop out ice cream, or shake martinis, or whatever else strikes your fancy! Good luck on Tuesday - we're going for maximum pain relief and a quick, full recovery!!
Wackie Jackie Miller <jmiller@burnip.com>
Columbus, OH - Monday, October 27, 2003 2:26 PM CST
I wish I could be there to give you a big hug and a shoulder to lean on. You are in all of our thoughts and prayers. So much love goes out to you.
Lynne Miner <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Sunday, October 26, 2003 9:00 AM CST
Dear Dale,
I want you to know that my family is praying for you every day. I have a good friend at church who also has brain cancer, so I will be praying for both of you often. I'm thankful that you have so many friends who are able to help out in Minneapolis. I have been driving my friend to doctor appointments and taking her kids to various activities when I can. I wish there was something else I could do for you. You are in my prayers always.
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:27 AM CDT
Dale---We are not there physically but are with you in thought and spirit as you face your upcoming surgery and now radiation.---Your Iowa Friends
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Friday, October 24, 2003 6:13 PM CDT
Dale, well this really SUCKS as the college students I work with will often say. My heart goes out to you. In the brief time I have known you you strike me as a kind and strong person with good energy, and a fighting spirit. I will keep you in my thoughts and check in with you or others to see how I might be able to help. Take Care.
Glenn Hirsch
Glenn Hirsch <drglenn@earthlink.net>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Friday, October 24, 2003 1:49 PM CDT
Dale,
Words seem totally inadequate...as are a thousand "I'm sorry's." I'm totally numbed by this news. I'm sad and I'm scared. Know that I'm here to support you with anything you need. I look forward to good days ahead when we can laugh again in the face of cancer. You mean the world to me and your strength and resolve continues to inspire.
Kristi Dorn
Burnsville, MN - Friday, October 24, 2003 11:42 AM CDT
Dale,
Although I only met you briefly at the Caring Community meeting last week, I am greatly saddened at the news you received.
Since you don't know what you need right now, I will offer you my prayers as that is something we all need under all circumstances.
You mentioned that you could hardly put one foot in front of another, it is at those times that you must let God carry you. I know from my own experiences, that this is the best way to keep moving.
God will carry you as long as you need. And I will keep you continually in my prayers. Take care and God Bless you and keep you.
Barb Grimm <bgrimm51@juno.com>
St. Louis Park, MN USA - Friday, October 24, 2003 9:52 AM CDT
Dale,
What can I say.. it SUCKS! I hope the surgery goes well and the radiation is as much of a non-event as it can be...sorry.
Barbara
Barbara Boehnke <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
- Friday, October 24, 2003 6:49 AM CDT
Dale,
Well, I am rendered speechless---almost. I join your other friends and family in being outraged and so very saddened by your recent news. It is difficult to know what to say, except that you are in my daily prayers. I hope the surgery and treatment help to lighten your pain and kill the damn "C". I can certainly find a time to drive you. I'll be out of town til Thursday. I'll check these postings for updates. And, yes, I'll come cry with you any time. And, knowing you, I'll bet a little glimmer of humor will eventually sneak out. You are amazing and an inspiration to all of us. And, of course, we all know that you are a writer and songstress extraordinaire!! Just know that you are not alone!! As ever,
Sue
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Friday, October 24, 2003 0:07 AM CDT
Dear Dale,
I got your website from Sally in today's mail. I was so saddened to read your latest update, and I'm joining you in a good cry.
We hope that all theses procedures will bring you some relief from your suffering. If I were there, I would become one of your drivers.
I loved being with you at family events. You always made me smile.
Here's hoping for a successful beneficial outcome.
Love, Juliet and Selig
Juliet and Selig Danzig <jsdanzig@optonline.net>
fairfield, CT USA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:16 PM CDT
Hi Dale- Your news is horrifying and yet you ARE coping. Your writing is amazing and it means a lot to me (and your other readers) that you are sharing yourself in this way. I wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you and your upcoming surgery. Toffee is on its way. Meals from the Caring Community are too. I will call you over the weekend. With love, Nicki Perlman
Nicki Perlman <nickiperlman@hotmail.com>
St. Louis Park, MN USA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:42 PM CDT
Dale, unfortunately your news is diffucult to understand. How could such an intelligent, funny and pleasant person such as you end up with cancer like this? The only pitiful thing that we can offer is our thoughts and prayers. You are a tower of strength. You will have many more good days ahead! I can't promise that my cell phone will be under my pillow at all times like Laurie W, but when you're up to it a little cheering up visit will be in order.
Dick D. <richarddavidson@mschi.com>
Davenport, IA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:04 PM CDT
you're right, as are those who agree with you: this sucks
have i ever said what a fine writer you are? i esp admire your absolute clarity of thought --- your articulacy --- at such a deeply anxious time and re such heavy-duty info
you know when it's time to laugh and/or cry
just let it out
can't do much from afar
other than tell ya you're in my thoughts (and the songs i sing throughout the day, whether aloud or in my head)
love, dh
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , united kingdom - Thursday, October 23, 2003 8:47 PM CDT
Dale, this is heartbreaking news. I cannot even begin to understand what this feels like. My thoughts are with you. Do you need lunches, I can pop downtown in a flash anytime.
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
Saint Paul, MN - Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:58 AM CDT
Dale- as I was struggling for words, I found myself thinking of Father Tim, the character you introduced me to when you sent me the book "At Home in Mitford". One of his favorite quotes is from Oswald Chambers, who wrote "God never gives us strength for tomorrow or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute". Another one he likes is from William Law - "there is nothing that makes us love someone so much as praying for them". I trust that you know how very much you are loved, and how many prayers are said (around the country and around the world)for your strength for the moments you face each day.
With a heavy heart filled with love and gratitude to you for giving me permission to perhaps say the wrong thing but to say it from my heart...I LOVE YOU, and CARE ABOUT YOU, and want to be there for you....(and it still SUCKS)
Laurie Manny <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:15 AM CDT
Dale, I am so sorry to read this news. You are regularly in my thoughts and prayers and will be more so now. I have great admiration for your strength through all of this. I look forward to seeing you this evening.
Tia Scott <Tia.Scott@ceridian.com>
- Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:17 AM CDT
Dale, all of us here at your Dad's office truly CARE! You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Mary
Waterloo, IA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:00 AM CDT
Dale,
For the first time, my tears were not accompanied by laughter when reading one of your postings. It is however, a gripping emotional account of the realities of what you are going through and a compelling piece of writing. You can do "serious," too. I am thinking about you constantly and looking forward to seeing you tonight. You are an inspiration.
Molly Buck <mkbuck@charter.net>
Lakeville, MN USA - Thursday, October 23, 2003 8:49 AM CDT
Our prayers will be with you on Tuesday.
Jack and Martha North <JNorth1178@aol.com>
Springfield, MO USA - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:47 PM CDT
Dear Dale,
I've never met you but listening to my sister Lisa talk about you and now reading this last entry update in your e-mail journal I feel like i want to share some thoughts with you. My sister started the caring community and the cancer support group in memory of our mother who died of cancer at the age of 45. Lisa was in school and I left work in California to move back to Charlotte N.C. to be with my mother the last two years of her life. Nobody can pretentd to put themselves in your or her position. Back then (1973-1975) they did not have near the treatment or the knowledge to deal with cancer as we have today. The doctors gave her a 20% chance of living for two more weeks when I got there. But she didn't believe them and wasn't ready to die. For the next two years of my mother's life I became closer to her and shared every moment whether up or down until she died in my arms after drinking a milkshake and smiling at her last moment. My mother was and still is a hero to me and remains that way to this day. Whether you know it or not you too are a a hero to all of us. Your words are so real and your attitude will remain in my heart and all of our thoughts for years to come. The one thing that made life bearable for my mother even at the worst times was laughter. Although most people think at this time in your life how can you laugh. I feel speaking from experience being so close to someone i loved very much in her worst times they are mistaken We all have our time on this earth to cherish every moment. I truly believe that it was seeing humor and laughing at things we saw as funny kept my mother alive much longer then the doctors thought possible. Lisa and I have lived on that inspiration which has left a positive attitude we carry on to all people we can share that with. I urge you to carry on your gift of life. Carry on your spirit which is already affecting hundreds of people who are inspired by your courage and wit and brilliance which in hearing your thoughts there are no words to describe how powerful they are. My mother only died when she was ready to. She told me a week before she died that she was ready. You can carry on with anything that faces you in the near future as long as you are willing to go on. I feel in my heart you will be here a long time. I hope you will use the future sharing yourself with as many people that love you and care for you for that is what will keep your light and life shining. You are even in the worst of times still shing brighter then you can even understand. I hope to meet you one day and if there is anything Lisa or i can do we will be there.
Robert Wachtel Lisa Blazar's brother <lisabl@comcast.net>
Golden valley , Mn USA - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:51 PM CDT
Dale, I am so sorry you are going through this. As I read your last posting, I was praying I'd come to the last line and read, "Just Kidding!" That would have been a much more appropriate ending. There aren't many things that can leave me with little to say or that can make me cry. It's happened only a few times in my life and I'm very sorry to say, it's happening now. Unfortunately, my location prevents me from playing a more significant role in your struggle, but know that I'm one of many friends you have that love you and truly cherish the fact that our lives have crossed paths. Please keep fighting.
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:15 PM CDT
Dale,
I'm so sorry to hear of your news. We will keep you in our prayers. I hope everything goes well for you on Tues. You are so right this SUCKS!! But you are so amazing and brave.
The Ketels
Deb Ketels <ketels4@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, Ia Blackhawk - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:11 PM CDT
When I saw you at the reunion 5 years ago before your first surgery, little did I know that what I saw was only a flash of your strength and grace. You are in my prayers and will add your medical team to the conversation.
Sue <dareeds@execpc.com>
WFB, WI - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:50 PM CDT
I am feeling so sad and depressed for you in this awful, painful situation you are in. It makes me mad! When do you get a break?!! I will keep praying for you to find some peace of mind and strength to deal with whatever comes your way.
Sue Schaeffer <sue.schaeffer@comcast.net>
Hudson, WI - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:34 PM CDT
You said it best: This really sucks! And life is just so unfair, especially to you these past 5 years.
I wish I could be there for a mutual cry and to offer chauffeur services. I will certainly be with you in spirit and e.mails.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
- Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:08 PM CDT
Dear Dale:
I feel terrible that you feel so bad. I wish I could say something better.
Please call me with any request. As you said that you don't know what to ask for, other than rides, here is my offer to drive you anywhere you want to go, including out of town, anytime that I can. Also, if you don't want to be seen with me, which many people don't, this offer also extends to me running errands for you anytime you want. Errands that I may suggest that I may do are getting groceries, going to the liquor store, going to the XXX adult store to pick up videos for Marna, or anything else that is legal. My especially good times, when I know I am kid-free, are:
Friday evening, 10/31
Anytime Saturday, 11/1
Sunday, anytime before 4:00PM, 11/2
I have kids the next weekend, so the offer is open for doing errands anytime the weekend of 11/7 to 11/9. (If you feel well enough to do some kid-friendly things, we can also do that.)
Again, I am so sorry.
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn USA - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:38 PM CDT
Dale.
My thoughts are with you and I won't ask any more questions (I promise). All I can say is take each day as it comes, and you will find the strength and courage to deal with whatever is thrown at you, just as you have the past 5 years. Keep on plugging away, and dealing whatever way you can. I'll be glad to drive you wherever, (whenver possible)
Trudy
Trudy
Plymouth, MN USA - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:36 PM CDT
Dale, wishing you the best on your upcoming surgery. We will be with you in our thoughts & prayers. ---The Ketels & McMichael Families
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Sunday, October 19, 2003 7:29 AM CDT
Hi Dale, Glenna keeps me informed of your progress. She sure likes Florida. I'm happy for her.
Sooo did you enjoy singing and putting together you CD? Can hardly wait to hear it. Will be thinking of you on the 28th of Oct. My prayers are with you Babe...Bev
Bev Kentner <b_kentner@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN usa - Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:18 PM CDT
Hi Dale, Good , you're having surgery! Bad, you're having surgery! Which hospital do you go to? Methodist? I hope you have a quick recovery and can start enjoying being without that lousy pain. How do you keep sane (and funny) during all those tests, especially MRIs?. Margaret
Margaret Spriggs
Minn, MN hennepin - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:28 PM CDT
pain pain go away...
tanks for de update
for inexplicable reasons i am joining box of kittens with fascinating term 'evoked potential'...
will be thinking of you on oct 28 (& b4!)
love, dh
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , england - Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:28 PM CDT
Hey Dale,
Glad to hear you had good results from all your tests and are able to have surgery. Take it from someone who also had back surgery, the aftermath of recovery was WAY better than what you are experiencing before the surgery. Good luck!
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Sunday, October 12, 2003 6:27 PM CDT
I give you a "ten" also!
Laurie M <When do I move outta here.com?>
Glendale, CA Ahnuld-Land - Saturday, October 11, 2003 9:39 AM CDT
Just in case no one reads the subtle update to the update and reads the guestbook instead, Dale's surgery is moved from Oct. 22 to Oct. 28! I suppose it could change again as well, so for those of you keeping track, use pencil.
Marna
- Saturday, October 11, 2003 0:36 AM CDT
Yea! The chocolate worked! based on the results of your CT, I am guessing that you must have been medicating with Crispy M&M's. ;)
Mark "Doc" S <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA U S of Yea! - Friday, October 10, 2003 10:05 AM CDT
Very Dale-nesque lead in! I'm so glad that pain relief is on the horizon for you.
My horoscope said that my career will be significantly affected by a major upheaval on Oct. 23 or 24. Maybe I should begin preparing for a career as an "evoked potential."
Laurie W.I. <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Friday, October 10, 2003 9:56 AM CDT
Your spine manifest,
Was truly the best,
To keep us abreast,
Of your new round of tests.
Okay so poetry isn't my thing either. Glad you don't have to wear a halo (some how that doesn't fit my image of you) but I still think they might put one of those cones on you like they do when dogs have surgery ... keep you from biting and licking your stitches.
Good luck on the 22nd and when the hospital asks you "What would you like us to call you?" Tell them Dale -- Queen of the Nile.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, October 10, 2003 8:53 AM CDT
I love the new addition of the cartoons--you're right the black and white or blue and white as it shows up on my screen does get a bit boring--the addition of color with a cartoon does add some professional flare.
I hope your 7 hour fast was at least done on Yom Kippur--no sense in repeating that holiday twice.
Sandy M.B. <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, - Thursday, October 9, 2003 3:18 PM CDT
Dale, so now you've decided to add cartoonist to your long list talents and accomplishments, huh? Did you train for that at college? Where did you go?! :)
In light of this new development, I have determined that I am now a doctor! Hey, look at my email address fer chrissake... MD soren, it was inevitable.
Now I don't know what kind of doctor I am, but I will make you a deal. You just decide what kind of doctor you need and that's the kind of doctor I am (at that moment). Also unlike most other MD's, my fee will not cost an arm & a leg... or a left toe and right heel! And finally, the best part, you don't have to schedule an appointment and wait for the prognosis.
You may have seen those on-line prescription websites? I'll go one better, you don't even have to come to my website, I'll prescribe just what you need for what ails you (this is a one time prescription, with unlimited refills!):
Take copius amounts of chocolate as many times a day as you like. Please note, as chocolate is very powerful medicine (I learned this in my "years of medical training") it should not be take on an empty stomach. I suggest, professionally, of course, it be taken with meals... how about that aforementioned pizza and Hagen-Daaz? And the best part is, there is no danger of overdosing. Alas, like all other high powered drugs today, there are side-effects: be prepapred to buy a new wardrobe... in a larger size! But what the hell... eat more chocolate!
This message has been brought to you in part by:
The Hershy School of Medicine,
M&M University, and
The Ghiradelli Institute of Doing Whatever You Want!
Cheers! Now go "medicate yourself, girl! You deserve it!
[Legal Disclaimer -- Any Joe Schmoe would recognize this as total tom-foolery, so take this advice to heart, but NOT to your local medical board or even to your "real" *HA!* doctors. This message is intended for entertainment only, and should not be construed in any way shape or form to constitute real medical advice, unless of course, you want it to. In any event don't even think about trying to sue me for malpractice, I know a pretty good lawyer and anyway, I have the full faith and weight of the chocolate industry behind me! :)]
Mark S <mdsoren@mchsi.com>
Davenport, IA US of Yea! - Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:04 AM CDT
I know that humor is one of your powerful weapons to fight this battle, and so I generally try to draw on your funny material and post a response that I think will make you smile. Whining that you didnt provide much of a springboard for humor doesnt sound funny to me
.and so Ill risk being a little more serious this time. I will be happy to fly to MSP for doctor visits, bloody bandage changing, chicken soup making, anything you want. My shoulders are a little far away for everyday use in person, but my ears are available anytime- day or night Ill keep my cell phone by my bed and you wont even have to remember what city to find me in!
Laurie M
Glendale, CA - Monday, October 6, 2003 4:20 PM CDT
Hi Dale,
Wow, it is always something. Although, I don't think I like that kind of excitement. I am sorry to hear about that tumor. I hope they can figure this out for your in a painless plan. We are looking forward to seeing you for Survivor. Are you still on?
Annette Bittner
Saint Paul, MN USA - Monday, October 6, 2003 9:58 AM CDT
Geez!
Can't those doctors figure out a way to rid the world of all those side effects! They sound so nasty!
Keeping you in my thoughts lots and lots.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Sunday, October 5, 2003 8:54 PM CDT
Now I know why your notification email went into my junk mail .... too many words and the internet police decided to punish you/me. I was sure it was because you going to offer me the chance to grow an organ that I don't have or to spend time on a farm with teenage girls who seem to be hot. Oh well. Dale...what can I say-- your cartoons are wonderful. I'd be glad to help with the scanning process, let me know. By the way you have my permission to call me at home or work while at a clinic and if I can be there I will be. Take it easy and CALL ME but not at 4 in the morning.
Mary Hirsch
- Sunday, October 5, 2003 6:22 PM CDT
keep me posted re the tumor news
i think there should be a dance done with one heel on and the other off the floor --- interested in being the star
(can`t seem to make question marks on this frneh-cnaadiian keyborad --- nor, obviously, can i spell on it)
the cartoons are genuinely amusing! yay!!
donald h <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london (but in montreal), uk (canada) - Saturday, October 4, 2003 11:36 PM CDT
Dale,
Just skimming through your guest entries. Sorry to say I haven't been keeping up to date. I read Sara's entry. If she thinks she feels old how about me. 3 in college. Can't believe it. Seems like only yesterday when we were in high school. Keep us posted on your developments. We think about you alot and are inspired by your witty comments and upbeat letters. I am really impressed by your cartoons. Take care, Susie
Susie Schwartz <susanmschwartz@comcast.net>
Orland Park, IL - Saturday, October 4, 2003 9:55 PM CDT
I think you can demand a recount and call this week a one. It's certainly a one on the sympathetic friend-o-meter. The sympathetic friend-o-meter also says that you're long overdue for a 10 week.
I love the cartoons. Keep 'em coming!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Saturday, October 4, 2003 3:41 PM CDT
Hi Dale, I can't believe all you go through and how you keep your spirit up! I'm hoping your doctors come up with a plan you can work with. I'm sorry that stupid Xeloda isn't doing any good and is ruining your poor feet. You are absolutely amazing in that you look so good and are so cheerful in spite of hard news, sore feet and neck and arm, and not much of a lunch at the Fashion Show. I am having CT scans on Monday, and just looking at the bottles of white stuff in my refrig makes me sick. You are so tough and so funny. Margaret
Margaret Spriggs <m.spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, mn hennepin - Saturday, October 4, 2003 3:30 PM CDT
Dale,
The cartoon looks remarkably like you!! Hope the news you here is as good as it can be!
Waiting with baited chocolate breath,
Barbara
Barbara Boehnke
- Saturday, October 4, 2003 1:15 PM CDT
As I sit and fail to find humor it the work and kid issues I struggle with, I sure feel like the Biblical beast of burden. I continue to think of you often and hope for those new and cutting edge treatments that will shrink all those invasive tissues.
By the way, how are your hands doing? My hands have been chapped since Sept 29th and am curoius, have you found anything better than Vasoline?
Did you get a photo of you, the BMW and your cracker sized photo? Would love to see that!
Sue
WFB, WI - Saturday, October 4, 2003 9:01 AM CDT
I just read a few of your guestbook entries and I would really like to know about all the big bucks in the offering plates. Are those our '78 classmates?
Mary Cleope <Marylee@surfshop.net.ph>
Manila, Philippines - Saturday, October 4, 2003 8:52 AM CDT
Just took a quick peek to see if you'd posted a secret update about your ultimate drive yesterday! Can't wait to hear all about it!
Laurie M
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 8:13 AM CDT
You think you've got foot problems.....you haven't seen the corn on my left foot (not to be confused with the movie and that darling Daniel Dey Louis). I wonder if your hand-rolled,uh I mean hand made gifts would work on that?? I'm thinking like a compound "W" or something to that affect :-)
I think you'll look great behind the wheel of a BMW!! Can I have your autograph??
karen skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
ep, mn - Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:41 PM CDT
mmm- it seems like it wasn't too long ago you joined a synagogue and already your feet are holy....wow- or did I get misled on that one?
Laurie M
Glendale, CA - Thursday, September 18, 2003 1:58 PM CDT
About the foot traction thing, I believe it's the ridges that provide most of the traction. Think normal car tire then bald car tire. Some other interesteing info, check out your finger tips. There are special 'ligaments' that keep the skin in place so you can pick up stuff and not drop it. Cool!!
Said my usual prayer and laugh for you when I put my voluntary church monthly dues in the plate.
Sue Reed
WFB, WI - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:05 PM CDT
Hey dudette!
Always good to hear from you. Sounds like you're up for some party'n...you wild woman! Can you use that stuff as a toe salve? Let me know...every so often I get a bad case of athlete's foot.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:00 PM CDT
Hand rolled gifts --- Oragami?????? Well I guess you and I won't be trying out the next time Riverdance comes to town. Oh well. I'm trying to think of an excuse to get out of work to see you on the 30th.
Mary Twinkle Toes Hirsch
- Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:37 AM CDT
Dale:
You crack me up. And yes, I was aware that Katie and Matt are still on the Today Show, but thanks for checking. I marked down your award at the BMW dealer, as I work close to there, and if you know what time you will be giving your speech, I will try to be there to applaud loudly and hoot and holler. You'd love that, wouldn't you?
So are you up for a movie, or dinner, or anything? Your wish is my command . . .
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mm USA - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:29 AM CDT
Does Dave Letterman know about you? Your wit is far sharper and hey, the hours fit.
Katie Buck
- Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:58 PM CDT
All that info and the only thing I can think to comment on is despite your mention of a podiatrist and possible nasalologist, a vexologist is NOT involved in the medical field.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Right Again., As Always - Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:03 PM CDT
I was really hoping you would insert someone's name in #7. I'm running low and my usual source is on a business trip to Columbia.....I think he said South Carolina.
Tom <tom@rossley.com>
- Tuesday, September 16, 2003 8:32 PM CDT
Could you hear Toby last night? Or did you just delete the message?
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:35 PM CDT
Hi! Thinking about you! Just because I'm a Southerner now doesn't mean I don't remember my good friend "Up North"! Had to visit your site today to get my "Dale" fix! Lots of love, Glenna
Glenna Blomquist <glennablom@hotmail.com>
St. Petersburg, FL USA - Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:58 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
I forget stuff constantly...just ask my kids when I forget to get them from various activities!!
I think of you often and pray for smooth, comfty feet and hands!
We just returned from the BWCA and I start school tomorrow. The whirlwind officially begins again.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Sunday, August 24, 2003 1:42 PM CDT
Wow! You can spell phlegmy! I would have taken the easy route: flemmy
Ah, the synagogue. We attended a 3-hour Conservative Bar Mitzvah in Indianapolis last weekend. That's my non-pharmaceutical suggestion for SLEEP!!
Wackie Jackie Miller
- Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:46 PM CDT
We're on Dale's turf---hide the art!
David and Beth Egan <eganx010@yahoo.com>
Edina, MN USA - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 5:59 PM CDT
what do you mean you went up north with vik and ablie and ben and diane? i don't remember a thing about it! although i did have a dream about coatracks made of hockey sticks. and wet dogs.
vik orenstein
- Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:19 AM CDT
My issues with memory are immediately blamed on my children.
For the hand/foot cracking, try a small amount of Vasoline smeared all over the hands and feet, cover with cotton gloves or socks during those times of sleep. The only thing could be when you wake up and consider the reasons for socks and slime on your hands and feet.
I think and pray for you often, I'll add an extra prayer when I put my envelope into the offering.
Sue Reynolds Reed
Whitefish Bay, WI - Friday, August 15, 2003 8:32 PM CDT
These random thoughts are in no particular order, but I'm hopeful you won't remember if I offended you by the time you finish reading this.
Wow- you played with a dog! How COOOOL is that?
Do you think there is any chance we both dreamed that I have to choose a governor from, among others, a porn star, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gary Coleman? Gimme a break. oops- wrong show...
Congrats on joining the synagogue. I'm happy for you. I know that it has been somewhat of a quest.
Hang in there! I hope the voice comes back and the hand problems go away...Talk to you soon.
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, August 15, 2003 5:32 PM CDT
Dear Dale,
Loved your last entry...Im always forgetting things and I dont even take sleeping pills..yet! Anyway, is the baby Paul Robbins? How exciting....someone in our class having children older than me. My youngest is starting kindergarten next week! I cant believe they will all be in school.
I founds some great stuff when cleaning out the basement last week...Ill be mailing you a package soon. Hint...does Elad ring a bell?
Hope your hands are doing better...its amazing how much we use them...you dont appreciate it until they are out of commission.
Love and Prayers....Sara (who drops a check weekly into the plate!)
Sara Burke <SJand3kids@viafamily.com>
Clive, Ia - Friday, August 15, 2003 1:12 PM CDT
Hi Dale~ You've managed to write yet another entertaining saga about your experience with the wonderful world of Medicine! I always marvel at your wit and sense of humor! Things in Freeport have been okay other than all the companies in town laying off workers, pretty soon there'll be nothing left of this 'already boring' little city! In a few days, my son, Ben will begin college and my daughter, Sarah will begin high school! Hard to believe! Guess time does fly when you are having fun or over 40! My prayers are with you as always!
Marcia Iiams Patin <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL - Friday, August 15, 2003 11:33 AM CDT
Dear, dear Dale. I wrote one letter but it didn't show up so I guess MY computer goofed. Anyways I had Ralph try to read your good (BAD NEWS) letter. He gets a few words, enough to tell him what you are going through. You are in our prayers and thoughts and wish our "magic wand" worked "cause you would be well NOW. Ralph is still doing pool exercise twice a week and "plays" golf with a friend at Braemer Golf Course. He skips some holes and plays some over and over agaon. He even won closes to the pin on a par 3 and got a sleeve of balls. This was for handicap through Sister Kenny. Hope the next letter will say you are much better. Lots of love, Ralph and Betty
Ralph and Betty Fuller <ful952ler@aol.com>
Minnetonka, MN Hennepin - Friday, August 15, 2003 11:29 AM CDT
Okay, I am sufficiently confused. But, I'm glad that the good news outweighs the bad news [I think]. I continue to be amazed at your sense of humor. I am laughing through the feelings of awe and concern. Don't test me on the details. Afterall, I've been "on the road" for three weeks with four grandchildren covering 17 states!!! What do I know???? Baseball scores, DVD titles, favorite swimming pool choices, are we there yet responses, and more!! Hope after the increased dosage and all the goop, you will be up for real food again in August. Let me and Pat know when that sounds appealing!! In the meantime, watch those eye drop bottles!! And, by all means, go for the chocolates and the kittens/puppies!! A patient advocate you are!! Healing thoughts are being sent your way. As ever,Sue K.
Sue Klaseus <Klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Monday, August 4, 2003 1:21 PM CDT
Hi Dale, I laughed out loud at the image of you showing up at the doctor's office with the one dilated pupil. Sad, funny. I'm still smiling. Glad your CT scans are over for now, hope your tummy has recovered. I'm glad Xeloda is getting more of a chance. Can't wait to hear about the side effects of the increased dosage. Do you ever get to feel kind of normal? My husband is out of town and I'm watching How To Lose a Man in 10 Days. I know, dumb movie. But it's not bad when you sip a little vodka tonic with it. Margaret
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, mn Hennepin - Friday, July 25, 2003 7:28 PM CDT
Are Dr. Seuss pj's still involved in your treatment in any way or did you switch to your newly purchased MOA/QVC Store 4 piece ensemble?
Oh, by the way, I could hear your evil cackle all the way down the hall with my door closed and the stereo on...
Laurie
107 Degree Bakersfield, CA - Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:38 PM CDT
Hey Dale,
Your humor continues to amaze me. You are one tough brod. Keep those folks dressed in scrubs in line.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI USA - Thursday, July 24, 2003 6:01 PM CDT
Hi Dale. Another entry that makes us laugh through our tears. I'm ambivalent (I hope appropriately) about the good/bad news. I'm sorry about the goop you had to drink and thankful the meal we shared was better than that!! Looking at the picture of you as an adorable little girl, I recognize the doll you are holding. I had and still have a very similar elfin little puppet, only now his nose is bitten off. Maybe that's why we don't see the face of your doll either . . .
Molly Buck <mkbuck@charter.net>
Lakeville, MN USA - Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:39 AM CDT
Hi Dale, That was so funny, the super patient thing. Go ahead, ask for boxes of kittens and puppies. Let's see what happens. Are you watching Big Brother? Annette
Annette
St. Paul, MN Ramsey - Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:56 AM CDT
For some reason when I was reading the first part the old Don Ho song came to mind "Tiny spots, in my lungs, make me happy, keep me young" Okay I'm a sick individual.
Mary Hirsch -- duh
- Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:06 AM CDT
Hope that you are feeling well and have been busy at the recording studio! Will be thinking of you on the 21st - hope to talk to you soon.
Laurie
Squaw Valley, CA USA - Sunday, July 20, 2003 1:17 AM CDT
Laurie's right about the cherry tomatoes - those are definitely in your cute category.
Helen
Lewisville for now, TX - Friday, July 11, 2003 5:09 PM CDT
Hi Dale,
The photos are wonderful. I agree---you haven't changed a bit. And, the other "no change" message is outstanding!! I'll be thinking of you on the 21st. You drinking white goop and me driving from Tulsa to Orlando with four grandkids in tow. It's a toss up as to what will be more challenging!! When's the next recording session? Keep up the good work. Can't wait for the debut. See you in August for our next dinner!! Blessings in the meantime, and more good news!! By the way, I loved your deodorant story!! Sounds like something many of us would do. Over and out, Sue K.
Sue Klaseus <Klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Tuesday, July 8, 2003 10:01 AM CDT
Hey Dale. Glad to hear there is no change on your spine. Sorry you have to drink that crap for the CT scans. I always get diarrhea when I drink that. I tell myself it's ok because maybe I lose a couple pounds. What's your Xeloda schedule? What's new in the side effect department?
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, mn Hennepin - Sunday, July 6, 2003 2:24 PM CDT
The photos are great, you haven't changed at all. Good to hear the no change news.Have a great 4th.
Sue Reed
Milwaukee, WI - Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:28 PM CDT
"Have fun this summer and don't change!" (Guess I just felt like writing in a high school yearbook!) Glad to hear that things haven't changed but sorry about the goop!
As I recall, you didn't like cherry tomatoes but you'd eat them 'cuz they were "cute". Bet you really like the "grape" tomatoes now!
Laurie Manny
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, July 2, 2003 5:17 PM CDT
Dale:
I love cute food.
I also hate it when I put the wrong thing on the wrong kind of other thing. A couple of weeks ago, I forgot my purse at home when I was meeting two people for lunch, then I locked my keys in the car at the mall, and then I left my purse at doggy class, and had to drive back to Burnsville to get it, all in the same day.
I bought "Catch Me If You Can." If you tell me that we're still having our party, I won't watch it yet. Any thoughts on that?
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Wednesday, July 2, 2003 1:35 PM CDT
Hi Dale~ Glad to hear there is no change in your MRI! The pictures are cute! You haven't changed a bit! Really hope this new chemo is the one(besides the heel peeling and side effects,UGH!) Thinking of you!
Marcia Patin
Freeport, IL - Wednesday, July 2, 2003 9:57 AM CDT
So, no change sounds (in the Tony the Tiger voice) GGGGRRRReat! I suppose you need to wear backless shoes now... good thing it's summer! Keep well and busy.
Barbara
Barbara
- Wednesday, July 2, 2003 9:35 AM CDT
No change . . . that's great news unless you're paying for dinner with a $50.00 bill. (Ha, I crack myself up . . . just myself). Fasting and goop . . . my god you know how to live.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, July 2, 2003 8:48 AM CDT
Hi Dale! Thanks for the update. I too, love the new photo's! Keep Strong. Love, Mary
Mary Schultz Lima, Perú
- Wednesday, July 2, 2003 7:30 AM CDT
I love your pictures - did you have a Peter Pan doll - or what is that! Just reminds me how much I miss you!
Glenna Blomquist, 6735 54th Ave N Lot 74, 33709 <glennablom@hotmail.com>
St. Petersburg, FL - Wednesday, July 2, 2003 6:53 AM CDT
Hey Dale,
I'm checking in for my cool points! The photos on the home page look terrific! I hope you're having a really great time recording your CD. Talk to you soon!
Kristi
Burnsville, MN - Tuesday, July 1, 2003 2:07 PM CDT
Hi Dale! Thanks for the update - hope some of the pain is easing. Take care of yourself - let me know if you're ready to spend some time at Cleary Lake!
Nancy Torell
- Tuesday, July 1, 2003 12:42 AM CDT
Dale,
You were an adorable child! And the ruffles DO make all the difference. I'll be emailing or calling you to catch up on everything that wasn't covered here.
Molly Buck <molly.buck@ceridian.com>
Lakeville, MN USA - Tuesday, July 1, 2003 11:01 AM CDT
Trooper Dale (you weren't ever a cop, were you?), here's hoping the MRI report is decent. This wasn't your most amusing entry, that's for sure. I hope the arm/neck pain ease up soon.
Julie
Portland, OR USA - Monday, June 30, 2003 11:45 PM CDT
Apparently people like me need prodding to your new postings. Its because you led us to believe we would be notified. As I told you before, I check for new guest book message, but generally don't scroll down past the date on the homepage to see if you have posted something new-EXCEPT of course when you tricked us with those new pictures, but there was no new posting, so I won't be falling for THAT again!
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Eagan, MN - Sunday, June 29, 2003 2:44 PM CDT
Hey, Dale. I hope this finds you feeling much better, with feeling in all extremities, no rashes, and desensitized teeth. You are such a trooper! Are you rehearsing for your recording? Can't wait to hear it.
I'm in Tucson watching the Catalina mountains burn (actually, I can't see the mountains this morning for the smoke, but can see the orange glow at night) and getting ready to move back to CA the week of 7/7. Haven't found a home yet so will be renting for now. I am certainly not excited about having to actually go into the office to work every day, but I'll just have to get over it. Of course, our SVP who was pressuring me to be back in the office just announced he's leaving so maybe I can work from home a couple of days a week.
I'm sure leaving Ceridian wasn't an easy thing for you, but I can imagine that a huge pressure has been lifted from you. I think those of us who work remotely feel the need to work even harder and faster to prove that this situation will work. I know I've worked A LOT the last two years - not that I didn't get twice as much done during normal work hours (they are in for a surprise when I actually go back to the office). I can't imagine having that pressure AND feeling lousy most of the time. Do you wish you would have done it sooner?
Speaking of work, I guess I'd better get some done myself. Thinking of you...
Kim Evans <kevans@filenet.com >
Tucson , AZ USA - Friday, June 27, 2003 11:21 AM CDT
Hi Dale, My computer is working!!!!! Jim and I will be leaving this Sat. 28th for Canada and Maine, we will be back July 14th. I'll call you then. I think of you always. Sending warm and caring thoughts your way.
Della Daughton
- Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:13 AM CDT
Just checking for updates and saw the pictures! They're great! Hope you're feeling better.
Nancy Torell <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Friday, June 20, 2003 10:13 AM CDT
Love the pictures on the main page- what a cutie! Hope things are improving on this new go-round... Fred & I are looking forward to seeing you soon.
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, June 14, 2003 0:29 AM CDT
Dale:
Will you please please call? [I said on my last e-mail that I need advice. What about my needs?]
I hope that you're feeling better by now. If you're not, have you ever thought of becoming a problem drinker?
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, June 9, 2003 4:16 PM CDT
Darnit Dale...I wish I could write as well as you do and were as funny as you are. Edit this if you would like. Heck come in and edit my life while you're at it.
I'm looking forward to your CD. You are a wonderful singer. Heck. I wish I could sing as well as you.
Heck, I even wish I could ask for money as well as Mary Hirsch.
Pat Dennis <patjdennis@hotmail.com>
Bloomington, MN 55438 - Sunday, June 8, 2003 5:07 PM CDT
Note from Dale: I forgot to mention the sneaky email Mary sent me last week to find out what recording studio I'd been using. I can't even believe I fell for this: "My cousin's band (Goucho Gary and His Hangnail Band -- Country Western) are looking for a studio to record a CD. What is the name of the place you are using? Are they reasonable? Can they put up with my relatives?" I guess the big question is, who's the bigger fool, me or Mary?
Dale <dale@mn.rr.com>
Minneapolis, MN USofA - Saturday, June 7, 2003 6:02 PM CDT
I knew she would edit my words . . . . the amount is whatever you can give between $25 and $50 or more if you want to send Dale to Club Med -- I hope someone has explained to her that "Med" is not "Medicine" and Club Med is not a hospital.
By the way Dale has refused to let me sing on the CD which I believe shows her integrity as an artist and her good taste.
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, June 7, 2003 4:41 PM CDT
Dale,
I think Club Med for 500 of your very closest friends sounds in order. Keep me posted.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Saturday, June 7, 2003 2:55 PM CDT
ok, apparently i have never signed in here with my email address, but i will now rectify that. (i hope the word "rectify" doesn't remind you of any of your xeloda side-affects.) i'd like to be included in any and all further solicitaions on your behalf. (feel free to remain oblivious --i like you that way!)
vik orenstein <kid_capers@ford centre.net>
- Saturday, June 7, 2003 10:48 AM CDT
Thank goodness that the big secret is out! I'm so glad that I didn't randomly run into you somewhere between Iowa and Minneapolis, as I would afraid that collusion and subterfuge would show on my face and you would worm the information out of me. It's so much easier to deceive you electronically.
I have never met Mary Hirsch, but it's clear what the two of you have in common:
1. You're both very witty.
2. You're both heroic.
3. Or maybe you're both criminal masterminds running an Internet scam.
Actually, kudos to you and Mary. I can't wait to hear the CD!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA USA - Saturday, June 7, 2003 10:03 AM CDT
Dale:
If you feel up to calling, please do. I'd love to chat! And I need advice.
I'm sorry for your being sick. I hate it when I can't eat for an hour, much less 7.69 days.
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, June 2, 2003 2:15 PM CDT
Okay, pardon the cancer buzzword and all, but I can't believe what a trouper you are. You really hung in there on Sunday in Duluth. Don't ever be afraid to bonk me over the head and say, "Hey, I don't feel good!" Unless I'm dog-watching and gasping at a black lab that I want to skritch behind the ears. I'm sorry that the side effects got so crappy. Looking forward to Tuesday...gotta get your pictures of our big adventure! Sorry, the pic of our friend "Bob the biker" is on another roll and hasn't yet been developed. :(
Kristi
Burnsville, MN - Sunday, June 1, 2003 9:23 PM CDT
Hey Dale,
Being up north can be so much fun...Hope the side effects from your drugs ease up and go away.
My house is a dusty mess...a new kitchen is in the works. I'll be having a camping BBQ when we're all cleaned up. I'll keep you posted.
Love, Sue
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Sunday, June 1, 2003 9:19 PM CDT
Dale-
I'm not the writer you are, so words often fail me as I struggle to express the thoughts and emotions your postings unleash. I laugh, I cry, I laugh again...Thanks to Seinfeld, this sounds more trite than ever...but "I'm here for you". Wish I could be "there" for you sooner than June 20th...but looking forward to seeing you then!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Sunday, June 1, 2003 8:40 AM CDT
Dale,
Sorry to hear of your latest test results! I'd ask for a do-over!
Bridget
Mpls, MN - Sunday, June 1, 2003 0:27 AM CDT
Dale:
You claimed you were going to be busy while I was in town. Little did I know it was going to be with another of your nausea and pill popping adventures. I had a couple of nice days in St. Paul. I'll do a rain check on the treat that we skipped due to your unavailability. I can only hope that a trip to the local DQ isn't far behind the trip to Subway.
Keep after it.
Gayla Harrison
Bloomfield, IA - Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:36 PM CDT
Hey Dale, What you need to do is find a good friend that's a pharmacist. They can cut to the chase of all the effects that could possibly happen, sometimes finding the funny among the not so funny.
Take care, you are in my prayers.
Sue R. Reed
Milwaukee, - Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:18 PM CDT
Thinking of you and hoping you get relief from all the side effects.
Katie Buck
- Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:40 PM CDT
Hey, I thought the race day was cold and rainy? Did you? Now you know just what to believe in the media and how securely you can believe any details that they release. I mean, how hard is it to get Fox out of Wolf? At least, Dale, they stayed in the mammal arena. Thinking about our nice dinner with Jane Baxter at 11 Who Care, and what a good looking table we had! You are in my thoughts.
Sandy Bergeron
Brooklyn Park , MN USA - Friday, May 30, 2003 2:59 PM CDT
i find the image of you popping pills in your dr. suess p.j.'s incredibly arresting. i'll bet you look heroically and tragically beautiful when you do that. i'm glad you gave us the bad news first before the bad news. it made it easier to swallow. whether you're wearing your suess pj's or not, i'm routing for you.
vik
mpls, - Friday, May 23, 2003 10:43 AM CDT
Dale:
Your courage, humor and intelligence are to be admired. You are an inspiration to others. Keep communicating with us.
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:51 PM CDT
Dale,
I am sorry I missed your moments in the spotlight but I have to say that now that I know you wear Dr. Seuss pajamas it just would not be very thrilling for me to see you on tv unless you were wearing your pajamas.
Good luck with your next stage of chemo and your new and unexpected venue for pill popping. Good thing you completed your Fing Shwea!
Mark
Mark Gittleman <mgittleman@gittleman.com>
Minneapolis, MN 55416 - Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:54 AM CDT
Oliver is very sorry about the blue ice cream. If you want to make a return visit, a coffee house or wine garden is guaranteed!
Laurie
Vienna, Austria - Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:54 PM CDT
Dale Fox! I love it! I'm sorry I missed your latest celebrity spots. And I'm sorry for your latest news from the doctor. You are an amazing woman, and I will keep you in my thoughts. See you soon!
Nancy Torell
- Monday, May 19, 2003 9:30 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
I did indeed see your smiling face on TV. I had the TV on in the background and your name and voice caught my attention. What a head of hair you have! How much money was earned Mother's Day?
So sorry to learn of your latest scan results. What a pile of crap! I keep praying that the chemo will do its thing. I think it's time for another camping outing...interested?
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Monday, May 19, 2003 7:35 AM CDT
deardale FOXdale!!!!!
you have me in stiches (not literally) sometimes
[i have gone back on this entry --- so post-modern, no? --- in order to play up my typo: i wonder what a stiche is and if, as i think it is, it is different than sticthes HA another typo of course i mean stitches...]
how is this possible?
i should be brightening YOUR day, no?
but i may not be bright enough
esp sleepless as i prep to leave for the tc in a few hours
talk later this week...!!??!!
don-old <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, uk - Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:18 PM CDT
Well, Dale...my car accident pales in comparrison to your ongoing struggle. You are truely a brave, funny, FOXY, lady and I'm glad to call you my friend.
Hang in there :-)
k
karen skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Prairie, mn - Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:12 AM CDT
Hi Dale- Grüß aus Wien. When shopping with Jenny this morning, I laughed remembering my abbreviated attempt to teach you German- 'ick-cow manure´is way funnier than ich schaue nür´. Hang in there, and I´ll talk to you soon. ich halt dir lieb!
Laurie
Wien (Vienna), Austria - Saturday, May 17, 2003 12:59 AM CDT
Ralph and I can't believe all you have been through. You really put us in the "Rumble Seat". If I had known you were "racing" we would have been there. You are one in a "trillion". Ralph is taking Stroke Pool Exercise at Courage Center Mondays and Wednesdays and has started Golf at Braemer Golf Course through Sister Kenny every Monday. Both have helped his equaliberum,because he has a tendency to fall if turning too fast. He still has a hard time understanding the spoken word and also some written. I had him read your "good" letter but only a word at a time as I read it to him. He is amazed and sorry for what you have been going through. We hope the "new" procedure will do the job for you. AND SOON!!!!!!! The picture was great. You look the same as the last time we saw you. Gee, when was that? How time flies when your NOT having fun. All for now. Lots of love, Ralph and Betty (ELF) ( Any misspelled words are not my of my doing. It's the computer, right?)
Ralph and Betty Fuller
Minnetonka, MN Hennepin - Friday, May 16, 2003 10:29 AM CDT
Dale FOX..........for real??? That is too funny!! Any way, it made me laugh. Dale....you continue to amaze me. What a saga you continue to face, but with such courage and good humor. Thanks for sharing the bad news and the bad news. Bummer.....I'm pulling for you and the new drugs!! As usual, I can't be much help as I'm not home. Have you missed me? I've been traveling most of May. This time I'm in DC. Will return for a few days next week. Then, I'm off to Texas to visit my friend, Eve, who is now in a nursing home. Alas, this is more than you probably want to know. Any chance you will feel up to a dinner in early June??? I'll call to find out when I land back at 121 Washington!! In the meantime, keep the good humor going. It sounds good on you.
Prayers and good thoughts are being sent your way.
Sue KLaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:56 PM CDT
Hey FOX-y lady. Yeah, not too punny, I know. As always, you manage to make me laugh and cry at the same time. Sort of like being told a funny joke while getting your bikini line waxed! Uh-oh. Hope that wasn't too racey. Big hugs to you
Lynne
Oakdale, CT - Thursday, May 15, 2003 8:12 PM CDT
Hi Dale!
I hope Xeloda kicks the _____ out of those spots. Amazing how you make even the bad news humorous. I'm looking forward to our trip to Two Harbors where relaxed will be the supreme state of being. Hey, thanks for the writing tip! I'm going to use blanks. No more racking my brain for the perfect word at the perfect time. I'm so happy to hear that your brilliance isn't omnipresent! You're less intimidating that way.
Kristi
Jyvaskyla, Finland - Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:06 PM CDT
As we've discussed (take my word for it), I'm not one to comment here very often, but today I must. 1. I, too, loved Dr. W's response to your "will there ever be a drug" question. 2. I, too, use the blank method of writing. I can't believe I've known you for almost 25 years and never sensed we had this in common! 3. Don't you know the universal booger rule? They only emerge when cameras role or when you're trying to impress someone in a face to face conversation. Always carry a mirror large enough to view a nostril in.
Karen Nobbe-Stephens <knobbe-s@amengtest.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:41 PM CDT
My answer to your last comment is @#$%&^%$#@, and that's for the whole world of cancer spots. OUT DAMNED SPOT!!!!!!
(cancer must have been known even in Shakespeare's Day"
Alice Thompson
Minneapolis, - Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:16 PM CDT
Hi Dale,
I am a pre-_________ old bag. Happy??? :D
Bobbye
Exton, PA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:15 PM CDT
Hi Dale, Wow, sounds like you are a celebrity. I wish I had heard that interview. I am so sorry to hear about those spots changing. Not great news, but you're right the drug does sound hopeful and confident. Let's hope they write the truth. Had a good time at lunch, we'll have to do it again soon, and we can make it at 2 p.m. if you want to get more beauty sleep. Take Care. Annette
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
Saint Paul, MN - Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:11 AM CDT
Dale,
Because you said it best: _________ , ______________, _________ ... Go Xelodra!
Love, Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg>
Shoreview, MN USA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 9:57 AM CDT
Dale, another poignant posting. I think I have already used that word in your guest book, but it's the only one that works for me. You made me laugh, you made me cry. I was relieved to read Dr. Mark's answers to my questions. I am thinking about you.
Molly Buck <molly.buck@ceridian.com>
Lakeville, MN USA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 9:33 AM CDT
Dale:
I'm so sad about your bad news and the other bad news. Whew! How about some good news?
I wished I had known you were going to be on TV or radio, Ms. Fox. The kids and I backed out of the Race for the Cure, because of the weather (the Race still got my money, so don't worry about that part), but my sister Julie and Pete were troopers and walked the course.
Miss ya!
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 9:22 AM CDT
They must have caught you on the television and thought "WOW what a FOX" and that's why he got the name wrong . . . well it works for me.
Marsha Fields
- Thursday, May 15, 2003 9:20 AM CDT
DALE- __________________. Love,
Laurie & Fred
Glendale, CA - Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:53 AM CDT
Hope your feet are thoroughly warm and dry after your very rainy Race for the Cure Day! Looking forward to the planning department getting some work done to organize the next get together!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, May 12, 2003 4:04 PM CDT
Hey Dale! How is retirement? How do you feel about public speaking? I was serious when ever that was I mentioned talking with other patients and health care providers about the journey you have been on. I truly bellieve that you would be an excelent candidate to teach how to look - sometimes really hard - at any situation and see the laugh instead of the tear. If you're even remotely interested I'll pass on your web site for the women's educator to see. People who have the gift you do should share it with those who don't
Sue Reed
Milwaukee, WI US of A - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:25 PM CDT
Dale, I'm using the excuse that I just had foot surgery so I couldn't possibly be "in" the Race for the Cure but we both know that even without a crutches I'd be an unlikely participant given that I'm allergic to exercise. In any case, I'd be a perfect candidate to sport a Team Dale button so count me in when they become available.
Bridget Hanson
- Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:12 AM CDT
Hi Dale,
I will be racing for the cure for the first time this year. I'll definitely be on the lookout for Team Dale t-shirts, they're cool. Glad you got a couple of chemos in and that your blood counts are OK. Is the chemo making you sick? I'd still like to do lunch with you and Annette. I'll plan it.
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:33 PM CDT
Hi Dale , I'm always inspired by your courage,sense of humor and your quick mind. Enjoy your Passover. Bev K
Bev Kentner <b_kentner@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:24 PM CDT
I'm registering my official request NOW for a TEAM DALE button! Can't wait for a ride in that new RAV!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:40 PM CDT
Hi Dale Today when I was taking a walk I saw a dog locked inside a car and barking so I called animal controland had them check it out which they did I'm just miz excitement these days Love Joyce
joyce Murphy
Minneapolis, MN US - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 3:35 PM CDT
deardale, sounds like you are maintaining. GOOD. I am struggling on little sleep/too many deadlines. You make me smile and, sometimes, laugh out loud. (shouldn't it be the other way round? no, a two-way street...) enjoyed enormously being reminded of carol burnett and tim conway. i am back in minne from may 19 (ann-margret happens to be playing mystic lake may 20) till june 8. talk/see soon! love, don-old
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, england - Monday, April 14, 2003 1:52 PM CDT
Dale:
I was also envious of your stuffing and stamping talents. Mine have never compared!
And I'm glad that you decided to get a new car. That seat belt problem sounded awful. I can't believe that you kept the car as long as you did, you brave little trooper.
See ya!
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, April 14, 2003 9:48 AM CDT
A plastic whistle . . . I have a feeling I'll be seeing THAT on ebay.
Puddin' Head
- Monday, April 14, 2003 9:19 AM CDT
Dale:
Do you remember telling me that your friend lives right by me? What is her name and address? My kids, dog, and I are walking regularly around the neighborhood, and we just might pop in and say hi to her. That is, if that would be okay with you.
Are we still on for Good Friday, dinner and a movie, in the Roseville area?
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
bloomington, mn usa - Tuesday, April 8, 2003 4:54 PM CDT
Hi Dale, I thought that was a pretty good posting especially considering you weren't feeling good. I'm glad you got a dose of chemo and I'm sorry you're getting doses of chemo. Do you feel sick at all or does it just knock your energy down? I'm sorry I said "just" there, as if having to lie on the couch for 2 days is no big deal. How's your hair? My family and I got back from North Carolina this afternoon. We had at least 4 80+ degree days while we were there, so I feel I got my money's worth. However, none of the 5 pieces of luggage we checked made it back to Minneapolis so far. Oh well. At least my tamoxifen was in my purse.
Margaret Spriggs
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Saturday, April 5, 2003 8:47 PM CST
Don't put those tax files TOO far away- unless you've already got them done! Although, Fred would say you still have plenty of time- You can't beat him for waiting until the last minute- (unless you ever have to call the IRS office in Hawaii on April 15 'cuz they are still open - of course, now you could just download the form- not an option in the late eighties!)
Hope you get the RAV of your dreams!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 8:56 PM CST
I thought you needed a new car because that clippy thing on your seat belt is missing!
Marna
MN - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 8:35 PM CST
HiDale, Yesterday I wrote a nice long,nothing important note to you and forgot to click the guest book.Oh well! Your medical nonsense makes me appreciate that for the time being, most everything is on an even keel. I am using a cane only because they tell me that accidents do not happen by appointment. It id almost seder time, are you going to participate someplace? Nancy and family are coming herefor the first night. We are going to my brothetr's for number two. Mike and his family will be in Florida. They have an exchange student this year, from Germany, his name is Phil. He is truly a great kid. It deems to me thaat your family had a girl, also from Germany. Glad to know that your mother is home. We had that with my mother. It was pokey and painful. I'll call there after supper. Sure your Dad can't be totally addicted to the cafeteria cuisine. He truly is a character. Will he now be the chef? I hope your treatments stop being so loaded with drama! Love, Lila
Lila Schwid
- Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:34 PM CST
Tool Time Girl,
So... just trying to keep up with my "new" CRV!!? What color and features are you waiting for?
We'll talk soon.
Keep on tool'in.
George
Barbara Boehnke
GA - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:24 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Procrastination is funny...and situational. I clean when I need to write. You write when you need to clean!
Kristi
Cochabamba, Bolivia - Monday, March 31, 2003 11:39 AM CST
Dale, you are one in a million. Our(Ralph's) problems seem so little compared to yours. How do you keep such a sunny disposition through all you have gone through? You lead a very COLORFUL life. I wish it was easier on you. Ralph will problably be about the same for some time. The doctors and speech therapists don't think he will do much better. Understanding the spoken word is so hard for him. But we do go to the YMCA for a work out several times a week, thanks to MEDICA. On the treadmill for 15 minutes and and six weight machines plus a hand/arm turner. (I don't know the names of all the different gadgets we use). It's good that you can still drive, Ralph can't so I get him to Support Groups, Dinner At Your Door, 12 Baskets (lunch served at church for anyone including Care Centers and Senior Apartments. Hope next we hear ( Ralph read your letter and I think he understood most of it) and he is amazed at all you have gone through. Got to go to the YMCA and then support volunteer person for an hour this afternoon. Lots of love and we love to hear from you. Betty ELF and Ralph
Ralph and Betty Fuller <ful952ler@aol.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Monday, March 31, 2003 9:59 AM CST
You know sometimes I think things can't get any worse for you and then I read that someone almost stopped you from eating a Krispy Kreme . . . . oh the inhumanity of it all.
Mary Krispy Kreme Hirsch
- Monday, March 31, 2003 9:50 AM CST
I'm sorry I missed the trip to Sin City. My plane was hijacked. Not to worry, I was able to subdue our captors until Tom Ridge arrived. Anyway, I, too, would like to see you venture down to Chicago. What does Las Vegas have that we don't? Until that materializes, how about setting up a "Dale Chat" online? Can you get a spell-check installed on this site? I don't have time to look up subdue.
Tom
Chicago, - Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:32 AM CST
deardale! just caught up with the iowa news and had a gander at the fab dale day pics!!! sorry for delay but was being crazed-creative and without regular e access outside of london. looking forward to post-iowa news...
love, don-older-than-ever
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london , england - Sunday, March 30, 2003 7:17 AM CST
Should have figured you'd have updated this before you left for Iowa, and obviously I talked to you tonight before checking it! See you tomorrow for lunch (today, actually, as it's now 12:30 am!)--Love, Sue
Sue Weick <slweick@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Wednesday, March 26, 2003 0:46 AM CST
Hey Dale. That Dale Day was really something. You know some good people. Of course, part of the reason it worked out so well is that "Dale Day" sounds good. If your name was just about anything else, it wouldn't have had the same zing. Zing?
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Sunday, March 23, 2003 4:29 PM CST
I sure didn't want you to feel bad about no one posting for over 24 hours. But then again, I have nothing to say. Please don't make fun of me. Can't wait to come to W'loo myself. I'll be at the Rochester Culver's around 4:15 p.m. if my plans don't change. That should put me at Covenant Medical Center around 6:30 and just in time to share a great meal in the cafeteria with Dad. Yum.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Iowa bound myself, State of panic Still US of A - Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:52 PM CST
Dale was here, showing her dad how this works. He doesn't get it.
Dale
Waterloo, IA USA - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:52 PM CST
Dear Dale,
Glad to hear that your trip to Vegas went well this year. Also happy to hear about Dale Day. Your co-workers sound great. I'm sure they will miss your sense of humor around the office. Would you consider a visit to Chicago after you rest up from Iowa?
Miss you and I'll talk to you soon,
Wendy
Wendy <TBellWBell@aol.com>
- Wednesday, March 19, 2003 1:49 PM CST
Hi Dale-
Just tried to call you- I think maybe I woke up your dad- or maybe he couldn't hear me- but anyway- he hung up so I decided not to call back- wouldn't want him to think he had a stalker! hope all is well in W'loo and I'll talk to you soon!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:09 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Have a good stay in Iowa and relay my well wishes to your mom. I read some of your guestbook entries and laughed at Paul's..."Operation: Avenge Daddy." I like that guy! Anyway, stay safe. We'll probably be at war by the time you return. It's a ssthick ssocthiety ssthister.
Kristi
Burnsville, MN USA - Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:33 PM CST
Great photos, Dale! Have fun in Iowa and Happy St. Pat's Day!
Nancy Torell
- Monday, March 17, 2003 4:51 PM CST
Hi Dale: Hope the luck of the Irish is with you this St. Pat's Day in Waterloo. How does the old Homestead look these days? While I know Waterloo has many unique features, I do wonder why it costs about twice as much to fly there as it does to travel to London; I must be missing something obvious. Did you visit Sons of Jacob to relive some of our indescribable childhood memories of Hebrew School and Sunday School? How about West High? Lulu Lane? How do the people in Iowa feel about Bush's push for the Iraq War (a.k.a. "Operation: Avenge Daddy")? I'm sure your ex-governor, Jesse, has volunteered to rejoin the Navy Seals and go over the the Gulf Region to fight for W. Anyway, I hope that by now your Mom is out of the hospital and feeling better; please send my regards. Enjoy your stay, travel safely, and I'll speak with you soon.
Paul
Washington, DC - Monday, March 17, 2003 2:10 PM CST
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Erin go braugh . . . Actually, Erin is going to the St. Paul St. Patrick's Day parade with my sister and her husband. Don't worry about Danny. He got to do something fun, too; he had a dentist appointment this morning.
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
bloomington, mn usa - Monday, March 17, 2003 12:42 AM CST
Happy St. Patrick's Day and safe travels to Waterloo! Just checked the weather page- it is four degrees warmer in Waterloo right now than it is in my backyard- go figure! Say hello to Mom & Dad from me!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Monday, March 17, 2003 9:30 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Hope your drive went well on the way to Waterloo. That's a long way. Let's have lunch when you get back. My treat. I get two for one lunches at Basil's this month. Have fun.
Annette Bittner
St. Paul, MN - Monday, March 17, 2003 9:16 AM CST
I've said it before and I'll say it again "IOWA! Haven't you suffered enough?"
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Monday, March 17, 2003 8:10 AM CST
Hi Dale I suppose you are in Iowa by now but I will write anyway I was in Iowa and Waterloo just last week We went to St Louis MO and Waterloo is on the way or you can't get to St. Louiee without going to Waterloo IA Hope your Mom is on the mend soon Ex Landlady Joyce
Joyce Murphy <JoycElvira>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Monday, March 17, 2003 6:02 AM CST
Happy (belated) birthday. I, too, celebrate for a full month. This year will be the big 5-0. I'm thinking of having a TWO month celebration! Retirement, huh? Good for you. So how did your doctor suggest it?
Lynne <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:51 PM CST
wolf---dale I wanted to say hi and let you know that I have been thinking about you lots . my family is doing great( alyssa 11,gregory 8 and kaylyn 6 ). keeping loni and i very busy . I hope you had a great b-day !!! take care - pretzel man
mark dooley <doolsm@aol.com>
woodbury, mn usa - Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:55 PM CST
Dale,you have a wonderful support system. I'm happy for that. I enjoy reading your correspondence. Bright quick mind.
Bev Kentner
Eden Prairie, MN - Monday, March 10, 2003 8:03 PM CST
Dear Dale,
Happy Birthday! Happy Retirement! I cant believe I havent mailed your birthday card! We were only born a few days apart so youd think I could remember! Oh well...it will arrive on a day you wont get a ton of other birthday cards. WOW what a great party...you have the nicest co-workers....and Im sure they will miss you a ton. I can see why the decision was so difficult.
Your social security story was so funny I laughed out loud. Sorry your brief relationship with mental didnt work out. I often wish that there was someone crazier in the house than me and our 1 year old golden puppy!
We are heading to Florida on Saturday for spring break. Jims folks are there...its always a great time. They are great inlaws! We are totally sick of the cold and snow...I dont know how you do it up in the Northlands!
Glad Vegas was fun...where did you stay? That place is sooo entertaining with or without gambling. I love the people watching.
Mom left Sunday for a 2 week cruise around Greece. She flies into Turkey and is very excited. I guess you could say shes on the front lines for a 73 year old lady.
Thats the news from here....now I wont have anything to write in your birthday card!
Thinking and praying for you! Love, Sara
Sara Burke
Clive, Ia Polk - Monday, March 10, 2003 4:01 PM CST
Hi, Dale--
So glad you had such a great send-off at work! It beats mine, which wouldn't take much since absolutely nothing happened! After 30 years at Wells Fargo/Norwest, hardly a peep from anyone!! However, it does make it a lot easier to leave it behind!
Sue Weick
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Saturday, March 8, 2003 0:56 AM CST
Phew.....that was alot to absorb. Happy B-day (I can't believe I forgot, but then you forgot mine, too....oh how silly of me, it's not about me it's about YOU!!). Enjoy your retirement...now you can do all the things you never did while you were working! Later, darlin
karen skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
eden prairie, mn - Friday, March 7, 2003 8:00 AM CST
Hey Dale! Enjoy your days of leisure! And, yes, the Social Security office is a real trip! And your cake looked great! Did you freeze any of it, because I want a piece (none of the face, though). An edge piece, or better yet a corner. And CHOCOLATE! Can you tell I just started a diet?
Elaine G. <theetza@yahoo.com>
Waterloo, Iowa USA - Wednesday, March 5, 2003 8:56 PM CST
Dale:
Thanks for the laughs. See you Friday.
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
bloomington, mn henn - Wednesday, March 5, 2003 5:47 PM CST
Dale-
I remember you said the luncheon was at your favorite Mall restaurant -Twin Cities Grill. Did you mention if that is part of a chain???
Go TEAM DALE! Is there an address where we can mail our "RACE FOR THE CURE checks?"
Laurie <LjatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, March 5, 2003 3:14 PM CST
Dale, you're still my idol! A belated happy birthday to you, and congratulations on your new-found freedom.
Kyrsten Braun <kyrsten.braun@stpaul.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:31 AM CST
Dale,
Happy Birthday.
You really should write a book, your journal entries are so entertaining.
Now is every Feb. 19 Dale Day or just Feb 19, 2002?
Diane Wells <diane.wells@mpls.frb.org>
Minneapolis, MN - Wednesday, March 5, 2003 7:42 AM CST
Dale: Wishing you an awesome birthday! Hope you have some fun stuff planned for the day. I know you like snow, so I was thinking about sending you some of ours for your b-day; I'm sure most of the Washington area residents would not mind if you took it off our hands. Anyway, it was good to talk to you last week; sorry we had to cut it short as I was about to lose the cell phone signal in the garage. We'll talk again soon. HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!! Paul
Paul <paul.robin@ots.treas.gov>
Washington , DC - Tuesday, March 4, 2003 5:22 PM CST
Happy DALE Day! Hope that you have a superterrificmahvelousstupendousunbelievablyhappy birthday!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:29 AM CST
Dale, Just writting to say "Hi" I sure have been thinking about you. Today I go for a CT, so I have started to drink the wonderful liquid. Sue is in Arizona for a week, I'll call her when she gets back and I hope we can all get together.
Della Daughton
Eden Prairie, Mn USA - Friday, February 21, 2003 7:58 AM CST
I sat next to you at Jane Baxter 11 Who Care Award that you nominated her for, even though itreally was about you and I surely understood that!!!! Thanks for doing this site and sharing your great writing, I am glad that Jane shared it with me.
Sandy Bergeron
Brooklyn Park, MN USA - Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:55 PM CST
Just got back from Florida (no, I didn't have a good time) and read your latest update. This comes from the heart - I am just so sorry you have to go through these agonies - so terribly sorry.
Alice Thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
MinneaMinneapolisMN , MN USA - Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:03 AM CST
Dale,
Keep up your fantastic fight; we all care.
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:12 AM CST
I'm going to suggest that Ceridian retire the title "Chief Word Officer" in your honor! (Sorry, Juli, if you're reading this - you'll just have to come up with a new title.) I would also like to "opt in" to your email list. I promise I will come all the way over to the Web to read the e-ME tiMEs. In fact, I'm in the neighborhood quite frequently. Thanks for being you. : )
Bobbye Jopling <bobbye.jopling@ceridian.com>
Exton, PA USA - Friday, February 14, 2003 12:11 AM CST
Hi, Dale--
Just wanted you to know I DID read through to the end--you're a wonderful writer and it's always a good read, even though I am empathizing with you all the way.
Love, Sue
Sue Weick <slweick@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:59 AM CST
Hi Dale! Thanks for the update - I had been wondering how you were doing! It sounds like you've had better days, but Vegas and the last day at Ceridian should be highlights for you, too! Good luck at both! I hope you feel much better very soon.
Nancy <n.torell@kemps.com>
- Tueday, February 11, 2003 9:29 AM CST
Hi Dale,
Sounds like have been having all sorts of new torture~! Sorry to hear that! Hope you have a great time in Las Vegas as you definitely deserve some fun and distraction from the medical world! Thinking of you,
Marcia Patin
Freeport, IL - Tueday, February 11, 2003 8:59 AM CST
Well,Dale....look on the bright side. How many of us can say "I'm going to retire before I'm 45" and actually do it! Now you'll have lots of time to finish all those books that are stacking up. Maybe you can take up painting (Dale VanGough)! Relax...Enjoy :-)
karen skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
eden prairie, mn - Tueday, February 11, 2003 7:56 AM CST
Hi Dale,
What a load of crap you have put up with! So sorry you've had such a rough time. Enjoy Vegas. Oh, does that face net do anything for facial wrinkles? I've got a few that need a little ironing out.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:53 PM CST
You are amazing!! It sounds like you had a horror throat! I cointinue to pray for you my friend. I am glad you are decreasing your stress load by not working.
I hop4e you have a great time on your vacation.
Judy
Judy Guerrero <jguer95787@aol.com>
Bloomington, Mn USA - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:23 PM CST
So what's wrong with falling asleep at the wheel? I've been doing it for years. So occasionally I have to scream at myself or slap my own face several times with all the windows open......the folks in the other cars don't seem to mind at all. They just slow down and let me pass right on through. Now about this Las Vegas trip. My invitation hasn't arrived yet. Did you use a 37 cent stamp? You know, now that I think of it, there may be other "guestbook" friends that would like to make the drive to Las Vegas with me. Is it an open invitation? I don't think we would embarrass you too badly.....but we can certainly try.
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL Italy, if given a choice. - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:21 PM CST
It seems like only yesterday that you boldly took the working world by storm as a Part-Time Team Associate at Baskin Robbins #432 in Waterloo, Iowa! And now you're retiring. Perhaps Ceridian should retire a newsletter in your honor. And Baskin Robbins could retire your shapeless little pink and white uniform top (with the brown t-shirt underneath, so guys couldn't peer down it).
Have fun in Vegas!
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA - Monday, February 10, 2003 7:56 PM CST
Hi Dale,
No kidding, I've been thinking about that throat pain of yours and hoping I'd get an e-mail from you saying it was all better. I'm sorry it's still bad, and I'm sorry about your other physical ailments! Although it's been said by many others, you really are something to be able to live with that crap and keep your sense of humor and a positive attitude. I've only had a fraction of the crap you've had, and I'm definitely negative when I'm in the middle of it. Have fun in Vegas. I've never been there, but I'm sure it'll be great. Hope you win a lot of money so you can quit your job. Oh yeah, you already did that.
Margaret Spriggs
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Monday, February 10, 2003 4:05 PM CST
Yes, the visual is a vivid slap in the face of what you had to put up with. No more though... hope you feel better each day.And yes, your new chemo drug has a cute name... if that isn't an oximoron(sp?).
George
Barbara
- Monday, February 10, 2003 2:23 PM CST
Hi Dale,
Man, the crud you have to endure. And, you still have a sense of humor. That is truly amazing. I hope some of these ailments are starting to go away. I hope you are happy about being retired. It sounds like one less thing to worry about, and you can spend time how you would like. Let's get together when you feel up to it. Annette
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
St. Paul, MN Ramsey - Monday, February 10, 2003 12:09 AM CST
Dale: You look like a horizontal Hannibal Lecter in the new photo. I can see how you would get uneasy being pinned down to the machine.
Gayla Harrison <gharrison@hmmw.com>
Ottumwa, IA USA - Monday, February 10, 2003 10:42 AM CST
Hey Dale!
The hours are counting down to our rendezvous in LV, NV. Look forward to seeing you again. BTW, our kitties wanted to say Hi as well (but were only able to walk on the keyboard as I tapped this out!) See ya soon -- LV via MSP or bust....
P.S. - Where did you go to school? LOL
Mark Sorenson
(The same as Dick!), - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:53 AM CST
Your new drug DOES have a cute name! Is it pronounced like "navel bean"? or "novelbINE"?
Hope that your throat heals fast for lots of reasons, not the least of which is you GOTTA be able to sing along with the cast of "Mamma Mia".
See you soon!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:46 AM CST
I once thought about filing for disability but I would have to prove I had an ability to start with so . . . I think you should borrow that lovely looking iron mesh number to wear to Las Vegas to keep your corneas protected. Sure it will be hell getting through those metal detectors at the airport but what the heck . . . life is an adventure.
Glad to see the pictures of your bachelorette pad since I can't see it in person 'cause of the cats. It looks marvelous darling. I just started watching Trading Spaces and would definitely let you trade spaces with me although your apartment would look like a frat house on a bad day.
Have fun gambling and we'll have dinner when you get back. I'd offer you a glass of wine but I'm afraid you'd eat the glass . . . ha ha I crack me up.
Mary Hirsch
Minneapolis, - Monday, February 10, 2003 9:07 AM CST
Love you! Can't wait for the feeding frenzy in Vegas!
Helen
Lewisville, TX - Monday, February 10, 2003 7:41 AM CST
Hi Dale. Glad to hear your parents made it back alive. My dad has the same problem with the drowsies when he drives long distances (he once actually dozed off sitting in the driveway waiting for the garage door to open!!!!) I hope you find your new career as a disabled person rewarding.... and temporary.
Lisa Pilch
Springville, IA USA - Monday, February 10, 2003 7:20 AM CST
I suppose it serves your dad right for demanding an online apology for besmirching his reputation as a cross-country driver. Anyone should know better than to ask you to apologize in public here... he must have been tired from the trip or surely he would have known better :-)
Will you be penning a new ode to the radiation before you move on to this cute belly button line chemo stuff? We all love your songs, so think about it.
Cousin Julie
Portland, Or - Monday, February 10, 2003 2:28 AM CST
Hi Dale! I had fun yesterday with you and Vik. Walking through the snow back to your condo was great, even though I had mascara running down my face. It's about time we got a snow storm. I wish we had had the guts to make snow angels in the parking lot.
P.S. I'm glad you didn't have a Trading Spaces designer calling the shots on your remodel. Especially Hilde or Doug!
Kristi
- Monday, February 3, 2003 9:53 AM CST
Hope your taste buds are hanging in there- we have some terrific meals planned!
Laurie
Viva Las Vegas, Baby - Sunday, February 2, 2003 6:30 PM CST
Dear Dale, when I got to you page, I noticed the counter was almost up to 6000, so I refreshed the page until it got there. Congratuations on your 6000th page viewing.
Dick Davidson
Davenport, IA - Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 01:56 PM (CST)
Dale,
I must confess; I was one of the lazy slobs who read only the email, then guilt reared its ugly head and I came here too!
I still want to know if your treatment sounds like on of those mosquito zappers.
Keep those spots tiny...
George
Barbara Boehnke
- Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 07:43 PM (CST)
Hi Dale! Thanks for keeping those updates going! (I read it here. I like reading the better font. Easier on the eyes.) I hope you continue to have no major problems from the radiation. Is there any way to know if they give you too much? Don't want you to turn into a human microwave oven! You don't want to have popcorn shooting out of your ears (or other less desirable hole-y parts of the body!) Glad to hear that Ma & Pa Wolf are on vacation, though not glad that they drove. Hope they get home safe and sound. Take care!
Elaine G.
Waterloo, IA - Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 12:51 PM (CST)
Ka-CHING! (Web counter increment.) I'm happy for you that this past week is over. I'm thrilled that there is nothing on your brain. Which is NOT saying the same as; there is nothing IN your brain, which we know has a slight memory issue right now. I am always in awe of your humor, your wit and your ability to express it so well! Question: Who are Ross and Monica Gellar? Answer: Hilde (Trading Spaces designer who glued straw to the wall). Love Ya!
Diane Snuggerd
Shoreview, MN USA - Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 10:24 AM (CST)
Thank you again for taking the time and expending the effort to keep us fully informed. And, pass along thanks to Robin for looking out for you! Hang in there...
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 02:20 PM (CST)
Many of us have a funny bone but being the ever rebellious woman that you are, you have a funny spine, which rhymes with wine which reminds me to say I'm glad you can still drink. As for the Q&A portion I have a question or two: 1) What makes a peach a "cling" peach? Is it co-dependent?; 2) When you are in that mesh face helmut thing do you feel like a hockey player or like a star in "Silence of the Lambs"? We'll go to dinner soon.
Mary Hirsch
- Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 01:15 PM (CST)
Dale, thank goodness the chemo has only affected your memory and not your wit and graciousness in the face of adversity. Another poignant update. Hope radiation goes well today and I'll talk to you soon. Let me know if there's anything I can do.
Molly Buck <molly.buck@ceridian.com>
Mpls, MN USA - Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 09:27 AM (CST)
Dale,
This is my first journey to your web site and I thank you for sharing your experiences so openly and maintaing your sense of humor. It's just rather difficult to ask about this stuff when I see you in the elevator lobby from time time. I do think of you, and now I will also be thinking about your "fing shway" (sp?) space in your condominium which after viewing makes my home feel like a college dormitory.
Best wishes as you begin radiation therapy and I look forward to keeping in touch via your web site.
Mark Gittleman <mgittleman@gittleman.com>
Minneapolis, MN 55416 - Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at 02:59 PM (CST)
Dear Dale,
Just read your email....feel so bad about the tumor! As always, you will be in my prayers! I was home with the kids on Monday (they were out of school for MLK day a week early thats Iowa for you). Mom has been sick with chronic sinus infections so I made her food, helped clean some closets and took her to the HyVee. We had lunch with Debbie Ketels. She is doing great....cant believe she has one in College and one a junior at West! I still have one in pullups and kindergarten.She was just laughing at me!
Not much else new in Waterloo. The diagonal from Des Moines to Marshalltown is done...it takes nearly 30 minutes of f the drive...no more passing semis on that narrow road.
Take it easy...dont worry about the memory loss...I forget everything! I think its turning 40!
Love, Sara
Sara Burke <SJand3 kids@via family.com>
Clive, Ia Polk - Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at 01:21 PM (CST)
I had hoped 2003 would be a better year for you and for me. It isn't starting out that way but I'm going to remain optomistic. Hope you can, too. The good news about your memory problem is that if you surround yourself with women my age you have lots of company. And we have less to whine about so we have more time to listen to you! Just kidding, you know. If I had your attitude and sense of humor I could probably be governor of MN!! Oh wait...you don't need either of those, do you?
Lynne M. <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Monday, January 13, 2003 at 06:24 PM (CST)
Thanks for the update. Not good news at all. Hope the radiation does some warming of you during this sub sub zero temps we're having. If not, I hope you get those warm blankets to snuggle in, even if only for a few minutes. They are my favorite. I've missed seeing you. If you are ever planning on being near this way, let's meet for lunch. My treat. Even a quick sandwich and Caribou coffee would be great. I'll be thinking of you during this new endurance.... Connie
Connie Brown
- Monday, January 13, 2003 at 11:32 AM (CST)
Dale:
Rats! I'm so sorry about all of the bad news.
Can I buy you lunch to make up for it? I know how much you LOVE going out for lunch, after all. Otherwise, I am free for a movie or something every other weekend. Do you love going to movies as much as you love going out for lunch?
Let me know! I miss you! By the way, if you don't e-mail back, you don't get to hear about my life. [That will provoke a response outta ya, I bet.]
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
bloomington, mn usa - Monday, January 13, 2003 at 11:17 AM (CST)
Hi Dale,
What a bummer about the tumor and your pain. You definitely deserve an award for keeping a great sense of humor and dealing with all of this junk. I hope this radiation makes the pain go away quickly. That might make those radiation treatments not as irritating. I had a great time for lunch at your place with Margaret. What a beautiful apartment you have. If you want to do it again, I will bring the food. Take care. Annette
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
St. Paul, MN - Monday, January 13, 2003 at 09:02 AM (CST)
Dale,
I always think I'm going to surprise you by commenting in the guest book when you haven't posted anything new and then you get in ahead of me! So if your memory has failed rest assured that your ESP is still in tact! I expected to see you sometime in Fields during retail hell but either you managed to avoid it or just missed me. Fortunate for you either way. Sorry to hear of your latest ordeal. I hope it is only a temporary one. Best wishes,
Bridget Hanson
Mpls, MN - Monday, January 13, 2003 at 08:51 AM (CST)
Hi, Just received an e-mail from Glenna, she mentioned your condition. What a shock! You are so brave, you must have a great deal of faith. I'll be thinking of you, praying for you and cheering you on....Your music is important to you play one of your favorites.. It will comfort you.
Bev Kentner <b_kentner@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN usa - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 11:52 PM (CST)
Dale, you are one amazing person. I always laugh thinking of these MD's and RN's as they deal with an actively participating, asertive patient. You are a rare bird indeed. You go girl!!
Sue R. Reed
Milwaukee, WI - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 09:33 PM (CST)
So sorry to hear that a tumor has reared its ugly head. What a bummer! Hope radiation can quickly relieve you of your pain. I'm keeping you in my prayers.
Sue
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, Wi - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 07:33 PM (CST)
Dale,
That totally sucks. I suppose I can't whine about how much I hate going to radiation, even though I've only been going for a week and I'm only on the table for 15 minutes or so. I did get a parking "citation" one day, because I used my radiation parking permit while I ran to the oncology office to get my blood drawn. Then to radiation. The parking police officer busted me, but when I plead my case (Do I REALLY have to park 3 blocks away to get my blood drawn and then go get my car and move it to the radiation parking lot once a week?) No. The guy was understanding and said I could park there while I got my blood checked. "But some people use that pass to park all day..." Got it, buddy.
Anyway, back to YOU, Dale. That stinks. But, I have heard similar stories to yours, and it sounds like the radiation really WILL work on that tumor. Then your doctor will have time to study and get you back on the right chemo track. Where do you go for radiation? Do you remember having a slightly upset stomach from your first round of radiation? I've had it for a week and I don't know if it's radiation, Tamoxifen, or my poor eating habits. Fanny Farmer holiday chocolates are 75& off.
What time of day will you go to radiation? I'm doing mornings at 10. I hope the radiation will take away your pain and your tumor, Dale.
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 10:33 AM (CST)
Your remark about the candle reminded me of an incident. I had just given birth to my younger son and was to have some polyps removed. It's 11 AM,I had had no food, and was past the point of making sense of anything. They put me on this half moon thing for accessibility of my rear end to the doctor. I said Don't I get a painkiller? He said no this is above the realm of pain. I said maybe to your pain.Halfway through he said the light just went out in my fluoroscope - get me a light - anything will do, we're almost through. The nurse said all we have is a two-cell flashlight. I said Doctor it will never fit! He finished the surgery but his hands were shaking badly he was laughing so hard.
Alice Thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
Minneapolis, MN - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 08:58 AM (CST)
I too, thought your pain was simply due to "too much time sitting in front of the computer" and your lack of physical fitness! And, I guess I'll have to stop thinking that your neck/shoulder pain was due to the circular polishing method you may have been using on all that brushed aluminum in your cosmopolitan kitchen! True to form Dale, you remain up-beat in the face of your latest trial. You are such a brave soldier! March 4th! Love, Di
Diane Snuggerud
Shoreview, Mn USA - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 08:43 AM (CST)
Dale, so sorry to hear about the latest development (no pun intended). I will be praying that you are in that 80-90% success rate! Life keeps throwing you curve balls and you keep standing in at the plate, smackin' away at 'em. It ain't easy, but hang in there and hopefully one of these days you'll hit one right out of the park!
Lisa Pilch
Springville, IA USA - Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 08:08 AM (CST)
Deardale, trust you to be so honestly and inspiringly up-beat about potentially down-beat info. I have a basic dope question: what's an MRI? And why do you suppose your memory is bad? (Wouldn't it be interesting if those with bad memories could be matched up, and in some sort of sci-fi transfer we could become the repositories of each other's memories --- so you could fill me in on what i forget, and vice-versa? maybe we should invent a 'memory' for each other? discuss... love, dh
Donald Hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
London, England - Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 11:43 PM (CST)
Whew, what a way to start a new year. Let's look for the silver lining. You are so good at this.
Perhaps having the radiation will mean that you won't be experiencing the down times from chemo when food doesn't taste good. So, you can eat out more often at more fun places, right? And, with such short radiation sessions and less pain [I surely hope], maybe you can play more!!
Now, on the chance that the radiation and all those extra x-rays and tests make you tired and you want folks to bring food, or otherwise wait on you, speak up girl. We will coming a knockin!! Besides, I haven't yet seen the remodeling. Maybe it is time for that pizza party???? You let us know.
In the meantime, I'm sending positive vibes your way.................knock out the pain now!! And, rid thy Dale of this tumor!! That is my prayer!! Thinking of you, Sue Klaseus
Sue Klaseus <Klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 11:35 PM (CST)
Dale, looks like you are more of a glutton for punishment than we are for choosing to live in Africa. Radiation, now that can only be more fun than the smells of an open meat market in 98 degree, 75% humidity day. I hope it only gets better...I enjoyed seeing your remodeling even if I didn't comment on it...although maybe I did and you don't remember it. :)
Laurie Korum <jlkorum@hotmail.com>
Accra, Ghana - Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 11:27 PM (CST)
Well, Dale, once again your wit has brightened an otherwise dull (and dreary)Monday.With everything that's been going on with you, it's a wonder you're still able to keep all of us posted. Anyway, carry on, my friend. I hope I recognize at book club now that you've got hair!
karen skaalen
eden prairie,, mn - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:21 AM (CST)
Dale - Glad to hear about your hair and test results but sorry you are so tired. Your remodeling looks great...I wish mine was done! I like those glass door fronts. Did I talk you into those?? TTYL
Wendy
Barrington, IL - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:13 AM (CST)
Hi Dale,
I was really disappointed that I was visitor number 5001. Was hoping to get the prize for 5000. Is there one? And if there is, could there possibly be a prize for 6000? Just wondering if it is something I should be striving for. I love your kitchen, Dale.
Stephanie Halseth <Stephleeh@cs.com>
Coon Rapids, Mn 55433 - Thursday, October 31, 2002 at 09:36 PM (CST)
Dale - Luv the new digs. Looks like something out of House Beautiful! So glad your hair came back.... and just in time for the cold weather.
Lisa Pilch
Springville , IA USA - Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 01:35 PM (CST)
Yahoo for no change in spots. Hooray for hair! psst- Wanna sell a wig? My mom has decided she wants to get one 'cuz she is tired of baseball caps!
Can't wait to see the new kitchen in person - talk to you soon.
Laurie
CA - Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 11:52 PM (CST)
Wow!! Looks great! I like the red wall in the livingroom..very dramatic(probably the cheapest thing you did) The rest looks fab too!Talk later.
Barbara
Barbara B
- Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 11:15 AM (CST)
Hi Dale, Brag, brag, brag about that hair. I've lately been pleased because I found two warm polar fleece hats I wear all the time. But I guess after 27 months, you deserve it. I'm sorry about your fatigue. I think the same thing is happening to me. I felt pretty good for my first 4 rounds of chemo, but now I'm having a hard time getting off the couch (or floor, if I feel faint). I think you are mentally tougher than I am. Your remodeling sounds so great! It must be a joy to go stand and look at your new rooms, and then your new hair.
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 09:31 AM (CST)
Hello! I haven't talked to you for awhile, but I am thrilled that you are threilled that you have hair again. I bought a new house, and when we move in, I promised the kids that we would get a dog. Until we do, can you fill in?
Mary
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
bloomington, mn us - Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 08:36 AM (CST)
Doesn't look as if you tried very hard to accomplish it, but it was great that your latest blurb was all POSITIVE. Maybe you didn't even notice. Anyway, it's great.
Alice Thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 07:52 AM (CST)
Wow, nice job on the kitchen! I'm very impressed with your flair for redecorating. Can't wait to see it!
It was great to catch up with you at Maureen's. Look forward to seeing you at the holidays.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 09:39 PM (CDT)
Wow! I LOVE the rug! I LOVE it all in place! I can't wait to see the more finished phase!
Do I get peppercorns since I was there before completion?
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@attbi.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 09:17 PM (CDT)
Dear Dale Christy Wolfington:
Diane was here.
(Read: You leave me speechless. You are so incredible. Besides, if I can't add anything about YOU, why comment about anything at all?)
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@aol.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 08:24 PM (CDT)
Dale Wolf, Dale Wolf, Dale Wolf -- It is always aboUt yoU. I regret I was Unable to be present as yoU walked down the rUnway in hooker heels and naked lobes. It's amazing we never heard what yoU wore inbetween yoUr feet and ears!!!!! I saw yoU on the KARE 11 prodUction . . . yoU look marveloUs darling . . . mUch prettier than PaUl Magers.
Mary Hirsch
- Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 10:20 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
Your life continues to amaze me. Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks at Maureen's.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, - Monday, September 23, 2002 at 09:39 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
I'm glad I got to your website. You're funny. The sad part was OK too, even though today I'm feeling so good I can't believe I've got cancer.
Margaret Spriggs <M.Spriggs@juno.com>
Mpls., MN Hennepin - Monday, September 23, 2002 at 12:31 PM (CDT)
Wolf - Dale It has been some time since I visited the site . Thanks for the update - It is all about you !! Singing or Modeling you can do it all. Take Care - Pretzelman
Mark Dooley <Doolsm@aol.com>
Woodbury, Mn USA - Monday, September 23, 2002 at 12:11 PM (CDT)
God bless Dale Wolf!
Jeff & Laurie Korum
- Monday, September 23, 2002 at 09:09 AM (CDT)
Well of course they wouldn't toy with those ears. I'm not surprised.
Helen <hallhm@verizon.net>
Lewisville, TX - Sunday, September 22, 2002 at 06:25 PM (CDT)
Well, that all was about you, wasn't it? Thank goodness; I don't want to read about people I don't even know! (just kidding, anyway)
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn - Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 09:41 PM (CDT)
I'm the one procrastinating on another project!! See you Tuesday night. Looking forward to dining with such a notable star!!
As ever, Sue
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 07:01 PM (CDT)
I think the experienced fashion professionals knew better than to cover up your incredibly cute ears!
BH
- Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 04:44 PM (CDT)
bonjour dale!
i've been on the road again: edinburgh, helsinki, now lyon
thus i have been not so good in being up to date on Me --- that is, YOU!
just wanted to say cheery hi (cheery, NOT cheesy)
you sound good
subjective readings do produce abbiguous responses, non?
more soon when i'm back in the london saddle
love, d
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, - Friday, September 20, 2002 at 06:56 AM (CDT)
Ok, so I am a bit slow, Dale, it was great to see you at our reunion. Yes, I know, a long time ago. Nevertheless, greetings from sunny (read dry heat) Arizona. I loved the pics that Laurie sent me, it was very comfortable connecting with all of my friends! Take care!!!
John Shufeldt <jshufledt@nextcare.com>
Paradise Valley, AZ USA - Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 10:53 PM (CDT)
9/05/02 Great to see you on KARE 11 last night. You're
lookin good!
Kathie Long <klong@mnrubber.com>
New Hope , MN USA - Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 03:23 PM (CDT)
You can mizle me once... and only once. Thanks for the update and the pronunciation guide.
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, September 02, 2002 at 08:13 PM (CDT)
Glad to hear your spots haven't grown, but that your hair has. The family enjoys your updates. Hope you continue to feel better.
Lisa Pilch
Springville, IA - Saturday, August 31, 2002 at 05:15 PM (CDT)
Gee I always introduce you as "This is Dale, she worships the ground I walk on, and can you blame her." As for group names I'm having flashbacks to kickball in grade school when Darlene Stephen and I were always the last ones to be picked. So whatever you name your groups just be sure I'm not picked last!!!!!!!!!!! I think you should have three groups -- group one and two and add a third group for people who are concerned about which group they are in . . . they can also start a support group for each other. By the way I can't tell you how many strangers come up to me and say they know just how it must feel to be a dead ringer for Kim Basinger. God, I'm cursed.
Mary "Kimmy" Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
Minneapolis, - Thursday, August 29, 2002 at 01:33 PM (CDT)
Since you asked, and since I always have an opinion, I think the group names should be "my brother Darrell" and "my other brother Darrell". I'm just not sure to which one I'd like to be listed. I'll have to get back to you. I think of you often. Tom
Tom Rossley <tom@rossley.com>
Chicago, IL United States - Saturday, August 24, 2002 at 03:18 PM (CDT)
Your dad is the best...they came for the kids bar/bat mitzvah (wish you could have come too), and I discovered that I am in love with your Dad! Wish I had had the opporunity over the years to get to know him better before now. Your mom's the greatest too! Ra, Ra Wolfs! Lots of Love, your cuz...Marlee. P.S. Do you have Krispy Kremes near you yet? If not, I'll send more.
Marlee Wolf <mwolf@loeb.com>
Nashville, TN USA - Friday, August 23, 2002 at 04:07 PM (CDT)
Group, schmoup - it's just great to read another update!
ps-This relates to your prior entry but before I forget, I told my mom's chemo nurse about your hazardous spill and she said the security guard was probably just bored and wanted to see what all the hubbub was about!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Friday, August 23, 2002 at 12:57 AM (CDT)
How about the jets and the sharks??? Peanutbutter and jelly??Heads or tails?? Jeckel and Hyde?? I'll stop now!! Did you pass your test?? Hope so... talk soon.
George
Barbara Boehnke <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
Roswell, GA - Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 08:04 PM (CDT)
As always, thanks for the laughs! See you today for lunch?
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, mn usa - Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 09:25 AM (CDT)
I don't think Gemzar is going to make you turn into an amphibian. You'd be a bat...Wolf.
Helen
Lewisville, TX - Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 07:03 AM (CDT)
Why does that darling baby in the photo have a fish tail?
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
the other side of the river, - Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 08:30 PM (CDT)
alright, point taken. it was insensitive of me to introduce you as "my friend with cancer." but in my defense, i'd like to point out that i introduced my other friend as "the guy with the really, really sick sense of humor." i like to think i'm an equal opportunity offender. what i meant was, "this is my friend with the cancer, who's been such an inspiration to me and who hardly ever conplains or gets crabby and who has the temperment of an angel."
vik (inspector #12)
- Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 12:08 PM (CDT)
Greetings from Lake Tahoe- Wish you were here - we would finally take you to eat at Wolfdales. We'll save it for when you can join us here sometime!!
Laurie & Fred, Barb & Vic, et al
- Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 02:42 PM (CDT)
Hi, Dale--love the bandana collection!! After you don't need them anymore you could make a cool quilt with them!
Sue Weick
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 11:16 AM (CDT)
dear dale,
just because i haven't signed in since march doesn't mean i haven't been reading your postings. i have been secretly visiting your journal to insure quality control. your quality has been excellent. keep up the good work.
--vik (inspected by #12)
vik orenstein
- Friday, July 26, 2002 at 10:39 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale: Melanie gave me your address. We had lunch the day after you two had dinner. Joe Hoopes was asking about you the other day as well.
I miss all the harem-ing days! The great dinners, trips to Boston, teasing Joe. I remember one of the funniest things I have ever heard came from you: "Joe, I have two words for you: MACHINE DESIGN!" What a hoot!
God bless Dale, quit springing leaks, and get ahold of me so I be introduced to your bandanas!
Jan Peterson
St Paul, MN US - Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 03:32 PM (CDT)
Dale, I loved reading of your chemo calamity. It was not unlike one of my labor experiences (funny how you, the patient, can so easily become the last point of consideration in a clinical setting). The best part is that, as a master audiator, I can actually hear your voice saying the words after all these years! I hope that Laurie will continue to prompt me to check in on your updates and that you continue to progress toward better health.
Lori Lane
Cedar Rapids , IA USA - Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 10:21 AM (CDT)
Patriotic and toxic all in one month!! Whew........you do keep life interesting for those of us who are leading rather dull, working-too-much kind of lives!! Why else would I be writing this on a Friday night? Keep the stories coming, but lighten up on that toxic stuff!! Hope to plan another dinner soon. Sue
Sue
Minneapolis, MN USA - Friday, July 19, 2002 at 09:57 PM (CDT)
Dale: Busy in third day of trial. Decided to read your posting. Then I went out to celebrate your anniversary with a treat from DQ [banana split blizzard rather than a peanut buster parfait]. Love the new red, white and blue headgear.
Gayla <gharrison@hmmw.com>
Ottumwa, IA USA - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 07:35 PM (CDT)
Hey Dale! Glad you survived the leak! Loved the bandanas...the flag, black and white, and navy, red, and white were my favorites. Your mom must have really wanted to impress you...a BLT! Bless her heart! Lots of work and animals here at Friendly Farm. Marv has retired for the second time as we finally sold our house in Waterloo. He is busy picking wild blackberries in our woods and mowing acres of grass. Lisa usually helps him with that. We are still getting along very well all living together...a remarkably strange miracle in the eyes of much of the world.
We can't believe it's been four lo------ng years since your diagnosis. We pray for many more, and better years.
Love, Etta and Gang
Etta Miller <memiller50@aol.com>
Springville, IA USof A - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 03:38 PM (CDT)
great entry, dale, even if you think the first was better
loved the leaking tale
want to see pics of baby with two heads too [excuse limp oblique pun]
going to check banadana image now
but wish there was one of you walking on water!
glad treatment side effects are minimal
what's normal just changes every day, i think
love, d
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, uk - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 08:21 AM (CDT)
Did you forget eating that cake I sent you?
Tell Julia (Lois? Thel? Mom?) that I still make her meatloaf recipe (it is the only meatloaf I've ever really LIKED!) whenever Fred requests it!!! Maybe I should get her BLT secret as well.....
Sorry to hear about your other disasters- but glad that GEMZAR is an improvement over the Taxotere.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
- Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 06:10 PM (CDT)
Do you actually own anything ORANGE??? I want to see a picture of that 2 headed baby... sounds cool!!
George
Barbara B. <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
Roswell, GA - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 06:09 PM (CDT)
Having that great a selection in headgear is a problem of its own - do you have enough outfits to go with the appropriate scarf? I'm also wondering if you get to make sound effects when you read the R rated stuff? Is that too personal?
Lynne Pugh <lynnempugh@cs.com>
Woodbury, MN USA - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 12:31 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale - Thanks for the update. As usual you are the life of any party - hazardous or not. Glad the new chemo is a little better albeit never fun I'm sure. Summer at the Brown household is crazy busy as usual. No chance to see any of my former friends (not that I've given up on any of them, but just because it's been so long since we met up I hardly remember what anyone looks like anymore. Love the updates. You've not lost your wonderful nack. Take care. CB PS - No changes at Rubber to speak of....sosdd
Connie Brown <cbrown@mnrubber.com>
Brooklyn Park, MN US - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 10:23 AM (CDT)
Checking in, congrats on your fourth anniversary! I'm looking forward to your 40th...or 50th!
ps: Suzanne N. gave me an update, don't you know?
Larry Olson <lolson@pioneerpress.com>
On the prairie, east and west of the Mississippi, Yes, or at least I think so. In God We Trust...all other idols please sit in the rear of the facility - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 08:56 AM (CDT)
Happy 4th of July - I know it isn't QUITE as big a deal to you as the 4th of March... (you probably like March better because you can always wear a sweater instead of being one...)but try to stay cool and enjoy the fireworks !
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
- Wednesday, July 03, 2002 at 09:43 PM (CDT)
Dale, Have been following your ups and downs through my daughter, Steph Halseth (from your book group). Spent much of this afternoon reading your journal - you really do know how. Have to get back to work. Wishing you well.
Sharyl Shaw <sshaw@soucielaw.com>
Anoka, MN Anoka - Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 03:11 PM (CDT)
Hey Dale- you'll be glad to know you don't even have to GO to Vegas to repeat your KENO winnings- Your numbers didn't come up but heck- I'll DOUBLE the amount you won last time. Do you want a check or do you want to go for double or nothing ??? Thanks for the Dateline update- we'll be watching.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Leaving Las Vegas, - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 01:15 PM (CDT)
Hello Dale!
(I was wondering where the "Japanese Lass' Sexy Pictures" came from?!?!??!)
I am glad all is fine with you at the moment.
Sorry for another turn of running to the Bańo last week.
I have had a little of that this week, but not like your reasons (of course not comparing them at all!)...but here's a funny story. I went to visit Terry's work in the Jungle-jungle last week...So there I was in this little Native Village and was served some kind of meat thing....it ended up being 3 toed sloth stomach! Not liking meat all that well anyways, and then being told I just ate it's stomach....wasn't fun! I have been sick ever since!
UGH!!!
Back to the serious side things, thanks Dale for keeping us updated on everything!
Mary Schultz <terry.louis@terra.com.pe>
Lima, Peru, - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 11:35 AM (CDT)
Well my hangnail is getting better but it's not where I'd like it to be yet. Geez -- life is tough. I still owe you a burger/shake. As for the hat/bandana thing --- whenever I want to feel athletic I put on that combination, lay on the couch and then watch an exercise video . . .
Mary H <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, June 05, 2002 at 02:12 PM (CDT)
I just noticed comments are "required" in the guestbook. I was just going to sign my name and let everyone wonder what I was whining about! Gee everything is required. It wouldn't allow my "fake" email address without an @ sign in it! Scary. Anyway, I guess you could have told people you might get rejected taping books for the blind because you can't pronounce bacchanalian. I bet you could work bacchanalian into a song somewhere!
Marna <whiningsis@kvetch.com>
near St. Paul, MN not required - Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 11:06 PM (CDT)
Thanks for putting my tummy ache tonite into proper prospective. Also, thanks for giving me the courage to have my nightly ice cream sandwich, despite said stomache ache. You're an inspiration in more ways than you planned! Wishing you a dry face and supple fingers, not to mention renewed energy and nausea-free days (and nites!)
Lynne <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Monday, June 03, 2002 at 07:53 PM (CDT)
I have a sore finger...so I thought of you! I was thinking maybe you should team up with Adam Sandler(I think that's his name) and produce a duo version of the Taxotere song..could be a big seller!
I think of you often and what you have gone through and continue to go through.....you really are amazing! It makes my problems seem rather small....
Bridget <bkane8@hotmail.com>
Prior Lake, MN USA - Monday, June 03, 2002 at 11:43 AM (CDT)
deardale,
i am back from malta. fascinating, contradictory island full of political animals in identity crisis. (big debate is whether or not to join the european union.) loved soaking it all up and my cultural journalism course was successful. here in uk, queen lizzie's jubilee observances this extended weekend means i have more time to read and respond to email. you continue to amaze me, your detailed description of ailments belying claims of exhaustion. i am sure you must be tired of illness, but your lustrous, humorous spirit shines through. keep walking strong between sink and silverware drawer. love, d
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, england - Monday, June 03, 2002 at 07:36 AM (CDT)
Dearest Dale,
Yes, lackluster is an adjective. But while you may feel that way, there is no way you come across to your friends and E-Dale audience as anything close to lackluster. I looked up lackluster in the thesaurus. You are not dull, boring, bland, uninspiring, or lifeless. You may feel that way on chemo-funk days, but let me assure you, you are an inspiration!
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@attbi.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Sunday, June 02, 2002 at 08:05 AM (CDT)
How altruistic of you to give so many doctors so much data for medical journal articles and professional conference speeches! If you don't make a million as a humor writer or musician, you can take comfort knowing that you're probably gaining fame in medical research circles.
I'm astonished that your ordeal continues. I'll continue to keep all of my toes and fingers crossed that you feel 100% better soon.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City/Arlington, IA/VA USA - Sunday, June 02, 2002 at 12:33 AM (CDT)
Dale,
Hope your new chemo medicine does the trick.
Am sharing your journal with other breast cancer
survivors. Wishing you the best!
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@mchsi.com>
Waterloo, IA - Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 04:47 PM (CDT)
I believe you have a very promising career on the talk circuit targeting health care. You'd be in high demand in areas that are heavy in HMO's, or any health care organization for that matter. Your business could use the different stories and experiences to improving 'caring providers', presentation of 'doctor speak', patients decoding of general medical jargon, and the general experience of hopsital life as a "guest". The stories, humor, songs (another way that you might finish your CD and be paid for it) that you seem to always see in the many things that you have been through would be a very effective teaching tool. Your stories always seem to hold some deeper moral/spiritual meanings that all health care workers should hear.
Dale, I hope you realize how amazing you are. You are in our prayers daily.
By the way, I'd only expect 10%.
Sue Reynolds Reed <dareeda@execpc.com>
Milwaukee, WI - Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 10:17 AM (CDT)
Gee, you are good!! Here I am dead tired after a long day at Augsburg's commencement activities----singing Taxotere to "Yesterday." You do brighten my day, dear neighbor!!
Hope the Gemzar does the trick. Any trick better than what you've had. I hope you continue to feel better. Say, I never thought about getting an MRI to diagnose my sinus infections. Next time!! Maybe "the group" is almost ready for another dinner?? You say when. Keep smiling, and keep writing. Your wit is still sharp as a tack!! And, we love you for it. Prayers for less "runs."
Sue K.
Sue Klaseus <klaseussj@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 10:47 PM (CDT)
Glad to hear there is finally a reason for you feeling so shitty!! Hope the new stuff is uneventful! Keep in touch... George
Barbara Boehnke <bboehnke@gbronline.com>
Roswell, - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 07:29 PM (CDT)
As you head on down to the studio to record the Taxotere Song, we'd like to suggest another Beatles song for the "B" Side.... and it goes something like this.....
--------
Hey Food, don't make it bad,
Just want some some popcorn with melted butter,
Remember, I want no sudden returns
And don't ma-ake my stomach flutter
~(flutter,~ flutter, ~wooh ~oooh)
----------------------------------------------------
Ok - we admit it ---- this writing is hard work. Dale, you are amazing!!!
Fred and Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Won't Quit Our Day Jobs Yet, - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 03:24 PM (CDT)
Hey, Dale! Good to hear you have hopefully found the cause for your stomach problems. You are on our permanent prayer list at church. Keep on keeping on!
Etta Miller <memiller50@aol.com>
Springville, IA US of A - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 12:33 PM (CDT)
Hi, Dale!
Glad you're doing somewhat better! May the Gemzar be with you! (Where DO they come up with these names?)
Elaine <theetza@yahoo.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 10:15 AM (CDT)
Dear Dale,
Only you could come up with such a great tune for a replacement chemo drug. Glad you are doing better with it...what an ordeal.
We are doing well in good old Clive Ia. The kids are insanely busy...I guess I should say they are great, I am insanely busy running them everywhere. Ive been limping around the last three weeks on a torn calf muscle due to a misstep in step class...won t be stepping ever again! My 42 year old legs arent as limber as before so the healing time could be 3 to 6 months depending on who you talk to. In the mean time the physical therapists love play What Color is Saras Leg? Oh well...brother Jamie is graduating from Ia. law school on Saturday...hes passed the bar and will be doing a fellowship at Georgetown starting in Aug. Cant believe the little boy running around the Darth Vadar mask is now a lawyer! Its only appropriate that his graduation is the opening weekend of yet another Star Wars flick. May the force be with you!
Sara Burke <SJand3kids@via family.com>
- Friday, May 17, 2002 at 09:27 AM (CDT)
Dale:
I haven't heard from you lately. What's up? Are you well enough for an outing? I guess I'm busy the next two weekends, but after that, what are you up to?
Mary
Mary Murphy Powers <mary.powers@gmac.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 09:14 AM (CDT)
Wow Dale you have such amusing friends. I'm impressed on how you are able to make regurgitation into such amusing repartee.
Sandy B. <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Thursday, May 09, 2002 at 11:05 PM (CDT)
Gee, my reason for memory loss seems kinda lame (perimenopause), but I certainly empathize with you. My favorite little guy saying had something to do with his insistence that he had kneepits and elbowpits. He couldn't understand his mom's explanation that we only have armpits. I'm with him!
Lynne <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 05:30 PM (CDT)
To paraphrase Mark Twain- Drawing on my fine command of language I'll say nothing.
Laurie <RemedialEd@BiblicalPatriarchs.edu.required>
- Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 03:48 PM (CDT)
deardale!
tired due to jet lag but never too tired to laugh sympathetically through your trials and exploits
keep on truckin'!
I will not lick my feet, but better that I look where I step
it is indeed a lovely piece of advice
more anon, pre or post-malta (my teaching trip)
love, d
donald <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
London, - Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 02:11 PM (CDT)
Dale, Alright already, enough is enough! Hope you make 3 plus days soon!!
Sue Schaeffer <sschaeffer@attbi.com>
Hudson, WI - Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 09:57 AM (CDT)
Frankly Dale, I think the worm had deviously climbed up your pant leg and hidden there with the thought that it could sneak into your cushy room. You know those worms after a good rain are just waiting to climb up people's pant legs.
Anne Clark <aclark@hopkinsandhuebner.com>
- Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 09:07 AM (CDT)
Sorry to hear about the memory loss -- this probably means you don't remember all my phone calls, gifts and visits. Oh well . . . If this keeps up you will be able to take jobs as an anorexic super model --- move over Kate Moss. By the way sorry to hear about the memory loss -- this probably means . . . okay I have it too but it's because I'm old. Take care.
Mary Hirsch <mhirsch@statebar.gen.mn.us>
- Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 08:50 AM (CDT)
I marvel at the fact that your memory is fading yet your sense of humor and your writing talents seem even more acute! I'm prepping for the pop quiz!
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@attbi.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 08:30 AM (CDT)
I don't know of anyone who can make throwing up as glamorous as you can. Your update would be interested even if I a were not interested, which I most certainly am. Your writing skills have not deteriorated along with your memory, a subject I am quite familiar with.
Alice Thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
Minneapolis, - Tuesday, May 07, 2002 at 06:26 AM (CDT)
Belated thanks for a wonderful weekend! Hope that things are looking up for you! Fred just shook his head in wonder when I provided him with the weekend details- and the REO Speedwagon CD. I told him I really had to fight you for it!
you you you take care!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Monday, May 06, 2002 at 10:51 AM (CDT)
It was great to see you in Des Moines. We had a great time, too bad the weather didn't cooperate. You know it never rains at Relays!!
Dick Davidson <richarddavidson@mchsi.com>
Davneport, IA - Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 10:04 PM (CDT)
The tincture of opium reminds me of the (treatment) time when you had your marijauna pills- I wish I had recorded that phone call! Here are words you never thought you'd hear me say -(or read me write as the case may be) I CAN'T REMEMBER everything you said- but somehow I think this will be an interesting "trip" to Des Moines. Can't wait to see you!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 12:47 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
I loved that "Get Fuzzy". As for the photo- maybe we can knock on the door to your old room at Stalnaker and you can strike a pose! Of course, it probably won't be possible to hear the soundtrack to "Grease" blasting out of every room on the 4th floor- as it was that first weekend at Drake! You know the importance of a proper soundtrack in life!!!
See you Thursday! (Beer, beer for Stalnaker Hall,,,,,)
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Long Ago Des Moines, IA Drake Territory - Monday, April 22, 2002 at 09:32 AM (CDT)
Tuna????? What WERE you thinking????? Glad your home... hope your feeling a whole lot better soon!
George
Barbara Boehnke <bboehnke@bellsouth.net>
GA - Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 09:09 AM (CDT)
You comments about your hospital stay made me homesick. And they tell me it's only gonna get worse, thanks mainly to the HMOs. One aide came into my room, stuffed me in a wheelchair, bounced me down the hall to the shampoo room, angrily said "I've never done this before". Gives you a real sense of security.
alice thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
minneapolis, mn usa - Saturday, April 20, 2002 at 06:59 AM (CDT)
OK, Dale. When you lost a bunch of weight on Weight Watchers a few years ago, you inspired me to join. However, I'm not planning to join this Methodist Hospital weight loss plan. I hope you're feeling better and back to enjoying the good things in life soon.
Laurie Ihry <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Last sighted in Chicago O'Hare, IL USA - Friday, April 19, 2002 at 11:11 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale! Gotta admit I usually check your photo album, hoping for some new snaps. This time, I was very was grateful to see the same old photos!
Hope you get "sprung" very soon!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Friday, April 19, 2002 at 02:27 PM (CDT)
Hmmmmm.....deep dish pepperoni and brownies. You should be "Feeling Groovy" after that!! Hope you break out soon.
Peace, love and Bobby Sherman (groovy, babe, groovy!)
Karen Skaalen <ksaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Prairie, , MN - Friday, April 19, 2002 at 10:14 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
Isn't that colonoscopy just a joy? "Better living through chemistry" is all I can say! I can't wait to hear what your diagnosis is. Your symptoms sound way too much like what I went through last year--for about six months. No one could ever explain what it was. It's hell at the time, but it'll get better eventually! And losing weight is a plus. (Though I've gained most of mine back.) Hope you get to go home soon! Take care!
Elaine
Elaine G. <theetza@cedarnet.org>
Waterloo, IA USofA - Friday, April 19, 2002 at 09:58 AM (CDT)
Dale -- You think you have problems, I ran out of yogurt this morning!!!! I pretty much believe that puts your problems in perspective, huh? Take care. I'll come to see you this weekend if you are still stuck in Folsom Prison.
Johnny Cash Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Friday, April 19, 2002 at 09:17 AM (CDT)
Dale, you have got to be the strongest woman I know. Despite what you are going through, you continue to make me laugh. Please know you are in my prayers and that when you get better, we will have an office Dominoes pizza party!!!
Miss you! Terri
Terri Dettlaff <Therese.M.Dettlaff@ceridian.com>
- Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 08:17 AM (CDT)
Thanks for keeping us informed, Dale!
Jeff and Laurie Korum <jlkorum@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 01:52 AM (CDT)
Dale, So you took up residents at Methodist again... can't you think of a better place to be?? How WAS the test... better than expected I hope!
Get better quick!!! Tis better to have loved and lost, than never... oops... wrong sentiment.
George <bboehnke@bellsouth.net>
GA - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 10:00 PM (CDT)
What a bummer! You sure do get some pretty weird maladies... Hope you are up and around soon!
Sue
Sue Schaeffer <sschaeffer@attbi.com>
Hudson, WI USA - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 08:04 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale- I've scoured all my mom's catalogs but haven't found a nightgown OR T-shirt with the international symbol for "no" stamped over a bowl of clear broth. However, if you'd like a felt crab hat (that's the material, not a crab hat that has been previously touched...)- let me know! Hang in there!!!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 06:36 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
I'm sorry to hear that you're in the hospital.
Please do not hesitate to call me if you need anything. I'm scheduled to clean your place on Friday, just keep me informed on how your doing and let me know if this date will work for you. Take care and good luck on all your tests. Jolene
Jolene Thomsen <hurricaneh007@webtv.net>
Forest Lake, MN USA - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 04:02 PM (CDT)
Good thing you didn't go to Dave's on Sunday huh? Sorry to hear about the hospital thing --- next time a doctor won't see you let me know -- I love bugging doctors. Hope the tests go well -- I was the "waiting person" for my friend with Crohn's when she went through a bunch of GI tests and I've heard the tests are not fun. Good luck kiddo . . .
P.S. -- I tear up at Domino's commercials too. Hmmmmmmm
Mary Hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 10:04 AM (CDT)
Dale...Sorry to hear about your continuing bout with stomach issues. You weren't kidding the other night when you said you needed to leave because you were going to be sick :-( Tell Karen #1 she needs to stop yacking so much and pay more attention to you!!
Peter has had some of the same tests you're going through, so I know how miserable you must be. He's checked out fine and is on new medication (they were sure he was going to be a candidate for surgery).
Hope they figure out what's going on....you look great, but this is no way to lose weight.
Take care and I'll talk to you soon.
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
- Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 09:45 AM (CDT)
Dale,
Sorry to hear of your latest medical adventures! I can somewhat relate after just getting over a 2 week bout with the stomach bug myself! It doesn't sound like mine was as intense though! Jello and liquid diet was the meal of choice though! The testing you are going through sounds ugly! Get well soon! Take care,
Marcia Patin <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL USA - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 08:42 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
I don't know if Jeff has told you or not but I am expecting--due in October. We are planning to deliver in the US. We've already done the Africa thing and not about to repeat that. Last week I had strep throat and boils in my nose but your tales made my problems look like a picnic. Thanks for the perspective! I am curious about the need for a catheter (the nurse in me, I guess). Hope your week improves big time. God Bless, Laurie for Jeff and the girls
Laurie Korum <JLKorum@hotmail.com>
Accra, Ghana West Africxa - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 08:15 AM (CDT)
Yikes! Thanks for the update- sorry to hear about your mystery malady. Hope that you feel better soon!
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 11:37 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
We just returned from Vegas and all of our eyes are just fine...thank goodness.
Sue
Sue Schaeffer <sschaeffer@attbi.com a new address>
Hudson, WI - Monday, March 11, 2002 at 11:40 AM (CST)
First, Happy Birthday!
Second, thanks for mentioning Erin (though not by name, mind you) in your E-dale.
Third, please come over again so that I have an excuse to use my pizza stone.
Fourth, my kids have been sick all week - Danny had strep throat; don't know what Erin had.
Fifth, my new new van broke down today, but the dealership was very nice about it. They came and got it (and me) and gave me a loaner car to use for the weekend. So I've got a free 1/2 tank of gas to burn up - (do you want to go anywhere)?
That's it - Hope all is well. I miss you - you are one of the few people who make me laugh these days!
Mary Powers <mary.powers@gmacrfc.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 09:08 PM (CST)
Dale!!!! I'm sorry I FORGOT YOUR b-day...until now, that is. When was (is) it? But you forgot mine too!!! last week. 45. I was in helsinki and almost ate a fried sheep's testicle on spinach. it's past 7am and i have been up all night, old fool me. off to portugal in a few crazy hrs. loved the cheescake story. oh the ironies. best-baked treats of wolves and doughgirls going awry and all. more next week on private email. good night, good morning and (belated, yup?) HHHAAAPPPPPYYYYYYb-day!!!!!!!! love d
donOLD <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, madness uk - Friday, March 08, 2002 at 01:44 AM (CST)
An entry on March 3 and not a mention of your birthday (or the great party you hosted for all of your closest friends and relatives!). I guess that nudge on March 4 did the trick for wishes to come pouring into the guestbook. Not to mention Beanies from waiters adding another chapter to your life.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com>
Soon to be the great state of, HI Aloha! 10 hours til lift off. - Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 08:26 PM (CST)
Hope your b-day was a great day! I should probably have checked in for some "pro basketball luxury box" advice--I'm heading to the Staples Center for a Lakers game tonight with someone who has one. Will see how that goes. Got to vote on my way -- should I pick the weirdly conservative or the weirdly liberal candidate... hmmm... California at its best. Have another great year!
Bryan <btw76@msn.com>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 06:30 PM (CST)
dear dale,
thanks for sharing your birthday with me. you don't look a day over 41. do you have a portrait in your attic or something? glad you liked my fake hair.
vik
- Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 12:21 PM (CST)
Thanks for your birthday treat (your latest entry) to your adoring public. I hope that your birthday was exciting enough to write about.
The other Laurie (Wilson Ihry) <2prairiedogs@mchsi.com>
Iowa City, IA USA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 09:26 PM (CST)
Happy Happy Birthday!! Hope you celebrate in style!!
When I was young (and much more foolish) I found out that you don't need to use the higher elevation recipe listed on the cake box - even if you do live on the 4th floor. Guess that's not what Betty Crocker had in mind!
Lisa Pilch <memiller50@aol.com>
Springville, IA USA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 06:50 PM (CST)
Re dropping the cheesecake, once I made a beautiful pumpkin pie for my college son, Took it up to the door, dropped it because it was icy and I slipped. Looked like baby duties all over the entry.Terrible color!
Alice Thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
- Monday, March 04, 2002 at 04:26 PM (CST)
Dale,
I am going to Vegas on the 18th to do the IFPE show with Bruce, Kevin and Rich but I hadn't planned on needing safety glasses! I am rethinking my packing strategy. Sorry your CD missed this year's Grammy awards. Maybe next year?
Bridget
Mpls., , MN - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 02:56 PM (CST)
MARCH 4th- can't help thinking it is an important day. What could it be? Oh yeah- the only day of the year that is a command to GO FORWARD! You go girl- get out there and have a great birthday and a wonderful year!
Laurie
Glendale, CA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 12:31 PM (CST)
Dale,
I finally got to read your entry... the computer was down for weeks!! Sorry about the eye thing... but keep on traveling... not to Las Vagas or with thoses people or anything that might result in an injury or problem...
Barbara
Roswell, US of A - Wednesday February 20, 2002 2:15 PM CST
As one member of the Vegas team, I say no apologies are needed! (Of course, I wasn't hearing you moan in your room & Fred and I finished our dinner at Emeril's { & Bryan's too!}) Maybe I should apologize to YOU that I still had a fun weekend in spite of your injury! High stakes Keno is definitely our game. Maybe the planning department can start working on a "do over" weekend- in Minneapolis! I think your living room would make a comfortable Keno lounge. I'd be willing to attempt to bake Emeril's banana cream pie, but promise you'll skip the eye injury & we won't repeat the "Aurora" experience.
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Friday February 8, 2002 1:09 PM CST
One might ask the author of the previous guest book entry why her husband was opening an envelope with his eye?
Marna (the troublemaker as always) <mdoren@msn.com>
City of woe, MN - Thursday February 7, 2002 11:41 PM CST
It could always be worse...my friend's husband scratched his cornea pretty badly, with similar results to you, opening an envelope. Now THAT's bad. Of course, some less supportive people might ask why you were still wearing contacts? Not I, of course. I'm totally supportive of denial!
Lynne
CT - Thursday February 7, 2002 12:46 AM CST
Dale,
What a bummer! You do have the most awful luck sometimes. Glad to hear you're feeling much better! We will be going to Vegas in March. Needless to say, I'll take extra efforts to ensure our eye safety in nasty Vegas!
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Wednesday February 6, 2002 8:14 PM CST
dear dale,
it's nice that you are comfortable enough with us, your reading audience, to discuss something that's unfunny and in fact really hurt. just don't get too comfortable. i'm still expecting a few yucks now and then. so next time injury something else, please. eyeballs --yeesh!
vik orenstein
- Wednesday February 6, 2002 4:46 PM CST
I haven't written for a while. Happy New Year Sweetie, you're looking great....
Bev Kentner <b_kentner@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Wednesday February 6, 2002 2:53 PM CST
Okay, Dale...sorry about the crack about your contact. You have to admit that I was pretty quick on the uptake about what happened to you (even if I was speculating). Sorry I missed seeing you Monday night. I'm sure all were sympathetic to your plight. Leave it to you to prove the medical community wrong when they say "The eye is the fasted healing part in our bodies"!!
Take care and I'll see you on the 11th
Karen <ksaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Priarie, MN USA - Wednesday February 6, 2002 1:40 PM CST
hi dale
ouch! i know a bit about eye stuff becuase of a branch scratch when i was doing yard work unprotected
learned my lesson and now i almost always wera clear glasses
so yu have my sympathy in fact empathy pain
have been very busy and quite ill with cold (they call it flu here in uk) that keeps hangin' on
will wrote more later this week
love, donald
MEtimes was FUN!!! detailed reactions soon!!!...
donald hutera <donald.hutera@virgin.net>
london, england - Wednesday February 6, 2002 10:32 AM CST
Hi Dale-
Molly Buck passed on the ME TiMEs to me and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I laughed my butt off when I wasn't I wasn't emphatically agreeing with your 25 rules for a MEaningful life. Thanks for creating and sharing this.
Vanessa Ranallo <vanessa.ranallo@ceridian.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Thursday January 31, 2002 4:37 PM CST
Hey Missy---Vanessa R. let me borrow a copy of your ME TiMEs -- It was the highpoint of my day. You are a very gifted & talented person -- My favorite part was the piece on "sock" remedy for the holiday party -- was that a "one size fits all knee sock or was it a Target designer sock?
I think it's funny that people think you collect pigs. Same thing happened with me, all of a sudden I was getting pig salt and pepper shakers, pig hot pads, etc. etc. I just kept sticking them in the goodwill bags and hoped that no one would come over asking about one of these gems.
Take care.
Sherry G.
Sherry Goetze <sherry.l.goetze@ceridian.com>
Minneaplis, MN Hennepin - Thursday January 31, 2002 12:14 AM CST
So when I visited you in Plymouth, I met 2 cats and 2 dogs. What kind of pet is "one eye" exactly?
Dr Marna, now editor extraordinairre <mdorren@msn.com>
Couldn't let that slide, ! USA - Wednesday January 30, 2002 10:23 PM CST
Thank you for the latest edition of the ME TiMEs! You'd better give your ME a raise- she does an awful lot of work putting a volume together!!!! I liked the lists but REALLY liked the paragraphs that prompted you to support ebay! (Thanks for the charms!)
Laurie <LJatBBK@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Friday January 25, 2002 10:39 AM CST
What's she talking about? The MEtiMEs IS generating traffic at the website; I got mine yesterday, and now here I am. Nice newsletter as always. Missed you on last week's wild run through the Mpls. airport and mad dash out to Tucci Benuch. Did you get any of the corned beef? The entire plane from Milwaukee to Minneapolis smelled like Benjy's rye bread and corned beef, and the loot got me singled out by airport security for a complete going-over ("Please remove your shoes... put your arms straight out...," and so on.) So I'm asking myself, what exactly about schlepping corned beef and rye fits the profile of a terrorist? Like someone would PAY Benjy's prices for corned beef and then blow it all up? I think NOT. Anyway, see you there next time. Or bring your eyebrows out for a West Coast visit.
Julie <jhankin@teleport.com>
Portland, OR US - Wednesday January 23, 2002 2:35 PM CST
Dale, I clicked refresh a few times so you would think your MEtiMEs was generating traffic at the website. Please make sure everyone knows it was your best friend Kevin Garnett who provided the treats in the suite. I think he made them when he wasn't relaxing on your couch or in your closet.
Marna <mdorren@msn.com (NEW!!)>
Happy Birthday to Me., Send gifts! - Thursday January 17, 2002 8:02 PM CST
Hey Dale! I was just visiting your photo page and I noticed that the sports fans brought treats (good thinking). So, does Kevin like chips?
Lynne Pugh <lynnempugh@cs.com>
Woodbury, MN USA - Wednesday, January 02, 2002 at 04:36 PM (CST)
Can you believe it?! I've read your eDale and your guestbook. I'm crushed that I can't find my back issues of the original early written publications. I'll have to keep digging. Glad you're still stable. Eyebrow idea: For all those salons that remove eyebrow hair for shaping, is their a method for application of shaping?
Sandy <mosesdesin@aol.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 10:32 AM (CST)
Gee, Dale, I'm crushed. Not even a hint of a mention about you becoming the designated driver on our big excursion!! And nary a mishap (sudden stops notwithstanding). Hope that raises a few questions. Was it Ardella or Ordella??? I'm still puzzling over that. Glad you're stable and that your time in the manger was occupied by serious channel surfing. (Oops, the manger was for that other Jew, the one that had no need for a remote control. Oh, yeah, the other kind of stable, too. Oh well. 'Tis the season.) And the blintzes were great! "On Donner, on Blintzes....!" (Oh, I'm SO confused...........)
Elaine <theetza@cedarnet.org>
Waterloo, Iowa USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 12:05 PM (CST)
Dale: haven't checked your website in a while. Keep up your special spirit----Waterlooans (new word?) are proud
of you and do care.
Mary J. Ketels <jlk2731@home.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Sunday, December 02, 2001 at 11:00 AM (CST)
Sara forwarded your Web page and I was so glad to get the pictures. We are celebrating the holidays here with all the children and 3 grandchildren. I have a new I Mac and it is much smarter than I and I am having a hard time making it do like I want (like the kids) By the time I get it mastered, I will be obsolete. Maddie and I wish you happy holidays and send our love. (Her's is puppy love) Margaret
Margaret Bachtell <maba@sbtek.net>
Waterloo,, IA U.S. of A. - Saturday, December 01, 2001 at 04:49 PM (CST)
Call you next time I come to MN.
Phil <pherrick@ticon.net>
Milwaukee, WI US of A - Monday, November 19, 2001 at 12:52 PM (CST)
Dale...I suppose your choir teacher was a back-up singer for Paul McCartney? Glad to hear you are still in good humor despite your latest round. Stop in at Fields and I'll help you buy a hat. Saw a great ostrich feather in bright purple just yesterday. If you're lucky it will still be there.
Bridget H.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 01:25 PM (CST)
Hi Dale: I get the procrastination award and maybe the long distance award; sorry I haven't written with my new email address. Just remember when I threw up on the ferris wheel in 1974 or so? Wasn't that you sitting next to me? BEEN THINKING OF YOU! We are fine here in Manila and lots of stories to share.
Mary C. <Marylee@surfshop.net.ph>
Metro Manila, Philippines - Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 07:47 AM (CST)
Dale-Sorry to hear about your latest trials...You are such an inspiration...I can't even begin to imagine all that you've gone through...Take care!
Marcia Patin <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL USA - Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 08:33 AM (CST)
Hey, Dale. I wish I was funny - I'd tell you a joke to cheer you up! I'm sorry you're down. I hope you feel better.
Kris
- Monday, November 12, 2001 at 03:33 PM (CST)
Hi Dale,
I'm at the crossings on Tues. Nov.13th from 7:00-12:00. Please feel free to call me or contact me at Ruth's house in the latter part of the morning if you need anything.
Jolene Thomsen <Hurricaneh007@webtv.net>
Forest Lake, Mn USA - Monday, November 12, 2001 at 01:02 PM (CST)
Feel better, Dale...I am getting a runny nose in sympathy! Thinking of you often..
Love, Leigh
- Monday, November 12, 2001 at 09:38 AM (CST)
Somehow your "not very humorous" is still funnier than most people's serious attempts at humor! I'm constantly amazed at your ability to find humor even when you're feeling low. I continue to learn from you. Feel better . . .
Judy L. <locketz@biperf.com>
Edina, MN USA - Monday, November 12, 2001 at 08:37 AM (CST)
Dale,
Sorry to hear about your religious training... sorrier for you ex-teachers patients!!Sounds like you are having too much fun lately... hope it improves soon.
Thinking of you often,
Barbara(George)
B Boehnke
Roswell, - Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 08:26 PM (CST)
I would just like to voice a complaint that no one has posted anything in this guest book for over two weeks. This is a travesty, an injustice, and a wrong that needs righting...or writing.
Dale Wolf, Editor, the E-ME tiMEs
- Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 07:26 PM (CST)
In case anyone cares, Dale and I are both very sick with a cold or something. Dale got it first, so I can't be blamed for passing it along to her impaired immune system. Dale will naturally get all the sympathy, especially since she completely lost her voice. Now would be a great time to phone her. Send a care package too. I also accept care packages!
Marna <ob4@qwest.net>
call me for where to send package, MN - Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 02:49 PM (CDT)
Dale -- I'm still recovering from the hernia I received attempting to lift the pan of lasagna you brought me during my rehab -- thanks it was delicious. I know what you mean about Jay Leno, David Letterman etc. If we aren't suppose to laugh why does the USO send Bob Hope to the troops instead of a traveling company performing Death of a Salesman?
m.e. (see my initials spell ME) hirsch
- Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 11:35 AM (CDT)
Okay, so I owe you a dinner. Any sympathy since I am just going to bed now [2: 30 am]!! Maybe we can "do dinner" tomorrow night instead [or, is that tonight?]. Or, very soon. Glad to hear you are still having fun, despite one more day of tiredness. Is Leno behaving yet? Hope so. Take care, and keep up the humor and the writing!! One of your many fans!!
Sue Klaseus <KlaseusSJ@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN US - Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 02:23 AM (CDT)
After endless hours of CNN and Peter Jennings (isn't he sexy?) it's so nice to focus on you focusing on...well, you! Thanks for the update. I needed that smile !!
Lynne Miner <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT proud to be an American! - Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 04:40 PM (CDT)
Dale, nice to hear from you. Did your dad really "grind" those guppies? I guess I shouldn't talk, I "staked" some crawfish when I was younger...
I'm concerned about your changing sleeping patterns...you certainly don't need more misery! Take care!
Debi McConnell <debi.b.mcconnell@aexp.com>
Mendota Heights, MN USA - Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 12:19 PM (CDT)
Hey, the reason I am absent from the picture is because I TOOK that picture. Its one of the few where I didn't chop off any heads! You could have at least included a credit.
Marna <ob4@qwest.net>
camera shy, sis www - Monday, October 08, 2001 at 10:10 AM (CDT)
Dale, I had no idea you were such a huge basketball fan and a Kevin Garnett "groupie". You shoulda gone out for basketball at West. Funny, though, I don't remember you going to many basketball games in high school..........
I'm diggin' the '72 photo of the Wolf clan, sans Marna. I think I had a dress similar to that! Aren't barettes in again????????????????????????
Lisa Miller Pilch
Waterloo, IA USA USA USA - Monday, October 08, 2001 at 09:26 AM (CDT)
Hey, Dale! Good to see the new pics. Will print them out and drop them off at your parent's home when I walk my new black Lab, Lucky Lady. Finally stopped to see your parents(saw Caryn-is that how she spells her name?)and had a fun and lively chat.....a great break after the "summer from hell". Won't bother you with that. Keep up that humor!
Love and Blessings, Etta P.S. Lisa has been substitute teaching at your alma mater this week....what a nightmare! The best part is that it is helping her get tough in order to deal with her (we pray to be ASAP) EX-husband.
Etta Miller <memiller50@aol.com>
Waterloo, IA USofA - Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 06:44 AM (CDT)
Howdy Doody.... CB
Connie Brown
Minneapolis, MN Hennepin - Thursday, October 04, 2001 at 01:54 PM (CDT)
I really don't have anything to say. I just wanted to be a guest. Caryn[sister, not cousin]
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- Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 11:08 AM (CDT)
So, how IS the movie "memento"? It is on our 'must see' list... should we keep it on or take it off??
Not much else new.
George
Barbara B
Roswell, GA - Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 06:36 PM (CDT)
I saw the movie "Memento", also. I think this condition can hit anywhere, anytime..without warning!!! Ah, what was I going to write in your guestbook???? Perhaps I'll think of it the next time I see you.
bye
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Prairie, mn - Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 05:25 PM (CDT)
Dale-Thanks for the update. I was beginning to worry that you could not think of anything to write!!Ha,ha! I do have a request, however. Can you please take some new pictures for your photo gallery??!!
Love ya, Wendy
Wendy <TBellWBell@aol.com>
Barrington, IL - Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 01:45 PM (CDT)
I hope PJ doesn't read the latest, or he'll be re-traumatized.
Phil
Glendale, wi - Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 01:09 PM (CDT)
hey, i get it! I SEE IT! I mean , I read it. The guestbook. Very public. And there are my words, how alarming!
loved the unintended bear pun, but then I would...
more soon-ish?
maybe I'm not meant to be writing all of this in your guest book and should be sending news of me (as opposed to ME!!!) to your regular emailing address? Please advise...
love, d
donald again
- Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 12:43 AM (CDT)
Dale!
Me again!
No time (cuz it's klate and I wanna catch up on sleep all week!!!) recent previous entries BUT the latest is up to your usual hi-lo standard AND te photos is great!!!
what an impressive site!!!???How DO you do it?
Now wait, I'm not clear how this works: do you respond to me on my personal email, or in here?
love, dummy
donny
- Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 12:41 AM (CDT)
I am just so excited I went into the guestbook first before even checking out the website proper!
Dale, I'm in Montreal at a dance fest
and this s the first time in weeks that I had ten hours of sleep plus the lux' of a 90 min nap
back on my regular virgin.net email on the weekend
love d
donald
- Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 12:35 AM (CDT)
Being good Republicans, I thought everyone would like a good laugh. I hope the hyperlink works. Otherwise, just cut and paste into your browsers. Don't miss this one.
http://loonyverse.com/flash/bush-aerobics.html
http://www.loonyverse.com/flash/bush.htm
Tom <tom@rossley.com>
Sears Tower, IL God Bless America - Monday, October 01, 2001 at 07:39 PM (CDT)
So you finally got my new e-mail address? Glad to hear you are stable. Are you up for a lunch?
Mary Powers <Mary.Powers@gmacrfc.com>
Lino Lakes, MN Anoka - Monday, October 01, 2001 at 09:39 AM (CDT)
What is going on??? No news for over a month? I kept hitting the refresh button thinking I wasn't actually logged in properly. Looking forward to an update!
Bridget Hanson
- Friday, September 28, 2001 at 02:00 PM (CDT)
dear dale,
that was so nice of you to invite us over for that big pot of your special chili. thank you for the BYOB (bring your own beano) warning. those who didn't think you were serious... well, they know who they are. and so do we.
p.s.i was only joking about the owls
ee cummings
- Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 01:43 PM (CDT)
I can witness Dale's visit to Glendale WI (Milwaukee); The city that sleeps by 10:00-9:30 if it's a school night. I'll tease you with the material I was able to contribute to the upcoming entertainment. Assuming it's good enough to actually include. (Actually, I think it's less humbling to tell on yourself, maybe.)
Bee's, the guest you don't invite to a picnic.
'Midgets with funny hats'
Part time poster children for birth control.
It's a long way down to Lake Michigan and not many shells.
The people that think excitment is: The ice cream man driving by.
The people that think living on the edge is deciding which way to put the stripes in the best grass in the Bay.
Dale it was good to see you. I'm still waiting for the real reason that your Dad remembered me.
Sue Reynolds Reed
Whitefish Bay, WI US of A - Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 08:36 PM (CDT)
Actually, Dale, I have a few lawn chairs that could use some welding. Call me and we'll set up a good time. Is this something new your doing out of your appartment? You should start making sculptures out of metal. Maybe a metal-Dale. Hope you have a great weekend. Say "Hi" to everyone.
Steph <stephleeh@cs.com>
beautiful Coon Rapids, Mn - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 02:57 PM (CDT)
Dear R. U. Sleeping:
It is thrilling to see an actual request for an e-tiMEs entry. I'm honored that someone really wants to hear that in the last three weeks I fell THREE times, including on the sidewalk in front of the police station and having my dining room chair give out beneath me. (Yes, I have gained some weight.) However, I was intending to wait until next week when I'd be able to post the riveting details of my Labor Day weekend in Milwaukee, the results of next Tuesday's CT scan, and any other chemo or other adventures to come. Thank you for your interest. Everyone needs an anonymous fan. No stalking please.
Sincerely,
Dale (aka I. M. Awake)
Minneapolis, MN - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 11:20 AM (CDT)
seems like it's been quite a while since we've had a new entry (aug 16th). dale junkies want more . . .
r. u. sleeping
- Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at 03:59 PM (CDT)
hey, dale!
it was really inspirational seeing you hang ten off your wake board! and i can't believe your association allowed us to bungy jump off your roof. i can't wait to ride the flying devil's trolley with you at the fair. and clean your rifle; our rhino hunt in florida is coming up soon!
love,
ee
ee cumings
- Saturday, August 25, 2001 at 02:25 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
You sure are an amazing person with a whole lot of talent. I love reading your entries. Since you passed wirefeed welding 101, we'll have to get together soon for advanced welding. I think you have potential. Anyway, we sure had a lot of fun. Good luck with your scan on Sept 4th and have a wonderful time in Milwakee.
Jolene Thomsen <HurricaneH007@webtv.net>
Forest Lake, Mn USA - Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 05:02 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale. Love the cat picture! Hope you have an enjoyable trip to Milwaukee. Give your parents my best wishes. Lisa
Lisa Pilch <memiller50@aol.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 02:57 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale, Checking in to see how you are doing. Good Luck with the upcoming scan. I probably don't know what I'm talking about, but there was an ad on TV about a new medication for patients who were having problems regrouping after chemo. Maybe you know about it, or it may not apply. I'm sending your site to my friend and co-worker, JoAnn . She always ask about you. You met her last summer when you were singing at the pub in Apple Valley. Bud and Glenna were there too. Hey! I could use a recipe for crabpuff too. Just came home from a great vacation. The bike rally in the Black Hills. I have great pict's..Hang in there Babe. Bev K
Bev Kentner <beverlykentner@edinarealty.com or b_kentner@yahoo.com>
Eden Prairie, MN USA - Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 02:32 PM (CDT)
dear dale,
you certainly outdid yourself this time. your disco party was such fun! wherever did you find the mirror ball? i can't believe you had 257 people in your condo. it didn't feel like more than 100. the music --your reditions of 8o's covers --was excellent, especially the donna summers numbers. could you burn a cd for me? and please forward your recipe for 1000 crabpuffs.
love,
ee
ee cummings
- Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 12:16 PM (CDT)
So when are you going to post some new photos on your site? Don't you have a gerbil or some fish you could show? How about you in a welding mask?
Kyrsten Braun <kyrsten.braun@stpaul.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Monday, August 20, 2001 at 12:44 PM (CDT)
Here's what I want to know: Which days are you welding - couch days, or when you're upright? I just want to be sure to know which nights I should be watching the news.
Lynne Pugh <lynnempugh@cs.com>
Woodbury, MN USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 07:50 PM (CDT)
Dale:
Lobster wellington - my,my, I am impressed. 15 people for dinner- now I am really impressed. ( nosy nora here reading your guest entries ). I really intended to ask you how long you stay up at night? (not read all your guest's comments) Noticed your last entry was at 10:59PM. Maybe you write between bad movies?
Have fun in Milwaukee. You know me, born and raised cheese head - like to hear it when out of staters flock to my state - especially FIBS(you know what that stands for - don't you ?) Take care.
Julie
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julie hendricks <jhendricks@mnrubber.com>
River Forest, IL USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 01:33 PM (CDT)
dear dale,
you should get that cough looked at by a doctor. it reads nasty. by the way, thank you for that great party last night! the crystal was a nice touch! i love your china pattern, and the foral arrangements were magnificent! who knew you could prepare lobster wellington and tenderloin tips so well! and i haven't had a dessert so splendid since i stopped going to woullettes! it amazes me that you can prepare a sit down dinner like this for 15 people, inbetween work and chemo. you're amazing.
love,
ee
ee cummings
- Friday, August 17, 2001 at 12:52 PM (CDT)
I don't have any sisters.But I do live in Georgia, so my brother COULD be my father.
George
Barbara B <bboehnke@bellsouth.net>
Roswell, Ga - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 12:12 PM (CDT)
Okay you nitpickers, you do realize that typos can be corrected, don't you? This Web site isn't carved in stone ya know...this is the electronic age!
Also, to explain some recent guest book entries, Marna and Julie are having a field day with the fact that I MISTAKENLY made my parents reservations over the Internet at the Grand Mackinaw Inn & Suites as opposed to the intended Mackinac Grand Hotel where a reservation would never have been made in the first place once my dad found out the rates range from $500 to $900 per night. As Internet and geography experts, Marna and Julie have been laughing about this for two days straight. My dad, on the other hand, who knew I made the mistake right away was so relieved he never said a word about it. HEY, I MADE A DUMB, FUNNY MISTAKE. You know me, I'd never admit to anything like that in public. And this time in an OPEN guest book! I'm sure this doesn't make Marna and Julie happy because I may not have made myself sound stupid enough yet. Please write about how dumb I am so Marna and Julie will feel better. (Sympathetic comments about being picked on by sisters and cousins are welcome too.)
Dale Wolf <vertigo34@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 11:10 AM (CDT)
Hello, Dale, and rest of camping gang (I saw your note, Sue! This is fun...) I ran into Maureen the other day, and she tells me you are all getting together soon. Say hello to everyone, and know that I am thinking lots about you all, when are you coming to NJ? :o) And Dale, keep strong... I'll watch for your CT results...
Leigh
- Friday, August 17, 2001 at 10:54 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale, I am glad you made it to the James Taylor concert. Did you watch Big Brother this Thursday? Can Bunky cry anymore? Annette
Annette <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
St. Paul, MN USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 09:07 AM (CDT)
Dale,
Have a great time in Milwaukee celebrating your parent's 55 years of marital bliss! And visiting with the relatives! Enjoy your extra free week, and good luck with the scan on Sept.4 and your chemo on Sept.5 (Did I get those dates correct)?? Your website shows how many family and friends are behind you with support! Take care,
Marcia Patin <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 08:56 AM (CDT)
It's amazing that Dale's parents actually got married 55 times! (a reference to her parents 55th wedding - you know those people in Marcom never make mistakes)
By the way Dale, our faucet needs replacing. Now that you're so handy with the tools, mind stopping by to fix it?
Trudy W <tweiser@ciprico.com>
Plymouth, MN USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 08:30 AM (CDT)
I vote for trollop!
Mary Hirsch
- Friday, August 17, 2001 at 07:42 AM (CDT)
Wendy, her name is Wendy! How do you explain Mom and Dad's 44 wonderful years, since you are NOT 44! How could you leave out the Michigan geography lesson (or is that a spelling lesson) you just learned?
Marna - the yelling sister <ob4@qwest.net>
St. Paul, - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 01:27 AM (CDT)
Dale, gosh I just don't know what to say about being in the limelight like this. I never expected to find me or Milwaukee in tonight's installment. And here I thought you'd be explaining why you're not going to be a travel agent in your next career! Anyway, go study some more Michigan geography, and we'll see you very soon!
Julie
Portland, OR USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 12:05 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
Not much new... just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you.Enjoy your heat wave... I don't miss not being there.
George
Barbara <bboehnke@bellsouth.net>
Roswell, GA USA - Monday, August 06, 2001 at 08:00 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale, I enjoyed catching up on your latest activities. Hi to Leigh and the rest of the camping gang...sorry, couldn't resist a previous guestbook entry.
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI USA - Wednesday, August 01, 2001 at 09:29 PM (CDT)
Dale,
What impressive work you do!! But, then I knew that. This site is really cool. Good luck with the next round!! Love and light energy coming your way!! Warm wishes.
Sue Klaseus <Klaseus@aol.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Sunday, July 29, 2001 at 12:23 AM (CDT)
Whats this about the fabulous aquatennial fireworks party that tons of your guest book signers attended, (but not all)? Thanks Diane and Vik for blowing it. Now at least 200 people will be mad at you. As one of the the honored invitees, I won't be one of them. Oh, and I clicked refresh 8 times so I could be visitor 1,000 to your site. Do I win anything for that?
Marna <ob4@qwest.net>
Eagan, MN - Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 11:43 PM (CDT)
I heard the one about the 200 pound cat but i thought it was put into the microwave and exploded after it ate the mouse that was found in the kentucky fried chicken bucket.
i was quite impressed that you cleared your dining room table for food -- considering your prior statements about sleeping I thought you were going to say you cleared the table so you could sleep on it while your guests sat on the couch. What was I thinking?
By the way take some advice from my dearly departed mother: the next time you're in an elevator and a total stranger approaches you be sure that he or she has candy before getting into his or her car.
remember: you're only as old as your underwear
mary hirsch <maryhirsch@hotmail.com>
minneapolis, confusion hennepin -- i want to make your friend feel better - Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 01:37 PM (CDT)
Your sense of humor is a wonderful treasure. Thank-you for sharing.
Judy Guerrero <JGUER95787@aol.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 09:25 PM (CDT)
The photo of your cat on your keyboard reminds me of a joke from my younger days.......but I certainly can't post it here. Yes, this is my first time posting.......I'll try to get better. It's hard to compete with your humor. I feel like everyone's watching. I think I'll just call you next time.
Tom <moc.yelssor@mot>
Windy, Tired, In a recession - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 08:46 PM (CDT)
I'm so glad that you set us straight about which of those chain letters are true (and which aren't). Now would you mind telling me which brand of deoderant to avoid? Perhaps you can let me know over our free dinners at the Outback next time I'm up north.
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@home.com>
Iowa City, IA USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 08:31 PM (CDT)
Hello. Nice visiting. Don't come visit now!! It's too - gasp! - hot! But do come visit soon! Maybe by then your hair will be big, so you'll fit in just fine. XOX
Helen <hallhm@gte.net>
Lewisville, TX USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 07:44 PM (CDT)
dear dale,
party, wheeeee
at your place
colorssoundfood
awesome
electrifying
albie thought so too.
crabbychildnextdayworthit
now she loves
ben
neil
drew
too.
yellow boy, yellowboy!
--e.e.cummings
vik
you already know all this stuff, - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 01:46 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
Great website! Clicked on the Snood website and couldn't get myself to download it. Figured I am already a pro at wasting my own time and didn't need any additional help. Thanks for the updates. I was missing the e-dales!!
Melanie Zahler <mjzahler@mmm.com>
St. Paul, MN U.S.A. - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 09:44 AM (CDT)
I transferred my comments to your email...might have been a messy transfer..sorry
Debi Bach McConnell <debi.b.mcconnell@aexp.com>
St Paul, MN USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 09:14 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale, first chance to check out your website. It's great! So happy to hear you have the energy, time, and wit to do this. We love you and thank God for your continued health.
Etta Miller <memiller50@aol.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 01:19 AM (CDT)
Hey Dale! Thanks for arranging that fantastic party last night! It's amazing what you can do in a chemo funk! The food was exquisite, the entertainment was charming and the fire works were out of this world! Next time, maybe Jimmy can help with some suggestions for the production of the simulcast? Ta, Ta, Love, Diane
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@aol.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 10:27 PM (CDT)
Yeah, Dale. Gotta agree with Julie. Lots of room for relatives on this site. Pretty impressive web page for a couch potato!
Caryn #2 <czembo@subrad.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 10:17 PM (CDT)
Dale,
I really enjoyed meeting you last week. Laurie e-mailed me your website...this is terrific. You are so talented.
Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Kathy Rossi <krossi@ncs.com>
Shakopee, MN USA - Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 04:14 PM (CDT)
"Your mother who knows not what she's doing was here" A helping hand from Mary Beth-Dale, your Mom and I had a great time looking over this web page together..
Mom <N/A>
Waterloo, IA Black Hawk - Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 03:43 PM (CDT)
DAle- I know this site is all about you...but is there a prize for being the 777th visitor to your website? (My mom is a witness, so you KNOW I'm not making this up!) Hi from both of us!
Laurie and Trudy
Glendale & Bakersfield, CA - Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 09:29 AM (CDT)
Dale,
Long time no talk...Guys and Dolls went well...Nicely Nicely was her part. Lila is Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
Summers going fast... hope you are very well.
George
B Boehnke <bboehnke @ bellsouth.net>
Roswell, GA Duh - Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 04:48 PM (CDT)
My friend Mary Hirsch sent your story of explaining to your parents how to get to this web site. I was laughing uncontrollably because my parents are very similar. They no longer work, have a computer with free email I installed, but can only "respond" to an email after 3 years. Your dad sounds so much like mine....on the phone maybe once every 6 months...birthday and Christmas. Thank you for a good laugh when I REALLY needed it, and God Bless you.
Lora Wesche <lwesche@aol.com>
Laramie, WY US - Monday, July 16, 2001 at 12:22 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale, Bev Kentner here. I checked with Glenna to see how you are and she directed me to your sight. Same great sense of humor. Love the story about your parents and the address. Wow have I done that several times with my parents and my in-laws. Try hard of hearing in there too.
Or those damn hearing aids never work anyway. Are you singing anywhere we can come and listen? If you don't remember who I am, you can go to edinarealty.com and click on agent finder. See ya.
Bev Kentner <beverlykentner@edinarealty.com>
Eden Prairie, MN usa - Monday, July 16, 2001 at 11:07 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
Just got back from South Dakota (two weeks) and enjoyed coming home to your update. What kind of toothpaste do you use?
Stephanie <stephleeh@cs.com>
Coon Rapids, Mn - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 10:10 PM (CDT)
My first time on your web site (Can I blame that on Mary too??). Great way to keep all of us shy folks informed. Your dad and my dad would get along great. Just a couple of "High Life" guys, phonafobic and internet challeged. Looking forward to more entries.
Lisa Brown <tbrown343@usqwest.com>
Circle Pines, MN - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 10:49 AM (CDT)
Another typ-oh for you girly girl. July 10, end of the story. No sympathy from me for the woman I CHOSE to be Fischbein secretary of the ages. Regardless of small glitches in very hilarious journal entries, I, too am hooked on your stuff. Get that book published.
Karen Nobbe Stephens <k.nobbestephens@worldnet.att.net>
Bloomington, MN - Friday, July 13, 2001 at 05:55 PM (CDT)
gee,dale, i found this all by myself. and i'm buying a cat on the internet, too. i'm forever grateful to you for your insessant nagging --oops, i mean encouragement! 000xxx000, vik
vik orenstein
- Friday, July 13, 2001 at 03:13 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
Great site, sorry I haven't signed in before, but I was intimidated by the thought of everyone reading my comments and I didn't have anything catchy to say. Still don't, but I am PMS and don't care. That's the best part of PMS - no remorse. Another plus is that everyone gives me my space.
Just got back from a visit to IOWA - thrilling as usual. It doesn't even count as a vacation. Do you know how silly it sounds to NYorkers when you say you are going to Iowa for vacation? They always say "oh, I would have never thought of that as a fun place." Neither do I.
Keep up your entries, I check in often.
Sandy Christen <rchriste@rochester.rr.com>
Fairport, ny usa - Friday, July 13, 2001 at 08:05 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
I loved your latest entry. I've told your mom that she needs to get a computer so she can become addicted to computer Solitaire like my mom has. She just loves that she doesn't have to shuffle and deal the cards any more. (By the way, she likes your updates, too.) Keep up the good work!
P.S. Aren't you surprised that I didn't bring your typo to your attention? I was just being polite :-)
Elaine Gartelos <theetza@cedarnet.org>
Waterloo, Iowa USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 12:03 PM (CDT)
I know exactly how your mother feels about computers. I am on email because my nephew in L.A. sent me this emachine.
It sat in the box for a whole week while I just stared at it. Didn't know whether to send it back or pitch it off the balcony. Send her my sympathy.
alice thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
Mpls., MN - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 05:59 AM (CDT)
Your 7/10 entry was as much fun to read as it was to hear! I'll keep this brief as it was a bold step for me to post a guestbook entry for others to read. (I am such a shy person, after all!)
Laurie Wilson Ihry <2prairiedogs@home.com>
Iowa City, IA USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 11:48 PM (CDT)
You are truly one-of-a-kind!! What a great spirit!! Your Web Page is terrific!! We will be checking it often. ...will give you a call one of these first evenings!
Ann & Bill Halvorson <MMTUX@aol.com>
Golden Valley, MN USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 09:14 PM (CDT)
As always, I am amazed at Dale's literary skills and abilities. Her perspectives always get a laugh out of me for one reason or another.
Maureen Tholen <matholen@mmm.com>
St. Paul, MN U.S. - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 01:34 PM (CDT)
Dale, I just finished reading your latest entry and I am STILL LAUGHING! Tears are running down my face. I'm printing it for Mel so that he can read it after he returns from coffee this morning. Take care.
Mary Sink <ymrlaw@sbtek.net>
Waterloo, IA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 10:29 AM (CDT)
Dale, As usual I'm a bit behind in the technology loop. I didn't understand the guestbook thing so I've just been reading along with no comment. Just wanted to let you know that I am keeping up!
Bridget Hanson <bhanson@mnrubber.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 09:56 AM (CDT)
Hey Dale, I just love the E-ME tiMEs, or would this be the ME-E-tiMEs or is it the WE-ME-tiMEs? Suzanne just sent me your homegirl page. I'll keep readin' as long as you keep writin'. I'm thinking of trying the diet Coke "cooler-offer" trick later today. I just hope it stays in the 90's so I can appreciate the cooling sensation. Take care,
Larry O
Larry Olson <lolson@pioneerpress.com>
Saint Pauly, MN Right here in the USofA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 09:44 AM (CDT)
Hey Dale...love the site and glad to get an update on the ongoing "Dale Saga." I had been putting off signing your guestbook until I had something witty to contribute...and then decided to just leave that up to you. Continuing to pray for you...Lisa
Lisa Reiland <lreiland@cefc.com>
Maple Grove, MN USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 08:34 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
Yes you succeeded in elicting sympathy from me. I wish I could help, but I don't think you'd want me sticking you with needles. Have you tried clothespins--for the nose.
Sandy <mosesdesin>
Plymouth, MN usa - Monday, July 09, 2001 at 02:46 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
I love your Web page. I was going to write a guestbook entry that was a spelling and grammar disaster...to drive you nuts...but it drove me nuts first, so I edited it!
Kristi <kristi.dorn@ceridian.com>
Bloomington, MN USA - Friday, July 06, 2001 at 01:56 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale. I work with your Dad. You and I met one of the times you stopped by his office. Mel doesn't have access to the Net himself and I was so glad when he asked me to help him check out your website. I printed everything for him to read - even the great pictures. He's a GREAT guy and he tells me frequently what an amazing daughter you are. It's very easy for me to see why he feels that after I read your work - you are amazing! Mel doesn't know it yet, but I intend to check your website frequently to see when new stuff is added and I'll print it for him. Maybe someday I'll even venture to suggest to him that I'll type any comments he might like to add. I don't want to move too fast on that because the internet concept is still rather intimidating to him. By the way, my sister-in-law (Linda) that went through bone marrow treatment in Iowa City some time back is doing great. She's a very positive person just like you. Thanks for sharing your experiences and my thoughts are with you and your continued good health.
Mary Sink <ymrlaw@sbtek.net>
Waterloo, IA - Friday, July 06, 2001 at 09:21 AM (CDT)
Dale.....I want to hear the story about the toothbrush that got stuck to your thigh!! I've congered up a visual and am screaming with laughter :-) Take care and I'll see you soon.
Karen (skaalen)
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Prairie, MN - Thursday, July 05, 2001 at 05:18 PM (CDT)
Hey Dale...In addition to all your talents I think you should consider a career in stand-up comedy. You go Girl!! Miss seeing you. If I can finally get passed infections I hope to be back at group soon. Gloria
Gloria Kruger <gloriakruger@aol.com>
Minnepolis, Mn - Wednesday, July 04, 2001 at 05:32 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale!
Great Web-site! You're such a great writer, I can't wait to get everything in book form! Maybe in your spare time you can learn Spanish, translate it and go on a book tour to Peru? Hahaha! Your in my thoughts and prayers daily!
Mary Schultz <terry.louis@terra.com.pe>
Lima, Perú, - Wednesday, July 04, 2001 at 06:50 AM (CDT)
I want to hear more about Julia and Banjamin!
Kyrsten Braun <kyrsten.braun@stpaul.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Monday, July 02, 2001 at 10:28 AM (CDT)
I love the pictures, Dale. Your cat on the computer looks just like my 16 year old cat, Haley. I'm glad to hear you're hanging in there. I think about you often.
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Saturday, June 30, 2001 at 02:09 PM (CDT)
Dale, love the Website! I'm not half as creative as you! I get a good chuckle just reading yours! You have a wonderful network of friends! I can tell be reading your guestbook! Love the rainbow! And the hairdoo! See you soon! Have a great 4th! Julie
<JJflipper@aol.com>
- Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 10:24 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
My first read of your newsletter and first look at the web site. Great job. Since this is chemo-recovery time, remember your friendly neighborhood video lady!
Diane Wells <diane.wells@mpls.frb.org>
Minneapolis, MN - Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 07:52 AM (CDT)
Dale,
I've enjoyed your E-Dales for months; your writing abilities are great as is your strong personality. Keep it up. I completed my chemo 4 years ago (August 1997).
Wishing you the best.
Mary Ketels <jlk2731@home.com>
Waterloo, IA USA - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 08:33 PM (CDT)
Hello LJT (Little Jewish Trooper),
Love the website! Also love the "friend" who uses it to communicate with her camping comrades. Perhaps you should post the freeloader fees? And does Trudy owe you therapist fees for healing her of cyber-shyness? This has great potential as a profit-generating proposition for you! It can become a mini E-Dale-Bay (eventually you'll want to unload a few menoras) and perhaps a job networking and personal advice forum? Your friends represent a marvelous cross-section of age, ethnic backgrounds, political viewpoints and geographic origin. We can all benefit from their perspectives. And, we should all do our part to keep your website content fresh. Off my soapbox and on to a big cyber-hug . . . so glad to hear your test results say "stable"! Time for you to book a flight to Columbus!
Jack-o-looney <jacqmill@aol.com>
Columbus, OH - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 07:40 PM (CDT)
Dale, I see your web site hit number is up to 350, that's a hundred more than you mentioned in your recent email. You either have tons of people interested in this web site or you are checking the web site FREQUENTLY!!!
I am glad to hear the scan was stable. You seem pretty calm about everything, which is a great approach.
I like the web site idea. It hasn't changed your style - same wit/dry humor as your e-Dales.
Take Care.
Julie
Julie Hendricks <jhendricks@mnrubber.com>
River Forest, IL USA - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 06:36 PM (CDT)
Dale, Enjoyed the photos and am so glad the scan came back positive! You take care!
Marcia <jpatin@aeroinc,net>
Freeport, IL USA - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 11:35 AM (CDT)
Dale:
It has been quite some time since we have been in contact. I am so glad to see you are keeping your wonderful sense of humor. Both my mother and I are feeling great -- 3 years out for me, 2-1/2 for her -- and continue to do well. It sounds like things are quite stable for you. I'm happy that you are doing so well. I wanted to let you know that my husband and I participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life this past weekend and it was a great experience. Our team raised $5,005. Thanks to the support of my family and friends I managed to contribute $3,050 to the grand total! Tom and I purchased a luminaria in honor of and in memory of all the people in our lives who have been touched by cancer. Therefore, we bought one in your honor. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. Stay as positive as you have always been!
Patti Prendergast <PattiP916@aol.com>
Rolling Meadows, IL USA - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 10:52 AM (CDT)
Glad things are reasonably reasonable for you. From my perspective at the ripe old age of 80 plus, you are going through your old age early. Which means, of course, that when you actually do get to the age when you should start aging you already will have been there and will be young all over again....or something.
alice thomson <alicet@iopener.net>
minneapolis, mn can't remember - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 08:17 AM (CDT)
OK - just to prove I am not THAT shy, I am actually entering something here.
Dale doesn't put any pressure on us does she?
Take care and keep the good health up.
Trudy <tweiser@ciprico.com>
Plymouth, MN - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 08:05 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale,
So glad to see your scans were negative. Such a worry. Had to check. You have a nice friend.
Jane Schultz
- Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 07:46 AM (CDT)
I want to say HI to the camping group! (You don't mind, do you Dale?) :o)
Leigh
- Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 07:16 AM (CDT)
Whaddaya mean you'll be deleting the older entries?? Have we deleted the e-Dales from our inboxes?? I think not!
Julie, first entry at the bottom of the pile I think <jhankin@teleport.com>
Portland, OR US - Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at 01:39 AM (CDT)
As with everything you do...quality with a twist (nooo...I didn't call you twisted--or did I?) Can't wait until I click on Journal History and actually see something.
Lynne <dlminer@aol.com>
Oakdale, CT - Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 05:46 PM (CDT)
You're a nut, I love the comment about your neighbor and the rainbow. How did she know? Hope you're feeling well. Your sense of humor is in its prime!
Debi
Debi Bach McConnell <debi.b.mcconnell@aexp.com>
Mendota Heights, MN USA - Monday, June 25, 2001 at 12:50 PM (CDT)
What a great idea! I haven't heard of this web site service before. Hope all is well. Look forward to future updates. Sue
Sue Schaeffer
Hudson, WI - Sunday, June 24, 2001 at 09:53 PM (CDT)
Who really wants to see a picture of your cat??? How about one of your new haircut?
Fondly,
George
Barbara boehnke <bboehnke@bellsouth.net>
Roswell, GA US of A - Sunday, June 24, 2001 at 01:12 PM (CDT)
Hey Dale! Great Web page! Layout is good, navigation is simple, and the photo's are fun! You're now not only one of my favorite people, but you are now a favorite place!
Diane Snuggerud <dmsnugg@aol.com>
Shoreview, MN USA - Saturday, June 23, 2001 at 09:25 AM (CDT)
So...here we are!
Bud & Arlis & Laurie...oh, yeh, & You, too <Appdaylyroy@AOL.com>
- Friday, June 22, 2001 at 09:50 PM (CDT)
Dale....I'm sorry I'm responding so late to your latest efforts. Peter has been on the system constantly and has given little access. This is great....I love your web..and I can't wait to talk to you again (personally) at book club.
All for now..........Cio
Karen Skaalen <kskaalen@black-hole.com>
Eden Prarie, MN Hennepin - Friday, June 22, 2001 at 05:56 PM (CDT)
Hi Dale---Just got around to reading your e-me times. Think your web page is great.
Jim and Betty (aka aunt and uncle on your fathers side) <wjlobo@aol.com>
Scottsdale, Az Maricopa - Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 10:51 PM (CDT)
Very impressive web-site! I especially like the "previous journal entries" since I don't get on the internet on a regular basis. I think of you often!
Jean Freshwaters Petsche <petsche@geneseo.net>
Colona, IL - Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 07:11 PM (CDT)
Great idea, Dale- You could start your own communications business! I hope your CT went well. The drink is not too bad, but trying not to burp is like not thinking of elephants.
Leigh
- Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 04:35 PM (CDT)
Dale,
You have outdone yourself. This is perfect and so funny and informative. I do think you could concentrate more on body secretions. Nurses like lots of info to make the right dx. Might scare a few away but who needs weak friends! See you Monday oh you of perfect attendance.
Jane Schultz
- Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 01:13 PM (CDT)
Way to go Dale! Although I have to admit when I saw your message entitled "check me out" I almost trash-canned you, thinking it was another one of those "hot young babes " sites that are so embarassing when your kids are helping you check your e-mail. What a relief to find you at the end of it!See you Monday
Kim McCartney <KMcCartney@hotmail.com>
Monticello, MN USA - Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 11:03 AM (CDT)
Isn't modern technology a-MAY-zing--and what a great idea! I've been thinking about getting a web page up with pictures of my cats on it. Guess I really have become a pathetic old (middle-aged? ouch!!) man... Anyway, you are now bookmarked--I'll be back!
Bryan <btw76@msn.com>
Canoga Park, CA USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 12:31 PM (CDT)
Way cool! And, since e-Dale's are available now in website format, it has an added advantage- that being, when the "Boss" asks "what are you doing?" the answer isn't "reading personal e-mail". "Researching the latest health updates on-line" seems much more job related!!!! tee hee!
Laurie <ljatbbk@aol.com>
Glendale, CA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 12:13 PM (CDT)
WOW! What a great site. It's always good to get an E-Dale fix. I'll be looking for pictures too!
Peg Carrothers <ipegasus@jamadots.com>
Mass City, MI 49948 - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 11:42 AM (CDT)
I thought I'd be one of the first to "sign in".....those folks are quick!! Just want to say "hi" from Looville and I'll probably be in your neighborhood in July sometime. See you later.
Mary C. <MaryLee@nelcomp.net>
Waterloo, IA USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 11:13 AM (CDT)
Howdy, Dale! Nice idea! Especially since a person can get lazy with emails (takes SO much energy clicking on all the names in your address book). But really, this is cool! Keep it up so I don't go into e-Dale withdraw! I'll be tuning in!
Elaine Gartelos <theetza@cedarnet.org>
Waterloo, Iowa USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 11:08 AM (CDT)
I'm a relative - 1st cousin,actually, and here I am. Leave it to you,Dale, to do something like this. Great idea!!Let's see if we can get Uncle Mel to contribute some words of wisdom. Think of you often..Gail
Gail (Wolf) Gussis <thegus3@aol.com>
Deerfield, IL USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 10:18 AM (CDT)
Dale-I'm so glad you're on the web!! Now there will be a much broader audience for your e-Dales!!
Suzanne Nicolette <snicolette@pioneerpress.com>
St. Paul, MN USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 10:07 AM (CDT)
For someone who was just agonizing about the pressure of writing song lyrics, its amazing you had time to create a web page. Glad to see you have pleased your all of your fans. I wonder if any negative sisterly comments will actually appear here. I too await the tribute to all your wonderful and sane relatives!
Marna <ob4@qwest.net>
Eagan, MN USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 10:06 AM (CDT)
Dale,
Enjoyed your colorful web page and will check on your updates! Hope your scan goes well! All the best!
Marcia <jpatin@aeroinc.net>
Freeport, IL USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 09:44 AM (CDT)
Great idea! Thanks for pulling this together.
Cathy W <cwhitney@bitstream.net>
- Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 09:36 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale, I like this website. It is a great idea! It's fun to read your stories.
Annette Bittner <annetteb@americanswedishinst.org>
St. Paul, MN USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 09:05 AM (CDT)
This is the greatest idea! Thank you to whoever came up with it. Now I don't have to bug Dale with my e-mails. Okay, that probably won't happen.
Stephanie <stephleeh@cs.com>
coon rapids, MN anoka - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 08:58 AM (CDT)
You obviously have a lot of spare time on your hands. Can I hire you to pay my bills for me?
Mary P.
Lino Lakes, MN - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 08:26 AM (CDT)
Nice job Dale! Now we won't have to bug you for what's happening! Easy to read and get around in - looking forward to pictures!
Nancy Torell <n.torell@kemps.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 08:08 AM (CDT)
I am very impressed! Almost as good as my brother-in-laws web site for their family. Can you please commission him - he needs a job and something to do! I did not find any pics of you, but I know all in due time. Looks fabulous. Keep up the good work.
Teresa Matson <teresa.r.matson@wellsfargo.com>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 07:52 AM (CDT)
Cool...but where are the lovely pictures?
Jane B
- Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 07:25 AM (CDT)
I really appreciate the updates...saves me from gettin more gray hair. I colored it yesterday because son Bob is arriving from Orlando today..he'll wonder where the yellow went.Have my yearly physical today also. If the doctor doesn't give me a good report I'll kick him with my footdrop, or drop foot or whatever. Would that make it a drop kick?
alice thompson <alicet@iopener.net>
- Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 05:58 AM (CDT)
Hi Dale: This is a very impressive web site you've created. Your timing is good because now I can sign the Guestbook from one state this week and another next week since I'm moving next Friday! Take care. -Paul
Paul Robin <probindc@aol.com>
Arlington, VA - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 05:55 AM (CDT)
This is a great idea, Dale. I was looking for the part about how wonderful all your relatives are. I must've gotten here too soon while the site is still under construction -- no history or photos yet, but I see the places for them both. Looks good. Lotta room for relatives.
Julie
Portland, OR - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 01:51 AM (CDT)
Click here to sign the guestbook.
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