tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484618.post6265003135697357902..comments2023-11-22T00:41:10.590-08:00Comments on As the Top of the World Turns: PoignantGrumpy Old Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885003732996511989noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484618.post-68074374995467731702007-07-16T19:32:00.000-07:002007-07-16T19:32:00.000-07:00A woman at my office tells me of her neighbors--78...A woman at my office tells me of her neighbors--78 and 79, from Belgium, whose house burned to the ground some months ago; she'd left a candle burning in the kitchen, and when she walked back into the room it was engulfed. A fireman thought to carry out a 2-drawer filing cabinet, and in that arbitrary moment the things in that cabinet became the precious jewels of their lives: a few photos, someTKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855965563084990769noreply@blogger.com