tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376134561596648686.post7668744469727897381..comments2023-11-22T17:02:12.838-05:00Comments on Ginger's Junket: Uncle JiggsGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008145024743103203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376134561596648686.post-56036437087661411282015-12-16T07:04:30.197-05:002015-12-16T07:04:30.197-05:00When you stood with Jiggs, you knew you were with ...When you stood with Jiggs, you knew you were with a man. Not that Tarzan swinging through the vines fella, but that guy who would pull you out of the line of fire in whatever fight you found yourself in and needed help with. I noticed those working mans hands of his right away...big knuckled, calloused, scarred and hard as a field stump. That comes from a lifetime of hard-scrabble work. And that kind of work gave him a work ethic and a no-nonsense approach to life that ain't for everyone, but one everyone wishes they had the gumption to possess. You may have noticed, I liked the man. I met him nearly two years ago after 30 years of hearing about him from Ginger. Thought he must surely be ten feet tall and was mildly surprised that he seemed just a bit under nine feet. Hope to see you again big guy. If there's a well needs diggin' in Heaven, or a soul in need of a shirt, well, I know you'll be there to lend a hand or strip down to your bare chest. LARRYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376134561596648686.post-91337476919696936052015-12-16T01:08:19.962-05:002015-12-16T01:08:19.962-05:00Beautifully said. Thank you for sharing a bit of ...Beautifully said. Thank you for sharing a bit of his life as you knew him. He has been thought of, missed, talked about and dearly loved from afar for many many years. The photograph was a shot I almost missed as I was laughing so hard.... the first and possibly only time your Uncle Jiggs fell out of a boat... a memory of 21 years ago that if I could do it all over again, I would...this time I'd be just as stubborn as he. I fought with all my might but I would have fought harder... oh, the memories and the love will indeed last forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com