I got a call from the treasury office and they gave me good news and bad news. First, the good news: she kept saying "checks." That means it's not clothes! HALLELUJAH, BABY!!!! No dealing with bodily fluids of a beloved, long-dead brother. The bad news: After almost 11 years, Dan's estate is still technically open! The... Continue Reading →
Suicide — the gift that keeps on giving
Several months ago I found there was "unclaimed property" from Dan's estate. There was a bunch of paperwork involved, but I filled things out and sent it off to the State Treasurer. Sixty days later, I got a form in the mail. More paperwork was needed. The first thing I had to have was a... Continue Reading →
Recurring, continuing dreams
During my waking hours, I've been getting phone calls from private or unknown numbers and those calls feed into a dream series, as has Dan's death. I've had these recurring dreams about Dan. When you miss someone, that's not unusual, but this is what's been happening: I dream Dan is alive and has been in... Continue Reading →
2017 was a very bad year
Dear Dan, 2017 sucked ... and not well. Let's forget the whole politics/Republican jackasses in Congress/racism/tax cut for the wealthy/Trump vs. women, immigrants, Constitution, etc., etc., but pro-Russia/ad nauseum disaster portions of the year. Every year that passes, I feel like I lose more of you. This year I lost two major pieces of you,... Continue Reading →
Ten years
Dear Dan, Sometimes it seems like a minute; sometimes it seems like 100 years. I miss you as much as ever. I look back over the past ten years and wonder: how different would life be if you were still in it? Mom would still have dementia, but probably not quite as far along as... Continue Reading →
RIP Chris Cornell
Another gone too soon.