Dear Dan,Rule #1: Sometimes people die.Rule #2: Death cannot be cured.Rule #3: Doctors cannot change Rule #1 or Rule #2.I know that. This is the 22nd anniversary of Dad's death. Sometimes it feels like this happened a moment ago and sometimes it feels like an eon ago. I think of where you were and what... Continue Reading →
The rules
Rule #1: Sometimes people die.Rule #2: Death cannot be cured.Rule #3: Doctors cannot change Rule #1 or Rule #2.Rule #4: When favorite writers use these rules to kill off a favorite character, they pisses me off! And they make me weepy. And they piss me off because they've made me weepy!But I have recently learned... Continue Reading →
Thursday, it was the cat
Dear Dan, Only "yesterday," it was you! On Thursday mom woke up in a panic. She had been napping. When mom woke up, she was pretty disoriented. She couldn't think where she was, where she needed to be, if I had gone to work or where the cat was. She realized I had gone to... Continue Reading →
George’s eyes
Dear Dan, This past weekend I went to see "Up In The Air." Once again I was struck by the similarity of George Clooney's eyes and yours. You both have big brown, very expressive eyes with long, luscious lashes. There were moments in the movie when his smile didn't quite reach his eyes. Other times... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas
Dear Dan, Merry Christmas bro! Of course I've been thinking of Christmases past. Mom and Dad used to go through Edmond Scientific's catalog One year you got a oil refinery that pumped colored water through the parts. Very cool. Another year you got a bubbler that worked by the heat of your hand. I was... Continue Reading →
Christmas in Vermont
Dear Dan,'Tis the season. Every time I hear the song "I'll Be Home For Christmas," I think of you. I wish you would be home or Christmas. And I guess you will be! Just not in the flesh.I've been thinking about the Christmases you spent in Vermont with Nan and family. You certainly enjoyed those!... Continue Reading →
It's My World 