Motorcycles
So my trip to New York was wonderful. I got to see wonderful people. I got to sing at a wedding. I got to ride in a Viper. It was fabulous.
Then comes the bad news:
I got back late Tuesday, and my brother told me that Stacy W. had called several times that day. I called her and found out that Caleb Pickens had been in a motorcycle accident and was pronounced brain dead. This is a guy that I have come to know this summer through friends. He died yesterday afternoon. The funeral is Saturday.
The weirdest part of this whole ordeal is that Caleb is the second person I know who has died in a motorcycle accident this month. Shortly before the 4th, a friend of mine from the base was riding his bike and was backed into and killed. It all just seems so surreal to me.
Other than that, life is moving on. I talked to one of my future roommates last night, and she seems really great. She has a lot of my personality quirks, and I feel that we will get along fabulously. Hopefully she feels the same way.
Anyway, I'm in the process of persuading my family to allow that movie night. With Mom going back to work and me working a lot of hours this week, it probably won't happen until next week sometime. I need to know if anyone is going to be gone next week. I want everyone at the movie night that can be. That includes you, Lynn Dee and Mamacita!
RIP: Caleb Pickens 7/14/04
Then comes the bad news:
I got back late Tuesday, and my brother told me that Stacy W. had called several times that day. I called her and found out that Caleb Pickens had been in a motorcycle accident and was pronounced brain dead. This is a guy that I have come to know this summer through friends. He died yesterday afternoon. The funeral is Saturday.
The weirdest part of this whole ordeal is that Caleb is the second person I know who has died in a motorcycle accident this month. Shortly before the 4th, a friend of mine from the base was riding his bike and was backed into and killed. It all just seems so surreal to me.
Other than that, life is moving on. I talked to one of my future roommates last night, and she seems really great. She has a lot of my personality quirks, and I feel that we will get along fabulously. Hopefully she feels the same way.
Anyway, I'm in the process of persuading my family to allow that movie night. With Mom going back to work and me working a lot of hours this week, it probably won't happen until next week sometime. I need to know if anyone is going to be gone next week. I want everyone at the movie night that can be. That includes you, Lynn Dee and Mamacita!
RIP: Caleb Pickens 7/14/04