It's easy to get caught up in the energy of a member drive and if you do it right it can buoy you and you can ride the wave to productive victory. I left work yesterday afternoon feeling pretty good, but I went home to have some quiet time. I unwound and as I sat ,there came the unmistakable tap of the unwanted guest. I shall call him Grief. He sat ( Read more... )

Bob died this morning. He was asleep and then gone. The nurse called me to say he had taken a turn and could go anytime and when I got there he was already gone. They were wonderfully nice to me. The funeral director came and we dressed Bob in his wedding clothes. He has his scuba certificate paperwork and a cigar.

Right now I am not sure of ( Read more... )

In your passing 
through the portal of unknowing
you are birthed into the dragon
you said you would become.

In my mind, 
the spark of your being
burns on. 
Your dragon tail curled around the eastern wind
for they say dragons carry the winds
and each breeze that blows will remind me of you.

Goodbye friend.

Addendum: I can find no better day than today to say ( Read more... )

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of visiting Bob aka Roadkill. I helped Susan cook bacon and waffles for other friends who were visiting as well. We've also progressed to a point where Bob needs professional 24/7 care. Though he is lucid much of the time, he does have bouts of confusion and his feet are swollen which causes some instability ( Read more... )