Some events refuse to fade from our consciousness. They linger in our memories, insinuate themselves into our value systems, shape the way we think about basic concepts such as home, love, innocence, and security. Moments that are either too wonderful or too awful to forget stay with us, to comfort or confound us as their context demands.

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My dad would have been 90 years old today. I Googled him and found a copy of this article from an old hometown newspaper. Both he and my mother served in the military during WWII. It kind of blows my mind to think of them being that young. I miss them both today, and in their honor, I'm thinking about my friends who are serving in the military ( Read more... )

Whenever someone leaves a voicemail or sends an email telling me they have something important to tell me, I brace myself for the worst ( Read more... )

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I miss my mom. She passed away five years ago today. This is a picture of her holding me:

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Betty Page died today at age 85. Here's how I will always remember her:

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My oldest brother, Bob, would have turned 62 today if he hadn't taken his own life when he was 19. I learned that my cousin Frances died in a car accident on Saturday. She was 68.

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The world is a far less funny place today.

I am older now than I have ever been, and another of the heroes of my youth has passed away.

In his own words:

"Rat shit, bat shit, dirty old twat. Sixty nine assholes tied in a knot. Hooooray.....Lizard Shit.....FUCK!!!"

Rest easy, George.

I was only 7 years old at the time, but I remember it all so clearly.

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Let us have hope. Let us have peace.