I went to a memorial service for my mom's friend's father. The man had outlived his wife, all of his friends, family his age, and had only his three charismatic daughters (and family and friends from them) and a couple of people he met lately. It didn't make me think about how lousy my funeral would be for my kids whenever I die, going to the ( Read more... )

I get off a plane and meet a nice man in a suite I recognize. He is white, has good looks, and is carrying a briefcase. He asks me what I'm doing in town, and I show him a 10 dollar bill and a 5 dollar bill and say "I decided to come back in houston because my friend who works for 96.5 (there's a blank stare on his face because he's not from ( Read more... )

Stan went to Kansas, and had his second high school prom ( Read more... )