Love Is the Shit That Makes Life Bloom

[randy_byers]

Comments

[holyoutlaw]

Very sweet and moving, thank you for sharing these memories.

I never really got to know Jay, and appreciate your stories about him.

[randy_byers]

It's always so hard to know what to say about someone. I have a lot of little Jay stories floating around in my head, including things he told me about his life before I met him. It's hard to distill it all.

[smofbabe]

A beautiful tribute. So sorry for your loss - it's hard to find a friend with whom you feel so comfortable and even harder to lose them. Hope these memories give you some comfort.

[randy_byers]

Thanks, J. I'm blessed with a lot of great friends, and I want them all to live to a ripe old age. I can see that I'm probably going to start feeling angry pretty soon that Jay only got 48 years on the planet. Not that it does any good.

[gerisullivan]

I'd posit that the anger does do some good. It's often (usually?) part of the process.

Many thanks for these photos and memories of Jay, and the friendship you shared. So many years, and not nearly enough.

[randy_byers]

You're right. Anger comes with the territory. My feelings have been all over the place the past few days.

[croneitude]

He sounds like a wonderful person and friend. What a huge loss for you, his family, and your whole community. Big hug.

[randy_byers]

Thanks, E. The hugs help, even virtual ones.

[voidampersand]

Sorry you lost such a good friend, and when he obviously still had so many adventures left in him.

[randy_byers]

Yep, he seemed to be getting set to blast off to whole new worlds.

[mcjulie]

I'm sorry for your loss -- and happy for your friendship.

[randy_byers]

There seems to be some kind of weird supply and demand thing going on. There will be no more Jay in my life, so what Jay there was has become even more precious.