but we made it in one piece. Well, two pieces, I suppose, counting me and Karsten separately. I’m completely exhausted. Glad to be home, but have already cried twice tonight. I’m going to try going back to work on Monday.
When at last you reach the end, turn around and start again
When your cell phone rings at 2:35 AM, you can be sure it’s a call you wish you didn’t have to take. I marveled at how calm my mother managed to sound as she said, “Your father passed.” I took
Two updates
First, the Dad update: well, there’s not much new to say, actually. He’s been exhibiting the signs of active death for weeks now, such as picking at his bedclothes, reaching out into the empty air in front of him, increased
Drawing to a close
So I guess I haven’t posted in a while. It’s not for lack of stuff to write. In fact, I should probably be journaling like crazy through all of this because, as I explained to over the phone a few
Heard of the “Jennings effect”?
Apparently, smoking cessation programs all across the USA are experiencing higher than normal volumes of phone calls and involvement from people who want to quit smoking in the wake of Peter Jennings’ death from lung cancer. Yes, we’re obsessed with
The passing of the pope
I’m not going to say negative things about the late pope, but I will say, as I was telling Karsten, that he’s the reason I’m not Catholic anymore. I was raised in a devoutly Catholic household, and I was an
Life is surreal. (“How real is it?”)
First, sincere thanks to everyone who commented on my last post to express their sympathy for the loss of Karsten’s mother. I have let him know that so many of you gave condolences, and he’s very thankful, as am I.
Sad news about Karsten’s mother
Karsten found out a few hours ago that his mother died today. She hadn’t been sick, but in the last week she was hospitalized after coughing up blood and other severe symptoms. We still don’t have all the details about
The year in review
Borrowed from and many others; edited for stuff I care about answering. I linked to a lot of stuff throughout; my apologies if any links lead to where you, dear reader, cannot follow. Review of 2004 What did you do
Why my dad is so great, #1,983,284,393
Ever since my dad started pressuring me to go to this past weekend’s family wedding in Baltimore — and the pressure started back in August — I’ve been meaning to dig out my saved copy of this email exchange and