The tombs of the pharaohs aren’t this quiet, even this close to a Mormon temple….. The street is quiet and it is Christmas Day and for the first time I see in the landscape and the architecture something of the neighborhood in Richardson, Texas where I spent part of my youth. My niece and her [...]
Grief is an unconquerable emotion. You can only manage it….. I am both embarrassed by this thing, and rather proud of it. You can have a closer look at….everything. If you’d like. The whole thing, each small packet. You can think of it as a mixed-media piece, which some proud but confused parent has displayed [...]
Grief is an unconquerable emotion. You can only manage it….. Part II, and Coda: The Hanging Chad Addenda Coda: My father died in the early hours of May 18th, 2008. We did not get along, but I loved him. I did not go to the funeral. This was a stupid decision. The circumstances of both [...]
The older I get, the less I believe in Santa Claus. I sure hope he still believes in me. It’s been a hell of a year. I helped good people do some good things (check out Quakebook and Kizuna) and I helped myself do some bad things (too many late nights, missed deadlines, cans of [...]
