Life

The Burden

October 2, 2009

(This was originally written for the extended family. I shared it, along with some of my other writing, at the memorial we had for Grandpa.) Grandpa is gone, and it is natural to think about what we have lost in his passing. But there is something I would like to share today, something that I [...]

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Laughter Through The Tears

September 29, 2009

This is a long, rambling post. It is rambling, and with such bad structure, because there is so much to say, I can’t say it all, and I don’t know quite how to say it. But maybe, somehow, you will understand what I mean. I meant to write a post like this some time ago, [...]

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The Empty Couch

September 25, 2009

Grandpa on the couch We all grieve in different ways. Some people grieve loudly, others in silence. Some people take a long time to grieve, other people finish grieving in a short time. Grandma told me she was grieving long before Grandpa actually died, and I think that is true for me also. But that [...]

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The Next Great Adventure (Reposted)

September 24, 2009

On September 24th, 2006–three years ago to this very day–I began caring for Grandpa in his final journey through Alzheimer’s. Shortly after that, I posted a piece on this website titled “The Next Great Adventure” (the original post can be found here). That adventure has come to an end as suddenly as it began. I [...]

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September 11th, 2009

September 18, 2009

At 5:00 AM on Friday, September 11th, Grandpa slipped away. He lingered a week after he took his final turn. A week where he did not eat, and drank only a few drops. He passed quietly. Thank you all for your kind comments. The family took it as well as could be hoped. We all [...]

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Saying Goodbye

September 9, 2009

(I didn’t edit this for quality of writing. Maybe some other day) There were a lot of things I wanted to write before this, but life never goes in the neat little order we desire. I wanted to write about how Grandpa and I would laugh together, the foolish games we would play, and how [...]

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Regularity

September 3, 2009

I thought again today about one of my weaknesses. I do not work well in a lack of regularity. To be most productive, I need a consistent hour to rise in the morning, and a consistent hour to go to bed at night. For years and years I got up at a regular time every [...]

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Walking The Creek

September 2, 2009

On Sunday I went for a walk along the creek, scouting out locations for photography. While on the walk, I discovered an old typewriter on the bank of the creek. I thought it very peculiar (why an old typewriter discarded all by itself, here?) and cool. It captured my fancy, but since I didn’t know [...]

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Facing Facebook

August 28, 2009

This week I opened a Facebook(1) account, and I’m feeling a bit uncertain about it. I avoided doing this for a long time. Typically I don’t sign up for an account with a website without a reason–I dislike randomly handing out my e-mail address. In particular I shy away from “social” or “social-networking” websites. I [...]

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March Sun

March 24, 2009

Today it is supposed to get up to high in the lower 40′s. Tomorrow, up into the fifties. This morning it started out with a sharp chill, but now as the morning wanes toward noon the temperature is around freezing. The sky is crystal clear, an azure blue with the sun brightly shining. It is [...]

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