About a year ago I was watching an episode of Oprah where she featured the inspirational Randy Pausch. A computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who passed away on July 25, 2008 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2006. On September 18, 2007 he spoke as if he was giving his final … Continue reading The Last Lecture
If they could see me now
So tonight for the second time in about two months I've spent time on the internet Googling people from my past. I don't know whether it's feelings of nostalgia or pure, unbridled curiosity that drives me to spend a few hours searching names on various websites. . Whatever it is, it's weird. Weird only because … Continue reading If they could see me now
In Remembrance of Lilly
Everyone is in your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime, sometimes all three. For my dear friend, my adopted "Mom" it was for a reason and season, but she's in my heart for a lifetime. I miss you still! The Sun Rose: Ode to Lilly The sun rose yesterday without you here. … Continue reading In Remembrance of Lilly
Happiness: Have it Your Way
At the age of 18 I would've walked up to the Happiness King counter and ordered the following: a marriage by 22 and please supersize the kids. That was my naive definition of happiness and wouldn't it have been wonderful to have it served my way. Well, years later (you do the math) I'm glad … Continue reading Happiness: Have it Your Way
Soul Music
It begins as just another sound but soon I recognize the different instruments blending together in harmonies and melodies, creating an undeniable rhythm. My head begins to bop; up and down, left and right. My toes begin to tap as I feel the vibrations run through my body. They come together in a bolt of electricity … Continue reading Soul Music
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