Archives for August 2009

Who Am I?

Published on 21 Aug 2009 at 11:10 pm. 16 Comments.
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8:30 AM
Phone: Ring, Ring!!
“Hello?”
“Hi, is Maggie around?”
Oh, I’m wide awake now. “Uhm, can I ask who’s calling, please?”
“This is Jim.* I’m an old friend of Maggie’s and wanted to say hi. This is Chris, right?”
“Hi, Jim. Uhm… Jim, I guess it’s been a while since you’ve talked to her. I’m sorry to say but…..”
TGIF, no?

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Still Hard to Believe

Published on 17 Aug 2009 at 8:52 pm. 15 Comments.
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“I can’t believe this is how it’s gonna be,” she said.  It was one of the last few things she said to me.  I still can’t believe it either.  What a tragic, premature end to a life with such enormous potential.  It’s just so, so difficult for me to get my head around.  As I [...]

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Adjusting My World

Published on 6 Aug 2009 at 10:49 am. 14 Comments.
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Over the last week or so I’ve been changing things around the house a bit.  I haven’t really thrown anything away (other than that silly abs exercise machine Maggie bought from a late night TV commercial eight years ago.)  I’m mostly moving things around, adjusting, if you will, trying to settle into (or maybe just [...]

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