Thursday, February 20, 2003

Received word this morning that Sylvie Harris had died. Sylvie was my Aunt's mother. I spent several years living with her following the death of my parents. Although I didn't always get along with my Aunt and Uncle, Sylvie was a constant. She never changed, never challenged. Hers was a steadfast love. I needed her more back then than I realized at the time. I appreciate her so much now. I will miss her but I am thankful that I shared a small number of her 93 years.

God Bless you Sylvie.

I Think...Therefore I Write

I think I should write something here everyday,and since no one reads this but me I don't feel I have to be especially inspired. Today a 17 year old girl who got the wrong blood type heart and lungs in a botched transplant is about to go under the knife again in North Carolina. The "experts" say her chances are 50-50, better odds than the person whose organs she's getting I suppose.
How do you get the blood type wrong in something like this? Isn't that the first thing on your checklist?


It should be.

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Sometimes I like to see what erupts when I simply type whatever comes to mind. No fanciful preplanning. No direction. No sense mostly.

Alas, the lack of a muse.

Life is uncertain...that much we know.
A close friend's mom suddenly became disoriented this week and had to be hospitalized as doctors try to determine why she lost touch with reality. It reminds me how fragile our lives our, how quickly our world can change, and how we should appreciate what we have each day.

As I write this San Antonio police are investigating a murder. Typical crime stuff...two guys shot at a bar... one of them is dead.

Guess it's not typical to him.

Sad that it's become typical to me.

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

And So It Begins

This is my first post to my "blog" and admittedly it's simply to see if it works. Since I suspect it won't, I don't think I'll say much more.