Our good friend Dylan died last night about 3:15. His family is now making arraignments for organ donation Dylan is so much a part of our lives. My heart is breaking for him and his family.. and for Gabe..
We will al be there for Jim, Sue, Dustin and Dani
-jc
This evening our good friend Dylan Peters was gravely injured in a car accident. He is not going to survive. Dylan was a good friend of Sam’s. After Sam died Dylan became like a brother to Gabe.. They were so good together..up on the mountain.. or just hanging out here. Dylan is an amazing kid… artistic, bright and an incredible athlete..
My heart breaks for Dylan , his parents Sue and JIm.. and his brother and sister.. .. and for Gabe.. I just can’t believe this is happening.
Please keep Dylan and his family in your hearts tonight and in the long hard days months and years that are coming. Let’s be there for his family like everyone was there for us.
We love you Dylan.. and Sam…
-me
Greetings from Sherborn.. I’m down visiting my Folks for a few days and giving a couple of talks at BUI tried blogging last night, but managed to loose my wireless connection before I was able to annotate these pictures..
I spent an hour going through old papers with my dad.. He’s collected a ton of stuff through his life tracking some of the stuff he’s done. One of the things he’s done over the years.. One cool thing we looked at was his ‘7 for Safety’ series.. A set of 7 safety promotion movies he made in the early 1960’s as a volunteer contribution for the US Department of Public Safety. I remember seeing them as a kid.
THe series was narratoed by Raymond Burr.. TV’s Perry Mason !
THe first was a mock trial on ‘the people vs. accidents’ where Burr.. as Mason, put accidents on trial ..
I gotta find a copy of that .. The second was on seat belts.. which were not standard equipment for cars at that time..
THe third was on pedestrian safey.. (sadly prophetic….. not sure what to say here)
the forth was on safety steps ?
the next was on fire safety.. there were several letters in the stack from a fire marshal in the mid west that credited this movie with saving the life of three young girls.. Their house was burning,.. and because of seeing the movie, they new not to open a door who’s doorknob was hot.. It was so cool to see that letter !
the next was on falls
then there was one on water safety
One other thing we found was my grandfathers birth certificate.. in Spanish.. from his birth i Bluefields Nicaraagua..
Very cool
and of course.. there’s lots of stuff here on Sam..
ok.. gotta run.. I love seeing this stuff..
nite folks, nite sam
-me
Greetings from Danbury CT. On the drive down I was listening to the radio and heard a really cool story about a quadriplegic guy, Ned, who’s got a Cappuchin monkey as a assist pet. The monkey, who’s name is Kasey helps her owner interact with the world. She can understand many commands in spoken english.. and is dexterous enough to fetch food from the fridge. change tv channels and pick up stuff from the floor. More than that, she’s a constant companion to Ned.. Caring for her has been great physical therapy which has restored some movement in one of Ned’s arms. Ned’s mom’s just written a book about the experience I’m not sure why the story struck me so deeply… but it did.. it was both sad and encouraging. The movie’s not as compelling as the radio story I heard, but it gives you a view of what Kasey can do.. Take a look .. .
nite friends, nite sam..
-me