This afternoon, diane and I attended our freind Pat’s Wake at Giffords..

I always have trouble walking in that place.. though i have great respect for what they do.. they are there for everyone in town when they need it most. .  they helped us when Sam died.

Pat’s whole family was there from 2-6.. the whole town probably showed up soemwhere in there.. We were there around 3..

The funeral card said it all. on the front ahanndsoem picture of Pat..  he looked jsut like that from the day I first saw hi.. i think in 1980.. until the week before he died..

on the back was perfectly captured the way he spoke. he was a true taciturn Vermonter.. who’s face always said what he was feeling.. even when his moth wouldn’t 🙂

Pats whoel family was there.. it was good seeing them all.. There were lots of pictures in there.. too

including this one of us.. the same one is on my mom’s fridge at home, i think .

Im lookign overat Pats house now as I type.. it’s dark there now.. I cansee the christmas tree lit up in the back yard.we’re really going to miss him..

Rest in peace freind..

nite all, nite sam

-me

I did a pretty good job of stayign away from work this past week… and I needed the break. The 10th anniversary of Sam’s passing, Our clsoe freind and neighbor Pat’s passing.. Thanksgiving.. That was all hard emotional work..  lots of tears, love and even soem laughter.. thats life.. lots of work.. never boring ..

I spent the entire day ramping back in to the work …. not a bad trade off.. one day on for eight days off.

A weeks worth of email, a bunch of loose ends to close  up.. some thinkign I’ ve put off. it feels pretty good.. actually..

ok.. i’m goign to sleep before i think any harder today..

nite all nite sam

-me

Nice 2nd to last day of vacation. I’m working mightily not to work.. I’m doing a good job of keepign work out of my concious mind while I’m awake.. but I’m waking up every night at about 2AM.. with crazy work dreams. .. they don’t  all make sense..but they   seem compelling at the time. I think it’s pretty interesting that the stuff is still rattlign around in my brain after a week off..    I think it means I need more time off 🙂

Doing my best to cram in some relazing (irony intentional) .. today diane, ellen and I went to a singing bowl healing sound workshop. it was pretty cool.. at the end wewere invited to pick an ‘angel card’ .. I picked this guy

evidently he’s G-ds librarian or scribe.. kind of a nerd.. I think i got the right guy

ok.. more tomorrow.. nite all. nite sam

-me

I did very little today.. which was wonderful in itself. I wentover and spent time with my good freind  Tim going over his radical thoughts  on physics , had a long good call with my old freind and mentor Chuck from Houston, spoke with my sister.. and besides that.. I wrote code for fun..   I needed this time not to think…

Since today doesn’t have any good  images,I will offer one from earlier in the week. Diane, the dogs and I dida fast hike up libby’s lookout. THere was aboout 10 inches of snow up there.. perfect for a no-clothes snow angel. I’ll spare your the ‘making of’ picture.. but here’s the results.. .. There’s nothing quite as invigorating as full skin contact with a pile of snow…

I’m glad I live where Ido.. and theat there are so few people 🙂

nite all, nite sam

-me