Tag: family

Obligatory “I hate this day” Post

I lost my father on this day 38 years ago. I don’t normally post on Saturday, but I have to today. It’s odd. Because, if I don’t, in some way I’ll feel disloyal. I know that’s silly. Just like I know the twinge of guilt I feel when I don’t stop by the cemetery is …

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When the messenger fails

  A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. –       Aesop We’re all fallible. That’s why I try, try mind you, to not get so wrapped up in the “sins” of others.  I’ve got enough problems of my own. But what happens when someone we’ve looked up to for decades is …

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