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Boy Interrupted

Posted in TV, death, family, life, suicide on August 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I’ve been restless for a couple of days.  I’ve also been fighting depression which has been a problem for me in the past ten or so years.  Then tonight I turned to HBO On Demand for a distraction and came across a documentary called Boy Interrupted.  The synopsis told me it was a film made [...]

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Transitions

Posted in death, family, suicide on April 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I’m sitting at the airport in Oakland, California waiting for my flight back to Portland.  I’m so tired.  I ache.  And my heart is breaking.
Yesterday was one of the most difficult days I’ve ever dealt with.  We spread my brother’s ashes up in the mountains east of Sonora, California, where he loved to go hunting [...]

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Thank Yous and Thoughts

Posted in death, family, suicide on April 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Thank you to everyone who has expressed their support.  It does mean a lot; more than you can know.
I’m home now.  It’s a big difference from being at my mom’s house with the rest of the family.  At any given point last week, there were between 20 and 50 people in my mother’s two bedroom [...]

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Update

Posted in cycle of life, death, life, tagged on April 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have, all of the sudden, been plagued by migraines. I used to get them all the time but in the past four years, they have been rare. On Monday I got one and it hasn’t left yet. So instead of fixing the posts I have drafted for publication here, I will [...]

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A Friend Died…

Posted in death, life, tagged , , on March 8, 2008 | 11 Comments »

…and I feel guilty. 
My friend Maria, who I never met, died on Friday morning.  We met online about three years ago.  She ran several lists in which we exchanged graphics for Paint Shop Pro and Photo Shop and another list exchanged eBooks and links to download a variety of files.  She was about 6 [...]

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Posted in celebration of life, day of the dead, death, dia de los muertos, life, memories on November 2, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Los dias de los muertos is a wonderful holiday and tradition. In Mexico, there is a connection between the living and the dead. Each is part of the other. Not surprisingly, Mexicans don’t fear death as they accept it as part of the natural cycle of life. They know they aren’t really gone. They live [...]

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