Well, Gretchen and I made a nice trip up to Maryland and back a few days ago and I thought I'd write a little bit about it. Last Thursday, after work we headed out on the road from Chattanooga up to Abingdon VA. It took about four hours. We stayed at the Alpine Motel, a …
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I think I've been in a deep depression since Toby's death last month. And I think his death magnifies my father's death last year. I should be feeling good, living in a nice, new house in a nice, quiet, safe neighborhood, but all I can think about is how Toby isn't here and doesn't get …
Last December 31st, I wrote an End of the Year Post where I wrote about highlights (and lowlights) of each month. In fact, I did so for the previous year as well. Well, obviously I didn't this year. However, I thought I'd take some time to write a few snippets about some things that happened …
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I know, I know, I haven't actually blogged here in a long time. It's been mostly book reviews. But that's what you people like, right? So anyway, this week was the 14 week anniversary of my dad's death. And I finished up a grief support group I had been in for eight weeks. I'm not …
Gretchen and I drove to Knoxville today to visit my father's new gravestone which they've just put in the ground. It's in the church's original cemetery, founded in 1796. Here is a picture of the sign: Here is Dad's new gravestone. It was difficult to see. It looks great though, as much as something like …
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