tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post285528208383710635..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): Luck, gratitude, an aside.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-89476004881542283462010-02-16T18:32:45.621-06:002010-02-16T18:32:45.621-06:00Darn it, I don't think the young are supposed ...Darn it, I don't think the young are supposed to be jealous of age.Fuzzy Logic Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232696705535037449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-14211587637581537462010-02-15T21:53:00.392-06:002010-02-15T21:53:00.392-06:00I realized I had only been married 25 years and Je...I realized I had only been married 25 years and Jessica had been dead 17 (I know, I'm 53, but I feel like only my life since marriage counts).<br /><br />Once you've survived for a while, it is amazing the comfort it gives to think there is not that much longer left.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-73537147323675459972010-02-14T12:08:54.558-06:002010-02-14T12:08:54.558-06:00This is a hard one for me. I have things to be gr...This is a hard one for me. I have things to be grateful for, but they are often outweighed by the despair.<br /><br />Although, I realized the other day I've lived 2/3 of my life and while it seems like yesterday since James died, I probably have that long to live. And that lifted me in a really weird way. I think I can make it.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.com