Waxing Wednesday

A rare working lunch prevented me from posting yesterday, but to your a) joy, and/or b) consternation, I’m back at it today. Like everyone, I have good days and bad. Today for some reason is leaning toward the latter. I don’t feel very good, but given the prognosis for CML prior to the Gleevec that has put it into remission, I know that I could feel much, much worse. I draw strength from my family and friends only to lose some of it worrying about current affairs. I really ought to pay less attention to the news, but somewhere along the line I came to believe that that is irresponsible. I learned yesterday that my good friend and mentor, Nate Holt, died. I understand that as I age this is going to become more commonplace, but that still doesn’t assuage the empty feeling. I’m knocking on sixty’s door and wonder what it’s going to be like to pass through it. I truly believe that there is no one on Earth more blessed than I, but that Truth only shines through when selfishness doesn’t block it out. It’s Wednesday, October 21, 2009, and another day of my life is half over.