A very mixed day / Uncle Jack

[mdlbear]

It's been a very mixed day. On the the one hand, I scored one of the last three Linux EeePC 900's at Central Computing, to give to Colleen as a slightly belated Mother's Day present. The stream player is buggy, which caused me quite a bit of frustration setting the thing up, but presumably that will get fixed soon.

On the other hand, just as Kat and I were leaving for Joyce's house my Mom called with the news that my uncle Jack, the older of her two brothers, died suddenly of a heart attack.

On the gripping hand, we had a good rehearsal for our concert slot at Baycon.

Colleen and I are sharing a drink in Jack's memory right now.

I never had a favorite among my three uncles: I always liked them about equally. Jack worked his entire career at NIH, doing research on fallout-induced thyroid cancer. He died at work. He'd been feeling ill for a while, and had a cardiology appointment scheduled for tomorrow.

Sorry, folks; I'm at something of a loss for words right now.

In a bar he rarely visits, an aging hacker sips the last of a glass of Glenlivet, raises it, and toasts "To Uncle Jack!" before flinging the glass into the fireplace.

Comments

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

I'm so very sorry for your loss. *hug*

[mdlbear]

Thanks. *hug*

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear of your loss. *hugs*
Another for Steve's Uncle Jack! Fling.

[mdlbear]

Thanks. *hug*

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I am so very sorry. I've walked in those shoes and they'll pinch for a long damn time.

------======>>> CRASH!

[mdlbear]

Thanks. I've been walking in similar shoes myself; one doesn't ever really get used to them, but I know the fit now...

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

Sympathies.

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

Though I seldom drink...

[hvideo.livejournal.com]

I'll join in that toast.

Re: Though I seldom drink...

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

To Uncle Jack!

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[kyrielle]

I'm sorry for your loss.

*tosses another glass after yours*

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[kshandra]

-={CRASH}=-

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

To Uncle Jack!

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

[catalana.livejournal.com]

The quiet singer makes an exception to her avoidance of alcohol; toasting a fine man with Pepsi just doesn't seem right.

"To Uncle Jack - the spirit may be gone, but the memories remain."

[mdlbear]

*smile* That's the great thing about virtual toasts.

Thanks.

[artbeco.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[mdlbear]

((hug)) Thanks.

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

**CRASH!!**

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

The Cajun hoisted his pint of Irish coffee. "To the Bear's Uncle Jack," he said gravely, quaffed and hurled.
*CRASH*

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[jilara.livejournal.com]

Here's to Uncle Jack, and may his legacy linger through the memories of those who knew him.

[mdlbear]

Thanks! It will...

[mrgoodwraith.livejournal.com]

Prayers and good thoughts to you and the rest of his family from a fellow loss-of-an-uncle-sufferer, as we've already dialogued about on my LJ. "To Jack and Jake!" *CRASH*, *KERRUNCH*

[mdlbear]

Thanks! "To Jack and Jake" *CRASH*

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

belated **CRASH**

(And I share your tasted for Glenlivet :)

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

(We're still working on the case we got for our 25th anniversary from Colleen's cousin, aunt, and uncle. They, at least, are all doing fine.)

[callibr8]

May good memories be a comfort, and the sympathy of friends.

The Owl flings her glass of port to add to the shards in the virtual Callahanian fireplace.

**CRASH**

[mdlbear]

((hugs))

Thanks. They always are. "Shared pain is diminished, shared joy is multiplied" or something like that.

Thank goodness for friends!

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

"To Jack! And to all who loved him!"
--crash!-------

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

Of course, the love goes on, even when the person is gone.

[filkferengi]

I'm very sorry to hear this; our condolences to you and yours.

[mdlbear]

Thanks. I'm afraid I'm getting to the age where that happens more and more often.