mdlbear: (rose)

Today is the first of November, Samhain, and the Day of the Dead. The veils between the worlds are thinner now than most times, and it's a good time to honor the ones I have lost.

I don't have much to say, beyond thanking you for having been part of my life, however long or briefly that may have been. My daughter Amethyst Rose, stillborn in 1990; my mother-in-law Shirley Hentzell and my father Abraham Savitzky, who died less than two weeks apart in 1999; my mother Lynn Savitzky, who died in 2020 two months before her hundredth birthday; my dear wife Colleen, who left us in 2021.

And let's not forget our cats: Curio, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge a decade ago; and Desti, our pocket panther, who followed him in 2023.

I miss you all. I love you still.

mdlbear: blue fractal bear with text "since 2002" (Default)
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A good day. I felt very dragged out in the morning, and didn't do much in the way of journaling. It may have been mostly blood sugar, and I was ok by the time I got to work, A little while after that I got a happy, almost bubbly call from [livejournal.com profile] cflute that got the rest of the day off to a great start. We agreed that it was wonderful to have good things to talk about. The last year has been horrific for both our families; we're ready for Samhain to bring us a bright, shiny new one with good jobs for those who need them, good health for all of us, and homes filled with music, love and contentment.

I followed this with a walk around the pond; I took 10 minutes out for meditation, and another five or so to simply sit and watch the beautiful koi. I could feel my mood lighten. I returned to work and was contentedly productive for the rest of the afternoon, turning an ancient EeePC into an Unbuntu server that can be taken to Japan next week for a portable version of $DEMO.

There were too many conversations going on for me to sing, but I came out of my hole for some up-tempo noodling a couple of times.

Yeah; a good day. Let's have some more of them.

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