I am Steven.
Son of Christine and William
Grandson of Diann and Ed, Ruby and James
Great grandson of Catherine and Elmer, Frances and Albert, Tsona and Peter, John and Allison.
An American mutt of Northwest European descent.
.....
Ten years ago today, my father died.
I posted a few years ago (http://romans-837.blogspot.com/2017/09/four-years-gone.html) a few thoughts about having lost him, and conversations I never got to have with him.
And now there's more I wish I could talk to him about. The challenges, the grind, the things I've learned...
I owe him so much and in some ways I'm so much like him.
.....
January 4, 2038.
The day that I would be my dad's age.
And, with both his early passing and my wife's medical issues, the words of the Riverside Captain come to mind.
"And how we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn't you say?"
memento mori
