As you grow long of tooth, you expect the Grim Reaper to be lurking in the nearby shadows more than in your younger years. After all, death is inevitable.

But he has stayed far too long of late.

Indeed, Maureen and I had three memorials to attend on June 14 for longtime friends. Although we want to be present to honor friends and relatives we lose along the way, we could not be there for all of them. Read More »