Verna Elizabeth Hreha
May 22, 1929-April 30, 2012

Beloved neighbor, friend, and surrogate grandmother.

Rest in peace, Verna. I'm glad you have clarity again. We love you.

Okay, all...I rarely do this, but right now I want to make a request for aid, not for me, but for some people I love. My very dear friends Sabrina and Joe, after years of planning, are moving forward with their dream of opening a restaurant. The place will be called Joey Z's, and it's a meatball-sandwich shop featuring a wide variety of homemade ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Richard Parker Davis
October 31, 1944- December 9, 2011

Rest in peace, Dad. I don't have any better words right now except that I love you, I miss you, and I'd trade anything that I have to get you back right now.

Blessed Samhain to you all! It's time to reflect. Maybe in the next few days I'll actually have time to do that here.

There we go...all the people who added me ages ago that I should have re-added back have been re-added, all the communities I never look at purged. At some point I should probably comb through my interests and see what I need to adjust, but that's a task for when I actually have time, as well as making more substantive entries than this.

In just about four hours, I'll depart for my longest stay ever at one of my favorite events of the year, Origins Game Fair in Columbus. A sizable chunk of my gaming group is also going (Steve, Chuck, you're in my sights for next year). I'm unlikely to be on here again till Sunday.

Life is good.

Four years ago today, Stacie and I stood together in First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh and pledged our eternal love to one another. Four years later, I keep loving her more and more each day. Happy anniversary, my sweet one. Thank you for making my life so beautiful.

Even if we know each other well, I am curious what your answers would be. Feel free to skip a question that is too personal, too boring or too annoying and replace it with one of your own (or not ( Read more... )

It's been a weird few weeks ( Read more... )