Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
To Karl
Hello, my friend. It's 3 in the morning and I can't sleep, so I thought I'd write you a letter like so many of us have been doing these past couple of days. You'll be happy to know that I'm staying with Vanessa and Brad right now so I don't have to drive back and forth to and from the county, so I'm actually writing this on Vanessa's computer. Jen and Dereck are here too but will be heading back to the 'Ville later this morning to take care of business.Oh my, where to begin. I was in the beer garden with my parents at my town fair when Brad called me with the news. I think I screamed a little and freaked him out more than he already was - sorry about that. After we left the fair and I made a bunch of phone calls, it was good talk about you with my folks. I realized that you never did get up to stay in the cabin at my parents' farm or see one of my dad's auctions. I know they would have loved to have you.
I can't begin to tell you what you mean to me, and I hope you know that. I realized long ago that the people that I am friends with today are all my friends because they were friends of yours first or an extension of those friends. BJ said the same thing at our roast Saturday night that Jen mentioned we had in your honor, and I think most of the other people there that evening were nodding their heads in agreement.
Do you know that I truly think you saved my life? I know we've shared the story of how we became friends with so many people, but I really hope you understand how profound that act of kindness you bestowed upon me was. I was in such a bad place after my divorce the October before you started working at the hotel. We became quick friends once you started working there - it was easy, you were such a likeable guy. When you asked me to go with you and some other friends to the drive-in at Macon (Out to Sea and George of the Jungle were playing) I must admit I was kind of taken aback at first - was this guy on the up-and-up? But by some miracle you had decided that I was worthy of a place in that big heart of yours. And then you kept asking me to join you and your friends for nights out on the town and I soon discovered a world that had previously been unknown to me in that small college town.
And then we became roommates with some other roommates thrown in for fun. I was finally at a place where I could make some decent decisions for myself and I decided to go back to school. I mentioned to my mom on Friday how much you got a kick out of the fact that she gave you a bottle of Jack as a thank you for taking such good care of her little girl. You had become the big brother I never had - I guess three years of living together will do that. I remember when I was moving down to STL after graduation (in that pouring rain, oh!) and how hard it was to leave you, even though I knew you would be close behind. I'm so happy we lived in the same town all of these years.
I never saw you so happy as you have been these past three years though, and for that I will always, always be grateful to Jes. She was the piece that you needed to complete you and I'm so happy you didn't mess it up. I remember you asking me about a month after dating her if I thought it was too soon for you to propose, and I think I told you that if you felt that it was the right time then it was the right time. What I didn't tell you was I knew she was the one for you pretty much from the start because I'd never seen you that smitten before.
And then you became a father, which you had always wanted to be so badly. I saw how that little boy made you a better man with each and every day. I only hope that I can remember every single story about you to tell him, but I guarantee you that he will know how wonderful his father was.
I can't believe that you had to leave us so soon! We are all so devastated by your loss and we don't understand it, but we will get through this somehow. I don't know what I did to deserve a friend like you but I'm so glad I did it. I love you and miss you more than words can say. There will never be another like you.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Love Song for Obama
Since he still hasn't announced his VP choice, how about this?See more funny videos at Funny or Die
Friday, August 01, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
For fans of Joss Whedon
If you haven't heard about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, where have you been? Act I is up here though the site's been so busy I haven't been able to get the page to load. So, I downloaded it on iTunes! High-freakin-larious! Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are superb - highly recommended!And for those of you fans of NPH (and of Les Miz) who want a taste of what to expect, check out this clip of the cast of How I Met Your Mother on The Megan Mullally Show.