It has been six years since I came home from work and found Carlton dead.
It wasn’t that bad then. And, it isn’t bad now. I have only great memories of the 35+ years we had together. He was the very best thing that ever happened to me.
Note to Carlton: There have been a few changes since you left. Some good. Some not.
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- Gas is under $2 a gallon. (And, at this instant buses are free)
- The Nats won the Series last year.
- There are new people on the tennis circuit, but some of your favorites are still playing.
- Pentagon Federal is paying 0.9% on a 5 year CD.
- In 2016 a complete idiot won the Presidency.
- In 2019 I took one lap around the planet. In retrospect, it was most likely my last lap.
- In 2020 a virus swept around the world and for the foreseeable future, it has ended life on the planet as we knew and loved it.
- All things considered, Carlton, you haven’t missed much. Well, except for the Nats winning the Series.
Aloha a hui hou, my friend, a hui hou.
Gratitude
How can I not be grateful for all the good times Carlton and I had. We were so damn lucky.
Such a long long time to be gone. And a short time to be there. Grateful Dead Box of Rain.
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