I’m doing a lot better today. I think at long last I really appreciate what people mean when they use the phrase “emotional roller-coaster.” And as tough as it is for me it’s got to be about a gajillion times more so for the missus. She’s being extraordinary, through and through, and I love her and miss her.
One good thing to come of this all is that I’ve learned that maybe the Internet isn’t the miserable vortex of bastardry that I thought it was. I’ve received many messages of support from the blogosphere and messboard denizens, most of them from people I’ve never met, some of them from people I barely know from Adam.
So thank you to Bill Sherman, Kimsquit, NeilAlien, Eve Tushnet, Jim Henley, Alan David Doane, Big Sunny D, Sterile Thunder, Jim Treacher, Tom Spurgeon, Jim Dougan, Bill DeFranza (an old buddy of mine, but hey, he has a website too), and anyone else I’ve momentarily forgotten. Your kind words mean a great deal to me and Amanda both.