Procrastination

It has been a busy fall as usual, so it has been easy to procrastinate posting. Another reason is that this post has been on my mind for a while. I somehow keep losing the picture that E took and that inspired the thoughts surrounding it, and of course the subject isn't the easiest to write about.
So I named the picture "And then there was one". It is a strange feeling to grow up in a family of five and then over time have everyone except you die. Nobody ever expects things to turn out the way they did, you expect things to go on forever, just the way they are, but here I am.

I am lucky to have the rest of my family, truly blessed in fact, my children (J, C, M and K), E, and a few good friends. So we will continue and be thankful for what we have and for the those we no longer have with us.

Boston

Once again I am a tag along to a big city. These trips usually involve some nice meals. The first night I passed on the "Clam Bake" for grilled swordfish. The fish was good, but why do they call a Lobster Boil a Clam Bake? WTF, I sat there with my little piece of nicely grilled fish, and everyone else is served lobster! (with some clams on the side). I learned not to make that mistake again, and ate two lobsters the next night. The third night was yet another "Clam Bake", this time on Spectacle Island, a former garbage dump in the Boston Bay turned into part of the National Park System. A 20 minute scenic booze cruise brought us to the dinner, a well run affair, completed by an intense sunset and walk on the beach.