It has been 5 months since Lisa died. Everyone avoided her home phone this entire time. There were dozens of messages on the answering machine. (So old school.) It got passed around like a hot potato and landed at my house. We all assumed that the messages would be … [Read more...]
Sh*t I Say: “Be the New Hub”
Today is the second day of the April A to Z Challenge. During this month I will be writing blog posts every day (with breaks on all Sundays except this one) about the topic "Sh*t I Say" starting with each consecutive letter of the alphabet. This is one crazy project, … [Read more...]
Ouch, My Heart
I have a folder of emails labeled "Lisa." I clicked around in them just to get a little bit of her tonight. I found this: It was taken just over a year ago, at the dinner we had instead of Book Club that month, to see her off to her latest surgery in New York. This … [Read more...]
Play Like a Champion Today
I have a copy of the program for Lisa's funeral tacked to the bulletin board in our kitchen/dining area. A version of this photo is on the cover: I touch it every time I walk by, much like the Irish football players jump up and touch the "Play Like a Champion Today" sign on … [Read more...]
Run, Lisa! Lisa, Run!
Tomorrow is the day of the Walt Disney World half marathon, the one that Lisa was training for, and also raising money to benefit the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. After she died, her fundraising account swelled with donations from people wanting to honor her memory. She … [Read more...]
