It’s Saturday morning again and I’m surrounded by what must be a hundred children. The funny thing is that there are only five of them here! The oldest had a friend sleep over and they’re both still sleeping upstairs.
I know better by now than to try to get anything useful done at times like these. [...]

Tobias Buckell’s post about his grandfather’s recent death reminded me of my own experience. I’m thankful that I don’t have the same conflicted memories.
My grandpa died a few years ago on a warm June day. I’m sorry, but I can’t recall the exact date anymore. I do remember that it was a beautiful day. Grass [...]