I didn’t make it to midnight to see the stake put through 2025’s cold, black heart. I fell asleep about 9, while listening to Hot Jazz New Year’s Eve on WAMU, and woke at 11 to Fred Astaire singing “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” I turned it off, turned off the lights, andContinue reading “A Cold Start to the Year”
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Holiday Road Photos IV
It was a rainy, windy, and warm day in North Carolina today. I’ve applied for jobs with the town of Cary (where I worked twenty years ago with EB Games) and Wake Tech. If anyone knows anyone who knows anyone who can put in a good word for me, I would greatly appreciate it. NotContinue reading “Holiday Road Photos IV”
Holiday Road Photos III
More photos from my road trip. My sister’s family’s dog, taking up the sofa Christmas morning. He likes to bark at me. He also likes to bark at the cats, who live upstairs, safe behind a gate. On a walk around the neighborhood this morning, there was a pirate statue. Before going to look atContinue reading “Holiday Road Photos III”
Holiday Road Photos II
Today was the second stage of my holiday adventures, going from Lynchburg to Raleigh. My siblings and I had discussed with my dad the possibility of me bringing him to North Carolina, and while he was receptive Sunday and Monday, yesterday he didn’t feel up to the trip. He’s eighty-four and frail, and it’s aContinue reading “Holiday Road Photos II”
Holiday Road Photos
Some random photos from a week of holiday travelling. As I write this, I’m in Lynchburg, Virginia, as my dad had a doctor’s appointment this morning, and he needed someone to take him. We had a minor disagreement over when my mom died. It was last Sunday. He told someone at the office it wasContinue reading “Holiday Road Photos”
The Road Less Taken
Somewhere south of Culpeper, just after sunset, a slim sliver of the moon hung in the wetern sky. I drove south to Lynchburg on a bit of a leisurely, scenic route. I started out as many of these trips start, heading north to Harrisburg then turning south down Interstate 81. I got off to aContinue reading “The Road Less Taken”
Christmas Tree Lane
Every Christmas, Lancaster’s baseball team holds something they call “Christmas Tree Lane,” a display of decorated trees on the stadium concourse. There’s also a drive-through Christmas lights display on the field. I went tonight, even though it was bitterly cold and hellishly windy — temperature of 26 degrees right now, with a wind chill ofContinue reading “Christmas Tree Lane”
Updates from Social Media
What follows are a series of social media posts from the past several days relating to my mom’s hospitalization and death. The artwork I use may not match exactly what I used on social media, but it’s similar, and in one case there’s more. From Facebook. Friday, December 12, 10:30 PM. Saying goodbye to myContinue reading “Updates from Social Media”
Mommy
My mom, Leona Gibson, passed away on December 14, 2025. Some thoughts on someone who was part of my life for all of it.
Last Night’s Sunset
In the shadow of sorrow — a dying loved one — there is beauty and a reminder that, as the Sleeping at Last song “Saturn” puts it, “The universe was made to be seen by your eyes.” (Or something like that. I’m not going to look up the lyrics. They hurt too much.) Picture takenContinue reading “Last Night’s Sunset”