Lines from Robert E. Howard

Drums of glory are lost in the ages,
Bare feet fail on a broken trail. --
Let my name fade from the printed pages;
Dreams and visions are growing pale.
Twilight gathers and none can save me,
Well and well, for I would not stay:

What of the world that I leave forever?
Phantom forms in a fading sight --
Carry me out on the Ebon River --
Into the night.

El & Eddie: You Are Invited!

Elena: Dad! I have an invitation to go to a birthday party!
Me: Really! Where is it?
Elena: I don't know! It's in cursive!

My November Address

So it's a new month, and I feel it's a new season --look at the trees! Feel the weather changing! For me, it's a time to reset...a time to steer back onto a previous set course. A time to also remind those who are just idle observers of who I am: a father, first and foremost, and a friend, second only to the former. As such, expect to see or hear me comment in the social arena words of kindness and love. Too many people go an entire day without a single person going out of their way to lift them up. Shame on us all for being lazy when our friends need us. Also, shame on those who want to read something into such attempts of kindness as something that they are not. Leave that to trash tv. Don't litter our world with it. We're a family and there is no room here for ugly thoughts. Take no offense to these statements. I speak as one painting the broadest stroke on a canvas, one for all to see and notice. Something that is evident and cannot be denied. But also know this: my children are the most important thing in my life. I juggle my personal life as best I can, but I will most absolutely temporarily and good-naturedly ignore communications with my friends when I am busy with my children. I feel as though I am stating the obvious, but I do so poignantly. I believe some of my friends just need this gentle reminder of who I am and what tops my list of priorities. I love you all. Peace.