Analog

Why the cows? by ~ bstmichael on deviantART   I recently joined deviantART so that I'd have a more appropriate place to showcase my doodles.  To be honest, I'm not sure how involved I'll be in the online artist community because I already find myself on the fringes of Facebook.  Still, it's nice to see my doodles somewhere on display instead of being used as a bookmark or yellowing in a box or the back of a drawer. If you're on deviantART or have been in the past, please share your comments below.  I don't know that many people who have ever shared anything on the site.  I'm interested in your thoughts and experiences.

Mark with Adelynn in February   My aunt's boyfriend, Mark passed away last Friday morning after a long battle with cancer.  I was driving him to one of his treatments when he started talking with me about the pain and the suffering that goes along with treatment.  Not having gone through it myself, I wasn't going to tell him that it would get better or that I was sure it wasn't more than he could handle.  Instead, I just listened because that seemed to be the best thing at the time. I had intended to visit him that Friday.  I've been told he wouldn't have known me even if he'd made it that long.  Still, I would have liked to have said good-bye.  Something about missing that chance seems wrong, even though I'm sure he would have laughed at the idea of my concern. I'm left thinking that life is full of unexpected turns and that you shouldn't take those closest to you for granted.  If nothing else, maybe we'll might treat each other with