Life

[This is what my sisters and I read today at the service for my mother. -Shabbir]Each of us in this room was nurtured by my mom.  For many of us, this had life-altering consequences.  We wanted to share with you the lessons that had the greatest impact on us. Shab:The most important thing mom did…

[This is what my aunt Debbie, mom’s sister, will be reading at the funeral today. -Shabbir]Linda L. Anderson (nee’ McNeil) passed away at her home on Dec 1, 2007.  She was surrounded by her family for her final days, as was her wish. Born in Sullivan, Indiana to a military sergeant and his wife, Linda…

I have not borne the brunt of care for my mother, that responsibility fell to my pop and my sisters who live in town.  So the tiny bit of work I did at the end of my mother’s life was minor.  I happily did it because I felt that I owed my mom for straightening…

Linda L. Anderson (nee¢ McNeil) passed away at home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday December 1, 2007 at age 62 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Devoted and loving wife of Darryl A. Anderson; beloved daughter of Jack and Lois Watson; dear sister of Deborah Fay (Brian); cherished mother of L. Brooke…

I don’t wish to liveblog my mother’s last days, but I know a number of friends and family are compassionately wondering what’s going on and I know you read this blog, so here are some random thoughts about caring for the terminally ill and a little news of our family. My mother’s pulse is continuously…

That is until I’m dead.  I’ll have Sarah make a category called "Death" and post something from ‘beyond the grave’ (cue scary music). I just caught this headstone created by Peter Schipperheyn (link to piece vitals and artist website) that a woman had commissioned for her husband’s grave.  I find these extravagant expressions of love…

It’s impossible to be understood by an automated answering system (say, at an airline company) when you’re either screaming or crying (or both). You can spray and treat your house for termites, but you may still get them from your neighbor.  (So far so good, though) Even the most benevolent dictators are still dictators.  (Photo:…

I was struck today by several confluenced events whose central theme is someone’s life’s work.  It’s not always a giant benefit to the planet, but it seems that there are lots of stories, big and small, that show how doing something you love ends up having a huge impact on others. First, there was the…

This one is for my non-SF friends who may be concerned about the quake we just experienced.  Everyone is fine, no damage, no injuries. The earthquake hit last night, and Sarah, Moishe, the dogs and I were all mostly sitting in my home office when it happened.  I grabbed Moishe and stood in a doorway…

This weekend I knocked out a bunch of things I’d been trying to accomplish for a while now. First, I fixed our leaky kitchen sink.  Depending on how you closed the cold water tap it would drip or outright stream water despite being "off".  For you home improvement nuts it’s a cartridge style handle.  For…