Reminders of those we’ve lost were omnipresent for me this weekend. Beyond the one obvious to everyone – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – I was reminded of two others – snowboarding pioneer Craig Kelly and my dad. When I decided to escape to Oregon for the weekend, a show by snowboard industry photographer Bud […]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Remembering them
Today, I discovered a great reminder from Alicia King, a.k.a. @thegrieflady on Twitter: We don’t forget the people we love after they die! We remember them, carry their love with us and honor their memory. With luck, we go on.
Obama’s thoughts on a nation’s loss
Listening to President Obama on Wednesday, I was especially moved by several of his comments about the tragedy in Arizona, those we lost, and those who remain. When he stated that “when a tragedy like this strikes, it is part of our nature to demand explanations – to try and pose some order on the […]