Thanksgiving weekend, Michael, Sutton and I golfed at a course we’ve played dozens of times on our trips to the Coachella Valley. Each time we played there was a “starter” named Bob to welcome us and send us out on the course. We first played the course about fifteen years ago. Bob has worked there …
Author: Robert
They Should Be Shared
Ruth looked at the world differently than most. She had an eye for the unconventional. I took that for granted. It was around me all the time, so I assumed there were others with her vision. There may be, but I’ve learned the hard way that people like her are not the norm. Ruth is …
This Passage
I ran across this passage Ruth had written years ago. I recall Sara being one of Ruth’s high school friends. We never met, or if we did, I’ve forgotten, because I haven’t heard her name in several decades. One of my favorite memories of being with Sara was sparked by the mention of a VW. …
51 Years and Sixteen Days
The last few weeks have been tough. As I make my list of things, I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving, they take on a different vibe. Losing Ruth is the hardest thing I’ve ever dealt with. There are no manuals on how to handle grief. You deal with each moment, not each day. They’re all different. …
Ed 105
My first blog was about “Ed”. I published it on November 19, 2017. It was my first attempt at writing for an audience. It was about my friend who turned 100 years old that day. He turned again yesterday. He’s 105. No matter how long I live, I’ll never meet another man like him. He …
Simple Things
Learning simple things about people is not very exciting for most of us. We prefer mysterious tales and dark secrets. Simple things are too innocent, unless of course they come from someone who’s passed. They take on new meaning, especially if you’ve never heard the message before. Ruth wrote several entries in a “Reflections from …
Your Song
I was riding in the car the other day when Elton John’s, “Your Song” popped up. It was released in the spring of 1971, and it struck a chord with me. Ruth and I were in the process of going our separate ways after dating for fifteen months, and I was trying to hang on, …
A Lighter Look
Everyone who knows me well, knows I hate to buy cars. Buying cars and going to the dentist are my two least favorite things to do. I bought a car on Monday, and I’m going to the dentist on Thursday. I thought I should get it all done in one big $#!)(& week. I’ve had …
3:16
The last time I heard from Ruth was through a text the afternoon of her accident. She made the trip to the Mt. Pleasant casino on “gas card” giveaway days. She gave the cards to our grandson, Brady. Before heading to the casino, she played a domino game called Mexican Train with several ladies at …
3,887 Photos
I downloaded the photos from Ruth’s cell phone the other day. Turns out there were 3,887. That’s about 1,300 a year since she purchased the phone. Some were copies of photos people sent her, but each was something she valued, because she spent many a car ride deleting those that didn’t measure up to her …