Marty Stouffer posting

Some are bound to die young
By dying young a person stays young 
in people's memory.
If he burns brightly before he dies, 
his brightness shines for all time 
Unknown

Security is mostly a superstition.
It does not exist in nature, nor do the children
of men as a whole experience it. 
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run 
than outright exposure. 
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Helen Keller

Perhaps passing through the gates of death 
is like passing quietly through the gate 
in a pasture fence. On the other side, 
you keep walking, without the need to 
look back. No shock, no drama, just the 
lifting of a plank or two in a simple 
wooden gate in a clearing. 
Neither pain, nor floods of light, nor great voices, but just the silent crossing of a meadow. 
Mark Helprin


I will not insult you by trying to tell you that one day you will forget. I know as well as you that you will not. But, at least, in time you will not remember as fiercely as you do now - and I pray that that time may be soon.
From Ross By Terence Rattigan

Casey's Birth

It was a hard day for mother and Casey as hours went by.  Casey had to be pulled out of the birth canal in a life saving move for mother and child.  I had no idea they were in trouble until after his birth.  They had him separated in an portable incubator. Doctors and nurses rushed in and worked until Casey cried.

After his birth, I had the opportunity to hold him and fell in love with my first born child.  I knew you were a little man from the moment we met.