photo by Charmae

 January 22, 2026

Happy Birthday my  dear friend, Diane.

I love how  our lives have twisted together for the past 50 years.  We've been friends twice as long as EJ has been alive.  I'm having such an inspiring time watching you engross yourself  into print making and can't wait to watch the next year.  Thank you so much for being there for me.  I love you.      



This day was thwarted and as I look at the events that have to happen in the next  48 hours, I'm pretty convinced that my car will not be registered until maybe, Tuesday.  Between  the coordination of  gifts and the slow working gears of the car world, it's still a few days away.

But I am still in awe of the response to Kevin's  gofundme, and the high from that will hold me for a long time. Thank you,  again friends. 


The other coordination activity that is being watched carefully is whether EJ's friends will make  it safely across the country before the storm pounces.  Are they ahead of  it?   I am burning frankincense for them tonight and we will all send them safe  light.     
There's a paper in Portland,   Me. that's doing something on Jay soon.  I thought it might come out today, but I guess not.  I  will  post the site when it does. 


             

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