"Save tonight, and fight the break of dawn..." (Eagle-Eye Cherry)
A group of people from Texas is en route to our house right now. Ordinarily, Dan would have to keep me from dusting the baseboards and planning overly exciting meals (think "Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom"). These guys, however, are coming to say goodbye to a friend dying of leukemia. I'm stumped. I'm not used to death. I'd rather not have to get used to it, but I know that wish is futile on this decaying earth. What can I say?