A little of that patented Buffista ~ma for Dan Murphy, one of the pilots that was shot at our local hang-gliding site, and others who will benefit from what a good human being he was. I'm going to quote one of his good friends here, since I am only ever exchanged a word or two with him on launch at Ft. Funston: "Dan will go into the O.R. around 1:00 PM this afternoon to donate his organs. His spirit was freed some time ago and now his physical remains will help others continue their quest for their own flight. Dan will live on in both body and spirit! Best wishes Dan, our hearts soar with you."
Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.
Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
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Sparky1 - Aug 26, 2006 11:38:14 am PDT #323 of 10000
Librarian Warlord
Laura - Aug 26, 2006 12:28:53 pm PDT #324 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
Rest in peace, Dan. Such a senseless loss.
Zenkitty - Aug 26, 2006 2:01:57 pm PDT #325 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
~ma to EVERYONE! Good grief, August has been rough.
Here is the thing I've been looking for and didn't even know it: antimicrobial gloves for city wear. The links at the bottom don't seem to work; you have to type in the addresses of each page. A pain, yes, but still worth a look.
SailAweigh - Aug 26, 2006 2:26:45 pm PDT #326 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Peace~ma for Dan and life~ma for the organ receptors. It's so wonderful we have the technology to do this.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 26, 2006 2:37:49 pm PDT #327 of 10000
What is even happening?
Oh Sparky, I'm so sorry to learn of his passing. That quote from Dan's friend is such a lovely tribute. Peace to Dan, and all of his family and friends.
Sail! Yikes! I'm glad your dad is okay.
vw bug - Aug 26, 2006 2:44:29 pm PDT #328 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
Oh Sparky, I'm so sorry to learn of his passing. That quote from Dan's friend is such a lovely tribute. Peace to Dan, and all of his family and friends.
This. Exactly this.
SailAweigh - Aug 26, 2006 2:46:15 pm PDT #329 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oh, yeah. I went out and looked. It was a much bigger tree than I remembered. Still, remarkably little damage all things considered. The tree was half dead, which is probably why it fell; there just wasn't enough of a root system left on that side to anchor it in the extremely soft soil. The insurance adjuster is coming out Monday to look it over. I'm kinda hoping dad can get a whole new garage out of the deal. If anything, it would force my brother to get all his junk of the garage so they could actually park cars in it.
beth b - Aug 26, 2006 3:12:03 pm PDT #330 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
peace for Dan , his family an dhs friends . May his spirit live on
libkitty - Aug 26, 2006 6:19:46 pm PDT #331 of 10000
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Peace to Dan and his friends and family. This is such a senseless tragedy. I hope that Dan's family and friends get some comfort from his gift of life.
Aims - Aug 26, 2006 7:21:53 pm PDT #332 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
X-Posted cause it's funny as shit and just so typically me.
I did an asinine thing at the grocery store. I was buying bread and stuff and asked fot cigs for Joe and myself. The checker went off, grabbed them, brought them back, and showed them to me. I gave her thumbs up. Or, rather, NSM.
I flipped her off.
And proceeded to almost die of embarrasment in the middle of Albertson's. Fortunately, she had a good sense of humor, saw the beet-red heat on my face as I stammered an apology to her in which I said, "Obviously, I do that too often for it to be my default finger signal."
I can never go in there ever ever again.