Banking on Tomorrow

 Today as I walked from my car to the office, I heard the sound of the train, clacking tracks and sounding its whistle. And I cried - it always makes me cry now And I once again prayed that my choice on the night of June 25th last year was the right one.   Tommy had his final seizure around 3PM.  Bryan, who was staying in the hospice room with him notified Gem and I that it was bad, really bad.   At that point, I could've dropped everything and rushed to Nashville.... And I didn't.   I was afraid that if Tommy knew I was coming, he would hold on until I got there, and I didn't want him to do that, even knowing it was one of those irrevocable choices that would haunt me.  I feared if Tommy thought I [ and maybe Gem too ] was on the way, he would've kept struggling and I knew he was so tired and was afraid of missing his door to the Boardwalk [ which was coming on a train in his vision ], and I didn't want that. By 8PM Tommy was in a light coma...

Today is the 3rd day of the 13th week, the 24th day of the 3rd month, the 83rd day of 2026 [ with only 275 shopping days until Christmas ], and: American Diabetes Association Alert Day International Day for Achievers International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims  National Agricultural Day National Cheesecake Day National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day National Cocktail Day World Tuberculosis Day the moon is waxing crescent at 37% of full and Voyager 1 is currently ~23h 32m 24s of light travel time from Earth - @NSFVoyager2@techhub.social is back to posting again!   Quote of the day: ~ Sister Dang Nghiem, “ How to Be Your Own Soulmat e” " What we choose every moment will affect our habits, our personality, and our destiny. Therefore, we must choose with awareness, with understanding and love, so we can care for ourselves better ." Now according to the excellent prompt given for this first day, I don't ...

  March 8, 2026 Bug Light Park, South Portland, Maine www.moonlitmaineiac.com

  Mt Airy, MD 03.12.2026 picture by  Scott Jacobson posted on Twitter

  Hainich National Park, Thuringia Germany

 Today is the 6th day of the of the 10th week, the 6th day of the 3rd month, the 65th day of  2026 [with only 293 shopping days left before Christmas], and: Alamo Day Day of the Dude - marks the day when  The Big Lebowski was released 28 years ago Dress in Blue Day - well I managed to do this today if nothing else.  March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and that is what took Tommy away from us far too soon.... Employee Appreciation Day  European Day of the Righteous - a day to commemorate all those who have stood up and opposed crimes against humanity using nothing but their own moral responsibility.  Hockey Jersey Day Independence Day - Ghana from the UK in 1957 Middle Name Pride Day - in our family, the middle name is the one passed down for generations.  My mother's middle name was Anne, her mother's middle name was Anna, my middle name is Ann, and so is my daughter's as well as the youngest granddaughter.  Tommy's middle name w...