Thank you for being such a good host, Broos.

The service had many comforting elements, especially Bruce's reading of Desiderata. And it was so, so good to be with friends, to be in Suz's home and sit on her couch, looking at the things that she enjoyed among others who love her. Kind of like being wrapped in a nice, warm shawl on a cold night.

Broos, it was good too to hear some of your razorsharp wit, even if directed at me. :P For example, several of us we went to dinner Tuesday night and as we'd arrived at the restaurant early, Broos, me, Suz's sister Cathy and her husband Fred walked along the waterfront, looking for seals.

There was an elevated patch of flat, sandy-colored rocks on the shore and I said, "If I were a seal, I'd be up here where it's flat...come out of the water, floom floom floom, and just lie out."
Broos: "How do seals come out of the water?"
Cathy and Fred (in unison): "floom floom floom." Comment: they have obviously worked as a team with him before to take down unsuspecting prey.

Much school and other work to catch up on. Mammogram tomorrow. Next week, more tests.